Cast: Turhan Bey

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Turhan Bey. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Universal Horror (TV)

1998 · Documentary · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Kevin Brownlow

Cast Christopher Adamson · Ray Bradbury · Nina Foch · James Karen

Plot A documentary examining the early days of horror films, particularly those crafted at Universal Studios during the 1930s.

6.8

121 votes

6.8

121 votes

Dragon Seed

1944 · Movie · 147 min. · United States

Direction Jack Conway · Harold S. Bucquet

Cast Katharine Hepburn · Walter Huston · Aline MacMahon · Akim Tamiroff

Plot A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against Japanese invaders. The use of caucasian actors and actresses in oriental roles significantly detracts from the film's...

6.5

380 votes

6.5

380 votes

The Amazing Mr. X

1948 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Bernard Vorhaus

Cast Turhan Bey · Lynn Bari · Cathy O'Donnell · Richard Carlson

Plot On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who...

6.3

56 votes

6.3

56 votes

Background to Danger

1943 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast George Raft · Brenda Marshall · Sydney Greenstreet · Peter Lorre

Plot Ankara in neutral Turkey: World War Two. A town of intrigue and of provocateurs. The Germans are planning to leak maps apparently proving that the Russians are about to invade...

6.2

122 votes

6.2

122 votes

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

5.9

733 votes

5.9

733 votes

Arabian Nights

1942 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction John Rawlins

Cast Sabu · Jon Hall · Maria Montez · Leif Erickson

Plot Dancer Sherazade was told by the stars that she will become wife of the kalif in Bagdad. She tells Kamar, brother of kalif Haroun. He planned a coup d'etat, which...

5.8

318 votes

5.8

318 votes

The Falcon Takes Over

1942 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Irving Reis

Cast George Sanders · Lynn Bari · James Gleason · Allen Jenkins

Plot One night in New York, beefy escaped convict Moose Malloy goes hunting for his ex-girlfriend Velma, leaving a trail of mayhem behind him. Velma seems to be well-hidden, and adventurer...

5.4

39 votes

5.4

39 votes

The Climax

1944 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction George Waggner

Cast Boris Karloff · Susanna Foster · Turhan Bey · Gale Sondergaard

Plot Dr. Hohner (Karloff), theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later,...

5.4

94 votes

5.4

94 votes

The Gay Falcon

1941 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

5.3

27 votes

5.3

27 votes

The Mummy's Tomb

1942 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Harold Young

Cast Lon Chaney Jr. · Dick Foran · John Hubbard · Elyse Knox

Plot A high priest travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years...

5.2

116 votes

5.2

116 votes

Sudan

1945 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction John Rawlins

Cast Maria Montez · Jon Hall · Turhan Bey · Andy Devine

Plot Young, lovely Naila becomes queen of the ancient Egyptian kingdom of Khemis when her father is killed in a slave revolt. Continuing her penchant for going incognito among the people,...

5.2

102 votes

5.2

102 votes

Possessed by the Night

1994 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Fred Olen Ray

Cast Shannon Tweed · Ted Prior · Sandahl Bergman · Chad McQueen

Plot Several subplots revolve around story of mutant embryo in jar that exercises control over the lives of those who come into contact with it.

3.1

21 votes

3.1

21 votes

Bombay Clipper

1942 · Movie · 54 min. · United States

Direction John Rawlins

Cast William Gargan · Irene Hervey · Charles Lang Jr. · Maria Montez

Plot An American Foreign Correspodent, Jim Wilson, and his wife Frankie, who wishes he would give up his traveling job and settle down in one location, get involved with some foreign...

Not rated

Not rated

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (TV Series)

1943 · Series · 265 min. · United States

Direction Lewis D. Collins · Ray Taylor

Cast Tom Brown · Rose Hobart · Edgar Barrier · Marjorie Lord

Plot Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.

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The Mad Ghoul

1943 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction James P. Hogan

Cast David Bruce · Evelyn Ankers · George Zucco · Robert Armstrong

Plot Curious about the effects of an ancient Mayan nerve gas on humans, a scientist exposes his young assistant and turns him into a mindless ghoul that must have human heart...

Not rated

Not rated

Song of India

1949 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Albert S. Rogell

Cast Sabu · Gail Russell · Turhan Bey · Anthony Caruso

Plot Jungle adventure drama about a young man and his wild animal friends attempting to thwart a government-approved hunting expedition.

Not rated

Not rated

Hollywood Chinese

2007 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Dong

Cast Turhan Bey · Joan Chen · Tsai Chin · James Hong

Plot Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Directed by triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, Arthur Dong, this documentary is a voyage...

Not rated

Not rated

White Savage

1943 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Lubin

Cast Maria Montez · Jon Hall · Sabu · Turhan Bey

Plot A shark hunter falls in love with the beautiful ruler of a tropical island.

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Frisco Sal

1945 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction George Waggner

Cast Susanna Foster · Turhan Bey · Alan Curtis · Andy Devine

Plot Sal comes to the Barbary Coast from New England to find out who murdered her brother. She gets a job signing in Dude's saloon, falls in love with Dude, then...

Not rated

Not rated

Raiders of the Desert

1941 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Rawlins

Cast Richard Arlen · Andy Devine · Linda Hayes · Maria Montez

Plot Two American adventurers jump ship in a Middle Eastern port, and wind up in the middle of a civil war.

Not rated

Not rated