Cast: John Derek

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


All the King's Men

1949 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Robert Rossen

Cast Broderick Crawford · Mercedes McCambridge · John Ireland · Joanne Dru

Synopsis All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the spotlight. Along the way, he loses his initial innocence, and becomes just as corrupt as those who he assaulted...

7.4

3K votes

7.4

3K votes

Knock on Any Door

1949 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast Humphrey Bogart · John Derek · George Macready · Allene Roberts

Synopsis Andrew Morton is an attorney who made it out of the slums. Nick Romano is his client, a young man with a long string of crimes behind him. After he lost his paycheck gambling, hoping to buy his wife some...

7.3

2K votes

7.3

2K votes

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Movie · 219 min. · United States

Direction Cecil B. DeMille

Cast Charlton Heston · Yul Brynner · Anne Baxter · Edward G. Robinson

Synopsis To escape the edict of Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, condemning all first-born Hebrew males, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought...

7.3

17K votes

7.3

17K votes

Scandal Sheet

1952 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Phil Karlson

Cast Broderick Crawford · Donna Reed · John Derek · Rosemary DeCamp

Synopsis A newspaper man takes over an ailing New York daily newspaper and revives it as a scandal sheet by staging a number of publicity stunts. The man's wife, whom he left penniless years ago, resurfaces and threatens to blackmail him....

7.1

441 votes

7.1

441 votes

Exodus

1960 · Movie · 200 min. · United States

Direction Otto Preminger

Cast Paul Newman · Eva Marie Saint · Ralph Richardson · Peter Lawford

Synopsis The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. Following World War II, the life of the Jewish nation is uncertain. The United Nations is contemplating taking a vote on creating a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Until then, many...

6.7

4K votes

6.7

4K votes

Run for Cover

1955 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast James Cagney · Viveca Lindfors · John Derek · Jean Hersholt

Synopsis Odd little Western that gets off to a snappy start when a man (Matt Dow) is mistaken as a train robber. After the town's sheriff shoots the kid he's riding with, Dow clears his name and ends up as the...

6.7

691 votes

6.7

691 votes

I'll Be Seeing You

1944 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction William Dieterle · George Cukor

Cast Ginger Rogers · Joseph Cotten · Shirley Temple · Spring Byington

Synopsis Ginger Rogers is a convict released from state penitentiary for a Christmas leave. On the train, she meets Sergeant Joseph Cotton who has been released from a mental hospital and she invites him home for dinner.

6.6

260 votes

6.6

260 votes

Omar Khayyam

1957 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction William Dieterle

Cast Cornel Wilde · Michael Rennie · Debra Paget · John Derek

Synopsis Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this...

5.3

31 votes

5.3

31 votes

The Outcast

1954 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction William Witney

Cast John Derek · Joan Evans · Jim Davis · Catherine McLeod

Synopsis Jet Cosgrave returns home to claim the ranch that was stolen from him, after his father's death.

5.2

64 votes

5.2

64 votes

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

1953 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Fred F. Sears

Cast John Hodiak · John Derek · David Brian · María Elena Marqués

Synopsis Four outlaws have just been released from prison. They return to Tomahawk Gap, now a ghost town, to retrieve the money that they stole and was buried by a partner somewhere in the town. While hunting, the Indians attack, and...

4.9

51 votes

4.9

51 votes

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

1954 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Don Weis

Cast John Derek · Elaine Stewart · Thomas Gomez · Amanda Blake

Synopsis In Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is leaving his father's shop to seek a greater fortune, while the Princess Fawzia is trying to talk her father, the Caliph into giving her in marriage to Nur-El-Din, a rival prince known far and...

4.9

100 votes

4.9

100 votes

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Gordon Douglas

Cast John Derek · Diana Lynn · George Macready · Alan Hale

Synopsis When King John imposes oppressive taxes and cruel treatment upon the local population in medieval England, the son of legendary bandit Robin Hood reforms his father's "Merry Men" to once more rise against the king.

4.8

21 votes

4.8

21 votes

Mask of the Avenger

1951 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Phil Karlson

Cast John Derek · Anthony Quinn · Jody Lawrance · Arnold Moss

Synopsis France is ruled by Napoleon, but he has become a puppet of his bastard brother La Roche. Lady Cristina leads a group of patriots who want to restore the freedom.

4.6

31 votes

4.6

31 votes

Prince of Pirates

1953 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Salkow

Cast John Derek · Barbara Rush · Carla Balenda · Whitfield Connor

Synopsis In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders...

4.5

27 votes

4.5

27 votes

Thunderbirds

1952 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John H. Auer

Cast John Derek · Mona Freeman · Gene Evans · Eileen Christy

Synopsis An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.

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Frontier Circus (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Samuel A. Peeples · William Witney · John English · Sydney Pollack

Cast Chill Wills · John Derek · Richard Jaeckel · Roy Barcroft

Synopsis A one-ring circus travels through the American West in the 1880's.

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The Family Secret

1951 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Henry Levin

Cast John Derek · Lee J. Cobb · Jody Lawrance · Erin O'Brien-Moore

Synopsis The movie it's about a young man that supposedly kills his best friend in self defense. He claims the friend was drunk and starting attacking him so he had to defend himself and accidentally kills him. John Derek plays the...

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Not rated

The Nest (S)

1943 · Documentary · United States

Direction Kenneth Anger

Cast John Derek

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Once Before I Die

1965 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction John Derek

Cast Ursula Andress · John Derek · Richard Jaeckel · Ron Ely

Synopsis WW-II 1941: Shortly after Pearl Harbor the Japanese attack the Philippine islands. A group of Polo playing soldiers and their families are surprised far off in the countryside. Lt. Bailey leads them back to Manila, but the streets are jammed...

Not rated

Not rated

Prince of Players

1955 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Philip Dunne

Cast Richard Burton · Maggie McNamara · John Derek · Raymond Massey

Synopsis A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President Lincoln by Edwin's brother, John Wilkes Booth. In the film,...

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