Cinematography: Benjamin H. Kline
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Benjamin H. Kline. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Titles found: 134
Detour
1945 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Direction Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast Tom Neal · Ann Savage · Claudia Drake · Esther Howard
Synopsis Low budget director Edgar G. Ulmer cemented his reputation with this downbeat film noir masterpiece. It has since inspired countless filmmakers. The use of minimal sets and rear-screen projection gives a feeling of a claustrophobic nightmare as Al (Tom Neal)...
7.4
4K votes
7.4
4K votes
Thriller (TV Series)
1960 · Series · 49 min. · United States
Direction Herschel Daugherty · John Brahm · Ida Lupino
Cast Boris Karloff · Richard Peel · Henry Daniell · David Frankham
Synopsis Anthology series hosted by Boris Karloff that originally told ordinary tales of crime and mystery, but later became a showcase for gothic horror stories, many of which were based on works by authors such as Cornell Woolrich, Robert Bloch and...
7.2
23 votes
7.2
23 votes
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: I Saw the Whole Thing (TV)
1962 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Alfred Hitchcock
Cast Alfred Hitchcock · John Forsythe · Kent Smith · Evans Evans
Synopsis A mystery writer named Michael Barnes is accused of causing a fatal motorcycle accident with his car. The eyewitnesses prove less than reliable, however, when he defends himself in court and shreds their testimony by demonstrating that in each case...
7.2
184 votes
7.2
184 votes
Club Havana
1945 · Movie · 62 min. · United States
Direction Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast Tom Neal · Margaret Lindsay · Donald Douglas · Lita Barón
Synopsis When a young nightclub singer attempts suicide because of her lover's departure, doctor Neal heals the girl's wounds and reunites her with her estranged boy friend.
6.5
30 votes
6.5
30 votes
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 · Movie · 64 min. · United States
Direction Nick Grinde
Cast Boris Karloff · Lorna Gray · Robert Wilcox · Roger Pryo
6.4
88 votes
6.4
88 votes
Wagon Train (TV Series)
1957 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Virgil W. Vogel · Joseph Pevney · Allen H. Miner · Herschel Daugherty
Cast Frank McGrath · Terry Wilson · Robert Horton · John McIntire
6.4
66 votes
6.4
66 votes
Ironside (TV Series)
1967 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Collier Young · Don Weis · Don McDougall · Russ Mayberry
Cast Raymond Burr · Don Galloway · Don Mitchell · Barbara Anderson
Synopsis Ironside is confined to a wheel chair (an attempted assassination left him paralyzed). With his former assistants Brown and Whitfield (later Belding) and former delinquent (and later lawyer) Mark, he combats crime for the San Francisco police from his mobile...
6.3
445 votes
6.3
445 votes
Rock Around the Clock
1956 · Movie · 77 min. · United States
Direction Fred F. Sears
Cast Bill Haley · Rudy Pompilli · Al Rex · Franny Beecher
Synopsis Rock and Roll Deejay Alan Freed discovers Bill Haley and the Comets in a mountain village and brings them back to New York where they quickly become a musical phenomenon.
6.3
33 votes
6.3
33 votes
Strange Illusion
1945 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast Jimmy Lydon · Warren William · Sally Eilers · Regis Toomey
Synopsis Clean-cut American teen Jimmy Lydon is tormented by nightmares in which his deceased father warns him about Mom's new boyfriend, and he feigns madness to infiltrate a mental hospital where he suspects the answers lie. Yes, it's Hamlet refigured as...
6.3
151 votes
6.3
151 votes
Backlash
1947 · Movie · 66 min. · United States
Direction Eugene Forde
Cast Jean Rogers · Richard Travis · Larry J. Blake · John Eldredge
Synopsis A body, believed to be that of a criminal lawyer, sends the police hunting for the killer. The lawyer's wife, his partner, and an ex-convict are, in turn, suspected of the crime. But the body was incorrectly identified, and the...
6.3
32 votes
6.3
32 votes
The Virginian (TV Series)
1962 · Series · 75 min. · United States
Direction Don McDougall · Abner Biberman · Anton Leader · William Witney
Cast James Drury · Doug McClure · Rusty Lane · Clu Gulager
Synopsis TV Series (1962-1971). 9 Seasons. 249 Episodes. The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more...
6.2
189 votes
6.2
189 votes
The Man with Nine Lives
1940 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Direction Nick Grinde
Cast Boris Karloff · Roger Pryo · Jo Ann Sayers · Stanley Brown
Synopsis Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and...
6.1
41 votes
6.1
41 votes
Before I Hang
1940 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Nick Grinde
Cast Boris Karloff · Evelyn Keyes · Bruce Bennett · Edward Van Sloan
Synopsis A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.
5.9
41 votes
5.9
41 votes
The Tijuana Story
1957 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction László Kardos
Cast James Darren · Rodolfo Acosta · Robert McQueeney · Jean Willes
Synopsis Tijuana is a city ridden with crime, vice and corruption, with the local Mexican mob stopping anyone who attempts to clean up the city. However, the mob meets its match when it is challenged by a brave newspaper editor.
5.8
25 votes
5.8
25 votes
Munster, Go Home!
1966 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Earl Bellamy
Cast Al Lewis · Butch Patrick · Fred Gwynne · Yvonne De Carlo
Synopsis Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Freddie Munster, who throws tantrums because he wasn't named Lord Munster. An on-board romance...
5.2
76 votes
5.2
76 votes
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction Edward L. Cahn
Cast Gregg Palmer · Allison Hayes · Autumn Russell · Joel Ashley
Synopsis Zombie-like, dead crewmen of a sunken ship have always prevented salvagers from claiming the wreck's legendary box of diamonds, but will a new group of treasure hunters succeed?
5.0
41 votes
5.0
41 votes
The Giant Claw
1957 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Fred F. Sears
Cast Jeff Morrow · Mara Corday · Morris Ankrum · Louis Merrill
Synopsis When electronics engineer Mitch MacAfee spots a UFO as "big as a battleship," from his plane, the Air Force scrambles planes to investigate. However, nothing shows up on radar, and one of the jets is lost during the action. MacAfee...
4.4
137 votes
4.4
137 votes
The Bull of the West (TV)
1971 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Jerry Hopper · Paul Stanley
Cast Charles Bronson · Geraldine Brooks · Gary Clarke · Lee J. Cobb
Synopsis This is two episodes of the TV series "The Virginian" edited together.
4.3
83 votes
4.3
83 votes
Homicide Bureau
1939 · Movie · 58 min. · United States
Direction Charles C. Coleman
Cast Bruce Cabot · Rita Hayworth · Marc Lawrence · Richard Fiske
Synopsis After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any...
—
Not rated
—
Not rated
Shoot to Kill
1947 · Movie · 64 min. · United States
Direction William Berke
Cast Russell Wade · Luana Walters · Edmund MacDonald · Robert Kent
Synopsis A former gangster is framed by a corrupt district attorney. With an investigative reporter, he gathers proof of his innocence in hopes to clear his name.
—
Not rated
—
Not rated