Screenplay: Martin Goldsmith
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Martin Goldsmith. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Detour
1945 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Direction Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast Tom Neal · Ann Savage · Claudia Drake · Esther Howard
Plot 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...
7.4
4K votes
7.4
4K votes
Winter Journey
2019 · Documentary · 90 min. · Denmark
Direction Anders Østergaard
Cast Bruno Ganz · András Bálint · Harvey Friedman · Dani Levy
Plot Martin Goldsmith never knew what happened to his parents before they escaped from Germany in 1941. Over a weekend, he confronts his father and we are brought back to the...
7.2
105 votes
7.2
105 votes
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Movie · 71 min. · United States
Direction Richard Fleischer
Cast Charles McGraw · Marie Windsor · Jacqueline White · Gordon Gebert
Plot When a mobster's wife decides to testify against his evil deeds she goes undercover to avoid being killed. Now that she's coming to trial she has to be escorted across...
7.0
1K votes
7.0
1K votes
The Twilight Zone: What's in the Box (TV)
1964 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Richard L. Bare
Cast Joan Blondell · William Demarest · Sterling Holloway · Sandra Gould
Plot Philanderer Joe Britt sees his indiscretions shown on his own TV set after it was worked on by a unique repairman.
6.5
59 votes
6.5
59 votes
The Twilight Zone: The Encounter (TV)
1964 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Robert Butler
Cast Neville Brand · George Takei
Plot A man, Fenton, is cleaning out his attic when a Japanese gardener, Arthur Takamori, stops by asking if he would like his grass cut. Fenton invites him up for a...
6.3
49 votes
6.3
49 votes
Narrow Margin
1990 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Peter Hyams
Cast Gene Hackman · Anne Archer · James B. Sikking · J.T. Walsh
Plot A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. She immediately goes into hiding without informing the authorities. When they finally...
6.1
3K votes
6.1
3K votes
Fort Massacre
1958 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Joseph M. Newman
Cast Joel McCrea · John Russell · Susan Cabot · Forrest Tucker
Plot A cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.
6.0
223 votes
6.0
223 votes
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
Direction Joseph M. Newman
Cast Joel McCrea · Julie Adams · John McIntire · Nancy Gates
5.9
189 votes
5.9
189 votes
Hell's Island
1955 · Movie · 84 min. · United States
Direction Phil Karlson
Cast John Payne · Mary Murphy · Francis L. Sullivan · Eduardo Noriega
Plot Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.
5.9
36 votes
5.9
36 votes
Cast a Long Shadow
1959 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Thomas Carr
Cast Audie Murphy · Terry Moore · John Dehner · James Best
Plot A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive.
5.1
22 votes
5.1
22 votes
Overland Pacific
1954 · Movie · 73 min. · United States
Direction Fred F. Sears
Cast Jock Mahoney · Peggie Castle · Adele Jergens · William Bishop
Plot Railroad investigator tries to find the reason behind constant Indian attacks on the railroad.
4.8
23 votes
4.8
23 votes
Detour
1992 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Wade Williams
Cast Tom Neal Jr. · Lea Lavish · Susanna Foster · Erin McGrane
Plot A nightclub piano player (Tom Neal Jr.) hitchhikes to the West Coast and soon figures into two deaths.
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Blind Spot
1947 · Movie · 73 min. · United States
Direction Bobby Gordon
Cast Chester Morris · Constance Dowling · Steven Geray · James Bell
Plot A down-and-nearly-out writer makes a drunken visit to the office of his publisher, who turns up dead shortly afterward, and the writer is unable to prove his innocence. But with...
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The Lone Wolf in Mexico
1947 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction D. Ross Lederman
Cast Gerald Mohr · Eric Blore · Sheila Ryan · Jacqueline deWit
Plot A croupier is murdered in a Mexico City gambling casino and the Lone Wolf is suspected. Sharon Montgomery, wife of diamond merchant Charles Montgomery, becomes involved in a jewel heist,...
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Mission Over Korea
1953 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Fred F. Sears
Cast John Hodiak · John Derek · Audrey Totter · Maureen O'Sullivan
Plot A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother''s death.
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Dangerous Intruder
1945 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction Vernon Keays
Cast Charles Arnt · Veda Ann Borg · Tom Keene · Fay Helm
Plot An actress, Jenny (Veda Ann Borg), is hitchhiking across the country when she is accidently struck by a car. The driver, Max Ducone (Charles Arnt), offers to take her into...
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Shakedown
1950 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Joseph Pevney
Cast Howard Duff · Brian Donlevy · Peggy Dow · Lawrence Tierney
Plot Jack Early is a go getting photographer who is determined to make a name for himself. He manages to be hired by a major San Francisco newspaper and from then...
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