Screenplay: William P. McGivern
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by William P. McGivern. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Big Heat
1953 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Glenn Ford · Gloria Grahame · Lee Marvin · Jocelyn Brando
Plot Dave Bannion is an upright but unscrupulous cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague's...
8.1
11K votes
8.1
11K votes
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Robert Wise
Cast Harry Belafonte · Robert Ryan · Shelley Winters · Ed Begley
Plot Ex cop Dave Burke (Ed Begley) is looking to hire two men to assist him in a bank raid: Earl Slater (Robert Ryan), a white and racist ex-convict, and Johnny...
6.8
632 votes
6.8
632 votes
Rogue Cop
1954 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Roy Rowland
Cast Robert Taylor · Janet Leigh · George Raft · Steve Forrest
Plot Detective Chris Kelvaney has a brother, Eddie, who also is a policeman. He witnessed a murderer running away from the scene of the crime. Chris has contacts with the gangster...
6.7
177 votes
6.7
177 votes
Shield for Murder
1954 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Howard W. Koch · Edmond O'Brien
Cast Edmond O'Brien · Marla English · John Agar · Emile Meyer
Plot A vicious cop kills a bookie's runner and steals $25,000 from the corpse. He then frames everyone in sight in order to keep to the money to buy a model...
6.5
73 votes
6.5
73 votes
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Alan Ladd · Edward G. Robinson · Joanne Dru · William Demarest
Plot After 5 years in prison, ex-cop Steve Rollins is paroled and searches for the San Francisco mobsters who framed him for manslaughter.
6.0
129 votes
6.0
129 votes
I Saw What You Did
1965 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction William Castle
Cast Joan Crawford · John Ireland · Leif Erickson · Sara Lane
Plot Teenagers, Libby and Kit, innocently spend an evening doing random prank calls. These calls lead to murderous consequences.
5.6
235 votes
5.6
235 votes
Brannigan
1975 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction Douglas Hickox
Cast John Wayne · Richard Attenborough · Judy Geeson · Mel Ferrer
Plot Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up...
5.4
600 votes
5.4
600 votes
The Wrecking Crew
1969 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Phil Karlson
Cast Dean Martin · Elke Sommer · Sharon Tate · Nancy Kwan
Plot The count has stolen enough gold to cause a financial crisis in the world markets so I.C.E. sends in ace spy Matt Helm to stop him. As Matt works alone,...
4.2
204 votes
4.2
204 votes
Banyon (TV Series)
1971 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Ed Adamson · Ralph Senensky · Daniel Petrie · Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast Robert Forster · Joan Blondell · Richard Jaeckel · Julie Gregg
Plot TV Series (1971-1973) 15 Episodes. The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.
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Night of the Juggler
1980 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Robert Butler · Sidney J. Furie
Cast James Brolin · Cliff Gorman · Richard S. Castellano · Linda Miller
Plot A tough cop goes on a citywide rampage when his daughter is mistakenly kidnapped by a psycho. The psycho had originally targeted someone else's daughter, but is just as prepared...
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Slattery's People (TV Series)
1964 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Lamont Johnson · Richard C. Sarafian · Robert Gist · James E. Moser
Cast Richard Crenna · Tol Avery · Robert Stevenson · Maxine Stuart
Plot TV Series (1964–1965). 2 Seasons. 36 episodes. Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition...
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The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Russell Rouse
Cast Stephen Boyd · Yvette Mimieux · Giovanna Ralli · Vito Scotti
Plot Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and...
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Lights Out (TV Series)
1946 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction William Corrigan · Laurence Schwab Jr. · Kingman T. Moore · Grey Lockwood
Cast Frank Gallop · Jack La Rue · Mercer McLeod · Leslie Nielsen
Plot Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions...
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O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series)
1971 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction James E. Moser · Jack Webb · Alan Crosland Jr. · Sam Freedle
Cast David Janssen · Paul Picerni · Stacy Harris · Larry Pennell
Plot TV Series (1971-1972). 1 season. 22 episodes. James O'Hara of the United States Treasury works in several branches to stop illegal activities such as smuggling contraband, tax evasion, and the...
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Insight (TV Series)
1960 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Lew V. Adams · Richard Beymer · David Moessinger · Buzz Kulik
Cast Ellwood Kieser · Brian Keith · Martin Sheen · Harold Gould
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A Choice of Killers
1967 · Movie · 100 min. · France
Direction Philippe Fourastié
Cast Bernard Noël · Duda Cavalcanti · Robert Dalban · Marcel Lupovici
Plot Since the car accident that caused the death of his wife, the comics author Stéphane Destouches sinks into alcohol and wanders the roads of Morocco.
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San Francisco International Airport (TV Series)
1970 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction John Llewellyn Moxey · Daniel Petrie · Allen Reisner · Boris Sagal
Cast Clu Gulager · Lloyd Bridges · Barbara Werle · Walter Brooke
Plot TV Series (1970). 1 season. 7 episodes. About the various problems that can happen at a large metropolitan airport.
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Madigan (TV Miniseries)
1972 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Alex March · Jack Smight · Boris Sagal
Cast Richard Widmark · George Cole · Rossano Brazzi · Peter Vaughan
Plot TV Miniserie (1972-1973). 6 episodes. A tough, dogged cop, Madigan chases down crooks in his native New York but also travels the world on assignments against crime.
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