Screenplay: Edward Dein

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Edward Dein. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


The Leopard Man

1943 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast Dennis O'Keefe · Margo · Jean Brooks · Isabel Jewell

Plot At the encouragement of her manager, a nightclub performer in New Mexico (Kiki Walker) takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by...

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Calling Dr. Death

1943 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Reginald Le Borg

Cast Lon Chaney Jr. · Patricia Morison · J. Carrol Naish · David Bruce

Plot Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may...

6.0

68 votes

6.0

68 votes

Shack Out on 101

1955 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Edward Dein

Cast Terry Moore · Frank Lovejoy · Keenan Wynn · Lee Marvin

Plot At an isolated, seaside greasy-spoon cafe live George, the sarcastic owner; Slob, the potentially violent cook; and Kotty, the sexy waitress all the men lust after. Plus an occasional customer,...

5.5

24 votes

5.5

24 votes

Curse of the Undead

1959 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Edward Dein

Cast Eric Fleming · Michael Pate · Kathleen Crowley · John Hoyt

Plot B-grade western with a twist: mysterious gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it's up to Preacher Dan to save the town and girlfriend Dolores Carter.

5.5

21 votes

5.5

21 votes

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Edward Dmytryk

Cast Tom Conway · Harriet Hilliard · Jane Randolph · Edgar Kennedy

Plot The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic...

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The Cat Creeps

1946 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction Erle C. Kenton

Cast Noah Beery Jr. · Lois Collier · Paul Kelly · Frederick Brady

Plot A black cat is suspected of being possessed by the spirit of a elderly murdered woman.

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Jungle Woman

1944 · Movie · 61 min. · United States

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Calypso Joe

1957 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Edward Dein

Cast Herb Jeffries · Angie Dickinson · Ed Kemmer · Stephen Bekassy

Plot Juile, an airline hostess, has her mind made up to marry South American millionaire Rico Vargas, in spite of the efforts made by her former boyfriend, Lee Darling, a television...

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The Fighting Guardsman

1946 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Henry Levin

Cast Willard Parker · Anita Louise · Janis Carter · John Loder

Plot A band of Frenchmen start an uprising against the aristocracy in the days before the French Revolution.

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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Dreifuss

Cast Chester Morris · Nina Foch · Steve Cochran · Richard Lane

Plot Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

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Baby Face Morgan

1942 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Dreifuss

Cast Richard Cromwell · Mary Carlisle · Robert Armstrong · Chick Chandler

Plot With America engaged in fighting World War II, the traditional gangsters have fallen on tough times. 'Doc' Rogers (Robert Armstrong) summons criminals from around the nation for a summit. He...

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The Gallant Blade

1948 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Henry Levin

Cast Larry Parks · Marguerite Chapman · Victor Jory · Edith King

Plot 1648. French people are relieved: the Thirty Years War is over and they will be able to live in peace. This feeling is shared by General Cadeau, the hero of...

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The Pay Off

1942 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Dreifuss

Cast Lee Tracy · Tom Brown · Tina Thayer · Evelyn Brent

Plot The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.

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Come Die My Love

1952 · Movie · 80 min. · Spain

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