Movies by John Kelly
As part of the cast:
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Surfing for Life (1999)
Cast: Beau Bridges, John 'Doc' Ball, Leroy Grannis …
Directed by: David L. Brown
David L. Brown's inspiring documentary focuses on 10 lifelong surfing enthusiasts, including some legends in the surfing world: former Disney animator Eve Fletcher, "hotdog" pioneer…
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Distant Thunder (1988)
Cast: John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Keane …
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Fifteen years after returning from Vietnam to live in self-imposed exile, a war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome vows to search for his son. But the emotional reunion…
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Raiders of the Buddhist Kung Fu (1982)
Cast: Mike Wong, John Kelly, Chia Hui Liu …
Directed by: Godfrey Ho
Godfrey Ho directed this gritty martial-arts movie about a diabolical scheme to restore the notorious Manchu dynasty to power in turn-of-the-century China. The reigning Buddhist government…
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Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee …
Directed by: Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier made his directorial debut with this 1972 action-comedy about odd couple Buck (Poitier) and an ex-con preacher (Harry Belafonte) who battle bounty hunters while leading a group…
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Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Love runs wild for a hapless scientist and an unstoppable heiress in Howard Hawks's classic screwball comedy that ranks high on the American Film Institute's list of the funniest…
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Convicts at Large (1938)
Cast: Ralph Forbes, Paula Stone, Florence Lake …
Directed by: Scott E. Beal
A dim bulb finds himself in dangerous waters after he inadvertently exchanges places with a criminal in this tale of mistaken identity. After a jailbreak, a convict manages to switch clothes…
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23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937)
Cast: James Ellison, Terry Walker, Russell Hicks …
Directed by: John G. Blystone
Known for cashing in on outrageous bets, Sgt. Robert Gray (James Ellison) accepts a wager that he can get hardnosed Gen. Markley (Paul Harvey) to invite him to breakfast. But before he can…
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Shirley Temple: Little Miss Marker (1934)
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dells, Charles Bickford …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
A bookie's life is transformed by a lovable orphan in Little Miss Marker and a con artist considers guardianship of his daughter in Now and Forever in this double feature starring the…