Movies by John Payne
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Hollywood Musicals of the '40s (1999)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra …
Celebrate the great Hollywood musicals of the 1940s with this retrospective made up of movie clips, trailers and behind-the-scenes footage. Betty Grable, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Fred…
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Kitchen Party (1997)
Cast: Scott Speedman, Tygh Runyan, John Payne …
Directed by: Gary Burns
This raucous comedy tracks two parallel parties as they -- and their guests -- unravel throughout the evening. The first bash begins when Scott's (Scott Speedman) parents head out for…
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The Savage Wild (1970)
Cast: Gordon Eastman, Carl Spore, Maria Eastman …
Directed by: Gordon Eastman
Photographer Gordon Eastman directs and stars in this docudrama in which he raises a pack of wolves in the Yukon wilderness. Eastman narrates, describing the challenges they face living in…
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Hidden Fear (1957)
Cast: John Payne, Alexander Knox, Conrad Nagel …
Directed by: André De Toth
From master director André De Toth comes this compelling thriller, filmed on location in Copenhagen, about American cop Mike Brent (John Payne), who journeys to Denmark to aid his sister,…
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Slightly Scarlet (1956)
Cast: Rhonda Fleming, Frank Gerstle, Kent Taylor …
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Mob underling Ben Grace (John Payne) is ordered to dig up some dirt on anti-crime mayoral candidate Frank Jansen, but love gets dangerously in the way when Ben falls for Jansen's…
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The Boss (1956)
Cast: John Payne, William Bishop, Gloria McGehee …
Directed by: Byron Haskin
Scripted by blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo, director Byron Haskin's hard-hitting drama charts the rise and fall of Matt Brady (John Payne), a World War I veteran who returns home and…
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Tennessee's Partner (1955)
Cast: Rhonda Fleming, John Payne, Ronald Reagan …
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Based on a story penned by Bret Harte, this offbeat Western stars John Payne as crafty professional cardsharp Tennessee, who gets bailed out of trouble by a quick-on-the-draw stranger known…
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Hell's Island (1955)
Cast: John Payne, Mary Murphy, Eduardo Noriega …
Directed by: Phil Karlson
Offered a job to track down a priceless ruby that went missing after a plane vanished in the Caribbean, down-on-his-luck former attorney Mike Cormack (John Payne) soon discovers the…
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Santa Fe Passage (1955)
Cast: John Payne, Faith Domergue, Rod Cameron …
Directed by: William Witney
Frontier scout Kirby Randolph (John Payne) has been out of work ever since Indians massacred a group of settlers he was guiding. Gun runners Jess (Rod Cameron) and Aurelie (Faith Domergue)…
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Milton Berle's Buick Hour #1 (1954)
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Milton Berle, Frank Sinatra …
Relive the golden age of television with everyone's favorite funnyman, Uncle Milty! In 1953, Milton Berle debuted the Buick-Berle show, which mixed traditional variety show fare with…
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Silver Lode (1954)
Cast: Dan Duryea, Dolores Moran, John Payne …
Directed by: Allan Dwan
On the day of his wedding to the beautiful Rose Evans (Lizabeth Scott), honorable sheriff Dan Ballard (John Payne) raises the suspicions of his friends when he's served with an arrest…
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99 River Street (1953)
Cast: John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter …
Directed by: Phil Karlson
Failed boxer Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) has been reduced to driving a cab and enduring the scorn of his bitter wife, Pauline (Peggie Castle). Looking for a better meal ticket, she becomes…
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The Vanquished (1953)
Cast: John Payne, Jan Sterling, Coleen Gray …
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
When Civil War veteran Rock Grayson (John Payne) returns home to Galeston to find it in the ruthless grip of sadistic Roger Hale (Lyle Bettger), Grayson shocks everyone with his seeming…
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Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Cast: John Payne, Donna Reed, Gerald Mohr …
Directed by: Sidney Salkow
After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa (John Payne) takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida (Donna Reed), intending to trade her to her…
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Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Cast: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster …
Directed by: Phil Karlson
In this tough-minded film noir, ex-cop Tim Foster (Preston Foster) thinks he's pulled off the perfect bank robbery. But his plan hits a snafu when an innocent man is suspected, and…
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Caribbean (1952)
Cast: John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Cedric Hardwicke …
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
In 1728, pirate Francis Barclay (Cedric Hardwicke) captures adventurer Dick Lindsay (John Payne) in the Caribbean but pledges to free him if he'll infiltrate the island stronghold of…
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Passage West (1951)
Cast: John Payne, Dennis O'Keefe, Arleen Whelan …
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster
This compelling Western follows murderer Pete Black (John Payne) as he and five other convicts escape and forcefully commandeer a wagon train of devout settlers, headed by preacher Jacob…
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Crosswinds (1951)
Cast: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Forrest Tucker …
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster
This rousing adventure is set in New Guinea, where schooner skipper Steve Singleton (John Payne) embarks on a treacherous quest to retrieve sunken gold bullion and reclaim his vessel after…
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Tripoli (1950)
Cast: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Howard Da Silva …
Directed by: Will Price
In 1805, U.S. Marine Lt. O'Bannion (John Payne) and his men are sent to the African port of Tripoli to help suppress the Barbary Pirates, who've been ravaging shipping trade in the…
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El Paso (1949)
Cast: John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden …
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster
Lawyer Clay Fletcher (John Payne) is dispatched to El Paso, Texas, to get a document signed by Judge Jeffers (Henry Hull), the father of a former flame (Gail Russell). Much to his dismay,…
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Miracle on 34th Street: B&W Version (1947)
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood …
Directed by: George Seaton
When Santa falls down drunk in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, reluctant Macy's supervisor Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara) offers the job to a bearded Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn, who won…
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Miracle on 34th Street: Colorized Version (1947)
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Gene Lockhart …
Directed by: George Seaton
When Santa falls down drunk in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, reluctant Macy's supervisor Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara) offers the job to a bearded Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn, who won…
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The Razor's Edge (1946)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne …
Directed by: Edmund Goulding
In this cerebral melodrama based on W. Somerset Maugham's novel, disenchanted World War I veteran Larry Darrell (Tyrone Power) jilts his shallow fiancée, Isabel (Gene Tierney), to…
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The Dolly Sisters (1945)
Cast: Reginald Gardiner, Betty Grable, Trudy Marshall …
Directed by: Irving Cummings
The Hungarian Dolly sisters -- Jenny (Betty Grable) and Rosie (June Haver) -- sing and dance their way into vaudeville stardom and hit it big on the international stage with help from their…
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Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Cast: Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie …
Directed by: H. Bruce Humberstone
Alice Faye stars as Entertainer Trudy Evans, a talented singer who pines for her social-climbing manager, Johnny (John Payne). When Johnny proposes to a snooty debutante, Trudy heads overseas…
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To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
Cast: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott …
Directed by: H. Bruce Humberstone
Chris Winters (John Payne), the wealthy young son of an officer, joins the Marines and wreaks havoc with his cocky attitude, shamelessly pursuing nurse and Second Lieutenant Mary Carter…
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Week-End in Havana (1941)
Cast: John Payne, Carmen Miranda, George Barbier …
Directed by: Walter Lang
When a cruise ship bound for Cuba crashes off the Florida coast, ship executive Jay Williams (John Payne) asks each passenger to sign a waiver that clears the liner of all responsibility. But…
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The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Cast: Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne …
Directed by: Archie Mayo
Ambitious radio executives Rix Martin (John Payne) and Chuck Hadley (Jack Oakie) struggle to compete against the big broadcasters, but Rix and his wife, Vicki (Alice Faye), have a bitter…
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Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Cast: Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie …
Directed by: Walter Lang
Director Walter Lang's ebullient musical (an Oscar winner for Best Score) stars Alice Faye and Betty Grable as singing sisters Katie and Lily Blane, vaudeville performers who team up…
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 / College Swing (1938)
Cast: Bob Hope, Gracie Allen, Dorothy Lamour …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh, Mitchell Leisen
Bob Hope makes two of his first feature-film appearances in these classic musicals, crooning the Oscar-winning tune "Thanks for the Memory" in The Big Broadcast of 1938 and "How'dya Like…
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Dodsworth (1936)
Cast: Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor …
Directed by: William Wyler
To escape an empty nest, an automobile tycoon (Walter Huston) and his forty-something wife (Ruth Chatterton) plan a luxurious vacation in Europe. But Mrs. Dodsworth embarks on a series of…
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Hats Off / Rich Relations (1936)
Cast: Ralph Forbes, Frances Grant, Franklin Pangborn …
Directed by: Clifford Sanforth, Boris Petroff
Work and romance clash in these two classic comedies. In Rich Relations, secretary Nancy Tilton (Frances Grant) enjoys the attentions of the office Romeo (Barry Norton), but doesn't…