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Sydney Boehm
Born April 4, 1908 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died June 25, 1990 · aged 82
No biography available.
Known For
The Tall Men · 1955The Tall Men
★ 6.51955
MovieWesternAdventure
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
The Big Heat · 1953The Big Heat
★ 7.71953
MovieCrimeThriller
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Woman Obsessed · 1959Woman Obsessed
★ 6.61959
MovieDramaRomance
After her husband dies in a fire, a woman (Susan Hayward) is left to tend for her young son and the family farm on her own. Soon, she takes in a drifting handyman, they fall in love, and a resentment begins to build between the son and his new "step-father" who treats the boy harshly on purpose to prepare him for life on the frontier.
The Savage · 1952The Savage
★ 6.31952
MovieWesternAction
The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the Sioux, and the Sioux chief raises him as an Indian in very way. Years later, the white men and the Sioux threaten to go to war and the Indian-raised white man is torn between his racial loyalties and his adopted tribe.
Rough Night in Jericho · 1967Rough Night in Jericho
★ 6.71967
MovieRomanceWestern
The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang and her right-hand man, Hickman. Former marshal Dolan, recently hired by Lang and Hickman as a driver, wants to stay out of the mess, but when he sees Flood's henchman Yarbrough assault Lang, he steps up to fight the corruption.
When Worlds Collide · 1951When Worlds Collide
★ 6.41951
MovieScience FictionDrama
When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.
Hell on Frisco Bay · 1955Hell on Frisco Bay
★ 5.31955
MovieCrimeThriller
A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.
One Foot in Hell · 1960One Foot in Hell
★ 5.31960
MovieWestern
Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire Mitch to be a deputy sheriff, thereby enabling him to plot an elaborate bank robbery with the help of an artist, a pickpocket, a gunslinger and a bar-girl.
Movies
The Tall Men · 1955The Tall Men
★ 6.51955
MovieWesternAdventure
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
The Big Heat · 1953The Big Heat
★ 7.71953
MovieCrimeThriller
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Woman Obsessed · 1959Woman Obsessed
★ 6.61959
MovieDramaRomance
After her husband dies in a fire, a woman (Susan Hayward) is left to tend for her young son and the family farm on her own. Soon, she takes in a drifting handyman, they fall in love, and a resentment begins to build between the son and his new "step-father" who treats the boy harshly on purpose to prepare him for life on the frontier.
The Savage · 1952The Savage
★ 6.31952
MovieWesternAction
The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the Sioux, and the Sioux chief raises him as an Indian in very way. Years later, the white men and the Sioux threaten to go to war and the Indian-raised white man is torn between his racial loyalties and his adopted tribe.
Rough Night in Jericho · 1967Rough Night in Jericho
★ 6.71967
MovieRomanceWestern
The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang and her right-hand man, Hickman. Former marshal Dolan, recently hired by Lang and Hickman as a driver, wants to stay out of the mess, but when he sees Flood's henchman Yarbrough assault Lang, he steps up to fight the corruption.
When Worlds Collide · 1951When Worlds Collide
★ 6.41951
MovieScience FictionDrama
When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.
Hell on Frisco Bay · 1955Hell on Frisco Bay
★ 5.31955
MovieCrimeThriller
A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.
One Foot in Hell · 1960One Foot in Hell
★ 5.31960
MovieWestern
Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire Mitch to be a deputy sheriff, thereby enabling him to plot an elaborate bank robbery with the help of an artist, a pickpocket, a gunslinger and a bar-girl.
The Raid · 1954The Raid
★ 6.51954
MovieWesternWar
A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
Seven Thieves · 1960Seven Thieves
★ 6.61960
MovieCrimeThriller
A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.
Union Station · 1950Union Station
★ 6.51950
MovieThrillerCrime
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
Secret of the Incas · 1954Secret of the Incas
★ 5.91954
MovieActionAdventure
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.
The Undercover Man · 1949The Undercover Man
★ 6.11949
MovieCrimeDrama
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.
Mystery Street · 1950Mystery Street
★ 6.81950
MovieCrimeThriller
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
Black Tuesday · 1954Black Tuesday
★ 6.21954
MovieCrimeThriller
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
High Wall · 1947High Wall
★ 6.41947
MovieCrimeDrama
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
Violent Saturday · 1955Violent Saturday
★ 6.71955
MovieDramaCrime
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
Shock Treatment · 1964Shock Treatment
★ 6.81964
MovieDramaMystery
A private investigator endures the rigors of an insane asylum in order to locate $1 million in stolen loot.
The Revolt of Mamie Stover · 1956The Revolt of Mamie Stover
★ 6.51956
MovieDrama
In the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life.
Second Chance · 1953Second Chance
★ 6.01953
MovieThrillerDrama
A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
Sylvia · 1965Sylvia
★ 6.31965
MovieDramaThriller
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator named Alan Maklin (George Maharis) to do some digging, and what he finds out about her life prior to becoming a writer is quite shocking. Will the newfound knowledge ruin the marriage? Gordon Douglas (Young at Heart) directs this drama, which is based on E.V. Cunningham's book.
The Atomic City · 1952The Atomic City
★ 5.71952
MovieDramaThriller
Spies hold the son of a nuclear physicist (Gene Barry) hostage in exchange for the Los Alamos bomb formula.
Six Bridges to Cross · 1955Six Bridges to Cross
★ 6.21955
MovieCrimeDrama
Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.
The Bottom of the Bottle · 1956The Bottom of the Bottle
★ 5.71956
MovieDrama
An alcoholic escaped convict asks his Arizona lawyer brother to help him cross the Mexican border.