The best Carleton Young’s thriller movies

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

21/10/1905- 07/11/1994
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North by Northwest

North by Northwest
8.3/10
  • Genre: MysteryThriller
  • Release: 08/07/1959
  • Character: Fanning Nelson (uncredited)
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Julie

Julie
6.2/10
A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential
7.3/10
A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he's finally released for lack of evidence--after having been beaten up and tortured by the police--he sets out to discover who set him up, and why. The trail leads him into Mexico and a web of hired killers and corrupt cops.

A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder
6.7/10
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel
6.2/10
A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.

The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap
6.9/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 12/11/1952
  • Character: Briggs, airline clerk
Joseph Cotten plays a assistant bank manager who steals $500,000 from the safe late on a Friday. His plans to flee to Brazil are hampered after he does get away with the money as planned.

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 02/05/1958
  • Character: Roger Adams
A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy
6.6/10
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

The Mandarin Mystery

The Mandarin Mystery
5.3/10
Ellery Queen sets out to solve a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

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