The best Emile Meyer’s drama movies

Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

18/08/1910- 19/03/1987
We present our ranking of the best Emile Meyer’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Emile Meyer.
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Shane

Shane
7.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 23/04/1953
  • Character: Rufus Ryker
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory
8.4/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 25/10/1957
  • Character: Father Dupree
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/03/1955
  • Character: Mr. Halloran
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes.

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success
8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 04/07/1957
  • Character: Lt. Harry Kello
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

The Lineup

The Lineup
7.3/10
An international drug-smuggling racket plants heroin on unsuspecting American tourists traveling in Asia, so that the dope traffic can pass through customs undetected. Two psychopathic killers (Eli Wallach and Robert Keith) and their driver Richard Jaeckel then collect the contraband.

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm
7.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/12/1955
  • Character: Detective Bednar
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 01/10/1955
  • Character: Hunchbacher
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. Inspired by true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.

Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaThriller
  • Release: 27/07/1950
  • Character: Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. Next morning, Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague. To prevent a catastrophic epidemic, Clint must find and inoculate the killers and their associates, with the reluctant aid of police captain Tom Warren, despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empty the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try...

Macon County Line

Macon County Line
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/08/1974
  • Character: Gurney
A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters. Low-budget film set in Georgia in 1953 and based on fact.

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/02/1954
  • Character: Warden Reynolds
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 27/08/1954
  • Character: Capt. Gunnarson
A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.

Young Dillinger

Young Dillinger
5.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 28/04/1965
  • Character: Det. Jergins
The 1930s outlaw (Nick Adams) teams up with Pretty Boy Floyd (Robert Conrad), Baby Face Nelson (John Ashley) and Homer Van Meter.

The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/09/1951
  • Character: Captain Tom Mulvaney
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight
7/10
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

The Girl in Lovers Lane

The Girl in Lovers Lane
3.1/10
Two drifters contend with love and murder in a small town.

The Big Night

The Big Night
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 07/12/1951
  • Character: Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

Girls in the Night

Girls in the Night
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/01/1953
  • Character: Police Officer Kovacs
Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in New York.

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/06/1958
  • Character: Police Capt. T.W. Wills
A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.

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