The best George Chandler’s action movies

George Chandler

George Chandler

30/06/1898- 10/06/1985
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Every Which Way but Loose

Every Which Way but Loose
6.3/10
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James
6.6/10
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge
6.3/10
An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of stagecoach robberies.

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty
6.6/10
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

Shooting High

Shooting High
5.8/10
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.

Kansas Raiders

Kansas Raiders
6.1/10
Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago
6.7/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 15/04/1938
  • Character: Onlooker (uncredited)
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

Speed

Speed
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaRomance
  • Release: 08/05/1936
  • Character: 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance
Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to work in publicity. Frank and Terry both want Jane to be their girl. Terry has designed a new carburetor that should bring him fame and money, but he cannot get it to work correctly. Terry and Gadget have tested it for over a year, but it still is not perfected. Emery Motors assigns Frank to help Terry with the carburetor, but Terry is not happy because Frank is an Engineer and is also vying for Jane. They finish the carburetor, and to test it, they enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 race. Terry is not yet satisfied with the carburetor before the big race even though it has passed all the tests.

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
6.5/10
All work and no play makes Mr. Moto a busy detective! Mr. Moto heads to Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. But the action heats up and the suspense soars when the precious treasure begins its perilous journey to America and Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask a cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants!

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
7/10
Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
3.8/10
TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger
6.6/10
A district attorney sends a young man to the electric chair, then lands in the death house himself.

A Holy Terror

A Holy Terror
5.3/10
Eastern millionaire's son Bard finds his father murdered and flies west to see rancher Drew who may know something about it. En route he crashes his plane into Jerry's bathroom; she falls in love with him which makes her suitor Steve jealous.

20,000 Men a Year

20,000 Men a Year
6.4/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 26/10/1939
  • Character: Soda Jerker
Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boost when the government launches a program which it hopes will produce 20,000 pilots a year.

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