The best Howard Petrie’s action movies

Howard Petrie

Howard Petrie

22/11/1906- 24/03/1968
We present our ranking of the best Howard Petrie’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 Howard Petrie.

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn
5.9/10
In this film's version of the story, four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbers and killers while a fifth, Clint (Denver Pyle) is a respected Indiana farmer. A sister, Laura (Mala Powers), who has inherited the family home, serves the outlaw brothers as a housekeeper and cook. One brother is killed when they go after a bank, the men of the town appear to have been waiting for them…

The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter
6.6/10
A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin Forks but has no clue to their identity. Tensions surface as just his presence in town acts as a catalyst.

The Veils of Bagdad

The Veils of Bagdad
6.2/10
Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad, from purchasing the services of local leader Mustapha to unite the hill tribes and overthrow the emperor. The intrigue mounts as Antar falls in love with dancer Selima, who tries to avenge her father's death against Hammam's right-hand-man Kasseim, whose wife Rosanna has fallen in love with Antar!

Timberjack

Timberjack
5.5/10
  • Genre: ActionMusicWestern
  • Release: 18/02/1955
  • Character: 'Axe-Handle' Ole, a Brunner Henchman
A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timber barons who also seek to control lumber mills. Based on the novel of the same name.

The Return of Jack Slade

The Return of Jack Slade
6.1/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 09/10/1955
  • Character: Joseph Ryan
To redeem his father's wrongdoings, Ericson joins the law to fight outlaws.

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