The best John Derek’s drama movies
We present our ranking of the best John Derek’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 John Derek.
The Ten Commandments
7.9/10
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Knock on Any Door
6.6/10
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
All the King's Men
7.4/10
All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion.
The Outcast
6.4/10
Jet Cosgrave (John Derek) is The Outcast in this big-budget Republic western. Thanks to the chicanery of his crooked uncle Major Cosgrave (Jim Davis), Jet has been cheated out of his father's property and branded a pariah. He spends the rest of the film trying to regain his birthright and clear his name. The two women in Jet's life are Judy Polsen (Joan Evans), who chases him for so long that he finally catches her, and Alice Austin (Catherine McLeod), Major Cosgrave's fianee. The supporting cast is dotted with such weatherbeaten western "regulars" as Slim Pickens, Bob Steele and Harry Carey Jr.
Since You Went Away
7.5/10
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger, Colonel Smollett, to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter Jane and the Colonel's grandson conduct.
I'll Be Seeing You
7.1/10
Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the train she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave for the holidays from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to prison to serve the remainder of her sentence.
Pirate of the Half Moon
5.8/10
Gianna Maria Canale as the Duchess who is offered a banquet and requests for a hard-boiled egg. The stingy Spanish lord, who used his last gunpowder to fire a salute to the noble lady and thus has no more when a bunch of pirates, led by Nadir, launches an attack against his castle. Nadir is the dashing fiery hero.
The Family Secret
6.2/10
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
The Flesh is Weak
6.2/10
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.
Prince of Players
6.7/10
Prince of Players is a biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth.
Nightmare in the Sun
5.7/10
A hitchhiker (John Derek) sleeps with a rancher's wife (Ursula Andress) and is hunted by the sheriff (Aldo Ray) for her murder.
Thunderbirds
5.8/10
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.
Once Before I Die
3.9/10
Stranded behind enemy lines when the Japanese attack the Philippines in late 1941, Lt. Bailey must lead a group of soldiers and their families (including Bailey's curvaceous fiancée Alex) to safety and the streets of Manila. During the perilous trek Alex befriends a virginal young soldier whose only desire is to have sex once before he dies.
Saturday's Hero
6.3/10
A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.
