The best John Hoyt’s drama movies on YouTube

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

05/10/1905- 15/09/1991
Today we present the best John Hoyt’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Hoyt’s movies.

Spartacus

Spartacus
7.9/10
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Cleopatra

Cleopatra
7/10
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 04/06/1953
  • Character: Decius Brutus
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/03/1955
  • Character: Mr. Warneke
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.

Désirée

Désirée
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 16/11/1954
  • Character: Talleyrand
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 01/10/1955
  • Character: William Travers Jerome
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.

The Lawless

The Lawless
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/06/1950
  • Character: Ed Ferguson
A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers..

Merrill's Marauders

Merrill's Marauders
6.6/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWar
  • Release: 16/03/1962
  • Character: Gen. Joseph Stilwell
Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point.

Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 31/10/1956
  • Character: Mr. O'Hara
A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.

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