The best John McLaren’s drama movies

John McLaren

John McLaren

10/10/1911- 10/10/1970
Today we present the best John McLaren’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 McLaren’s movies.

A King in New York

A King in New York
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 12/09/1957
  • Character: Macabee Senior
Due to a revolution in his country, King Shahdov comes to New York—almost broke. To get some money, he makes TV commercials, where he meets a child who has communist parents. Because of this meeting, he's immediately suspected of being a communist—and gets caught up in the McCarthy's hearings.

The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 24/08/1954
  • Character: Col. Margetson
A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top Russian diplomat, much to the panic of their respective countries' officials, who suspect espionage. The cast includes David Knight, Odile Versois, Theodore Bikel and David Kossoff.

The Two-Headed Spy

The Two-Headed Spy
6.9/10
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.

Great Day

Great Day
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 09/07/1945
  • Character: American Officer
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars
7.3/10
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

First Man into Space

First Man into Space
5.4/10
The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

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