The best Joseph Calleia’s drama movies

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

04/08/1897- 31/10/1975
Today we present the best Joseph Calleia’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 Joseph Calleia’s movies.
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Gilda

Gilda
7.6/10
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.8/10
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress

Lured

Lured
7/10
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
7.3/10
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

The Glass Key

The Glass Key
7/10
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Underwater!

Underwater!
5.3/10
Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.

Juarez

Juarez
6.9/10
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

Algiers

Algiers
6.6/10
Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko became a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French officials arrive insisting on Pepe's capture are met with unfazed local detectives, led by Inspector Slimane, who are biding their time. Meanwhile, Pepe meets the beautiful Gaby , which arouses the jealousy of Ines

Golden Boy

Golden Boy
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 05/09/1939
  • Character: Eddie Fuseli
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter -- much to the dismay of his parents. When gangsters try to by a piece of him he begins to have second thoughts.

Hot Blood

Hot Blood
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 07/03/1956
  • Character: Papa Theodore
Stephen Torino (Wilde), who is tricked by his brother Marco (Adler) into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash (Russell). Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.

Man Of The People

Man Of The People
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/01/1937
  • Character: Jack Moreno
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

Serenade

Serenade
5.8/10
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make him a star but then breaks his heart. He flees in misery to Mexico where he meets a sweet farm girl.

Vendetta

Vendetta
6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/12/1950
  • Character: Mayor Guido Barracini
The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.

Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 31/05/1935
  • Character: Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.

His Woman

His Woman
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 20/11/1931
  • Character: The Agent
Tough Caribbean freighter Captain Sam Whelan engages Sally Clark, a tramp masquerading as a missionary's daughter, to care for an abandoned baby on board his ship. En route to New York, ships mate Gatson sexually attacks her. The Captain knocks Gatson overboard in an ensuing scuffle. A romance developing between the Captain and Miss Clark is put to the test in New York after an assault investigation uncovers the girl's questionable past.

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress
6.2/10
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.

Five Came Back

Five Came Back
7.1/10
Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Line's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.

Riffraff

Riffraff
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 03/01/1936
  • Character: Nick
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from his job he leaves Hattie who steals money for him and goes to jail. He gets a new job, foils a plot to dynamite the ship, and promises to wait for Hattie.

When in Rome

When in Rome
6.6/10
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.

His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 07/08/1936
  • Character: Fish-Eye
Epidemiologist Cliff Claybourne (Robert Taylor) falls in love with Rita Wilson (Barbara Stanwyck) in a gambling house. They want to marry but Cliff's brother is convinced Rita is no good and forces Cliff to fulfil his agreement to do research in Africa in exchange for paying gambling debt. Rita, Cliff and brother are furious with each other, but Rita and Cliff are still in love.

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