The best Robert Keith’s drama movies

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

10/02/1898- 22/12/1966
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Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind
7.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 04/10/1956
  • Character: Jasper Hadley
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jared, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.

The Wild One

The Wild One
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 30/12/1953
  • Character: Harry Bleeker
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.

Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 10/11/1950
  • Character: Inspector Martin Ferris
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 25/08/1930
  • Character: Union Courier (uncredited)
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.

Boomerang!

Boomerang!
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 28/02/1947
  • Character: 'Mac' McCreery
In a quiet Connecticut town, a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence. Based on a true story.

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.

Cimarron

Cimarron
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 01/12/1960
  • Character: Sam Pegler
The epic story of a family that's involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889.

Love Me or Leave Me

Love Me or Leave Me
7.1/10
A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.

The Lineup

The Lineup
7.3/10
An international drug-smuggling racket plants heroin on unsuspecting American tourists traveling in Asia, so that the dope traffic can pass through customs undetected. Two psychopathic killers (Eli Wallach and Robert Keith) and their driver Richard Jaeckel then collect the contraband.

Young at Heart

Young at Heart
6.7/10
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 01/04/1951
  • Character: Paul E. Cosick
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.

Men in War

Men in War
7.1/10
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.

Battle Circus

Battle Circus
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomanceWar
  • Release: 06/03/1953
  • Character: Le Lieutenant-Colonel Hillary Whalters
A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara (June Allyson), newly assigned to the 66th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. (MAJ) Jed Webbe (Humphrey Bogart). Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell
6.6/10
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.

Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom
6.4/10
A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.

My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 19/01/1950
  • Character: Henry Winters
After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew Wengler. Eloise falls asleep and remembers her time with her true love, Walt Dreiser, at the beginning of the Second World War. She recalls the events that lead up to her split with Mary Jane, and how Lew married Eloise rather than Mary Jane.

Ransom!

Ransom!
6.9/10
A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.

I Want You

I Want You
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 22/12/1951
  • Character: Thomas Greer
The scene is a small town in the Eastern United States, where the outbreak of hostilities in Korea has a profound effect on several people. WWII veteran Martin Greer (Dana Andrews) wants to re-enlist, much to the dismay of his wife Nancy (Dorothy McGuire).

Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon
5.4/10
An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.

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