The best Robert Keith’s movies

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

10/02/1898- 22/12/1966
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls
7.1/10
Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.

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.

Branded

Branded
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 03/11/1950
  • Character: T. Jefferson Leffingwell
A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.

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.

Drum Beat

Drum Beat
6.3/10
President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.

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.

Posse from Hell

Posse from Hell
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/05/1961
  • Character: Captain Jeremiah Brown
Murphy goes after bad guys who shot his friend the sheriff and abducted a local girl. In a plot reminiscent of High Noon, the posse of town blowhards gradually abandons Murphy; only tenderfoot banker Saxon remains, to prove his manhood. When they find the girl, obviously abused by her captors, Murphy shows her acceptance and sympathy whereas the others disply only revulsion.

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.

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl
6.3/10
  • Genre: MusicRomance
  • Release: 10/04/1953
  • Character: Judge Gordon Kimbell
Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speeding through a small town. He persuades the judge's daughter Cindy to let him leave for one night, so that he can visit Lisa on her birthday. After that he goes on the town with Cindy and she falls in love with him. But Dr. Schemmer wants his son to become her husband.

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/06/1959
  • Character: Col. Rogers
An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.

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.

Edge of Doom

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

The Reformer and the Redhead

The Reformer and the Redhead
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 05/05/1950
  • Character: Tim Harveigh
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.

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.

Tempest

Tempest
6.3/10
A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to health. When the man is well enough to travel, the two part company and the man vows to repay the officer for saving his life. Soon after he arrives at his new post, a revolt by the local Cossacks breaks out and the fort is besieged by the rebels. The young officer is astonished to find out that the leader of the rebellious Cossacks is none other than the stranger whose life he had saved during the storm.

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