The best Sam Gilman’s drama movies

Sam Gilman

Sam Gilman

05/02/1915- 03/12/1985
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Every Which Way but Loose

Every Which Way but Loose
6.3/10
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 04/07/1956
  • Character: Detective Arresting Rocky (uncredited)
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

Sometimes a Great Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion
6.9/10
Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.

PT 109

PT 109
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 19/06/1963
  • Character: Raymond Starkey
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and signal the Navy for rescue.

The Shadow on the Window

The Shadow on the Window
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 06/03/1957
  • Character: Sgt. Paul Denke
Three delinquents murder a prosperous farm owner at an isolated farm house. The one witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage.

Macon County Line

Macon County Line
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/08/1974
  • Character: Deputy Bill
A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters. Low-budget film set in Georgia in 1953 and based on fact.

The Morning After

The Morning After
7.7/10
A successful public relations man's refusal to admit his alcoholism jeopardizes his career, his family and his life. ABC Movie of the Week.

The Final Comedown

The Final Comedown
5.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 31/05/1972
Black revolutionaries take action in the white suburbs.

The Heart is a Rebel

The Heart is a Rebel
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1958
  • Character: Greg Johnson
While struggling with their son’s serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her husband does not understand the wife’s acceptance of Christ. THE HEART IS A REBEL features the beloved Ethel Waters, and is set against Billy Graham’s historic 1957 New York City Crusade, with color scenes of the Crusade at Madison Square Garden.

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