The best Walter Brooke’s movies

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

13/10/1914- 20/08/1986
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The Graduate

The Graduate
8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 21/12/1967
  • Character: Mr. McGuire
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 26/01/1970
  • Character: Captain Theodore Wilkinson
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain
7.2/10
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents..

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours
7.1/10
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On
7.2/10
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Marooned

Marooned
5.9/10
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a Hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.

Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge
6.5/10
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release: 04/10/1985
  • Character: Duane Bendix
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.

St. Ives

St. Ives
6.2/10
A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.

The Big Bus

The Big Bus
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 23/06/1976
  • Character: Mr. Ames
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down-on-his-luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey?

Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space
5.6/10
  • Genre: Science Fiction
  • Release: 20/04/1955
  • Character: Gen. Samuel T. Merritt
A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.

Lawman

Lawman
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 11/03/1971
  • Character: Luther Harris
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 18/03/1977
  • Character: Mr. Weeks
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!
5.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/08/1968
  • Character: Haskell Wax
All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, all funny, vibrant and charming.

Black Sunday

Black Sunday
6.8/10
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.

The Landlord

The Landlord
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 20/05/1970
  • Character: William Enders
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert it into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz
6.1/10
  • Genre: Horror
  • Release: 09/04/1971
  • Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.

Framed

Framed
6.4/10
Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.

In This Our Life

In This Our Life
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 08/05/1942
  • Character: Cab Driver (uncredited)
A young woman dumps her fiancée and runs off with her sister's husband. They marry, settle in Baltimore, and Stanley ultimately drives Peter to drink and suicide. Stanley returns home to Richmond only to learn that her sister Roy and old flame Craig have fallen in love and plan to marry. The jealous and selfish Stanley attempts to win back Craig's affections, but her true character is revealed when, rather than take the rap herself, she attempts to pin a hit and run accident on the young black clerk who works in Craig's law office.

The Return of Count Yorga

The Return of Count Yorga
5.6/10
  • Genre: Horror
  • Release: 18/08/1971
  • Character: Bill Nelson
Count Yorga continues to prey on the local community while living by a nearby orphanage. He also intends to take a new wife, while feeding his bevy of female vampires.

The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain
6.4/10
A Young ski champion Jill Kinmont is left paralyzed after a tragic skiing accident. Her best friend suffers the same fate after contracting polio. Jill must slowly put her life back together again with the help of those close to her.

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