Barry Sullivan

  • Ranald MacDougall – Queen Bee (1955)

    1951-1960DramaRanald MacDougallRomanceUSA

    When a young woman arrives at the home of her socialite cousin, she soon gets sucked into the woman’s complex web of deceit.Read More »

  • Umberto Lenzi – Napoli violenta AKA Violent Naples (1976)

    1971-1980ActionCrimeItalyUmberto Lenzi

    An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city’s atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect anti-dote.Read More »

  • Andrew L. Stone – Julie (1956)

    1951-1960Andrew L. StoneDramaThrillerUSA

    Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson
    Julie is most enjoyable if one doesn’t take it too seriously. Doris Day plays Julie Benton, whose off-the-coop musician husband Lyle Benton (Louis Jourdan) confesses that he in fact killed Julie’s first husband. She immediately recognizes that he is so possessive of her that he would sooner rub her out than lose her altogether, and leaves Lyle, seeking protection under the wing of a country club acquaintance, Cliff Henderson (Barry Sullivan).Read More »

  • Joseph H. Lewis – Cry of the Hunted (1953)

    1951-1960DramaFilm NoirJoseph H. LewisUSA

    Story
    A fugitive is pursued by a lawman who is obsessed with his capture.Read More »

  • Frank Tuttle – Suspense (1946)

    1941-1950CrimeFilm NoirFrank TuttleUSA

    If Republic’s skating star Vera Hruba Ralston could go “dramatic”, so too could Monogram’s skating star Belita. Produced by the enterprising King Brothers, Suspense takes place in an ice-skating emporium owned by Frank Leonard (Albert Dekker). No-good heel Joe Morgan (Barry Sullivan) not only strongarms Leonard into sharing the establishment’s profits, but also tries to move in on Leonard’s wife Roberta (Belita). Read More »

  • Samuel Fuller – Forty Guns (1957)

    USA1951-1960ClassicsSamuel FullerWestern

    Synopsis:
    An authoritarian rancher, Barbara Stanwyck, who rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling, brutally for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunmaker enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.Read More »

  • Fred F. Sears – The Miami Story (1954)

    USA1951-1960CrimeFred F. SearsThriller

    Synopsis:
    When Miami, Florida became national headquarters for a ten billion dollar crime syndicate ruled by crime-czar Tomy Brill (Luther Adler), whose chief henchman is Ted Delacorte (John Baer), a citizen’s committee enlists the aid of a reformed gangster Mick Flakk (Barry Sullivan), a widower with a ten-year-old son, pretends to move in on Brill’s rackets. Brill’s henchmen beat up a woman,Holly Abbott (Beverly Garland), whom Flagg has befriended to get the dope on Flagg’s plans, he orders the police to raid the syndicate’s gambling-club. Brill counters by having Flagg’s son, Gil Flagg (David Kasday), kidnapped.Read More »

  • Richard Wallace – Framed (1947)

    1941-1950Film NoirRichard WallaceUSA

    Plot:
    Mike Lambert, unemployed mining engineer, arrives in a small town with a bang when the brakes fail on the truck he’s driving. After meeting seductive Paula at the La Paloma Cafe, he finds himself in trouble with the law. On the basis of a few burning glances, Paula pays his fine and finds him a room, but her motives are not what they seem. Mike lucks into a job with miner Jeff Cunningham, but against his will he’s drawn ever deeper into Paula’s schemes.Read More »

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