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Filmography

John Archer - filmography


  • Blue Hawaii on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Angela Lansbury,  Nancy Walters,  Joan Blackman
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Elvis Presley's ode to the exotic island paradise sees him play Chad Gates, an ex-soldier who returns home to Hawaii with three things on his mind: fun, music and girls. Chad's mother, Sarah Lee (Angela Lansbury), wants him to embark on a career in big business, but Chad has other ideas and takes a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,178 member
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  • The Big Trees on DVD (1952)
    Starring: Ellen Corby,  Kirk Douglas,  Eve Miller
    Director: Felix E. Feist
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A religious settlement is under threat from unscrupulous businessmen who want to get rid of the settlers and then strip the land of sequoias thereby destroying the environment. Jim Fallon (Kirk Douglas) is one of these men but his plans involve leaving the settlers in peace. With a violent ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 54 members
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  • Destination Moon on DVD (1950)
    Starring: John Archer,  Tom Powers,  Dick Wesson
    Director: Irving Pichel
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Producer George Pal's first foray into sci-fi (he later went on to produce 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine') chronicles the first attempt by man to fly to the moon. The preparations and execution of the groundbreaking journey are presented in documentary fashion, until the mission appears ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 295 members
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  • High Lonesome on DVD (1950)
    Starring: John Barrymore Jr.,  Chill Wills,  John Archer
    Director: Alan Le May
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    The residents of an isolated cattle ranch have their quiet and peaceful lives turned upside down when a young drifter is found on their property in the dead of night. The boy claims a local merchant stolen money from him and so, with the help of two strangers, he killed the alleged thief. A ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 10 members
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  • Sherlock Holmes In Washington on DVD (1942)
    Starring: Basil Rathbone,  Marjorie Lord,  Edmund MacDonald
    Director: Roy William Neill
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) go to Washington DC in search of some missing micro-film which must not, by any account, fall into the wrong hands, i.e. the Nazis. The film is notably cheeky for its WW2 propaganda and Watson's fixation with American bubblegum.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 542 members
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  • City Of Missing Girls (1941)
    Starring: Astrid Allwyn,  John Archer,  H.B. Warner
    Director: Elmer Clifton
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Following a string of young girls disappearing under mysterious circumstances, dancer Thalia Arnold is found murdered. Police-detective Captain McVeigh believes that King Peterson, a nightclub operator and owner of the Crescent School of Fine Arts, knows something about the missing girls. A ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 25% from 14 members
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  • King of the Zombies on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Bela Lugosi,  Bela Lugosi,  Dick Purcell
    Director: Victor Halperin,  Jean Yarbrough
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    During World War 2, a small plane off the south coast of America is low on fuel and blown off course by a storm. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crashland on an island. The passenger, his manservant and the pilot take refuge in a mansion owned by a doctor. The easily-spooked manservant soon ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 43 members
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  • Bowery Blitzkrieg on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Bela Lugosi,  John Archer,  Leo Gorcey
    Director: Wallace Fox
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    East Side Kids: Fighters Danny Breslin and Muggs McGinnis, were once childhood friends, but have now drifted apart. Policeman Tom Brady takes it upon himself to keep rough and tumble Muggs on the straight and narrow, but Danny, brother of Mary Breslin (whom Tom plans to marry), is also on a shaky ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 21 members
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  • Gangs, Inc.
    Starring: Joan Woodbury,  John Archer,  Linda Ware
    Director: Phil Rosen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Rita Adams finds herself wrongfully imprisoned on a hit-and run charge which was really committed by a wealthy playboy. Once she is released from jail she is hell-bent on revenge.
    1.5 stars out of 5 20% from 11 members
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John Archer facts

5 most recent films

Blue Hawaii - 3.5 stars
The Big Trees - 2.0 stars
Destination Moon - 3.0 stars
High Lonesome - 2.5 stars
Sherlock Holmes In Washington - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Sherlock Holmes In Washington - 3.5 stars
Blue Hawaii - 3.5 stars
Destination Moon - 3.0 stars
The Big Trees - 2.0 stars
King of the Zombies - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

City Of Missing Girls - 1.5 stars
Gangs, Inc. - 1.5 stars
Bowery Blitzkrieg - 1.5 stars
High Lonesome - 2.5 stars
King of the Zombies - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bela Lugosi - 4 times - show films
Bela Lugosi - 3 times - show films
Joan Woodbury - 3 times - show films
Alan Hale Jr. - 2 times - show films
Eve Miller - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Irving Pichel - 2 times - show films
Jean Yarbrough - 2 times - show films
Victor Halperin - 2 times - show films
Wallace Fox - 2 times - show films
Alan Le May - 2 times - show films