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Filmography

John Archer - filmography


  • Blue Hawaii on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Angela Lansbury,  Roland Winters
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In a return to musical comedy after several dramatic roles, Elvis Presley stars in this vehicle tailored to his singing talents. Chad Gates (Presley) returns home to Honolulu after a stint in the service. He shows little interest in working for his overbearing parents' pineapple plantation, much to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,138 member
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  • The Big Trees on DVD (1952)
    Starring: Kirk Douglas,  Eve Miller,  Harry Cording
    Director: Felix E. Feist
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    In THE BIG TREES, tough lumber baron Jim Fallon (Kirk Douglas) wants to take control of a verdant forest valley, where a colony of Quakers have taken up residence. A battle ensues for control of the towering forest. Spectacular scenery and fierce dramatic action typify this big screen production ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 52 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 48% from 8 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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    A science-based fantasy about the first successful trip to the moon. After years of scientific endeavours, a ship ascends into the heavens. Once free of Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts contend with the dangers of equipment failure and the joys of zero gravity. But tension mounts when the men ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 250 members
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  • Bowery Blitzkrieg on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Leo Gorcey,  Bobby Jordan,  Huntz Hall
    Director: Wallace Fox
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Danny, one of the East Side Kids, must make a choice between pursuing a dream of becoming a boxer, or staying at school. In the meantime, he finds himself getting mixed up with a group of gangsters.
    1.5 stars out of 5 26% from 19 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 54% from 35 members
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John Archer facts

5 most recent films

Blue Hawaii - 3.5 stars
The Big Trees - 2.0 stars
High Lonesome - 2.5 stars
Destination Moon - 3.0 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
Joan Woodbury - 3 times - show films
Bela Lugosi - 3 times - show films
Edgar Buchanan - 2 times - show films
Charles Meredith - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Felix E. Feist - 2 times - show films
Irving Pichel - 2 times - show films
Jean Yarbrough - 2 times - show films
Wallace Fox - 2 times - show films
Victor Halperin - 2 times - show films