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Gordon Douglas
Director 1907 - 1993

Gordon Douglas

New York City, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Douglas (born Gordon Douglas Brickner; December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

34 titles
Viva Knievel

Viva Knievel

Gordon Douglas 1977 1h 46m 5.0

The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure.

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Gordon Douglas 1973 1h 33m

Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man traps Slaughter in a car at a cliff, but Slaughter escapes, arms himself, and goes after Duncan's hideout.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Gordon Douglas 1970 1h 48m 4.0

Martin Benson (Guy Madison) is a western lawman who must pose an a shifty gun-runner in order to infiltrate an outlaw gang. At the same time, Benson's brother happens upon the murder of his family and takes one of the culprits hostage.

Barquero

Barquero

Gordon Douglas 1970 1h 50m

Jake Remy leads a gang of outlaw cutthroats making their escape toward Mexico from a successful robbery. Barring their way is a river--crossable only by means of a ferry barge.

The Detective

The Detective

Gordon Douglas 1968 1h 54m

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a homosexual man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.

Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

Gordon Douglas 1968 1h 33m 5.0

Tony Rome is a miami based detective who while diving in the ocean finds the body of a young woman. He is hired by Gronsky to find her killer. Tony has to sift through a stack of suspects, plus trying to elude the police.

Tony Rome

Tony Rome

Gordon Douglas 1967 1h 50m 6.0

PI Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) is hired to find some stolen jewellery and uncovers much deeper plot.

In Like Flint

In Like Flint

Gordon Douglas 1967 1h 54m 6.0

Super-spy Flint takes on a cabal of women plotting to rule the world.

Chuka

Chuka

Gordon Douglas 1967 1h 45m 7.0

A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

Harlow

Harlow

Gordon Douglas 1965 2h 5m 6.0

Hollywood drama loosely based on the life of film actress Jean Harlow, with Carroll Baker in the title role. One of two feature film biographies, both released in 1965 and both with the same title, about the '30s platinum blonde movie star.

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Gordon Douglas 1964 2h 3m 4.0

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over.

Rio Conchos

Rio Conchos

Gordon Douglas 1964 1h 47m 6.5

Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of murderous Apaches.

Follow That Dream

Follow That Dream

Gordon Douglas 1962 1h 49m 4.0

When the Kwimper family car runs out of gas on a new Florida highway and an officous state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their "adopted" children - Holly, Ariadne and the twins - start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.

Gold of the Seven Saints

Gold of the Seven Saints

Gordon Douglas 1961 1h 28m

Fur-trapping partners Clint Walker and Roger Moore stumble across a cache of gold, but their discovery quickly attracts every greedy villain in the territory. Directed by Gordon Douglas, this 1961 western also stars Chill Wills, Robert Middleton, Leticia Roman and Gene Evans.

Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish

Gordon Douglas 1961 1h 39m

A rural southern girl reaches the age where she's ready for a little excitement away from home. Director Gordon Douglas' 1961 drama stars Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy, Will Hutchins, Chad Everett, Constance Ford, Claude Akins, Frank Overton, James Bell and Hope Summers.

The Fiend Who Walked the West

The Fiend Who Walked the West

Gordon Douglas 1958 1h 41m 8.0

Director Gordon Douglas' 1958 western about a psychotic gunman stars Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, June Blair, Edward Andrews, Ron Ely and Emile Meyer.

Fort Dobbs

Fort Dobbs

Gordon Douglas 1958 1h 33m

An escaped prisoner helps a mother and her son flee marauding Indians. Director Gordon Douglas' 1958 western stars Clint Walker, Virginia Mayo, Richard Eyer, Brian Keith, Michael Dante and Russ Conway.

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

Gordon Douglas 1954 1h 57m 6.0

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.

Them!

Them!

Gordon Douglas 1954 1h 34m 7.8

Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

Gordon Douglas 1952 1h 50m 3.0

The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans.

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 45m 7.0

A despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an Indian attack on the fort.

I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 23m

A fact-based story about a man who posed as an American Communist for years as part of a secret plan to infiltrate their organization.

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 53m

Director Gordon Douglas' 1951 drama stars James Cagney as a newspaperman battling his alcoholism. The cast also includes Gig Young (Oscar nominee, Best Supporting Actor), Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Selena Royle, Larry Keating, Sheldon Leonard and King Donovan.

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Gordon Douglas 1950 1h 43m

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

Fortunes of Captain Blood

Fortunes of Captain Blood

Gordon Douglas 1950 1h 31m

When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish Marquis de Riconete who is now using them as slave labor harvesting pearls from the sea.

Between Midnight and Dawn

Between Midnight and Dawn

Gordon Douglas 1950 1h 29m 6.0

Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young woman who works for the department while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.

Walk a Crooked Mile

Walk a Crooked Mile

Gordon Douglas 1948 1h 31m 3.0

A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Gordon Douglas 1946 1h 2m 6.0

A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

Zombies on Broadway

Zombies on Broadway

Gordon Douglas 1945 1h 9m 5.0

Hiring real zombies for a broadway show proves difficult.

The Falcon in Hollywood

The Falcon in Hollywood

Gordon Douglas 1944 1h 7m

The Falcon investigates the murder of an actor on a Hollywood backlot.

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

Gordon Douglas 1940 57m 7.3

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.

The Little Ranger

Gordon Douglas 1938 10m

Alfalfa imagines himself as a western movie hero battling with Butch for Darla's heart.

Aladdin's Lantern

Gordon Douglas 1938 10m

Spanky and Alfalfa want to do a show based on the "Aladdin's Lamp" story with Darla in the cast, but Darla doesn't want to participate.

Night 'n' Gales

Night 'n' Gales

Gordon Douglas 1937 11m 6.0

Because of a storm, the Gang has to stay overnight at Darla's house, and they drive her father crazy.

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