Best John Carradine movies

John Carradine as: Dr. Bernardo
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1972
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Burt Reynolds movies?

John Carradine as: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Release: 1933
The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.

John Carradine as: Jeff Blair
Genre: Western
Release: 1964
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
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John Carradine as: Proctor Stamp
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1956
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Gordon Mitchell movies?

John Carradine as: Nacional
Genre: Drama, Romance, Action
Release: 1941
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Anthony Quinn movies?

John Carradine as: Rizzio
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Release: 1936
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

John Carradine as: Llewellyn Crossbinder
Genre: TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Crime
Release: 1973
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills a certain number of people, drains them of their blood and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Al Lewis movies?

John Carradine as: Cult Organist (uncredited)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Release: 1934
After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Boris Karloff movies?

John Carradine as: Warden
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Release: 1937
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Rod Steiger movies?

John Carradine as: Amos Force
Genre: Drama
Release: 1958
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

John Carradine as: Sergeant Rankin
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1936
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

John Carradine as: Enjolras
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Release: 1935
In early nineteenth-century France Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole, is relentlessly pursued over a twenty-year period by Javert, an obsessive policeman.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Adrian Scarborough movies?

John Carradine as: Mr. Jones
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Release: 1941
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Walter Pidgeon movies?

John Carradine as: Beckum
Genre: Western, Drama
Release: 1976
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best John Wayne movies?

John Carradine as: Barryman
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Release: 1939
On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire, and finds that Sherlock Holmes is there to investigate the local belief that his uncle was killed by a monster hound that has roamed the moors since 1650, and is likely to strike again at Sir Henry.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Geraldine James movies?

John Carradine as: Giacomo
Genre: Music, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release: 1955
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Danny Kaye movies?

John Carradine as: Long Jack
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Release: 1937
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
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John Carradine as: Old Tom
Genre: Drama, Western, Romance
Release: 1954
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

John Carradine as: Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Release: 1933
Working in Dr. Cranley’s laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley’s daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion’s Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.

John Carradine as: Great Owl (voice)
Genre: Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Release: 1982
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

John Carradine as: Hunter (uncredited)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Release: 1935
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.

John Carradine as: Hatfield
Genre: Western, Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance
Release: 1939
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

John Carradine as: Aaron
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1956
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

John Carradine as: Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
Genre: Western
Release: 1962
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.

John Carradine as: Casy
Genre: Drama
Release: 1940
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.