Movies starring Dean Stockwel

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

143 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry of Tom & Jerry fame, that is what most people know "Anchors Aweigh" for and those who have seen it will also say it is like a prototype for the later musical "On the Town" as they share a similar...

The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

82 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

For those who think old movies have no relevance in today's age should watch "The Boy with Green Hair" because in many ways this movie has never been more current. Now from look you wouldn't think so because this has a look o...

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

120 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

For the first 20 minutes of "Down to the Sea in Ships" I wondered whether I was watching the right movie as whilst there was Lionel Barrymore as an old sea dog and young Dean Stockwell as the grandson he dotes on we were asho...

Kim (1950)

113 mins     Adventure , Drama, Family      

Oh to be a child in 1950 when I would have headed down the picture house on a Saturday morning and been enthralled by the adventures of little Kim in India. But sadly I wasn't born until the 70s and whilst I have a love of ol...

Gun for a Coward (1957)

88 mins     Western      

"Gun for a Coward" is just one of a number of westerns which had plenty going for it but ended up being not so much dull but forgettable. Here we have the interesting storyline of 3 brothers the elder, fatherly figure, the yo...

Columbo: The Most Crucial Game (1972)

74 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

They say a good singer could take a phonebook, sing it and make it sound beautiful, well I reckon that Peter Falk and the team who made "Columbo" could have done the equivalent as despite working to a formula these shows, or ...

Columbo: Troubled Waters (1975)

93 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

One of the first things which strikes you about "Columbo: Troubled Waters", especially when you are a fan of the series, is that this one starts with Columbo rather than focusing on the murderer. It is just a brief moment of ...

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

100 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

In "Beverly Hills Cop II" Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley and finds himself working with Rosewood and Taggart (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) when Captain Bogomil is shot whilst investigating a series of robberies....

Bonanza: The Return (1993)

93 mins     TV Movie, Western      

So for those who watched the 1988 TV movie "Bonanza: The Next Generation" you need to get hold of one of those memory wiper gizmos as "Bonanza: The Return" ignores it ever existed. As such there is no mention of Aaron Cartwri...

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994)

88 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

I've always taken these "In the Line of Duty" movies to be based on true stories but if you watched "The Price of Vengeance" you would have no idea as it as generic as they come. It's that classic good guy cop who goes after ...

Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994)

90 mins     Biography, TV Movie      

Now having sad that what we get is a walk through of Madonna's early years from her mother dying, leaving home for the city, working in a donut shop and training at a dance school which then goes on to cover her early rise to...

The Langoliers (1995)

180 mins     Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, TV Movie      

The Langoliers: adaptation of Stephen King's story which sees 10 strangers on a plane trying to make sense of where everyone else has disappeared to...

Unabomber: The True Story (1996)

92 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

As a Brit I remember the occasional news announcement which mentioned the Unabomber striking again in America but that was as far as my knowledge was so before watching the 1996 made for TV movie "Unabomber: The True Story" I...

Air Force One (1997)

124 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

On face value "Air Force One" is another one of those outrageous action thrillers which take you on a roller coaster ride of the preposterous and in a bit of patriotism the US President is forced into a one on one fight with ...

The Rainmaker (1997)

135 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Its been a long time since I read John Grisham's "The Rainmaker" and having recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's big screen adaptation I honestly couldn't remember enough to say whether it's a faithful adaptation. But it i...

American Black Beauty (2005)

85 mins     Family, TV Movie      

So let me give you the positive first; "American Black Beauty", which is broadcast as "Black Beauty: The Legend Continues", here in the UK is some wholesome family entertainment. There is no real violence or sex but plenty of...

The Nanny Express (2008)

90 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family, TV Movie      

Name a movie about a new nanny taming some unruly children and falling for their widowed father? Chances are you will say "The Sound of Music" as it is the best known movie which uses this storyline but it is certainly not th...

Rusty Steel (2014)

90 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

This morning I was watching an old movie from 1961, it was called "Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece" and it involved Captaine Haddock being left an old boat in a will which others are interested in as it involves s...