The 30+ Best Jeff Chandler Movies
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1Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter BrownDuring World War II, Brig. Gen. Merrill (Jeff Chandler) commands a unit of 3000 soldiers, known as "Merrill's Marauders," on a secret mission through Burma, which is occupied by the Japanese. With the help of an elite intelligence troop, headed by 2nd Lt. Stockton (Ty Hardin), the Marauders manage to traverse hundreds of miles of jungle unnoticed. But, as soon as they make it out alive, they're informed by military higher-ups that they've completed only the first of many harrowing objectives.- 2Jeff Chandler, John Saxon, Dolores HartFour toughs intent on ransacking a town find their plans thwarted by a one-armed Civil War hero and his brutish pal.
3Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Julie AdamsJebediah S. Hawks is in charge of USS Belinda, an attack transport readying itself to take the war to the Japanese in the Pacific. Hawks whips his crew into shape, intentionally becoming a martinet to ensure the frustrations of his rookie crew center on him, forging them into a concentrated unit.
4James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra PagetFor a decade, the white settlers and the Apaches have been engaged in a bloody war with no peaceful end in sight. When a white scout, Tom Jeffords (James Stewart), has a dangerously close but enlightening encounter with the natives, he begins to see the humanity in these "enemies." Entering the Apache territory seeking peace, Jeffords forms a friendship with the Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler), although there are people on both sides who resist extending the olive branch.More Broken Arrow
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5Jeanne Crain, Gail Russell, Elaine StewartThe Tattered Dress is a 1957 film noir directed by Jack Arnold and featuring Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson and Gail Russell.
6Jane Russell, Mara Corday, Dan DuryeaFoxfire is a 1955 Hollywood motion picture, that starred Jane Russell and Jeff Chandler. Foxfire is historically notable in that it was the last American film to be shot in three-strip Technicolor, which process had been displaced by the coarser-grained and less chromatically saturated, but much cheaper, Eastmancolor single-strip process.
7Fess Parker, Jeff Chandler, Leo GordonThe Jayhawkers! is an American movie set in pre-Civil War Kansas, starring Jeff Chandler and Fess Parker, and directed by Melvin Frank. Parker joins Chandler's gang, which seeks to take advantage of Bleeding Kansas. The Jeff Chandler character was loosely based on John Brown. The supporting cast features Henry Silva and Leo Gordon.
8Orson Welles, Jeff Chandler, James GleasonMan in the Shadow is a CinemaScope crime film starring Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander, and John Larch.
9Sidney Poitier, Jeff ChandlerRed Ball Express is a 1952 World War II war film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Jeff Chandler. The film is based on the real Red Ball Express convoys that took place after the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944. The tag line for the movie is "From beachhead to battlefront! They carry the ammo for Patton's Tanks!"
10Rhonda Fleming, Mamie Van Doren, Jeff ChandlerYankee Pasha is a 1954 film directed by Joseph Pevney.
11Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler, Jan SterlingFemale on the Beach is a 1955 feature film starring Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler in a story about a widow and her beach bum lover. The screenplay by Robert Hill and Richard Alan Simmons was based on the play The Besieged Heart by Robert Hill. The film was directed by Joseph Pevney and produced by Albert Zugsmith.
12Jeff Chandler, Laraine Day, Tim HoveySuccessful but weary art designer Rick Todd (Jeff Chandler) concedes to the demand of his advertising firm's vice president, widow Gwen Taylor (Laraine Day), to travel to a small town and recruit a famous artist for a campaign. When Rick grudgingly makes the trip, he meets Timmy Harkinson (Tim Hovey) -- who, unknown to Rick, is Gwen's son. Timmy has been fabricating fantastic tales about his absent father at his school, and Rick perfectly fits the bill to assume the role.- 13Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Jeff ChandlerBird of Paradise is a 1951 film directed by Delmer Daves.
14Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler, Jacques BergeracA group of Basque settlers journeys via wagon train from Missouri to California, with dreams of starting new lives and planting treasured grape vines out West. The settlers are led by disreputable tracker Lon Bennett (Jeff Chandler), who lusts after Gabrielle (Susan Hayward) and means to have her no matter what. But first he'll need to get past Gabrielle's husband, Andre (Carl Esmond). Despite accidents and Native American attacks, Bennett is determined to get what he wants.
15Jack Elam, Hugh O'Brian, Jay SilverheelsThe Battle at Apache Pass is a 1952 Universal-International western film starring John Lund as United States Army Major Colton, and Jeff Chandler repeating the role of Apache chief Cochise, whom he played two years earlier in 20th Century Fox's Broken Arrow. The film was rated as the No. 1 moneymaker in Variety magazine's list of box-office pictures, when it came out in April 1952. The film is a fictionalized account combining the events of "The Bascom Affair" of 1861 and the "Battle of Apache Pass" of 1862, the first time that the Indians meet modern artillery, in the Confederate Territory of Arizona.
16Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, Stephen McNallyA disillusioned sea captain, Mike Dillon (Dana Andrews), smuggles European Jewish refugees into Palestine -- the land that is now Israel -- during World War II. Upon reaching Palestine, Dillon delivers the refugees to a secret camp, where they plan to fight against the British. However, Dillon soon finds himself caught in the middle of a struggle that pits the founders of Israel against British troops. And Dillon must decide whether to do the right thing or stay out of trouble.
17Dorothy Malone, Jeff Chandler, Maureen HingertPillars of the Sky is an American western film in Technicolor and CinemaScope, released by Universal-International on October 12, 1956. Directed by George Marshall, it stars Jeff Chandler and Dorothy Malone, with co-stars Ward Bond, Keith Andes and Lee Marvin.
18Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Gregg PalmerAfter decades of warfare between the Apaches and the U.S. military, a peace agreement is finally made. A few years later, the Apaches undergo a regime change, and the new chief, Taza (Rock Hudson), is determined to maintain positive relations between his people and the American cavalrymen. But Taza's fiery brother, Naiche (Bart Roberts), wants to rid the area of incoming white pioneers. Naiche teams up with Geronimo (Ian MacDonald), the leader of a violent nearby tribe, and a new war begins.
19Jeff Chandler, Faith Domergue, Glenn StrangeThe Great Sioux Uprising is a 1953 western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Jeff Chandler.
20Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes MooreheadIn this biopic, waitress Jeanne Eagels (Kim Novak) is desperate for fame and joins the carnival to try to achieve it. Under the watchful eye of impresario Sal Satori (Jeff Chandler), Eagels becomes a dancer -- a position that eventually brings her to New York City. With her heart set on filling a Broadway marquee with her name, Eagels takes acting lessons and earns a job as an understudy for a big production. But what she really wants is the starring role -- and she'll hurt anyone to get it.
21Anne Baxter, Rory Calhoun, Jeff ChandlerThe Spoilers is a 1955 film directed by Jesse Hibbs, adapted to screen by Oscar Brodney and Charles Hoffman from the novel and play by Rex Beach. The movie is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with Anne Baxter as Cherry Malotte, Rory Calhoun as Alexander McNamara, and Jeff Chandler as Roy Glennister. The film culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister and McNamara. Film versions also appeared in 1914, 1923, 1930, and 1942. The 1930 and 1942 versions were the only instances of Gary Cooper and John Wayne playing the same role in the same story in two different films; Jeff Chandler portrays the part in this version.- 22Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney, Peter ArneRenowned for his courageous deeds as a youth when he slew Goliath, David (Jeff Chandler) inadvertently incurs the wrath of King Saul (Basil Sydney), who is jealous of the hero's popularity. In order to provide peace of mind for the Israelite king, Saul's scheming counselor, Doeg (Peter Arne), encourages the ruler to have David killed. David, aided by his friend Jonathan (David Knight), who is Saul's own son, attempts to survive without overtly clashing with his own people.
23Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru, Julie LondonWith the Civil War still a fresh memory, Maj. Clint Drango (Jeff Chandler) of the Union Army must restore order to Kennesaw Pass, Georgia. However, even with the trusty Capt. Marc Banning (John Lupton) along, he faces a distrustful town, as well as former Confederates led by the manipulative Clay Allen (Ronald Howard). A high-stakes battle of wills ensues as Drango, who hides a dark secret related to the town, must win the people's support to prevent the Union Army from intervening.
24Linda Darnell, Joseph Cotten, Jeff ChandlerTwo Flags West is a 1950 Western drama set during the American Civil War, directed by Robert Wise and starring Joseph Cotten, Jeff Chandler, Linda Darnell, and Cornell Wilde. The opening credits contain the following statement: On December 8th, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Special Proclamation, whereby Confederate Prisoners of War might gain their freedom, provided they would join the Union Army to defend the frontier West against the Indians. Based on the historical service of "Galvanized Yankees", the film tells the story of a company of imprisoned Confederate Army cavalry troopers given such amnesty. The company of Georgia veterans journeys to a remote New Mexico post commanded by an embittered, Southerner-hating major who expects them to desert at the first opportunity. The fulfillment of that expectation is challenged by an attack on the fort itself by Kiowa. Two Flags West was one of a wave of Civil War reconciliation-themed Westerns in the 1950s, in which soldiers from North and South combine against a common foe, that included Rocky Mountain, The Last Outpost, Escape from Fort Bravo, and Revolt at Fort Laramie.
25Maureen O'Hara, Dennis Weaver, Jay SilverheelsWar Arrow is a 1953 western film directed by George Sherman based on the Seminole Scouts and starring Jeff Chandler and Maureen O'Hara. Filmed by Universal-International, the film was shot in Agoura, California.
26Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes, Stephen McNallyDepressed by his impoverished small-town existence, miner Coke Mason (Jeff Chandler) agrees when his brother, George (Stephen McNally), urges him to box a fellow miner. Coke initially takes a beating, but when he grows angered, he fights viciously and wins. George and Coke's wife, Rose (Evelyn Keyes), convince Coke to train professionally, but despite the guidance of boxing trainer Speed O'Keefe (Rock Hudson), his new career and soaring income are marred by his inability to fight cleanly.
27Jack Palance, Allison Hayes, Jeff ChandlerSign of the Pagan is a 1954 film starring Jeff Chandler about Attila the Hun and his invasion of Rome.
28Rock Hudson, Jackie Gleason, Yvonne De CarloThe Desert Hawk is a 1950 fantasy adventure film starring Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Greene, Jackie Gleason, and Rock Hudson.
29Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance, Martine CarolAfter the end of World War II, six German soldiers return to Berlin and form a bomb disposal unit. Defusing bombs is extremely risky business, so every week the group contributes to a fund that will go to the last man standing. Only Karl Wirtz (Jeff Chandler) and Eric Koertner (Jack Palance) are left, and their once solid friendship is starting to crack. Adding to the tension is their rivalry over a local woman (Martine Carol) and one last job that could change everything.
30Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler, Eduardo De FilippoRaw Wind in Eden is a 1958 film starring Jeff Chandler and Esther Williams.
