Brian Keith was first seen in the 1924 American silent comedy-drama film ‘Pied Piper Malone,’ in which he played the role of a little boy. After making uncredited appearances in films like ‘Knute Rockne, All American’ (1940), ‘Portrait of Jennie’ (1948), and ‘Fourteen Hours’ (1951), he starred as ‘Cpl. Brady’ in the 1953 Western Technicolor film ‘Arrowhead’ directed by Charles Marquis Warren. The film was based on a novel by W. R. Burnett. He continued to appear in films like ‘Alaska Seas’ (1954), ‘Jivaro’ (1954), ‘The Bamboo Prison’ (1954), ‘The Violent Men’ (1955), ‘5 Against the House’ (1955), ‘Storm Center’ (1956), ‘Dino’ (1957), ‘Hell Canyon Outlaws’ (1957), ‘Fort Dobbs’ (1958), ‘Sierra Baron’ (1958), ‘The Young Philadelphians’ (1959), and ‘Ten Who Dared’ (1960). In 1961, he starred as ‘Mitch Evers’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘The Parent Trap,’ directed by David Swift. The film was praised by critics and currently holds a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The following year, he played the role of ‘Major General Vanneman’ in the James Neilson-directed American Technicolor science fiction comedy film ‘Moon Pilot.’ The film generated a mixed response from critics. He was next seen in films like ‘Savage Sam’ (1963), ‘The Raiders’ (1963), ‘A Tiger Walks’ (1964), ‘Those Calloways’ (1965), and ‘The Hallelujah Trail’ (1965).
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In 1966, he played the role of ‘Police Chief Link Mattocks’ in the American comedy film ‘The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming,’ directed by Norman Jewison. The film received positive reviews from critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $21.7 million on a $3.9 million budget. That same year, Keith also became a part of the American sitcom ‘Family Affair’ where he portrayed ‘Uncle Bill Davis.’ The show aired 138 episodes in a span of 5 seasons before going off-air in 1971. He next appeared in films like ‘Reflections in a Golden Eye’ (1967), ‘With Six You Get Eggroll’ (1968), ‘Krakatoa, East of Java’ (1969), ‘Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?’ (1970), ‘Scandalous John’ (1971), ‘The Yakuza’ (1975), ‘The Wind and the Lion’ (1975), and ‘Nickelodeon’ (1976). In 1978, he portrayed ‘Jocko Doyle’ in the American action-comedy film ‘Hooper,’ directed by Hal Needham. The film was met with positive reviews and was a major commercial success, grossing over $78 million on a budget of $6 million. He continued to star in films like ‘Meteor’ (1979), ‘The Mountain Men’ (1980), ‘Sharky's Machine’ (1981), ‘Death Before Dishonor’ (1987), ‘Young Guns’ (1988), ‘Welcome Home’ (1989), ‘Wind Dancer’ (1993), ‘Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story’ (1996), ‘The Second Civil War’ (1997), ‘Walking Thunder’ (1997), and ‘Rough Riders’ (1997). He last appeared in the 1999 romantic comedy film ‘Follow Your Heart,’ directed by Lorenzo Doumani.
Two identical twin sisters, who are separated by birth due to the divorce of their parents, get reunited years later at a summer camp, where they decide to bring their parents back together. Therefore, the girls, switch places with each other, and go back to their parents, and starts working on their plan.
Complications arise when a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of an island in New England. Lieutenant Rozanov tries to seek help from the island locals, including the police chief and a TV writer who is on a vacation. However, there is a risk of this small mishap turning into an international incident, which is why he claims to be a Norwegian sailor.
When John Tunstall, the distinguished British gentleman and cattle rancher in New Mexico, is gunned down by his competitor Lawrence Murphy, the young and wayward gunmen he had hired to work in his ranch, decide to take revenge. Based on a true story, the film retells the adventures of Billy the Kid, who leads the group to avenge their mentor.
After spending several years at a juvenile detention center for being involved in the murder of a night watchman, Dino is eventually released. He is brought to Larry Sheridan for therapy, who tries to understand Dino’s problems and his psychology. He learns that while Dino has been away, his brother got involved with a gang, and now he expects Dino to join them.
Along with her kids, an American widow is kidnapped by an Arab chieftain, as he wants to embarrass the Sultan of Morocco. Things get complicated when this abduction gains international attention, and sparks the threat of armed intervention by the US. Meanwhile, the woman begins to develop feelings for her captor.
Storm Center is a drama film which tells the story of Alicia Hull, a librarian in a small-town who is known for introducing kids to reading. Her life takes a turn when she is asked to remove a book named ‘The Communist Dream’ from the library, but she refuses. This leads to her being shunned by the locals and eventually fired from her job.
Those Calloways is an American family drama film, which revolves around Cam Calloway and his family, who live in a densely wooded area in New England. Cam’s dream is to build a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area every year, but every time he tries, his attempts fail.
The Mountain Men is an adventure western film which tells the story of two fur trappers Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp, who come across an Indian woman who is abused by her husband. They are moved by her plight, and they decide to protect her from her ruthless husband Heavy Eagle. However, they are caught by Heavy Eagle, who tries to teach her a lesson, by raping her.
Teenager, Travis Coates, is left in charge of his 12 years old brother, Arliss, along with his dog Savage Sam. When Travis, Arliss, and their friend, Lisbeth, are captured by a band of Apaches, it is up to Savage Sam to lead the children out of trouble as a rescue mission is launched.
A young woman named Alice Parker, arrives at the trading outpost of Rio Galdez, searching for her fiance, who had gone missing while on his quest of gold. She is soon aided by a jungle trader.
In this movie, based on W. R. Burnett 1953 novel Adobe Walls, Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon is highly skeptical that US army’s peace talk with the Apache is going to be successful. He attempts to warn the superiors but is instead fired. Meanwhile, the Apache chief's son Toriano returns making Bannon all the more suspicious of his real motives.
Scandalous John is a western romantic comedy film which tells the story of John, an old ranch owner, who likes to live life according to his own wishes. He is forced to fight a lone battle against people who want to invade his land.
A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander intending to exchange her for a Gatling gun sold by a gunrunner, which he needs to rob a Mexican bandit.
This comedy drama film takes us to a small southern town in the US, where the locals resent the nearby presence of an Army base, due to the trouble caused by some of the enlisted men. Officer Nace who is in charge of community relations, organizes a big dance to improve the relations, but despite well intentions from both sides, the dance only riles up the locals further.
In the 19th century, Major John Wesley Powell, a man without an arm, gathers a team of nine men including his brother Walter. They set out an mission to discover Colorado, on four different boats. Their journey is long and difficult, but things turn worse, when one of the boats is destroyed.
Chosen for the first manned flight to the moon, astronaut Richmond Talbot is told to keep the flight secret. When Lyrae, a woman suspected to be a foreign spy, contacts him, Talbot is placed under vigilance. But Talbot realizes that Lyrae, who is trying to help protect his mission, is not a spy from enemy country, but an alien from another planet.
Ship captain Hanson is headed for the Dutch East Indies, in order to hunt for a precious treasure, along with his mistress and a group of convicts. His mistress has been accompanying them as she knows about the whereabouts of the treasure, but the real reason she is coming with them, is to look for her young son, whom she believes to be lost somewhere in the region.
Ben Harvey is a naïve young man who leaves his small town for Chicago. However, a pickpocket steals his money in the city, leaving him nowhere to go. Queen Lil, who runs a bordello gives him shelter, and also helps him find work at a newspaper. His life takes a turn, when he realizes the extent of government corruption, and he sets out to reform the entire system.
A comedy-mystery film directed by Clive Donner, the movie follows the adventures of retired detective Charlie Chan, who is asked to help the police in solving a new series of murders. Even though the prime suspect in the killings is a lady known as the Dragon Queen, Chan is not convinced she is the murderer.
