Writing

Daniel B. Ullman

Born — Died

1918-10-23 — 1979-10-23

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Mysterious Island poster
6.6

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

Mysterious Island

1961

Fighting Lawman poster
6.0

A US Marshal hunts down three bank robbers that are living under new identities.

Fighting Lawman

1953

Wichita poster
6.3

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.

Wichita

1955

The Oklahoman poster
5.8

After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to raise his newborn daughter. Unfortunately, not all the citizens there are hospitable, especially when the doctor hires a pretty Indian teenager as his child's nanny.

The Oklahoman

1957

Hiawatha poster
9.0

A young Indian brave attempts to bring peace to two warring tribes.

Hiawatha

1952

Hot Rod poster
6.3

A young man builds a hot rod despite the disapproval of his father, a Juvenile Court judge. Circumstantial evidence points to the innocent teenager when his car is involved in a hit-and-run accident and he must reconcile with his father.

Hot Rod

1950

The Dark Avenger poster
6.4

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from the ravages of the French. After defeating the French in battle, the defeated French plot to kill the prince. Failing in this, they kidnap his lady, the lovely Lady Joan Holland. Of course Prince Edward has to ride to the rescue, adopting numerous guises to save his paramour, which ultimately end in him leading his men into one final climactic battle against the French. (Also known as "The Warriors" and "The Black Prince").

The Dark Avenger

1955

The Marksman poster
7.0

Mike Martin becomes a deputy marshal and takes on a gang of cattle rustlers.

The Marksman

1953

At Gunpoint poster
6.7

A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.

At Gunpoint

1955

Face of a Fugitive poster
5.7

A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.

Face of a Fugitive

1959

Good Day for a Hanging poster
6.4

When the local sheriff is killed after a bank robbery, ex-lawman Ben Cutler collars the apparent killer, Eddie Campbell. Because of his background as a local youth who spent time living with the Cutlers, Eddie gets the benefit of the doubt from Ben's daughter and his wife-to-be. Ben is firm that Eddie is guilty, and as the matter is debated in a divisive court battle, it will soon become clear whether he's right.

Good Day for a Hanging

1959

Canyon River poster
6.5

A rancher's foreman schemes against him on a cattle drive from Oregon to Wyoming.

Canyon River

1956

Fort Vengeance poster
6.4

Two brothers flee America and join the Canadian North West Mounted Police. One brother is good, the other bad, both men on a collision course just as trouble starts to brew with the Indians.

Fort Vengeance

1953

The First Texan poster
6.7

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.

The First Texan

1956

The Gunfight at Dodge City poster
5.7

Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is killed by hired guns of the corrupt incumbent Bat is determined to settle the score with violence but he is convinced by the townspeople that the best way to avenge his brother's death is by taking Ed's place on the ballot. Bat agrees and wins the election but his new role on the right side of the law will lead him to unexpected confrontations as he finds himself torn between his loyalties to his friends and his duties as sheriff.

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone poster
6.5

Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) with new scenes shot in Tombstone, Arizona, this film shows the return of the legendary former Marshal Wyatt Earp to his old stomping grounds. He visits old friends, teaches bad guys some manners and reveals secrets about his early life.

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

1994

Fort Osage poster
6.5

Rod Cameron stars as frontier scout Tim Clay, assigned to guide a wagon train through Indian territory. Clay knows that he's in for a lot of trouble because of the treaty-violating activities of white criminals Pickett and Keane. Fortunately for the hero, Pickett and Keane double-cross each other somewhere along the line, weakening their ability to foment an all-out Indian attack.

Fort Osage

1952

Kansas Pacific poster
5.0

Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier; army captain Nelson is sent out to oppose them. As the tracks push westward, Nelson must contend with increasingly violent sabotage, while trying to romance the foreman's pretty daughter Barbara.

Kansas Pacific

1953

Battle of the Coral Sea poster
5.9

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959

Last of the Badmen poster
6.8

Chicago detectives in the 1880s head west to find the killers of their colleague.

Last of the Badmen

1957

Seven Angry Men poster
6.0

Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.

Seven Angry Men

1955

The Maze poster
5.6

A Scotsman abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty and moves to his uncle's castle in the Scottish highlands. Kitty and her aunt follow Gerald a few weeks later, and discover he has suddenly aged. Some mysterious things happen in a maze made from the hedges adjoining the castle.

The Maze

1953

Two Guns and a Badge poster
10.0

In the last of his four western programmers for Allied Artists, Wayne Morris plays frontiersman Jim Bisby. Mistaken for a notorious gunslinger, Jim is appointed deputy sheriff of a wide-open cattle town. Playing along, our hero gets down to business -- and by the time his true identity is revealed, it hardly matters, since most of the bad guys are pushing up daisies on boot hill.

Two Guns and a Badge

1954

Cavalry Scout poster
6.0

Kirby Frye, a former Confederate officer but now a Union Cavalry scout, is sent into Montana territory to locate and retrieve three Gatling Guns stolen from the U.S. Arsenal by outlaws believed to have taken them west to sell to the Soiux and Cheyenne. The trail leads him to Red Bluff where, aided by Claire Corville, he and the audience discover together and real quick like that Martin Gavin, a supposedly-honest operator of a freight line, has the guns and intends to exchange them to the Indians for furs.

Cavalry Scout

1951

An Annapolis Story poster
4.3

Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

An Annapolis Story

1955

Star of Texas poster
7.0

Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a group of supposed respectable businessmen.

Star of Texas

1953

Wild Stallion poster
6.2

A young orphan grows into adulthood, all the while searhing for his beloved white horse that disappeared years earlier.

Wild Stallion

1952

The Big Gusher poster
7.0

Hoping to strike it rich, four people--two best buddies, a blonde waitress and a cheerful oldtimer--pool their resources so they can drill for oil. A Columbia Pictures B-film from 1951.

The Big Gusher

1951

Dial Red O poster
5.2

The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.

Dial Red O

1955

Dial Red O poster
5.2

The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.

Dial Red O

1955

Deadly Harvest poster
8.0

An Iron Curtain defector who has been living for years as a California winegrower learns that Soviet agents are stalking him.

Deadly Harvest

1972

Wagons West poster
7.3

Travelers heading west in a wagon train, under repeated assault by Indians, discover someone in their group is supplying rifles to their attackers.

Wagons West

1952

The Forty-Niners poster
6.0

1849 California and the Gold Boom. Marshal Sam Nelson goes under cover to find out the identity of a trio of killers.

The Forty-Niners

1954

Bobby Ware Is Missing poster
8.0

This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son. The police are contacted, and a ransom letter is received.

Bobby Ware Is Missing

1955

Smuggler's Gold poster
7.0

A deep-sea diver becomes romantically involved with the daughter of a gold smuggler.

Smuggler's Gold

1951

Red Desert poster
7.0

A Government agent is sent to track an outlaw who has stolen gold boulion. The chase leads into a desolate desert region where the agent is forced to utilize his survival skills.

Red Desert

1949

Montana Desperado poster
7.0

The story concerns a fierce struggle over water rights. Complicating the plot is the presence of a masked desperado who is systematically killing off local ranchers.

Montana Desperado

1951

Flame Of Stamboul poster
5.3

An American agent working undercover as a cafe pianist in Cairo sets out to capture a notorious spy and jewel thief known as "The Voice".

Flame Of Stamboul

1951

Montana Incident poster
10.0

Whip is surveying land for a railroad but a land baron and one of his daughters stands in the way.

Montana Incident

1952

Cherokee Uprising poster
7.0

The title insurrection in this low-budget Whip Wilson Western consists mainly of Iron Eyes Cody, who is conspiring to raid the wagon trains with crooked sheriff Marshall Reed and nefarious Indian agent Forrest Taylor.

Cherokee Uprising

1950