Directing

Harmon Jones

Born — Died

1911-06-03 — 1972-07-10

Place of birth

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Gorilla at Large poster
5.5

At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in a gorilla suit.

Gorilla at Large

1954

Princess of the Nile poster
7.3

Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. She practices her intrigues both at the court and, disguised as a dancing girl, in the market place.

Princess of the Nile

1954

The Mountains of the Moon poster
NR

A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it is inhabited by a bloodthirsty tribe. Luckily Tarzan intervenes.

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

As Young as You Feel poster
6.4

A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.

As Young as You Feel

1951

Canyon River poster
6.5

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

Canyon River

1956

City of Bad Men poster
6.2

Outlaws plan a robbery to take place during a championship prizefight in Carson City, Nevada.

City of Bad Men

1953

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title poster
5.3

A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

1966

A Day of Fury poster
5.9

Town marshal Alan Burnett life is saved by a stranger he meets on the trail. His rescuer turns out to be Jagade, a gunslinger just returned after years away, who finds when he gets into town that he can't abide the peace that has been settled between "his" people (i.e. the saloon-keepers, gamblers, etc.) and the righteous, "respectable" folk.

A Day of Fury

1956

The Pride of St. Louis poster
7.0

The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Pride of St. Louis

1952

The Silver Whip poster
6.4

Frustrated with the lack of opportunities in his hometown, young Jess Harker plans to leave, but sympathetic stagecoach armed guard Race Crim persuades his boss to give Jess the stage driver job.

The Silver Whip

1953

Bloodhounds of Broadway poster
6.9

A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1952

Bullwhip poster
4.9

In order to avoid the hangman's noose, a cowboy agrees to marry a beautiful but fiery redhead.

Bullwhip

1958

The Beast of Budapest poster
8.0

Archival footage combined with new footage re-creates the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. It is also a love story between a devout communist woman and the liberal son of a prominent professor. Because of their political differences, the two can never be together.

The Beast of Budapest

1958

The Kid from Left Field poster
7.7

Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), and not only gets his dad's job back, but a batboy position for himself. With his dad's help, Christie begins to make a few suggestions here and there. And as a publicity stunt, the team makes him their youngest manager on record. But when Chris gets sick, Coop has to come to the rescue.

The Kid from Left Field

1953

Wolf Larsen poster
7.0

A mean-spirited ship captain keeps his crew under his autocratic thumb while indulging his more refined side. But when his men rise up in mutiny, Larsen forces the cultured Van Weyden to help him quash the uprising.

Wolf Larsen

1958

Target Zero poster
6.1

International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.

Target Zero

1955