George Montgomery Movies

In this action movie, a top stock-car driver causes a death on the race track and finds his career in shambles. Desperate for money, he gets a job as a driver for a drug ring. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

George Montgomery, several years before chucking acting in favor of woodworking, directs and stars in Ride the Tiger. Montgomery plays a Miami nightclub owner whose partner is murdered. The cops could care less (so it seems), so the owner goes after the murderer himself. The film takes its sweet time, allowing the viewer to luxuriate in its calculated seediness. And wait until you see who the killer is! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Strangers at Sunrise takes place at the turn of the century, during the Boer war. An Afrikaaners family offers hospitality to a group of British soldiers. The guests turn out to be deserters, who terrorize the family for the remainder of the film. George Montgomery stars, along with Deanna Martin (daughter of crooner $Dean Martin).. Strangers at Sunrise was filmed on location in South Africa. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This Yugoslav thriller is set during World War 2. George Montgomery plays an inmate in a particularly vicious POW camp. Escaping, Montgomery links up with a group of Yugoslav partisans. In Bridge on the River Kwai fashion, he leads them back to the camp to wipe out the sadistic Nazi overseers. While the film is not particularly bad, it might be a good idea for local TV stations not to schedule Bomb at 10:10 in a 10:10 PM time slot; the world is just too full of wise guys. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

An uncharacteristically villainous George Montgomery guest-stars as gunslinger Dan Taggert, who challenges Joe Cartwright to a duel. As an opportunist named Fitts (Robert Ellenstein) begins taking bets on the outcome of the gunfight, Ben and Hoss try to use a soft answer to turneth away Taggert's wrath-but they don't know Taggert. Though the ending is not what one could call tragic, it is hardly a happy one for the easily disillusioned Joe. Also in the cast is future softcore-porn impresario Zalman King as Pete. Written by Sidney Ellis, "The Code" was originally broadcast on February 13, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this action film, a reporter (Tom Drake) travels to the Philippines during World War II to report on a famous American colonel, John Hannegan (George Montgomery). However, when he meets the revered colonel and witnesses a battle, he discovers that the man's heroics come at the cost of ruthless, brutal war tactics. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

In December of 1944, the Allied high command is convinced that German forces in Belgium are in a low state of readiness, and perhaps even about to withdraw. Only one officer on the front lines, intelligence specialist Lt. Col. Kiley (Henry Fonda), believes otherwise -- that the Germans are actually planning an attack. His opinion is rejected by his immediate superior (Dana Andrews) and his commanding general (Robert Ryan). Kiley spots several suspicious signs of German activity behind enemy lines on a reconnaissance flight, and he is at the front looking for evidence when the German counter-offensive starts. Taking advantage of Allied unpreparedness and a weather front that grounds all aircraft, their heavy tank units, supported by infantry, roll over the American forces, assaulting the lines at five different points in an attempt to ultimately divide the Allied forces in the west. The German top tank officer, Colonel Hessler (Robert Shaw), has planned his operation perfectly, but he is in a race against time, to take as much territory as possible before the weather front moves out and American aircraft can fly again, and to capture the American fuel supplies so that the offensive can continue right to the port of Antwerp. He has the total dedication of his men, but engenders doubts from his aide, Conrad (Hans-Christian Blech), who is weary of the fighting and wonders what it is all for. Meanwhile, Kiley is trying to uncover the weak spot in the German offensive, and he crosses paths with several other key players in this drama: Charles Bronson as a combat officer charged with the defense of the collapsing American position, James MacArthur as a neophyte lieutenant who becomes a leader, and Telly Savalas as a conniving sergeant in command of a tank who unexpectedly finds a nobler, less mercenary side of himself. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

A wealthy mercenary lives in blissful solitude upon his private island in the Philippines. This actioner chronicles what happens when it is invaded by pirates, mobsters, and smugglers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

George Montgomery directs, stars, and co-scripts this routine, somewhat dated wartime drama set in the Philippines during World War II. Capt. John Larsen (Montgomery) has to go behind enemy lines at the beginning of the war to rescue a general from Japanese captivity. Instead of breezing through the assignment, Larsen discovers that the general has died, and it is almost impossible to get back to his rendezvous point. Filipino guerrillas help him out, but then he is handicapped by an injured woman in need of medical attention. The "steel claw" of the title is a hook that the one-handed Larsen fastens onto himself, a prosthetic straight out of Peter Pan. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

An old-fashioned western, King of the Wild Stallions features a pretty widow in distress, a handsome foreman who comes to her rescue, and a nasty landowner. Martha (Diane Brewster) is troubled because unless she can come up with $500 she will lose her land to Matt (Emile Meyer), a wealthy cattle rancher. Coincidentally, Matt is offering a $500 reward for the capture of a powerful wild stallion, and anyone who can add knows that Martha has a way out of her dilemma. But at the same time, Martha's son Bucky (Jerry Hartleben) wants to keep the horse if he can catch him. Caught between her son's wishes and losing her land, Martha may have a way out, thanks to Randy (George Montgomery), her ingenious, talented, and good-looking foreman. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone, at least according to this film, as Arizona ranger Matt Sloane (George Montgomery). Working undercover, Sloane infiltrates an all-star outlaw gang consisting of Johnny Ringo (Jim Davis), Ike Clanton (Gerald Milton), Curly Bill Broces (Lane Bradford) and several other sagebrush celebrities. His purpose: to put an end to the smuggling of silver bullion across the Mexican border. Complicating matters is Sloane's concern over his young son Terry (Scott Morrow), who is being pursued across the territory by the man who murdered Sloane's wife. Not exactly an "A" picture, Toughest Gun in Tombstone is too well-mounted to be dismissed as a "B." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi