John Hodiak
11 titles
Filmography
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Conquest of Cochise
(1953)A U.S. Cavalry officer is sent to make peace between the Comanche and Apache tribes and the settlers along the Arizona frontier.

The Harvey Girls
(1946)It's a high-spirited Oscar-nominated musical clash between respectable waitress Judy Garland and wicked dance-hall queen Angela Lansbury when a restaurant chain opens up along railroad lines in the wild west of 1880s New Mexico. Get on board for the Oscar-winning song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe."

Two Smart People
(1946)Director Jules Dassin (Night and the City) combines the best of film noir, crime caper and romance in this little gem starring Lucille Ball, John Hodiak and Lloyd Nolan. Ace Connors (Hodiak) is a con man on the run, chased by determined cop Bob Simms (Nolan) who is trying to convince Ace to turn in the bonds he has stolen in exchange for a reduced sentence. When Simms catches up with Connors, the con man talks him into taking a train ride back east that will take them through the Southwest and into New Orleans. Entering into the fray is Ricki Woodner (Ball), who is looking to con the con man out of his bonds, while falling for him and Fly Feletti (Elisha Cook, Jr.), a snarling trigger man hot on Ace's trail. The tension builds to an exciting climax during Mardi Gras.

Maisie Goes to Reno
(1944)In the eighth film in MGM's Maisie series, Ann Sothern is back as the ever-stranded and out of luck chorus girl Maisie Ravier. This time Maisie has a steady non-showbiz job as a defense plant riveter. She utilizes a two-week vacation to take a singing job in a Reno night spot. This small Nevada town being the Divorce Capital of America, Maisie finds herself involved in the crumbling marriage be...
The Miniver Story
(1950)
Across the Wide Missouri
(1951)One of those men is Flint Mitchell, who heads into Blackfoot territory with his fellow mountain men β and with his new Blackfoot bride who may be the key to their safety.
The People Against O'Hara
(1951)James Curtayne (Spencer Tracy) was once a brilliant defense attorney, saving scores from prison-time and death row. But that was before a part of him crawled inside a bottle and never crawled out. He now practices civil lawβ¦it's safer that way. But when John O'Hara (James Arness), a kid from the neighborhood, gets hauled up on Murder One, he allows himself to get cajoled into returning to his former vocation. It's a mistake. The DA runs circles around the alcohol addled attorney, and O'Hara now faces execution. It's Jimmy's worst nightmare come true. The question is, what's he planning to do about it? A young John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) teams up with seasoned cinema vet Tracy for this noir-tinged legal drama, and it proves a potent combo β a solid, by-the-numbers thriller rises above the machinations of plot to provide a compelling portrait of a very good, but very weak man in thrall to some very bad, very strong impulses.

Homecoming
(1948)In 1941, Dr. Robert Sunday (John Hodiak) criticizes his friend, successful surgeon Ulysses Johnson (Clark Gable), for his hypocritical stance on war victims while neglecting needy, poor patients at home. When Ulysses joins the Army, his wife, Penny (Anne Baxter), worries about the war's effects on him and their marriage. On the voyage across, Ulysses meets nurse and widow Jane "Snapshot" McCall (Lana Turner), whose idealism, strength and skill prompt him to reevaluate his principles.

Lifeboat
(1944)A freighter is sunk by a German U-Boat. Eight survivors and the Nazi U-Boat commander get into a lifeboat. Tense drama of their interpersonal relationships. Story by John Steinbeck.

Malaya
(1949)Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Stewart and Sydney Greenstreet team up for a World War II adventure set in the steaming jungles of Malaya.

Command Decision
(1948)Clark Gable stars as a senior officer who faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II.