6 Best Cliff Clark Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 26, 2026

Cliff Clark built a solid Hollywood career playing police chiefs, sheriffs and military officers and was a familiar authoritative presence in dozens of films. High Noon leaves a retiring marshal alone against killers, The Men helps a paralysed veteran adjust to civilian life, Raw Deal drags an innocent woman into an escaped convict’s revenge, and Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise investigates a killer aboard a ship. Fort Apache and Castle on the Hudson round out the list.

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Charlie Chan investigates a killer's deadly vendetta against passengers aboard a Honolulu-bound liner.

Directed by Eugene Forde · 1h 17m

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High Noon (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A retiring marshal must face a gang of killers alone after the townspeople he protected abandon him.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 1h 25m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Men (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Cliff Clark is in this Marlon Brando debut about a paralysed war veteran who struggles to adjust to civilian life and reconnect with his fiancee.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 1h 25m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Raw Deal (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Cliff Clark appears in this noir about an escaped convict seeking revenge on the gangster who framed him who drags an innocent woman into his dangerous flight.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 19m

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Fort Apache (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A rigid, glory-seeking cavalry officer's recklessness threatens his fort and the soldiers under his command.

Directed by John Ford · 2h 08m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Castle on the Hudson (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Cliff Clark appears in this prison drama about a hardened career criminal who clashes with a progressive warden trying to reform him.

Directed by Anatole Litvak · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Cliff Clark Movies

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

High Noon (1952)

The Men (1950)

Raw Deal (1948)

Fort Apache (1948)

Castle on the Hudson (1940)

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