6 Best Dan Duryea Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 18, 2026

Drama intense

Dan Duryea brought a sniveling, menacing charm to Hollywood’s golden age, becoming one of film noir’s most memorable and reliably slimy villains.

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) 01

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

IMDb ★ 7.2

Survivors of a plane crash in the Sahara desert attempt an audacious plan to rebuild their aircraft from the wreckage.

Criss Cross (1949) 02

Criss Cross (1949)

IMDb ★ 7.1

An armored car guard's obsession with his ex-wife draws him into a dangerous heist orchestrated by her new husband.

Scarlet Street (1945) 03

Scarlet Street (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A meek clerk's infatuation with a manipulative woman drags him into fraud, murder, and ruin.

The Woman in the Window (1944) 04

The Woman in the Window (1944)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A mild-mannered professor's chance encounter with a mysterious woman spirals into murder and blackmail.

Sahara (1943) 05

Sahara (1943)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A small group of Allied soldiers stranded in the desert makes a desperate stand against a much larger German force.

The Little Foxes (1941) 06

The Little Foxes (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A ruthless Southern matriarch schemes against her own greedy brothers to seize control of the family fortune.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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