6 Best Harry Tyler Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 17, 2026

Harry Tyler brought wiry, wisecracking energy to hundreds of Hollywood films across five decades, often as a clerk, cabbie or townsman. Plunder Road unravels a meticulously planned gold bullion heist, A Lawless Street has a weary marshal considering hanging up his badge, Appointment with Danger sends a postal inspector undercover to catch a federal agent’s killers, and Grand Central Murder investigates a death on a stalled train. In Old California and Go West round out the list.

Plunder Road (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A gang's meticulously planned gold bullion heist begins to unravel during their getaway on the road.

Directed by Hubert Cornfield · 1h 12m · Rated NR

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A Lawless Street (1955)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A weary town marshal thinks about hanging up his badge as his estranged actress wife comes back to town.

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Appointment with Danger (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A cynical postal inspector goes undercover to catch the killers of a fellow federal agent.

Directed by Lewis Allen · 1h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Grand Central Murder (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A wisecracking detective investigates the murder of a former actress found dead aboard a station train.

Directed by S. Sylvan Simon · 1h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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In Old California (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A Boston pharmacist opens a drugstore in a lawless Sacramento gold-rush town run by a ruthless boss.

Directed by William C. McGann · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Go West (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Three bumbling brothers stumble into possession of a valuable deed while travelling west by train.

Directed by Edward Buzzell · 1h 20m · Rated NR

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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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 Harry Tyler Movies

Plunder Road (1957)

A Lawless Street (1955)

Appointment with Danger (1950)

Grand Central Murder (1942)

In Old California (1942)

Go West (1940)

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