By Vlad Zakh · August 5, 2026
Kenneth MacDonald brought a smoothly authoritative presence to Hollywood across five decades and was frequently cast as a judge, lawyer or military officer. The Caine Mutiny relieves a paranoid captain of command, Fantastic Voyage miniaturises a medical team into a scientist’s body, The Fastest Gun Alive exposes a shopkeeper’s gunfighting skill, and Distant Drums raids deep into the Everglades. Back to Bataan and Safe in Hell round out the list.
01 Kenneth MacDonald is in this sci-fi adventure where a medical team is miniaturised and injected into a scientist's body to remove a blood clot.
Directed by Richard Fleischer · 1h 41m · Rated PG
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02 Kenneth MacDonald features in this western about a peaceful shopkeeper whose secret gunfighting skill is exposed when a notorious killer arrives in town.
Directed by Russell Rouse · 1h 29m · Rated NR
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03 Fred MacMurray is in this story of a naval officer whose court-martial defence exposes the paranoid instability of his captain.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk · 2h 04m · Rated NR
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04 Kenneth MacDonald features in this Gary Cooper adventure about an army officer who leads a dangerous raid deep into the Florida Everglades to destroy a gun-running outpost.
Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 41m · Rated NR
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05 Kenneth MacDonald features in this war film about an American colonel who leads Filipino guerrillas in a resistance campaign against the Japanese.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk · 1h 35m · Rated PG-13
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06 Ivan Simpson features in this pre-Code drama about a woman fleeing a murder charge who finds refuge on a lawless Caribbean island full of fugitives.
Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 11m · Rated NR
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