6 Best Merrill McCormick Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 5, 2026

Merrill McCormick was a prolific Hollywood character actor and stuntman whose career ran from the silent era through the 1950s, appearing in hundreds of films. Escape from Fort Bravo falls a Union officer for a Confederate spy, Les Miserables pursues an ex-convict with an obsessive policeman, The Duel at Silver Creek stops claim jumpers, and Son of Ali Baba reclaims a father’s treasure. Canadian Pacific and Dead Men Walk round out the list.

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Merrill McCormick is in this western about a hardened Union officer at a desert prison camp who falls for a Confederate prisoner's visiting cousin.

Directed by John Sturges · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Son of Ali Baba (1952)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Merrill McCormick appears in this adventure where the son of the legendary Ali Baba must recover his father's treasure and reclaim his rightful throne.

Directed by Kurt Neumann · 1h 15m · Rated G

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Les Miserables (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Merrill McCormick is in this adaptation about an ex-convict who breaks parole to build a new life and is relentlessly pursued by an obsessive police inspector.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 1h 45m

Where to watch

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

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The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Merrill McCormick is in this Audie Murphy western about a gunslinger and a marshal who team up to stop a gang of claim jumpers murdering prospectors across the territory.

Directed by Don Siegel · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Canadian Pacific (1949)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Merrill McCormick features in this western about a railroad surveyor who battles fur traders determined to stop the transcontinental line.

Directed by Edwin L. Marin · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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Dead Men Walk (1943)

TMDB ★ 5.1

Merrill McCormick is in this horror about a doctor who discovers that his recently deceased evil twin brother has returned from the grave.

Directed by Sam Newfield · 1h 04m

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix, Troma NOW, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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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 Merrill McCormick Movies

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Son of Ali Baba (1952)

Les Miserables (1952)

The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)

Canadian Pacific (1949)

Dead Men Walk (1943)

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