37 Carolyn Jones Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

When incorruptible detective Sgt. Dave Bannion starts investigating the suspicious death of a fellow officer, he receives threatening calls and is pulled off the case. When his car is blown killing his wife, Bannion stands against influential mob-bosses who wield power over the town. Helped by Debby, the spurned mistress of the gangster, Bannion battles corruption, powerful adversaries, and violence, to bring the mob to justice. 

Strange seeds drift to Earth from outer space, and they cause mysterious pods to grow in California. Soon, some of the human beings start behaving like robots. One doctor takes note of this, and soon other people begin to make similar observations. It soon becomes apparent that the pods have been replicating the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time.

Last Train from Gun Hill is a western film which tells the story of Craig Belden, who is the wealthiest and the most powerful man in the Wild West town of Gun Hill. He soon begins to believe that he is above the law, and when a Native American woman married to a US Marshall is raped and killed by his son, he refuses to allow his son to be arrested. Therefore, the Marshall decides to take on Craig’s henchmen himself to bring the killer to justice.

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a suspense thriller film, which revolves around an American family who were vacationing in French Morocco, only to be dragged into a huge conspiracy. 

The Seven Year Itch is a romantic comedy film, which tells the story of a married man, whose family goes away for the summer. However, in the meantime, he feels attracted to his beautiful neighbor.

An ambitious actor and World War II veteran, moves to New York City, as he is extremely determined to make a name for himself as a successful Broadway actor. Whether he is able to achieve this or not, forms the rest of the story. 

How the West Was Won is an epic Western film which takes us to the 19th century, and covers several events such as the Gold Rush, the Civil War, as well as the building of the railroads.

While an alien invasion threatens the future of the human race, an American man Ray Ferrier struggles to survive the catastrophic nightmare, along with his family.   

Professor Jarod, a talented sculptor, runs a wax museum where he creates wax statues of well-known historical figures. His partner, who is hungry for money, sets the museum on fire hoping to obtain the insurance money. To avenge them, Jarod murders his partner and his fiancée, and uses their wax-coated corpses as displays.

Shield for Murder is a crime drama film, which tells the story of a corrupt and brutal police detective, who kills a bookmaker, in order to steal his money. However, after he realizes that a deaf and mute person witnessed the murder, he realizes that he must kill again in order to cover his tracks. 

Bookkeeper Charlie Sampson is attending night school, aspiring to become an accountant and gets upset when his wife becomes pregnant, believing that fatherhood may hamper his studies. He envies Eddie, a single go lucky coworker. His reservations comes to fore at a bachelor’s party held for one of his colleagues and he becomes tempted to stray. 

District attorney, John Conroy, is tasked to bring down a crime syndicate but the mob has connections in high places, making his task difficult. He gets help in the form of journalist Jerry McKibbon, who also finds himself being hindered by political corruption. Will the two succeed especially after an assassin is hired to kill McKibbon?

Baby Face Nelson is a crime film which tells the story of Lester Gillis, aka Baby Face Nelson, who joins a Chicago mob, run by Rocca, to commit robberies. Meanwhile, Gillis is also being hunted by the FBI. 

Framed for a murder he did not commit, Jim Guthrie barely escapes lynching and flees into wilderness. On returning home three years later, he finds that he is still a wanted man and must find the true killer within three hours if he wants to escape hanging. 

A former gunslinger arrives in a frontier town, hoping to establish himself as the local preacher. Quickly, his wish to lead a peaceful life is dashed due to the constant rivalry between the cattlemen and sheep herders and decides to take up arm when his church is burned down. But he must weigh his options carefully so that the cycle of retribution and revenge is not perpetuated.  

Post-WWI, canner Zeb Kennedy and fishing boat captain Thor Storm plan a cannery in an Alaskan town, but Zeb’s attraction towards Thor’s fiancé, Bridie, causes a rift that keeps widening as Zeb’s greed for money threatens fishermen’s livelihood which infuriates Thor. Later, Thor strives for Alaskan statehood while ‘Czar Kennedy’ works to better his financial prospects. The hostilities end with Alaska attaining statehood.

Off-Limits is an action thriller film which tells the story of two military detectives who arrive in Saigon, Vietnam in 1968, to investigate the murder of a prostitute.

Marjorie Morgenstern, a conservative Jewish girl decides to join the acting profession after falling in love with Catskills entertainer Noel Airman. They begin a relationship and he renames her Marjorie Morningstar, even though Airman’s writer, playwright Wally Wronkin is romantically interested in Marjorie and is more suitable for her. 

When advertising artist leaves his job in New York to settle down in sleepy town, he is not welcomed by the community, especially the adults, although the children become friendly with him. His wife is also unhappy about it and starts lashing out at him, falsely accusing him of beating her. Therefore, when she goes missing, he becomes the prime suspect. 

Based on a novel of the same name, Sail a Crooked Ship is a comedy film which tells the story of Bugsy, who has an idea to steal a ship in New York City, and use it for a bank robbery in Boston. However, since neither him nor anyone in his gang has any idea on sailing, they kidnap an ex-Naval officer Gilbert to force him to sail for them.

Katherine Chandler has been an invalid for 27 years, waiting for her missing son John to return. Her life gets even more difficult when she learns that a men’s dormitory is going to be built where she leaves, and she is going to be evicted. However, she refuses to vacate the premises as she believes that her long-lost son will return there, looking for her.

Make Haste to Live is a suspense drama film which tells the story of Steve Blackford, a mobster who spends eighteen years in prison for a murder which he had not committed. Eventually, he is paroled, and he heads to a town in New Mexico, hoping to take revenge against his former wife, who is responsible for his conviction.

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff is a drama film which takes us to 1954, to a small town in Kansas. It revolves around a lonely and depressed high school teacher named Evelyn, who is liked by students and her co-workers, but is unsatisfied with her job regardless. Her life takes a different turn when she is raped by an African American janitor working at the school.

Eaten Alive is a horror film which tells the story of a woman named Sheila, whose sister goes missing in the jungles of New Guinea. She teams up with Mark, a mercenary, to track her down, but their road is filled with several perils. It soon seems that her sister Diana has joined the cult of a man named Jonas, who abuses his followers physically and sexually. Mark, Sheila and Diana eventually manage to escape from Jonas, and they make their way into the jungle, but things get even uglier when they find themselves among cannibals.