Search results for "Joan Blondell"
Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson
IMDb: 6.6
68

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937
IMDb: 6.4
101

The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company….

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Waterhole #3

Waterhole #3

Waterhole #3
IMDb: 6.2
95

After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buried. He plans to retrieve it,…

Genre: Comedy, Western
The Phynx

The Phynx

The Phynx
IMDb: 4.4
81

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

Genre: Comedy
The Glove

The Glove

The Glove
IMDb: 5.3
92

In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wears a deadly glove made of leather and steel. Rock’em sock’em mayhem ensues.

Genre: Action, Thriller
For Heaven’s Sake

For Heaven’s Sake

For Heaven’s Sake
IMDb: 6.3
92

An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter
IMDb: 6.8
91

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he’s a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out…

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid
IMDb: 7.2
102

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

Genre: Drama
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933
IMDb: 7.7
97

Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
IMDb: 8
128

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles:…

Genre: Drama, Family
Topper Returns

Topper Returns

Topper Returns
IMDb: 6.8
88

Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it’s Gail Richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington (Landis),…

Cry ‘Havoc’

Cry ‘Havoc’

Cry ‘Havoc’
IMDb: 6.9
97

The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn’t what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper,…

Genre: Drama, War
Sinners’ Holiday

Sinners’ Holiday

Sinners’ Holiday
IMDb: 6.3
60

Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story involves rum-running, accidental murder and a frame-up.

Genre: Crime, Romance
Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night
IMDb: 6
88

Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots
IMDb: 7
82

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lizzie

Lizzie

Lizzie
IMDb: 6.3
81

A psychiatrist treats a woman of three faces: neurotic Elizabeth, wanton Lizzie, and charming Beth.

Genre: Drama
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear
IMDb: 5.8
97

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless…

Genre: Comedy, War, Western
Ride Beyond Vengeance

Ride Beyond Vengeance

Ride Beyond Vengeance
IMDb: 6.2
101

Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him, later faking a…

Genre: Action, Western
Night Nurse

Night Nurse

Night Nurse
IMDb: 7
72

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy
IMDb: 7.1
79

Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven
IMDb: 6.5
88

A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child’s family.

Genre: Comedy, Family
Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway
IMDb: 6
73

Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly Mahoney who brings her younger…

Genre: Romance
Colleen

Colleen

Colleen
IMDb: 5.9
89

Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees

Genre: Drama, Romance
Desk Set

Desk Set

Desk Set
IMDb: 7.2
103

A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network’s research staff.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Millie

Millie

Millie
IMDb: 6.2
85

Millie Blake is very careful about picking her husband, but that is no guarantee that a marriage will turn out well, nor that she will.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Stand-In

Stand-In

Stand-In
IMDb: 6.8
91

An east coast efficiency expert who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio receives some help from a former child star who now…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve
IMDb: 5.7
93

The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy
IMDb: 7.6
83

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex
IMDb: 6.1
117

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars
IMDb: 6.2
85

Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion.

Genre: Action, Drama
Adventure

Adventure

Adventure
IMDb: 6.2
135

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade
IMDb: 7.5
104

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
The Champ

The Champ

The Champ
IMDb: 6.8
121

The more you love, the harder you fight. The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to the mat years…

Genre: Drama, Family
Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton
IMDb: 6.1
66

Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she…

Winchester ’73

Winchester ’73

Winchester ’73
IMDb: 5.5
97

TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con the other a law officer, competing for possession of the famed…

Genre: TV Movie, Western
Battered

Battered

Battered
IMDb: 6.8
120

Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
IMDb: 7.7
111

Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with “Mademoiselle Zeena” and her alcoholic husband, Pete.

Genre: Crime, Drama
There’s Always a Woman

There’s Always a Woman

There’s Always a Woman
IMDb: 6.6
81

An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Broadway Bad

Broadway Bad

Broadway Bad
IMDb: 6.1
61

Showgirl Tony Landers, supported by her friend Flip Daly, fights for the custody of her son during a divorce hearing.

Genre: Drama, Music
Illicit

Illicit

Illicit
IMDb: 6.1
77

Ann, a young woman with outrageously advanced ideas, has been living in sin with Dick, her lover, because of her conviction that marriage would destroy their love; but social pressure…

Genre: Drama, Romance