List of the best Allan Dwan movies: Here We Go Again(1942), American Madness(1932), Driftwood(1947), Sands of Iwo Jima(1949), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1938), East Side, West Side(1927), The Iron Mask(1929), Silver Lode(1954), While Paris Sleeps(1932), A Modern Musketeer(1917), The Restless Breed(1957), Frontier Marshal(1939) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1942
76 Minutes
Director
Edgar Bergen Harold Peary Jim Jordan Marian Jordan Ginny Simms Bill Thompson Gale Gordon
Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
Director
Frank Capra Walter Huston Pat O'Brien Kay Johnson Constance Cummings Gavin Gordon
bank president bank teller wife co-worker criminal detective melodramatic gutsy touching spirited bank vault party family home small town false accusations loyalty bank robbery moral dilemma infidelity
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all in the same day.
Drama
USA
1947
88 Minutes
Director
Ruth Warrick Walter Brennan Natalie Wood Dean Jagger Charlotte Greenwood Jerome Cowan H.B. Warner
Six-year-old Jenny rescues a collie dog, the only survivor of a plane wreck. A tag on the dog's neck states that it is en route to a medical laboratory where its blood will be used for ... See full summary »
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
Director
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Director
Shirley Temple Randolph Scott Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Phyllis Brooks Helen Westley Slim Summerville William Demarest
young girl advertising executive announcer cousin aunt farmer charming lighthearted winsome city radio station apartment farmhouse office studio advertising radio singing child custody romance
Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.
Drama
USA
1927
90 Minutes
Director
George O'Brien Virginia Valli J. Farrell MacDonald Dore Davidson June Collyer John Miltern Holmes Herbert Dan Wolheim Sonia Nodell Frank Dodge
Adventure
USA
1929
87 Minutes
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Belle Bennett Marguerite De La Motte Dorothy Revier Vera Lewis Rolfe Sedan William Bakewell Gordon Thorpe Nigel de Brulier Ullrich Haupt Lon Poff
musketeer count d'artagnan king twin love interest spirited brash suspenseful palace convent courtyard spain countryside dungeon impersonation monarchy twins ambition loyalty
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
80 Minutes
Director
John Payne Dan Duryea Lizabeth Scott Dolores Moran Emile Meyer Harry Carey Jr. Morris Ankrum John Hudson Robert Warwick Stuart Whitman Alan Hale Jr.
In Silver Lode, Dan Ballard is arrested by 4 Marshals for murder and theft but he denies the charges and searches for the real culprit even as the townsfolk start abandoning him.
Drama
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Director
Victor McLaglen Helen Mack William Bakewell Jack LaRue Rita La Roy Maurice Black Dot Farley Lucille LaVerne Paul Porcasi
To save his daughter Manon (Helen Mack) from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapes from jail.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
1917
65 Minutes
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Marjorie Daw Kathleen Kirkham Frank Campeau Eugene Ormonde Tully Marshall Edythe Chapman
A restless young man travels west, encountering adventure, romance, and danger.
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Director
Scott Brady Anne Bancroft Jay C. Flippen Jim Davis Rhys Williams Leo Gordon Scott Marlowe Eddy Waller Harry Cheshire Myron Healey Gerald Milton
lawyer father murderer woman gangster sheriff intense gory suspenseful thrilling patriotic brooding texas saloon mexico sheriff's office western films gangsters bandits murder
A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.
Western
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Director
Randolph Scott Nancy Kelly Cesar Romero Binnie Barnes John Carradine Edward Norris Eddie Foy Jr. Ward Bond Lon Chaney Chris-Pin Martin Joe Sawyer
cowboy wyatt earp criminal gunslinger thrilling intense tombstone, ariz. wild west o.k. corral frontier life law and order old west myths gunfight sacrifice rivalry pursuit 1870s
Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this very romanticized version of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Director
John Payne Arlene Dahl Rhonda Fleming Kent Taylor Ted de Corsia Lance Fuller Frank Gerstle Buddy Baer George E. Stone Ellen Corby Roy Gordon
An urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in-love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Director
Ray Milland Anthony Quinn Debra Paget Harry Carey Jr. Chubby Johnson Byron Foulger Frank Gerstle
husband wife criminal police officer ex-convict offbeat sultry tense ranch town car hotel indian reservation cliff betrayal deception fugitives husband/wife relationship money murder
A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.
Biography
USA
1938
104 Minutes
Director
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Annabella Leon Ames J. Edward Bromberg Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Sidney Blackmer
nobleman lover napoleon iii native beautiful woman melodramatic spectacular egypt france desert palace imperialism construction romance exile suez canal quest sacrifice love rivalry
Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
68 Minutes
Director
A newspaper woman believes she has a Scoop when she finds a 'Quadroon-Mulatto' woman who is thought by all to be the mother of a 'White' child.
Comedy
USA
1945
79 Minutes
Director
Dennis O'Keefe Helen Walker Eddie Anderson June Havoc Gail Patrick Mischa Auer Nana Bryant John Litel Joe Sawyer Neil Hamilton Herbert Rudley
veteran fiancée lawyer best friend heiress heir cheery unrestrained new york city office radio station theater bank ship inheritance investing engagement friendship broadway cruise
In order to inherit $7,000,000, an ex-soldier must spend $1,000,000 in two months' time.
Western
USA
1916
50 Minutes
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Alma Rubens Sam De Grasse Tom Wilson Frank Brownlee Jewel Carmen George Andre Beranger
An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.
Comedy
USA
1946
89 Minutes
Director
Eddie Albert Faye Marlowe Gail Patrick
A homesick American soldier stationed in England, during WWII, makes an unauthorized (a.w.o.l) trip on an American Air Force plane to the United States to see his wife, and then hops the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1916
50 Minutes
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Sam De Grasse Pomeroy Cannon Joseph Singleton Bessie Love Mary Alden George Andre Beranger Fred Burns
An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Director
Gloria Swanson Lawrence Gray Gertrude Astor Marguerite Evans Ford Sterling Carrie Scott Emil Hoch Margery Whittington
waitress cook actress manager actor love interest playful lighthearted theater stage diner riverboat train performance obsession restaurant boats romance jealousy rivalry
A young woman dreams of becoming a great actress. When her boyfriend starts to flirt with an actual actress, she becomes jealous and decides to fight with her rival.
Musical
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Director
Shirley Temple Jack Oakie Charlotte Greenwood Arleen Whelan George Montgomery Kathleen Howard Minor Watson Frank Swann Frank Sully Sarah Edwards Mae Marsh
child mother father townsperson performer teacher lighthearted spirited charming small town new england vaudeville show business hurricane prejudice acceptance transformation adventure discovery 1940s
Shirley's last film on her 20th Century Fox contract (aged 12). Her parents (Oakie, Greenwood) decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1924
77 Minutes
Director
Gloria Swanson Tom Moore Frank Morgan Lilyan Tashman Paul McAllister Ian Keith Frank Allworth Carrie Scott Arthur Housman
Gloria Swanson plays Tessie McGuire, a shopgirl who, when her boyfriend breaks their date one evening, goes to a party with a louche crowd of artists and hangers-on. She wows them with some... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1916
50 Minutes
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Jewel Carmen George Andre Beranger Ruth Darling Eugene Ormonde Macey Harlam Warner Richmond John Richmond Albert MacQuarrie
Steve O'Dare, a young New Yorker who has gone off to Nevada to be a cowboy, returns to New York to sell some horses. He bores his friends with tales of the exciting Western life, so they ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Director
Two brothers on leave fall for the same girl in World War I London.
Western
USA
1929
82 Minutes
Director
California's gold dicovery in 1848 draws a "tide of empire" to the area, which becomes ripe for bandits.
Musical
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Director
Ray Middleton Lucille Norman Eileen Christy Bill Shirley Estelita Rodriguez Clinton Sundberg Harry Carey Jr. Irving Bacon Leon Tyler Mara Corday Ann McCrea
Cam Ellerby (Ray Middleton) brings his traveling medicine show to town and it spells glamor and excitement to young Sylvia Townsend (Eileen Christy). Her mother, Kathleen (Lucille Norman), ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1947
91 Minutes
Director
The daughter of a Russian general arrives at Fort Ross American outpost with a slightly credible motive, hiding her true reasons which have to do with treason and blackmail. Yet she can not... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Director
Franchot Tone Broderick Crawford Warren William Andy Devine Mischa Auer Porter Hall Peggy Moran Samuel S. Hinds Charles Trowbridge Paul Fix Harry Cording
A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
65 Minutes
Director
Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Douglas Fowley Lloyd Nolan Lester Matthews Robert McWade Ralf Harolde Russell Hicks Holmes Herbert
Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.
Comedy
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Director
William Bendix Helen Walker Dennis O'Keefe John Loder John Abbott
marine best friend soldier pretty woman physician sergeant spirited lighthearted unrestrained ship australia household barracks garden bazaar marines americans abroad impersonation father/daughter relationship mistaken identity
Two Marines are let loose in Australia.
Western
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Director
John Lund Joan Leslie Brian Donlevy Audrey Totter Ellen Corby Minerva Urecal Jim Davis Ben Cooper James Brown
Training Boeing B-29 Superfortress Crew.
Comedy
USA
1941
75 Minutes
Director
Jim Jordan Marian Jordan Lucille Ball Lee Bonnell Dorothy Lovett Harold Peary Isabel Randolph Walter Baldwin Neil Hamilton
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Director
Ray Middleton Bill Shirley Muriel Lawrence
The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Director
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Musical
USA
1947
88 Minutes
Director
Jane Frazee Gail Patrick William Marshall Kenny Baker Victor McLaglen Irene Rich
best friend artist composer girl next door intense amusing airy emotional charming touching boston greenwich village musicals romance love triangle secret forbidden love love rivalry underdog
A songwriter finds out that his beautiful girlfriend is going to be an artist's model.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1915
60 Minutes
Director
William H. Crane Harold Lockwood May Allison Kate Meeks Hal Clarendon Guy Nichols
The story of David Harum, a small-town banker, and how what he does and who he is affects the lives of everyone in his town, whether they--or he--realize it.
Adventure
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Ryan David Farrar Murvyn Vye Robert Warwick Reginald Denny Lisa Montell Peter Coe Anthony Numkena Alex Montoya Robert Cabal
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
Drama
USA
1942
95 Minutes
Director
Charles Winninger Charles Ruggles James Craig Nancy Kelly Otto Kruger Ilka Gruning Greta Meyer Addison Richards Charles Lane Ruth Holley John Piffle
During World War I, two German men friends who emigrated to the US and become millionaires agree on most things, with one major difference: one has taken the US side against Germany ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Director
Jane Russell George Brent Scott Brady Forrest Tucker Andy Devine Jack Lambert John Litel Ray Teal Rory Mallinson Roy Barcroft Hollis Bane
outlaw brother marshal native american gambler saloon owner spirited sultry tense intricate oklahoma saloon small town jail desert hideout belle starr love triangle robbery gambling
In Oklahoma, outlaw Belle Starr joins the Dalton gang but she causes a romantic rivalry and a rift between the gang members, especially on the eve of the planned robbery of a bank where a posse is secretly waiting in ambush.
Western
USA
1954
88 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Ronald Reagan Gene Evans Lance Fuller Anthony Caruso Jack Elam Yvette Dugay Morris Ankrum Chubby Johnson Myron Healey Rodd Redwing
tough woman rancher government official native american father rival spirited melodramatic montana valley ranch indian reservation relocation land wars cattle sexism friendship underdog rivalry rescue
Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.
Sci-Fi
USA
1961
82 Minutes
Director
Ron Randell Debra Paget Elaine Stewart Anthony Caruso Gregg Palmer Morris Ankrum Tudor Owen Steve Mitchell Joel Donte
After wandering in a nuclear testing area in the desert, escaped mobster Ron Candell starts mutating and seeks revenge on his former crime partners.
Romance
USA
1936
62 Minutes
Director
Brian Donlevy Glenda Farrell Norman Foster Helen Wood Robert McWade Theodore von Eltz Romaine Callender Joe Sawyer Hattie McDaniel Murray Alper
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Adventure
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Director
Virginia Mayo Dennis Morgan David Farrar Murvyn Vye Lance Fuller Basil Ruysdael Lisa Montell Carol Thurston
beachcomber ex-girlfriend high priest islander treasure hunter groom campy striking engaging gripping melodramatic spirited south pacific treasure hunting conflict resolution corruption island life outsiders greed adventure
Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1939
66 Minutes
Director
Jimmy Ritz Harry Ritz Al Ritz Anita Louise Lionel Atwill Patsy Kelly Bela Lugosi Joseph Calleia Edward Norris Wally Vernon Paul Harvey
When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.
Adventure
USA
1958
94 Minutes
Director
Dana Andrews Jane Powell Don Dubbins Arthur Shields Ted de Corsia Friedrich Ledebur Augustin Fernandez Francisco Reiguera
Two 19th-century sailors jump ship only to discover their tropical paradise is a cannibal stronghold.
Comedy
1945
72 Minutes
Director
A married scientist (Dennis O'Keefe) tries to retrieve a garter from his buddy's (Barry Sullivan) bride (Marie McDonald).
Drama
1935
70 Minutes
Director
Edmund Lowe Claire Trevor Tom Brown Eugene Pallette Adrienne Ames Ford Sterling Herbert Mundin Jed Prouty David Torrence