List of the best Allen Jenkins movies: Sh! The Octopus(1937), Chained for Life(1951), A Slight Case of Murder(1938), The Mayor of Hell(1933), The Case of the Howling Dog(1934), The St. Louis Kid(1934), Cain and Mabel(1936), Sins of Man(1936), Going Places(1939), The Gay Falcon(1941), The Hat Box Mystery(1946), Jimmy the Gent(1934) ... ...
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named... See full summary »
4.2/10
Drama
USA
1951
68 Minutes
Hinkley
Daisy Hilton Allen Jenkins Mario Leval Violet Hilton
A Siamese twin kills the husband who left her. The courts have to decide if she is convicted of murder, how can they punish her sister, who had nothing to do with the crime?
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1938
85 Minutes
Mike
Edward G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins Willard Parker Ruth Donnelly John Litel Eric Stanley Harold Huber Edward Brophy Paul Harvey Bobby Jordan
police officer bootlegger bar owner gangster orphan wife lighthearted cheeky new york state household business adoption prohibition crime murder transformation fall 1930s
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
"Uncle" Mike
James Cagney Madge Evans Allen Jenkins Dudley Digges Frankie Darro Dorothy Peterson John Marston Charles Wilson Hobart Cavanaugh Raymond Borzage Robert Barrat
corrupt businessman reformed criminal nurse boy gangster guard dark gritty shocking reform school court barn redemption reform political corruption new job rebellion juvenile crime transformation sacrifice
Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Sgt. Holcomb
Warren William Mary Astor Allen Jenkins Helen Trenholme Grant Mitchell Dorothy Tree Helene Lowell Gordon Westcott Harry Tyler Arthur Aylesworth Russell Hicks
perry mason neighbor lady dog killer lawyer crafty intricate suspenseful house office living room apartment courtroom disappearance inheritance investigation murder trial law and order
An agitated and desperate man spares no expense in insisting that Mason represent him against a neighbor's howling dog and act as executor of his will.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1934
67 Minutes
Buck `'Bucky'` Willets
Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out. He evades a penalty when he claims, that he had done it as an... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Dodo
Marion Davies Clark Gable Allen Jenkins Roscoe Karns Walter Catlett Robert Paige Hobart Cavanaugh Ruth Donnelly Pert Kelton William Collier Sammy White
A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1936
77 Minutes
Crusty
Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the second is born deaf-mute but gains hearing ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Droopy
Dick Powell Anita Louise Allen Jenkins Ronald Reagan Walter Catlett Harold Huber Larry Williams Thurston Hall Minna Gombell Joyce Compton Robert Warwick
salesman boss beautiful woman aunt fan jockey lighthearted mellow store hotel party racetrack parade maryland horse racing impersonation wager advertising sabotage quest
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Mystery & Thriller
1941
67 Minutes
Jonathan G. `'Goldie'` Locke
George Sanders Wendy Barrie Allen Jenkins Nina Vale Gladys Cooper Edward Brophy Arthur Shields Damian O'Flynn Turhan Bey Eddie Dunn Lucile Gleason
detective thief socialite sidekick pretty woman the falcon crafty playful suspenseful new york city apartment building office nightclub morgue bar robbery murder secret identity fraud investigation
The first in the "Falcon" series finds the amateur detective and ladies' man on the trail of jewel thieves.
Mystery & Thriller
1946
44 Minutes
"Harvard"
A woman aims what she understands to be an ornately disguised camera and takes a shot -- leaving a photo subject dead.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
67 Minutes
Lou
James Cagney Bette Davis Alice White Allen Jenkins Philip Reed Mayo Methot Alan Dinehart
confidence man love interest competitor friend girlfriend witness brash cheeky lighthearted new york city office hospital cruise ship deception inheritance unlikely romance mistaken identity ethics change of heart love
An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Marty
Edward Arnold Ann Harding Donna Reed Allen Jenkins John Emery Stephen McNally Katherine Emery Reginald Denny Rosemary DeCamp Stanley Ridges Barry Nelson
blind person detective stepmother stepdaughter actor nazi suspenseful brooding new york city blindness investigation secret murder world war ii mystery pursuit 1940s
A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
6.7/10
Comedy, Romance
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Radio Announcer
James Cagney Mary Brian Ruth Donnelly Allen Jenkins Claire Dodd Robert McWade
Small time con artist Lefty Merrill has co-organized a crooked dance marathon and set-up his girlfriend to win the prize money. When his partner disappears with money before the contest is ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Detective Joe Musik
Pat O'Brien Bette Davis Lewis Stone Allen Jenkins Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Glenda Farrell Alan Dinehart George Chandler
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Jonathan `'Goldy'` Locke
George Sanders Wendy Barrie James Gleason Allen Jenkins Mona Maris Victor Kilian Frank Moran Russ Clark Ed Gargan Eddie Dunn Alec Craig
private detective fiancée police officer scientist twin thug suspenseful thrilling emotional taxi hotel room apartment nightclub new york city street missing persons wrongfully accused schemes marriage investigation
Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
63 Minutes
Jonathan "Goldy" Locke
George Sanders Lynn Bari James Gleason Allen Jenkins Helen Gilbert Ward Bond Anne Revere Hans Conried
detective escaped convict inspector sidekick ex-girlfriend reporter melodramatic thrilling suspenseful new york city office club graveyard street murder investigation blackmail deception missing persons ransom unlikely allies
The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Carole Lombard Fernand Gravey Ralph Bellamy Allen Jenkins Isabel Jeans Marie Wilson Marcia Ralston Ottola Nesmith Heather Thatcher Jacques Lory Tempe Pigott
marquis actress salesman friend lady chef amusing crafty paris restaurant hotel london house opera house scandal love triangle romance deception disguise jealousy
After meeting her in Paris, a penniless marquis relentlessly pursues a famous actress.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
93 Minutes
J. "Katsy" Van Courtland
Ruby Keeler Lee Dixon Ross Alexander Allen Jenkins Louise Fazenda Carol Hughes Winifred Shaw Teddy Hart Hugh O'Connell Addison Richards E.E. Clive
producer partner college student actress company president fiancé lighthearted amusing playful new york city docks theater office stage theater acting mistaken identity impersonation romance confession
Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1934
67 Minutes
Emmett Frink
Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Hugh Herbert Allen Jenkins Helene Lowell Joan Wheeler Frankie Darro Ivan Lebedeff
An under-appreciated mother inherits a fortune and abandons her family.
Drama
1933
70 Minutes
Hank Wales
Kay Francis George Brent Glenda Farrell Allen Jenkins Monroe Owsley Helen Ware Henry Kolker Ferdinand Gottschalk Irving Bacon Clarence Wilson George Chandler
wife ex-husband husband private detective sister partner melodramatic outlandish intricate cruise ship bedroom mansion blackmail divorce jealousy love triangle cruise scam escape forbidden love
A private eye (George Brent) follows a millionaire's wife (Kay Francis) to Havana, where they fall in love.
Romance
1938
80 Minutes
Roscoe
Dick Powell Olivia de Havilland Charles Winninger Allen Jenkins Bonita Granville Melville Cooper Isabel Jeans Grady Sutton Thurston Hall John Ridgely Jack Mower
heiress tycoon architect gas station attendant maid valet airy amusing winsome mansion gas station office class distinctions romance father/daughter relationship opposites attract wealth revenge love growing up
An heiress (Olivia De Havilland) gets even with a gas-pumping architect (Dick Powell) by introducing him to her father (Charles Winninger).
Comedy
1942
85 Minutes
`'Pappy'` Goodring
Ann Sothern Red Skelton Leo Gorcey Allen Jenkins Donald Meek Lloyd Corrigan Fritz Feld Walter Catlett Ben Welden Rags Ragland Frank Jenks
showgirl comedian supervisor building owner con artist fiancée lighthearted amusing cheery chicago apartment building coffee shop nightclub atlanta employment career change mix-up romance unlikely allies scams
Maisie (Ann Sothern) falls on hard times and works at several odd jobs before she meets aspiring comedian Hap (Red Skelton).
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Chuck
Dick Powell Josephine Hutchinson John Halliday Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins Ruth Donnelly Dorothy Dare Marjorie Gateson
Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Casey
Alice Faye Betty Grable Jack Oakie John Payne Allen Jenkins Esther Ralston Fayard Nicholas Harold Nicholas Ben Carter John Loder Elisha Cook Jr.
singer songwriter musician boxer melodramatic charming new york city stage tin pan alley show business romance songwriting vaudeville world war i love rise quest 1910s
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1935
84 Minutes
Carbarn Hammerschlog
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Olivia de Havilland Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins Mary Gordon J. Farrell MacDonald Thomas E. Jackson Harvey Parry Mabel Colcord Edward Keane
brother police officer boxer promoter mother girlfriend amusing heartwarming emotional cheeky dance floor boxing ring family home city love triangle boxing sibling rivalry family feud ambition mother/son relationship
Two brothers, a police officer and a boxing promoter, vie for the affections of a lovely young woman.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Johnny Johnson
Joan Crawford Melvyn Douglas Roland Young Billie Burke Allen Jenkins Andrew Tombes Helen Parrish Emory Parnell
businesswoman sister reporter executive love interest younger sister charming playful witty church office house wedding independence marriage business love unlikely romance mistaken identity rivalry
Divine Crawford who gives all - in this really funny comedy , she donated all her salary from this movie to the Red Cross after Carole Lombard's plane crashed .
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
90 Minutes
Joe Dirk
Ann Sheridan Dick Powell Gale Page Helen Broderick Allen Jenkins ZaSu Pitts Ronald Reagan Max Rosenbloom Jerry Colonna Vera Lewis Elizabeth Dunne
Professor Hardwick teaches at Winfield College and detests the new swing music that is the craze. He has written a rhapsody which he takes to New York to be published. Staying with his Aunt... See full summary »
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
95 Minutes
Duke "Dukie" Dennis
Rudy Vallee The Schnickelfritz Band Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert Allen Jenkins Gloria Dickson Melville Cooper Mabel Todd Fritz Feld Edward Brophy Curt Bois
club owner ballet instructor ballerina ex-wife gangster thug madcap lighthearted nightclub theater paris new york city mistaken identity ballet performance con game pursuit quest 1930s
Owners and show girls of the bankrupt Club Ballé are mistaken for the Academy Ballet of America and are off to Paris to compete in an International Dance Exposition.
4.9/10
Comedy
USA
1937
66 Minutes
Specs
Mary Boland Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Carol Hughes Allen Jenkins Mischa Auer Alan Mowbray Hugh O'Connell Teddy Hart Arthur Aylesworth Irving Bacon
The offices of a great newspaper syndicate are presided over by John B. Radway, obviously a nut, and his sister Ollie Radway, obviously the brains in the family. David "Party" Partridge, ... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama
1939
75 Minutes
Peter
Chester Morris Lucille Ball Wendy Barrie John Carradine Allen Jenkins Joseph Calleia C. Aubrey Smith Patric Knowles Kent Taylor Elisabeth Risdon Casey Johnson
prostitute pilot detective businessman anarchist professor melodramatic creepy suspenseful los angeles jungle amazon plane crash lost anarchy civilization native people death escape wretched excess
Conflicts arise among the 12 survivors of a jungle plane crash when it is learned only five can return to civilization.
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
Barney Sykes
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Preston Foster Edward Ellis Allen Jenkins Noel Francis Berton Churchill
veteran prisoner guard landlady lawyer bleak brutal intense georgia diner prison chicago construction site prison injustice torture escape aspirations jealousy escape
Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
7.7/10
Western
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Gyp Watson
James Stewart Marlene Dietrich Mischa Auer Charles Winninger Brian Donlevy Allen Jenkins Warren Hymer Irene Hervey Una Merkel Billy Gilbert Samuel S. Hinds
sheriff boss drunk singer amusing lighthearted small town wild west corruption romance showdown adventure rise 19th century
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Sweeney (store detective) (uncredited)
Warren William Loretta Young Wallace Ford Alice White Albert Gran Allen Jenkins Marjorie Gateson Hale Hamilton Ruth Donnelly Zita Moulton Frank Reicher
manager wife salesman owner board member model amusing melodramatic spirited department store new york city work-life balance secret marriage workplace romance money affair wretched excess forbidden love 1930s
A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1938
87 Minutes
Okay
Edward G. Robinson Claire Trevor Humphrey Bogart Gale Page Donald Crisp Allen Jenkins Thurston Hall John Litel Henry O'Neill Max Rosenbloom Ward Bond
psychiatrist crime boss fence criminal inspector offbeat suspenseful spirited cool new york city courtroom crime new identity research unusual romance blackmail murder transformation fall 1930s
A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Willie "The Knife" Corson
Edward G. Robinson Humphrey Bogart Ann Sothern Donald Crisp Ralph Bellamy Allen Jenkins Charles D. Brown Cecil Kellaway Morgan Conway Richard Lane Paul Guilfoyle
mobster criminal monk girlfriend police officer endearing positive city europe hideout monastery shop police station crime faith meaning of life transformation 1940s
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
6.9/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Mr. Wilfred
Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Ralph Bellamy Alan Hale Lee Patrick Allen Jenkins Lucile Watson William Frawley Roscoe Karns Grant Mitchell Maris Wrixon
adviser wife inspector dancer dentist chauffeur suspenseful amusing lighthearted office yacht theater storage closet apartment investigation murder marriage impersonation writers mystery
A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Spudsy
Warren William Margaret Lindsay Errol Flynn Claire Dodd Donald Woods Allen Jenkins Philip Reed Winifred Shaw Warren Hymer Olin Howland Henry Kolker
perry mason friend ex-husband husband detective attorney engaging suspenseful law office mortuary apartment police station dinner party house law bigamy blackmail murder investigation accidental death
Perry interrupts his vacation plans when an ex-girlfriend, now newly married, asks him to help her with murder and bigamy charges.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Higgins
Alan Ladd Dorothy Lamour Robert Preston Lloyd Nolan Richard Erdman Allen Jenkins
Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Adventure
USA
1941
133 Minutes
"Lucky" James
Errol Flynn Fred MacMurray Ralph Bellamy Alexis Smith Regis Toomey Allen Jenkins Craig Stevens Herb Anderson Moroni Olsen Addison Richards Louis Jean Heydt
pilot doctor best friend surgeon girlfriend intense fiery engaging airplane san diego hospital laboratory aviation medical experiments navy surgery research death discovery quest
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1933
61 Minutes
Robert "Rusty" Griffith
Neil Hamilton Sheila Terry Guy Kibbee Arthur Byron Dudley Digges Allen Jenkins Harold Huber
A trainload of silk puts Neil Hamilton on the fast track to murder in this full-throttle thrill ride costarring Sheila Terry and Guy Kibbee. As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Barney Cowan
Rudy Vallee Ann Dvorak Helen Morgan Ned Sparks Alice White Allen Jenkins
College band-leader "Skip" Houston keeps his band together after graduation, they turn professional, and they are a big hit on the radio and in nightclubs. He falls in love with Bonnie ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1937
105 Minutes
Sergeant Mike
Dick Powell Doris Weston Lee Dixon Hugh Herbert Jane Darwell Allen Jenkins
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Success in the contest,... See full summary »
4.8/10
Comedy
USA
1938
79 Minutes
Shiner Ward
Humphrey Bogart Louise Fazenda Nat Pendleton Penny Singleton Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins Leon Weaver Frank Weaver Ronald Reagan Tommy Bupp Sonny Bupp
love interest wrestler manager blacksmith schemer crafty touching amusing ozark mountains missouri small town wrestling ring rivalry love wrestling manipulation love quest 1930s
Promoter Ed Hatch comes to the Ozarks with his slow-witted wrestler Joe Skopapoulos whom he pits against a hillbilly Amazon blacksmith, Sadie Horn. Joe falls in love with her and won't ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1945
98 Minutes
Chimp
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Vera-Ellen Donald Woods S.Z. Sakall Allen Jenkins Edward Brophy Steve Cochran Otto Kruger Natalie Schafer
librarian entertainer gangster girlfriend dancer thug witty madcap nightclub backstage city ghosts possession siblings murder performance investigation revenge love transformation
When a brash young nightclub entertainer is murdered, his ghost urges his studious twin brother to seek revenge.
7.4/10
Romance
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Harry
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter Nick Adams Julia Meade Allen Jenkins Marcel Dalio Lee Patrick Mary McCarty Alex Gerry
designer songwriter client doctor college student hilarious cheery lighthearted new york city nightclub cabin connecticut seduction jealousy romance impersonation revenge pursuit temptation rivalry
An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
96 Minutes
Louie
Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Jane Bryan Edward Ciannelli Isabel Jewell Allen Jenkins Mayo Methot Ben Welden Henry O'Neill Rosalind Marquis
prostitute mobster sister henchman attorney fiery rousing big city nightclub courtroom injustice abuse shady dealings murder court battles underdog transformation revenge 1930s
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
5.7/10
Adventure
USA
1949
92 Minutes
George
Mickey Rooney Thomas Mitchell Michael O'Shea Mary Hatcher Spring Byington Lina Romay Steve Brodie Allen Jenkins Richard Lane
race car driver mechanic mother love interest owner beautiful girl thrilling gutsy wild gripping california indianapolis racetrack garage nightclub car car racing loss redemption father/son relationship
A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1967
94 Minutes
Joe Bonney
Sandra Dee George Hamilton Celeste Holm Bill Bixby Dick Kallman Mort Sahl Dwayne Hickman Allen Jenkins Robert Gibbons Nichelle Nichols Charlotte Considine
singer secretary boss neighbor musician actor quirky amusing emotional nightclub hospital office mother/daughter relationship show business love triangle marriage pregnancy workplace romance transformation love
Heather is the lead singer for a band that is on its way to fame and fortune. Things get complicated when she becomes pregnant and has three men willing to be both husband and father. But her boss isn't one of them.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1942
105 Minutes
Portagee Joe
Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield Frank Morgan Akim Tamiroff Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek John Qualen Allen Jenkins
homeless person poor person migrant worker drunk beautiful woman uplifting witty southern california monterey, calif. jail beach romance inheritance friendship money love rise 1940s
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
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