List of the best Arleen Whelan movies: Castle in the Desert(1942), The Sun Shines Bright(1954), The Badge of Marshal Brennan(1957), Raiders of Old California(1957), Passage West(1951), Young Mr. Lincoln(1939), Young People(1940), Never Wave at a WAC(1952), Dear Wife(1949), Ramrod(1947) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Sidney Toler Arleen Whelan Douglas Dumbrille Richard Derr Henry Daniell Edmund MacDonald Lenita Lane Ethel Griffies
Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Lucy Lee Lake
Charles Winninger Arleen Whelan John Russell Milburn Stone Stepin Fetchit Russell Simpson Francis Ford Mitchell Lewis
judge wrongly accused prostitute brash mushy spirited rousing kentucky small town small-town life injustice class distinctions election underdog quest 1890s
John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1957
76 Minutes
Jim Davis Arleen Whelan Lee Van Cleef Carl Smith Harry Lauter Marty Robbins Douglas Fowley Louis Jean Heydt
gunslinger marshal cattle baron son pretty woman brooding engaging wild west small town restaurant fake identity showdown law enforcement corruption redemption rivalry transformation 19th century
A pseudo-marshal, a local doctor and the town sheriff must join forces to battle a greedy cattle-baron whose herd, locally sold, is contaminated with a contagious disease.
Western
USA
1957
72 Minutes
Jim Davis Arleen Whelan Faron Young Marty Robbins Lee Van Cleef Louis Jean Heydt Harry Lauter Douglas Fowley Larry Dobkin Bill Coontz Don Diamond
father judge settler wife sergeant captain brash thrilling spirited southern california house courtroom small town wild west land grab frontier life military justice law and order old west
At the end of the Mexican-American War, a crooked U.S. Cavalry Captain and his men force a captive Mexican officer to sign the deeds to his vast lands and large hacienda over to the Captain.
Western
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Rose Billings
John Payne Dennis O'Keefe Arleen Whelan Frank Faylen Mary Anderson Peter Hansen
In 1864, six Salt Lake prison escapees join a wagon train headed for California but tensions between inmates and settlers complicate the perilous voyage.
Drama, History
USA
1939
100 Minutes
Sarah Clay
Henry Fonda Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver Arleen Whelan Eddie Collins Pauline Moore Richard Cromwell Ward Bond Donald Meek Spencer Charters Eddie Quillan
lawyer love interest friend witness inspiring engaging patriotic new salem, ill. store cabin springfield, ill. courtroom murder abraham lincoln justice death rise sacrifice 19th century
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case.
Musical
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Judith
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
USA
1952
87 Minutes
Sgt. Toni Wayne
Rosalind Russell Paul Douglas Marie Wilson William Ching Arleen Whelan Leif Erickson Charles Dingle Lurene Tuttle Hillary Brooke Frieda Inescort Regis Toomey
socialite senator army officer model ex-husband private amusing endearing positive washington, d.c. army base fort lee, va. military life deception romance female bonding culture clash transformation love 1950s
A shallow society matron is urged by her senator father to join the Women's Army Corps.
Comedy
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Tommy Murphy
William Holden Joan Caulfield Edward Arnold Billy De Wolfe Mona Freeman Arleen Whelan Mary Philips Harry von Zell Raymond Roe Elisabeth Fraser Bill Murphy
Thanks to political activist teen Miriam, her brother-in-law and father find themselves rival candidates for state senator.
Western
USA
1947
94 Minutes
Rose Leland
Veronica Lake Joel McCrea Donald Crisp Charles Ruggles Preston Foster Don DeFore Arleen Whelan Lloyd Bridges Nestor Paiva Ray Teal
rancher father cattleman overseer sheriff alcoholic gutsy brash tense ranch saloon dressing room range street range war ambition murder romantic dilemma deception gender roles
Violent feud between Connie Dickason, the owner of the Circle 66 ranch and rancher Frank Ivey, the self-proclaimed boss of an otherwise public grazing land.