List of the best Barbara Stanwyck movies: The Lady Eve(1941), Remember the Night(1940), Baby Face(1933), There's Always Tomorrow(1956), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers(1946), Sorry, Wrong Number(1948), No Man of Her Own(1950), Christmas in Connecticut(1945), Stella Dallas(1937), The Furies(1950), The Miracle Woman(1931), Clash by Night(1952) ... ...
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Jean Harrington, Lady Eve Sidwich
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Eugene Pallette William Demarest Eric Blore Melville Cooper Martha O'Driscoll Janet Beecher Robert Greig Dora Clement
con artist father heir cardsharp amusing charming winsome witty ship train new york city household love deception romance crime father/daughter relationship love rivalry revenge
A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him.
Other, Romance
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Beulah Bondi Elizabeth Patterson Willard Robertson Sterling Holloway Charles Waldron Paul Guilfoyle Charles Arnt John Wray Thomas W. Ross
district attorney shoplifter sheriff mother love interest amusing emotional charming new york city jail court pennsylvania indiana car romance opposites attract christmas family shoplifting redemption
Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Donald Cook Arthur Hohl John Wayne Henry Kolker Margaret Lindsay Douglas Dumbrille Theresa Harris Alphonse Ethier James Murray
beautiful woman businessman father friend banker sultry unrestrained pennsylvania new york city seduction sex betrayal prohibition social standing adventure transformation 1930s
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully sleeping her way to the top.
Drama
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Joan Bennett Pat Crowley William Reynolds Gigi Perreau John Gentry Myrna Hansen Judy Nugent Jane Darwell Paul Smith
When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life.
Drama
USA
1946
116 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Van Heflin Kirk Douglas Lizabeth Scott Judith Anderson Darryl Hickman Roman Bohnen Ann Doran
wealthy woman district attorney childhood friend aunt convict bleak tense iverstown, pa. mansion office dark secrets love triangle marriage of convenience cover-up accidental death forbidden love fall wretched excess rivalry 1920s
A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband, who believe he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
89 Minutes
Leona Stevenson
Barbara Stanwyck Burt Lancaster Ann Richards Wendell Corey Ed Begley Leif Erickson William Conrad
heiress husband father-in-law old flame hit man hypochondriac intense dark suspenseful family home office dance hall subway staten island, n.y. new york city murder plot college sweethearts class distinctions infidelity pharmaceuticals
While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.
Drama
USA
1950
98 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck John Lund Jane Cowl Phyllis Thaxter Lyle Bettger Henry O'Neill Richard Denning Carole Mathews
A pregnant woman adopts the identity of a railroad crash victim and starts a new life with the woman's wealthy in-laws, but is soon blackmailed by her devious ex.
Comedy, Other
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Dennis Morgan Sydney Greenstreet Reginald Gardiner S.Z. Sakall Robert Shayne Una O'Connor Frank Jenks Joyce Compton Dick Elliott Betty Alexander
writer soldier chef editor publisher nurse lighthearted cheery new york city apartment connecticut farm kitchen barn christmas deception country life babies war heroes engagement
A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
Drama
USA
1937
111 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck John Boles Dawn O'Day Barbara O'Neil Alan Hale Marjorie Main Edmund Elton George Walcott Gertrude Short Tim Holt Nella Walker
mother wife daughter husband father wealthy man melodramatic uneasy engaging camp massachusetts small town mill family home mother/daughter relationship divorce class distinctions marriage family relationships
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Western
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Walter Huston Wendell Corey Judith Anderson Gilbert Roland Thomas Gomez Beulah Bondi Albert Van Dekker John Bromfield Wallace Ford Blanche Yurka
childhood friend father daughter bad boy gambler rancher dark tense sultry melodramatic ranch new mexico family home wild west town father/daughter relationship family dysfunction jealousy love triangle power struggle
A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.
Drama
USA
1931
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck David Manners Sam Hardy Beryl Mercer Russell Hopton Charles Middleton Eddie Boland Thelma Hill Aileen Carlyle Harry Todd
woman preacher con artist blind person pilot touching uplifting street church apartment radio station faith con game disillusionment redemption religion fall transformation love 1930s
After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind aviator restore her faith and happiness?
Drama
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Paul Douglas Robert Ryan Marilyn Monroe J. Carrol Naish Keith Andes Silvio Minciotti Julius Tannen Anthony Dante Diane Stewart Deborah Stewart
woman fisherman projectionist brother husband girlfriend fiery raw sultry monterey, calif. docks movie theater boat ocean adultery love triangle marriage gossip homecoming wretched excess
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Drama
USA
1953
79 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Richard Carlson Lyle Bettger Marcia Henderson Lori Nelson Maureen O'Sullivan Richard Long Billy Gray Lotte Stein Dayton Lummis Fred Numey
In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.
Drama
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther Walter Connolly Gavin Gordon Toshia Mori Richard Loo Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick
warlord missionary fiancé spy servant expatriate tense melodramatic spirited intricate china war zone orphanage war missionary work suicide interracial romance opposites attract honor escape
A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
Romance
USA
1946
96 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Warner Anderson Lucile Watson John Ridgely Eve Arden Jerome Cowan Esther Dale Scotty Beckett Bobby Cooper Leona Maricle
widow major boyfriend son love interest moving emotional lake forest, ill. ski resort california chicago mourning relationships gossip romantic dilemma love triangle love love forbidden love discovery
A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and despite pressures from friends and family becomes romantically involved with him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
nurse best friend criminal chauffeur doctor child suspenseful uneasy mansion hospital murder plot scam training investigation prohibition alcoholism discovery underdog quest mystery
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
Thelma Jordon
Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey Paul Kelly Joan Tetzel Stanley Ridges Richard Rober Minor Watson Barry Kelley Kasey Rogers Basil Ruysdael Jane Novak
femme fatale thief assistant district attorney wife lawyer butler dark tense household courtroom office beach house hospital robbery murder deception cover-up infidelity investigation forbidden love
Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
Drama
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden Lee J. Cobb Joseph Calleia Sam Levene Edward Brophy Beatrice Blinn William H. Strauss Don Beddoe
boxer promoter father girlfriend violinist gangster gritty engaging emotional city boxing ring boxing music family love death rise fall escape transformation
Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.
Drama
USA
1932
83 Minutes
Selina Peake De Jong
Barbara Stanwyck Hardie Albright Lionel Belmore Harry Beresford George Brent Bette Davis Noel Francis Blanche Frederici Alan Hale Harry Holman Olin Howland
Following the death of Selena's father, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town and a new chapter of her life begins.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
69 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Barry Sullivan Ralph Meeker Lee Aaker Bud Wolfe Saul Gorss Paul Fierro Felipe Turich Natividad Vacio George Derrick
A family vacationing on the coast of Mexico have to cope with multiple threats to their safety.
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Melsa Manton
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Sam Levene Frances Mercer Stanley Ridges Helen Whitney Bourne Vicki Lester Ann Evers Catherine O'Quinn Linda Terry Eleanor Hansen
heiress wealthy man editor police officer husband wife madcap crafty engaging new york city house office police station apartment murder high society investigation news romance adventure
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
Drama
USA
1942
108 Minutes
Fiona Gaylord
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Geraldine Fitzgerald Donald Crisp Byron Barr Nancy Coleman Gene Lockhart Larry Simms Donald Woods Grant Mitchell
soldier father daughter sister real estate developer husband emotional powerful spirited mansion courtroom vermont father/daughter relationship marriage of convenience world war i orphans land ownership nobility growing up rivalry
Three wealthy orphans attempt to defend their ownership of their family's property, but financial and romantic problems set in.
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Mary Archer Wilbrandt
Barbara Stanwyck Otto Kruger Ralph Bellamy Ruth Donnelly Frank Albertson George Cooper Nella Walker Florence Roberts Laura Hope Crews Ronnie Crosby Harry Beresford
wealthy girl ex-boyfriend german-american college professor housekeeper grandmother melodramatic sad passionate family home classroom new england small town bedroom immigration world war i prejudice marital problems patriotism suspicion
World War I brings tribulations to an American woman married to a German.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
98 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ralph Graves Marie Prevost Lowell Sherman Nance O'Neil George Fawcett
artist prostitute friend father mother roommate melodramatic cheeky mushy new york city apartment studio staircase ship class conflict romance family art attempted suicide wealth
An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows.
Western
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Thurston Hall K.T. Stevens Lucien Littlefield Lloyd Corrigan Etta McDaniel Frank M. Thomas John Hamilton Fred S. Toones
A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
83 Minutes
Cheryl Draper
Barbara Stanwyck George Sanders Gary Merrill Jesse White Harry Shannon Claire Carleton Lewis Martin Dick Elliott
witness murderer lieutenant sergeant suspenseful chilling dark beverly hills, calif. apartment murder witness cover-up insanity frame-ups nazism fear pursuit discovery 1950s
A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.
Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Joan Boothe
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Preston Stephen McNally Edith Barrett John Hoyt Elliott Sullivan John Harmon Philip Van Zandt Leif Erickson Houseley Stevenson Tony Curtis
wife husband reporter casino owner gambler sister dark tense sad las vegas casino hotel chicago hospital gambling addiction marriage financial troubles journalism desperation
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.
Western
USA
1935
88 Minutes
Annie Oakley
Barbara Stanwyck Preston Foster Melvyn Douglas Moroni Olsen Pert Kelton Andy Clyde Chief Thundercloud Margaret Armstrong Delmar Watson Philo McCullough Eddie Dunn
sharpshooter cowboy buffalo bill chief promoter annie oakley spirited amusing engaging new york city cincinnati europe ambition show business contest guns native americans rivalry pursuit love
A romanticized biography of the famous sharpshooter.
Drama
USA
1931
75 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ricardo Cortez Monroe Owsley Sally Blane Blanche Frederici Phyllis Crane Olive Hill Victor Potel Al Hill John Byron
dance hall girl neighbor patron husband mistress old friend moving melodramatic spirited dance hall apartment office new york city love triangle financial troubles gambling unhappy marriage jealousy second chance love
Men pay a dime to dance with Barbara and her fellow taxi dancers. She marries Eddie and plans to quit dancing. Before she does, she meets a handsome and rich gentleman.
Drama
USA
1934
66 Minutes
Lady Lee
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith Claire Dodd Philip Reed Phillip Faversham Robert Barrat Arthur Vinton Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Elliott
Lady Lee, gambler's daughter, plies her trade while pondering the proposal of a social-register suitor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
84 Minutes
Kathy Ferguson Doyle
Barbara Stanwyck Sterling Hayden Raymond Burr Fay Wray Virginia Grey Royal Dano Robert Griffin Dennis Cross
columnist police detective police chief wife reporter friend tense suspenseful brooding gripping san francisco los angeles house newsroom murder ambition marriage investigation infidelity career
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Comedy
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Valentine Ransome
Barbara Stanwyck Herbert Marshall Glenda Farrell Eric Blore Etienne Girardot Donald Meek Frank M. Thomas Pierre Watkin Sidney Bracey Harold Goodwin
Texan debutante Valentine Ransome tries to reform a bankrupt playboy.
Drama
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Kitty Lane
Barbara Stanwyck Regis Toomey ZaSu Pitts Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick Oscar Apfel Albert Conti John Elliott Tom London
waitress wealthy man mother uncle aunt judge melodramatic mushy tender touching college town diner labor camp nightclub city unlikely romance false accusations class distinctions mother/son relationship broken engagement
A poor woman and a man from an upper-class family fall in love, but his mother will go to any lengths to stop their marriage.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
91 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Michael O'Shea J. Edward Bromberg Iris Adrian Marion Martin Pinky Lee Frank Conroy Gloria Dickson
burlesque dancer comedian police officer stripper charming lighthearted backstage stage theater new york city murder investigation show business unrequited love mystery pursuit rivalry 1940s
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
Romance
USA
1947
95 Minutes
doctor pianist racer patient race car driver friend emotional melodramatic intense touching brooding engaging sanatorium switzerland bar town monte carlo, monaco illness death advice
Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Shelby Barret Wyatt
Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond Genevieve Tobin Philip Reed John Eldredge Dorothy Tree Arthur Treacher Doris Lloyd Hale Hamilton Ann Shoemaker Nella Walker
A polo player's wife becomes the mystery woman in a Long Island horsy-set murder trial.
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland Barry Fitzgerald George Coulouris Albert Van Dekker Anthony Quinn Frank Faylen Gavin Muir James Burke Edward Ciannelli Roman Bohnen
deserter poker player prospector saloon girl irishman landowner engaging melodramatic spirited gutsy california wagon train mining town saloon small town graveyard california gold rush self-sacrifice marriage of convenience mining
Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.
Drama
USA
1934
61 Minutes
Marian
Two days before Marian and Ned are to be married, he is killed by the husband of a woman he was seeing on the side. Marian becomes withdrawn and they send her to the Canadian Rockies for ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Helen Hunt
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Edgar Buchanan Roger Clark Ruth Donnelly Melville Cooper Ralph Peters Maude Eburne Renie Riano Ellen Lowe Mary Treen
doctor playboy attorney patient gardener airy hilarious playful california ski resort hospital los angeles mansion department store romance jealousy career wealth medical profession marriage
A jealous and insecure newlywed man interferes with his wife's medical work in order to prevent her from seeing attractive male patients.
Western
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Barry Sullivan Scott Brady Mary Murphy Wallace Ford Howard Petrie Jim Davis Emile Meyer Walter Sande George Keymas John Doucette
A Pinkerton detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves whose boss is a feisty lady saloonkeeper. Complications ensue.
Romance
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Drue Van Allen
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Young Hardie Albright Harry Bowen Allan Cavan Eddy Chandler Jack Cheatham Joe Dominguez Ruth Donnelly Tom Dugan Cliff Edwards
The rebellious daughter of an army general becomes involved with a communist agitator, much to the consternation of her father, who instead attempts to pair her with a handsome yet dim-witted soldier.
Western
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Rela
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Ward Bond William Ching John Dierkes Morris Ankrum Jack Elam Charles Halton Sam Flint Myra Marsh
cattle rustler brother old flame hobo sheriff rancher fiery engaging thrilling tense american west prison small town ranch bank mountain lynching reunion brother relationship love triangle
A cattle herder turned rustler runs from a lynch mob and falls, again, for an ex-lover.
Adventure
USA
1955
87 Minutes
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.
Western
USA
1954
88 Minutes
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.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Carolyn Martin
Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond Robert Young Ned Sparks Helen Broderick Vivien Oakland Willie Best Robert Warwick Billy Gilbert Eddie Dunn Wade Boteler
model engineer husband wife business partner millionaire amusing melodramatic new york city city hall police station household marriage poverty ambition love triangle unrequited love love transformation 1930s
Extremely proud, Michael Martin made fashion model Carolyn quit her job, after their marriage. Carolyn quickly, quietly and secretly did get another job, when she realizes Michael cannot successfully make their financial ends meet, alone.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1970
74 Minutes
Ruth Bennett
Barbara Stanwyck Richard Egan Michael Anderson Jr. Kitty Winn Doreen Lang Mabel Albertson
Two vice cops get entangled in a web of prostitution, blackmail and murder.
Drama
1937
77 Minutes
Janet Haley
Dr. Kildare (Joel McCrea) saves a gangster's (Lloyd Nolan) life and helps an ex-convict (Barbara Stanwyck) find her child.
Comedy
1946
86 Minutes
A steeplechase horse called Albert loves a Southern breeder's (Barbara Stanwyck) husband (Robert Cummings), a writer who hates horses.
Drama
1936
90 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor Jean Hersholt Joseph Calleia Samuel S. Hinds Edith Atwater Jed Prouty Rafael Corio Sherry Hall John Eldredge
epidemiologist gambler gangster brother model father melodramatic uplifting engaging laboratory casino south america family home new york state jungle medicine gambling siblings love triangle debt
A vengeful woman (Barbara Stanwyck) marries the brother of a scientist (Robert Taylor) working on a cure for spotted fever.