List of the best Berton Churchill movies: The Dark Hour(1936), Nothing but the Truth(1929), Laughter in Hell(1933), Danger on the Air(1938), Vagabond Lady(1935), The Rainmakers(1935), Black Gold(1936), Bachelor Bait(1934), The Big Stampede(1932), Dr. Bull(1933), The Fighting Phantom(1933), Heroes for Sale(1933) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Paul Bernard
A pair of detectives investigates the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackmail and death threats and find that there is no shortage of suspects, many of them in the victim's own family.
Comedy
USA
1929
78 Minutes
Richard Dix Berton Churchill Louis John Bartels Ned Sparks Wynne Gibson Helen Kane Dorothy Hall Madeline Grey Nancy Ryan
A young man bets $10,000 that he can tell for 24 hour nothing but the truth.
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Mike Slaney
Pat O'Brien Merna Kennedy Berton Churchill Gloria Stuart Tom Brown Lew Kelly Arthur Vinton Clarence Muse Douglas Dumbrille Noel Madison
In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Caesar Kluck
Donald Woods Nan Grey Berton Churchill
Caesar Kluck, soft-drink magnate, is found dead in the office of a big radio-broadcasting company. Benjamin Franklin Butts, a sound engineer, discovers that Kluck met his death from ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1935
72 Minutes
R.D. Spear
Robert Young Evelyn Venable Berton Churchill Reginald Denny Frank Craven Forrester Harvey Dan Crimmins Ferdinand Gottschalk
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony returns from touring the South Seas in his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
75 Minutes
Simon Parker
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Berton Churchill George Meeker Frederic Roland Edgar Dearing
Roscoe the Rainmaker is invited to California (with sidekick "Billy") to relieve a terrible dry spell and to save the community from an unscrupulous businessman who stands to profit from ... See full summary »
Drama
1936
82 Minutes
J.C. Anderson
Frankie Darro Gloria Shea Roy Mason Berton Churchill Stanley Fields Frank Shannon George Cleveland
oil driller father geologist money lender schoolteacher melodramatic intense fascinating oil field family home countryside office classroom small town oil father/son relationship sabotage abduction family business greed
Clifford "Fishtail" Riley (Frankie Darro) is stunned when his hardworking father, Daniel (Frank Shannon), plummets to his doom at the bottom of their nascent oil well, and decides to sell the business.
Romance
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Barney Nolan
Stuart Erwin Rochelle Hudson Pert Kelton Skeets Gallagher Berton Churchill Grady Sutton Clarence Wilson Otto Hoffman
secretary businessman wealthy man playboy executive ex-wife lighthearted heartwarming amusing city household boat office matchmaking loss of job business scheme love triangle marriage love rivalry
A well-meaning but bumbling clerk at the Marriage License Bureau winds up getting fired. He decides to open up his own "matchmaking" business and takes a personal interest in his clients, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1932
54 Minutes
Gov. Lew Wallace
John Wayne Noah Beery Mae Madison Luis Alberni Berton Churchill Paul Hurst Sherwood Bailey Lafe McKee Frank Ellis Hank Bell
deputy sheriff bandit governor cattle rustler settler daughter spirited rousing engaging new mexico fort wagon train house country road frontier cattle rustling murder law and order unlikely allies romance
Deputy Sheriff John Steele recruits bandit Sonora Joe to help him find out who's been bumping off all the local lawmen and rustling the cattle.
Drama
1933
75 Minutes
Herbert Banning
Will Rogers Vera Allen Marian Nixon Howard Lally Berton Churchill Louise Dresser
country doctor widow wealthy man teen girl newlywed patient winsome amusing endearing playful small town new england family home drugstore school laboratory medicine epidemic gossip redemption
Western
1933
59 Minutes
Mark King
Kent Taylor Lona Andre Gail Patrick Warren Hymer Berton Churchill Irving Pichel Cora Sue Collins E.H. Calvert Sherwood Bailey Niles Welch Clarence Wilson
rancher gunslinger lawyer swindler barber secretary thrilling suspenseful patriotic melodramatic nevada valley ranch small town barbershop law office modernization scam land ownership wrongfully accused
The proposed construction of a dam affects property values and ignites a heated land dispute in a small Nevada town, leading one rancher to take action as the Phantom Rider.
Drama
USA
1933
73 Minutes
Mr. Winston
Richard Barthelmess Loretta Young Aline MacMahon Gordon Westcott Robert Barrat Berton Churchill Grant Mitchell Robert McWade Charley Grapewin James Murray Edwin Maxwell
veteran soldier businessman communist wife doctor bleak gritty chicago laundromat hospital prison pennsylvania capitalism communism labor union drug addiction great depression social activism discovery
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
96 Minutes
New Moses
Will Rogers Dawn O'Day Irvin S. Cobb Eugene Pallette John McGuire Berton Churchill Francis Ford Roger Imhof
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
Comedy
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Elias Rigby
Will Rogers Kent Taylor Evelyn Venable Louise Dresser Mickey Rooney Berton Churchill Frank Melton Robert McWade
Based on George Ade's play which, in part, was based on an incident in a 1902 election in Wyoming, with women's-right-to-vote playing a large role. Here, Jim Hackler, local party-boss in a ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1940
82 Minutes
"Jackass" Brown
Wallace Beery Leo Carrillo Marjorie Rambeau Anne Baxter Douglas Fowley Noah Beery Jr. Berton Churchill Arthur Hohl Clem Bevans Charles Halton Minor Watson
mule-team driver saloon owner daughter clerk prospector friend engaging rousing death valley saloon bank desert rooming house office fugitives blackmail mining murder prospecting failing business
In California's Death Valley, in 1892, Borax ore miners scratch a hard living until a map pinpointing the location of high-grade Borax ore surfaces, sending prospectors and crooks alike into a gold-rush-like frenzy.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
60 Minutes
Carson
Charles Ruggles Una Merkel Mary Carlisle Russell Hardie Porter Hall Willard Robertson Berton Churchill Cliff Thompson Fred S. Toones
heiress father railroad tycoon detective boyfriend best friend lighthearted suspenseful train los angeles office united states murder plot mistaken identity kidnapping inheritance wealth train travel mystery 1930s
Ruth Raymond works on the switchboard and her boyfriend is John Blake. It has taken 14 years, but a detective named Murray has found her and confirmed that she is Ruth Carson. As a child, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
The Judge
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Donald Hadley Cass
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Helen Vinson Kenneth Thomson Russell Hopton Shirley Grey Don Dillaway Berton Churchill Helen Mann Selmer Jackson Louise Mackintosh
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
Drama
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Judge Virgil "Verge" Thompson
Guy Kibbee Aline MacMahon Claire Dodd Maxine Doyle Glen Boles Minna Gombell Alan Hale Berton Churchill Russell Hicks Nan Gray Arthur Aylesworth
husband father businessman wife child gripping somber profound united states small town business money morality family consumerism high society temptation wretched excess transformation 20th century
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
67 Minutes
L.D. Crawford
Joe E. Brown Jane Wyman Alison Skipworth Lyda Roberti Alan Baxter Lucien Littlefield Sidney Toler Berton Churchill Barbara Pepper Joseph Downing
Criminal from all over the country converge on the Lakeside Inn in Willow Springs where bank robber Duke Temple (Stanley Fields) has stashed $100,000. Wilbur Keeks (Joe E. Brown),soda jerk ... See full summary »
Comedy
1932
68 Minutes
Col. Walters
ZaSu Pitts James Gleason Ben Lyon Irene Purcell C. Henry Gordon Raymond Hatton Roscoe Karns Berton Churchill
A motorcycle cop (James Gleason) and his girlfriend (ZaSu Pitts) unmask a fake swami (Ben Lyon) in a haunted house.
Western
USA
1939
96 Minutes
Henry Gatewood
John Wayne Claire Trevor Andy Devine John Carradine Thomas Mitchell Louise Platt George Bancroft Donald Meek Berton Churchill Tim Holt Tom Tyler
outlaw sheriff prostitute pregnant woman gambler indian spectacular thrilling emotional new mexico small town stagecoach justice journey romance armed conflict adventure rescue discovery 1880s
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
Romance
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Gaskins
June Knight Neil Hamilton Sally O'Neil Dorothy Burgess George E. Stone Oscar Apfel Mary Carlisle Maude Eburne Berton Churchill Virginia Cherrill Edmund Breese
Four Broadway gold-diggers sign a contract promising to share all their future gains. Troubles begin when one the girls falls in love with a wealthy playboy, getting rid of the contract.
Drama, Romance
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Alexander Hamilton Sr.
Tom Brown Anita Louise Henry B. Walthall Mae Marsh Arline Judge Frank Albertson George Meeker Frank Melton Berton Churchill
Alexander "Alec" Hamilton, Jr., a headstrong, but likable freshman at the state college, falls in love at first sight with co-ed Mimi Smith when he sees her standing over him after he gets ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
75 Minutes
John L. Graham
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Douglas Dumbrille Robert Barrat Hobart Cavanaugh Pat Wing Edward Ellis George Meeker Berton Churchill Sidney Miller
journalist lawyer governor editor young woman undertaker hilarious frenetic suspenseful newsroom funeral home graveyard advice column corruption romantic dilemma conspiracy framed missing persons mystery underdog
The managing editor for a newspaper, in hot water with his boss, is demoted to writing the "Nellie Nelson" heart throb column, where he gets the unexpected opportunity to crack a major story.
Drama, History
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Senator Colby
Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Phyllis Brooks Tom Brown Sidney Blackmer Berton Churchill June Storey
mother mayor singer saloon owner engaging fiery suspenseful chicago saloon love triangle destruction death fire historical events rivalry rise fall 1860s
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
93 Minutes
Donald Henderson
Vera Zorina Eddie Albert Alan Hale Leonid Kinskey Frank McHugh James Gleason Gloria Dickson Queenie Smith Erik Rhodes Berton Churchill
composer ballerina director partner patroness hit man amusing lighthearted new york city university hotel bar theater music ballet vaudeville jealousy assassination quest rise
A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.
Comedy
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Warren William Bette Davis Guy Kibbee Vivienne Osborne Frank McHugh Sam Hardy Robert Warwick Harry Holman Charles Sellon Robert E. O'Connor Berton Churchill
political candidate political consultant inmate opponent ex-wife secretary amusing endearing madcap city political rally polling place jail stage office election campaigning romance unlikely allies politics
Jailbird is hired to lead a dimwitted candidate's campaign for governor.
Romance
USA
1938
91 Minutes
Gary Cooper Merle Oberon Walter Brennan Patsy Kelly Fuzzy Knight Mabel Todd Henry Kolker Harry Davenport Emma Dunn Walter Walker Berton Churchill
wealthy girl father maid cowboy best friend lighthearted tender charming city household bar palm beach, fla. montana wealth father/daughter relationship impersonation deception elopement romance love
A lonely socialite masquerades as a maid and meets an unpretentious, plain-spoken cowboy who is unaware of her true identity.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
71 Minutes
Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez Norman Foster William Gargan Marian Nixon The Mills Brothers Eugene Pallette Minna Gombell Sterling Holloway Leila Bennett Franklin Pangborn
A struggling writer finds success writing scripts for a radio comic at the expense of his high-brow ambitions.
Comedy
USA
1933
74 Minutes
Joe E. Brown Patricia Ellis Claire Dodd Frank McHugh Preston Foster Russell Hopton Sterling Holloway Emma Dunn Charles Wilson Jessie Ralph Douglas Dumbrille
baseball player girlfriend manager gambler teammate amusing heartwarming chicago baseball field baseball love success rivalry underdog adventure 1930s
Country bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball. His skill with a bat takes the team to the World Series, but on the way to the championship he has to deal with gamblers and crooked pitchers.