List of the best Charles D. Brown movies: Jam Session(1944), Follow Me Quietly(1949), Railroaded(1947), Fingers at the Window(1942), Brother Orchid(1940), Undercover Maisie(1947), Sunbonnet Sue(1945), Having Wonderful Crime(1945), Ice Follies of 1939(1939), Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman(1947), The Killers(1946), The Shopworn Angel(1938) ... ...
Musical
USA
1944
77 Minutes
Ann Miller Jess Barker Charles D. Brown Eddie Kane Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Glen Gray Band Teddy Powell Band Charlie Barnet Orchestra Nan Wynn The Pied Pipers
dancer screenwriter executive secretary movie producer bandleader amusing charming lighthearted hollywood, calif. movie set office boardinghouse park prison show business film industry deception bad luck unusual romance
Terry Baxter is a never-say-die Hollywood newcomer from Waterfall Kansas, determined to make it big. And does she have talent. Filled, of course, with lots of musical numbers that showcase her many talents.
Crime, Drama
1949
59 Minutes
Police Insp. Mulvaney
William Lundigan Dorothy Patrick Jeff Corey Nestor Paiva Charles D. Brown Paul Guilfoyle Edwin Max Frank Ferguson Archie Twitchell
serial killer police officer reporter editor suspenseful dark household police station refinery café office bookstore murder media investigation obsession pursuit mystery 1940s
A police detective (William Lundigan) and a newswoman (Dorothy Patrick) hunt a rainy-day strangler dubbed the Judge.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Police Capt. MacTaggart
John Ireland Sheila Ryan Hugh Beaumont Jane Randolph Ed Kelly Charles D. Brown Clancy Cooper Peggy Converse Hermine Sterler Keefe Brasselle Roy Gordon
A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Police Inspector Gallagher
Lew Ayres Laraine Day Basil Rathbone Walter Kingsford Miles Mander Charles D. Brown Cliff Clark James Flavin Russell Gleason William Tannen Mark Daniels
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Brother Wren
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.
Comedy
USA
1947
90 Minutes
Captain Mead
Ann Sothern Barry Nelson Mark Daniels Leon Ames Clinton Sundberg Dick Simmons Charles D. Brown Gloria Holden
Streetwise but kind-hearted Maisie Ravier has put her vaudeville life behind her, but not its associated outward good looks, flash and glamor. Trying to get to New York for a job, she ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
89 Minutes
Father Hurley
Gale Storm Phil Regan George Cleveland Minna Gombell Edna Holland Raymond Hatton Charles D. Brown Alan Mowbray
It's 1890s New York, and a rich society woman is scandalized that her niece is planning on a show-business career; not only that, but her first engagement is to be singing and dancing in a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Mr. Winslow
Pat O'Brien George Murphy Carole Landis Lenore Aubert George Zucco Gloria Holden Charles D. Brown Wee Willie Davis Blanche Ring
husband wife lawyer magician's assistant magician hotel owner playful madcap theater lodge disappearance honeymoon friendship attempted murder crime mystery pursuit 1940s
A lawyer and two newlyweds get mixed up in mock mystery at a resort.
Musical
1939
82 Minutes
Mr. Barney
Joan Crawford James Stewart Lew Ayres Lewis Stone Bess Ehrhardt Lionel Stander Charles D. Brown
Two married ice skaters (Joan Crawford, James Stewart) have career trouble; the finale is a Cinderella fantasy in color.
Drama
1947
103 Minutes
Michael 'Mike' Dawson
Susan Hayward Lee Bowman Marsha Hunt Eddie Albert Carl Esmond Carleton Young Charles D. Brown Janet Murdoch Sharyn Payne Robert Shayne
singer songwriter secretary daughter agent pianist emotional melodramatic nightclub radio station hospital hotel apartment alcoholism custody kidnapping marital problems fall transformation wretched excess
A nightclub singer (Susan Hayward) turns alcoholic after quitting her career to marry a rising singer (Lee Bowman).
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
105 Minutes
Packy Robinson
Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Albert Van Dekker Sam Levene Virginia Christine John Miljan Vince Barnett Charles D. Brown Donald MacBride
gas station attendant detective insurance investigator hitman femme fatale boxer dark brooding gritty powerful small town diner brentwood, n.j. city robbery crime deception love murder mystery
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
Romance
1938
85 Minutes
McGonigle
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Walter Pidgeon Hattie McDaniel Sam Levene Nat Pendleton Alan Curtis Eleanor Lynn Charles D. Brown
A worldly Broadway actress (Margaret Sullavan) lets a folksy doughboy (James Stewart) court her and marries him before he ships out.
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
Bill Thorne
Robert Taylor Edward Arnold Maureen O'Sullivan Frank Morgan William Gargan Lionel Stander Jane Wyman Nat Pendleton Charles D. Brown Gene Reynolds Don "Red" Barry
boxer gambler alcoholic bookie childhood friend love interest brooding engaging gutsy boxing ring bar boxing guilt corruption accidental death redemption gambling underdog forbidden love quest
A boxer (Robert Taylor) promoted by his boozing father gains a killer reputation and falls for a bookie's (Edward Arnold) daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
Comedy
1948
107 Minutes
Burgess Meredith Leslie Fenton Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray Hugh Herbert James Stewart Dorothy Lamour Victor Moore Eilene Janssen Henry Fonda William Demarest
clerk musician actress magician wife editor amusing lighthearted los angeles newsroom household stage studio impersonation repentance deception babies relationships journalism quest
Musicians, Hollywood extras and others tell a reporter (Burgess Meredith) how children affect their lives.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Martha Vickers John Ridgely Louis Jean Heydt Elisha Cook Jr. Regis Toomey Sonia Darrin Bob Steele Tommy Rafferty Dorothy Malone
philip marlowe father daughter bookseller casino owner dense thrilling intricate gripping los angeles mansion casino bookstore murder mystery love blackmail vice mystery love
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Drama
USA
1944
81 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Carole Landis Chester Morris Ruth Warrick Barton MacLane Tom Tully Wallace Ford Howard Freeman Erik Rolf Matt McHugh Frank Sully
undercover agent brother spy ex-girlfriend nazi foreman melodramatic suspenseful los angeles shipyard house world war ii sabotage brother relationship suspicion jealousy romance adventure transformation love
A U.S. effort to root out Nazi saboteurs at a shipyard during World War II, sends an undercover intelligence officer to infiltrate as a construction worker and look for possible spies among the managers and employees.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
83 Minutes
Jean Hersholt Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Slim Summerville Henry Wilcoxon Inez Courtney John Qualen Jane Darwell Pauline Moore Andrew Tombes David Torrence
reporter rival editor doctor best friend child unrestrained cheeky church newsroom radio station canada jail new york city journalism competition radio deception lawsuit publicity
At age four-and-a-half the Dionne quintuplets in their third movie - singing, dancing, playing with puppies, being charming.
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.