List of the best Charles F. Reisner movies: Steamboat Bill, Jr.(1928), The Big Store(1941), Reducing(1931), Chasing Rainbows(1930), The Show Off(1934), Manhattan Merry-Go-Round(1937), The Hollywood Revue(1929), Meet the People(1944), Flying High(1931), Stepping Out(1931), Love in the Rough(1930), Harrigan's Kid(1943) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1928
71 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Ernest Torrence Marion Byron Tom Lewis Tom McGuire James T. Mack Joe Keaton
college graduate steamboat captain girlfriend rival first mate haberdasher amusing madcap heartwarming mississippi river boat town haberdashery reunion father/son relationship rivalry boats rivalry transformation love
The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.
Comedy
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Director
The Marx Brothers Tony Martin Margaret Dumont Virginia Grey Douglas Dumbrille William Tannen Marion Martin
private investigator matron manager singer love interest nephew madcap frenetic department store big city investigation corruption deception new love mistaken identity mystery pursuit love 1940s
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
Comedy
USA
1931
75 Minutes
Director
Marie Dressler Polly Moran Anita Page William Collier Jr. Lucien Littlefield Sally Eilers William Bakewell Billy Naylor Jay Ward
beautician sister social climber daughter boyfriend husband lighthearted amusing family home spa new york city sauna family feud siblings poverty class conflict love triangle social climbing love transformation
A beauty parlor manager has her sister help her with interesting results.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
100 Minutes
Director
Bessie Love Charles King Jack Benny George K. Arthur Polly Moran Gwen Lee Nita Martan Eddie Phillips Marie Dressler Youcca Troubetzkoy
singer partner manager vaudevillian performer wife endearing engaging amusing stage backstage vaudeville show dressing room relationships performance heartbreak show business marriage friendship love
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy Madge Evans Henry Wadsworth Lois Wilson Grant Mitchell Clara Blandick Alan Edwards Claude Gillingwater
Aubrey cons Amy into thinking he's a railroad bigwig. After they marry Aubrey overspends in setting up their home. When their financial situation gets dire they go back to her parents house... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
82 Minutes
Director
Phil Regan Leo Carrillo Ann Dvorak Tamara Geva James Gleason Henry Armetta Luis Alberni Smiley Burnette Selmer Jackson Eddie Kane Moroni Olsen
mobster singer opera singer musician secretary mother lighthearted winsome new york city office nightclub theater music industry show business opera mother/son relationship love triangle organized crime quest 1930s
Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
Musical
USA
1929
116 Minutes
Director
John Gilbert Norma Shearer Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Buster Keaton
laurel and hardy singer buster keaton dancer comedian joan crawford lighthearted amusing cheeky spectacular stage dance floor balcony musical revue magic act burlesque vaudeville star-crossed lovers performance love
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
Musical
USA
1944
100 Minutes
Director
Lucille Ball Dick Powell Virginia O'Brien Bert Lahr Rags Ragland June Allyson Steven Geray Paul Regan Howard Freeman Betty Jaynes John Craven
shipyard worker broadway star coworker uncle producer inspiring lighthearted spirited patriotic town broadway theater new york city shipyard rally patriotism working class class conflict world war ii broadway unlikely romance
A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Director
Bert Lahr Charlotte Greenwood Pat O'Brien Kathryn Crawford Charles Winninger Hedda Hopper Guy Kibbee Herbert Braggiotti
An eccentric inventor and his new flying machine are the focus of this musical comedy.
Comedy
USA
1931
73 Minutes
Director
When Sally (Charlotte Greenwood) and Eve (Leila Hyams) take a vacation together to make their rich husbands miss them, the boys (Reginald Denny and Harry Stubbs) promptly invite over two ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1930
85 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Dorothy Jordan Benny Rubin J.C. Nugent Penny Singleton Tyrrell Davis Harry Burns Allan Lane Catherine Moylan Roscoe Ates
When shipping clerk Jack Kelly is recruited by his employer to help his golf game, his boss insists he conceal his humble identity at the country club.
Drama
USA
1943
80 Minutes
Director
William Gargan Frank Craven Bobby Readick J. Carrol Naish Jay Ward Douglas Croft Bill Cartledge Irving Lee Selmer Jackson Allen Wood Jim Toney
jockey trainer bookie rival horse breeder retiree spirited heartwarming new york state racetrack stable office barn horse racing egoism maturing wager responsibility quest rivalry
Tom Harrigan raises orphaned Benny McNeil to be a first-rate jockey, but fails to bridle the lad's healthy ego. When Benny receives too many rebukes for unsportsman-like conduct from the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
87 Minutes
Director
Jimmy Durante Betty Grable Charles Butterworth Maxine Doyle Phil Regan Florine McKinney Nelson Eddy Herman Brix
A college rowing team's world tour is in jeopardy because a philosophy professor plans to flunk the entire crew. Ann, the instructor's niece, convinces him to tutor the team on the ocean ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Director
Ed Wynn Dorothy Mackaill William Boyd Charles "Chic" Sale Effie Ellsler C. Henry Gordon George Givot
A timid man (Ed Wynn) is thrust into the spotlight when his father is honored as a hero. He blunders into a series of adventures because of a woman (Dorothy Mackaill) and becomes a hero ... See full summary »
Comedy
1944
89 Minutes
Director
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marilyn Maxwell John Conte Douglas Dumbrille Lottie Harrison Lock Martin Murray Leonard
Two magicians (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) and a prima donna (Marilyn Maxwell) help a desert prince gain his throne.
Comedy, Drama
1931
71 Minutes
Director
Marie Dressler Polly Moran Roscoe Ates Karen Morley William Bakewell John Miljan Joan Marsh Tom McGuire Kane Richmond Mary Alden Bob Perry
music teacher mother tenant daughter racketeer boyfriend cheeky positive small town household political rally club attic town hall election corruption reform small-town life murder racketeering
Wives go on strike to make their husbands vote for a mother (Marie Dressler) running for mayor against corruption.