List of the best Charles Trowbridge movies: Gang Bullets(1938), The Fatal Hour(1940), Great Guns(1941), The Mummy's Hand(1940), The Man They Could Not Hang(1939), Lady of the Tropics(1939), Crime School(1938), They Gave Him a Gun(1937), The Paleface(1948), The Man With Nine Lives(1940), Trail of the Vigilantes(1940), Speed(1936) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Dexter Wayne
A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated District Attorney and his assistant.
Mystery & Thriller
1940
68 Minutes
John T. Forbes
Boris Karloff Grant Withers Marjorie Reynolds Charles Trowbridge Frank Puglia Craig Reynolds Lita Chevret Harry Strang Hooper Atchley Jason Robards Sr. Richard Loo
Master sleuth Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) and a newswoman (Marjorie Reynolds) help a police captain (Grant Withers) catch a killer.
Comedy
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Col. Ridley
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Sheila Ryan Dick Nelson Edmund MacDonald Charles Trowbridge Ludwig Stossel Kane Richmond Mae Marsh Ethel Griffies Paul Harvey
wealthy man gardener chauffeur sergeant photographer aunt madcap cheery mansion training camp photography lab apartment guard house bridge military life wealth servitude impersonation war games romance
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.
Horror
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Dr. Petrie
Dick Foran Peggy Moran Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway George Zucco Charles Trowbridge Tom Tyler Sig Arno Edward Ciannelli Leon Belasco Harry Stubbs
archaeologist professor best friend magician daughter high priest creepy frightening suspenseful egypt university graveyard tomb curse expedition mummy drugs father/daughter relationship pursuit mystery
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Sci-Fi
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Judge Bowman
Boris Karloff Adrian Booth Robert Wilcox Roger Pryor Don Beddoe Ann Doran Charles Trowbridge Byron Foulger Dick Curtis James Craig John Tyrrell
When Dr. Savaard's experiment in cryonics is interrupted by the short-sighted authorities, his volunteer dies, and he is condemned to death. He vows vengeance if he can survive his own hanging.
Drama
USA
1939
92 Minutes
Alfred Z. Harrison
Robert Taylor Hedy Lamarr Joseph Schildkraut Gloria Franklin Ernest Cossart Mary Taylor Charles Trowbridge Frederick Worlock Paul Porcasi Margaret Padula Cecil Cunningham
beautiful woman american millionaire adventurer priest colonel moving sad melodramatic saigon, vietnam yacht restaurant factory palace bigotry wealth immigration love triangle marriage colonialism
Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
Drama
1938
86 Minutes
Judge Robert E. "Bob" Clinton
The Dead End Kids Humphrey Bogart Gale Page George Offerman Jr. Weldon Heyburn Cyrus W. Kendall Charles Trowbridge Milburn Stone Harry Cording Spencer Charters Donald Briggs
juvenile delinquent commissioner sister guard judge friend brash bleak tense slum courtroom reform school office reformation crime duplicity loyalty siblings corruption fall
A deputy corrections commissioner (Humphrey Bogart) fires the warden of a reform school where bitter inmates (The Dead End Kids) study crime.
Drama
1937
94 Minutes
Judge
Spencer Tracy Franchot Tone Gladys George Edgar Dearing Mary Treen Cliff Edwards Charles Trowbridge Joe Sawyer George Chandler Gavin Gordon Ernest Whitman
clerk friend soldier nurse judge gangster dark gritty emotional carnival battlefield jail courtroom new york city veterans love triangle world war i unlikely criminal prison break transformation
A circus man (Spencer Tracy) tries to save his buddy (Franchot Tone) who turns gangster after fighting in World War I.
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
91 Minutes
Gov. Johnson
Bob Hope Jane Russell Robert Armstrong Iris Adrian Bobby Watson Jackie Searle Joseph Vitale Charles Trowbridge Clem Bevans Jeff York Stanley Andrews
dentist calamity jane federal agent gunrunner native american partner charming hilarious lighthearted rousing wild west wagon train small town saloon jail california unlikely hero bravery gunfight redemption
Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.
Horror
USA
1940
73 Minutes
Dr. Harvey
Boris Karloff Roger Pryor Jo Ann Sayers Stanley Brown John Dilson Hal Taliaferro Byron Foulger Charles Trowbridge Ernie S. Adams
A medical researcher visits the deserted home of a pioneer in cryogenic science who disappeared 10 years earlier and finds him frozen in ice but still alive.
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
78 Minutes
John Thornton
Franchot Tone Broderick Crawford Warren William Andy Devine Mischa Auer Porter Hall Peggy Moran Samuel S. Hinds Charles Trowbridge Paul Fix Harry Cording
A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.
Action
1936
70 Minutes
Doctor Attending Gadget
James Stewart Wendy Barrie Una Merkel Ted Healy Weldon Heyburn Patricia Wilder Ralph Morgan Robert Randall Charles Trowbridge William Tannen Walter Kingsford
driver engineer pretty woman partner rival boss engaging emotional detroit auto factory racetrack city auto racing love triangle competition engineering race against time rivalry discovery 1930s
The boss's niece (Wendy Barrie) helps a test driver (James Stewart) at Indianapolis and the Utah salt flats.
Romance
USA
1937
73 Minutes
Mr. Marshall
Joe E. Brown Helen Mack Paul Kelly Harry Davenport Halliwell Hobbes John Qualen Donald Briggs Frank Reicher Russell Hicks Charles Trowbridge
A newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on royalty and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Drama
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Walters
Wallace Ford June Travis Dean Jagger William Bakewell Arthur Lake Jonathan Hale William Harrigan Sarah Padden Syd Saylor Charles Trowbridge Johnny Arthur
Two rival newspaper men battle over a beautiful woman while covering an overseas civil war.
Comedy
USA
1936
98 Minutes
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Myrna Loy William Powell Walter Connolly Charley Grapewin Cora Witherspoon E.E. Clive Bunny Beatty Otto Yamaoka Charles Trowbridge
editor fiancée friend socialite amusing charming playful new york city ocean liner lake hotel family home love romance lawsuit deception love discovery 1930s
When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Katherine DeMille Elyse Knox Ducky Louie Raymond Hatton Kane Richmond Thurston Hall Moroni Olsen Jonathan Hale Darryl Hickman Charles Trowbridge
In the 1920s Texas, Indian farmer Charley Eagle is dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby with his Black Hope horse but things change when oil is found on his land and the Black Gold colt is born.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
81 Minutes
Olivia de Havilland Jeffrey Lynn Charles Winninger Eddie Albert Jane Wyman Spring Byington William T. Orr Ann Gillis S.Z. Sakall Grant Mitchell Charles Trowbridge
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Bette Davis Henry Fonda Ian Hunter Anita Louise Donald Crisp Hugh O'Connell Katharine Alexander Mary Philips Minor Watson Ben Welden Sidney Toler
bootlegger widow secretary attorney playboy father melodramatic disheartening emotional chicago apartment europe marriage illegitimate child inheritance elopement love custody battle forbidden love sacrifice
Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
67 Minutes
George Murphy Dorothea Kent Edward Ciannelli Leon Ames El Brendel Richard Tucker Frances Robinson John Wray Arthur Loft Pierre Watkin Grant Richards
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1935
91 Minutes
William Powell Rosalind Russell Binnie Barnes Lionel Atwill Cesar Romero Samuel S. Hinds Henry Stephenson Frank Reicher Charley Grapewin Leonard Mudie Howard C. Hickman
reporter officer socialite spy girlfriend lieutenant melodramatic tense gripping hotel ocean military base restaurant espionage naval warfare deception secret codes jealousy romance quest
In 1917 Lt. Bill Gordon is headed for France when he meets and becomes friendly with Joel Carter, niece of the Asst. Secretary of War. Finding out that he is an expert on codes, she gets ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
75 Minutes
Lloyd Nolan Mary Beth Hughes Sheila Ryan William Demarest Ben Carter Virginia Brissac Erwin Kalser Henry Daniell Dick Rich Milton Parsons Charles Arnt
Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.
War
USA
1941
134 Minutes
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond Noah Beery Jr. June Lockhart Dickie Moore Clem Bevans
war hero military officer mother pastor girlfriend marksman endearing patriotic inspiring small town army base battlefield france tennessee war the bible pacifism murder sacrifice rise
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
Musical
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Lloyd Nolan Claude Jarman Jr. Percy Kilbride Lewis Stone Nicholas Joy Margaret Hamilton Hope Landin Esther Somers Dwayne Hickman Teddy Infuhr
lassie widow orphan dog love interest emotional spirited heartwarming georgia countryside household orphanage rural community human-animal friendship orphans maternal instinct starting over grief discovery growing up
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1947
122 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Melvyn Douglas Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter Edgar Buchanan Harry Carey Ruth Nelson Wm. "Bill" Phillips Robert Armstrong James Bell
rancher wife lawyer homesteader melodramatic fiery new mexico territory colorado cattle marital problems infidelity forbidden love sacrifice 1860s
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
83 Minutes
Paul Henreid Joan Bennett Eduard Franz Leslie Brooks John Qualen Mabel Paige Herbert Rudley Charles Arnt George Chandler Sid Tomack Alvin Hammer
gangster henchman rival secretary brother girlfriend dark intense prison gambling house los angeles office doctor's office parking garage one last job gangsters love impersonation brotherhood disillusionment
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity - with unfortunate results.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
85 Minutes
Lloyd Nolan Jane Wyatt Audie Murphy James Gleason Stanley Clements Martha Vickers Rhys Williams Jimmy Lydon Dickie Moore Selena Royle Tommy Cook
THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS! Danny is a juvenile delinquent sentenced to Variety Club Ranch in lieu of jail. He charms the headmistress and goads everyone else. The marshal sets out to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
65 Minutes
Chester Morris Madge Evans Leo Carrillo Frank McHugh Benita Hume Grant Mitchell Katharine Alexander J. Carrol Naish H.B. Warner Duncan Renaldo Leonard Ceeley
An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
63 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung C. Henry Gordon Marc Lawrence Joan Valerie Marguerite Chapman Ted Osborn Michael Visaroff Hilda Vaughn Charles Wagenheim Archie Twitchell
An escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.
Sci-Fi
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Peter Lorre Frances Drake Colin Clive Ted Healy Edward Brophy Sara Haden Henry Kolker May Beatty Keye Luke Rollo Lloyd Clarence Wilson
surgeon actress pianist reporter maid lunatic eerie suspenseful quirky paris train household medical experiments obsession framed murder impersonation forbidden love temptation transformation
In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.
Comedy
USA
1937
79 Minutes
Marion Davies Robert Montgomery Frank McHugh Patsy Kelly Louise Fazenda Barton MacLane Marcia Ralston Carol Hughes Frederick Clark Mary Treen Anderson Lawler
secretary beautiful woman writer roommate girlfriend amusing playful san francisco office deception disguise romance writing beauty employment love transformation discovery 1930s
Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.
Drama, History
USA
1936
102 Minutes
Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Melvyn Douglas James Stewart Alison Skipworth Louis Calhern Beulah Bondi Melville Cooper Sidney Toler
president best friend senator sailor adviser gutsy spirited washington, d.c. inn peggy eaton andrew jackson loyalty politics scandal rivalry sacrifice love 1830s
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
Adventure
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Freddie Bartholomew Lionel Barrymore Melvyn Douglas Charley Grapewin Mickey Rooney John Carradine Oscar O'Shea Jack LaRue Walter Kingsford Sam McDaniel
young boy father fisherman captain friend sailor heartwarming uplifting ship boarding school gloucester, mass. ocean liner troubled youth accident sailors father/son relationship growing up transformation 1890s
A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
War
USA
1945
135 Minutes
Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed Jack Holt Ward Bond Marshall Thompson Paul Langton Leon Ames Arthur Walsh Donald Curtis
lieutenant naval officer sailor general gripping spirited rousing boat philippines naval base bataan corregidor world war ii pt boat general douglas macarthur revenge rescue underdog 1940s
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
War
USA
1943
101 Minutes
Wallace Beery Fay Bainter Reginald Owen Keye Luke Ray Collins Marilyn Maxwell William Lundigan Donald Curtis Noah Beery Dick Curtis Russell Gleason
Wallace Beery stars in this patriotic World War II drama about a tough retired Marine who is caught in the middle of the Philippines campaign, experiencing action, heroics, and tragedy. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1939
82 Minutes
Wallace Beery Tom Brown Alan Curtis Laraine Day Fay Holden Marc Lawrence Marion Martin David Gorcey Donald Haines Ben Welden Etta McDaniel
A highly respected Irish cop is pleased when his son follows him onto the force. Unfortunately, the son is more interested in rewards than in upholding the law. When he shoots a child ... See full summary »
War
1940
90 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien George Brent Jeffrey Lynn Alan Hale Frank McHugh Dennis Morgan William Lundigan Dick Foran Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Henry O'Neill
private captain lieutenant soldier chaplain brash gripping rousing america germany war bravery fraternity rebellion world war i rise sacrifice growing up 1910s
A Brooklyn brawler (James Cagney) joins Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) and Col. "Wild Bill" Donovan's (George Brent) Irish-American regiment in World War I.
Romance
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Bette Davis George Brent Mary Astor Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Grant Mitchell Jerome Cowan Sam McDaniel Thurston Hall Russell Hicks Olin Howland
sweetheart pianist pilot maid mother manager melodramatic cheeky gutsy new york city maryland country house arizona rivalry marriage divorce death adoption deception quest
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Biography
USA
1957
110 Minutes
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Dan Dailey Ward Bond Ken Curtis Edmund Lowe Kenneth Tobey James Todd Barry Kelley Sig Ruman Henry O'Neill
pilot mechanic wife rival director powerful patriotic confident florida military base hospital hollywood, calif. injury navy aviation filmmaking world war ii family transformation sacrifice
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
Comedy
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Boris Karloff Fay Bainter Ann Rutherford Thurston Hall Konstantin Shayne Florence Bates Gordon Jones Reginald Denny Henry Corden
man fiancée mother beautiful woman villain criminal endearing amusing united states city household dreams imagination courage heroism crime adventure quest pursuit 1940s
A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.
Adventure
1940
102 Minutes
Louis Hayward Joan Bennett George Sanders Florence Bates Lionel Royce Montagu Love Ian Wolfe Clayton Moore Ralph Byrd Georges Renavent Michael Visaroff
queen general son king guard brash crafty gutsy fictional country royal court royal palace europe royalty power struggle identity schemes adventure rivalry 1860s
A masked swordsman (Louis Hayward) poses as a French banker to save a grand duchess (Joan Bennett) from a dictator (George Sanders).
Drama
USA
1947
112 Minutes
George Sanders Angela Lansbury Ann Dvorak Frances Dee John Carradine Susan Douglas Rubes Hugo Haas Marie Wilson Albert Basserman Warren William Katherine Emery
womanizer widow daughter nobleman journalist wife crafty melodramatic hedonistic party france house newsroom social climbing dueling marriage frame-ups exploitation divorce wretched excess
Writer Georges Duroy (George Sanders) is one social-climbing S.O.B. who does most of his climbing over the warm (and cold) bodies of women. He begins with Rachel (Marie Wilson), a hanger-on... See full summary »