List of the best Charles Wilson movies: Waterfront Lady(1935), Circus Clown(1934), Broadway Scandals(1929), Escape From Crime(1942), The Mayor of Hell(1933), Crime by Night(1944), The Return of Doctor X(1939), Pennies From Heaven(1936), The Nitwits(1935), Elmer the Great(1933), Satan Met a Lady(1936), Fighting Youth(1935) ... ...
Romance
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Jim McFee
Ann Rutherford Frank Albertson J. Farrell MacDonald Barbara Pepper Charles Wilson Grant Withers Purnell Pratt Jack LaRue Ward Bond
When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new ... See full summary »
Comedy
1934
63 Minutes
Sheldon
Joe E. Brown Patricia Ellis Dorothy Burgess Don Dillaway Gordon Westcott Charles Wilson Harry Woods Ronnie Cosby John Sheehan Spencer Charters
father son trapeze artist clown ringmaster bareback rider positive playful household circus office tent ambition acrobatics circus life false accusations drunkenness guilt quest growing up
A country boy (Joe E. Brown) falls for a female impersonator and joins the circus despite his father.
Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1929
73 Minutes
Jack
Sally O'Neil Jack Egan Carmel Myers Tom O'Brien J. Barney Sherry John Hyams Charles Wilson Charles Lane Bill Elliott
When the road-show that Ted Howard, a singer, and Mary, a chorus-dancer, goes broke and the company is stranded in the sticks, Ted Uses his own savings to get them all back to New York. Ted... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Reardon
Richard Travis Jacqueline Wells Jackie Gleason Frank Wilcox Rex Williams Wade Boteler Charles Wilson Paul Fix Ruth Ford John Hamilton Ann Corcoran
ex-convict wife photographer journalist parole officer thrilling suspenseful gutsy prison new york city newsroom crime scene crime journalism bank robbery photography vengeance frame-up transformation revenge
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Wilson
James Cagney Madge Evans Allen Jenkins Dudley Digges Frankie Darro Dorothy Peterson John Marston Charles Wilson Hobart Cavanaugh Raymond Borzage Robert Barrat
corrupt businessman reformed criminal nurse boy gangster guard dark gritty shocking reform school court barn redemption reform political corruption new job rebellion juvenile crime transformation sacrifice
Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
72 Minutes
District Attorney Hyatt
Jane Wyman Jerome Cowan Faye Emerson Charles Lang Eleanor Parker Stuart Crawford Cyrus W. Kendall Charles Wilson Juanita Stark Creighton Hale George Guhl
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, the head of a ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1939
62 Minutes
Detective Roy Kincaid
Wayne Morris Humphrey Bogart Rosemary Lane Dennis Morgan John Litel Lya Lys Huntz Hall Charles Wilson Vera Lewis Howard C. Hickman Olin Howland
news reporter actress mad scientist undertaker doctor campy creepy suspenseful united states city hotel newsroom laboratory murder science gone awry investigation reporting mystery discovery 1930s
A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Warden
Bing Crosby Edith Fellows Louis Armstrong Madge Evans Donald Meek John Gallaudet Tom Dugan Nana Bryant Charles Wilson Harry Tyler William Stack
ex-convict grandfather child social worker singer uplifting emotional amusing new jersey family home orphanage new york city adoption circus redemption family performance money rescue quest
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promise an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
81 Minutes
Capt. Jennings
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Betty Grable Fred Keating Evelyn Brent Hale Hamilton Arthur Aylesworth Erik Rhodes Charles Wilson Willie Best Lew Kelly
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
Comedy
USA
1933
74 Minutes
Mr. Wade
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Detective Pollock
Bette Davis Warren William Alison Skipworth Arthur Treacher Marie Wilson Winifred Shaw Porter Hall Olin Howland Charles Wilson
private detective pretty woman client partner englishman secretary airy amusing intricate city office docks detective work murder search deception crime artifact quest temptation
A double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. she hired, the corpulent "empress of crime", and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth-century ram's horn.
Drama
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Charles Farrell June Martel Andy Devine J. Farrell MacDonald Ann Sheridan Edward Nugent Herman Bing Phyllis Fraser Stephen Chase Glen Boles Charles Wilson
Communist subversives try to take over a college.
Drama
USA
1941
73 Minutes
Arthur Kennedy Olympe Bradna Anthony Quinn Virginia Field Cliff Edwards Cornel Wilde William Edmunds Richard Ainley John Ridgely Frank Wilcox Ben Welden
boxer promoter wife girlfriend gritty gripping powerful office boxing ring small town farm ambition boxing false accusations marriage infidelity drugs rise fall love
A prize-fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.
Comedy, Drama
1933
65 Minutes
Ruth Chatterton William Dieterle George Brent Ruth Donnelly Philip Reed Johnny Mack Brown Lois Wilson Gavin Gordon Ferdinand Gottschalk Rafaela Ottiano
business owner beautiful woman engineer employee amusing passionate factory mansion new york city romance wealth automotive industry gender roles love transformation 1930s
An auto-company president (Ruth Chatterton) finds her right-hand man (George Brent) by process of elimination.
Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
George Raft Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Ida Lupino Gale Page Alan Hale Roscoe Karns John Litel Henry O'Neill George Tobias Charles Halton
truck driver brother business owner wife girlfriend uneasy gritty suspenseful cool california courtroom false accusations murder mental breakdown brotherhood dangerous job affair forbidden love transformation 1940s
When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.
Drama
USA
1934
66 Minutes
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
1933
67 Minutes
William Powell Margaret Lindsay Ruth Donnelly Gordon Westcott James Bell Arthur Byron Natalie Moorhead Sheila Terry Arthur Hohl Hobart Cavanaugh Theresa Harris
A down-and-out private eye (William Powell) falls for a woman (Margaret Lindsay) he has been hired to frame.