List of the best Charley Grapewin movies: One Frightened Night(1935), Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery(1941), The Big City(1937), The Grapes of Wrath(1940), They Died With Their Boots On(1941), Without Orders(1936), Earthbound(1940), Captains Courageous(1937), The Good Earth(1937), The Impatient Years(1944), Gunfighters(1947), Libeled Lady(1936) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Jasper Whyte
Charley Grapewin Mary Carlisle Arthur Hohl Evalyn Knapp Wallace Ford Hedda Hopper Lucien Littlefield Regis Toomey Rafaela Ottiano Fred Kelsey Clarence Wilson
An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1941
69 Minutes
Drama
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Robert
Spencer Tracy Luise Rainer Charley Grapewin Janet Beecher Eddie Quillan Victor Varconi Oscar O'Shea Helen Troy William Demarest John Arledge Irving Bacon
cab driver husband wife brother immigrant mobster melodramatic new york city garage taxi ship hideout gangsters mistaken identity corruption bombing taxicab business deportation pursuit rivalry
Julius Trent, the founder and president of Trent Mills objects to the plans of his manager, Walford Andrews, to manufacture a synthetic wool called Woolex. Finding Julius behind the times, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Grandpa
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.
Western
USA
1941
138 Minutes
California Joe
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Arthur Kennedy Charley Grapewin Gene Lockhart Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Sydney Greenstreet Regis Toomey Hattie McDaniel
general wife american indian chief father soldier thrilling spectacular confident patriotic battlefield military academy montana gen. george armstrong custer american civil war military life leadership indian wars sacrifice quest 1870s
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.
Drama
USA
1936
64 Minutes
J.P. Kendrick
Sally Eilers Robert Armstrong Frances Sage Charley Grapewin Vinton Haworth Ward Bond
Len Kendrick, whose father J. P. owns Amalgamated Air Lines, breaks a cross-country flying record and is cheered by a crowd of fans as he lands at the airline's Portland, Oregon airport. In... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Mr. Whimser
Warner Baxter Andrea Leeds Lynn Bari Charley Grapewin Henry Wilcoxon Elizabeth Patterson Russell Hicks Christian Rub Ian Wolfe Lester Sharpe Reginald Sheffield
ghost widow murder suspect lover religious person assistant engaging melodramatic switzerland paris apartment café park prison murder wrongfully accused redemption infidelity jealousy haunting
A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer (Bari) to justice.
Adventure
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Uncle Salters
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.
Drama
USA
1937
138 Minutes
Old Father
Paul Muni Luise Rainer Walter Connolly Tilly Losch Charley Grapewin Jessie Ralph Soo Yong Keye Luke Roland Lui Ching Wah Lee Harold Huber
farmer wife pretty woman son emotional melodramatic china farm farming family poverty aspirations marriage love triangle transformation love sacrifice 1930s
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
91 Minutes
Benjamin L. Pidgeon,
Jean Arthur Lee Bowman Charles Coburn Edgar Buchanan Charley Grapewin Phil Brown Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Grant Mitchell Frank Jenks Frank Orth
husband wife judge father bellhop friend charming heartwarming emotional san francisco courtroom coffee shop hotel reconciliation divorce marriage courtship second chance commitment love
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
Western
USA
1947
87 Minutes
Rancher Inskip
Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Dorothy Hart Bruce Cabot Charley Grapewin Steven Geray Forrest Tucker Charles Kemper Grant Withers John Miles Griff Barnett
gunslinger rancher sheriff daughter sister cowboy gritty engaging texas ranch town jail street corruption mistaken identity false accusations pacifism sister relationship murder quest
Gunfighter Brazos Kane takes a job on a ranch but he is unjustly accused of killing fellow cowhand Bob Tyrell and must clear himself by finding the real killer.
Comedy
USA
1936
98 Minutes
Hollis Bane, Owner NY Evening Star
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
1936
83 Minutes
Gramp Maple
Leslie Howard Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Dick Foran Genevieve Tobin Charley Grapewin Porter Hall
drifter writer waitress gangster criminal bleak intense diner arizona the petrified forest ambition dreams hostages death escape sacrifice 1930s
A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
Judge Emmett T. Brennan
Tyrone Power Jonathan Hale Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Lloyd Nolan Charley Grapewin Lionel Atwill Marc Lawrence
henchman gangster father girlfriend boss inmate gritty emotional new york city office jail crime imprisonment father/son relationship reputation betrayal quest love transformation fall
The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release.
Drama
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Cal Royster
Lionel Barrymore Maureen O'Sullivan Eric Linden Dudley Digges Spring Byington Charley Grapewin Henry Wadsworth William Newell James Macklin Jonathan Hale Frederick Burton
farmer shepherd hunter dog son daughter emotional endearing touching ozark mountains woods family feud hunting forbidden love revenge forbidden love rivalry 1930s
The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
88 Minutes
Pop
John Garfield Priscilla Lane Alan Hale Frank McHugh Billy Halop Bobby Jordan Charley Grapewin Henry Armetta Stanley Ridges John Litel Moroni Olsen
ex-convict daughter foreman newspaper owner photographer robber emotional gripping suspenseful prison farm stage diner bank injustice on the run romance alcoholism heroism death rise
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
99 Minutes
J. A. Dawling
Katharine Hepburn Fred MacMurray Fred Stone Evelyn Venable Frank Albertson Ann Shoemaker Charley Grapewin Grady Sutton Hedda Hopper Jonathan Hale Hattie McDaniel
daughter mother father wealthy man amusing emotional spirited small town household midwest aspirations social standing class distinctions romance dining love quest 1930s
A working-class girl is thwarted and embarrassed in her attempts to move up socially by her gauche family and unstable father.
Romance
USA
1937
88 Minutes
Dr. Webster
Franchot Tone Maureen O'Sullivan Virginia Bruce Leonard Penn Cliff Edwards Janet Beecher Charley Grapewin Helen Troy Grace Ford June Clayworth Edward Norris
Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of a man trapped in an explosion. Allen is in love with student nurse, Claire Donahue, and ... See full summary »
Western
1939
105 Minutes
"Old Puff"
Wallace Beery Robert Taylor Florence Rice Helen Broderick Charles Bickford Barton MacLane Charley Grapewin John Qualen Clinton Rosemond Jonathan Hale Claudia Morgan
railroad tycoon stagecoach driver slave trader slave plantation owner stagecoach owner suspenseful fiery rousing american west stagecoach town slave trade abolitionism underground railroad conspiracy rivalry rescue 19th century
A Maryland planter (Robert Taylor) turns railroader and tangles with the boss (Wallace Beery) of a woman's (Florence Rice) stagecoach line.
Musical, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Uncle Henry Gale
Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Pat Walshe Clara Blandick
young girl witch dog lion wizard scarecrow creative touching emotional farm village emerald city kansas oz courage song and dance journey friendship magic discovery
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Comedy
USA
1937
69 Minutes
Frank Redmond
Lionel Barrymore Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Spring Byington Eric Linden Julie Haydon Sara Haden Charley Grapewin Selmer Jackson
judge contractor publisher wife daughter son heartwarming endearing carvel family home courtroom office small town corruption politics family business marriage transformation love
Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1933
73 Minutes
Pa Dennis
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.
Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Local Doctor
Robert Taylor Margaret Sullavan Franchot Tone Robert Young Guy Kibbee Lionel Atwill Henry Hull George Zucco Charley Grapewin Monty Woolley Spencer Charters
soldier dying person doctor mistress sad charming emotional germany inn restaurant world war i tuberculosis automotive industry male bonding love sacrifice 1930s
The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.
Drama
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Dr. Tatum
Dawn O'Day Tom Brown O.P. Heggie Helen Westley Sara Haden Murray Kinnell Gertrude Messinger June Preston Charley Grapewin Hilda Vaughn
orphan doctor brother sister schoolboy emotional charming prince edward island farm school orphanage family feud illness young love adoption farming forbidden love growing up underdog 1900s
A romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1935
91 Minutes
Prof. Martin
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 »
Comedy
USA
1938
69 Minutes
Grandpa Briggs
Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery Franchot Tone Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Reginald Owen Cora Witherspoon Emma Dunn Charley Grapewin Lester Matthews
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
72 Minutes
Uncle Joe
Judy Garland Freddie Bartholomew Mary Astor Walter Pidgeon Alan Hale Scotty Beckett Barnett Parker Gene Lockhart Charley Grapewin
widow lawyer young boy sister uncle banker amusing charming small town trailer camp gas station marriage of convenience road trip kidnapping matchmaking camping family love quest
To stop Pinkie's mother Dottie from marrying a man they know she does not love, Pinkie and her friend Buzz kidnap her in the family trailer to live a life on the open road without worries ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1932
85 Minutes
Clerk
Clark Gable Carole Lombard Dorothy Mackaill Grant Mitchell Elizabeth Patterson Lillian Harmer George Barbier J. Farrell MacDonald Charley Grapewin
gambler librarian partner detective wife mistress cheeky confident emotional manhattan small town new york city apartment wall street gambling marriage deception investigation crime relocation
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
James K. Blakeley
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »