List of the best Don Douglas movies: Club Havana(1945), The Great Gabbo(1929), The Strange Mr. Gregory(1946), The Zero Hour(1939), Dead Men Tell(1941), I Love You Again(1940), On the Sunny Side(1942), The Get-Away(1941), Behind the Rising Sun(1943), Whistling in the Dark(1941), Sleepers West(1941), Appointment in Berlin(1943) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
62 Minutes
Johnny Norton
Edgar G. Ulmer directed this film about a number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a fashionable Latin nightclub.
Musical
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Frank
Erich von Stroheim Betty Compson Don Douglas Babe Kane
ventriloquist assistant dancer dummy husband wife brooding disturbing outlandish dark café stage backstage puppetry madness performance show business rejection failure fall
An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
63 Minutes
John Randall
Edmund Lowe Jean Rogers Don Douglas Frank Reicher Marjorie Hoshelle Robert Emmett Keane Jonathan Hale Frank Mayo Fred Kelsey Jack Norton
Famed magician Mr. Gregory is visited back stage one night by an amateur magician and his wife. Immediately smitten with Ellen Randall, Gregory plots to win her over. His plot involves ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Brewster
Frieda Inescort Otto Kruger Adrienne Ames Don Douglas Jane Darwell J.M. Kerrigan Ann E. Todd Leonard Carey Sarah Padden Ferris Taylor Willard Parker
A theater producer and his protege star fall in love and decide to wed. In route to their nuptials, tragedy strikes and the would-be groom ends up bound to a wheelchair. Nine years later, the wife tries to adopt a little girl.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
60 Minutes
Jed Thomasson
Sidney Toler Sheila Ryan Victor Sen Yung Robert Weldon Don Douglas Kay Aldridge Paul McGrath George Reeves
A treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a ship full of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a docked ship.
Comedy
1940
97 Minutes
Herbert
William Powell Myrna Loy Frank McHugh Edmund Lowe Don Douglas Nella Walker Pierre Watkin Paul Stanton Morgan Wallace Charles Arnt Harlan Briggs
con artist wife friend lighthearted madcap charming cruise ship new york state con game marriage amnesia mistaken identity transformation love 1940s
A businessman (William Powell) snaps out of 9-year amnesia, reverts to con man and falls in love with his wife (Myrna Loy).
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
69 Minutes
Mr. George Andrews
Roddy McDowall Jane Darwell Freddie Mercer Stanley Clements Katharine Alexander Don Douglas Ann E. Todd Jill Esmond Leon Tyler Fred Walburn
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
FBI Agent James "Jim" Duff
Robert Sterling Donna Reed Charles Winninger Henry O'Neill Dan Dailey Don Douglas Ernest Whitman Grant Withers Chester Gan Charles Wagenheim Guy Kingsford
sister fbi agent convict criminal doctor beautiful woman thrilling gritty chicago headquarters hideout prison train station illinois bank robbery undercover operations jailbreak moral dilemma assumed identity deception
A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.
War
1943
88 Minutes
Margo Tom Neal J. Carrol Naish Robert Ryan Gloria Holden Don Douglas George Givot
soldier engineer secretary cabinet minister foreigner friend dark emotional japan china battlefield countryside household tokyo world war ii sino-japanese war marriage indoctrination betrayal atrocities
A Japanese publisher (J. Carrol Naish) wants his U.S.-educated son (Tom Neal) to join the Japanese army before World War II.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Gordon Thomas
Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Virginia Grey Conrad Veidt Rags Ragland Eve Arden Don Douglas Don Costello Paul Stanton William Tannen
actor cult member thug fiancée friend amusing madcap lighthearted plane radio station race against time murder plot kidnapping cult inheritance radio rivalry escape 1840s
Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Tom Linscott
Lloyd Nolan Lynn Bari Mary Beth Hughes Louis Jean Heydt Edward Brophy Don Costello Ben Carter Don Douglas
Mike Shayne tries to distinguish criminals from red herrings as he escorts a surprise witness via rail to a high profile trial in San Francisco.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
77 Minutes
Bill Banning
George Sanders Marguerite Chapman Onslow Stevens Gale Sondergaard Alan Napier Jack Lee H.P. Sanders Don Douglas Alec Craig Leonard Mudie Frederick Worlock
A former RAF officer is enlisted in the British secret service. Germany recruits him for propaganda broadcasts to England. He uses codes in his broadcasts. When his cover is blown, he and his German girlfriend must try to escape.
Comedy
USA
1943
104 Minutes
FBI Agent Harding (uncredited)
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn Richard Gaines Herman Brix Frank Sully Clyde Fillmore Stanley Clements Don Douglas
retiree soldier woman politician witty endearing lighthearted cheery patriotic washington, d.c. apartment roommates romance world war ii matchmaking pursuit love rivalry 1940s
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Melvyn Douglas Florence Rice Claire Dodd Shepperd Strudwick Louis Calhern Nat Pendleton Douglas Dumbrille Mary Howard George Zucco Minor Watson Don Douglas
A husband and wife team who are in rare books and are skillful at recovering stolen volumes for insurance companies become involved in the murder of a fence.
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
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).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Sidney Toler Jean Rogers Lionel Atwill Mary Nash Victor Sen Yung Kane Richmond Chris-Pin Martin Lionel Royce Helen Ericson Jack LaRue Edwin Stanley
Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.
Drama
USA
1940
113 Minutes
Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon Paul Kelly Shepperd Strudwick Red Skelton Nat Pendleton Dick Purcell William Tannen William Stelling Stanley Smith
ensign lieutenant commanding officer wife pilot brother emotional tense san diego naval base airplane household hospital restaurant arrogance teamwork misunderstanding navy false accusations depression
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
1938
65 Minutes
Charles Quigley Rita Hayworth George McKay Edgar Edwards John Graham Spacey Eddie Laughton Bob Rideout Grant MacDonald William Irving Virginia Coomb Fred Bass
U. S. Customs Agent Tom Evans is given the assignment of running down a smuggling ring which hijacks Canadian fur-shipper's trucks and sells the loot in the United States.
Romance
USA
1941
115 Minutes
Charles Boyer Olivia de Havilland Paulette Goddard Victor Francen Walter Abel Curt Bois Rosemary DeCamp Eric Feldary Nestor Paiva Eva Puig Micheline Cheirel
gigolo teacher girlfriend melodramatic mexico los angeles border hollywood, calif. immigration love deception escape discovery 1940s
Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
71 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Gene Reynolds Gail Patrick Ian Hunter June Preisser Leo Gorcey William Tracy Tommy Kelly Edward Ashley El Brendel
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Action
USA
1939
88 Minutes
George Brent Olivia de Havilland John Payne Frank McHugh John Litel Victor Jory Henry O'Neill John Ridgely John Gallaudet Donald Briggs Edgar Edwards
Jerry and Cass have always been competitive. Now that Cass is a well respected Naval aviator like his father, Jerry leaves the submarine service to become a flying cadet with Class 61 at ... 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 »
Adventure
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Marion Davies Gary Cooper Jean Parker Katharine Alexander Ted Healy Russell Hardie Henry Wadsworth Douglas Dumbrille Willard Robertson Fuzzy Knight Sidney Toler
actress southern belle spy confederate soldier union soldier servant melodramatic thrilling suspenseful american south washington, d.c. farmhouse household assumed identity espionage romantic dilemma american civil war secret mission deception adventure
Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.