List of the best Edward Arnold movies: The Devil and Daniel Webster(1941), Eyes in the Night(1942), Diamond Jim(1935), The War Against Mrs. Hadley(1942), The Penalty(1941), The Toast of New York(1937), Meet Nero Wolfe(1936), Main Street After Dark(1944), Easy Living(1937), Million Dollar Ransom(1934), The Earl of Chicago(1940), The Youngest Profession(1943) ... ...
Fantasy
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Edward Arnold Walter Huston James Craig Jane Darwell Simone Simon Gene Lockhart John Qualen Frank Conlan Lindy Wade George Cleveland Dawn O'Day
farmer senator devil wife assistant neighbor crafty dark uneasy new hampshire farm town greed corruption debt farming promises friendship temptation pursuit
A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer who makes a pact with Satan for economic success enlists Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Edward Arnold Ann Harding Donna Reed Allen Jenkins John Emery Stephen McNally Katherine Emery Reginald Denny Rosemary DeCamp Stanley Ridges Barry Nelson
blind person detective stepmother stepdaughter actor nazi suspenseful brooding new york city blindness investigation secret murder world war ii mystery pursuit 1940s
A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
Biography
USA
1935
93 Minutes
Diamond Jim
The story of legendary gambler Diamond Jim Brady and his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell.
Drama
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Edward Arnold Fay Bainter Richard Ney Jean Rogers Sara Allgood Spring Byington Van Johnson Isobel Elsom Frances Rafferty Dorothy Morris Halliwell Hobbes
wealthy woman romantic interest son daughter best friend mother spirited emotional city household office hospital military base home front snobbishness draft family class distinctions world war ii transformation
A Washington official courts a society matron who is trying to ignore the effects of World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
79 Minutes
Martin "Stuff" Nelson
Edward Arnold Gene Reynolds Lionel Barrymore Marsha Hunt Robert Sterling Emma Dunn Veda Ann Borg Richard Lane Gloria DeHaven Grant Mitchell Phil Silvers
The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.
Biography
USA
1937
109 Minutes
James `'Jim'` Fisk Jr.
Edward Arnold Cary Grant Frances Farmer Jack Oakie Donald Meek Clarence Kolb Billy Gilbert Stanley Fields
financier best friend cornelius vanderbilt actress smuggler victim melodramatic charming new york city office wall street theater stocks finance schemes corruption love triangle quest transformation 1870s
Notorious robber baron financier Jim Fisk, who makes and loses fortunes, tries to corner the gold market as well as the heart of a beautiful actress.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Nero Wolfe
Edward Arnold Lionel Stander Dennie Moore Victor Jory Nana Bryant Joan Perry Russell Hardie Walter Kingsford Boyd Irwin John Qualen Gene Morgan
Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
57 Minutes
Edward Arnold Hume Cronyn Selena Royle Tom Trout Audrey Totter Dan Duryea Dorothy Morris
An unscrupulous woman and her brood prey on soldiers and sailors in an embarkation city.
Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
J.B. Ball
Jean Arthur Edward Arnold Ray Milland Luis Alberni Mary Nash Franklin Pangborn Barlowe Borland William Demarest Andrew Tombes Esther Dale Harlan Briggs
office worker wealthy man son wife hotel owner stockbroker cheeky playful frenetic new york city bus office hotel automat chance meeting class distinctions misunderstanding great depression rags to riches romance
A wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off the roof of a building; it lands on the head of a stenographer, leading to everyone assuming she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Drama
USA
1934
70 Minutes
Phillips Holmes Edward Arnold Mary Carlisle Winifred Shaw Andy Devine Robert Gleckler Marjorie Gateson Edgar Norton Bradley Page Hughey White
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con help him fake his own kidnaping.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Edward Arnold Reginald Owen Edmund Gwenn E.E. Clive Ronald Sinclair Norma Varden Halliwell Hobbes
bootlegger enemy english gentleman offbeat brooding chicago england mansion court inheritance betrayal rags to riches murder class conflict alcohol revenge rise fall 1930s
Silky has always moved booze. In prohibition, he smuggled it from Canada, but now that it is legal, he produces his own brand. Seven years before, he sent Doc to prison because Doc was an ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Burton V. Lyons
Virginia Weidler Edward Arnold John Carroll Jean Porter Marta Linden Dick Simmons Ann Ayars Agnes Moorehead Marcia Mae Jones Raymond Roe Scotty Beckett
teen girl best friend mother father governess playful spirited new york city hotel apartment celebrities family deception jealousy misunderstanding quest growing up 1940s
Joan Lyons and her friend Patricia Drew are autograph hounds spending most of their day bumping into, and having tea, with the likes of Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
83 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Edward Arnold Broderick Crawford Ruth Terry Alan Dinehart Eve Arden Claire Dodd Evelyn Keyes Phyllis Brooks Janet Beecher
A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
Crime, Drama
1941
94 Minutes
Merrill Lambert
Edward G. Robinson Edward Arnold Laraine Day Marsha Hunt William T. Orr Don Beddoe Walter Kingsford Charles Dingle Charles Halton
A crusading newsman (Edward G. Robinson) starts up a tabloid with a gangster (Edward Arnold) as his 50-50 partner.
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
Jim Cain
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).
Comedy
USA
1947
95 Minutes
Judge Harry Wilkins
Joan Caulfield William Holden Edward Arnold Mona Freeman Billy De Wolfe
soldier young woman sister fiancé father mother charming engaging tender new york city suburbia household subway city hall home front sister relationship correspondence family engagement world war ii
A family is befuddled when a World War II serviceman shows up to meet and marry his pen pal sweetheart. Everyone's in the dark about the romance by mail. Then they discover Ruth's younger sister was the culprit.
Comedy
USA
1941
90 Minutes
T.T. Ralston
Bob Hope Paulette Goddard Edward Arnold Leif Erickson Helen Vinson Willie Best Glenn Anders Grant Mitchell Catherine Doucet Rose Hobart Clarence Kolb
stockbroker niece uncle boss partner employee amusing madcap crafty intricate yacht florida office wager schemes honesty family business money rivalry
Stockbroker T.T. Ralston has promised his niece Gwen to double it if she can raise $20,000. for charity. But he connives so those she asks refuse to give her more than the $10,000 she's ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1944
82 Minutes
T. J. Todd, Todd "the butler"
Fred MacMurray Paulette Goddard Edward Arnold Roland Young Hillary Brooke Porter Hall Clarence Kolb Anne Revere Isabel Randolph Marie McDonald Veda Ann Borg
During World War II, Lee Stevens travels to Washington D.C. with his secretary Jane Rogers in order to secure a government contract. Not thinking it through, Jane cancels their hotel ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Richard M. Gresham
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.
Comedy
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Judge Wilkins
William Holden Joan Caulfield Edward Arnold Billy De Wolfe Mona Freeman Arleen Whelan Mary Philips Harry von Zell Raymond Roe Elisabeth Fraser Bill Murphy
Thanks to political activist teen Miriam, her brother-in-law and father find themselves rival candidates for state senator.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Sir John Arlington
Jack Benny Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Binnie Barnes Monty Woolley Isabel Jeans Phil Harris Betty Grable E.E. Clive Eddie Anderson Leonard Mudie
broadway producer singer love interest wife husband jealous man madcap hysterical charming london stage country house show business jealousy unrequited love schemes misunderstanding relationships love pursuit
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1946
89 Minutes
Charles Conway
Joan Leslie Robert Hutton Edward Arnold Ann Harding Robert Benchley Dorothy Malone Richard Erdman
soldier journalist wife father-in-law mother-in-law army buddy playful amusing tender wisconsin house newsroom bar marriage life after wartime jealousy domestic life love rivalry 1940s
Married life isn't as blissful as either Dick or Janie had hoped. Dick is hired to write filler for his father-in-law's newspaper, but is never allowed to prove his real worth. Janie has to... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Charles Conway
Joyce Reynolds Robert Hutton Edward Arnold Ann Harding Robert Benchley Alan Hale Barbara Brown Hattie McDaniel Richard Erdman Jackie Moran
teen girl father sister soldier mother teen boy amusing endearing heartwarming family home army base high school party small town park small-town life party love triangle world war ii sexual awakening
Janie is a scatter-brained and high spirited teenage girl living in the small town of Hortonville. World War II causes the establishment of an army camp just outside town. Janie and her ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Senator Wilkins
Mona Freeman Billy De Wolfe Edward Arnold Natalie Wood Lyle Bettger Mary Philips
Woman gets involved with a crook trying to reform.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Adm. Homer Thorndyke
Robert Walker Joan Leslie Edward Arnold Spring Byington Leon Ames Jan Sterling Anthony Ross Paul Harvey Kathryn Card Tommy Myers Rudy Lee
When a naval officer's wife breaks her ankle and is laid up, her husband takes over running the household by employing military regimentation and discipline, which leads to a number of amusing situations.
Romance
1941
85 Minutes
Judson M. `'J.M.'`, `'Judsy'` Blair
Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Edward Arnold Lee Bowman Jean Rogers Mary Beth Hughes Guy Kibbee Barbara Jo Allen Leon Belasco Bobby Larson Charles Coleman
judge businessman wife reporter sculptor boyfriend madcap playful confident new york city courtroom cape cod studio street deception impersonation law judgment divorce journalism
A newsman (Walter Pidgeon) falls in love on Cape Cod with the judge (Rosalind Russell) his angry boss (Edward Arnold) expects him to discredit.
Crime, Drama
1956
79 Minutes
Paul Atlas
oil driller gangster murderer thief girlfriend federal agent dark gripping thrilling galveston, texas oil field nightclub theft scam oil business gangsters crime investigation quest pursuit
Having discovered a way to steal huge amounts of fuel, oil worker Frank Duncan (Gene Barry) links up with mobster Paul Atlas (Edward Arnold) in the hope that they can sell the oil without arousing suspicion.
Crime, Drama
1934
82 Minutes
Det. Lt. "Mac" MacCarthy
Robert Montgomery Maureen O'Sullivan Edward Arnold Elizabeth Patterson Whitford Kane Mickey Rooney C. Henry Gordon Muriel Evans Edward Brophy Herman Bing Henry Armetta
con artist farmer wife daughter police detective club owner hilarious heartwarming thrilling new york city catskills nightclub farm police station connecticut opposites attract self-discovery criminal past manhunt injury
A New York mobster (Robert Montgomery) flees to Connecticut and falls for a farmer's daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
Crime, Drama
1956
73 Minutes
Oliver Tubbs
Lee J. Cobb Patricia Medina Edward Arnold Michael Granger Eleanore Tanin Alan Napier Harry Lauter
detective attorney witness friend thug politician melodramatic suspenseful gritty tense miami havana airplane everglades cuba florida gambling racketeering murder political corruption
A police detective (Lee J. Cobb) baits killer gamblers with a mob witness (Patricia Medina) in the Everglades.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
125 Minutes
Jim Taylor
James Stewart Jean Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bondi H.B. Warner Harry Carey Astrid Allwyn
senator politician secretary uplifting inspiring engaging washington, d.c. courtroom office politics aspirations leadership corruption underdog discovery rise 1930s
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
Comedy
USA
1938
127 Minutes
Anthony P. Kirby
Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold Mischa Auer Ann Miller Spring Byington Samuel S. Hinds Donald Meek H.B. Warner Halliwell Hobbes
ingénue boyfriend father mother sister grandfather amusing cheery madcap family home family love meaning of life marriage money love transformation 1930s
A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
Robert Cain Sr.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Gig Young Mala Powers William Talman Edward Arnold Chill Wills Marie Windsor
police officer stripper wife attorney bleak brooding emotional tense uneasy chicago indiana illinois strip club united states police work smuggling corruption romantic dilemma adventure love
Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
95 Minutes
The Mayor
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh Edward Arnold Fred Clark Sheree North Sammy White Sid Tomack Sig Ruman Richard Loo Raymond Greenleaf
railroad worker doctor reporter editor love interest charming unrestrained los alamos, n.m. railroad tracks small town doctor's office new york city hotel love triangle deception fame radiation newspapers mistaken diagnosis quest
An unsophisticated stationmaster from provincial New Mexico fraudulently claims that he is dying in order to get an expense-paid dream tour of New York.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Emperor Valerius
Eddie Cantor Ruth Etting Gloria Stuart Edward Arnold David Manners Verree Teasdale Alan Mowbray John Rutherford Willard Robertson Lee Kohlmar
deliveryman servant slave emperor roman love interest madcap lighthearted witty emotional midwest rome small town corruption dreams class conflict politics small-town life adventure escape
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.
Musical
USA
1940
127 Minutes
Diamond Jim Brady
Alice Faye Don Ameche Henry Fonda Edward Arnold Warren William Leo Carrillo Helen Westley Dorothy Peterson Ernest Truex Nigel Bruce Lynn Bari
opera singer political candidate mother husband composer spirited uplifting melodramatic new york city music hall iowa show business rags to riches love performance romance ambition transformation underdog love
Life story of the musical star from her discovery in 1890 by band leader Tony Pastor till her retirement in 1912 when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1933
66 Minutes
Commissioner Forster
Twenty years after 3 murders occur in a castle's "blue room", three men who each want to marry a beautiful girl decide to spend a night in the room to prove their bravery to her.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
115 Minutes
Robert Nelson
Jeanette MacDonald Jane Powell Edward Arnold Harry Davenport Moyna Magill Elinor Donahue Ann E. Todd Tom Helmore Kathryn Card Thurston Hall Nan Bennett
magazine editor daughter boss band leader father mother playful cheery intricate new york city high school cruise ship office household mansion secret marriage mother/daughter relationship sister relationship divorce music
It's Tess' graduation day from "Miss Drakes School for Girls". During the choir's performance at the ceremony, Tess notices that her beautiful, divorcee mother, Louise Rayton Morgan isn't ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Mr. Bledsoe
Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Peter Lawford Beverly Tyler Edward Arnold Charles Ruggles Spring Byington O.Z. Whitehead Paul Langton Ernest Whitman Irving Bacon Lillian Yarbo
A classic film featuring a boy who is able to hear what the racehorses at the track are thinking. Using his knowledge of their moods, he figures out how well they will run, and tells his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1949
85 Minutes
Mayor Mahoney
Wallace Beery Richard Conte Marjorie Main Edward Arnold Vanessa Brown Clinton Sundberg Charles Dingle Clem Bevans Jack Lambert Will Wright
An outlaw finds a place in his gang for a grave-robbing doctor.
Comedy
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Mr. `'Feydie'` Feydak
Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Edward Everett Horton Edward Arnold Una Merkel Charles Richman Greta Meyer Willard Robertson Donald Meek
Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues psuedo-portait artist Marion Forsythe on her arrival from Europe after painting (and possibly being involved with) notables all over the ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Pawnee Bill
Betty Hutton Howard Keel Louis Calhern J. Carrol Naish Edward Arnold Keenan Wynn Benay Venuta Clinton Sundberg
annie oakley frank butler buffalo bill gunslinger cowboy cowgirl amusing spirited charming wild west america europe love competition cowboys performance love discovery rivalry 19th century
The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
Drama
USA
1934
95 Minutes
Jack Brennan
Joan Crawford Gene Raymond Franchot Tone Esther Ralston Edward Arnold Earl Oxford Jean Dixon Leo G. Carroll Akim Tamiroff Zelda Sears Helen Ware
A working girl's fortunes improve when she marries into money, but happiness is not so easily won.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Joe Lorgan
Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Esther Williams Betty Garrett Edward Arnold Jules Munshin Richard Lane Tom Dugan Murray Alper Wilton Graff Mack Gray
baseball team owner baseball player entertainer gambler teammate girlfriend cheery madcap rousing baseball field locker room house theater gambling big break baseball love interest vaudeville song and dance rivalry
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
Comedy
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Sam Harper
Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold Hoagy Carmichael Barbara Bates Bob Arthur Verna Felton
single mother daughter widow boss son friend amusing lighthearted emotional heartwarming new jersey household office young love single mothers big family working woman sexism mother/child relationship sacrifice
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Musical
USA
1939
100 Minutes
Jim Knox
Nelson Eddy Virginia Bruce Victor McLaglen Lionel Barrymore Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Charles Butterworth H.B. Warner Raymond Walburn Dick Rich Trevor Bardette
tycoon rancher son love interest henchman spirited uplifting small town ranch newsroom office house railroad ethics impersonation deception ranchers land dispute quest adventure
Railroad owner Jim Knox uses everything to get the land he needs for his new railroad cheaply. Everybody hopes, that Steve Logan ends his regime, but he allies with Jim Knox. Nobody knows, ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1949
96 Minutes
Sen. James McKinley
Ronald Reagan Patricia Neal Jack Carson Wayne Morris Edward Arnold Virginia Field
soldier friend wife fiancée mother father amusing charming new york city apartment marriage deception divorce friendship immigration love quest 1940s
A GI marries the English girlfriend of his best friend to get her into the U.S. for his friend who lost track of her in the war only to find on returning home that he is stuck with the girl because the friend has married someone else.
War
1948
112 Minutes
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Clark Gable Walter Pidgeon Van Johnson Brian Donlevy Charles Bickford John Hodiak Edward Arnold Marshall Thompson Richard Quine Cameron Mitchell Clinton Sundberg
military officer reporter politician pilot patriotic somber engaging military base england world war ii horrors of war aviation dangerous job discovery transformation 1940s
A U.S. general (Clark Gable) and his superior (Walter Pidgeon) take heat for sending bombers to Germany to destroy aircraft plants.
Drama, History
USA
1932
123 Minutes
Dr. A. Remezov
John Barrymore Ethel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Ralph Morgan Diana Wynyard Tad Alexander C. Henry Gordon Edward Arnold Gustav von Seyffertitz Dawn O'Day Jean Parker
mystic czar nicholas ii child prince princess doctor dark intense russia palace party hypnosis czarina alexandra royalty rasputin assassination revolution quest rise fall
A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia.
Musical
USA
1946
110 Minutes
George Sidney William Powell Charles Walters Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Fred Astaire Lucille Ball Fanny Brice Lena Horne
singer dancer actor actress comedian spirited spectacular charming lighthearted theater new york city song and dance show business love 1940s
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.