List of the best Edward Brophy movies: The Big Guy(1939), A Night of Adventure(1944), Swing Parade of 1946(1946), The Girl Said No(1937), Romance on the Run(1938), The Falcon in San Francisco(1945), Great Guy(1936), Calling Philo Vance(1940), Doughboys(1930), The Champ(1931), Mad Love(1935), Sleepers West(1941) ... ...
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
78 Minutes
Dippy
A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death penalty.
6.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Steve
A wealthy lawyer begins to suspect that his inattention to his wife is making her cheat on him. When he discovers the truth he's charged with murder.
5.2/10
Musical
USA
1946
73 Minutes
Moose
Gale Storm Phil Regan Edward Brophy Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Connee Boswell Louis Jordan Will Osborne Mary Treen
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down. Featuring The Three Stooges as waiters.
6.6/10
Musical
USA
1937
72 Minutes
Pick
Robert Armstrong Irene Hervey Paula Stone Edward Brophy Vivian Hart William Danforth
Jimmy, a bookie cum horse buying agent, meets a beautiful dance hall girl. After leading him on, and out of his money, she rejects him. Jimmy hatches a scheme to wreak revenge on her. He ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Whitey
Donald Woods Patricia Ellis Grace Bradley Edward Brophy William Demarest Craig Reynolds Andrew Tombes Bert Roach Leon Weaver Edwin Maxwell Granville Bates
A man has the knack for finding stolen items. Then returns them to the insurance company. Finds some fake jewels and turns them in. Antics ensue.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Goldie Locke
Tom Conway Paula Corday Sharyn Moffet Edward Brophy Fay Helm Robert Armstrong
detective partner young girl butler wealthy woman bootlegger dark suspenseful train san francisco household jail hotel room ship murder racketeering smuggling impersonation father/daughter relationship investigation
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Pete Reilly
James Cagney Mae Clarke James Burke Edward Brophy Henry Kolker Bernadene Hayes Edward McNamara Robert Glecker Joe Sawyer Ed Gargan Matty Fain
The adventures of an investigator (Cagney) for the Bureau of Weights and Measures.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
62 Minutes
Ryan
James Stephenson Margot Stevenson Henry O'Neill Edward Brophy Ralph Forbes Martin Kosleck Richard Kipling
detective spy investigator murder victim neighbor niece crafty engaging intricate vienna crime scene apartment united states city investigation justice crime murder espionage suspicion
Despite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1930
80 Minutes
Sergeant Brophy
Buster Keaton Sally Eilers Cliff Edwards Edward Brophy Victor Potel Arnold Korff Frank Mayo Pitzy Katz Sidney Bracey William Steele
sergeant commanding officer soldier performer love interest wealthy man spirited playful winsome military base boot camp airplane france wealth military life bravery love triangle infatuation world war i transformation
A naive and wealthy young man seeks to impress a girl and then unwittingly signs up for army service.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Tim
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
7.3/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Rollo
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.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
74 Minutes
George Trautwein
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.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
71 Minutes
Romo
Guy Kibbee Tom Brown Lucie Kaye Catherine Doucet Edward Brophy Ed Gargan Helen Jerome Eddy Theodore von Eltz Kenneth Thomson Howard C. Hickman Oscar Apfel
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for ... See full summary »
8.1/10
Comedy
USA
1928
70 Minutes
Man in Bath-House
Buster Keaton Marceline Day Harold Goodwin Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Edward Brophy Vernon Dent William Irving
photographer secretary camera operator editor heartwarming airy hilarious madcap new york city newsroom chinatown filmmaking news love triangle employment pursuit transformation 1920s
Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
7.1/10
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
84 Minutes
Jake Shomberg
Dick Powell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Edgar Kennedy John Philliber Edward Brophy George Cleveland Paul Guilfoyle George Chandler Eddie Acuff Marion Martin
reporter old man fortuneteller colleague uncle editor witty endearing newsroom household opera house racetrack hotel news precognition death wedding gambling quest rivalry
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
6.1/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Bill
Virginia Bruce John Barrymore John Howard Charles Ruggles Oscar Homolka Edward Brophy Donald MacBride Margaret Hamilton Shemp Howard Anne Nagel Kathryn Adams
An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Al
Maureen O'Sullivan Dennis O'Keefe Mickey Rooney George Barbier Jessie Ralph Edward Brophy Fay Holden Phillip Terry Ruth Hussey Barnett Parker Frank Albertson
June Evans, clothing model, and Tommy Bradford, travel agent, both dream of being rich. When they meet at millionaire, J. Westley Piermont's daughter's wedding, they both assume each other ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1941
67 Minutes
Detective Bates
George Sanders Wendy Barrie Allen Jenkins Nina Vale Gladys Cooper Edward Brophy Arthur Shields Damian O'Flynn Turhan Bey Eddie Dunn Lucile Gleason
detective thief socialite sidekick pretty woman the falcon crafty playful suspenseful new york city apartment building office nightclub morgue bar robbery murder secret identity fraud investigation
The first in the "Falcon" series finds the amateur detective and ladies' man on the trail of jewel thieves.
Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Weepy Davis
Edward G. Robinson Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford Jack Carson Anthony Quinn Edward Brophy Harry Davenport John Qualen Barbara Jo Allen Grant Mitchell Jackie Gleason
ex-convict bank robber daughter friend thief salesman offbeat frenetic hilarious new york city soda shop bank store prison bank heist redemption small business father/daughter relationship scam friendship
An ex-convict's (Edward G. Robinson) niece (Jane Wyman) runs a shop over the tunnel he and his partners are digging to a bank vault.
7.7/10
Other, Comedy
USA
1947
115 Minutes
Patrolman Cecil Felton
Don DeFore Ann Harding Victor Moore Charles Ruggles Gale Storm Grant Mitchell Edward Brophy Alan Hale Jr. Dorothea Kent
businessman wealthy man drifter veteran daughter ex-wife touching charming amusing uplifting manhattan, n.y. townhouse park virginia greed homelessness father/daughter relationship class distinctions business deal second chance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Roxy Lewis
Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden Lee J. Cobb Joseph Calleia Sam Levene Edward Brophy Beatrice Blinn William H. Strauss Don Beddoe
boxer promoter father girlfriend violinist gangster gritty engaging emotional city boxing ring boxing music family love death rise fall escape transformation
Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.
6.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Officer Slattery
Ronald Reagan Joan Perry James Gleason Peter Whitney Faye Emerson Howard da Silva Edward Brophy Charles Drake Vera Lewis Ben Welden Howard C. Hickman
mistress daughter chauffeur tycoon newspaper reporter editor thrilling witty melodramatic suspenseful newsroom boardinghouse household bedroom murder investigation journalism organized crime media circus schemes embezzlement
An investigative crime reporter helps the cops solve the case of a missing tycoon who's later found dead in a cheap boarding house.
4.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Bailey
Kirby Grant Lois Collier Edward Norris Eric Blore Minna Gombell Edward Brophy Judy Clark Marion Martin Donald MacBride Henry Armetta Jimmie Dodd
Entertainer siblings Patty, Bill, Hank and Johnny Davis all quit their jobs when they discover that their friend, Linda Reynolds, has secured them an audition with her boss, New York ... See full synopsis »
Musical, Comedy
1945
98 Minutes
Torso
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Vera-Ellen Donald Woods S.Z. Sakall Allen Jenkins Edward Brophy Steve Cochran Otto Kruger Natalie Schafer
librarian entertainer gangster girlfriend dancer thug witty madcap nightclub backstage city ghosts possession siblings murder performance investigation revenge love transformation
When a brash young nightclub entertainer is murdered, his ghost urges his studious twin brother to seek revenge.
Comedy
1939
76 Minutes
Corbett
W.C. Fields Edgar Bergen Constance Moore James Bush Mary Forbes Thurston Hall Edward Brophy Grady Sutton Eddie Anderson
con artist circus owner daughter suitor ventriloquist mother lighthearted amusing circus countryside mansion family home balloon love triangle marriage family con game debt marrying for money love
The owner (W.C. Fields) of a circus plays Cupid for his daughter (Constance Moore) and his ventriloquist (Edgar Bergen).
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Eddie Delaney
Myrna Loy William Powell Una Merkel Harvey Stephens Isabel Jewell Rosalind Russell Henry Wadsworth Edward Brophy Cora Sue Collins Jessie Ralph Perry Ivins
husband wife pretty woman criminal lawyer tense melodramatic household courtroom street marital problems jealousy flirtation accidental killing trial secrets temptation forbidden love fall 1930s
The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1958
121 Minutes
'Ditto' Boland, Skeffington Crony
Spencer Tracy Jeffrey Hunter James Gleason Dianne Foster Pat O'Brien Basil Rathbone Donald Crisp Edward Brophy John Carradine Willis Bouchey Basil Ruysdael
mayor political consultant politician nephew passionate spirited united states city city hall political campaign political corruption politics showdown aging competition underdog 1950s
Marshal Jake Wade aids outlaw Clint Hollister escape jail but Clint wants to know where Wade hid an old hold-up loot taken while both men were outlaws in the same gang.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
"Slugs" Martin
Edward G. Robinson Jean Arthur Arthur Hohl Wallace Ford Arthur Byron Donald Meek Paul Harvey Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot James Donlan
clerk gangster love interest boss police detective newspaper owner madcap confident intricate witty apartment police station office newsroom hideout mistaken identity wrongfully accused impersonation murder plot crime
Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.
7.9/10
Horror
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Rollo Brother
Wallace Ford Olga Baclanova Leila Hyams Roscoe Ates Harry Earles Henry Victor Daisy Earles Rose Dione Edward Brophy Matt McHugh Olga Roderick
trapeze artist circus performer conjoined twins dwarf strong man creepy disturbing circus united states retribution deception friendship bigotry circus revenge fall 1930s
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1938
85 Minutes
Lefty
Edward G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins Willard Parker Ruth Donnelly John Litel Eric Stanley Harold Huber Edward Brophy Paul Harvey Bobby Jordan
police officer bootlegger bar owner gangster orphan wife lighthearted cheeky new york state household business adoption prohibition crime murder transformation fall 1930s
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Detective McNutt
Jack Haley Betty Furness Arthur Treacher Raymond Walburn Robert McWade Rosina Lawrence Monroe Owsley Kathleen Lockhart Edward Brophy Charlotte Wynters Tom Dugan
Automotive mogul Peter Randolph needs backers for his diesel engine. Eccentric millionaire Aloysius P. Merriweather is invited to dinner, but he sends barber Joe Jenkins in his place.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Detective
Buster Keaton Charlotte Greenwood Reginald Denny Cliff Edwards Dorothy Christy Joan Peers Sally Eilers Natalie Moorhead Edward Brophy Walter Merrill Sidney Bracey
A man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a Casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sister-in-law.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1930
74 Minutes
Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Munsey
Joan Crawford Anita Page Dorothy Sebastian Robert Montgomery Raymond Hackett John Miljan Hedda Hopper Albert Conti Edward Brophy Robert E. O'Connor Martha Sleeper
shopgirl shop owner wealthy man criminal married man mistress melodramatic engaging tender passionate new york city store apartment small town farm new town husband hunting romance marriage of convenience affair
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Jerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Jerry is the sensible one,... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1934
82 Minutes
Det. Britt
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).
Musical
1940
90 Minutes
Dwarfie Humblewinger
Maureen O'Hara Louis Hayward Lucille Ball Virginia Field Ralph Bellamy Maria Ouspenskaya Mary Carlisle Katharine Alexander Edward Brophy Walter Abel Harold Huber
A burlesque queen (Lucille Ball) competes with an aspiring ballerina (Maureen O'Hara) for a divorced playboy (Louis Hayward).
Drama
1932
95 Minutes
Dolan
Wallace Beery Karen Morley Ricardo Cortez Jean Hersholt John Miljan Vince Barnett Herman Bing Greta Meyer Edward Brophy Ward Bond Nat Pendleton
wrestler criminal wife old flame manager promoter brooding thrilling tense gutsy wrestling ring germany beer garden new york city gym prison wrestling love triangle deception infidelity
A simple German wrestler (Wallace Beery) comes to America with his bride (Karen Morley), pregnant by another man (Ricardo Cortez).
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1932
82 Minutes
Reno
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Ruth Selwyn Thelma Todd Hedda Hopper William Pawley Sidney Toler Lawrence Grant Henry Armetta Edward Brophy
A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
95 Minutes
Mike Coogan
Rudy Vallee The Schnickelfritz Band Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert Allen Jenkins Gloria Dickson Melville Cooper Mabel Todd Fritz Feld Edward Brophy Curt Bois
club owner ballet instructor ballerina ex-wife gangster thug madcap lighthearted nightclub theater paris new york city mistaken identity ballet performance con game pursuit quest 1930s
Owners and show girls of the bankrupt Club Ballé are mistaken for the Academy Ballet of America and are off to Paris to compete in an International Dance Exposition.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Al
Nick Grinde William Haines Charles King Mary Doran John Miljan Polly Moran J.C. Nugent Edward Nugent Wilbur Mack James Donlan Edward Brophy
A radio announcer suspects a cohort sends coded messages over the air to his bank-robber friends.
Comedy, Drama
1944
100 Minutes
Brogan
William Powell Myrna Loy Lucile Watson Gloria DeHaven Anne Revere Harry Davenport Helen Vinson Lloyd Corrigan Donald Meek Edward Brophy Leon Ames
detective wife mother father spy artist cheeky engaging suspenseful new york city small town store apartment household investigation family espionage small-town life murder art
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1932
100 Minutes
Warren William Maureen O'Sullivan Gregory Ratoff Anita Page Verree Teasdale Norman Foster Jean Hersholt Wallace Ford Hedda Hopper Helen Coburn Edward Brophy
bank president mistress banker secretary fiancée board member dark intense new york city skyscraper bank hotel office roof banking financial crisis deception devotion schemes construction
An entrepreneur will let nothing stand in his way of acquiring a 100-story office building.
Romance
1935
92 Minutes
Joan Crawford Brian Aherne Frank Morgan Aline MacMahon Eric Blore Arthur Treacher Fred Keating Jessie Ralph Frank Conroy Etienne Girardot Edward Brophy
socialite archaeologist father millionaire butler grandmother airy witty charming lighthearted new york city yacht greece island connecticut museum class distinctions deception vacation love triangle
An heiress and a young archaeologist fall in love during a chance meeting, but they find that money poses a problem.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
107 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Gene Kelly Eve Arden Lee Bowman Phil Silvers Leslie Brooks Otto Kruger Jess Barker Anita Colby Curt Bois Edward Brophy
dancer club owner theatrical producer publisher girlfriend boyfriend charming endearing inspiring witty brooklyn, n.y. new york city nightclub fame success dance beauty loyalty love rise
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Rosemary Lane Walter Catlett Ted Healy Johnnie Davis Lee Dixon Mabel Todd George MacFarland Halliwell Hobbes Edward Brophy
A former student, who is now a big Broadway show producer with three flops to his reputation, is invited back to direct the College's annual student's stage show.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
98 Minutes
Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds Adolphe Menjou Tommy Noonan Nita Talbot Una Merkel Melville Cooper Bill Goodwin Howard McNear Robert H. Harris Mary Treen
salesgirl business owner son baby coworker landlady hilarious frenetic heartwarming new york city department store apartment restaurant office family home maternity single mothers mistaken identity unusual romance gossip
After finding a baby outside an orphanage, a salesgirl receives sympathy from those around her, including her boss' son, as they all assume the baby is hers.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1942
107 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Conrad Veidt Kaaren Verne Jane Darwell Frank McHugh Peter Lorre Judith Anderson William Demarest Jackie Gleason Phil Silvers Wallace Ford
spy gambler nazi singer partner thrilling charming new york city murder espionage nazism gambling mystery adventure 1940s
Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.
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