List of the best Edward Earle movies: Spite Marriage(1929), Mystery Mountain(1934), Mandrake the Magician(1939), The Family Secret(1924), Spring Fever(1927), Headline Crasher(1937), The Devil Diamond(1936), The Miracle Rider(1935), Dark Alibi(1946), Forgotten Women(1931), Twelve Miles Out(1927), Meeting at Midnight(1944) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1929
74 Minutes
Lionel Benmore
Buster Keaton Dorothy Sebastian Edward Earle Leila Hyams William Bechtel John Byron Hank Mann
cleaner actress lover sailor smuggler amusing charming madcap playful cleaners theater boat sham marriage seafaring deception bootlegging jealousy love underdog revenge
An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Western
USA
1934
223 Minutes
Frank Blayden
Ken Maynard Verna Hillie Syd Saylor Edward Earle Hooper Atchley Edward Hearn Alan Bridge Bob Kortman
Ken Williams is determined to discover the identity of the mysterious Rattler, who preys upon railroads and transportation companies like that owned by Jane Corwin. The Rattler is ... See full summary »
Adventure, Action
USA
1939
215 Minutes
Dr. Andre Bennett
Warren Hull Sam Nelson Doris Weston Al Kikume Rex Downing Edward Earle Forbes Murray Kenneth MacDonald Don Beddoe
Mandrake and his assistant Lothar are working the cruise lines and make the acquaintance of Professor Houston who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by a masked Crime Lord known as "The Wasp".
Drama
1924
70 Minutes
Garry Holmes
Baby Peggy Gladys Hulette Frank Currier Lucy Beaumont Edward Earle Martin Turner Elizabeth Mackey Martha Mattox
A modest man unknowingly has a daughter with a woman from an affluent family. Through a series of coincidences he is accidentally reunited with his daughter during a burglary, forcing the family to confront its secrets.
Comedy
USA
1927
60 Minutes
Johnson
William Haines Joan Crawford George K. Arthur George Fawcett Eileen Percy Edward Earle Bert Woodruff Lee Moran
poor person rich girl boss golfer heiress clerk crafty amusing country club golf course office class distinctions golf deception tournament teaching marriage love rise quest
To impress a wealthy young woman, a clerk pretends he is a pro-golfer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Atwood
Frankie Darro Kane Richmond Muriel Evans John Merton Richard Tucker Edward Earle Eleanor Stewart Harry Harvey
"Headline Crasher" is a Conn Pictures Corporation production that was distributed on a regional basis by Guaranteed Pictures which, for the sources that seem to think otherwise, was a ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
120 Minutes
Arthur Stevens
Frankie Darro Kane Richmond June Gale Robert Fiske Charles Prince Edward Earle Fern Emmett Byron Foulger George Cleveland Burr Caruth Jack Ingram
A group of thugs tries to steal the cursed title gem from a jeweler who has been hired to cut it into small, saleable pieces.
Western, Action
USA
1935
306 Minutes
Christopher Adams
Tom Mix Joan Gale Charles Middleton Niles Welch Jason Robards Sr. Bob Kortman Edward Earle Edward Hearn Tom London Edmund Cobb
Texas Ranger tries to stop takeover of Indian lands.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
61 Minutes
Thomas Harley
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Ben Carter Benson Fong Russell Hicks Joyce Compton Edward Earle Teala Loring George Holmes Janet Shaw Edna Holland
A public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days.
Romance
USA
1931
67 Minutes
Sleek Moran
Marion Shilling Rex Bell Beryl Mercer Virginia Lee Corbin Carmelita Geraghty Edna Murphy Edward Earle Jack Carlyle Edward Keane Gordon De Main
reporter extra aspiring actress young woman gangster publisher melodramatic sad passionate hollywood, calif. newsroom office apartment cruise ship exploitation love triangle romantic dilemma acting failing career organized crime
A drama set in filmland, following the triumphs and heartaches of women who try to succeed in the movie industry.
Drama
USA
1927
85 Minutes
John Burton
John Gilbert Ernest Torrence Joan Crawford Eileen Percy Paulette Duval Dorothy Sebastian Gwen Lee Edward Earle Bert Roach Tom O'Brien
Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1944
67 Minutes
Dawson
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Frances Chan Jacqueline de Wit Joseph Crehan Helen Beverley Geraldine Wall Ralph Peters Frank Jaquet Edward Earle Claudia Dell
charlie chan murder victim murder suspect wife daughter police detective campy lighthearted mansion police station investigation murder deception fraud mystery pursuit 1940s
Legendary Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is called in to investigate when a man is shot during a mock seance at his home.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
101 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Wanda Hendrix Thomas Gomez Andrea King Fred Clark Art Smith Richard Gaines Martin Garralaga Rita Conde Iris Flores Edward Earle
young man gangster federal agent teen girl mexican criminal tense raw dark new mexico small town festival hotel carousel crime extortion vengeance investigation murder quest
WW2 veteran Lucky Gagin arrives in a New Mexico border-town intent on revenging against mobster Frank Hugo but FBI agent Bill Retz, who also wants Hugo, tries to keep Gagin out of trouble.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
66 Minutes
Richard Arlen Wendy Barrie Nils Asther Roger Pryor Abner Biberman Marc Lawrence John Miljan Patsy Nash Ralph Sanford Dwight Frye Edward Earle
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Martha Raye Bob Hope Betty Grable Jack Whiting J.C. Nugent Clarence Kolb Nana Bryant Emerson Treacy Bonnie Jean Churchill Kathleen Lockhart Ralph Sanford
Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Nancy Larkin to marry him. But Jim ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Lana Turner Fernando Lamas Una Merkel Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez John Abbott Marcel Dalio King Donovan Robert Coote Lisa Ferraday Shepard Menken
widow count king ambassador baron winsome amusing marshovia royal court dance hall palace royal life national security love courtship financial crisis love pursuit 1900s
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Virginia Welles James Flavin Paul Cavanagh Mary Ellen Kay David Janssen Ralph Dumke Richard Gaines Richard Deacon Dick Winslow Charles Horvath
Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Loretta Young John Forsythe Frank McHugh Edgar Buchanan Palmer Lee Harvey Grant Jimmy Conlin Jane Darwell Gladys George Regis Toomey Willard Waterman
pregnant wife husband reporter real estate agent farmer neighbor witty amusing new york city california small town newsroom moving culture clash newspapers small business small-town life publicity stunts love quest
A New York couple takes over a small town newspaper.
War
1948
112 Minutes
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.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Rock Hudson Julie Adams John McIntire Hugh O'Brian Michael Ansara Dennis Weaver Mary Castle Forrest Lewis Lee Van Cleef Tom Fadden William Pullen
gunslinger preacher uncle dance hall girl son gambler emotional melodramatic texas small town family home gunfight redemption murder gambling father/son relationship family transformation rise 19th century
After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation.