List of the best Emmett Vogan movies: Emergency Landing(1941), Down Dakota Way(1949), The Lady Confesses(1945), Mary Lou(1948), Along the Navajo Trail(1945), Sergeant Murphy(1938), Beloved Brat(1938), Song of Nevada(1944), Secrets of an Actress(1938), The Mummy's Ghost(1944), Sorrowful Jones(1949), Utah(1945) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1941
67 Minutes
"Doc" Williams
Forrest Tucker Carol Hughes Evelyn Brent Emmett Vogan William Halligan George Sherwood
A test pilot and his weather observer develop a "robot" control so airplanes can be flown without pilots, but enemy agents get wind of it and try to steal it or destroy it.
Western
USA
1949
67 Minutes
Dr. George Fredricks, DVM
Dale Evans Pat Brady Byron Barr Emmett Vogan Roy Barcroft Montie Montana Elisabeth Risdon
roy rogers grocer teacher rancher murderer veterinarian melodramatic south dakota small town ranch grocery store school cattle ranchers investigation murder deception disease pursuit 1940s
A crooked businessman is trying to sell cattle infected with deadly hoof-and-mouth disease. He has the local veterinarian murdered to cover up his plans.
Drama
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Police Capt. Brown
Mary Beth Hughes Hugh Beaumont Edmund MacDonald Claudia Drake Emmett Vogan Barbara Slater Edward Howard Dewey Robinson Carol Andrews
An estranged wife shows up after a nearly 7 year disappearance to prevent her husband from marrying his new love, and someone kills her.
Musical, Romance
1948
65 Minutes
Murray Harris
Robert Lowery Joan Barton Glenda Farrell Abigail Adams Frank Jenks Emmett Vogan Thelma White Pierre Watkin Charles Jordan Leslie Turner Chester Clute
A former airline stewardess becomes the new singer for a traveling nightclub band, but problems arise when the group's previous crooner demands her old job back.
Western
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Roger Jerrold
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Douglas Fowley Nestor Paiva Sam Flint Emmett Vogan Roy Barcroft David Cota Ed Cassidy Sons of the Pioneers
U.S. Deputy Marshal Roy investigates the disappearance of a government agent who has come to Dale's father's Ladder A Ranch. The bad guys want the land the ranch sits on because they know an oil pipeline is planned through this location.
Drama
USA
1938
57 Minutes
Major Smythe
Ronald Reagan Mary Maguire Donald Crisp Ben Hendricks Jr. William B. Davidson Max Hoffman Emmett Vogan Tracy Layne Edmund Cobb Janet Shaw Rosella Towne
A horse is offered for sale to the cavalry but is rejected as unfit for service. A cavalry private buys the horse, and trains it to be a champion racer. When he thinks it's ready, he ... See full summary »
Drama
1938
62 Minutes
Nelson Jenkins
Bonita Granville Dolores Costello Donald Crisp Donald Briggs Natalie Moorhead Lucile Gleason Emmett Vogan Lois Cheaney Mary Doyle Ellen Lowe Paul Everton
Roberta (Bonita Granville) is raised in a wealthy home, and she is ignored by her busy parents. As her behavior worsens, she is placed in a boarding school for troubled girls, and she is given responsibilities to teach her manners.
Western
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Master of Ceremonies
Dale Evans Mary Lee Lloyd Corrigan Thurston Hall John Eldredge Forrest Taylor George Meeker Emmett Vogan Roy Mason William B. Davidson Bob Nolan & Sons of the Pioneers
A western girl moves east and influenced badly by her snobby fiancé. She returns to sell her deceased father's ranch. The father isn't really dead, though; he's hoping that his friend Roy can restore the girl's western values.
Romance
USA
1938
71 Minutes
Spencer
Kay Francis George Brent Ian Hunter Gloria Dickson Isabel Jeans Penny Singleton Dennie Moore Selmer Jackson Herbert Rawlinson Emmett Vogan James B. Carson
actress architect friend producer estranged wife father touching melodramatic witty new york city apartment bar theater boat love triangle show business divorce friendship big break infidelity
Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
Horror
USA
1944
60 Minutes
Coroner
Lon Chaney John Carradine Ramsay Ames Robert Lowery Barton MacLane Claire Whitney George Zucco Frank Reicher Harry Shannon Emmett Vogan Lester Sharpe
Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.
Comedy
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Bob Hope Lucille Ball Mary Jane Saunders William Demarest Bruce Cabot Thomas Gomez Tom Pedi Paul Lees Houseley Stevenson Ben Welden Emmett Vogan
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1945
78 Minutes
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Peggy Stewart Beverly Loyd Grant Withers Jill Browning Vivien Oakland Hal Taliaferro John Rutherford Emmett Vogan
singer rancher coworker cattleman showgirl sheriff charming rousing confident endearing ranch chicago utah train police station land ownership deception aspirations love transformation
When ranch foreman Roy learns the new ranch owner Dorothy Bryant and her friends are arriving, he directs them to Gabby's rundown ranch. He figures they will be discouraged and return East.... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
67 Minutes
Eric Linden Ann Doran Constance Worth Donald Curtis Weldon Heyburn Ben Alexander Dudley Dickerson Bernie Pilot Ray Erlenborn I. Stanford Jolley Emmett Vogan
A scientist is murdered by foreign agents after having developed a powerful new explosive. The scientist's brother, an army corporal, goes AWOL to discover the identities of the killers. ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
64 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Gloria Warren Willie Best Joseph Crehan Dick Elliott Elaine Lange Amira Mousafa Joseph Allen Jr. Rick Vallin Bruce Edwards
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
Drama
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Barton MacLane Joe Sawyer Veda Ann Borg James Robbins Joe King Gordon Oliver Garry Owen Marc Lawrence
captain singer brother inmate prison official gritty engaging tense nightclub san quentin penitentiary cell apartment street prison life escape brother/sister relationship performance riots romance quest
An army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.
Biography
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Allan Jones Mary Martin Walter Connolly Lee Bowman Susanna Foster Judith Barrett Jerome Cowan John Garrick Pierre Watkin Richard Tucker Hal K. Dawson
husband singer composer doctor opera singer wife emotional melodramatic small town new york city switzerland opera house stage show business troubled marriage fame doomed romance mentorship victor herbert love
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
Musical
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Jane Froman James Melton Frank McHugh Marie Wilson Frank Fay William Ricciardi Craig Reynolds E.E. Clive Maurice Black Eddie Conrad
Al is a down on his luck promoter who is thinking of taking the final bow when he meets Jan, the singing porter. He sees something in Jan so he signs him to a contract. Al works odd jobs to... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Bob Hope Paulette Goddard Richard Carlson Paul Lukas Willie Best Pedro de Cordoba Virginia Brissac Noble Johnson Anthony Quinn Tom Dugan Paul Fix
pretty woman radio host servant adviser gangster mysterious man cheeky creepy playful new york city hotel ocean liner cuba island haunted house ghosts inheritance chance meeting travel voodoo
A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
Comedy
USA
1942
74 Minutes
Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Rags Ragland George Bancroft Guy Kibbee Diana Lewis Peter Whitney Celia Travers Lucien Littlefield Louis Mason Mark Daniels
detective fiancée friend villain twin playful lighthearted georgia fort murder investigation treasure deception romance mystery adventure 1940s
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.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Kay Francis George Brent Warren William Helene Lowell Henry O'Neill Samuel S. Hinds Russell Hicks Maude Turner Gordon Martha Merrill Edgar Kennedy Sam Hayes
pilot friend wife benefactor daredevil melodramatic mushy emotional tense long island, n.y. new york state airplane party friendship love triangle marriage tragic death guilt loyalty forbidden love
Terry Parker (George Brent) is shattered by the crash of his airplane which killed his parents and sister, and adopts a listless attitude toward life. But romance enters in the person of ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Lon Chaney Dick Foran Elyse Knox John Hubbard Mary Gordon Virginia Brissac Turhan Bey Wallace Ford George Zucco Cliff Clark Paul E. Burns
The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.
Biography
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Larry Parks Evelyn Keyes William Demarest Bill Goodwin Ludwig Donath Tamara Shayne John Alexander Jo-Carroll Dennison Ernest Cossart Scotty Beckett William Forrest
cantor singer actor vaudevillian performer entertainer charming endearing playful rousing synagogue theater nightclub movie studio washington, d.c. backstage al jolson father/son relationship show business career vs. family
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a... See full summary »
Western
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Roy Rogers Dale Evans Grant Withers Harry Shannon George Cleveland William Haade Weldon Heyburn Hal Taliaferro Tom London Dick Botiller Janet Martin
roy rogers pretty woman singer captain father criminal amusing spirited river riverboat texas robbery investigation performance fugitives wrongfully accused mystery quest 1940s
Insurance Investigator Roy is looking for Weston and the missing money he supposedly obtained in a robbery. When he catches him and listens to his story, he changes his mind about him. A ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1945
91 Minutes
John Wayne Ann Dvorak Joseph Schildkraut William Frawley Virginia Grey Russell Hicks Jack Norton Paul Fix Manart Kippen Marc Lawrence Butterfly McQueen
man gambler gambling addict rancher cowboy thief thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping brutal san francisco montana danger fear fighting criminal past adventure discovery rivalry
Duke falls for Flaxen in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Tito, goes home and PL: learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a ... See full summary »
Drama
1942
84 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Philip Dorn Donna Reed Phil Brown Nat Pendleton Alma Kruger Mary Nash Walter Kingsford Nell Craig Ruth Tobey Jonathan Hale
doctor intern nurse parent mental patient girlfriend suspenseful shocking melodramatic hospital doctor's office all-girls school apartment police station murder psychiatry investigation mental illness family quest
Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) lets his Dutch colleague (Philip Dorn) handle the case of a homicidal maniac.
Drama
1952
76 Minutes
Richard Widmark Marilyn Monroe Anne Bancroft Donna Corcoran Jeanne Cagney Lurene Tuttle Elisha Cook Jr. Jim Backus Willis Bouchey Don Beddoe Gloria Blondell
pilot woman child babysitter chilling eerie suspenseful new york city hotel bad behavior mental illness child abuse seduction rescue revenge temptation transformation 1950s
An airline pilot (Richard Widmark) flirts with a hotel baby-sitter (Marilyn Monroe) before realizing she is deranged.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Robert Preston Laird Cregar Tully Marshall Mikhail Rasumny Marc Lawrence Adele Pearce Harry Shannon Frank Ferguson Bernadene Hayes
hit man nightclub owner wealthy man beautiful woman police officer chemist dark brutal cool san francisco nightclub train los angeles hideout double-cross contract killing manhunt unlikely friendship reform revenge
When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
97 Minutes
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Pat O'Brien Ross Alexander John Arledge John Eldredge Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Frederick Burton John Darrow Glen Boles
cadet general daughter lieutenant sergeant amusing passionate hawaii army base west point, n.y. stage love triangle reunion military musical revue engagement ambition love quest rivalry
A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
63 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung C. Henry Gordon Marc Lawrence Joan Valerie Marguerite Chapman Ted Osborn Michael Visaroff Hilda Vaughn Charles Wagenheim Archie Twitchell
An escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.
Musical
USA
1935
108 Minutes
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Lewis Stone Ross Alexander Eddie Acuff Dick Foran John Arledge Robert Light Joe King Frederick Burton Henry Kolker
Dick is watching the fleet come in when he sees June. Dick has no intention of joining the Navy, which is a family tradition, and June, having lost her father and brother in the Navy, does ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Ray Milland Jane Wyman Howard da Silva Phillip Terry Doris Dowling Frank Faylen Mary Young Anita Sharp-Bolster Lillian Fontaine Lewis Russell Frank Orth
writer alcoholic brother girlfriend bartender dark bleak intense new york city bar hotel opera house hospital addiction alcoholism lying self-destruction love wretched excess temptation
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Comedy
USA
1954
113 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Audrey Hepburn William Holden Walter Hampden John Williams Martha Hyer Joan Vohs Marcel Dalio Marcel Hillaire Nella Walker Francis X. Bushman
chauffeur ceo daughter bachelor charming endearing united states romance business love triangle siblings love forbidden love transformation underdog 1950s
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Comedy
USA
1941
71 Minutes
W.C. Fields Gloria Jean Margaret Dumont Leon Errol Billy Lenhart Kenneth Brown Anne Nagel Franklin Pangborn Mona Barrie Susan Miller Charles Lang
filmmaker actress producer mother daughter amusing campy madcap hollywood, calif. airplane movie studio movies fantasy hollywood pursuit escape 1940s
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
75 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Marjorie Weaver Lionel Atwill Robert Lowery Don Beddoe Leo G. Carroll Cora Witherspoon Kay Linaker Harlan Briggs Charles Middleton
Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.
Biography
USA
1948
93 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Darryl Hickman Charles Kemper Phil L. Ryan Una O'Connor Arthur Shields Harry Shannon Joe Sawyer Anna Q. Nilsson Donn Gift Myrna Dell
In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.