List of the best Frank Albertson movies: Man From Headquarters(1942), City of Silent Men(1942), Father Steps Out(1941), Rosie the Riveter(1944), Waterfront Lady(1935), Rainbow Over Broadway(1933), Men Without Women(1930), Hollywood Mystery(1935), They Made Me a Killer(1946), Killer Dill(1947), Salute(1929), Born Reckless(1930) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
64 Minutes
Larry Doyle
Frank Albertson Joan Woodbury John Maxwell Max Hoffman Dick Elliott Byron Foulger Robert Kellard Mel Ruick
reporter editor beautiful woman thug crime boss witness melodramatic dark suspenseful chicago st. louis train city courtroom robbery kidnapping frame-ups murder organized crime journalism
Crime reporter Larry Doyle, who contributes to the capture of the Padroni gang, is later framed for murder by the gang leader.
Drama
USA
1942
64 Minutes
Gil Davis
Frank Albertson June Lang Jane Wiley
A business owner takes a shot on two convicts, but the town has prejudices they can't seem to get past. *Please be advised that this title has been transferred from source materials rescued... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Reporter Jimmy Dugan
A remake of Monogram's 1934 "City Limits" with practically all of the character role names the same as in the earlier film, and the primary difference here is that the author of the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Jane Frazee Frank Albertson Barbara Jo Allen Frank Jenks Lloyd Corrigan Frank Fenton Maude Eburne Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Louise Erickson Ellen Lowe Arthur Loft
In wartime 1944 in California,defense plant workers Rosalind "Rosie" Warren and her friend Vera Watson must share, on a rotating schedule, the town's last available rental-room with Charlie... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Ann Rutherford Frank Albertson J. Farrell MacDonald Barbara Pepper Charles Wilson Grant Withers Purnell Pratt Jack LaRue Ward Bond
When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1933
72 Minutes
Ex-vaudeville performer Trixie makes a come-back, and threatens to thwart the ambitions of her song-writing step-children, Bob and Judy.
War
USA
1930
77 Minutes
Ensign Albert Edward Price
Kenneth MacKenna Frank Albertson Paul Page Walter McGrail Warren Hymer J. Farrell MacDonald Stuart Erwin George LeGuere Ben Hendricks Jr. Harry Tenbrook Roy Stewart
Navy divers clear the torpedo tube of a sunken submarine.
Drama
USA
1935
53 Minutes
June Clyde Frank Albertson Jose Crespo
A PR man for a low-budget studio comes up with what he believes is the perfect gimmick: to make a gangster picture with a real gangster in the lead role! He convinces a director--a ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Patrolman Al Wilson
Robert Lowery Barbara Britton Frank Albertson Lola Lane James Bush Edmund MacDonald Byron Barr Elisabeth Risdon Ralph Sanford John Harmon Paul Harvey
A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.
Comedy
USA
1947
71 Minutes
William T. Allen
Door-to-door salesman Johnny Dill, the exact double of a notorious gangster, finds himself struck between the forces of good and evil.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1929
83 Minutes
Midshipman Albert Edward Price
George O'Brien William Janney Frank Albertson Ward Bond Helen Chandler Joyce Compton Clifford Dempsey Lumsden Hare Stepin Fetchit David Butler
West Point Cadet John and Annapolis Midshipman Frank focus their fraternal rivalry on the big Army-Navy football game.
Crime, Drama
1930
82 Minutes
Frank Sheldon
Edmund Lowe Catherine Dale Owen Frank Albertson Marguerite Churchill William Harrigan Lee Tracy Warren Hymer Ferike Boros
After returning home from war, a former gangster (Edmund Lowe) opens a club and maintains ties with his criminal friends.
Romance
USA
1939
81 Minutes
Freddie Miller
Ginger Rogers David Niven Charles Coburn Frank Albertson E.E. Clive Ferike Boros Ernest Truex Leonard Penn Paul Stanton Frank M. Thomas Edna Holland
orphan playboy father mother grandfather baby hilarious heartwarming spirited department store orphanage apartment new york city abandonment marriage mother/child relationship love growing up love sacrifice
An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Peter Santard
Aline MacMahon Basil Rathbone Mary Carlisle Frank Albertson Dudley Digges Doris Lloyd Nola Luxford Murray Kinnell Eily Malyon Justine Chase Barbara Shields
elderly woman con artist doctor artist nephew maid creepy suspenseful disturbing london mansion con game kindness abduction family escape 1930s
Mary Herries is a rich woman with a habit of contributing to those less fortunate than her. On her way home from a concert on Christmas Eve she discovers a poor, would-be artist outside her... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
70 Minutes
Lt. Hutton
Wallace Ford June Vincent Mark Roberts Frank Albertson Dick Hogan Elena Verdugo
A wife convinces her husband to fake his death so they can collect on the life insurance. However, he doesn't know that she has been having an affair for some time, and she has plans for the money - and they don't include him.
Comedy
USA
1931
95 Minutes
Emile le Poulet, Clarence
Will Rogers Maureen O'Sullivan Myrna Loy Frank Albertson William Farnum
deliveryman inventor knight king arthur princess sister playful charming radio station connecticut mansion castle arena torture chamber dreams knights time travel jousting siblings magic
Hank Morgan takes a trip back in time to King Arthur's Court.
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
David Clark
Phillips Lord Effie Palmer Bette Davis Frank Albertson Frankie Darro Dorothy Peterson Stanley Fields Oscar Apfel Sophia M. Lord Bennett Kilpack Raymond Hunter
Seth Parker takes in Robbie Turner and protects him from his cruel father Rube. When the father disappears, Seth intends to raise Robbie as his own son. The vindictive father attacks Mary ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
1941
68 Minutes
Mark Adams
Lon Chaney Lionel Atwill Anne Nagel Frank Albertson Samuel S. Hinds William B. Davidson Ben Taggart Connie Bergen
A mad scientist (Lionel Atwill) makes an electric man (Lon Chaney Jr.) who glows and must wear a rubber suit.
Comedy
USA
1936
67 Minutes
Davy Davenport
Fred Stone Jean Parker Esther Dale Moroni Olsen Frank Albertson Maxine Jennings Ray Mayer Lucille Ball Rafael Corio Frank Jenks Spencer Charters
Senior couple take their pretty daughter (Jean Parker) -- from their home and farm in Mid-America -- to Hollywood -- to become a movie star.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Walter Adams
Katharine Hepburn Fred MacMurray Fred Stone Evelyn Venable Frank Albertson Ann Shoemaker Charley Grapewin Grady Sutton Hedda Hopper Jonathan Hale Hattie McDaniel
daughter mother father wealthy man amusing emotional spirited small town household midwest aspirations social standing class distinctions romance dining love quest 1930s
A working-class girl is thwarted and embarrassed in her attempts to move up socially by her gauche family and unstable father.
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Sam Archer
Barbara Stanwyck Otto Kruger Ralph Bellamy Ruth Donnelly Frank Albertson George Cooper Nella Walker Florence Roberts Laura Hope Crews Ronnie Crosby Harry Beresford
wealthy girl ex-boyfriend german-american college professor housekeeper grandmother melodramatic sad passionate family home classroom new england small town bedroom immigration world war i prejudice marital problems patriotism suspicion
World War I brings tribulations to an American woman married to a German.
Romance
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Ranny Truesdale
Ann Harding John Boles Helen Vinson Betty Furness Frank Albertson Lon Chaney Sara Haden Molly O'Day Ben Alexander Donald Crisp Maidel Turner
John Shadwell, a promising politician, is married to Laura but is in love with Vergie Winters, a milliner from his home town. As Shadwell's political career blooms, gossip and rumors begin ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1940
68 Minutes
Bill Ferris
Jean Hersholt Dorothy Lovett Edgar Kennedy Rod La Rocque Frank Albertson Marilyn Merrick Maude Eburne Veda Ann Borg Lelah Tyler William Gould Heinie Conklin
A "professor" hits Dr. Christian's town, promising the local women dramatic weight loss in a very short time if they follow his regimen of strict diet and a particular type of diet pill. Dr... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
79 Minutes
Leo Davis
Groucho Marx Chico Marx Harpo Marx Lucille Ball Ann Miller Frank Albertson Donald MacBride Cliff Dunstan Philip Loeb Philip Wood Alexander Asro
theatrical producer director manager playwright hotel manager detective unrestrained witty hotel new york city ballroom show business broadway theater production debt deception quest pursuit 1930s
A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
Drama, Romance
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Pete Illings
Tom Brown Anita Louise Henry B. Walthall Mae Marsh Arline Judge Frank Albertson George Meeker Frank Melton Berton Churchill
Alexander "Alec" Hamilton, Jr., a headstrong, but likable freshman at the state college, falls in love at first sight with co-ed Mimi Smith when he sees her standing over him after he gets ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1932
83 Minutes
Tommy Bogan
Ralph Bellamy Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart Russell Hopton Slim Summerville Frank Albertson
A group of air mail pilots risk their lives to deliver important mail through bad weather conditions.
Drama
1933
71 Minutes
Jim Thompson
Fay Wray Gene Raymond Claire Dodd Arthur Pierson Claude Gillingwater Frank Albertson Frank Conroy
wife husband architect singer lawyer judge melodramatic spirited gripping los angeles courtroom nightclub apartment romantic dilemma false accusations career vs. love starting over murder trial marital problems rise
Emasculated by his wife's (Fay Wray) success as an attorney, an architect (Gene Raymond) moonlights as a nightclub singer and is accused of murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Charlie
Sylvia Sidney Spencer Tracy Walter Abel Bruce Cabot Edward Ellis Walter Brennan Frank Albertson
wrongly accused girlfriend lawyer fiery intense america prison crime revenge revenge fall quest 1930s
When a wrongly accused prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.
War
USA
1957
98 Minutes
Lt. Crain
Robert Mitchum Curt Jurgens Theodore Bikel Al Hedison Russell Collins Kurt Kreuger Frank Albertson Biff Elliot Alan Dexter Doug McClure Joe Di Reda
captain sailor soldier enemy friend doctor gritty tense gripping ocean ship world war ii battle showdown survival respect quest rivalry 1940s
During World War II, an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, thus ensuing in a deadly duel between the two ships. The American Captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Allan Blaine
George Arliss Edna May Oliver Janet Beecher Charlotte Henry Ralph Morgan Edward Ellis Frank Albertson Rafaela Ottiano Donald Meek Joseph Cawthorn Harry C. Bradley
millionaire son granddaughter sister lawyer adopted son offbeat witty massachusetts house memorial service inheritance greed family schemes eccentricity reconciliation love quest 1930s
In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for a memorial service. Once there, Barr ... See full summary »
Drama
1938
82 Minutes
Tom Hamilton Jr.
Ruby Keeler Dawn O'Day Fay Bainter Jimmy Ellison Walter Brennan Donnie Dunagan Frank Albertson Alma Kruger
naval officer widow daughter sister son suitor tender emotional winsome positive family home textile factory mansion massachusetts rhode island unexpected death financial troubles romance hoax family
An 1890s widow (Fay Bainter) has two sons, and two daughters (Ruby Keeler, Anne Shirley) in love with the same man.
Comedy
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Jimmy Brown
Will Rogers Billie Burke Alison Skipworth Sterling Holloway Andrew Tombes Gail Patrick Frances Grant Frank Albertson John Qualen Johnny Arthur Helen Flint
father mother beautician boyfriend agent actor heartwarming amusing lighthearted small town household stage dreams family marriage small-town life impersonation movies quest sacrifice
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
Western
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Emmett Dalton
Randolph Scott Kay Francis Brian Donlevy George Bancroft Broderick Crawford Stuart Erwin Andy Devine Frank Albertson Mary Gordon Harvey Stephens Edgar Dearing
pioneer outlaw railroad baron rancher lawyer sheriff thrilling gripping kansas frontier ranch courtroom land claim false accusations murder trial family on the run rivalry underdog
Fictionalized story of how the Dalton brothers were wronged by a crooked development company and became outlaws when the corrupt local courts offered them no justice.
Drama
USA
1938
76 Minutes
Benny Collins
Joan Crawford Margaret Sullavan Robert Young Melvyn Douglas Fay Bainter Allyn Joslyn Hattie McDaniel Frank Albertson Oscar O'Shea Harry Barris Tony De Marco
dancer farmer brother sister wife passionate tense melodramatic new york city nightclub wisconsin farm love triangle marital problems marriage city vs. country betrayal love temptation transformation
A nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
98 Minutes
Robert Davis, Jr.
Bob Hope Vera Zorina Victor Moore Irène Bordoni Dona Drake Raymond Walburn Max Rosenbloom Frank Albertson Phyllis Ruth Donald MacBride Andrew Tombes
senator young woman scapegoat politician investigator republican hilarious creative spirited new orleans government building street festival hotel political corruption blackmail culture clash investigation romance crime
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
109 Minutes
Tom Cassidy
Anthony Perkins Janet Leigh Vera Miles John Gavin Martin Balsam John McIntire Simon Oakland John Anderson Frank Albertson Patricia Hitchcock
secretary norman bates police officer boyfriend mother creative creepy thrilling motel california highway phoenix office theft mental illness mystery 1960s
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Weeks
Robert Young James Stewart Florence Rice Lionel Barrymore Billie Burke Tom Brown Samuel S. Hinds Paul Kelly Frank Albertson Barnett Parker Minor Watson
cadet football player student roommate naval officer coach spirited patriotic rousing naval academy maryland football field football college navy family history secret sports quest rivalry
Three young men, with a common fondness for football, become roommates the at United States Naval Academy where they experience its rules and traditions.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1946
129 Minutes
James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore Thomas Mitchell Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Frank Faylen Ward Bond Gloria Grahame H.B. Warner Frank Albertson
angel friend wife uncle businessperson banker heartwarming emotional charming new york state store small town christmas big business suicide marriage money ambition fall rescue
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
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 »
Drama
USA
1958
121 Minutes
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1963
112 Minutes
Dick Van Dyke Janet Leigh Ann-Margret Maureen Stapleton Bobby Rydell Jesse Pearson Paul Lynde Mary LaRoche Michael Evans Robert Paige Gregory Morton
singer songwriter secretary fan father mother campy amusing madcap sweet apple, ohio office small town stage celebrities adolescence pop music family fame jealousy underdog
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.