List of the best Frank Conroy movies: Ace of Aces(1933), The White Parade(1934), Lightning Strikes Twice(1951), The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe(1942), All My Sons(1948), Charlie Chan in Egypt(1935), The Cat and the Fiddle(1934), Lady of Burlesque(1943), The Royal Family of Broadway(1930), Ann Carver's Profession(1933), The Bramble Bush(1960), The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951) ... ...
War
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Richard Dix Elizabeth Allan Ralph Bellamy Theodore Newton Frank Conroy William Cagney Claude Stroud
A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Loretta Young John Boles Dorothy Wilson Muriel Kirkland Astrid Allwyn Frank Conroy Jane Darwell Frank Melton Walter Johnson Sara Haden Joyce Compton
The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Ruth Roman Richard Todd Mercedes McCambridge Zachary Scott Darryl Hickman Frank Conroy Kathryn Givney Rhys Williams
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
Biography
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Shepperd Strudwick Linda Darnell Virginia Gilmore Jane Darwell Mary Howard Frank Conroy Harry Morgan Walter Kingsford Morris Ankrum
Edgar Allan Poe led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, whose loving ministrations gave him courage to carry out his desire... See full summary »
Drama
1948
94 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Burt Lancaster Mady Christians Louisa Horton Howard Duff Frank Conroy Lloyd Gough Arlene Francis Harry Morgan Elisabeth Fraser Walter Soderling
contractor veteran son emotional uneasy america lie family dysfunction confession world war ii discovery fall 1940s
A World War II veteran (Burt Lancaster) exposes his father's (Edward G. Robinson) sale of defective aircraft parts.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Warner Oland Stepin Fetchit Pat Paterson Thomas Beck Rita Hayworth Jameson Thomas Frank Conroy Nigel de Brulier Paul Porcasi Arthur Stone James Eagles
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Ramon Novarro Jeanette MacDonald Frank Morgan Charles Butterworth Jean Hersholt Vivienne Segal Frank Conroy Henry Armetta Adrienne D'Ambricourt Joseph Cawthorn
ingénue singer composer fiancé musician patron charming touching tender melodramatic theater brussels, belgium paris café hotel opera infidelity perseverance love triangle creative process
A romance between a struggling composer and an American singer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
91 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Michael O'Shea J. Edward Bromberg Iris Adrian Marion Martin Pinky Lee Frank Conroy Gloria Dickson
burlesque dancer comedian police officer stripper charming lighthearted backstage stage theater new york city murder investigation show business unrequited love mystery pursuit rivalry 1940s
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
Comedy
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Fredric March Ina Claire Mary Brian Henrietta Crosman Charles Starrett Arnold Korff Frank Conroy
family matriarch actor actress manager daughter brother melodramatic amusing lighthearted new york city broadway theater family home family acting love retirement theater relationships transformation sacrifice
Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her ... See full summary »
Drama
1933
71 Minutes
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.
Drama
USA
1960
105 Minutes
Richard Burton Barbara Rush Jack Carson Angie Dickinson James Dunn Henry Jones Tom Drake Frank Conroy Carl Benton Reid Patricia Crest William Hansen
doctor young man friend sick person nurse wife emotional somber small town doctor's office hospital new england rural community friendship mortality euthanasia guilt illness affair sacrifice
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. However, his friend wants to die because he is suffering so much ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Michael Rennie Patricia Neal Hugh Marlowe Sam Jaffe Billy Gray Frances Bavier Lock Martin Frank Conroy Carleton Young Fay Roope Edith Evanson
alien robot scientist single mother son powerful inspiring engaging washington, d.c. earth cold war aliens morality discovery sacrifice 1950s
An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Musical
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Nino Martini Joan Fontaine Alan Mowbray Billy Gilbert Alan Hale Grant Mitchell Erik Rhodes Lee Patrick Frank Conroy Bradley Page Romo Vincent
A singer arriving in Hollywood is tricked by jewel thieves to distract a wealthy audience. After running away he'll have to find a way to prove his innocence to both the police and the ... See full summary »
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.
Drama, History
USA
1935
96 Minutes
Preston Foster Alan Hale Basil Rathbone John Wood Louis Calhern David Holt Dorothy Wilson Wyrley Birch Gloria Shea Frank Conroy William V. Mong
slave trader blacksmith son fortuneteller gladiator pontius pilate touching intense inspiring spectacular volcano jerusalem africa italy redemption city regret corruption painful memories crucifixion
In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Paul Newman Barbara Rush Alexis Smith Brian Keith Diane Brewster Billie Burke John Williams Robert Vaughn Otto Kruger Paul Picerni Robert Douglas
lawyer mother sweetheart alcoholic boss' wife birth father melodramatic fiery striking brash philadelphia house courtroom law office korea moral dilemma adultery social climbing blackmail korean war
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Don Ameche Slim Summerville Dudley Digges Walter Catlett George Sanders Jane Darwell Stepin Fetchit Pauline Moore Elisha Cook Jr.
reporter heiress count editor tabloid reporter fiancé madcap playful emotional winsome new york city airport city hall journalism scandal fame deception unlikely romance tabloid journalism love
A financier's daughter spars with a newspaper reporter: he by writing about her, she by announcing their engagement.
Musical, Romance
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Edmond O'Brien Don Taylor Jeffrey Lynn Ray Collins Hugo Haas Harry Davenport Griff Barnett Katharine Alexander James Todd Morris Ankrum
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
73 Minutes
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 »
Drama
USA
1947
83 Minutes
Shirley Temple Ronald Reagan Dorothy Peterson Rory Calhoun Lois Maxwell Charles Kemper Conrad Janis Penny Edwards Jean Porter Nella Walker Harry Davenport
adopted daughter mother ex-boyfriend professor socialite father melodramatic engaging ohio small town college dance floor theater river class distinctions adoption small-town life gossip attempted suicide outcasts
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1936
102 Minutes
Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Melvyn Douglas James Stewart Alison Skipworth Louis Calhern Beulah Bondi Melville Cooper Sidney Toler
president best friend senator sailor adviser gutsy spirited washington, d.c. inn peggy eaton andrew jackson loyalty politics scandal rivalry sacrifice love 1830s
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.