List of the best Frank Jenks movies: Rogues Gallery(1945), Shake Hands With Murder(1944), Seven Miles From Alcatraz(1942), That Brennan Girl(1946), Rosie the Riveter(1944), Woman on the Run(1950), Blondie's Lucky Day(1946), Mary Lou(1948), Back Street(1941), The Falcon in Hollywood(1944), Zombies on Broadway(1945), Tall, Dark and Handsome(1941) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Eddie Porter
Frank Jenks Robin Raymond H.B. Warner Ray Walker Davison Clark Robert Homans Frank McGlynn Pat Gleason Edward Keane Milton Kibbee Gene Roth
Reporter Patsy Reynolds (Robin Raymond) and photographer Eddie Porter (Frank Jenks)are assigned to interview John Foster (Davison Clark), head of the Emmerson Foundadtion regarding a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
63 Minutes
A female bail-bond broker and her partner help an accused embezzler prove his innocence. Having the body of the embezzler's late business partner pop up doesn't help matters.
Drama
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Jimbo
James Craig Bonita Granville Frank Jenks Cliff Edwards George Cleveland Erford Gage Tala Birell John Banner Otto Reichow
convict gangster lighthouse keeper young woman spy nazi suspenseful patriotic gripping tense alcatraz island jail lighthouse island fugitives prison break espionage hostage situation patriotism nazis
After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1946
95 Minutes
Joe the Cabbie
James Dunn Mona Freeman June Duprez Frank Jenks Dorothy Vaughan Charles Arnt Rosalind Ivan Fay Helm Bill Kennedy Connie Leon Edythe Elliot
The film begins on Mother's Day, 1938 when 14-year-old Ziggy Brennan (Mona Freeman) buys a gardenia for her mother. Ziggy's youthful exuberance disappears when she enters their apartment ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Kelly Kennedy
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 »
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
77 Minutes
Detective Homer Shaw
Ann Sheridan Dennis O'Keefe Robert Keith John Qualen Frank Jenks Ross Elliot Jane Liddell Joan Shawlee J. Farrell MacDonald Steven Geray Victor Sen Yung
witness wife reporter investigator killer husband brooding engaging tense san francisco street search witnessing murder rekindled romance missing persons mob love pursuit quest 1940s
Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.
Comedy
USA
1946
75 Minutes
Mailman
Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Marjorie Kent Frank Jenks Paul Harvey Charles Arnt
In order to close a business deal, Dagwood impersonates Mr. Dithers. While doing so he must avoid the nearly blind process server Jim Gray.
Musical, Romance
1948
65 Minutes
Mike Connors
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.
Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Harry Niles
Charles Boyer Margaret Sullavan Richard Carlson Frank McHugh Tim Holt Frank Jenks Esther Dale Samuel S. Hinds Peggy Stewart Nell O'Day Kitty O'Neil
shopgirl banker manufacturer mistress son wife melodramatic moving sad cincinnati shop train station boat new york city apartment affair unrequited love social ostracism father/son relationship business
Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
67 Minutes
Lieutenant Higgins
Tom Conway Barbara Hale Paula Corday Veda Ann Borg Sheldon Leonard Frank Jenks John Abbott Konstantin Shayne Emory Parnell
the falcon inspector stuntwoman actress producer director fascinating intricate gripping los angeles hollywood, calif. film set office murder investigation film industry vacation gambling schemes poison mystery
The Falcon investigates the murder of an actor on a Hollywood backlot.
Comedy
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Gus
Wally Brown Bela Lugosi Alan Carney Anne Jeffreys Sheldon Leonard Frank Jenks Russell Hopton Joseph Vitale Ian Wolfe Louis Jean Heydt Darby Jones
Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
78 Minutes
Puffy
Cesar Romero Virginia Gilmore Charlotte Greenwood Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Stanley Clements Frank Jenks Barnett Parker
gang leader shopgirl little boy rival henchman cohort cheeky lighthearted thrilling chicago department store household nightclub cellar funeral gangsters reputation romance deception fatherhood
Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a bad crook.
Drama
USA
1950
91 Minutes
Press Agent
Clark Gable Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou Roland Winters Will Geer Emory Parnell Frank Jenks
race car driver opponent reporter mechanic veteran melodramatic thrilling heartwarming racetrack newsroom racing accidental death scandal journalism comeback stunt driving rivalry love transformation 1950s
A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Laughing Boy Frank
Lily Pons Gene Raymond Jack Oakie Herman Bing Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Frank Jenks Patricia Wilder Vinton Haworth Gregory Gaye Ferdinand Gottschalk
opera singer fiancée musician girlfriend band member band leader amusing charming cheery ocean liner new york city paris apartment limousine roadhouse escape arranged marriage love music show business
Nikki Martin, a parisian opera star, takes off in search of adventure and true-love leaving her arranged husband to be at the alter. While hitchhiking, Nikki meets handsome American ... See full summary »
Comedy, Other
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Sinkewicz
Barbara Stanwyck Dennis Morgan Sydney Greenstreet Reginald Gardiner S.Z. Sakall Robert Shayne Una O'Connor Frank Jenks Joyce Compton Dick Elliott Betty Alexander
writer soldier chef editor publisher nurse lighthearted cheery new york city apartment connecticut farm kitchen barn christmas deception country life babies war heroes engagement
A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
Comedy
USA
1936
58 Minutes
Mr. Murphy
Gene Raymond Ann Sothern Eric Blore Helen Broderick Erik Rhodes Harry Jans Arthur Hoyt Frank Jenks
model wealthy man male model butler sister hilarious madcap heartwarming beach yacht advertising office phone booth hotel gold digging materialism mistaken identity marriage proposal modeling deception love
Modeling furs has given our heroine Cookie a taste for them, so she's determined to marry a rich man. Scheduled to meet a male model aboard a yacht, she meets the yacht's rich owner Dick ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Smiley Jackson
Jackie Cooper Adolphe Menjou Bonita Granville George Bancroft Ted North Todd Duncan Frank Jenks Jessie Grayson Mona Barrie Lindy Wade Peggy McIntyre
singer father friend son band member coronet player confident spirited unrestrained new orleans school boat chicago club dance hall jazz performance modernization father/daughter relationship romance
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Joe Cannon
Franchot Tone Gladys George Mickey Rooney Ralph Morgan Jessie Ralph Barnett Parker Ted Healy Frank Jenks Virginia Weidler Fay Holden Julius Tannen
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans.
Comedy, Drama
1940
100 Minutes
Ed McKean
Thomas Mitchell Priscilla Lane Dennis Morgan Alan Hale Virginia Grey Irene Hervey William Lundigan Frank Jenks Henry Armetta Morgan Conway
retiree police officer daughter sister melodramatic tense amusing police station household bar apartment family pride secret life election romance retirement quest discovery love
An Irish police veteran (Thomas Mitchell) in New York politics has a daughter (Priscilla Lane) in love with a Scottish police rookie (Dennis Morgan).
Comedy, Western
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Deputy Tom
Harry Carey Hoot Gibson Henry B. Walthall Margaret Callahan Frank M. Thomas Russell Hopton Tom Tyler Harry Jans Frank Jenks Maxine Jennings Joe Sawyer
After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his home town to see his daughter, Sally, who is unaware he is her father. He befriends Cal Yates, the now semi-retired ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
67 Minutes
Bill Crosby
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
1944
91 Minutes
Top Sergeant
Jean Arthur Lee Bowman Charles Coburn Edgar Buchanan Charley Grapewin Phil Brown Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Grant Mitchell Frank Jenks Frank Orth
husband wife judge father bellhop friend charming heartwarming emotional san francisco courtroom coffee shop hotel reconciliation divorce marriage courtship second chance commitment love
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
War
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Sampier
Pat O'Brien George Murphy Jane Wyatt Jackie Cooper Carl Esmond Max Baer Desi Arnaz Ray Collins Lee Bonnell Frank Jenks John Maguire
gunner sailor ex-girlfriend violinist nazi patriotic rousing ship naval base world war ii navy naval warfare redemption love pursuit adventure transformation 1940s
A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.
Comedy
1942
85 Minutes
Ann Sothern Red Skelton Leo Gorcey Allen Jenkins Donald Meek Lloyd Corrigan Fritz Feld Walter Catlett Ben Welden Rags Ragland Frank Jenks
showgirl comedian supervisor building owner con artist fiancée lighthearted amusing cheery chicago apartment building coffee shop nightclub atlanta employment career change mix-up romance unlikely allies scams
Maisie (Ann Sothern) falls on hard times and works at several odd jobs before she meets aspiring comedian Hap (Red Skelton).
Comedy
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Ralph Bellamy Gene Lockhart Helen Mack Ernest Truex Clarence Kolb Porter Hall Roscoe Karns Abner Biberman Cliff Edwards
editor reporter insurance salesman murderer sheriff mayor amusing frenetic new york city office prison newspapers justice love triangle marriage pursuit love 1940s
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Musical, Comedy
1937
84 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Adolphe Menjou Alice Brady Eugene Pallette Mischa Auer Billy Gilbert Alma Kruger J. Scott Smart Jed Prouty Jameson Thomas Howard C. Hickman
A girl (Deanna Durbin) finds a famous conductor (Leopold Stokowski) for her trombonist father's (Adolphe Menjou) out-of-work orchestra.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore Helen Broderick Eric Blore Betty Furness George Metaxa Landers Stevens John Harrington Pierre Watkin Abe Reynolds
dance instructor dancer gambler father friend fiancée amusing lighthearted new york city stage dance gambling romance marriage money rise love 1930s
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Rita Johnson Gigi Perreau Jimmy Hunt Peter Miles Lillian Bronson Hattie McDaniel Chill Wills Catherine Doucet Paul Harvey
A bachelor marries a widow and her three kids join the honeymoon.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1957
80 Minutes
Glenn Langan Cathy Downs William Hudson James Seay Larry Thor Russ Bender Lyn Osborn Diana Darrin William Hughes Hank Patterson Scott Peters
Survivors of the World War 2 German Resistance Group attend an annual reunion at an English country house. The reunion is hosted by Colonel Price, who intends to find out which guest had betrayed their leader.
Musical
1956
74 Minutes
Lisa Gaye Michael Connors Sterling Holloway Raymond Hatton Margaret Dumont Paul Dubov Eddie Kafafian Clarence Kolb Percy Helton Charles Evans Frank Jenks
rock star teenager overbearing parent disc jockey radio personality cheery spirited rousing small town radio station club suburban life rock 'n' roll censorship public outcry music parent/child relationship underdog growing up 1950s
A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for teens.
Musical, Romance
1944
124 Minutes
Van Johnson June Allyson Gloria DeHaven Jimmy Durante Tom Drake Henry Stephenson Henry O'Neill Ben Blue Frank Sully Donald Meek Lena Horne
singer sister wealthy man sailor vaudevillian amusing spectacular charming emotional nightclub apartment backstage canteen new york city warehouse world war ii home front sibling rivalry sister relationship love triangle
A sailor (Van Johnson) from a rich family meets a nightclub-singing sister act (June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven) in wartime New York.