List of the best Frank Wilcox movies: Lady Gangster(1942), Escape From Crime(1942), The Hidden Hand(1942), The Clay Pigeon(1949), Go, Johnny, Go!(1958), Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops(1955), The Wagons Roll at Night(1941), Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942), The First Traveling Saleslady(1956), Pal Joey(1957), Hollywood or Bust(1956), Dance With Me Henry(1956) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Kenneth Phillips
Faye Emerson Jacqueline Wells Frank Wilcox Roland Drew Jackie Gleason Ruth Ford Virginia Brissac Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Adams William Hopper Vera Lewis
aspiring actress bank robber district attorney radio host inmate detective suspenseful fiery gritty prison bank hospital cell bank robbery prison life unlikely romance prison break betrayal injustice escape
Dot Burton (Faye Emerson) has acted as a decoy in a bank robbery and fails to get away. Her arrest attracts the attention of Ken Phillips (Frank Wilcox), a former childhood sweetheart who ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Cornell
Richard Travis Jacqueline Wells Jackie Gleason Frank Wilcox Rex Williams Wade Boteler Charles Wilson Paul Fix Ruth Ford John Hamilton Ann Corcoran
ex-convict wife photographer journalist parole officer thrilling suspenseful gutsy prison new york city newsroom crime scene crime journalism bank robbery photography vengeance frame-up transformation revenge
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Horror
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Dr. Lawrence Channing
Craig Stevens Elisabeth Fraser Jacqueline Wells Willie Best Frank Wilcox Cecil Cunningham Ruth Ford Milton Parsons Roland Drew Tom Stevenson Marian Hall
Peter Thorne (Craig Stevens)is a young attorney who works for an eccentric old woman, Lorinda Channing (Cecil Cunningham), who uses her insane brother, John Channing (Milton Parsons), to ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
63 Minutes
Navy Hospital Doctor
Bill Williams Barbara Hale Richard Quine Richard Loo Frank Fenton Frank Wilcox Marya Marco Robert Bray Martha Hyer Harold Landon James Craven
veteran widow friend prison guard naval officer henchman intricate gripping gritty uneasy long beach, calif. hospital restaurant san diego los angeles government building amnesia false accusations fugitives unlikely allies
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from ... See full summary »
Musical
1958
75 Minutes
Harold Arnold
Jimmy Clanton Sandy Stewart Herb Vigran Frank Wilcox Barbara Woodell Milton Frome Joe Cranston Inga Boling The Flamingos The Cadillacs
orphan disc jockey alan freed chuck berry singer love interest spirited uplifting gutsy radio station new york city concert hall recording studio church orphanage rock 'n' roll talent search coming of age singing music industry
Comedy
1955
79 Minutes
Rudolph Snavely
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Fred Clark Lynn Bari Max Rosenbloom Frank Wilcox Henry Kulky Sam Flint Harold Goodwin Roscoe Ates Paul Dubov
Two suckers (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) follow a con man (Fred Clark) to 1912 Hollywood, where they get even as stuntmen.
Drama
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Tex
Humphrey Bogart Sylvia Sidney Eddie Albert Joan Leslie Sig Ruman Cliff Clark Charles Foy Frank Wilcox Clara Blandick Aldrich Bowker Garry Owen
animal trainer circus performer carnival worker sister girlfriend emotional melodramatic carnival small town carnivals lion taming romance jealousy discovery love transformation 1940s
After local grocery clerk rescues a baby from an escaped lion, a circus owner builds him into an attraction but balks when he falls in love with his sister.
Western
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Jim Martin
Constance Bennett Bruce Cabot Warren William Betty Brewer Walter Catlett Ward Bond Howard da Silva Frank Wilcox
woman businessman criminal vigilante casino owner campy gutsy melodramatic spirited chicago montana casino illicit business vigilantism casinos justice revenge 1870s
In 1870s Montana, Wild Bill Hickok fights against injustices brought upon the settlers by a crooked land-developer aided by a dishonest sheriff and illegal land-grabbers.
Comedy
USA
1956
92 Minutes
U.S. Marshal Duncan
Ginger Rogers Barry Nelson Carol Channing David Brian James Arness Clint Eastwood Robert F. Simon Frank Wilcox Dan White Harry Cheshire John Eldredge
saleswoman singer inventor businessman cattleman rough rider lighthearted cheeky new york city store theater trolly hotel texas suffrage saleswomen battle of sexes ranchers romantic dilemma proposal
In the late 1800s, 2 east coast sales ladies decide to stop selling corsets and head West to sell barbed wire to Texas cowboys but they face opposition from big ranchers who fear that steel wire would hurt cattle.
Musical
USA
1957
111 Minutes
Col. Langley
Rita Hayworth Frank Sinatra Kim Novak Barbara Nichols Bobby Sherwood Hank Henry Elizabeth Patterson Robin Morse Frank Wilcox Pierre Watkin Barry Bernard
singer chorus girl widow amusing lighthearted playful san francisco nightclub musicians performance romance love triangle dreams love temptation quest discovery 1950s
Joey Evans' a charming, handsome, funny, talented a-1st class, A-N°.1 - heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now is the rich widow, Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.
Comedy
USA
1956
94 Minutes
Director
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Pat Crowley Anita Ekberg Max Rosenbloom Willard Waterman Jack McElroy Michael Ross Frank Wilcox Kathryn Card Richard Karlan
gambler chorus girl dog film fan bookie actress madcap playful lighthearted amusing car new york city chicago las vegas hollywood, calif. casino road trip on the run unlikely allies romance
A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Father Mullahy
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Gigi Perreau Rusty Hamer Mary Wickes Ted de Corsia Ron Hargrave Sherry Alberoni Frank Wilcox Richard Reeves Paul Sorensen
Two goofballs try to run a beaten-down old amusement park.
Adventure
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Vance Edmonds
Rhonda Fleming Gene Barry Agnes Moorehead Teresa Brewer Guy Mitchell Jean Parker Roscoe Ates John Kellogg Frank Wilcox
A woman takes her four beautiful daughters to Dawson City Yukon during the Gold Rush to find their fortune.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1947
97 Minutes
Sheriff Ed Douglas
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Richard Webb Steve Brodie Virginia Huston Paul Valentine Dickie Moore Frank Wilcox Mary Field
investigator gambler femme fatale henchman cool dark intricate new york city mexico san francisco bridgeport, calif. theft crime love triangle blackmail murder pursuit forbidden love 1940s
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames.
Drama
USA
1941
73 Minutes
Denning
Arthur Kennedy Olympe Bradna Anthony Quinn Virginia Field Cliff Edwards Cornel Wilde William Edmunds Richard Ainley John Ridgely Frank Wilcox Ben Welden
boxer promoter wife girlfriend gritty gripping powerful office boxing ring small town farm ambition boxing false accusations marriage infidelity drugs rise fall love
A prize-fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
55 Minutes
Jerry
Ronald Reagan Eddie Foy Jr. James Stephenson John Litel Lya Lys Robert Warwick Victor Zimmerman William Gould Kenneth Harlan Frank Wilcox Owen King
secret service agent partner homeless person enemy spy saboteur wife thrilling spectacular patriotic california airship hotel hospital wreckage train crash secret weapon sabotage espionage undercover operations terrorism
The corpse of a hobo with a $50,000 money belt helps Brass and Gabby crack a cell of fifth columnists bent on sabotage.
Romance
1940
99 Minutes
Frank, Assistant Purser
Merle Oberon George Brent Pat O'Brien Geraldine Fitzgerald Binnie Barnes Frank McHugh Eric Blore Henry O'Neill George Reeves Frank Wilcox Doris Lloyd
dying person convict police officer con artist countess melodramatic mushy sad cruise ship hong kong death dark secrets romance terminal illness execution forbidden love pursuit 1940s
A dying woman (Merle Oberon) and condemned man (George Brent) fall in love on a ship from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
Drama
USA
1948
120 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Alida Valli Frank Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Charles Meredith Harold Vermilyea Jim Nolan Veronica Pataky Philip Ahn Frank Ferguson Frank Wilcox
young man actress priest tender charming inspiring heartwarming small town church united states america miracles kindness tuberculosis quest sacrifice rise love 1940s
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. To arouse public ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1947
89 Minutes
Deanna Durbin John Dall Donald O'Connor Helena Carter Charles Winninger Jean Adair William Ching Chester Clute Jacqueline de Wit Jan Peerce Frank Wilcox
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.
Drama
USA
1956
96 Minutes
Rock Hudson Cornell Borchers George Sanders Ray Collins David Janssen Shelley Fabares Helen Wallace John Wengraf Robert F. Simon Raymond Greenleaf Frank Wilcox
doctor friend estranged wife pianist daughter emotional uplifting new york city vienna california hospital presumed dead jealousy family history car accident reconciliation recovery love transformation escape
In 1945 Vienna, an American doctor marries an Austrian girl, who later disappears in the Soviet Control Zone during a visit there, forcing everyone to presume her dead.
Comedy
USA
1941
87 Minutes
Merle Oberon Dennis Morgan Rita Hayworth Ralph Bellamy George Tobias James Gleason Hattie McDaniel Jerome Cowan Butterfly McQueen Renie Riano Frank Wilcox
journalist divorcée husband fiancé love interest playful madcap engaging new york city lisbon, portugal household marital problems romance jealousy engagement infidelity deception love pursuit rivalry
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females. He's in Lisbon attempting his latest "conquest" when ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
1952
152 Minutes
Betty Hutton Charlton Heston Cornel Wilde Dorothy Lamour Gloria Grahame James Stewart Henry Wilcoxon Lawrence Tierney Lyle Bettger John Kellogg John Ridgely
circus performer clown manager girlfriend trapeze artist thrilling emotional melodramatic circus florida train circus love triangle robbery animals injury romance fall rise rivalry
The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1936
58 Minutes
Ricardo Cortez Patricia Ellis Bela Lugosi Michael Loring David Oliver Wallis Clark Arthur Loft Guy Usher Spencer Charters Billy Burrud Harry Beresford
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Drama
USA
1952
82 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Charlton Heston Karl Malden Tom Tully Barney Phillips James Anderson Josephine Hutchinson Phyllis Avery Herbert Heyes Myra Marsh Charles Cane
widow businessman brother old flame gold digger dark tense melodramatic suspenseful american south country club swamp murder poverty marriage of convenience second chance morality love transformation rise
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
Drama
USA
1947
119 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Lana Turner Zachary Scott Tom Drake Mary Astor Albert Van Dekker Margaret Lindsay John Litel Mona Barrie Josephine Hutchinson Rose Hobart
judge wife lawyer emotional somber minnesota small town adultery forbidden love romance judicial system marriage illness rise fall 1940s
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass', Bradd Criley. ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Fantasy
1971
92 Minutes
Dean Jones Sandy Duncan Joe Flynn Tony Roberts James Gregory Lee Montgomery Jack Kruschen Virginia Vincent Jack Bender Billy Bowles Sammy Jackson
scientist wife son duck government official fbi agent lighthearted madcap amusing courtroom house greed family science animals government escape underdog discovery 1970s
A professor (Dean Jones) with a wife (Sandy Duncan) and son brings home a zapped lab duck whose eggs have yolks of solid gold.
Musical
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ava Gardner Joe E. Brown Gower Champion Marge Champion Robert Sterling Agnes Moorehead Adele Jergens William Warfield Leif Erickson
singer gambler husband wife daughter melodramatic powerful steamboat casino mississippi stage music gambling race relations marriage performance temptation discovery forbidden love 1900s
The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairytale romance is threatened when his luck turns sour.
Western
1953
101 Minutes
Charlton Heston Rhonda Fleming Forrest Tucker Jan Sterling Michael Moore Porter Hall Richard Shannon Henry Brandon Stuart Randall Lewis Martin Pat Hogan
buffalo bill wild bill hickok native american outlaw suspenseful rousing spirited fiery gripping gutsy wild west pony express mail communication shoot out adventure quest 1860s
Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) clear the way for a mail route west to California.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Ralph Bellamy Alan Hale Lee Patrick Allen Jenkins Lucile Watson William Frawley Roscoe Karns Grant Mitchell Maris Wrixon
adviser wife inspector dancer dentist chauffeur suspenseful amusing lighthearted office yacht theater storage closet apartment investigation murder marriage impersonation writers mystery
A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.
War
1940
90 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien George Brent Jeffrey Lynn Alan Hale Frank McHugh Dennis Morgan William Lundigan Dick Foran Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Henry O'Neill
private captain lieutenant soldier chaplain brash gripping rousing america germany war bravery fraternity rebellion world war i rise sacrifice growing up 1910s
A Brooklyn brawler (James Cagney) joins Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) and Col. "Wild Bill" Donovan's (George Brent) Irish-American regiment in World War I.
Drama
USA
1956
153 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jennifer Jones Fredric March Marisa Pavan Ann Harding Lee J. Cobb Keenan Wynn Gene Lockhart Gigi Perreau Portland Mason Arthur O'Connell
pr person executive wife ex-lover friend boss dark emotional new york city suburbia office family home battlefield italy ambition family business post-traumatic stress disorder secret world war ii
An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.
Drama
USA
1949
114 Minutes
Gary Cooper Patricia Neal Raymond Massey Kent Smith Robert Douglas Henry Hull Ray Collins Moroni Olsen Jerome Cowan Paul Harvey Thurston Hall
architect socialite wealthy woman critic jealous person brooding dense intricate profound solemn united states quarry architecture jealousy love triangle self-destruction nonconformity quest rivalry love
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.