List of the best Gene Reynolds movies: The Penalty(1941), Gallant Sons(1940), Of Human Hearts(1938), They Shall Have Music(1939), The Country Girl(1954), Boys Town(1938), Down Three Dark Streets(1954), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary(1941), Thank You, Jeeves(1936), The Mortal Storm(1940), The Crowd Roars(1938), 99 River Street(1953) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
79 Minutes
Edward Arnold Gene Reynolds Lionel Barrymore Marsha Hunt Robert Sterling Emma Dunn Veda Ann Borg Richard Lane Gloria DeHaven Grant Mitchell Phil Silvers
The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
71 Minutes
Johnny Davis
Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Gene Reynolds Gail Patrick Ian Hunter June Preisser Leo Gorcey William Tracy Tommy Kelly Edward Ashley El Brendel
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Drama
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Jason Wilkins as a Child
Walter Huston James Stewart Beulah Bondi Gene Reynolds Guy Kibbee Charles Coburn John Carradine Ann Rutherford Leatrice Joy Gilbert
preacher surgeon mother professor brash disheartening emotional small town school battlefield church maryland virginia american civil war father/son relationship medicine family neglect mother/son relationship rise
Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm.
Musical
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Frankie
Joel McCrea Andrea Leeds Walter Brennan Gene Reynolds Terry Kilburn Tommy Kelly Chuck Stubbs Walter Tetley Arthur Hohl Marjorie Main Porter Hall
poor boy classmate teacher violinist schoolmaster touching inspiring engaging music conservatory new york city basement classroom classical music talent bankruptcy music education friendship poverty discovery underdog
A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.
Drama
1954
104 Minutes
Larry
Bing Crosby Grace Kelly William Holden Anthony Ross Gene Reynolds Jacqueline Fontaine Eddie Ryder Robert Kent John W. Reynolds Frank Scannell Ida Moore
actor wife alcoholic director theatrical producer bleak intense emotional new york city apartment stage alcoholism marriage failing career theater new love discovery fall forbidden love 1950s
An alcoholic stage actor (Bing Crosby) leans on his wife (Grace Kelly) as he tries to make a comeback.
Drama
USA
1938
96 Minutes
Tony Ponessa
Spencer Tracy Mickey Rooney Henry Hull Leslie Fenton Addison Richards Edward Norris Gene Reynolds Minor Watson Jonathan Hale Bobs Watson Martin Spellman
priest juvenile delinquent criminal police officer endearing inspiring boys town, neb. police station prison street crime troubled youth faith growing up transformation 1930s
When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
85 Minutes
Vince Angelino
Broderick Crawford Ruth Roman Martha Hyer Marisa Pavan Casey Adams Kenneth Tobey Gene Reynolds William Johnstone Harlan Warde Jay Adler Claude Akins
fbi agent gangster robber partner witness gritty uneasy hollywood, calif. los angeles fugitives murder case car theft blackmail investigation dangerous assignment mystery revenge quest 1950s
An FBI agent investigates the murder of his partner by taking over the 3 cases he was working on, determined to find his killer.
Comedy
USA
1941
101 Minutes
Jimmy McMahon
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Kathryn Grayson Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Ian Hunter Gene Reynolds
teen boy girlfriend secretary mother father lighthearted witty high school family home small town midwest may-december romance first love graduation final exams teen angst love quest growing up 1940s
Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
57 Minutes
Bobby Smith
Arthur Treacher David Niven Virginia Field Lester Matthews Colin Tapley John Graham Spacey Ernie Stanton Gene Reynolds Douglas Walton Willie Best Paul McVey
Erudite manservant Jeeves hopes to keep his frivolous employer Bertie out of new harrowing adventures, but a damsel in distress, carrying half of some mysterious plans, intrudes on their ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Rudi Roth
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
professor daughter soldier activist tense moving gutsy rousing germany austria family home world war ii nazism persecution fascism freedom escape transformation rescue 1930s
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Robert Taylor Edward Arnold Maureen O'Sullivan Frank Morgan William Gargan Lionel Stander Jane Wyman Nat Pendleton Charles D. Brown Gene Reynolds Don "Red" Barry
boxer gambler alcoholic bookie childhood friend love interest brooding engaging gutsy boxing ring bar boxing guilt corruption accidental death redemption gambling underdog forbidden love quest
A boxer (Robert Taylor) promoted by his boozing father gains a killer reputation and falls for a bookie's (Edward Arnold) daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1953
83 Minutes
John Payne Evelyn Keyes Brad Dexter Frank Faylen Peggie Castle Jay Adler Jack Lambert Eddy Waller Glenn Langan Ian Wolfe Peter Leeds
cab driver thief actress wife dark gritty suspenseful street household theater new york city adultery murder robbery love triangle mystery revenge fall 1950s
A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.
Drama, History
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Phyllis Brooks Tom Brown Sidney Blackmer Berton Churchill June Storey
mother mayor singer saloon owner engaging fiery suspenseful chicago saloon love triangle destruction death fire historical events rivalry rise fall 1860s
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.