List of the best George Cleveland movies: Sunset in Wyoming(1941), Sunbonnet Sue(1945), Hidden Enemy(1940), Chasing Trouble(1940), Midnight Limited(1940), The Haunted House(1940), The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap(1947), Angel on My Shoulder(1946), I Conquer the Sea(1936), Step by Step(1946), Little Giant(1946), Overland Mail(1939) ... ...
Western
USA
1941
65 Minutes
Asa Wentworth
gene autry manager foreman company president sidekick granddaughter spirited engaging endearing gutsy ranch country club valley wyoming city forest flooding deforestation friendship conservationism
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
89 Minutes
Casey
Gale Storm Phil Regan George Cleveland Minna Gombell Edna Holland Raymond Hatton Charles D. Brown Alan Mowbray
It's 1890s New York, and a rich society woman is scandalized that her niece is planning on a show-business career; not only that, but her first engagement is to be singing and dancing in a ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
63 Minutes
John MacGregor
Warren Hull Kay Linaker George Cleveland William von Brincken
reporter scientist fbi agent son secret agent campy gutsy laboratory bar jail united states world war ii experiments espionage impersonation science journalism mystery quest 1930s
A newspaper reporter stumbles upon German spies after a new alloy, an experimental metal that is lighter than aluminum but stronger than steel.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
64 Minutes
Lester
Frankie Darro Marjorie Reynolds George Cleveland Alex Callam Lillian Elliott Milburn Stone Tristram Coffin Donald Kerr Cheryl Walker
A delivery boy for a flower shop, who thinks of himself as an amateur detective, finds out that his boss is mixed up with a foreign espionage ring.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
61 Minutes
Professor Van Dillon
The Phantom Robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train "The Midnight Limited" and Val Lennon and his pretty assistant, Joan Marshall, are on ... See full summary »
Adventure
1940
70 Minutes
Albert Henshaw
Jackie Moran Marcia Mae Jones George Cleveland Henry Hall John St. Polis Jessie Arnold Henry Roquemore Marcelle Ray Buddy Swan
Two teenage detectives (Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones) fall in love while trying to exonerate a friend accused of murder.
Comedy
USA
1947
78 Minutes
Judge Benbow
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marjorie Main George Cleveland Audrey Young Gordon Jones William Ching Peter Thompson Olin Howland Bill Clauson Billy O'Leary
Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana en route to California. During the stopover, notorious criminal ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Albert
Paul Muni Anne Baxter Claude Rains George Cleveland Onslow Stevens Hardie Albright James Flavin Erskine Sanford Marion Martin Jonathan Hale Murray Alper
gangsters devil judge fiancée amusing creepy frightening hell earth courtroom church fantasy death relationships romance revenge metamorphosis rivalry 1940s
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
Drama
USA
1936
68 Minutes
Caleb Ashley
Steffi Duna Dennis Morgan Douglas Walton George Cleveland Johnny Pirrone E. Alyn Warren
The captain of a fishing boat loses his arm while out at sea. He determines not to let the loss ruin his life and goes back to sea as a one-armed sailor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
62 Minutes
Captain Caleb Simpson
Lawrence Tierney Anne Jeffreys Lowell Gilmore George Cleveland Jason Robards Sr. Myrna Dell Harry Harvey Addison Richards Ray Walker John Hamilton James Flavin
Johnny, an ex-Marine, and Evelyn, a chance acquaintance, find themselves caught up in a plot involving Nazi spies in California.
Comedy
USA
1946
91 Minutes
Clarence Goodring
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Brenda Joyce Jacqueline de Wit George Cleveland Elena Verdugo Mary Gordon Pierre Watkin Donald MacBride Victor Kilian
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
51 Minutes
Frank Porter, Saunders
Addison Randall Vince Barnett Jean Joyce Tristram Coffin George Cleveland Denny Meadows Glenn Strange Maxine Leslie Iron Eyes Cody
Overland mail riders Jack Mason and his pal, Porchy, learn that an Indian uprising is imminent because one of the tribe has been murdered by a gang of outlaws. The primary town of the mail ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Uncle Charlie Tallon
Dane Clark Ben Johnson Peter Graves Tracey Roberts George Cleveland Ralph Sanford Denny Meadows Craig Woods
veteran blind person uncle brother friend dance hall girl engaging fiery tense arizona desert ranch canyon stagecoach fort brotherhood blindness revenge veterans native americans
A former Civil War solider bent on killing the man whose surrender got his brother killed, later finds out a rancher wants that same man and his blind brother killed.
Drama
USA
1940
74 Minutes
Grub
Charles Bickford Irene Rich June Carlson Dave O'Brien George Cleveland Guy Usher Melvin Lang Tristram Coffin
business owner gambler businessman daughter fiancé mother cheeky wild spirited yukon alaska river riverboat canada mother/daughter relationship family secrets business deal scam gambling debauchery
Sadie owns a riverboat that gold-miners are using to travel to their claims, while gambling and drinking on the way. The Yukon Mining Company sends Thorne to take over Sadie's boat and then... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Captain Porter
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 »
Western
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Captain "Cap" Joe
Roy Rogers Dale Evans Grant Withers Harry Shannon George Cleveland William Haade Weldon Heyburn Hal Taliaferro Tom London Dick Botiller Janet Martin
roy rogers pretty woman singer captain father criminal amusing spirited river riverboat texas robbery investigation performance fugitives wrongfully accused mystery quest 1940s
Insurance Investigator Roy is looking for Weston and the missing money he supposedly obtained in a robbery. When he catches him and listens to his story, he changes his mind about him. A ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
91 Minutes
Pokey "Pop" Duncan
George Murphy Lucille Ball Edmond O'Brien Henry Travers Franklin Pangborn George Cleveland Kathleen Howard Marguerite Chapman Lloyd Corrigan Mady Correll Frank McGlynn
executive secretary sailor mafioso wrestler social climber amusing cheery playful office chapel opera house dance hall big city love triangle misunderstanding culture clash workplace romance career vs. love rivalry
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Old Man
Elizabeth Taylor Frank Morgan Tom Drake Selena Royle Harry Davenport George Cleveland Catherine McLeod Morris Ankrum Arthur Walsh Mitchell Lewis Jane Green
dog teen girl lawyer dog trainer hero soldier uplifting inspiring emotional woods animal hospital pacific northwest lake courtroom accident reunion world war ii bravery dogs rescue
Bill (Pal) gets separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie Merrick (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). An accident separates him ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Pop O'Toole
Jackie Cooper Martin Spellman Sidney Miller Buddy Pepper David Durand George Cleveland Robert E. O'Connor Dick Purcell George Irving Marjorie Reynolds
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
72 Minutes
Clinton
Judith Allen Milburn Stone Harry Carey Betty Compson Matty Fain George Cleveland Jane Jones Willy Castello
Nightclub singer Della Mason (Judith Allen)witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to flee with him from the scene of the crime. Escaping from the gangster, she secretly boards the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1934
54 Minutes
Hank
John Wayne Eleanor Hunt George "Gabby" Hayes Edward Piel Sr. Yakima Canutt George Cleveland George Nash Lafe McKee Hank Bell Earle Dwire
marshal sheriff townsperson bandit gang leader daughter thrilling melodramatic rousing yucca city, calif. small town hotel general store cliff creek working undercover murder conspiracy land grab outlaws
U.S. marshal John Carruthers observes a robbery and Sheriff Jake thinks he may be the culprit. Meanwhile the town's leading citizen is planning to rob everybody blind.
Comedy
1946
83 Minutes
Pop Fisher
Red Skelton Marilyn Maxwell Marjorie Main Virginia O'Brien Eddie Anderson George Cleveland Leon Ames Marshall Thompson Jacqueline White Wilson Wood Lila Leeds
clerk love interest mother father sister braggart amusing playful madcap house family home united states ambition tall tales unlikely romance social climbing love relationships rise transformation
A windbag (Red Skelton) tries to impress his fiancee (Marilyn Maxwell) and her family with false accounts of his success.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
84 Minutes
Mr. Gordon
Dick Powell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Edgar Kennedy John Philliber Edward Brophy George Cleveland Paul Guilfoyle George Chandler Eddie Acuff Marion Martin
reporter old man fortuneteller colleague uncle editor witty endearing newsroom household opera house racetrack hotel news precognition death wedding gambling quest rivalry
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
Western
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Banty
Marlene Dietrich Randolph Scott John Wayne Margaret Lindsay Harry Carey Richard Barthelmess George Cleveland Samuel S. Hinds Russell Simpson William Farnum Marietta Canty
miner saloon girl commissioner judge love interest politician spirited thrilling melodramatic alaska mine saloon mining gold rush political corruption love triangle theft court battles love rivalry
In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
Western
USA
1952
87 Minutes
Henry Dodson
Randolph Scott Raymond Massey Lucille Norman Richard Webb James Millican Larry Keating George Cleveland William Haade Don Beddoe Thurston Hall Vince Barnett
bandit banker construction worker news reporter suspenseful moving charming american west mining town mountain carson city, nev. railroad robbery construction murder old west stagecoach rivalry quest 19th century
When a banker finds his stagecoach shipments of gold from Carson City are vulnerable to holdups, he commissions the building of a railroad through the mountains.
Drama
1936
82 Minutes
Clemmons
Frankie Darro Gloria Shea Roy Mason Berton Churchill Stanley Fields Frank Shannon George Cleveland
oil driller father geologist money lender schoolteacher melodramatic intense fascinating oil field family home countryside office classroom small town oil father/son relationship sabotage abduction family business greed
Clifford "Fishtail" Riley (Frankie Darro) is stunned when his hardworking father, Daniel (Frank Shannon), plummets to his doom at the bottom of their nascent oil well, and decides to sell the business.
Western
1934
53 Minutes
Jake
John Wayne Verna Hillie George "Gabby" Hayes Yakima Canutt Earle Dwire Ed Parker George Cleveland Billy Franey Tom Lingham Art Ortega Tex Palmer
u.s. marshal young woman uncle native american bandit sheriff rousing tense gutsy thrilling american west small town ranch saloon stagecoach robbery inheritance murder outlaws betrayal
Marshal John Travers investigates the murder of a town's sheriff, makes it his mission to restore order to the town and bring down a bandit called the Shadow.
Romance
USA
1945
112 Minutes
Dr. Elfson
Hedy Lamarr Robert Walker June Allyson Carl Esmond Agnes Moorehead Rags Ragland Ludwig Stossel George Cleveland Warner Anderson Konstantin Shayne Tom Trout
A bellboy at a swanky New York hotel starts to ignore his girlfriend after meeting a beautiful European princess.
Drama
USA
1937
76 Minutes
Tim "Flannel-Mouth" Farley
Jackie Cooper Maureen O'Connor Kathleen Burke Robert E. O'Connor Marjorie Main Guy Usher Matty Fain George Cleveland Bill Elliott Don Latorre
teen boy doctor neighbor orphan mother police officer melodramatic powerful spirited new york city slum apartment tenement house nightclub gangs street life racketeering moral dilemma political corruption going straight
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
Drama
USA
1938
63 Minutes
Joe
Marjorie Main Anne Nagel Jack LaRue Grant Richards Fred S. Toones Betty Compson Herbert Rawlinson George Cleveland
young woman young man trapeze artist circus performer brother aunt emotional tense circus family home stage dressing room circus aspirations family honor romance love triangle relationships love quest
A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering aunt to be the best aerialist in the world. When she begins to fall for one of the two men in her act, her mother ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1934
55 Minutes
Nevada Sheriff
John Wayne George "Gabby" Hayes Polly Ann Young Yakima Canutt Edward Piel Sr. Anita Campillo Lafe McKee George Cleveland Earle Dwire
drifter marshal rodeo rider love interest cowboy robber engaging suspenseful tense arena wild west trailer bank town rodeo corruption murder undercover operations investigation old west
In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.
Comedy
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Charles Starrett Pauline Brooks George E. Stone James Burke Guy Usher Norman Houston Monte Carter Jimmy Aubrey George Cleveland
A college economics professor's "radical" ideas about capitalism get him fired. When he decides to put those ideas into practice, he finds that they actually do generate him huge amounts of... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
120 Minutes
George Davis
Frankie Darro Kane Richmond June Gale Robert Fiske Charles Prince Edward Earle Fern Emmett Byron Foulger George Cleveland Burr Caruth Jack Ingram
A group of thugs tries to steal the cursed title gem from a jeweler who has been hired to cut it into small, saleable pieces.
Fantasy
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Cy Bibber
Edward Arnold Walter Huston James Craig Jane Darwell Simone Simon Gene Lockhart John Qualen Frank Conlan Lindy Wade George Cleveland Dawn O'Day
farmer senator devil wife assistant neighbor crafty dark uneasy new hampshire farm town greed corruption debt farming promises friendship temptation pursuit
A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer who makes a pact with Satan for economic success enlists Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Gramps
Wallace Beery Jane Powell Elizabeth Taylor Carmen Miranda Robert Stack Selena Royle Scotty Beckett Leon Ames George Cleveland Lloyd Corrigan Clinton Sundberg
teen girl best friend sweetheart father dance instructor brother lighthearted amusing school dance santa barbara, calif. high school friendship teen romance dance suspicion love triangle discovery growing up 1940s
Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Colonel Samuel Venus
Henry Fonda Lucille Ball Barton MacLane Eugene Pallette Agnes Moorehead Sam Levene Ray Collins Marion Martin William T. Orr George Cleveland Vera Gordon
A busboy in unrequited love with a nightclub performer grows closer to her after she is paralyzed in an attack by her gangster boyfriend.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Gus
Kay Kyser Ellen Drew Jane Wyman Robert Armstrong Helen Westley William Demarest Una O'Connor Lionel Royce Moroni Olsen George Cleveland
Kay Kyser is late to his wedding. He is taking a short cut through Central Park when he finds out that he is in the army and is due to check in that afternoon. It turns out that the army ... See full summary »
Western
1950
68 Minutes
Roy Rogers Dale Evans Pat Brady Gordon Jones Grant Withers Peter Miles Frank Fenton I. Stanford Jolley Stanley Andrews Foy Willing George Cleveland
roy rogers father rancher daughter villain young boy engaging thrilling positive ranch horse auction army outpost horse herd traveling performers vacation horse ranching scam animal attack overcoming fears growing up
Roy and Trigger set out to break up a crooked range official's plot to separate ranchers from their money.
War
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Michèle Morgan Paul Henreid Thomas Mitchell Laird Cregar May Robson Alan Ladd Jack Briggs Richard Fraser Alexander Granach Paul Weigel John Abbott
pilot love interest priest nazi emotional suspenseful paris france fugitives world war ii romance survival resistance love pursuit sacrifice 1940s
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
Musical
1944
89 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Robert Paige Akim Tamiroff David Bruce Leonid Kinskey Ray Collins June Vincent Andrew Tombes Thomas Gomez Clara Blandick Olin Howland
senator daughter officer card sharp prince eastern european man airy winsome cheery washington, d.c. frontier trail missouri engagement father/daughter relationship deception frontier life california gold rush unlikely romance pursuit
A westbound U.S. senator's daughter (Deanna Durbin) falls in love with a pioneer (Robert Paige) by the time she reaches California.
Musical
USA
1947
101 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Arlene Dahl Andrea King Alan Hale George Tobias George O'Brien Sara Allgood Ben Blue William Frawley Don McGuire Charles Irwin
broadway star singer-songwriter girlfriend singer cheery endearing inspiring new york city dinner party broadway theater rise to stardom fame songwriting singing relationships chancellor "chauncey" olcott pursuit love underdog transformation
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his... See full summary »