List of the best George Zucco movies: The Black Raven(1943), Dead Men Walk(1943), Dr. Renault's Secret(1942), Fog Island(1945), The Mad Monster(1942), The Mad Ghoul(1943), Voodoo Man(1944), Return of the Ape Man(1944), My Favorite Blonde(1942), New Moon(1940), Scared to Death(1947), Desire Me(1947) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
62 Minutes
Amos Bradford
George Zucco Wanda McKay Noel Madison Robert Randall Byron Foulger Charles Middleton Robert Middlemass Glenn Strange I. Stanford Jolley
innkeeper father gangster sheriff bank teller lover dark creepy suspenseful hotel lobby road murder heist stranded strange happenings secret past deception mystery escape
A group of strangers are brought together in an old, dark house and must contend with two murders and $50,000 in stolen money.
Horror
USA
1943
67 Minutes
Dr. Lloyd Clayton, Dr. Elwyn Clayton
George Zucco Mary Carlisle Nedrick Young Dwight Frye Fern Emmett Hal Price Sam Flint Robert Strange Al St. John Forrest Taylor
The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan.
Sci-Fi
USA
1942
58 Minutes
J. Carrol Naish George Zucco Shepperd Strudwick Lynne Roberts Bert Roach Eugene Borden
Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert Renault, uncle of his fiancée Madelon, who is idolized by Renault's assistant, a strange émigré from Java.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
72 Minutes
Leo Grainer
Lionel Atwill George Zucco Jerome Cowan Sharon Douglas John Whitney Jacqueline de Wit Veda Ann Borg George Lloyd Ian Keith
An inventor recently released from prison invites a group of former business associates to a holiday in his island home, intending to exact revenge on them.
Horror
1942
77 Minutes
Dr. Lorenzo Cameron
Johnny Downs George Zucco Anne Nagel Sarah Padden Glenn Strange Gordon De Main
A reporter's (Johnny Downs) girlfriend's (Anne Nagel) father (George Zucco) injects a farmhand with wolf blood.
Horror
USA
1943
65 Minutes
Dr. Alfred Morris
David Bruce Evelyn Ankers George Zucco Robert Armstrong Turhan Bey Milburn Stone Andrew Tombes Rose Hobart Addison Richards Charles McGraw
A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon into a murdering ghoul.
Horror
USA
1944
62 Minutes
Nicholas
Dr. Richard Marlowe uses a combination of voodoo rite and hypnotic suggestion, attempting to revive his beautiful, but long-dead, wife, by transferring the life essences of several hapless ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1944
60 Minutes
Ape Man
A scientist seeks to transplant a brain into the body of a thawed caveman in order to get it to do his bidding.
Comedy
USA
1942
78 Minutes
Dr. Hugo Streger
Bob Hope Madeleine Carroll Gale Sondergaard George Zucco Lionel Royce Walter Kingsford Victor Varconi Otto Reichow Charles Cane Crane Whitley Erville Alderson
spy beautiful woman vaudevillian nazi fugitive amusing cheery spirited new york city train chicago california theater show business espionage frame-up mistaken identity secret codes world war ii escape
Karen Bentley, an English secret agent, links up with Larry Haines and his star penguin Percy in an attempt to outwit German spies.
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
105 Minutes
Vicomte Ribaud
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Mary Boland George Zucco H.B. Warner Dick Purcell Stanley Fields Bunty Cutler Grant Mitchell Ray Walker John Miljan
frenchman duke prisoner servant love interest heiress melodramatic passionate suspenseful ship island louisiana romance journey class distinctions political intrigue love sacrifice adventure 1780s
On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.
Horror
USA
1947
65 Minutes
Dr. Joseph Van Ee
Bela Lugosi Douglas Fowley Joyce Compton George Zucco Nat Pendleton Roland Varno Molly Lamont Angelo Rossitto Gladys Blake Lee Bennett Stanley Andrews
doctor husband wife magician dwarf daughter-in-law thrilling suspenseful frightful united states sanitarium house morgue mental illness marriage magic act family dysfunction imprisonment mystery 1940s
From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a green mask.
Romance
USA
1947
91 Minutes
Father Donnard
Greer Garson Robert Mitchum Richard Hart Morris Ankrum George Zucco Cecil Humphreys David Hoffman
patient woman psychiatrist soldier husband friend touching melodramatic emotional psychiatrist's office prison camp cottage paris normandy coast romance guilt betrayal love triangle prisoners of war world war ii
Released from a POW camp at the end of WW2, a French soldier tricks the wife of a fellow French POW into believing her husband was killed by the Germans, and seduces the grieving woman but the 'dead' husband eventually returns home.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1945
70 Minutes
King aka The Great Movel
Pat O'Brien George Murphy Carole Landis Lenore Aubert George Zucco Gloria Holden Charles D. Brown Wee Willie Davis Blanche Ring
husband wife lawyer magician's assistant magician hotel owner playful madcap theater lodge disappearance honeymoon friendship attempted murder crime mystery pursuit 1940s
A lawyer and two newlyweds get mixed up in mock mystery at a resort.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Inspector Jefferson
George Murphy Rita Johnson Virginia Field Leo G. Carroll George Zucco Montagu Love Eddie Quillan Leonard Mudie J.M. Kerrigan Neil Fitzgerald Harry Stubbs
reporter socialite inspector murderer secretary dog fascinating airy suspenseful london pub house shop murder investigation missing persons switched identities unusual romance ransom human-animal friendship mystery
A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
Horror
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Professor Andoheb
Dick Foran Peggy Moran Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway George Zucco Charles Trowbridge Tom Tyler Sig Arno Edward Ciannelli Leon Belasco Harry Stubbs
archaeologist professor best friend magician daughter high priest creepy frightening suspenseful egypt university graveyard tomb curse expedition mummy drugs father/daughter relationship pursuit mystery
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Mystery & Thriller
1943
71 Minutes
Heinrich Hinckel
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Marjorie Lord Henry Daniell George Zucco John Archer Gavin Muir
sherlock holmes doctor watson secret agent socialite spy fiancé engaging suspenseful london airplane washington, d.c. party antique shop office world war ii espionage secret documents investigation abduction attempted murder
Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Watson (Nigel Bruce) follow a popular matchbook full of microfilm sought by Nazi spies.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Prof. Moriarty
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn George Zucco E.E. Clive Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson nemesis beautiful woman brother crafty intricate thrilling suspenseful london tower of london 221b baker street death theft revenge investigation revenge rivalry mystery quest
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
Fantasy
UK
1937
82 Minutes
Moody
Roland Young Joan Gardner Ralph Richardson Ernest Thesiger Wallace Lupino George Zucco Bernard Nedell
retiree adviser mayor playful charming outlandish positive england small town essex bar superhuman abilities morality heroism metamorphosis discovery sacrifice 1930s
An ordinary man suddenly finds that anything he says comes true. Or at least, almost anything.
Romance
USA
1940
110 Minutes
Prison Governor
Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Dennis O'Keefe Walter Abel Dick Purcell George Zucco Frank Puglia Esther Dale Paul Leyssac Ann Codee Stanley Logan
pilot journalist editor priest love interest lighthearted witty patriotic spain paris europe ocean liner prisoners of war journalism love world war ii career escape transformation 1930s
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
Horror
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Dr. Parry
Ellen Drew Robert Paige Paul Lukas Joseph Calleia Onslow Stevens George Zucco Rod Cameron Phillip Terry Marc Lawrence Gerald Mohr Tom Dugan
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Mr. Crosby, lawyer
Bob Hope Paulette Goddard Gale Sondergaard John Beal Douglass Montgomery Nydia Westman George Zucco
relative friend attorney housekeeper maniac playful creepy new orleans mansion study bedroom secret passageway haunted houses inheritance impersonation lawyers insanity murder mystery quest
When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
Adventure
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Lord Denby
Tyrone Power Maureen O'Hara Laird Cregar Thomas Mitchell George Sanders Anthony Quinn George Zucco Edward Ashley Fortunio Bonanova Stuart Robertson Charles McNaughton
pirate governor damsel in distress english gentleman thrilling passionate amusing jamaica island pirate ship tavern fort pirates love adventure 17th century
An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love-hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Prefect of Police
Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Warren William John Halliday Nat Pendleton Monty Woolley George Zucco E.E. Clive Rollo Lloyd Vladimir Sokoloff Tully Marshall
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
103 Minutes
Count Armalia
Joan Crawford Franchot Tone Robert Young Billie Burke Reginald Owen Lynne Carver George Zucco Mary Philips Paul Porcasi Dickie Moore Frank Puglia
singer count aristocrat fiancée clerk maid striking charming cheeky emotional budapest, hungary trieste, italy ballroom hotel street apartment impersonation wealth aristocracy rags to riches
A lounge singer is sent by a count to pose as a wealthy socialite.
Horror
USA
1944
60 Minutes
Andoheb
Lon Chaney John Carradine Ramsay Ames Robert Lowery Barton MacLane Claire Whitney George Zucco Frank Reicher Harry Shannon Emmett Vogan Lester Sharpe
Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1945
63 Minutes
Jelke
William Gargan Ann Savage Leo Gorcey Don Beddoe Paul Hurst Charles Halton George Zucco George E. Stone
In a cheap hotel room in New York City Jelke shoots gangster Joe Wells, takes a package from his pocket and flees.Wells staggers into an alley. On her way to her apartment above a wax ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1938
67 Minutes
Dr. Cardigan
Sidney Toler Phyllis Brooks Victor Sen Yung Eddie Collins John "Dusty" King Claire Dodd George Zucco Robert Barrat Marc Lawrence Richard Lane Layne Tom Jr.
The Chinese detective (Sidney Toler) and his No. 2 son (Sen Yung) hold a ship in port to probe a shooting on board.
Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Dr. Plauten
Robert Taylor Margaret Sullavan Franchot Tone Robert Young Guy Kibbee Lionel Atwill Henry Hull George Zucco Charley Grapewin Monty Woolley Spencer Charters
soldier dying person doctor mistress sad charming emotional germany inn restaurant world war i tuberculosis automotive industry male bonding love sacrifice 1930s
The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Dr. Harmsworth Bierd
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Lionel Barrymore Frank Morgan Walter Pidgeon Una Merkel Cliff Edwards George Zucco Hattie McDaniel Margaret Hamilton
After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Rolf Alferson
John Howard Heather Angel H.B. Warner Reginald Denny E.E. Clive Jean Fenwick Zeffie Tilbury George Zucco Leonard Mudie Evan Thomas Clyde Cook
The invention of a war machine, that brings to explosion everything one wants to, puts Scotland Yard and Captain Drummond into alarm.
Horror
USA
1945
71 Minutes
Prof. Bruno Lampini
Boris Karloff Lon Chaney J. Carrol Naish John Carradine Anne Gwynne Peter Coe Lionel Atwill George Zucco Elena Verdugo Glenn Strange Sig Ruman
mad scientist hunchback frankenstein's monster werewolf count dracula dark creepy suspenseful europe castle laboratory vengeance scientific experiments evil monsters revenge quest 19th century
The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Dr. Fortescue
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Otto Brockler
Melvyn Douglas Florence Rice Claire Dodd Shepperd Strudwick Louis Calhern Nat Pendleton Douglas Dumbrille Mary Howard George Zucco Minor Watson Don Douglas
A husband and wife team who are in rare books and are skillful at recovering stolen volumes for insurance companies become involved in the murder of a fence.
Comedy
UK
1934
69 Minutes
Ian Hunter Nancy O'Neil Peter Gawthorne Muriel George Barry Livesey Millicent Wolf Louie Emery Reg Marcus George Zucco
Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers. When ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Andoheb
Lon Chaney Dick Foran Elyse Knox John Hubbard Mary Gordon Virginia Brissac Turhan Bey Wallace Ford George Zucco Cliff Clark Paul E. Burns
The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.
Drama
USA
1939
116 Minutes
Procurator
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Edmond O'Brien Alan Marshal Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Katharine Alexander George Zucco Fritz Leiber
gypsy bishop beautiful woman monster hunchback deacon suspenseful passionate heartwarming touching paris church courtroom notre dame cathedral cathedral jail love corruption rescue framed
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Drama
USA
1938
86 Minutes
James "Jim" Hampstead
Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Charles Coburn Herbert Mundin Terry Kilburn Gale Sondergaard Peter Lawford Walter Tetley Peter Ellis George Zucco Matthew Boulton
delinquent thief headmaster wife schoolboy friend cheeky confident london jewelry shop boys school woods ship party reform orphanage trust loyalty friendship crime
A spoiled orphan, raised by a couple of con artists, gets sent to a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys, where he learns about friendship and ethics, and uncovers a new future.
Romance
USA
1949
115 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Van Heflin Louis Jourdan James Mason Christopher Kent Gene Lockhart Frank Allenby Gladys Cooper John Abbott Harry Morgan George Zucco
wife husband doctor lawyer wealthy man disheartening emotional hedonistic sultry france small town adultery ambition love wealth marriage love fall temptation wretched excess
A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers and run up ruinous debts.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Drama, History
1937
112 Minutes
Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Reginald Owen Alan Marshall Henry Stephenson Leif Erickson Dame May Whitty C. Henry Gordon Maria Ouspenskaya Claude Gillingwater
napoleon bonaparte countess marie walewska count politician son patriotic melodramatic poland isle of elba france historical events affair imprisonment divorce love sacrifice wretched excess forbidden love 1800s
Married Countess Marie Walewska (Greta Garbo) becomes Napoleon's (Charles Boyer) mistress, followed by the battle of Waterloo.
Drama
USA
1945
118 Minutes
Charles Boyer Lauren Bacall Peter Lorre Victor Francen Wanda Hendrix George Coulouris Katina Paxinou John Warburton Holmes Herbert Dan Seymour Art Foster
secret agent fascist love interest double agent suspenseful intense dark london espionage war violence fascism love quest rivalry 1930s
In 1937, agents from the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War travel to the neutral UK to secure coal contracts and to undermine each other's efforts.
Drama, History
USA
1951
116 Minutes
Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Raymond Massey Kieron Moore James Robertson Justice Jayne Meadows John Sutton Dennis Hoey Walter Talun Paula Morgan Francis X. Bushman
king beautiful woman prophet monster passionate powerful israel royal court adultery royalty religion forbidden love transformation 10th century b.c.
After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.