List of the best Hugh Herbert movies: Laugh and Get Rich(1931), That Man's Here Again(1937), The Villain Still Pursued Her(1940), Sh! The Octopus(1937), He Knew Women(1930), The Black Cat(1941), A Little Bit of Heaven(1940), Faithless(1932), Hollywood Hotel(1937), Top of the Town(1937), One Rainy Afternoon(1936), Eternally Yours(1939) ... ...
5.6/10
Comedy
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Joseph `'Joe'` Austin
Hugh Herbert Edna May Oliver Dorothy Lee Russell Gleason John Harron Charles Sellon George Davis Robert Emmett Keane
Man takes his wife's stashed money and is conned into investing it in an oil well.
5.6/10
Romance
USA
1937
69 Minutes
Thomas J. Jesse
Hugh Herbert Mary Maguire Tom Brown Joe King Teddy Hart Arthur Aylesworth Dorothy Vaughan Tetsu Komai
An elevator operator in a swanky apartment building falls in love with a homeless girl who sneaks in one night looking for a place to keep warm. In order to keep her near him, he wangles a job for her as a maid at the building.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1940
66 Minutes
Hugh Herbert Anita Louise Alan Mowbray Billy Gilbert Richard Cromwell Joyce Compton Buster Keaton Diane Fisher
The widow Wilson and her daughter Mary have just learned that old Mr. Middleton, who held the mortgage on their home, has passed away. They are now visited by Middleton's lawyer, Cribbs, ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Kelly
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named... See full summary »
4.8/10
Romance
USA
1930
86 Minutes
Director
A Writer whose every whim is financed by rich widow. The writer seems to be insincere with her and he is loved by a poor women who is engaged to a wealthy man
6.3/10
Horror
USA
1941
70 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Hugh Herbert Bela Lugosi Broderick Crawford Gale Sondergaard Anne Gwynne Gladys Cooper Claire Dodd Alan Ladd Cecilia Loftus
elderly woman real estate agent housekeeper nephew niece guardian dark tense amusing estate garden bedroom attic town inheritance family murder false accusations infidelity superstition
Elderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
87 Minutes
Pop Loring
A 12-year-old singing sensation loses her voice when her parents refuse to give in to her harebrained schemes.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1932
76 Minutes
Peter M. Blainey
Tallulah Bankhead Robert Montgomery Hugh Herbert Maurice Murphy Louise Closser Hale Anna Appel Lawrence Grant Henry Kolker Sterling Holloway Phil Tead Jack Clifford
socialite executive millionaire brother mistress suitor emotional spirited household street wealth poverty romance great depression social standing love transformation sacrifice 1930s
Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Chester Marshall
Dick Powell Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert Lola Lane Ted Healy Glenda Farrell Johnnie Davis Frances Langford Alan Mowbray Mabel Todd Allyn Joslyn
saxophonist starlet look-alike agent waiter director melodramatic amusing spirited stage movie theater movie studio hotel talent show business success rags to riches fame music rise
Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band has won a talent contest an got a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Hubert
Doris Nolan George Murphy Hugh Herbert
bandleader chorus girl club owner uncle love interest amusing rousing cheery manhattan, n.y. skyscraper ballroom the moonbeam room artistic struggle ambition show business love music pursuit love discovery
Diana Borden (Doris Nolan, a bleeding-heart rich-girl, returns from a trip to Russia filled with sympathy for the "little" people of the slums and wants to do "something" artistic and ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Romance
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Toto
Francis Lederer Ida Lupino Hugh Herbert Roland Young Erik Rhodes Joseph Cawthorn Countess Liev de Maigret Donald Meek Georgia Caine Richard Carle Mischa Auer
actor young woman mistress fiancé father husband lighthearted playful paris movie theater courtroom jail ice-skating rink theater reputation romance acting mishaps scandal father/daughter relationship
Actor Philippe Martin and his married date Yvonne plan to neck in a darkened cinema, but he gets the wrong seat and mistakenly kisses lovely Monique, a publisher's daughter. An absurd ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Romance
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Benton
Loretta Young David Niven Hugh Herbert C. Aubrey Smith Billie Burke Broderick Crawford ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden
magician beautiful woman husband wife fiancé charming emotional stage backstage london connecticut romance marital problems magic act performance love discovery 1930s
Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1934
67 Minutes
Joe "Poppa" Frink
Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Hugh Herbert Allen Jenkins Helene Lowell Joan Wheeler Frankie Darro Ivan Lebedeff
An under-appreciated mother inherits a fortune and abandons her family.
5.5/10
Musical
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Rupert Rockingham
Irene Dunne Donald Woods Hugh Herbert Ned Sparks Joseph Cawthorn Louis Calhern Winifred Shaw
In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But ... See full summary »
4.9/10
Comedy
USA
1937
66 Minutes
John B. Radway
Mary Boland Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Carol Hughes Allen Jenkins Mischa Auer Alan Mowbray Hugh O'Connell Teddy Hart Arthur Aylesworth Irving Bacon
The offices of a great newspaper syndicate are presided over by John B. Radway, obviously a nut, and his sister Ollie Radway, obviously the brains in the family. David "Party" Partridge, ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Professor Twingle
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Benny Goodman Hugh Herbert Steve Cochran Felix Bressart Louis Armstrong Charlie Barnet Lionel Hampton Tommy Dorsey
professor music teacher musician janitor singer gangster amusing lighthearted college nightclub crime jazz college writing entertainment discovery rescue 1940s
With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Elmer Niles
Joan Blondell Glenda Farrell William Gargan Hugh Herbert Grant Mitchell Ruth Donnelly Al Shean Johnny Arthur Mary Treen Joseph Crehan
Angela Twitchell is the daughter of a tooth-paste manufacturer, Rufus K. Twitchell, who has monopolized the business for many years that he has grown conservative, and his rivals have begin... See full summary »
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
62 Minutes
Manny Wales
George Brent Margaret Lindsay Eugene Pallette Hugh Herbert Dorothy Burgess Theodore Newton Hobart Cavanaugh
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Julius Hofbauer
Luise Rainer Fernand Gravey Miliza Korjus Hugh Herbert Lionel Atwill Curt Bois Leonid Kinskey Al Shean Minna Gombell George Houston Bert Roach
composer wife opera singer father count publisher airy creative melodramatic vienna café theater street palace ambition romance music infidelity devotion rise
In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II - Schani to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music. ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
73 Minutes
Professor
Louis Wolheim Robert Armstrong Jean Arthur Hugh Herbert Frank Sheridan Robert Edeson Albert Roscoe William T. Burt Jim Farley
The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
95 Minutes
Maurice Giraud
Rudy Vallee The Schnickelfritz Band Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert Allen Jenkins Gloria Dickson Melville Cooper Mabel Todd Fritz Feld Edward Brophy Curt Bois
club owner ballet instructor ballerina ex-wife gangster thug madcap lighthearted nightclub theater paris new york city mistaken identity ballet performance con game pursuit quest 1930s
Owners and show girls of the bankrupt Club Ballé are mistaken for the Academy Ballet of America and are off to Paris to compete in an International Dance Exposition.
5.8/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1937
105 Minutes
Aeneas Phinney
Dick Powell Doris Weston Lee Dixon Hugh Herbert Jane Darwell Allen Jenkins
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Success in the contest,... See full summary »
5.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Harvey C. Bates
Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane Humphrey Bogart Hugh Herbert Penny Singleton Johnnie Davis Mona Barrie Marcia Ralston Gene Lockhart Kathleen Lockhart Donald Briggs
secretary advertising executive radio station manager roommate fiancée copywriter amusing melodramatic spirited tender new york city advertising office nightclub ship apartment ambition marriage sexism gender roles jealousy
Linda Lawrence rises from secretary to account executive in an advertising agency. She falls in love with ex-football star Jimmy Hall and marries him. Radio man Harry Galleon will push her ... See full summary »
Comedy
1948
79 Minutes
Mr. Lucius Trumball
Henry Morgan Rudy Vallee Bill Goodwin Hugh Herbert Leo Gorcey Virginia Grey Dona Drake Jerome Cowan
husband wife sister-in-law con artist clerk madcap witty charming new york city small town street inheritance con game family marriage city vs. country underdog discovery adventure 1910s
A financial windfall sends a man to the bright lights of New York on a search for a husband for his sister.
Comedy
1943
75 Minutes
Timothy Brewster
Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Hugh Herbert Jonathan Hale Danny Mummert Alan Dinehart Douglas Leavitt
Adventure
1931
65 Minutes
Charlie
Louis Wolheim Mary Astor Ian Keith Hugh Herbert Russ Powell Albert Roscoe Bert Starkey
captain minister wife detective sailor thief suspenseful thrilling melodramatic pacific ocean ship deck hotel mexico san francisco travel sabotage assumed identity robbery sexism
A man (Ian Keith) and a woman (Mary Astor) posing as missionaries hire a boat captain (Louis Wolheim) to take them away.
Comedy
1948
107 Minutes
Eli Hobbs
Burgess Meredith Leslie Fenton Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray Hugh Herbert James Stewart Dorothy Lamour Victor Moore Eilene Janssen Henry Fonda William Demarest
clerk musician actress magician wife editor amusing lighthearted los angeles newsroom household stage studio impersonation repentance deception babies relationships journalism quest
Musicians, Hollywood extras and others tell a reporter (Burgess Meredith) how children affect their lives.
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
64 Minutes
Colonel Fitch
Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh Roscoe Ates Ruth Donnelly Hobart Cavanaugh
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1948
69 Minutes
Llewellyn Simmons
Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Marjorie Kent Jerome Cowan Hugh Herbert Clarence Kolb Danny Mummert
Blondie's sudden windfall causes noting but trouble for the Bumstead family.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Detective Hank Slade
Pat O'Brien Bette Davis Lewis Stone Allen Jenkins Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Glenda Farrell Alan Dinehart George Chandler
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Western
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Rocky Plummer
Robert Stack Ann Rutherford Frances Farmer Richard Dix Broderick Crawford Hugh Herbert Andy Devine Lon Chaney Fuzzy Knight Addison Richards Bradley Page
sheriff young woman wild bill hickok calamity jane brash amusing confident fiery passionate rousing suspenseful deadwood, s.d. wild west riverboat frontier justice romance robbery pursuit rivalry love
Indian raids are being perpetrated by an outlaw gang in disguise.
7.6/10
Musical
USA
1933
102 Minutes
Charlie Bowers
James Cagney Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Guy Kibbee Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh
director actor secretary competitor theater owner ex-wife lighthearted charming spectacular witty new york city stage backstage apartment street filmmaking musicals theft secret love show business
Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.
6.8/10
Musical
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Joe Ward
William Powell Bette Davis Frank McHugh Verree Teasdale Reginald Owen Philip Reed Hugh Herbert
photographer businessman fiancée designer salesman charming madcap playful new york city paris fashion swindling love deception impersonation love wretched excess 1930s
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1932
79 Minutes
Sgt. Fritz
Richard Dix Mary Astor Erich von Stroheim Robert Armstrong Dorothy Jordan Joel McCrea Hugh Herbert Ralph Ince Marjorie Peterson Ralph Lewis William B. Davidson
flying ace director stunt pilot actress mechanic sister gripping melodramatic hollywood, calif. airplane movie set grauman's chinese theatre filmmaking dangerous assignment love triangle jealousy world war i sabotage rivalry adventure
In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.
6.6/10
Musical
USA
1934
85 Minutes
Corey Pratt
Al Jolson Kay Francis Dolores del Río Ricardo Cortez Hal LeRoy Guy Kibbee Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Louise Fazenda Fifi D'Orsay Robert Barrat
Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love ... See full summary »
Comedy
1930
72 Minutes
Hotel House Detective
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Jobyna Howland Ralf Harolde Natalie Moorhead George F. Marion Hugh Herbert William B. Davidson Stanley Fields
Two insurance agents (Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey) turn an old hotel into a social hub ripe for crooks.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
T. Mosley Thorpe
Dick Powell Gloria Stuart Adolphe Menjou Glenda Farrell Grant Mitchell Dorothy Dare Alice Brady Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Winifred Shaw Joseph Cawthorn
mother daughter son fiancée lover hotel desk clerk amusing lighthearted hotel romance rivalry love wealth performance pursuit underdog 1930s
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
Copyright © 2021 www.findthatmovie.com. All Rights Reserved
FindThatMovie.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
Watch Trailer