List of the best Jack LaRue movies: No Orchids for Miss Blandish(1948), Murder in the Night(1940), Hard Guy(1941), The Fighting Rookie(1934), Gangs, Inc.(1941), It Couldn't Have Happened(1936), The Headline Woman(1935), The Law Rides Again(1943), Under the Big Top(1938), Born to Fight(1936), Arson Racket Squad(1938), Bridge of Sighs(1936) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
102 Minutes
Jack LaRue Hugh McDermott Linden Travers Walter Crisham Leslie Bradley Zoe Gail Charles Goldner MacDonald Parke Percy Marmont Frances Marsden Danny Green
John Blandish is worth $100 million. His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes she's a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her. Her cold emotional state is in ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1940
60 Minutes
Jack LaRue Sandra Storme Bernard Lee Martin Walker James Hayter Googie Withers Drue Leyton Arthur O'Connell Edmon Ryan Francis Lister Alf Goddard
Soho's Cotton Club is proudly run by American Steve Marco. So when double-crossing Joe Lane threatened to tell the police of Steve's past, Joe had to be murdered. Steve was not going to have anyone destroy what had taken years to build.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
67 Minutes
Jack LaRue Mary Healy Kane Richmond Iris Adrian Jack Mulhall Gayle Mellott Howard Banks Ben Taggart
Vic is a night club owner/racketeer whose club is run primarily for the purpose of the club girls marrying the rich blue bloods among the customers, leading to annulments leading to cash settlements and/or blackmail.
Drama
USA
1934
67 Minutes
Patrolman Jim Trent (Jack La Rue) hears the screams of a woman and rushes to her aid in an upstairs apartment. Inside, he is hit on the head and whiskey poured on his uniform. Gangster ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1941
69 Minutes
Joan Woodbury Jack LaRue Linda Ware John Archer Vince Barnett Alan Ladd Gavin Gordon William Halligan George Pembroke Selmer Jackson Kenneth Harlan
After serving a jail sentence for a crime she didn't commit, a young woman plans a racketeering scheme to get revenge.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
70 Minutes
When a play's two producers are murdered, the playwright tries to solve the crime.
Romance
USA
1935
74 Minutes
murder suspect fugitive reporter newspaper owner heiress thug emotional gripping newsroom city hideout murder hiding wrongfully accused journalism romance investigation quest pursuit mystery
When the daughter of a newspaper publisher is falsely charged with murder, a reporter on her father's paper goes into hiding with her. At first hoping to get an exclusive story, the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
56 Minutes
Ken Maynard Hoot Gibson Jack LaRue Betty Miles Emmett Lynn Kenneth Harlan Chief Thundercloud Bryant Washburn John Bridges Hank Bell Many Treaties
US government agents Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson, aka "The Trail Blazers", make a deal with captured outlaw Duke Dillon to catch crooked Indian agent John Hampton, who has been using his ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1938
63 Minutes
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 »
Drama
USA
1936
64 Minutes
Frankie Darro Kane Richmond Jack LaRue Frances Grant Sheila Bromley Monty Collins Eddie Phillips Fred S. Toones
Can Dare Rudd prove he is responsible enough to win the heart of Judy and also outwit the crooked saloon owner?
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
55 Minutes
New York City fireman Bill O'Connell is assigned to the Arson Sqaud with the job of apprehending the for-profit gang of arsonists who are spreading terror and loss of property, including ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1936
65 Minutes
Onslow Stevens Dorothy Tree Jack LaRue Mary Doran Walter Byron
Drama
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Victor McLaglen Helen Mack William Bakewell Jack LaRue Rita La Roy Maurice Black Dot Farley Lucille LaVerne Paul Porcasi
To save his daughter Manon (Helen Mack) from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapes from jail.
Drama
USA
1933
60 Minutes
William Gargan Frances Dee Ralph Bellamy Jack LaRue Gregory Ratoff Wallace Ford Hobart Cavanaugh June Brewster Robert Benchley Betty Furness Dorothy Burgess
The adventures of a wayward newsreel cameraman.
Drama
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Armida Edgar Kennedy Veda Ann Borg Jack LaRue Terry Frost Anthony Caruso Charles Williams Bryant Washburn Guy Zanett Wheeler Oakman
Story of a boy and his horse. Mike is the horse and is owned by Speck (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) and his best friend Jimmy (Rober "Buzz" Henry), together they have a paper route, on which ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
55 Minutes
Damian O'Flynn Helen Parrish Dick Purcell Jack LaRue Neil Hamilton Robert Homans Anne Jeffreys Richard Wessel Esther Muir Joe Kirk Edna Mae Harris
It's 1942, rubber is a valuable commodity during WW2. Eddie Delaney is a second lieutenant in the army, but also a private detective. Eddy swings into action, when his father, ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1936
63 Minutes
Conrad Nagel Eleanor Hunt Vince Barnett Jack LaRue Claudia Dell Harry Strang Vance Carroll John Ivans
An investigator looks into the activities of a movie producer he believes is involved in smuggling Asians into the U.S.
Western
1939
55 Minutes
Lynne Roberts George "Gabby" Hayes Jack LaRue Katherine DeMille Frank Puglia Harry Woods Paul Marion Ethel Wales Merrill McCormack
cowboy rancher bandit native american land owner foreman melodramatic suspenseful lighthearted california ranch hideout trail wagon train ranchers frame-up robbery murder cultural differences deception
A troublemaker in old California tries to pit new settlers and the Spanish community against each other.
Romance
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Helen Hayes Gary Cooper Adolphe Menjou Mary Philips Jack LaRue Blanche Frederici Mary Forbes Gilbert Emery
ambulance driver nurse commanding officer soldier emotional gripping italy battlefield hospital switzerland world war i horrors of war love triangle love transformation 1910s
An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Sybil Jason Glenda Farrell Robert Armstrong Edward Everett Horton Jack LaRue Arthur Vinton J. Carrol Naish Edgar Kennedy Addison Richards Emma Dunn Ward Bond
young girl father schemer friend hatcheck girl gangster charming suspenseful amusing new york city hotel orphanage street orphans crime great depression debt kidnapping guardianship rescue
A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
74 Minutes
Lee Tracy Tom Brown Tina Thayer Evelyn Brent Jack LaRue Ian Keith Robert Middlemass John Maxwell John Sheehan Harry C. Bradley Forrest Taylor
The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.
Drama
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Carole Lombard Pat O'Brien Mayo Methot Ward Bond Shirley Grey Jack LaRue
woman cab driver waitress prostitute boyfriend gangster melodramatic amusing tense new york city coney island cab apartment restaurant false accusations prostitution marriage reputation murder second chance
A relationship gradually develops between a savvy New York street girl and a good-hearted cab driver, but other matters keep getting in their way, including financial problems and a murder.
Comedy
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Colin Clive Billie Burke Helen Chandler Ralph Forbes Jack LaRue Irene Browne Gwendolyn Logan Desmond Roberts Agostino Borgato Margaret Lindsay
pilot married man wife daughter aunt parliament member emotional sad spectacular cannes, france new york city san francisco airplane party affair marriage pregnancy flying contest romance
A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.
Western
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Richard Dix Leo Carrillo Preston Foster Frances Gifford Robert Barrat Jack LaRue Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Cliff Edwards Merrill Rodin Chris-Pin Martin Richard Webb
friend partner cattleman wife son sister gritty dense texas river boat ranch town house greed ranchers gunfight land claim accidental death new life
Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
83 Minutes
Charles Collins Frank Morgan Steffi Duna Luis Alberni Victor Varconi Jack LaRue
pirate dance instructor mayor daughter captain buccaneer charming engaging spirited island ship town boston california coast kidnapping piracy mistaken identity seafaring servitude
The story of a Boston dance teacher who gets shanghaied by buccaneers who might make his next steps be off the plank!
Mystery & Thriller
1933
73 Minutes
William Powell Mary Astor Eugene Pallette Ralph Morgan Helen Vinson Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Arthur Hohl Paul Cavanagh
detective niece brother rival competitor murder suspect suspenseful intricate emotional long island, n.y. new york state dog show household murder case investigation infidelity competition family secret past revenge
Detective Philo Vance sifts through clues and comes up with seven possible suspects in the murder of a sportsman.
Comedy
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Ann Sothern George Murphy Robert Sterling Virginia O'Brien Natalie Thompson Max Rosenbloom Jack LaRue Margaret Moffatt
boxer trainer burlesque dancer friend rival cheery playful emotional striking boxing ring brooklyn, n.y. nightclub new york state adirondack mountains boxing friendship loyalty secret life love triangle blindness
Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Clifton Webb Joan Bennett Bob Cummings Edmund Gwenn Joan Blondell Gigi Perreau Jack LaRue Harry von Zell Tommy Rettig
An angel disguises himself as a crusty old rancher in order to visit Earth and help an unborn child find suitable parents.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
102 Minutes
Dick Powell Walter Slezak Micheline Cheirel Nina Vale Morris Carnovsky Edgar Barrier Steven Geray Jack LaRue Luther Adler Gregory Gaye Jean Del Val
pilot wife nazi murderer widow dark tense gritty intricate argentina south america europe buenos aires, argentina revenge world war ii death sacrifice revenge pursuit adventure
Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator. His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina.
Romance
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Ann Rutherford Frank Albertson J. Farrell MacDonald Barbara Pepper Charles Wilson Grant Withers Purnell Pratt Jack LaRue Ward Bond
When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Freddie Bartholomew Lionel Barrymore Melvyn Douglas Charley Grapewin Mickey Rooney John Carradine Oscar O'Shea Jack LaRue Walter Kingsford Sam McDaniel
young boy father fisherman captain friend sailor heartwarming uplifting ship boarding school gloucester, mass. ocean liner troubled youth accident sailors father/son relationship growing up transformation 1890s
A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Robert Taylor Virginia Bruce Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell Nat Pendleton Pinky Tomlin Henry Kolker Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Robert Elliott Fred Kohler
daughter attorney love interest gangster host nightclub employee emotional suspenseful intricate new york city hockey rink dog track nightclub street inheritance con game deception greed organized crime corruption
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Sidney Toler Jean Rogers Lionel Atwill Mary Nash Victor Sen Yung Kane Richmond Chris-Pin Martin Lionel Royce Helen Ericson Jack LaRue Edwin Stanley
Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
73 Minutes
James Dunn Mae Clarke Neil Hamilton Sidney Toler Warren Hymer Stanley Fields Madge Bellamy Frank Melton Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Arthur Treacher
Two reporters plan to marry but the bride is left waiting at the altar because her groom has gone undercover to expose gang activity.
Adventure
1945
100 Minutes
Paul Henreid Maureen O'Hara Walter Slezak Binnie Barnes John Emery Barton MacLane J.M. Kerrigan Fritz Leiber Nancy Gates Jack LaRue Mike Mazurki
pirate countess girlfriend soldier ship captain brash outlandish spirited pirate ship north carolina south carolina prison romance pirates love triangle prison break adventure escape revenge 16th century
Dutch pirates of Tortuga save the Mexican viceroy's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) from marriage to the governor (Walter Slezak).
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.
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Oscar Apfel Clem Beauchamp Arthur Belasco John Carradine William Collier Jr. Frank Darien James Eagles Florence Eldridge William Gargan Henry Hall Miriam Hopkins
A wealthy but neurotic Southern belle finds herself trapped in the hideout of a gang of vicious bootleggers. The gang's leader lusts after her, and is determined not to let anything stand in the way of his having her.
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Rod Cameron Ella Raines Forrest Tucker Barbara Britton Chill Wills J. Carrol Naish Jim Davis Taylor Holmes James Bell Paul Fix
Disputes over a dead man's property escalate into a bloody range war.
Comedy
USA
1964
96 Minutes
James Darren Pamela Tiffin Paul Lynde Woody Woodbury Tina Louise Nancy Sinatra Bob Denver Claudia Martin Robert Middleton Ellen Burstyn Louis Quinn
college student playboy uncle grandfather nightclub owner surfer spirited airy playful college dorm teen hangout beach college life beach culture unrequited love class distinctions family secrets blackmail love
A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.