List of the best James Gleason movies: The Plot Thickens(1936), Forty Naughty Girls(1937), Come Fill the Cup(1951), Murder on a Honeymoon(1935), Murder on the Blackboard(1934), Murder on a Bridle Path(1936), Tanks a Million(1941), The Big Game(1936), Crooked Circle(1932), Oh, Yeah?(1929), The Penguin Pool Murder(1932), The Ex-Mrs. Bradford(1936) ... ...
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
67 Minutes
Oscar Piper
James Gleason ZaSu Pitts Owen Davis Jr. Louise Latimer Arthur Aylesworth Richard Tucker Paul Fix Barbara Barondess James Donlan Agnes Anderson Oscar Apfel
A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1937
63 Minutes
Inspector Oscar Piper
James Gleason ZaSu Pitts Marjorie Lord George Shelley Joan Woodbury Frank M. Thomas Tom Kennedy Alan Edwards Stephen Chase Eddie Marr Ada Leonard
While Oscar and Hildegarde are attending a Broadway show, a press agent is shot in an actress' dressing room and an actor is murdered onstage in full view of the audience. Oscar and Hildegarde are on the case.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1951
113 Minutes
Charley Dolan
James Cagney James Gleason Gig Young Phyllis Thaxter Raymond Massey Selena Royle Larry Keating Charlita Sheldon Leonard Douglas Spencer John Kellogg
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1935
74 Minutes
Inspector Oscar Piper
Edna May Oliver James Gleason Lola Lane Chick Chandler George Meeker Dorothy Libaire Harry Ellerbe Spencer Charters DeWitt Jennings Leo G. Carroll Arthur Hoyt
A schoolteacher and amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a sea-plane gets sick and dies.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1934
71 Minutes
Oscar Piper
Edna May Oliver James Gleason Bruce Cabot Gertrude Michael Regis Toomey Edgar Kennedy Tully Marshall Jackie Searle Frederick Vogeding Gustav von Seyffertitz Jed Prouty
A pretty young music teacher is bludgeoned to death in Hildegarde's school, where she's reunited with Oscar, but the autopsy report says she was dying from poison too.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
66 Minutes
Helen Broderick James Gleason Louise Latimer Owen Davis Jr. John Arledge John Carroll Leslie Fenton Christian Rub Sheila Terry Willie Best John Miltern
After Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1941
50 Minutes
An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.
Crime, Drama
1936
75 Minutes
George Scott
Philip Huston James Gleason June Travis Bruce Cabot Andy Devine C. Henry Gordon
quarterback college student journalist girlfriend columnist gambler engaging gripping college football field family home campus office financial support gambling college athletics conflict of interest journalism pursuit temptation
Gamblers try for easy money with big-time football, but are surprised when a game fails to turn out as planned.
Comedy
1932
68 Minutes
ZaSu Pitts James Gleason Ben Lyon Irene Purcell C. Henry Gordon Raymond Hatton Roscoe Karns Berton Churchill
A motorcycle cop (James Gleason) and his girlfriend (ZaSu Pitts) unmask a fake swami (Ben Lyon) in a haunted house.
Comedy
1929
74 Minutes
Dusty Reilly
Robert Armstrong James Gleason Patricia Caron ZaSu Pitts
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1932
70 Minutes
Police Inspector Oscar Piper
Edna May Oliver James Gleason Mae Clarke Robert Armstrong Donald Cook Clarence Wilson Edgar Kennedy Mary Mason Rochelle Hudson Guy Usher James Donlan
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers (Edna May Oliver) assists a detective (James Gleason) with an aquarium corpse.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Inspector Corrigan
William Powell Jean Arthur James Gleason Eric Blore Robert Armstrong Lila Lee Grant Mitchell Erin O'Brien-Moore Ralph Morgan Lucile Gleason Frank M. Thomas
doctor wife jockey butler bookie horse trainer campy engaging madcap racetrack house murder romance horse racing discovery love mystery 1930s
A wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Harry Summers
James Stewart Barbara Hale James Gleason Fred Clark Alan Mowbray Patricia Medina Natalie Wood Tommy Rettig Robert Gist Lyle Talbot
vice president wife boss interior decorator painter irs officer heartwarming hilarious quirky small town indiana house luck contest taxes family radio husband/wife relationship discovery underdog
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes on them.
6.9/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
87 Minutes
Sam Briggs
Eddie Albert Gale Storm James Gleason Binnie Barnes Gilbert Roland Barton MacLane Douglas Fowley Tom Tyler Harry Hayden Chief Yowlachie Sarah Padden
Eastern gunsmith Daniel Bone goes out west to ply his trade, encounters a girl searching for the murderer of her father.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1958
121 Minutes
'Cuke' Gillen, Skeffington Crony
Spencer Tracy Jeffrey Hunter James Gleason Dianne Foster Pat O'Brien Basil Rathbone Donald Crisp Edward Brophy John Carradine Willis Bouchey Basil Ruysdael
mayor political consultant politician nephew passionate spirited united states city city hall political campaign political corruption politics showdown aging competition underdog 1950s
Marshal Jake Wade aids outlaw Clint Hollister escape jail but Clint wants to know where Wade hid an old hold-up loot taken while both men were outlaws in the same gang.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
75 Minutes
Pop Benson
Frank Sinatra Sterling Hayden James Gleason Nancy Gates Willis Bouchey Kim Charney Paul Frees Christopher Dark Charles Smith
assassin husband wife sheriff repairman henchmen tense chilling family home small town california assassination kidnapping pursuit rescue 1950s
In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Captain Gledhill
William Powell Shelley Winters James Gleason Marsha Hunt Dorothy Hart Felix Bressart Art Baker Sheldon Leonard Howard Freeman Houseley Stevenson Paul Harvey
During a conference-trip to L.A., an academic runs into an old-flame and into trouble with the police when she disappears, presumed murdered.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Inspector Michael `'Mike'` O'Hara
George Sanders Wendy Barrie James Gleason Allen Jenkins Mona Maris Victor Kilian Frank Moran Russ Clark Ed Gargan Eddie Dunn Alec Craig
private detective fiancée police officer scientist twin thug suspenseful thrilling emotional taxi hotel room apartment nightclub new york city street missing persons wrongfully accused schemes marriage investigation
Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
63 Minutes
Inspector Mike O'Hara
George Sanders Lynn Bari James Gleason Allen Jenkins Helen Gilbert Ward Bond Anne Revere Hans Conried
detective escaped convict inspector sidekick ex-girlfriend reporter melodramatic thrilling suspenseful new york city office club graveyard street murder investigation blackmail deception missing persons ransom unlikely allies
The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1942
48 Minutes
Colonel J. A. Barkley
William Tracy Joe Sawyer James Gleason Noah Beery Jr. Elyse Knox Douglas Fowley Harold Goodwin
Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Sgt. Daniels
Ronald Reagan Joan Perry James Gleason Peter Whitney Faye Emerson Howard da Silva Edward Brophy Charles Drake Vera Lewis Ben Welden Howard C. Hickman
mistress daughter chauffeur tycoon newspaper reporter editor thrilling witty melodramatic suspenseful newsroom boardinghouse household bedroom murder investigation journalism organized crime media circus schemes embezzlement
An investigative crime reporter helps the cops solve the case of a missing tycoon who's later found dead in a cheap boarding house.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
85 Minutes
Chief
Lloyd Nolan Jane Wyatt Audie Murphy James Gleason Stanley Clements Martha Vickers Rhys Williams Jimmy Lydon Dickie Moore Selena Royle Tommy Cook
THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS! Danny is a juvenile delinquent sentenced to Variety Club Ranch in lieu of jail. He charms the headmistress and goads everyone else. The marshal sets out to ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1932
90 Minutes
Pa McClune
Marion Davies Robert Montgomery Billie Dove James Gleason Jimmy Durante ZaSu Pitts Sidney Toler Douglas Dumbrille Sarah Padden Louise Carter
showgirl young woman friend performer boyfriend father emotional spirited amusing new york city theater tenement house stage speakeasy family home show business friendship relationships love triangle career aspirations
Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the other's boyfriend begins to fall for her.
6.3/10
War
USA
1943
105 Minutes
Chief Mike "Mac" McDonnell
Tyrone Power Anne Baxter Dana Andrews James Gleason Dame May Whitty Harry Morgan
sailor teacher military officer emotional thrilling tense tender atlantic ocean connecticut military base naval base love triangle world war ii duty military adventure love sacrifice rivalry 1940s
A submarine lieutenant and his commander fall in love with the same girl.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1934
62 Minutes
Duke Slater
ZaSu Pitts El Brendel Pert Kelton James Gleason Skeets Gallagher
A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1934
77 Minutes
Dan Healey
Buster Crabbe Ida Lupino Toby Wing James Gleason Robert Armstrong Gertrude Michael Roscoe Karns Verna Hillie Pop Kenton Frank McGlynn
Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and pictures.
6.0/10
Western
USA
1958
79 Minutes
Sheriff Jim Jackson
Macdonald Carey Audrey Totter James Craig James Gleason Warren Stevens Harry Shannon Jil Jarmyn Robert Burton Ken Lynch
drifter gunslinger outlaw hotel owner woman raw wild gritty tense dutch flat wild west saloon hotel frontier justice small-town life unlikely hero farming law and order corruption underdog
A gun-slinging drifter, armed with a legendary pistol, saves a town from the greedy clutches of an evil family. But what makes him so fast? Is it the man or the gun?
5.9/10
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
Lefty
Lee Tracy Benita Hume Una Merkel James Gleason Alan Edwards Eugene Sigaloff Ari Kutai
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he ... See full summary »
Comedy
1946
97 Minutes
Sacramento Sam
Robert Young Barbara Hale Frank Morgan James Gleason Don Rice Harry Davenport Lloyd Corrigan Teddy Hart Joseph Vitale Douglas Morrow Robert Clarke
gambler husband wife amusing emotional heartwarming lighthearted charming casino gambling house kitchen living room gambling marriage lie loss of money rise fall love adventure
A young woman (Barbara Hale) who hates gambling marries a crapshooter (Robert Young) and changes her mind.
7.6/10
Other, Fantasy
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Sylvester
Cary Grant Loretta Young David Niven Monty Woolley James Gleason Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Sara Haden Karolyn Grimes Tito Vuolo Regis Toomey
bishop wife angel wealthy woman historian cab driver engaging amusing heartwarming church office mansion street faith marriage jealousy values wealth heaven discovery
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
7.0/10
Fantasy
USA
1943
120 Minutes
`'Nails'` Kilpatrick
Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne Van Johnson Ward Bond James Gleason Lionel Barrymore Barry Nelson Esther Williams Henry O'Neill Don DeFore Charles Smith
guardian angel pilot love interest commanding officer friend patriotic spirited england arizona military academy afterlife world war ii bombing jealousy mission love quest 1940s
A dead World War II bomber pilot named Pete Sandidge, becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1931
91 Minutes
Eddie, Stephen's Assistant
Norma Shearer Lionel Barrymore Clark Gable Leslie Howard James Gleason
lawyer mobster daughter fiancé judge emotional melodramatic courtroom family home trial love triangle murder pursuit sacrifice 1930s
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
6.6/10
Romance
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Doc Kilborne
Cornel Wilde Maureen O'Hara Glenn Langan Helen Walker James Gleason Henry Stephenson Margaret Bannerman Ethel Griffies Tommy Cook
A film that qualifies as a Travelogue Documentary in that it contains footage of world-famous race tracks such as England's Ascot, Palermo in South America, and Churchill Downs, Jamaica, ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Jerry
Clara Bow Preston Foster Richard Cromwell Herbert Mundin James Gleason Minna Gombell Florence Roberts Roger Imhof
A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the son of the show's manager.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1930
85 Minutes
Steve
Helen Twelvetrees Marjorie Rambeau Ricardo Cortez Phillips Holmes James Gleason Franklin Pangborn Harry Sweet Stanley Fields Mathew Betz Thelma Todd Mike Donlin
Havana bar girl with tough "protector" falls for young sailor.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Carl Meade
Elvis Presley Lizabeth Scott Wendell Corey Dolores Hart James Gleason Paul Smith Ken Becker Jana Lund Ralph Dumke The Jordanaires Yvonne Lime
press agent media expert rock star aspiring musician elvis presley woman engaging charming creative playful lighthearted heartwarming united states small town music stage music ambition unexpected success success romance
A musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom.
6.3/10
Biography
USA
1942
103 Minutes
Pat Hawley
Rita Hayworth Victor Mature John Sutton Carole Landis James Gleason Phil Silvers Mona Maris Walter Catlett
songwriter musician singer girlfriend countess publisher charming indiana family home countryside stage new york city office show business vaudeville medicine show songwriting ambition paul dresser love
Chronicles the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
82 Minutes
Danny The Duck
Phil Regan Leo Carrillo Ann Dvorak Tamara Geva James Gleason Henry Armetta Luis Alberni Smiley Burnette Selmer Jackson Eddie Kane Moroni Olsen
mobster singer opera singer musician secretary mother lighthearted winsome new york city office nightclub theater music industry show business opera mother/son relationship love triangle organized crime quest 1930s
Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
Comedy
1932
65 Minutes
Squint
William Boyd Dorothy Sebastian Warner Oland William Collier Jr. James Gleason ZaSu Pitts
cardsharp gangster young woman thug insurance investigator brother melodramatic gripping amusing office apartment street casino debt gambling insurance fraud faking death arranged marriage escape
Desperate to repay a debt to ruthless gangster Andrew North (Warner Oland), cardsharp Alan Beckwith (Bill Boyd) agrees to write a check in his own blood.
Biography
1951
110 Minutes
Fred Thompson
Doris Day Danny Thomas Frank Lovejoy Patrice Wymore James Gleason Julie Oshins
lyricist songwriter wife producer composer star creative amusing moving chicago office household new york city theater hollywood, calif. gus kahn songwriting show business marriage family
Songwriter Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) and his wife (Doris Day) have problems as he pens hit tunes like "It Had to Be You."
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Birdie Steptoe
Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters Lillian Gish Evelyn Varden Peter Graves James Gleason Billy Chapin Sally Jane Bruce
boy girl preacher wife murderer chilling brooding creepy dark suspenseful small town west virginia river murder child abuse deception greed escape pursuit discovery
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
7.6/10
Fantasy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Max Corkle
Robert Montgomery Claude Rains Evelyn Keyes Rita Johnson Edward Everett Horton James Gleason John Emery Lloyd Bridges
boxer angel god millionaire girlfriend melodramatic heartwarming offbeat hilarious los angeles boxing ring bank mansion heaven afterlife big business boxing redemption romance metamorphosis
Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
Sergeant Hogan
Clark Gable Loretta Young Frank Morgan Marilyn Maxwell Raymond Burr James Gleason Lewis Stone Raymond Walburn Pamela Britton Zamah Cunningham Marion Martin
mayor political candidate longshoreman sergeant judge rival charming emotional amusing san francisco small town convention california romance political corruption election convention opposites attract politics love
Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1948
93 Minutes
Brian Aherne Constance Bennett Barry Sullivan Otto Kruger Michael O'Shea James Gleason
lawyer prosecutor racketeer journalist district attorney assistant engaging suspenseful los angeles courtroom parking garage nightclub hotel yacht trial missing persons mother/son relationship attempted murder corruption blackmail
A crusading district attorney, Robert Larrimore, butts heads in court with defense attorney Paula Rogers.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Racing Secretary
Bing Crosby Coleen Gray Charles Bickford Margaret Hamilton Frances Gifford James Gleason Raymond Walburn William Demarest Ward Bond Clarence Muse Percy Kilbride
patriarch sibling horse trainer heiress young man sister heartwarming rousing uplifting horse track house restaurant horse racing arranged marriage sister relationship family business love interest coming of age underdog love
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Orval Jones
John Agar Mamie Van Doren Richard Boone Coleen Gray Leif Erickson James Gleason
sheriff farmer brother-in-law fiancée villager suspenseful brooding thrilling melodramatic brutal farm cattle ranch prison saloon ranch hanging murder bet lynching western films
A Sheriff planning on legally hanging a killer, has to contend with farmers who want to lynch him, and cattlemen who want to help him escape.
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1941
87 Minutes
"Chet" Phillips
Merle Oberon Dennis Morgan Rita Hayworth Ralph Bellamy George Tobias James Gleason Hattie McDaniel Jerome Cowan Butterfly McQueen Renie Riano Frank Wilcox
journalist divorcée husband fiancé love interest playful madcap engaging new york city lisbon, portugal household marital problems romance jealousy engagement infidelity deception love pursuit rivalry
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females. He's in Lisbon attempting his latest "conquest" when ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
93 Minutes
Phil Dolan Sr.
Vera Zorina Eddie Albert Alan Hale Leonid Kinskey Frank McHugh James Gleason Gloria Dickson Queenie Smith Erik Rhodes Berton Churchill
composer ballerina director partner patroness hit man amusing lighthearted new york city university hotel bar theater music ballet vaudeville jealousy assassination quest rise
A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1957
80 Minutes
Hank James
Jeff Chandler Orson Welles Colleen Miller Ben Alexander Barbara Lawrence John Larch James Gleason Royal Dano Paul Fix Leo Gordon Martin Garralaga
Virgil Renchler owns most of the town providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's.
8.0/10
Comedy
USA
1944
118 Minutes
Lt. Rooney
Cary Grant Raymond Massey Priscilla Lane Peter Lorre Jack Carson Josephine Hull Jean Adair James Gleason Grant Mitchell John Alexander Edward Everett Horton
writer wife aunt brother neighbor uncle madcap quirky new york city brooklyn, n.y. family home insanity marriage murder poison discovery love 1930s
A writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to get married. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.
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