List of the best Jason Robards Sr. movies: Paris(1929), Stunt Pilot(1939), Wayne Murder Case(1938), The Miracle Rider(1935), Bedlam(1946), Caught Plastered(1931), Wild Horse Mesa(1947), Step by Step(1946), Sky Patrol(1939), Desperate(1947), Mademoiselle Fifi(1944), Isle of the Dead(1945) ... ...
Musical, Romance
1929
Minutes
Andrew Sabbot
Irène Bordoni ZaSu Pitts Jason Robards Sr. Jack Buchanan Margaret Fielding Louise Closser Hale
Action
USA
1939
62 Minutes
Paul Smith
John Trent Marjorie Reynolds Milburn Stone Jason Robards Sr. Pat O'Malley
The second of a series of four features Monogram made based on the comic strip by Hal Forrest (Universal also used the strip characters in two serials), finds a movie company shooting a war... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1938
61 Minutes
Dr. Bailey
Regis Toomey June Clyde Lucille LaVerne Jason Robards Sr. William V. Mong Eddie Phillips Dwight Frye Nadine Dore
Western, Action
USA
1935
306 Minutes
Carlton
Tom Mix Joan Gale Charles Middleton Niles Welch Jason Robards Sr. Bob Kortman Edward Earle Edward Hearn Tom London Edmund Cobb
Texas Ranger tries to stop takeover of Indian lands.
Horror
USA
1946
79 Minutes
Oliver Todd
Boris Karloff Anna Lee Billy House Glen Vernon Jason Robards Sr. Joan Newton Richard Fraser Ian Wolfe Leland Hodgson Elizabeth Russell
manager patient government official patron protégé intense dark suspenseful mental institution london mental illness imprisonment corruption revolution rescue escape 1760s
Nell Bowen, the spirited protege of rich Lord Mortimer, becomes interested in the conditions of notorious St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum (Bedlam). Encouraged by the Quaker Hannay, she tries... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1931
68 Minutes
Harry Waters
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Lucy Beaumont Jason Robards Sr. DeWitt Jennings Charles Middleton William Scott
Wheeler and Woolsey play two unemployed vaudevillians who get involved in helping an old lady save her moribund drug store. Problems and laughs begin when the villain spikes the Lemon Sodas they are selling.
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
Pop Melhern
Tim Holt Nan Leslie Richard Martin Tom Keene Jason Robards Sr.
Dave and Chito are working for Melburn who is looking for wild horses. Olmstead has his men looking for then also. When Dave finds them first, Olmstead buys them from Melburn and then kills... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
62 Minutes
Bruckner
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.
Adventure
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Paul Smith
John Trent Marjorie Reynolds Milburn Stone Jackie Coogan Jason Robards Sr. Bryant Washburn Boyd Irwin Roy Mason John Peters John Day Dickie Jones
"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
73 Minutes
Det. Lt. Louie Ferrari
Steve Brodie Audrey Long Raymond Burr Douglas Fowley William Challee Jason Robards Sr. Freddie Steele Lee Frederick Paul E. Burns Ilka Gruning Larry Nunn
truck driver wife gangster brother private investigator detective dark gripping melodramatic tense chicago road police station wedding interrogation room warehouse fugitives ultimatum husband/wife relationship murder
A young married couple flee both police and a gangster out for revenge.
Drama
1944
69 Minutes
Wholesaler in Wines
Simone Simon John Emery Kurt Kreuger Alan Napier Helen Freeman Jason Robards Sr. Norma Varden Romaine Callender Fay Helm Edmund Glover Charles Waldron
During the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. When a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.
Horror
USA
1945
72 Minutes
Albrecht
Boris Karloff Ellen Drew Marc Cramer Katherine Emery Helene Thimig Alan Napier Jason Robards Sr. Skelton Knaggs Sherry Hall Ernest Dorian Erick Hanson
general reporter peasant nurse eerie emotional tense island hotel woods house plagues war love paranoia supernatural metamorphosis mystery 1910s
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people, a superstitious old peasant woman, suspects ... See full summary »
Adventure
1947
80 Minutes
Mr. Domingues
Pat O'Brien Walter Slezak Anne Jeffreys Percy Kilbride Jerome Cowan George Givot Jason Robards Sr. Marc Krah Bonnie Blair Drew Miller
private investigator oil merchant singer tourist murder victim taxi driver intense brooding tense dark engaging uneasy panama oil business panama canal undiscovered lands private detective murder double-cross quest
A trouble-shooter (Pat O'Brien) woos a singer and foils a crook (Walter Slezak) while searching Panama for an oil map.
Mystery & Thriller
1946
62 Minutes
Harvey Beaumont
Tom Conway Paula Corday Vince Barnett Jane Greer Elisha Cook Jr. Alan Bridge Jason Robards Sr.
The debonair Falcon (Tom Conway) and his helper (Vince Barnett) nab a nervous disc jockey for foul play.
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
Capt. McLean
Tim Holt Nan Leslie Richard Martin Tom Keene Carol Forman Tony Barrett Harry Harvey Jason Robards Sr. Robert Clarke Jay Norris Lex Barker
When the Tonto Rim gang attack Brad's stagecoach, they take the strongbox and kill one of his workers. Learning the gang member Patton is in jail, Brad gets himself thrown in also. Chito ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1945
67 Minutes
Crooked Dealer
James Warren Edward Killy Robert Barrat Harry D. Brown Robert Clarke Tommy Cook Audrey Long Richard Martin Harry McKim Jason Robards Sr. Minerva Urecal
Adam Larey is looking for the killer of his father when he was a boy. His only clue is a brand and he finds it when he runs into the Collinshaws. When he learns that Jim Collinshaw, now an ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1940
68 Minutes
Griswold
Boris Karloff Grant Withers Marjorie Reynolds Charles Trowbridge Frank Puglia Craig Reynolds Lita Chevret Harry Strang Hooper Atchley Jason Robards Sr. Richard Loo
Master sleuth Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) and a newswoman (Marjorie Reynolds) help a police captain (Grant Withers) catch a killer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Robert Young Betsy Drake John Sutton Florence Bates Morris Carnovsky Henry O'Neill Jean Rogers Raymond Largay Shirley Ballard Vicki Raaf Jason Robards Sr.
architect insurance investigator psychologist father neighbor niece bleak brooding california beach household adultery guilt architecture bad luck paranoia car crash mystery revenge 1940s
In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1949
72 Minutes
Gene Autry Patricia Barry Jimmy Lloyd Douglas Dumbrille Damian O'Flynn Clayton Moore Harry Cheshire Leon Weaver Loie Bridge Jerry Scoggins Bert Dodson
hunter forest ranger lumberjack daughter sidekick gene autry suspenseful engaging forest mountain hunting lodge camp deception murder guilt investigation chase mystery pursuit 1940s
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
60 Minutes
Ralph Byrd Lyle Latell Jack Lambert Kay Christopher Ian Keith Bernadene Hayes Jimmy Conlin William B. Davidson Tony Barrett Tom Keene Harry Strang
dick tracy partner snitch insurance broker business owner wealthy woman suspenseful melodramatic thrilling store apartment junkyard morgue street police station investigation crime fashion serial murders police work
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.
Action
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Norman Foster Evalyn Knapp Esther Ralston Eric Linden Purnell Pratt Irene Franklin Emma Dunn Gilbert Emery Russell Hicks Christian Rub Francis Macdonald
Bored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Susan Hayward Paul Lukas Bill Williams Joseph Calleia Osa Massen Lola Lane Jerome Cowan Marvin Miller Roman Bohnen Steven Geray Joe Sawyer
When a woman he meets is murdered, a soon-to-ship-out sailor has until dawn to find the killer, aided by a weary dance hall girl.
Crime, Drama
1949
111 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Ella Raines Charles Coburn Helen Walker Anna May Wong Mae Marsh Tony Barrett William Wright Robert Warwick Philip Ahn Art Baker
A declared-dead man (Brian Donlevy) hides out with a widow (Ella Raines) after his wife and her lover botch his murder.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
George Coulouris Stanley Ridges Osa Massen Nancy Gates Lloyd Bridges Carl Esmond Morris Carnovsky Eric Feldary Helen Beverly Gavin Muir Paul Guilfoyle
In the dying days of WW2, a Nazi agent infiltrates a recently liberated Belgian town. His aim is to turn them against their Allied liberators.
Drama
USA
1961
114 Minutes
Elvis Presley Hope Lange Tuesday Weld Millie Perkins Rafer Johnson John Ireland Gary Lockwood William Mims Raymond Greenleaf Christina Crawford Robin Raymond
young man counselor love interest pretty woman townsperson brother emotional spirited charming the south small town house romance small-town life misunderstanding family dysfunction aspirations writing discovery love
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Drama, History
USA
1935
123 Minutes
Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith Katherine DeMille C. Aubrey Smith Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale C. Henry Gordon George Barbier Montagu Love Hobart Bosworth
king richard i sultan crusader knight muslim princess spectacular rousing thrilling jerusalem palestine castle palace church crusade captivity politics forced marriage religion war
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Tom Keene Robert Bray Lex Barker Walter Reed Dean White
outlaw gang member daughter ranger fiancée sundance kid gritty confident tense oklahoma frontier town bank house street outlaws land rush murder father/daughter relationship gunfight
When part of Oklahoma Territory becomes officially part of the U.S., Vance Cordrell is forced to deal with some of the most infamous outlaws of the Old West.
Biography
USA
1948
93 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Darryl Hickman Charles Kemper Phil L. Ryan Una O'Connor Arthur Shields Harry Shannon Joe Sawyer Anna Q. Nilsson Donn Gift Myrna Dell
In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.