List of the best Jerome Cowan movies: Crime by Night(1944), The Crime Doctor's Courage(1945), Joan of Ozark(1942), Exile Express(1939), Fog Island(1945), Deadline for Murder(1946), Blondie Hits the Jackpot(1949), The Saint Strikes Back(1939), Shall We Dance(1937), Blondie in the Dough(1948), Private Property(1960), The Unfaithful(1947) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
72 Minutes
Jane Wyman Jerome Cowan Faye Emerson Charles Lang Eleanor Parker Stuart Crawford Cyrus W. Kendall Charles Wilson Juanita Stark Creighton Hale George Guhl
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, the head of a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Jeffers "Jeff" Jerome
Warner Baxter Hillary Brooke Jerome Cowan Mark Roberts Lloyd Corrigan Emory Parnell Stephen Crane
ex-convict criminal psychologist socialite adventurer dancer writer suspenseful intricate melodramatic mansion study coffin street nightclub murder investigation marriage criminology secret past mystery
Dr. Ordway investigates the death of man whose first two wives were murdered.
Comedy
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Phillip Munson
During World War II, a yodeling hillbilly singer goes undercover to expose a ring of Nazi spies operating in the United States.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Paul Brandt
Anna Sten Alan Marshal Jerome Cowan Jed Prouty Walter Catlett Stanley Fields Leonid Kinskey Irving Pichel Harry Davenport Addison Richards Feodor Chaliapin
Spies will not stop at murder in their attempts to wrest a secret formula for a deadly poison away from American scientists.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
72 Minutes
Kavanaugh
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.
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Lynch
Paul Kelly Kent Taylor Sheila Ryan Jerome Cowan Renee Carson Marion Martin Joan Blair Leslie Vincent Eddie Marr Matt McHugh Jody Gilbert
A murder is committed when documents, pertaining to and detailing information about oil-fields in Central Europe, are stolen. More murders follow the theft before the recovery through the ... See full summary »
Comedy
1949
66 Minutes
George Radcliffe
Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Jerome Cowan Lloyd Corrigan
Blondie (Penny Singleton) tries to help when Dagwood (Arthur Lake) loses his job and is forced to work for a construction company.
Mystery & Thriller
1939
67 Minutes
Cullis
George Sanders Wendy Barrie Jonathan Hale Jerome Cowan Neil Hamilton Barry Fitzgerald Robert Elliott Russell Hopton Ed Gargan Robert Strange Gilbert Emery
detective police officer daughter gangster crime boss the saint suspenseful cool san francisco nightclub police station vindication corruption crime ring gangsters money romance quest pursuit mystery
British sleuth Simon Templar (George Sanders) helps a wayward San Franciscan (Wendy Barrie) clear her framed father's name.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Arthur Miller
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Comedy
USA
1948
69 Minutes
George Radcliffe
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.
Drama
USA
1960
79 Minutes
Corey Allen Warren Oates Kate Manx Robert Wark Jerome Cowan
An arrogant criminal offers to seduce a woman for his dim, sexually inexperienced partner.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Prosecuting Attorney
Ann Sheridan Lew Ayres Zachary Scott Eve Arden Jerome Cowan Steven Geray John Hoyt Peggy Knudsen Marta Mitrovich Douglas Kennedy Claire Meade
A Los Angeles socialite kills a man while home alone one night and claims he was an intruder she did not know. It seems like a clear case of self defense until the story hits the papers and people connected to the dead man come forward.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Harvey Simpson
Lucille Ball Eddie Albert Carl Benton Reid Gale Robbins Jerome Cowan Fred Graham Lee Patrick
secretary office worker smuggler wife stripper hit man madcap witty office family home nightclub hideout police station murder mistaken identity investigation chase smuggling jealousy mystery
Scatterbrained Sally Elliott tries to get a job as a Fuller brush girl and desperate for money she borrows her friend's kit without permission and her attempts at selling cosmetics ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
85 Minutes
Lucius Lorimer
Dennis Morgan Jane Wyatt Shirley Ross Lee Patrick Jerome Cowan Una O'Connor Romaine Callender Barnett Parker Cornel Wilde Willie Best Louise Beavers
Rodney has just married the often engaged Juliette and they are both ready to leave on their honeymoon. However, Clara showed up and Rodney sneaks out to talk to her. Clara is blackmailing ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
105 Minutes
Robert Hunt
Joe Penner Milton Berle Parkyakarkus Harriet Hilliard Jerome Cowan Richard Lane
A crooked producer tries to link his backers by producing a flop and disapearing with the money. Patricia, one of the chorus girls has given her money, too and after the disapearing of the ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1963
88 Minutes
Jerry Stengel
Michael Gough Jeanne Cooper Rod Lauren Virginia Grey Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr.
The owner of a small zoo uses the animals to kill his enemies.
Mystery & Thriller
1943
68 Minutes
Mallory Cartwright
Warner Baxter Lynn Merrick Gloria Dickson Barton MacLane Jerome Cowan Reginald Denny Rose Hobart Virginia Brissac Lloyd Bridges
young man psychiatrist employer housekeeper business partner engaging dark office household bedroom police station secret passageway false accusations psychiatry murder hypnosis impersonation theft mystery pursuit
Lust and greed prove stronger than fraternal ties when a man murders his brother in pursuit of wealth and fortune.
Adventure
1947
80 Minutes
Walter Gredson
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Doctor Hill
Sylvia Sidney Henry Fonda Barton MacLane William Gargan Jean Dixon Jerome Cowan Margaret Hamilton Ward Bond Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
secretary ex-convict public defender tense melodramatic passionate prison courtroom hotel on the run loyalty love morality law sacrifice temptation escape 1930s
The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.
Drama
USA
1947
88 Minutes
Mayor Snyder
Ruth Warrick Walter Brennan Natalie Wood Dean Jagger Charlotte Greenwood Jerome Cowan H.B. Warner
Six-year-old Jenny rescues a collie dog, the only survivor of a plane wreck. A tag on the dog's neck states that it is en route to a medical laboratory where its blood will be used for ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Phil Morrison
Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall Doris Day Hoagy Carmichael Juano Hernandez Jerome Cowan Mary Beth Hughes Nestor Paiva Orley Lindgren Walter Reed Alex Gerry
music teacher jazz musician musician socialite engaging unrestrained jazz club lounge street jazz race relations obsession forbidden love rise sacrifice 1950s
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Drama
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Ed Crowley
John Garfield Ann Sheridan Pat O'Brien Burgess Meredith Henry O'Neill Jerome Cowan Guinn "Big Boy" Williams John Litel Margot Stevenson Willard Robertson Edward Pawley
gangster prisoner warden girlfriend rival attorney brooding fiery confident passionate sing sing correctional facility new york state cell yard courtroom prison life organized crime egoism rehabilitation jailbreak
An arrogant mobster, sentenced to a long prison term in Sing Sing, becomes a changed man when given a chance by the fair and progressive warden.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Bob `'Bill'` Anderson
James Cagney Ann Sheridan Pat O'Brien Andy Devine Helen Vinson Jerome Cowan George Tobias George Reeves
plantation owner foreman worker revolutionary singer police chief lighthearted madcap wild central america plantation romance worker's rights revolution employment love rivalry 1940s
Plagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits.
Western
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Tommy Summerville
Gene Autry Jimmy Durante Ann Miller Barton MacLane George "Gabby" Hayes Jerome Cowan Mary Lee Joe Sawyer
gene autry singer cowboy nemesis sheriff judge campy charming amusing torpedo, ariz. town celebration radio performers justice gunfight murder cowboys rivalry adventure 1940s
His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Celebration.
Comedy
USA
1960
85 Minutes
George Abercrombie
Jerry Lewis Joan Blackman Earl Holliman Fred Clark John Williams Jerome Cowan Lee Patrick Gale Gordon
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth...
Drama
1936
90 Minutes
Tim O'Rourke
Merle Oberon Brian Aherne David Niven Karen Morley Theodore von Eltz Jerome Cowan John Burton Leland Hodgson David Torrence Henry Stephenson Donald Crisp
lord daughter rebel rival mother brash fiery patriotic dublin police station house england street irish life politics father/daughter relationship peace treaty assassination plot quest rivalry
British soldiers follow an aristocrat (Merle Oberon) to her lover, a rebel leader (Brian Aherne) in 1921 Dublin.
Horror
1945
63 Minutes
Detective W.L. Harrigan
Otto Kruger Vicky Lane Rondo Hatton Lita Ward Phil Brown Jerome Cowan Ernie S. Adams Eddy Chandler Charles Wagenheim Jack Overman
A scientist's research leads to the resurrection of the long-dead ape-woman. A sequel to 1944's "Jungle Woman.".
Romance
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Jock H. Thompson
Bette Davis George Brent Mary Astor Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Grant Mitchell Jerome Cowan Sam McDaniel Thurston Hall Russell Hicks Olin Howland
sweetheart pianist pilot maid mother manager melodramatic cheeky gutsy new york city maryland country house arizona rivalry marriage divorce death adoption deception quest
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
80 Minutes
Whitney Courtland
Edward G. Robinson Gail Russell John Lund Virginia Bruce William Demarest Richard Webb Jerome Cowan Onslow Stevenson Jon Alexander Roman Bohnen Luis Van Rooten
When phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live of anonymity.
Romance
USA
1946
96 Minutes
George Van Orman
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Warner Anderson Lucile Watson John Ridgely Eve Arden Jerome Cowan Esther Dale Scotty Beckett Bobby Cooper Leona Maricle
widow major boyfriend son love interest moving emotional lake forest, ill. ski resort california chicago mourning relationships gossip romantic dilemma love triangle love love forbidden love discovery
A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and despite pressures from friends and family becomes romantically involved with him.
Comedy
USA
1948
97 Minutes
Carleton Towne
Bette Davis Robert Montgomery Fay Bainter Betty Lynn Tom Tully Barbara Bates Jerome Cowan Mary Wickes James Burke Raymond Roe Marjorie Bennett
editor journalist woman man sister brother charming engaging tender playful indiana new york city wedding wedding journalism secret lost loves love 1940s
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong...
Comedy
USA
1946
69 Minutes
Charles Peabody
Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Shemp Howard Marjorie Kent Larry Simms Ludwig Donath Jerome Cowan
In order to close a business deal, Dagwood impersonates Mr. Dithers. While doing so he must avoid the nearly blind process server Jim Gray.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Lester Brady
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.
Biography
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Barney Harris
Allan Jones Mary Martin Walter Connolly Lee Bowman Susanna Foster Judith Barrett Jerome Cowan John Garrick Pierre Watkin Richard Tucker Hal K. Dawson
husband singer composer doctor opera singer wife emotional melodramatic small town new york city switzerland opera house stage show business troubled marriage fame doomed romance mentorship victor herbert love
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
Drama
USA
1944
121 Minutes
Mr. Hackett
Anne Baxter Ralph Bellamy Ruth Warrick Aline MacMahon Scott McKay Marie McDonald Jerome Cowan Margaret Hamilton Percy Kilbride
A young manipulative woman moves in with her fiancé's family and turns a happy household against itself.
Comedy
USA
1961
94 Minutes
Sam Weaver
Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Charles Ruggles Cliff Robertson Norma Crane Gale Gordon Jerome Cowan Jack Weston Ian Wolfe Mabel Albertson Mary Treen
Tony Ryder takes over his dead uncle's media empire while trying to keep quiet the mysterious circumstances of his death in a Palm Beach hotel room.
Musical
USA
1946
84 Minutes
George Morgan
Vera Ralston Helen Walker Nancy Kelly William Gargan Ann Rutherford Jacqueline Wells Jerome Cowan Edward Norris Paul Hurst
Lila Leighton, the lovely ice ballerina, meets Carl Lang, former ice-show producer, at his New York City penthouse apartment. Lia refuses Lang's offer to star in his new Music Hall Ice Show... See full summary »
Comedy
1942
75 Minutes
Marco Heller
Lou Costello Patric Knowles William Gargan Louise Allbritton Don Porter Jerome Cowan William Bendix Mary Wickes Thomas Gomez Ludwig Stossel
Aspiring radio writers pull off a convincing masquerade as detectives on the case of a murdered network president.
Drama
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Joseph Ralston
Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins George Brent Donald Crisp Jane Bryan Louise Fazenda James Stephenson Jerome Cowan William Lundigan Cecilia Loftus
adoptive mother cousin daughter father mother emotional melodramatic united states american civil war illegitimate child mother/daughter relationship self-sacrifice sacrifice rivalry 1880s
The arrival of an ex-lover on a young woman's wedding day sets in motion a chain of events which will alter her and her cousin's lives forever.
Adventure
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Captain Nagle
Dorothy Lamour Jon Hall Mary Astor C. Aubrey Smith Thomas Mitchell Raymond Massey John Carradine Jerome Cowan
islander wife governor woman priest guard melodramatic spectacular thrilling profound boat island tahiti south pacific office prison colonialism racism seafaring weather
A Polynesian sailor -- unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully -- is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1967
90 Minutes
Dr. Ramsey
Walter Brennan Matthew Garber Karen Dotrice Tom Lowell Ed Wynn Richard Deacon Sean McClory Jerome Cowan Charles Lane Norman Grabowski Gil Lamb
gnome tycoon grandchild doctor executive charming lighthearted madcap forest california magic folklore marriage insanity adventure escape rescue 1960s
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1949
78 Minutes
Mr. Graves
Ronald Reagan Virginia Mayo Eddie Bracken Dona Drake Henry Travers Lois Wilson Florence Bates Jerome Cowan Helen Westcott Paul Harvey Lloyd Corrigan
talent scout artist teacher secretary photographer mother lighthearted playful new york city artist's studio apartment beach school courtroom talent search publicity art deception family trials
Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
87 Minutes
"Pappy" Cullen
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 »
Comedy
1948
79 Minutes
Francis Griffin
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Miles Archer
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Drama
USA
1944
145 Minutes
Edward Morrison
Bette Davis Claude Rains Walter Abel Richard Waring George Coulouris Marjorie Riordan Robert Shayne John Alexander Jerome Cowan Dorothy Peterson Peter Whitney
beautiful woman stockbroker army recruit suitor husband wife emotional moving sad dinner party bedroom household vanity world war i marriage concentration camp blindness secret sacrifice love
Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Reporter Healy of the Chronicle
Humphrey Bogart Ida Lupino Alan Curtis Arthur Kennedy Joan Leslie Henry Hull Henry Travers Barton MacLane Jerome Cowan Cornel Wilde Donald MacBride
gangster ex-convict criminal girlfriend dark brooding cool california mountain sierra nevada mountains los angeles casino crime love murder heist escape fall love 1940s
After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
Drama
USA
1949
114 Minutes
Alvah Scarret
Gary Cooper Patricia Neal Raymond Massey Kent Smith Robert Douglas Henry Hull Ray Collins Moroni Olsen Jerome Cowan Paul Harvey Thurston Hall
architect socialite wealthy woman critic jealous person brooding dense intricate profound solemn united states quarry architecture jealousy love triangle self-destruction nonconformity quest rivalry love
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Musical
USA
1966
87 Minutes
Joe Wilbur
Elvis Presley Donna Douglas Harry Morgan Sue Ane Langdon Nancy Kovack Audrey Christie Robert Strauss Anthony Eisley Jerome Cowan
performer girlfriend casino owner musician lover rival amusing madcap spirited riverboat mississippi river new orleans casino jealousy gambling performance mistaken identity luck music love
A riverboat singer with a weakness for gambling wants to find his lucky red head, but his girlfriend Frankie is not amused.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1947
96 Minutes
District Attorney Thomas Mara
Maureen O'Hara John Payne Edmund Gwenn Gene Lockhart Natalie Wood Porter Hall William Frawley Thelma Ritter Jack Albertson Jerome Cowan Philip Tonge
santa claus lawyer daughter event coordinator wealthy man charming endearing touching new york city department store courtroom mental institution christmas faith childhood court battles discovery love quest 1940s
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.