List of the best Joe Devlin movies: San Quentin(1946), Double Dynamite(1951), Panama Lady(1939), Criminal Court(1946), King of the Underworld(1939), A Kiss in the Dark(1949), That Way With Women(1947), Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops(1955), The Oklahoma Kid(1939), Shake, Rattle and Rock(1956) ... ...
Drama
USA
1946
66 Minutes
`'Broadway'` Johnson
Lawrence Tierney Barton MacLane Marion Carr Harry Shannon Carol Forman Tom Keene Joe Devlin Tony Barrett Lee Bonnell Robert Clarke Raymond Burr
Television viewer seeing this for the first time: Gee whiz, it's in black-and-white and was made in the 40's and is about crime and...Eureka!...another "noir" film is discovered. How about ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Frankie Boy (uncredited)
Frank Sinatra Jane Russell Groucho Marx Don McGuire Howard Freeman Harry Hayden Nestor Paiva Lou Nova Joe Devlin Frank Orth William Edmunds
bank teller waiter bookie girlfriend loan shark detective cheeky lighthearted spirited bank restaurant apartment alley financial windfall wrongfully accused aspirations friendship marriage proposal embezzlement love
An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
Drama
USA
1939
64 Minutes
Joe the New York Bartender
Lucille Ball Allan Lane Steffi Duna Evelyn Brent Donald Briggs Bernadene Hayes Abner Biberman William Pawley Earle Hodgins Joe Devlin
A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon hooks up with a rough-and-tumble oil driller, who takes her to his oil-field in the jungle to show her what "real" life is like.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
63 Minutes
Clark J. "Brownie" Brown
Tom Conway Martha O'Driscoll June Clayworth Robert Armstrong Addison Richards Pat Gleason Steve Brodie Robert Warwick Phil Warren Joe Devlin Lee Bonnell
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
Romance
USA
1949
87 Minutes
David Niven Jane Wyman Victor Moore Wayne Morris Broderick Crawford Joseph Buloff Maria Ouspenskaya Curt Bois Percival Vivien Raymond Greenleaf Frank Dae
pianist model manager insurance salesman owner neighbor playful charming amusing engaging tenement house roof apartment woods unlikely romance music anxiety isolation class distinctions outsider
An exhausted concert pianist learns he is the owner of an apartment building; after being advised to move there to rest, he becomes involved in the lives of his eccentric tenants.
Drama
USA
1947
84 Minutes
Dane Clark Martha Vickers Sydney Greenstreet Alan Hale Craig Stevens Barbara Brown Don McGuire John Ridgely Richard Erdman Herb Anderson Howard Freeman
A bored automobile industry tycoon assumes a false identity, buys a half interest in a gas station, and plays matchmaker for his daughter.
Comedy
1955
79 Minutes
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Fred Clark Lynn Bari Max Rosenbloom Frank Wilcox Henry Kulky Sam Flint Harold Goodwin Roscoe Ates Paul Dubov
Two suckers (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) follow a con man (Fred Clark) to 1912 Hollywood, where they get even as stuntmen.
Western
USA
1939
85 Minutes
James Cagney Humphrey Bogart Rosemary Lane Donald Crisp Harvey Stephens Hugh Sothern Charles Middleton Ward Bond Edward Pawley Lew Harvey Trevor Bardette
son outlaw judge brother rousing cheery wild oklahoma saloon the cherokee strip land rush father/son relationship framed for murder vigilantism old west transformation adventure 1890s
During the Oklahoma Land Rush, the lawlessness is exacerbated by the McCord gang's feud with the Kincaids, who are trying to bring law and justice to the region.
Musical
1956
74 Minutes
Lisa Gaye Michael Connors Sterling Holloway Raymond Hatton Margaret Dumont Paul Dubov Eddie Kafafian Clarence Kolb Percy Helton Charles Evans Frank Jenks
rock star teenager overbearing parent disc jockey radio personality cheery spirited rousing small town radio station club suburban life rock 'n' roll censorship public outcry music parent/child relationship underdog growing up 1950s
A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for teens.