List of the best Joe Sawyer movies: Hay Foot(1942), Here Comes Trouble(1948), Half Past Midnight(1948), The Border Legion(1940), Riding Shotgun(1954), Roses Are Red(1947), Wrecking Crew(1942), Moonlight on the Prairie(1936), Red Skies of Montana(1952), San Quentin(1937), The Killing(1956), Gilda(1946) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1942
48 Minutes
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 »
Comedy
USA
1948
55 Minutes
William Tracy Joe Sawyer Joan Woodbury Emory Parnell Betty Compson Paul Stanton
reporter newspaper owner burlesque dancer police officer mob boss veteran amusing rousing engaging city newsroom house nightclub office extortion mob corruption crime investigation journalism
A newspaper publisher (Emory Parnell) is being blackmailed by a burlesque queen (Joan Woodbury), and he sends one of his reporters (William Tracy) to talk to her. The girl is murdered and ... See full summary »
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
1948
69 Minutes
Det. Lt. Joe Nash
Kent Taylor Peggy Knudsen Joe Sawyer Walter Sande Martin Kosleck Mabel Paige Gil Stratton Jean Wong Jane Everett
A troublemaking playboy (Kent Taylor) tries to vindicate a woman (Peggy Knudsen) suspected of killing the dancer who was blackmailing her.
Western
USA
1940
54 Minutes
Jim Gulden
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Carol Hughes Joe Sawyer Maude Eburne Jay Novello Hal Taliaferro Richard Wessel Paul Porcasi Robert Emmett Keane
An Eastern doctor is on the run from authorities in New York. Out west he comes to the aid of friends besieged by an outlaw gang known as the border legion. In the end, he is cleared of any wrong-doing back east.
Western
USA
1954
75 Minutes
Tom Biggert
Randolph Scott Wayne Morris Joan Weldon Joe Sawyer James Millican Charles Bronson James Bell Fritz Feld Richard Garrick Victor Perrin John Baer
guard gang leader bandit deputy son sister suspenseful rousing tense gritty small town american west stagecoach saloon casino murder false accusations on the run robbery siblings
When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
67 Minutes
Wall
Don Castle Peggy Knudsen Patricia Knight Joe Sawyer Edward Keane Jeff Chandler Charles McGraw Charles Lane Paul Guilfoyle Douglas Fowley James Arness
A paroled convict who bears a striking resemblance to the local District Attorney is hired by the mob to impersonate him, while the real District Attorney is kidnapped and held captive at a secret location.
Adventure
USA
1942
73 Minutes
Fred Bunce
Richard Arlen Chester Morris Jean Parker Joe Sawyer Esther Dale Alexander Granach Billy Nelson Evelyn Brent Ralph Sanford Frank Melton William Hall
Follows a crew as they work under a deadline set by their boss to complete the demolition of a building. Touches on the lives of several of the crew in their lives away from the job and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
63 Minutes
Luke Thomas
Dick Foran Sheila Bromley George E. Stone Joe Sawyer Bill Elliott Joe King Robert Barrat Dickie Jones Herbert Heywood Raymond Brown Richard Carle
Ace returns to the town where he is suspected of murder. He quickly become involved in the scheme to keep Barbara Roberts from reaching her ranch. To inherit the ranch she must reach it by ... See full summary »
Action
1952
89 Minutes
Pop Miller
Richard Widmark Jeffrey Hunter Constance Smith Joe Sawyer Richard Boone Warren Stevens James Griffith
fireman son father wife coworker ranger rousing spectacular montana forest canyon training camp fire father/son relationship redemption bravery arson suspicion rise rescue
A smoke jumper (Richard Widmark) loses his crew in a forest fire, then must work with a rookie (Jeffrey Hunter) who resents him.
Drama
USA
1937
70 Minutes
"Sailor Boy" Hansen
Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Barton MacLane Joe Sawyer Veda Ann Borg James Robbins Joe King Gordon Oliver Garry Owen Marc Lawrence
captain singer brother inmate prison official gritty engaging tense nightclub san quentin penitentiary cell apartment street prison life escape brother/sister relationship performance riots romance quest
An army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
83 Minutes
Mike O'Reilly
Sterling Hayden Coleen Gray Vince Edwards Jay C. Flippen Marie Windsor Joe Sawyer Ted de Corsia Elisha Cook Jr. Timothy Agoglia Carey
criminal police officer wrestler sharpshooter wife bleak suspenseful gripping racetrack california airport robbery conspiracy betrayal horse racing police corruption pursuit fall 1950s
Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five man team to plan and execute a daring race-track robbery.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA
1946
110 Minutes
Casey
Rita Hayworth Glenn Ford George Macready Joseph Calleia Steven Geray Joe Sawyer Gerald Mohr
gambler businessperson sexy woman sultry melodramatic gutsy buenos aires, argentina casino nightclub love triangle gambling revenge desire deception wretched excess forbidden love temptation 1940s
A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover.
Western
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Allen
Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Harold Huber Sidney Blackmer Joe Sawyer Andrew Tombes Murray Alper Arthur Loft Duncan Renaldo Paul Fix Julian Rivero
gene autry sidekick wealthy man daughter producer impostor confident spirited border town barbecue trail mexico party bank swindling investing movies father/daughter relationship investigation abduction
After the bad guys swindle the good folk of Sage City, Gene and Frog chase them to Mexico where they are now trying to rob a rich Mexican ranchero.
Drama
USA
1935
84 Minutes
Chuck
Kay Francis Ian Hunter Paul Lukas Sybil Jason Jessie Ralph Joe Sawyer Eddie Acuff Walter Kingsford Robert Strange Ferdinand Munier
actress journalist producer daughter nanny husband melodramatic brooding endearing london theater ship stage secret past fame missing persons tabloid journalism mother/daughter relationship redemption fall
A theatrical star abruptly leaves England to escape her secret past, while a newspaper reporter follows her trail to America to get the scoop.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
81 Minutes
Frank Daylon
Richard Carlson Barbara Rush Charles Drake Russell Johnson Kathleen Hughes Joe Sawyer Dave Willock Alan Dexter George Eldredge Brad Jackson Edgar Dearing
alien writer fiancée sheriff impostor schoolteacher creepy eerie tense arizona desert spacecraft aliens investigation kidnapping search disappearance identity theft rescue underdog
A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.
Drama
USA
1935
91 Minutes
Bartly Mulholland (as Joseph Sauers)
Victor McLaglen Heather Angel Preston Foster Margot Grahame Wallace Ford Una O'Connor Joe Sawyer
drunk soldier terrorist prostitute bleak disheartening intense dark ireland dublin friendship guilt alcoholism patriotism betrayal sacrifice pursuit 1920s
In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.
Comedy, Western
USA
1960
122 Minutes
Land Commissioner
John Wayne Stewart Granger Ernie Kovacs Fabian Capucine Mickey Shaughnessy Joe Sawyer John Qualen
prospector prostitute con artist brother fiancée offbeat witty alaska gold rush confusion love triangle fortune adventure love 1900s
During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
83 Minutes
Cliff Moore
Humphrey Bogart Dick Foran Erin O'Brien-Moore Ann Sheridan Robert Barrat Helen Flint Joe Sawyer Addison Richards Eddie Acuff Clifford Soubier Paul Harvey
factory director immigrant wife best friend factory worker disturbing disheartening intense midwest factory hate group xenophobia immigration lynching secret plans fall wretched excess revenge 1930s
A hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he's seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.
Western
USA
1936
61 Minutes
Jim "Jimmy" Plummer
Richard Dix Margaret Callahan Erik Rhodes Owen Davis Jr. Ray Mayer Harry Jans Joe Sawyer J. Carrol Naish Sheila Terry J.M. Kerrigan Jed Prouty
Criminal lawyer Bill Fenwick goes undercover in Nevada to catch gold thieves when the gang kills his brother.
Comedy, Drama
1937
80 Minutes
Wilcox
Pat O'Brien Henry Fonda Margaret Lindsay Stuart Erwin J. Farrell MacDonald Dick Purcell Joe Sawyer Craig Reynolds John Litel Harland Tucker Joe King
farmhand electrician nurse crew member boss emotional melodramatic countryside midwest chicago construction site love triangle dangerous assignment ambition employment adventure transformation 1930s
A high-voltage lineman's (Pat O'Brien) farm-boy student (Henry Fonda) becomes his rival for a girl (Margaret Lindsay).
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
104 Minutes
Pete Bonner
Ronald Colman Signe Hasso Shelley Winters Edmond O'Brien Ray Collins Philip Loeb Millard Mitchell Joe Sawyer Charles La Torre Whit Bissell John Drew Colt
actor actress mistress striking dark chilling broadway theater new york city insanity actors murder transformation fall mystery 1940s
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
Biography
USA
1948
93 Minutes
Steve Davis
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.
Comedy
USA
1939
66 Minutes
Blinky Mack
Fay Bainter Lee Bowman Ida Lupino Henry Armetta Warren Hymer Harold Huber Forbes Murray Joe Sawyer Tom Dugan Joe Caits Jim Toney
dowager son daughter-in-law laundry owner racketeer thief hilarious patriotic heartwarming small town laundromat house mob mother/son relationship vigilantism marriage extortion freedom revenge underdog
Society-woman Hattie Leonard organizes her own band of 'gang-busters' when she discovers a garment she sent to the dry-cleaners had been taxed twenty-five-cents to pay for gang 'protection.... See full summary »
Western
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Jasper Wildhack
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.
Western
USA
1943
78 Minutes
Brannigan
Richard Dix Jane Wyatt Lee J. Cobb Albert Van Dekker Victor Jory Lola Lane Max Baer Joe Sawyer
surveyor railroad engineer business owner assistant daughter investor engaging melodramatic kansas small town countryside saloon office land ownership railroad business deal father/daughter relationship scandal rivalry quest
A railroad man and the owner of a freight line battle for control of a crucial mountain pass.
Western
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Sgt. Hamma
Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Gregg Palmer Rex Reason Morris Ankrum Ian MacDonald Richard Cutting Joe Sawyer Robert Burton Eugene Iglesias Lance Fuller
chief brother geronimo military officer cavalryman beautiful woman melodramatic passionate rousing striking arizona village desert battlefield indian reservation frontier chief taza siblings war father/son relationship
When peacemaking Apache chief Cochise dies, the Chiricahua Apaches are torn between following Cochise's peace loving son Taza and following the warlike renegade Apache warrior Geronimo.
Romance
USA
1936
62 Minutes
Terry Madden
Brian Donlevy Glenda Farrell Norman Foster Helen Wood Robert McWade Theodore von Eltz Romaine Callender Joe Sawyer Hattie McDaniel Murray Alper
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Drama
1937
94 Minutes
Doyle
Spencer Tracy Franchot Tone Gladys George Edgar Dearing Mary Treen Cliff Edwards Charles Trowbridge Joe Sawyer George Chandler Gavin Gordon Ernest Whitman
clerk friend soldier nurse judge gangster dark gritty emotional carnival battlefield jail courtroom new york city veterans love triangle world war i unlikely criminal prison break transformation
A circus man (Spencer Tracy) tries to save his buddy (Franchot Tone) who turns gangster after fighting in World War I.
Comedy
USA
1945
79 Minutes
Hacky Smith
Dennis O'Keefe Helen Walker Eddie Anderson June Havoc Gail Patrick Mischa Auer Nana Bryant John Litel Joe Sawyer Neil Hamilton Herbert Rudley
veteran fiancée lawyer best friend heiress heir cheery unrestrained new york city office radio station theater bank ship inheritance investing engagement friendship broadway cruise
In order to inherit $7,000,000, an ex-soldier must spend $1,000,000 in two months' time.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Joe Burton
James Cagney Mae Clarke James Burke Edward Brophy Henry Kolker Bernadene Hayes Edward McNamara Robert Glecker Joe Sawyer Ed Gargan Matty Fain
The adventures of an investigator (Cagney) for the Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Drama
USA
1940
104 Minutes
Davis
John Wayne Thomas Mitchell Ian Hunter Ward Bond Barry Fitzgerald Wilfrid Lawson Mildred Natwick John Qualen Arthur Shields Joe Sawyer J. Warren Kerrigan
sailor alcoholic nazi irishman englishman swede gritty moving somber west indies baltimore england ship atlantic ocean seafaring loneliness espionage kidnapping military life friendship
A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.
Drama
USA
1934
88 Minutes
Soldier Escorting Doktor
Myrna Loy George Brent Lionel Atwill C. Henry Gordon Douglas Dumbrille Rudolph Anders Mischa Auer Robert Glecker Reginald Barlow Joe Sawyer Christian Rub
spy commander medical student secretary traitor emotional gripping witty constantinople berlin mental institution train restaurant dentist's office memory espionage guilt world war i pursuit love
In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. He suspects Ali Bey, Turkish ... See full summary »
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.
Western
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Randolph Scott Nancy Kelly Cesar Romero Binnie Barnes John Carradine Edward Norris Eddie Foy Jr. Ward Bond Lon Chaney Chris-Pin Martin Joe Sawyer
cowboy wyatt earp criminal gunslinger thrilling intense tombstone, ariz. wild west o.k. corral frontier life law and order old west myths gunfight sacrifice rivalry pursuit 1870s
Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this very romanticized version of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Comedy, Western
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Harry Carey Hoot Gibson Henry B. Walthall Margaret Callahan Frank M. Thomas Russell Hopton Tom Tyler Harry Jans Frank Jenks Maxine Jennings Joe Sawyer
After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his home town to see his daughter, Sally, who is unaware he is her father. He befriends Cal Yates, the now semi-retired ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
1963
70 Minutes
Kent Taylor Marie Windsor William Mims Betty Beall Lowell Brown Gregory Shank Henrietta Moore Barbara Beall Troy Melton George Riley Joe Sawyer
A Cape Canaveral scientist (Kent Taylor) finds martians reducing people to ashes and taking their places.
Comedy
1942
45 Minutes
William Bendix Grace Bradley Arline Judge Max Baer Marjorie Woodworth Marion Martin Rex Evans J. Farrell MacDonald Pat Flaherty Alan Hale Jr. Joe Sawyer
taxi driver partner burlesque dancer gangster club owner cop hilarious endearing madcap engaging brooklyn, n.y. garage nightclub police station career aspirations love triangle jealousy frame-up gangsters misunderstanding
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
1936
66 Minutes
Boris Karloff Ricardo Cortez Edmund Gwenn Marguerite Churchill Barton MacLane Warren Hull Henry O'Neill Joe King Addison Richards Paul Harvey Robert Strange
An executed convict returns from the grave to revenge himself against the gangsters who framed him for murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
102 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Francis Lederer George Sanders Paul Lukas Henry O'Neill Lya Lys Grace Stafford James Stephenson Sig Ruman Frederic Tozere Dorothy Tree
fbi agent nazi spy doctor melodramatic patriotic chilling united states europe germany new york state fbi espionage nazism confession pursuit wretched excess 1930s
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
War
USA
1941
134 Minutes
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond Noah Beery Jr. June Lockhart Dickie Moore Clem Bevans
war hero military officer mother pastor girlfriend marksman endearing patriotic inspiring small town army base battlefield france tennessee war the bible pacifism murder sacrifice rise
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.