List of the best Joel McCrea movies: Sullivan's Travels(1941), Foreign Correspondent(1940), Colorado Territory(1949), Four Faces West(1948), The Most Dangerous Game(1932), Reaching for the Sun(1941), Wichita(1955), Trooper Hook(1957), The Virginian(1946), The Oklahoman(1957), The Tall Stranger(1957), Frenchie(1951) ... ...
7.9/10
Comedy
USA
1941
91 Minutes
John L. Sullivan
Joel McCrea Veronica Lake Robert Warwick William Demarest Franklin Pangborn Porter Hall Byron Foulger Margaret Hayes Robert Greig Eric Blore
director actress butler spinster warden tramp heartwarming hilarious somber powerful hollywood, calif. mansion train las vegas small town movie making chain gangs wealth mistaken identity love
A Hollywood director, John L Sullivan, sets out to experience life as a poor, homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Joel McCrea Laraine Day Herbert Marshall George Sanders Albert Basserman Robert Benchley Edmund Gwenn Edward Ciannelli Harry Davenport Martin Kosleck
reporter editor spy diplomat love interest politician suspenseful gripping thrilling london europe new york city amsterdam espionage conspiracy romance world war ii adventure love pursuit
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
7.2/10
Western
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo Dorothy Malone Henry Hull John Archer James Mitchell Morris Ankrum Basil Ruysdael Frank Puglia Ian Wolfe Harry Woods
cowboy outlaw sheriff dance hall girl native american love interest brash gutsy melodramatic colorado mexico ghost town outlaws heist land ownership betrayal escape love temptation 1870s
In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Ross McEwen
Joel McCrea Frances Dee Charles Bickford Joseph Calleia William Conrad Martin Garralaga Raymond Largay John Parrish
cowboy sheriff nurse bank robber gambler rancher intense suspenseful new mexico small town bank train saloon wild west bank heist foreclosure romance showdown chase organized crime
In New Mexico, a cowpoke forces a banker at gunpoint to give him a loan without collateral, in exchange for an IOU but the marshal and his posse chase after him.
7.1/10
Horror
USA
1932
63 Minutes
Bob Rainsford
Ernest B. Schoedsack Joel McCrea Fay Wray Leslie Banks Robert Armstrong Noble Johnson Steve Clemento Hale Hamilton
hunter passenger count russian brother sister tense shocking island shipwreck jungle mansion hunting shipwreck survival insanity game escape underdog 1930s
An insane hunter arranges for a ship to be wrecked on an island where he can indulge in some sort of hunting and killing of the passengers.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
90 Minutes
A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Wyatt Earp
Joel McCrea Vera Miles Lloyd Bridges Wallace Ford Edgar Buchanan Peter Graves Keith Larsen Carl Benton Reid John Smith Walter Sande Robert Wilke
wyatt earp rancher mayor criminal daughter saloon owner suspenseful tense fiery thrilling wichita, kan. wild west bank saloon family home ranch gun control lawlessness law enforcement frontier justice
In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Sgt. Clovis Hook
soldier apache wife son husband indian chief bleak moving somber american west stagecoach apache territory town apaches missing persons racism kidnapping cultural assimilation culture clash rescue
When Apache chief Nanchez is captured by the cavalry, his white squaw and infant son are returned to civilization by Sergeant Hook, but Nanchez escapes custody and attempts to re-claim his son.
6.5/10
Western
USA
1946
90 Minutes
Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Sonny Tufts Barbara Britton Fay Bainter Henry O'Neill William Frawley Bill Edwards Minor Watson Tom Tully Vince Barnett
foreman schoolteacher best friend cattle rustler ranch hand sheriff engaging wyoming small town wild west ranch school stagecoach new life cattle rustling friendship romance love adventure 1880s
In Medicine Bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1957
80 Minutes
Dr. John Brighton
Joel McCrea Barbara Hale Brad Dexter Gloria Talbott Verna Felton Douglas Dick Michael Pate Anthony Caruso Esther Dale Adam Williams Ray Teal
doctor wife daughter widow native american woman bully endearing spirited oklahoma wild west small town house farm oil field relocation native americans love triangle relationships territorial disputes old west
A doctor stops in a small Southwestern town to bury his wife. He decides to stay there and start a practice, but soon runs into violent cattle ranchers.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Ned Bannon
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo Barry Kelley Michael Ansara Whit Bissell James Dobson George N. Neise Adam Kennedy Michael Pate Leo Gordon Ray Teal
union soldier widow half brother cattle rustler settler confederate soldier tense brooding powerful gritty american west colorado wagon train valley ranch reconciliation schemes land grab grudge estrangement
Back from the Civil War, an ex-Yankee officer aids a wagon train of former Confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattle-rustling and land-grabbing feuds.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Sheriff Tom Banning
Joel McCrea Shelley Winters Paul Kelly Elsa Lanchester Marie Windsor John Russell
casino owner sheriff murderer outlaw love interest campy passionate gutsy new orleans wild west casino relocation investigation gambling betrayal love triangle imprisonment love revenge pursuit
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.
6.3/10
Biography
USA
1944
83 Minutes
Joel McCrea Betty Field Harry Carey William Demarest Louis Jean Heydt Julius Tannen Edwin Maxwell Porter Hall Franklin Pangborn Grady Sutton Harry Hayden
The biography of Dr. W. T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Rick Nelson
In 1856, San Francisco is the scene of political battles between criminal organizations led by corrupt politicians and Vigilantes Committees formed by honest citizens.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1956
82 Minutes
Joel McCrea Felicia Farr Jeff Morrow Wallace Ford Abraham Sofaer Jody McCrea Chubby Johnson William Hopper Dayton Lummis Roy Roberts David Silva
general president soldier mexican love interest brash inspiring patriotic texas mexico battlefield border independence revolution historical events territorial disputes war adventure quest rivalry
Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Will Owen
Joel McCrea Arlene Dahl Barry Sullivan Claude Jarman Jr. James Whitmore Ramon Novarro
soldier bandit widow guide brother-in-law rousing suspenseful missouri santa fe, n.m. wagon train robbery american civil war gold deception betrayal native americans love transformation adventure 1860s
In 1865, three escaped Confederate POWs are coerced into joining an offshoot of Quantrill's raiders who are planning to rob a Union gold shipment concealed in a civilian wagon train going from Santa Fe to St. Louis.
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1953
88 Minutes
Lt. Col. Robert Tanie
colonel spy driver operative wife scientist intricate crafty gripping england countryside field london scotland yard wax museum espionage murder impersonation undercover operations americans abroad
A retired U.S. Army Colonel living in England stumbles upon a spy ring when he shoots buckshot at a poacher during a hunt.
6.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
81 Minutes
David Fielding
Joel McCrea Gail Russell Herbert Marshall Phyllis Brooks Isobel Elsom Norman Lloyd Mikhail Rasumny Elisabeth Risdon Tom Tully Nona Griffith Richard Lyon
widower governess murderer son child dark intricate gripping suspenseful new england house neighborhood murder police work investigation suspicion crime quest discovery mystery
A secretive widower hires a governess for his children, a willful boy and impressionable girl. Strange occurrences and the governess's curiosity lead her to unlock the secrets of the mysterious and uninhabited brownstone next door.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1939
83 Minutes
Joel McCrea Brenda Marshall George Bancroft Jeffrey Lynn Stanley Ridges James Stephenson Howard C. Hickman Nana Bryant Rudolph Anders Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Addison Richards
diplomat spy wife husband patriotic melodramatic tangiers, morocco geneva washington, d.c. espionage national security romance war sacrifice pursuit 1930s
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Adventure
USA
1930
76 Minutes
fisherman love interest romantic rival man young woman businesswoman emotional engaging gripping alaska family home small town fishing village romance love triangle class distinctions fishing schemes employment rivalry
A salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.
Western
1958
83 Minutes
Joel McCrea Gloria Talbott Don Haggerty Phyllis Coates Bing Russell Paul Brinegar Hal K. Dawson Duane Grey Richard Shannon Charles H. Gray Patrick O'Moore
cowboy ex-convict townsperson cattle rancher beautiful woman daughter gutsy intense small town cattle ranch trail bar prison cattle drives imprisonment grudge deception love triangle horse riding revenge
An ex-convict trail boss (Joel McCrea) drives cattle with and for the people his gang attacked years before.
Western
1937
115 Minutes
Ramsay MacKay
Joel McCrea Frances Dee Lloyd Nolan Bob Burns Porter Hall Ralph Morgan Henry O'Neill Mary Nash
office worker company owner employee driver wild west life journey business business idea business innovator history western films
Ramsey McCay, a troubleshooter for the newly formed Wells Fargo company, maintains smooth routes to the west. He becomes separated from his wife during the Civil War until they reunite during the company's 20th anniversary.
Western
1976
79 Minutes
Dan
Joel McCrea Robert Fuller Patrick Wayne Nika Mina
rancher runaway outlaw cowboy father figure heartwarming wild ranch prairie montana animal attack running away homesteading hunting rescue pursuit adventure quest 1920s
A former rodeo champ is joined by a runaway Indian youth to capture a magnificent horse that roams the wilderness.
Western
1954
80 Minutes
Clete Mattson
Joel McCrea Yvonne De Carlo Pedro Armendáriz Alfonso Bedoya Howard Petrie Erika Nordin Nacho Galindo Ivan Triesault George Wallace
confederate soldier union soldier general confident engaging gutsy intense passionate rousing mexico war gunfight deception american civil war adventure pursuit 1860s
A Confederate major (Joel McCrea) and his men rob a U.S. mint, then go to Mexico to buy guns and ammo.
Western
1958
80 Minutes
Joel McCrea Forrest Tucker Susan Cabot John Russell George N. Neise Anthony Caruso Robert Osterloh Denver Pyle
cavalry sergeant cavalryman apache old man irishman college graduate brutal spectacular uneasy gritty american west trail fort valley racism loyalty dangerous mission obsession regret american indian wars
The sergeant of a cavalry patrol forces his weary, bitter men onward, only to run into an American Indian ambush.
Western
1954
81 Minutes
Del Rockwell
Joel McCrea Mari Blanchard John Gentry Murvyn Vye Irving Bacon John Pickard
stallion cowboy adopted son rancher love interest sheriff engaging brooding gutsy patriotic powerful moving wild west horse thieves cowboys horse ranching new love gunfight western films adventure
Two ranchers (Joel McCrea, Race Gentry) catch and break a wild black stallion for a girl (Mari Blanchard) and her uncle.
Western
1959
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Julie Adams John McIntire Nancy Gates Richard Anderson James Westerfield Walter Coy Don Haggerty Harry Lauter Mauritz Hugo Henry Kulkey
bat masterson sheriff brother saloon owner gunslinger henchman tense spirited engaging dodge city, kan. saloon office street family home vengeance political process police corruption murder brother relationship transformation
Dodge City sheriff Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) tries to defeat villains and win a woman's (Julie Adams) heart.
7.7/10
Comedy
USA
1943
104 Minutes
Joe Carter
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn Richard Gaines Herman Brix Frank Sully Clyde Fillmore Stanley Clements Don Douglas
retiree soldier woman politician witty endearing lighthearted cheery patriotic washington, d.c. apartment roommates romance world war ii matchmaking pursuit love rivalry 1940s
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Joel McCrea Rudy Vallee Mary Astor Sig Arno Robert Warwick Arthur Stuart Hull Torben Meyer Jimmy Conlin Victor Potel William Demarest
husband wife architect millionaire sister amusing madcap lighthearted palm beach, fla. yacht new york city train mansion deception romance love triangle wealth marriage love pursuit
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.
7.5/10
Western
USA
1962
94 Minutes
Steve Judd
Randolph Scott Joel McCrea Mariette Hartley Ron Starr R. G. Armstrong Edgar Buchanan John Anderson L.Q. Jones Warren Oates James Drury John Davis Chandler
lawman frontiersman daughter drifter brother engaging amusing rousing sad sierra nevada mountains mining camp countryside middle age friendship robbery father/daughter relationship romance greed fall rivalry
An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Capt. Jeff Butler
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
David Phelps
A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Joel McCrea Marjorie Rambeau Henry Travers Miles Mander Queenie Vassar Joan Carroll Vivienne Osborne Carmen Morales Gene Morgan Mara Alexander
husband prostitute alcoholic mother love interest grandmother disheartening quirky touching primrose hill house beach restaurant nightclub family dysfunction poverty marriage suicide attempt secret life accidental death
A young woman from a family of prostitutes falls in love with a hard-working man, but when he finds out the truth about her background, their romance becomes jeopardized.
6.9/10
Musical
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Joel McCrea Andrea Leeds Walter Brennan Gene Reynolds Terry Kilburn Tommy Kelly Chuck Stubbs Walter Tetley Arthur Hohl Marjorie Main Porter Hall
poor boy classmate teacher violinist schoolmaster touching inspiring engaging music conservatory new york city basement classroom classical music talent bankruptcy music education friendship poverty discovery underdog
A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Ethan Hoyt
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Thurston Hall K.T. Stevens Lucien Littlefield Lloyd Corrigan Etta McDaniel Frank M. Thomas John Hamilton Fred S. Toones
A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1947
94 Minutes
Dave Nash
Veronica Lake Joel McCrea Donald Crisp Charles Ruggles Preston Foster Don DeFore Arleen Whelan Lloyd Bridges Nestor Paiva Ray Teal
rancher father cattleman overseer sheriff alcoholic gutsy brash tense ranch saloon dressing room range street range war ambition murder romantic dilemma deception gender roles
Violent feud between Connie Dickason, the owner of the Circle 66 ranch and rancher Frank Ivey, the self-proclaimed boss of an otherwise public grazing land.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1934
66 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith Claire Dodd Philip Reed Phillip Faversham Robert Barrat Arthur Vinton Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Elliott
Lady Lee, gambler's daughter, plies her trade while pondering the proposal of a social-register suitor.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Reginald Owen Thomas Mitchell Herman Bing
reporter actress jewel thief henchman editor producer amusing melodramatic new york city newsroom theater bank diner restaurant burglary journalism practical jokes wager jealousy explosion
A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1937
71 Minutes
Kenneth Nolan
millionaire architect father girlfriend lover hilarious frenetic playful wild mansion office bank tree wealth eccentricity father/son relationship swindling drinking romance quest
Former millionaire B.J. Nolan is useless with money, having lost most of his fortune on crazy schemes. His son, Kenneth, has the opposite problem thanks to good sense and a large ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
70 Minutes
innocent woman lawyer mob boss fiancée police officer henchman engaging suspenseful crafty tense new york city car apartment road restaurant waterfront wrongful conviction fugitives mobsters frame-up
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter, a lawyer who has eyes for her.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Joel McCrea Fay Wray Henry Stephenson Reginald Denny Beryl Mercer George Meeker Wade Boteler Herbert Bunston Burr McIntosh Edgar Norton
heiress secretary fiancé love interest amusing lighthearted adirondack mountains mansion party impersonation social standing wealth trading places romance love transformation 1930s
An heiress switches places with her secretary in order to find a man who will love her for who she is and not for her money.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Van Dam Smith
Loretta Young Joel McCrea David Niven Stuart Erwin Marjorie Weaver Pauline Moore Binnie Barnes Jane Darwell Leonid Kinskey Spencer Charters Franklin Pangborn
woman sister wealthy man rancher impostor bartender lighthearted amusing playful kansas santa barbara, calif. club hotel ranch fortune hunters sister relationship impersonation inheritance marriage romance
Three sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich husbands. To start with Pamela poses as a socialite and Moira and Elizabeth pretend to be her... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Joel McCrea Paul Cavanagh Helen Westley Billie Burke Katharine Alexander Ruth Weston David Niven Ivan F. Simpson Arthur Treacher Torben Meyer
The once-great Lorrimore family faces bankruptcy unless older son Brighton marries wealthy Edith Gilbert. When Brighton instead returns from a trip with his new wife Phyllis, she receives a... See full summary »
6.1/10
Romance
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Johnny Baker
Dolores del Río Joel McCrea John Halliday Skeets Gallagher Lon Chaney Bert Roach Napoleon Pukui Sofia Ortega Agostino Borgato
sailor beautiful woman king prince princess handsome man melodramatic sultry passionate polynesia south pacific tropical island volcano hut ship interracial relationship arranged marriage language barrier ritual sacrifice shipwreck
A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1931
76 Minutes
Richard "Dick" Brunton
Dorothy Mackaill Joel McCrea Ned Sparks Mary Carr Clara Kimball Young Robert McWade
manager boss daughter friend mother old flame melodramatic endearing spirited new jersey steel mill mansion apartment train station social climbing class conflict change of lifestyle father/daughter relationship unhappy marriage infidelity
Daughter of a wealthy family decides to marry a poor working man.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Jacobs "Jake" Van Riker Pell
Constance Bennett Joel McCrea Paul Lukas Jobyna Howland Walter Pidgeon Sterling Holloway
Actress Judy Carroll, from the gas-house district has been trained, educated and developed so well by her manager, that not even the publicity-seeking world of the theater has guessed her ... See full summary »
Drama
1937
77 Minutes
Dr. Kildare (Joel McCrea) saves a gangster's (Lloyd Nolan) life and helps an ex-convict (Barbara Stanwyck) find her child.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1936
92 Minutes
Dr. Joseph Cardin
student teacher wealthy woman doctor engaging melodramatic boarding school massachusetts affair lie school scandal love fall revenge 1930s
Two school teachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1935
84 Minutes
doctor partner psychiatrist patient sister wife tense dark uneasy asylum office hospital room household staircase mental illness psychiatry accident misogyny murder nervous breakdown
The work of a progressive female psychiatrist and her colleague at a mental hospital is threatened by the arrival of a conservative new supervisor, who disapproves of both her methods and the fact that she is a woman in a "man's field."
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Dan
Constance Bennett Pert Kelton Joel McCrea John Halliday Samuel S. Hinds Franklin Pangborn
A former prostitute, determined to reform upon leaving prison, falls in love with a cotton barge owner and must choose between him and her banker lover.
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