List of the best John Miljan movies: The Ghost Walks(1935), Murder at Glen Athol(1936), Riot Squad(1941), I Accuse My Parents(1944), The Yankee Clipper(1927), Arsene Lupin(1932), Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise(1931), Remote Control(1930), Pirates of Tripoli(1955), Young Bill Hickok(1940), Double Cross(1941), The Unholy Three(1930) ... ...
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Prescott Ames
Ed Beaumont is the personal friend, advisor and bodyguard to Paul Madvig, the political boss of a large city. When a mysterious murder is committed---the son of a Madvig political opponent-... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1936
64 Minutes
Bill Holt
John Miljan Irene Ware Noel Madison Barry Norton Iris Adrian Oscar Apfel Betty Blythe Harry Holman Wilson Benge
4.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
55 Minutes
Jim Grosso
Tom Brandon, a young doctor who, working with and for the police department, takes a job as the doctor for a gang of criminals. His fiancée, Mary Davis, who he can't tell the real reason ... See full summary »
2.5/10
Drama
USA
1944
68 Minutes
Dan Wilson
Young man goes to work for gangsters to impress his nightclub-singer girlfriend.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1927
87 Minutes
Paul de Vigny
William Boyd Eleanor Fair Frank Coghlan Jr. John Miljan Walter Long Louis Payne Burr McIntosh Zack Williams Clarence Burton Stanton Heck Julia Faye
What starts as race from China to Boston to earn coveted tea trade contract on the high seas turns into dangerous journey with typhoon, mutiny, and no fresh water.
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
84 Minutes
Prefect of Police
John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Karen Morley John Miljan Tully Marshall Henry Armetta George Davis John Davidson James T. Mack Mary Jane Irving
A detective is tasked to capture an elusive thief called Arsene Lupin.
6.4/10
Romance
USA
1931
74 Minutes
Burlingham
Greta Garbo Clark Gable Jean Hersholt John Miljan Alan Hale Hale Hamilton Hilda Vaughn Russell Simpson Cecil Cunningham Ian Keith Marjorie King
Fleeing her cruel uncle and an arranged marriage Susan Lenox falls in love with a kind stranger but circumstances force her to become a woman of easy virtue.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Doctor Kruger
Nick Grinde William Haines Charles King Mary Doran John Miljan Polly Moran J.C. Nugent Edward Nugent Wilbur Mack James Donlan Edward Brophy
A radio announcer suspects a cohort sends coded messages over the air to his bank-robber friends.
4.7/10
Action
USA
1955
72 Minutes
Malek
princess pirate tyrant guard servant assassin rousing suspenseful confident middle east palace ship kingdom city conquest power struggle disguise royalty undercover operations jewelry
Princess Karjan promises pirate captain Edri-Al-Gardian a fabulous reward if he helps her regain her lost kingdom of Misurata from Malek. When the latter destroys Gardian's armada, Karjan ... See full summary »
Western
1940
59 Minutes
Nicholas Tower
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Jacqueline Wells John Miljan Sally Payne Archie Twitchell Monte Blue Hal Taliaferro Ethel Wales Jack Ingram Monte Montague
The frontier hero (Roy Rogers) sings and saves Civil War gold with his sidekick (George "Gabby" Hayes).
Crime, Drama
1941
64 Minutes
Nick
Kane Richmond Pauline Moore Wynne Gibson John Miljan Richard Beach Mary Gordon Robert Homans William Halligan Frank Moran Heinie Conklin Daisy Ford
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Prosecuting Attorney
Lon Chaney Lila Lee Elliott Nugent Harry Earles John Miljan Ivan Linow Clarence Burton Crauford Kent
ventriloquist strong man dwarf pickpocket young man love interest creepy fascinating quirky circus small town pet shop mansion cabin city theft impersonation murder jealousy false accusations
"Talkie" remake of Tod Browning's 1925 silent film. A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1933
83 Minutes
John Calhoun
Lee Tracy Madge Evans Frank Morgan Charles Butterworth John Miljan Virginia Cherrill David Landau Greta Meyer Herman Bing Samuel S. Hinds Syd Saylor
An ambulance-chasing lawyer gets tangled up with a female investigator out to end his shyster ways.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Ace Lamont
Mae West Roger Pryor Johnny Mack Brown Katherine DeMille John Miljan James Donlan Stuart Holmes Harry Woods
Ruby Carter, the American Beauty queen of the night club-sporting world, shifts her operations from St. Louis to New Orleans (which kind of belies the Western genre designation), mostly to ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1930
80 Minutes
Frank Buelow
Alice White Jack Mulhall Blanche Sweet Ford Sterling John Miljan Virginia Sale Lee Shumway Herman Bing Walter Pidgeon Spec O'Donnell
'Rainbow Girls' has just opened and closed on Broadway when Dixie, a actress in it, runs into smooth talking Hollywood Director Frank Buelow. He tells her she would be a natural, promises ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
96 Minutes
Pancho
Eddie Cantor Lyda Roberti Robert Young Ruth Hall John Miljan Noah Beery J. Carrol Naish Robert E. O'Connor Stanley Fields
college student bank robber detective girlfriend madcap airy charming dorm college car border bullring mistaken identity bullfighting college robbery jealousy friendship adventure escape
An innocent man accused of robbing banks masquerades as a bullfighter to escape the police.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Insp. Burke
Joan Crawford Robert Armstrong Marie Prevost Kent Douglas John Miljan Purnell Pratt Hale Hamilton Polly Moran Robert E. O'Connor Tyrrell Davis William Bakewell
Mary Turner goes up for three years on a crime she didn't commit. Once out she and former prison mates plan a scam in which old men can be sued for breach of promise - the "heart balm" ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Regan
Robert Armstrong Helen Mack Roland Young Ralph Bellamy John Miljan Laura Hope Crews Henry Stephenson Phyllis Barry John Warburton Marjorie Gateson Beryl Mercer
An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1929
82 Minutes
Lee Renny
William Haines Anita Page Karl Dane Ernest Torrence John Miljan
Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds greatest driver and lover. Mac has treated Bill like a son since he took him in. One day at the ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Adventure
USA
1930
74 Minutes
Juan
Charles Bickford Raquel Torres Nils Asther George F. Marion John Miljan Boris Karloff Gibson Gowland Edmund Breese Mathilde Comont Mack Swain
The West Indies island of Portuga exists mainly for sponge diving. But the best area of collection is frequented by a very large manta ray. Nina loses her brother to the creature and is ... See full summary »
Drama
1932
95 Minutes
Willard
Wallace Beery Karen Morley Ricardo Cortez Jean Hersholt John Miljan Vince Barnett Herman Bing Greta Meyer Edward Brophy Ward Bond Nat Pendleton
wrestler criminal wife old flame manager promoter brooding thrilling tense gutsy wrestling ring germany beer garden new york city gym prison wrestling love triangle deception infidelity
A simple German wrestler (Wallace Beery) comes to America with his bride (Karen Morley), pregnant by another man (Ricardo Cortez).
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1930
74 Minutes
Martin W. "Marty" Sanderson
Joan Crawford Anita Page Dorothy Sebastian Robert Montgomery Raymond Hackett John Miljan Hedda Hopper Albert Conti Edward Brophy Robert E. O'Connor Martha Sleeper
shopgirl shop owner wealthy man criminal married man mistress melodramatic engaging tender passionate new york city store apartment small town farm new town husband hunting romance marriage of convenience affair
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Jerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Jerry is the sensible one,... See full summary »
5.4/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
61 Minutes
Cameron Lloyd
Joe Cook Bob Cummings June Martel Buster Crabbe Marjorie Gateson John Miljan Dave Chasen Irving Bacon Richard Carle Billie Lee Fred Kohler
When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle. When he and his men are outnumbered fighting Lloyd's gang, Randall rides to get circus man Mahoney and his man shooting cannon.
Crime, Drama
1932
90 Minutes
Crawford
Phillips Holmes Walter Huston Anita Page Lewis Stone Mary Carlisle John Miljan Jean Hersholt Tully Marshall Noel Francis Warner Richmond
A judge (Walter Huston) frames a cabby's (Phillips Holmes) wife (Anita Page) who has proof of his corruption.
Comedy, Drama
1931
71 Minutes
Jim Curango
Marie Dressler Polly Moran Roscoe Ates Karen Morley William Bakewell John Miljan Joan Marsh Tom McGuire Kane Richmond Mary Alden Bob Perry
music teacher mother tenant daughter racketeer boyfriend cheeky positive small town household political rally club attic town hall election corruption reform small-town life murder racketeering
Wives go on strike to make their husbands vote for a mother (Marie Dressler) running for mayor against corruption.
7.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
105 Minutes
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Albert Van Dekker Sam Levene Virginia Christine John Miljan Vince Barnett Charles D. Brown Donald MacBride
gas station attendant detective insurance investigator hitman femme fatale boxer dark brooding gritty powerful small town diner brentwood, n.j. city robbery crime deception love murder mystery
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
District Attorney
Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peterson Tully Marshall John Miljan Emmett Corrigan Warner Richmond Sandy Roth J. Carrol Naish
police chief detective mobster femme fatale wife district attorney brutal gritty wild chicago police station nightclub street organized crime police corruption sibling rivalry deception prohibition violence temptation
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
94 Minutes
Inspector `'Toby'` Tobin
John Garfield Maureen O'Hara Walter Slezak Patricia Morison Martha O'Driscoll Bruce Edwards John Miljan John Banner Hugh Beaumont
prisoner beautiful woman police officer nazi doctor engaging tense thrilling new york city spain arizona espionage murder nazism escape discovery mystery 1940s
In 1940, a former prisoner is determined to find the killer of the New York Police Lt. who helped him escape from a Nazi torture camp in Spain.
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
74 Minutes
Tommy Gaunt
Myrna Loy Franchot Tone Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Nana Bryant Leonard Penn John Miljan William Stack Oscar O'Shea Marie Blake May Beatty
young woman heiress playboy mother illustrator friend airy witty melodramatic mushy new york city wedding office boxing match unrequited love marrying for money love triangle infidelity mother/daughter relationship jealousy
Mimi has tried everything to become the bride to Alan, but he chooses Elizabeth instead. The ironic part is that Mimi's mother writes romance novels and neither one has had any luck with ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
66 Minutes
Mr. Bambridge, Capt. Haigas
Richard Arlen Wendy Barrie Nils Asther Roger Pryor Abner Biberman Marc Lawrence John Miljan Patsy Nash Ralph Sanford Dwight Frye Edward Earle
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1935
73 Minutes
Major Patterson
Bing Crosby W.C. Fields Joan Bennett Queenie Smith Gail Patrick Claude Gillingwater John Miljan Jan Duggan
A singer (Bing Crosby) in love with a Southern belle (Joan Bennett) becomes the star of a commodore's (W.C. Fields) showboat.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Gen. George A. Custer
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur Jimmy Ellison Charles Bickford Porter Hall Victor Varconi Helen Burgess John Miljan George "Gabby" Hayes Paul Harvey Frank McGlynn
military officer cowboy indian buffalo bill tense thrilling american west battle cowboys native people adventure sacrifice 1870s
Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.
5.6/10
Comedy
USA
1930
92 Minutes
Participant in Bedroom Scene
Buster Keaton Anita Page Trixie Friganza Robert Montgomery Edgar Dearing Gwen Lee John Miljan Lionel Barrymore William Haines William Collier Jr. Dorothy Sebastian
manager beauty queen movie star mother madcap cheery playful kansas hollywood, calif. movie studio grauman's chinese theatre beauty pageant movies ambition acting romance disaster quest discovery rise
A bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1958
80 Minutes
Chief Tomache
Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels Douglas Kennedy Charles Watts Noreen Nash Lisa Montell Ralph Moody Norman Frederic John Miljan Maurice Jara William Henry
Three Indians are murdered. Each was wearing a medallion when he died. Together the medallions form a puzzle whose solution points to gold.
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Smiling Joe Colimo
Wallace Beery Lewis Stone Jean Harlow Johnny Mack Brown Marjorie Rambeau Paul Hurst Clark Gable Ralph Bellamy John Miljan DeWitt Jennings Murray Kinnell
After rising bootlegger Slaughterhouse Scorpio eliminates his gangland competition, two reporters and a cabal of six businessmen work to expose him.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Stapp
Robert Taylor Loretta Young Patsy Kelly Basil Rathbone Joe E. Lewis Marjorie Gateson Paul Harvey Jane Darwell Paul Stanton John Miljan Monroe Owsley
A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1932
87 Minutes
Holland
Marie Dressler Polly Moran Anita Page Norman Foster Jacquie Lyn Jerry Tucker Charles Giblyn Frank Darien Henry Armetta John Miljan John Roche
banker mother wife mother-in-law child con artist amusing cheeky spirited bank church wedding barbershop train store family business bank failure family dysfunction stock market crash scam
In 1925, John becomes President of the prosperous Warren Bank when Maggie retires. Six years later, John, Helen and the two children are happy in their home, but the two mother-in-laws are ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Adventure
USA
1947
117 Minutes
Moga
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Maureen O'Hara Anthony Quinn Walter Slezak George Tobias Jane Greer Mike Mazurki Sheldon Leonard Alan Napier John Miljan Glenn Strange
sinbad concubine lord assassin friend sailor spectacular outlandish emotional ship island palace auction house middle east basra, iraq treasure harems seafaring mythology royalty
In medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.
6.9/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
105 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Mary Boland George Zucco H.B. Warner Dick Purcell Stanley Fields Bunty Cutler Grant Mitchell Ray Walker John Miljan
frenchman duke prisoner servant love interest heiress melodramatic passionate suspenseful ship island louisiana romance journey class distinctions political intrigue love sacrifice adventure 1780s
On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.
6.4/10
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.
6.0/10
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Randolph Scott Dawn O'Day Eddie Albert Walter Reed Robert Ryan Barton MacLane Leonard Strong Richard Martin Russell Wade James Newill
major captain pilot secretary cadet friend moving emotional thrilling arizona air force base airplane japan school friendship love triangle world war ii air force bombing espionage
Major "Chick" Davis is convinced that high-level bombing will win the next war. He convinces the powers-that-be to set up a bombardier school. He efficiently sets about training the USAAF's first generation of high-level bombardiers.
6.7/10
War
USA
1945
97 Minutes
John Wayne Anthony Quinn Beulah Bondi Fely Franquelli Richard Loo Philip Ahn J. Alex Havier Lawrence Tierney Leonard Strong Paul Fix Abner Biberman
colonel soldier guerrilla fighter girlfriend tense spirited island philippines world war ii armed conflict rebellion battle courage prisoners of war underdog quest 1940s
In 1942, after the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese, U.S. Army Col. Joseph Madden stays behind to organize the local resistance against the Japanese invaders.
7.1/10
Adventure
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Ronald Colman Basil Rathbone Frances Dee Ellen Drew C.V. France Henry Wilcoxon Heather Thatcher Stanley Ridges Bruce Lester Walter Kingsford Alma Lloyd
poet constable traitor lady king rousing thrilling moving confident paris palace tavern treason françois villon royalty political coup unlikely allies king louis xi escape love
Vagabond poet François Villon rises to high office in 1463 Paris.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1949
128 Minutes
Hedy Lamarr Victor Mature George Sanders Angela Lansbury Henry Wilcoxon Olive Deering Fay Holden Julia Faye Russ Tamblyn William Farnum Lane Chandler
hero traitor soldiers brutal melodramatic sultry israel middle east religion blindness god superhuman abilities battle love forbidden love rivalry pursuit 10th century b.c.
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1932
120 Minutes
Walter Huston Lewis Stone Dorothy Jordan Neil Hamilton Emma Dunn Frederick Burton Reginald Barlow John Larkin Gertrude Howard Robert Young Jimmy Durante
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family.
7.9/10
Drama, History
USA
1956
220 Minutes
Charlton Heston Yul Brynner Edward G. Robinson Anne Baxter Yvonne De Carlo Debra Paget John Derek Cedric Hardwicke Nina Foch Martha Scott Judith Anderson
prophet slave god jew ruler moses inspiring spectacular emotional profound melodramatic egypt red sea desert redemption religion exile escape sacrifice rise
Moses, an Egyptian Prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
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