List of the best John St. Polis movies: Phantom Ranger(1937), Terror Trail(1933), Shadows(1922), Paradise Isle(1937), Party Girl(1930), The Haunted House(1940), The Lady in Scarlet(1935), Alias the Doctor(1932), Mr. Wong, Detective(1938), The Criminal Code(1931), They Shall Have Music(1939) ... ...
Western
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Pat Doyle
Tim McCoy Suzanne Kaaren Carl Hackett John St. Polis John Merton Harry Strang Charles King Richard Cramer Tom London
A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make counterfeit plates for them. A lawman is sent to rescue him.
Western
USA
1933
62 Minutes
Colonel Charles Ormsby
Tom Mix Naomi Judge Arthur Rankin John St. Polis Frank Brownlee Raymond Hatton Francis Macdonald Bob Kortman
A gang of horse thieves are able to operate because the crooked local sheriff is in cahoots with them. When Tom Mix's beloved horse Tony Jr. is stolen, he steps in to break up the gang.
Drama
1922
82 Minutes
Nate Snow
Lon Chaney Marguerite De La Motte Harrison Ford John St. Polis Walter Long Buddy Messinger Priscilla Bonner Frances Raymond
A dying Chinese laundryman converts to Christianity and saves his friend, a minister, from a blackmail plot.
Drama, Romance
1937
73 Minutes
Coxon
Movita Warren Hull George Pilita John St. Polis Pierre Watkin Kenneth Harlan Russell Simpson
Drama
USA
1930
67 Minutes
John Rountree
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Jeanette Loff Marie Prevost Judith Barrie John St. Polis Sammy Blum Harry Northrup Almeda Fowler
Jay Rountree, son of a wealthy manufacturer and young, rising businessman, gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or 'party girls.' While eluding the wily Diana Holster, the ... See full summary »
Adventure
1940
70 Minutes
Simkins
Jackie Moran Marcia Mae Jones George Cleveland Henry Hall John St. Polis Jessie Arnold Henry Roquemore Marcelle Ray Buddy Swan
Two teenage detectives (Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones) fall in love while trying to exonerate a friend accused of murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1935
65 Minutes
Jerome T. Shelby
Reginald Denny Patricia Farr Claudia Dell James Bush Dorothy Revier John St. Polis
Drama
USA
1932
69 Minutes
Dr. Niergardt
Richard Barthelmess Marian Marsh Lucille LaVerne Norman Foster Adrienne Dore Oscar Apfel John St. Polis Wallis Clark Claire Dodd George Rosener Reginald Barlow
doctor surgeon mother brother patient orphan tense suspenseful gripping emotional vienna munich hospital brotherhood adoption impersonation medical profession family prison transformation
Karl is the workaholic adopted son while Stephan is the lazy one. They both go to Munich to study medicine and Karl is at the top of the class while Stephan is barely passing. When ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
69 Minutes
Carl Roemer
Boris Karloff Grant Withers Evelyn Brent Maxine Jennings Lucien Prival William Gould John Hamilton Lee Tung Foo John St. Polis Hooper Atchley Frank Bruno
private detective police officer factory owner scientist secretary murder victim suspenseful gripping san francisco chinatown office police station mansion investigation corporate espionage inventions murder mystery 1930s
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
95 Minutes
Dr. Rinewulf
Walter Huston Phillips Holmes Constance Cummings Boris Karloff DeWitt Jennings Mary Doran Ethel Wales Clark Marshall Arthur Hoyt John St. Polis Paul Porcasi
young man district attorney daughter cellmate guard informant bleak gripping intense club prison car cell murder prison life difficult decision father/daughter relationship solitary confinement romance fall
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
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.