List of the best Joseph Crehan movies: Because of Eve(1948), Dangerous Money(1946), Meeting at Midnight(1944), Night Time in Nevada(1948), The Go-Getter(1937), Hands Across the Border(1943), The Great Alaskan Mystery(1944), China Clipper(1936), Once a Doctor(1937), April Showers(1948), Case of the Black Parrot(1941), Bright Lights(1935) ... ...
Drama
1948
72 Minutes
Joseph Crehan Wanda McKay John Parker Robert Leaver
A doctor (Joseph Crehan) uses films about venereal disease and the human reproductive system to educate a young married couple (Wanda McKay, John Parker).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
64 Minutes
Captain Black
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Gloria Warren Willie Best Joseph Crehan Dick Elliott Elaine Lange Amira Mousafa Joseph Allen Jr. Rick Vallin Bruce Edwards
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
Mystery & Thriller
1944
67 Minutes
Police Sgt. Matthews
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Frances Chan Jacqueline de Wit Joseph Crehan Helen Beverley Geraldine Wall Ralph Peters Frank Jaquet Edward Earle Claudia Dell
charlie chan murder victim murder suspect wife daughter police detective campy lighthearted mansion police station investigation murder deception fraud mystery pursuit 1940s
Legendary Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is called in to investigate when a man is shot during a mock seance at his home.
Western
USA
1948
67 Minutes
Engineer Casey
Roy Rogers Adele Mara Andy Devine Grant Withers Marie Harmon Joseph Crehan George Carleton Hollis Bane Steve Darrell Jim Nolan Hank Patterson
The bad guy steals a gold mine from his partner and then murders him. Next he turns to rustling cattle.
Drama
USA
1937
92 Minutes
Karl Stone
George Brent Anita Louise Charles Winninger John Eldredge Henry O'Neill Joseph Crehan Willard Robertson Herbert Rawlinson Ed Gargan Harry Beresford
Billy Austin served on the crew of the USN airship Macon until it crashed at sea during a storm. In the hospital, the captain has given him a watch with the motto of the crew 'It Shall Be ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
72 Minutes
Jeff Adams
Roy Rogers Ruth Terry Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Onslow Stevens Mary Treen Joseph Crehan Duncan Renaldo Roy Mason
cowboy horse breeder horse roy rogers sheriff daughter winsome spirited positive wild west ranch stable contract competition tragic death family business horse breeding loyalty rivalry adventure
Horse breeders Adams and Brock are vying for the Army contract. When Adams is killed trying to ride his horse Trigger, Roy saves the horse from being shot. He trains him and then plans to ride him in the race to win the contract.
Adventure
USA
1944
223 Minutes
Bill Hudson
Milburn Stone Lewis D. Collins Marjorie Weaver Edgar Kennedy Samuel S. Hinds Martin Kosleck Ralph Morgan Joseph Crehan Fuzzy Knight
An adventurer goes after Nazi spies who have a new death ray called the Paratron.
Drama
USA
1936
85 Minutes
Jim Horn
Pat O'Brien Ross Alexander Beverly Roberts Humphrey Bogart Marie Wilson Henry B. Walthall Joseph Crehan Joe King Addison Richards Ruth Robinson Wayne Morris
engineer entrepreneur business partner aviator wife father gripping thrilling inspiring washington, d.c. new york city airplane honolulu cuba father/son relationship husband/wife relationship business aviation aspirations work vs. family
Dave Logan takes his regional Pan American airline and with vision and sometimes ruthless determination establishes pan-American and trans-Pacific routes.
Drama
USA
1937
59 Minutes
Captain Andrews
Jean Muir Donald Woods Gordon Oliver Joe King Henry Kolker Gordon Hart Joseph Crehan Louise Stanley Robert Paige Cyrus W. Kendall
Steven and Jerry are both young doctors, rivals professionally and for Paula Norland. Jerry lets Steven take the blame for a mistake he made and sending him to prison. Steven gets redemption, after release, during a storm at sea.
Musical
USA
1948
94 Minutes
William Barnes
Jack Carson Ann Sothern Robert Alda S.Z. Sakall Bobby Ellis Richard Rober Joseph Crehan Ray Walker John Gallaudet Philip Van Zandt Billy Curtis
The 'Two Tymes', Joe and June, need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act - fast. Cue their son Buster; a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins them, propelling the trio into the big time. But success brings trouble.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1941
59 Minutes
Police Inspector Grady
William Lundigan Maris Wrixon Eddie Foy Jr. Paul Cavanagh Luli Deste Charles Waldron Joseph Crehan Emory Parnell Phyllis Barry Cyril Thornton Leland Hodgson
A newsman (William Lundigan) and cameraman (Eddie Foy Jr.) tie shipboard foul play to a global criminal.
Comedy
USA
1935
83 Minutes
Post Office Attendant
Joe E. Brown Ann Dvorak Patricia Ellis William Gargan Joseph Cawthorn Arthur Treacher Gordon Westcott Joseph Crehan William Demarest
Joe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out ... See full summary »
Drama
1936
80 Minutes
Jordan
George Brent Beverly Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Alan Hale Joe King El Brendel Joseph Crehan Addison Richards Roscoe Ates Billy Bevan
logger brother rival lumberjack love interest foreman rousing emotional vancouver, british columbia camp airplane lake woods brother relationship deception new romance assumed identity stranded business rivalry
A lumber-camp owner (Beverly Roberts) falls in love with her business rival's brother (George Brent).
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
57 Minutes
Tiny Torgenson
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Winifred Shaw Addison Richards Robert Paige Craig Reynolds Charlotte Wynters Jane Wyman Joseph Crehan
reporter police detective businessman nightclub owner singer hatcheck girl witty spirited city train newsroom nightclub murder investigation business deal scam marriage proposal journalism mystery adventure love
Female reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub.
Western
USA
1938
54 Minutes
U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Lynne Roberts Morgan Wallace Fred Kohler Wade Boteler Edwin Stanley Horace Murphy Joseph Crehan Robert Emmett Keane
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the homesteaders against the large ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
62 Minutes
Chief Brandon
Morgan Conway Anne Jeffreys Richard Wessel Lyle Latell Paula Corday Ian Keith Douglas Walton Esther Howard Joseph Crehan Byron Foulger Jimmy Crane
dick tracy villain criminal love interest detective suspenseful campy amusing city street apartment showdown crime investigation murder rivalry revenge pursuit 1940s
Expensive diamonds are stolen but before the thief can fence them he is strangled by ex-con Cueball, who then takes the gems and continues murdering people he believes are trying to swindle... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
62 Minutes
District Attorney
Richard Cromwell Helen Mack Lionel Atwill Horace MacMahon Russ Powell Billy Bevan Marjorie Main Rex Evans Joseph Crehan Arthur Hoyt Syd Saylor
Bank teller Jimmy Caldwell and his fiance, Ruth Holden, grow weary of struggling to make ends meet and decide to rob Jimmy's bank. The selfish young couple agree that even if they spend ten... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
87 Minutes
Tom
Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis Aurora Miranda Thomas Gomez Fay Helm Elisha Cook Jr. Andrew Tombes Regis Toomey Joseph Crehan Doris Lloyd
husband friend secretary detective drummer stranger suspenseful gripping tense new york city bar office apartment nightclub murder false accusations investigation devotion mystery pursuit
A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife.
Comedy
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Murdock
Joan Blondell Glenda Farrell William Gargan Hugh Herbert Grant Mitchell Ruth Donnelly Al Shean Johnny Arthur Mary Treen Joseph Crehan
Angela Twitchell is the daughter of a tooth-paste manufacturer, Rufus K. Twitchell, who has monopolized the business for many years that he has grown conservative, and his rivals have begin... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Spike Kiley
Bette Davis George Brent Roscoe Karns Winifred Shaw Walter Walker J. Carrol Naish Gordon Westcott Dorothy Dare June Martel Joseph Crehan J. Farrell MacDonald
reporter love interest editor polo player murderer confident passionate suspenseful newsroom street hospital courtroom bar ambition gender bias journalism crime investigation trial rivalry
A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
65 Minutes
Chief Brandon
Boris Karloff Ralph Byrd Anne Gwynne Edward Ashley June Clayworth Lyle Latell Tony Barrett Skelton Knaggs Jim Nolan Joseph Crehan Milton Parsons
detective bank robber doctor dick tracy escaped convict witness thrilling melodramatic bank doctor's office car hospital factory bank heist investigation missing persons crime race against time double-cross mystery
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.
Drama
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Herbert Marshall Virginia Bruce Mary Astor Janet Beecher Marjorie Rambeau Juanita Quigley Zeffie Tilbury Sarah Padden Dorothy Christy Morgan Wallace Joseph Crehan
lawyer wife daughter second wife mother husband melodramatic intense household washington, d.c. party country club inn small town divorce jealousy remarriage family duplicity social standing
Cynthia is married to Steve and is a selfish hard woman. She decides where they will live, who they will see and even gets rid of Dora, the nanny who raised Steve and is now raising their ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
107 Minutes
Alan Ladd Geraldine Fitzgerald Patric Knowles John Hoyt Gloria Saunders Richard Benedict Harold Vermilyea Don Beddoe Onslow Stevens Gavin Muir Egon Brecher
soldier spy agent commanding officer american secret agent patriotic gripping passionate france tunnel railroad tracks dangerous assignment duty nazis world war ii espionage sabotage love quest
During WW2, the O.S.S. sends teams of spies and saboteurs in Nazi-occupied France.
Western
USA
1948
110 Minutes
Errol Flynn Ann Sheridan Thomas Mitchell Herman Brix Tom D'Andrea Barton MacLane Monte Blue Jonathan Hale Alan Bridge Arthur Space Art Baker
veteran best friend rival singer husband lawyer engaging confident tense missouri town riverboat nevada bank casino gambling finance mining new life independence
After Mike McComb is booted out of the cavalry, he becomes riverboat gambler and silver mine owner in Nevada.
Drama
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Paul Muni Karen Morley William Gargan Barton MacLane John Qualen J. Carrol Naish Vince Barnett Henry O'Neill Tully Marshall Mae Marsh Sara Haden
miner best friend union boss scab thug melodramatic rousing fiery pennsylvania mine labor strike worker's rights friendship courage immigration rivalry quest revenge rise 1930s
An immigrant coal miner finds himself in the middle of a bitter labor dispute between the workers and the mine owners.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Humphrey Bogart Ann Sothern Donald Crisp Ralph Bellamy Allen Jenkins Charles D. Brown Cecil Kellaway Morgan Conway Richard Lane Paul Guilfoyle
mobster criminal monk girlfriend police officer endearing positive city europe hideout monastery shop police station crime faith meaning of life transformation 1940s
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
89 Minutes
Al Jolson Ruby Keeler Glenda Farrell Helen Morgan Barton MacLane Sharon Lynne Patsy Kelly Benny Rubin Phil Regan Gordon Westcott Joyce Compton
Al Howard may be a star on Broadway, but he is no longer welcomed by any producer. It seems that he just trots off to Mexico any time he wants causing shows to close and producers to lose ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Gail Patrick Jack Carson Florence Bates Sidney Blackmer Vladimir Sokoloff Kathleen Lockhart Sig Ruman Donald MacBride Sara Haden
architect wife mother-in-law artist lawyer wild playful apartment insane asylum love triangle misunderstanding divorce jealousy feigned insanity love 1940s
A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
Comedy
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Joe E. Brown Olivia de Havilland William Frawley Roscoe Karns Joe King Ruth Donnelly Paul Harvey Eddie Shubert G. Pat Collins Spencer Charters Gene Morgan
pitcher fiancée baseball manager baseball player gambler wife hilarious thrilling chicago baseball field stadium household baseball gambling lying kidnapping engagement love rise transformation
Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Marion Davies Clark Gable Allen Jenkins Roscoe Karns Walter Catlett Robert Paige Hobart Cavanaugh Ruth Donnelly Pert Kelton William Collier Sammy White
A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Joan Perry James Gleason Peter Whitney Faye Emerson Howard da Silva Edward Brophy Charles Drake Vera Lewis Ben Welden Howard C. Hickman
mistress daughter chauffeur tycoon newspaper reporter editor thrilling witty melodramatic suspenseful newsroom boardinghouse household bedroom murder investigation journalism organized crime media circus schemes embezzlement
An investigative crime reporter helps the cops solve the case of a missing tycoon who's later found dead in a cheap boarding house.
Musical
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Charles Winninger Guy Kibbee June Preisser Grace Hayes Betty Jaynes Douglas McPhail Rand Brooks Leni Lynn John Sheffield
singer dancer parent girlfriend lighthearted charming united states long island, n.y. vaudeville failing career determination show business music adventure rise 1930s
A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.
Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford Jack Carson Anthony Quinn Edward Brophy Harry Davenport John Qualen Barbara Jo Allen Grant Mitchell Jackie Gleason
ex-convict bank robber daughter friend thief salesman offbeat frenetic hilarious new york city soda shop bank store prison bank heist redemption small business father/daughter relationship scam friendship
An ex-convict's (Edward G. Robinson) niece (Jane Wyman) runs a shop over the tunnel he and his partners are digging to a bank vault.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
86 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart Frank McHugh Dorothy Tree Robert Barrat Willard Robertson Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Maude Eburne Martha Merrill Lorena Layson
blue-collar worker sailor naval officer sister love interest marine amusing thrilling patriotic witty battleship san diego dance hall brother/sister relationship grudge new job unlikely romance redemption navy rivalry
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
George Brent Brenda Marshall Gene Lockhart Roscoe Karns Edward Ciannelli Paul Harvey Edith Barrett Harry Hayden Charles Halton Don DeFore George Meeker
When Laurie goes to the execution of Varney and faints, she does not know that Varney gets a full pardon minutes before he fries. She calls in a story about his death and gets transferred ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1936
140 Minutes
Fredric March Olivia de Havilland Gale Sondergaard Edmund Gwenn Claude Rains Anita Louise Louis Hayward Steffi Duna Billy Mauch Donald Woods Akim Tamiroff
hero pretty woman father mother grandfather melodramatic emotional passionate italy europe france africa cuba abandonment illegitimate child expedition romance adventure discovery quest
In 18th-century Italy, an orphan's debt to the man who raised him threatens to separate him forever from the woman he loves.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
86 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Margaret Lindsay Frank McHugh Helene Lowell John Arledge Robert Barrat Russell Hicks William B. Davidson Ward Bond Bill Elliott
A talented but brash stunt pilot enters the Marine Corps and becomes more disciplined.
Drama
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Virginia Bruce William Lundigan Jonathan Hale Frank Ferguson Richard Loo Philip Ahn Raymond Bond Milton Kibbee Victor Sen Yung Lora Lee Michel John Holland
U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.
Western
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Victor Jory Henry Travers Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
sheriff deputy girl thief cattle rustler frenetic thrilling gutsy spirited dodge city, kan. train law and order american west frontier justice cattle drives adventure love pursuit revenge 1870s
A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Louis Calhern Ricardo Cortez Mae Clarke John Eldredge Arthur Byron Henry O'Neill David Landau Emily Fitzroy Margaret Dale
A talented young actress seems to be under the spell of her unscrupulous, avaricious, and totally unprincipled husband.