List of the best Marion Martin movies: Lady of Burlesque(1943), The Woman of the Town(1943), Deadline for Murder(1946), Two Mugs From Brooklyn(1942), The Big Store(1941), Sergeant Madden(1939), The Great Mike(1944), Mexican Spitfire at Sea(1942), Boom Town(1940), The Big Street(1942), Mexican Spitfire's Baby(1941), The Man in the Iron Mask(1939) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
91 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Michael O'Shea J. Edward Bromberg Iris Adrian Marion Martin Pinky Lee Frank Conroy Gloria Dickson
burlesque dancer comedian police officer stripper charming lighthearted backstage stage theater new york city murder investigation show business unrequited love mystery pursuit rivalry 1940s
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
Western
USA
1943
90 Minutes
Albert Van Dekker Claire Trevor Barry Sullivan Henry Hull Marion Martin Porter Hall Percy Kilbride Beryl Wallace
sheriff chorus girl rancher mayor old man fiery tense engaging dodge city, kan. saloon bat masterson old west love triangle law enforcement vengeance rivalry love 1910s
Bat Masterson's girl tries to get him to give up gunfighting and become a respectable journalist, but Bat has other problems - his rival is in town gunning for him.
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Keller
Paul Kelly Kent Taylor Sheila Ryan Jerome Cowan Renee Carson Marion Martin Joan Blair Leslie Vincent Eddie Marr Matt McHugh Jody Gilbert
A murder is committed when documents, pertaining to and detailing information about oil-fields in Central Europe, are stolen. More murders follow the theft before the recovery through the ... See full summary »
Comedy
1942
45 Minutes
Lucy Gibbs
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
Comedy
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Martha Phelps
The Marx Brothers Tony Martin Margaret Dumont Virginia Grey Douglas Dumbrille William Tannen Marion Martin
private investigator matron manager singer love interest nephew madcap frenetic department store big city investigation corruption deception new love mistaken identity mystery pursuit love 1940s
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
Drama
USA
1939
82 Minutes
`'Piggy'` Ceders
Wallace Beery Tom Brown Alan Curtis Laraine Day Fay Holden Marc Lawrence Marion Martin David Gorcey Donald Haines Ben Welden Etta McDaniel
A highly respected Irish cop is pleased when his son follows him onto the force. Unfortunately, the son is more interested in rewards than in upholding the law. When he shoots a child ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
70 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Robert "Buzz" Henry Pierre Watkin Gwen Kenyon Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Edythe Elliot Marion Martin Bob Meredith Lane Chandler Ed Cassidy William Halligan
Story of a boy and his horse. Mike is the horse and is owned by Speck (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) and his best friend Jimmy (Rober "Buzz" Henry), together they have a paper route, on which ... See full summary »
Comedy
1942
72 Minutes
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Charles Rogers ZaSu Pitts Elisabeth Risdon Florence Bates Marion Martin Lydia Bilbrook Eddie Dunn Harry Holman
Uncle Matt (Leon Errol) poses as Lord Epping and helps Carmelita's (Lupe Velez) husband clinch a shipboard deal.
Adventure
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Karen Vanmeer
Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr Frank Morgan Lionel Atwill Chill Wills Marion Martin Minna Gombell Joe Yule Horace Murphy
partner sheriff oil baron love interest engaging emotional texas south america revolution oil business law romance wealth rivalry rise transformation love 1930s
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Henry Fonda Lucille Ball Barton MacLane Eugene Pallette Agnes Moorehead Sam Levene Ray Collins Marion Martin William T. Orr George Cleveland Vera Gordon
A busboy in unrequited love with a nightclub performer grows closer to her after she is paralyzed in an attack by her gangster boyfriend.
Comedy
1941
70 Minutes
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Charles Rogers Elisabeth Risdon Lydia Bilbrook ZaSu Pitts Fritz Feld Marion Martin Lloyd Corrigan Vinton Haworth Tom Kennedy
Carmelita (Lupe Velez) and her husband's (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) French war "baby" is a blonde named Fifi.
Adventure
USA
1939
110 Minutes
Louis Hayward Joan Bennett Warren William Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale Walter Kingsford Miles Mander Bert Roach Marion Martin Montagu Love Doris Kenyon
d'artagnan porthos aramis athos princess twin rousing thrilling melodramatic paris bastille palace countryside prison king louis xiv deception rebellion love triangle secret imprisonment
Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.
Fantasy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Paul Muni Anne Baxter Claude Rains George Cleveland Onslow Stevens Hardie Albright James Flavin Erskine Sanford Marion Martin Jonathan Hale Murray Alper
gangsters devil judge fiancée amusing creepy frightening hell earth courtroom church fantasy death relationships romance revenge metamorphosis rivalry 1940s
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
Comedy
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Writer (Screenplay)
John Shelton Virginia Grey Albert Van Dekker Charles Butterworth Donald Meek Reginald Owen Alma Kruger Rita Quigley Marion Martin George Lessey
novelist publisher secretary uncle writer alcoholic witty new york city office penthouse family home deception fiction writing publishing integrity love triangle debt transformation 1940s
Unknown writer Jonathan Briggs is tricked into buying in to a struggling western magazine only to find that all Is not as it appears. In the meantime, he falls for the publisher's assistant and complications arise.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Kirby Grant Lois Collier Edward Norris Eric Blore Minna Gombell Edward Brophy Judy Clark Marion Martin Donald MacBride Henry Armetta Jimmie Dodd
Entertainer siblings Patty, Bill, Hank and Johnny Davis all quit their jobs when they discover that their friend, Linda Reynolds, has secured them an audition with her boss, New York ... See full synopsis »
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Viveca Lindfors Thomas Mitchell Ludwig Donath H.B. Warner Jane Darwell John Berkes Peggy Webber Charles Evans Marion Martin Everett Glass
A minister embittered by his wife's suicide turns away from God. He ends up among the bums of skid row before he finds meaning again through the love of a missionary's blind daughter.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
84 Minutes
Dick Powell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Edgar Kennedy John Philliber Edward Brophy George Cleveland Paul Guilfoyle George Chandler Eddie Acuff Marion Martin
reporter old man fortuneteller colleague uncle editor witty endearing newsroom household opera house racetrack hotel news precognition death wedding gambling quest rivalry
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
Sheila
Clark Gable Loretta Young Frank Morgan Marilyn Maxwell Raymond Burr James Gleason Lewis Stone Raymond Walburn Pamela Britton Zamah Cunningham Marion Martin
mayor political candidate longshoreman sergeant judge rival charming emotional amusing san francisco small town convention california romance political corruption election convention opposites attract politics love
Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
80 Minutes
Dan Duryea June Vincent Peter Lorre Broderick Crawford Wallace Ford Hobart Cavanaugh Constance Dowling Freddie Steele Ben Bard John Phillips Junius Matthews
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
Drama
USA
1946
95 Minutes
James Dunn Mona Freeman June Duprez Frank Jenks Dorothy Vaughan Charles Arnt Rosalind Ivan Fay Helm Bill Kennedy Connie Leon Edythe Elliot
The film begins on Mother's Day, 1938 when 14-year-old Ziggy Brennan (Mona Freeman) buys a gardenia for her mother. Ziggy's youthful exuberance disappears when she enters their apartment ... See full summary »