List of the best Mary Gordon movies: The Mummy's Tomb(1942), Pot o' Gold(1941), Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman(1944), The Irish in Us(1935), Borrowed Hero(1941), Double Cross(1941), Little Giant(1946), The Great O'Malley(1937), Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon(1942), The Hound of the Baskervilles(1939), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939), Double Wedding(1937) ... ...
Horror
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Jane Banning
Lon Chaney Dick Foran Elyse Knox John Hubbard Mary Gordon Virginia Brissac Turhan Bey Wallace Ford George Zucco Cliff Clark Paul E. Burns
The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.
Musical, Comedy
1941
86 Minutes
Mom McCorkle
James Stewart Paulette Goddard Charles Winninger Mary Gordon Jed Prouty Donna Wood
store owner music lover uncle singer girlfriend bandleader endearing amusing lighthearted spirited store boardinghouse factory jail radio station music radio business success family
A harmonica player (James Stewart) woos a landlady's daughter (Paulette Goddard) and joins a conductor's (Horace Heidt) orchestra.
Mystery & Thriller
1944
63 Minutes
Mrs. Hudson
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Dennis Hoey Mary Gordon Arthur Hohl Alec Craig Vernon Downing Lydia Bilbrook John Burton Harry Cording
sherlock holmes doctor watson villain inspector detective assistant crafty intricate suspenseful engaging london gambling house fair house murder suicide insurance poison detective work seduction
Holmes (Basil Rathbone) poses as a foreigner to bait the woman (Gale Sondergaard) behind so-called "pajama suicides."
Comedy
USA
1935
84 Minutes
Ma O'Hara
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Olivia de Havilland Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins Mary Gordon J. Farrell MacDonald Thomas E. Jackson Harvey Parry Mabel Colcord Edward Keane
brother police officer boxer promoter mother girlfriend amusing heartwarming emotional cheeky dance floor boxing ring family home city love triangle boxing sibling rivalry family feud ambition mother/son relationship
Two brothers, a police officer and a boxing promoter, vie for the affections of a lovely young woman.
Crime, Drama
1941
65 Minutes
Mrs. Riley
Alan Baxter Florence Rice John Hamilton Stanley Andrews Constance Worth Mary Gordon Jerry Marlowe Paul Everton Guy Usher
Crime, Drama
1941
64 Minutes
Mrs. Murray
Kane Richmond Pauline Moore Wynne Gibson John Miljan Richard Beach Mary Gordon Robert Homans William Halligan Frank Moran Heinie Conklin Daisy Ford
Comedy
USA
1946
91 Minutes
Ma Miller
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Brenda Joyce Jacqueline de Wit George Cleveland Elena Verdugo Mary Gordon Pierre Watkin Donald MacBride Victor Kilian
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
71 Minutes
Mrs. O'Malley
Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Frieda Inescort Henry O'Neill Hobart Cavanaugh Mary Gordon Frank Sheridan Delmar Watson Sybil Jason Donald Crisp
police officer father police captain wife disabled girl crossing guard gripping melodramatic moving tense street courtroom pawn shop hospital school police station ethics poverty law and order desperation
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Mystery & Thriller
1942
68 Minutes
Mrs. Hudson
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Lionel Atwill Kaaren Verne William Post Jr. Dennis Hoey Mary Gordon Holmes Herbert Henry Victor Paul Fix Rudolph Anders
sherlock holmes doctor watson scientist wife government official professor moriarty intense crafty zurich london flat whitehall apartment operating room world war ii inventions kidnapping disguise secret codes torture
An Englishman (Basil Rathbone) sneaks a bombsight inventor out of Zurich, then loses him to Nazi agent Moriarty (Lionel Atwill).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Mrs. Hudson
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Richard Greene Wendy Barrie Lionel Atwill John Carradine Beryl Mercer Mary Gordon E.E. Clive Morton Lowry Ralph Forbes
sherlock holmes wealthy man doctor watson escaped convict relative dog suspenseful witty fascinating england london devonshire mansion swamp town legends monsters superstition murder plot detective work
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Mrs. Hudson
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn George Zucco E.E. Clive Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson nemesis beautiful woman brother crafty intricate thrilling suspenseful london tower of london 221b baker street death theft revenge investigation revenge rivalry mystery quest
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
Comedy
USA
1937
87 Minutes
Mrs. Keough
William Powell Myrna Loy Florence Rice John Beal Jessie Ralph Edgar Kennedy Sidney Toler Mary Gordon Barnett Parker Katharine Alexander Priscilla Lawson
artist sister young woman fiancé ex-wife free spirit amusing lighthearted city trailer wedding opposites attract siblings love triangle matchmaking marriage love rivalry adventure 1930s
Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free-spirited artist in an auto trailer are all experiencing romantic complications.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Mrs. Hudson
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Dennis Hoey Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Charles Francis Richard Nugent Mary Gordon Rondo Hatton Leslie Denison
sherlock holmes doctor watson police detective thief thug gripping intricate suspenseful london museum house theft investigation murder impersonation pursuit quest 1940s
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
Comedy
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Mrs. Bickerdike
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy June Lang James Finlayson Anne Grey David Torrence William Janney James T. Mack Mary Gordon Maurice Black Daphne Pollard
american friend lawyer cousin boyfriend rebel madcap lighthearted quirky scotland jail estate india fort prison break inheritance family friendship impersonation romance
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Western
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Ma Dalton
Randolph Scott Kay Francis Brian Donlevy George Bancroft Broderick Crawford Stuart Erwin Andy Devine Frank Albertson Mary Gordon Harvey Stephens Edgar Dearing
pioneer outlaw railroad baron rancher lawyer sheriff thrilling gripping kansas frontier ranch courtroom land claim false accusations murder trial family on the run rivalry underdog
Fictionalized story of how the Dalton brothers were wronged by a crooked development company and became outlaws when the corrupt local courts offered them no justice.
Drama
USA
1941
73 Minutes
Martha
Geraldine Fitzgerald Thomas Mitchell Jeffrey Lynn Mona Maris James Stephenson Jonathan Hale David Bruce Thurston Hall Mary Gordon John Eldredge Hardie Albright
dying person husband wife gallery owner doctor professor dark gripping united states courtroom jail studio murder forgery morality wrongfully accused execution investigation fall wretched excess
An elderly professor, suffering from an aortic aneurism, confronts the problem of what to do knowing that he only has a few months to live.
Comedy
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Mrs. Nevins
Robert Young Florence Rice June Clayworth Barnett Parker Warren Hymer Helen Flint Hugh Marlowe Tom Kennedy Edgar Dearing Mary Gordon Harlan Briggs
After a leading razor company pays inventor Tom Wakefield a quarter of a million dollars not to publicize a hair-removing shaving cream that makes razors obsolete, he makes plans to take ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1934
110 Minutes
Nanny
Katharine Hepburn John Beal Donald Crisp Alan Hale Lumsden Hare Andy Clyde Beryl Mercer Billy Watson Dorothy Stickney Mary Gordon
reverend gypsy lord business owner employee villager charming melodramatic scotland village church street factory infatuation class conflict labor strike secret identity deception religion forbidden love
In rural 1840's Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
72 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Patricia Morison Edmond Breon Frederick Worlock Carl Harbord Patricia Cameron Tom Dillon Harry Cording Topsy Glyn Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector femme fatale criminal thief crafty gripping melodramatic suspenseful london apartment auction house antique shop england street murder treasure hunting clues music
Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Fred Astaire George Burns Joan Fontaine Gracie Allen Reginald Gardiner Ray Noble Constance Collier Montagu Love Harry Watson Jan Duggan Mario Berini
lady singer pr person secretary butler footman lighthearted amusing witty london castle infatuation gambling mistaken identity marriage romance quest love 1930s
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
James Cagney Mae Clarke James Burke Edward Brophy Henry Kolker Bernadene Hayes Edward McNamara Robert Glecker Joe Sawyer Ed Gargan Matty Fain
The adventures of an investigator (Cagney) for the Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Sharon Lynne Stanley Fields James Mason James C. Morton Frank Mills Dave Pepper Vivien Oakland Harry Bernard
saloon owner prospector young girl hapless men playful cheeky amusing frenetic wild west saloon countryside gold rush small town friendship deception adventure 19th century
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Stan Laurel Ray McCarey Oliver Hardy Don Dillaway Mary Carr Tom Kennedy Grady Sutton Jacquie Lyn Billy Gilbert C. Montague Shaw Muriel Evans
soldier friend father grandfather groom banker campy madcap playful military base jail battlefield small town church bank child custody war friendship abandonment imprisonment
Two war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.
Horror
USA
1935
75 Minutes
Boris Karloff Elsa Lanchester Colin Clive Valerie Hobson O.P. Heggie Una O'Connor Ernest Thesiger Gavin Gordon Douglas Walton E.E. Clive Lucien Prival
monster mad scientist fiancée blind person hunter bride witty brooding chilling countryside castle hideout death accident meaning of life guilt pursuit transformation sacrifice 19th century
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Sci-Fi
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Virginia Bruce John Barrymore John Howard Charles Ruggles Oscar Homolka Edward Brophy Donald MacBride Margaret Hamilton Shemp Howard Anne Nagel Kathryn Adams
An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.
Romance
USA
1935
76 Minutes
Helen Hayes Robert Montgomery May Robson Otto Kruger Lewis Stone Henry Stephenson Violet Kemble Cooper Donald Crisp Jessie Ralph Lionel Belmore Lawrence Grant
The only person that Vanessa wants to marry is Benjamin and they are finally engaged. When a fire sweeps through her fathers house, Benjie is able to save Vanessa, but he cannot save her ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1943
68 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Hillary Brooke Milburn Stone Arthur Margetson Halliwell Hobbes Dennis Hoey Minna Phillips Gavin Muir Gerald Hamer Vernon Downing
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector sister brother doctor engaging crafty intricate suspenseful estate london england hospital family feud ritual murder detective work land claim world war ii greed
Watson (Nigel Bruce) brings in Holmes (Basil Rathbone) on a case of ritual murder at the old Musgrave estate.
Drama
USA
1932
94 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall Cary Grant Dickie Moore Robert E. O'Connor Gene Morgan Rita La Roy Sidney Toler Morgan Wallace Francis Sayles Gertrude Short
A cabaret singer takes up with a millionaire to pay for her gravely ill husband's operation.
Romance
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Fredric March Gary Cooper Miriam Hopkins Edward Everett Horton Franklin Pangborn Isabel Jewell Wyndham Standing Harry Dunkinson Helena Phillips Evans James Donlan Vernon Steele
artist playwright american boss husband love interest cheeky madcap playful paris apartment london new york city office roommates jealousy romantic dilemma love triangle sex competition
A woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.
Drama, History
USA
1936
123 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Fredric March Florence Eldridge Douglas Walton John Carradine Robert Barrat Gavin Muir Ian Keith Moroni Olsen William Stack Ralph Forbes
mary stuart elizabeth tudor earl lord courtier engaging fascinating powerful scotland palace england prison abdication imprisonment execution royalty marriage jealousy rivalry rise
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.