List of the best Mary Howard movies: Riders of the Purple Sage(1941), All Over Town(1937), Abe Lincoln in Illinois(1940), The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe(1942), Swamp Water(1941), Fast Company(1938), Nurse Edith Cavell(1939) ... ...
Western
USA
1941
56 Minutes
George Montgomery Mary Howard Robert Barrat Lynne Roberts Kane Richmond Patsy Patterson Richard Lane Oscar O'Shea James Gillette Frank McGrath Roy Mason
Lassiter discovers the judge (Barrat) who cheated his neice of her inheritance leads a gang of badguys posing as vigilantes.
Comedy
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Joan Eldridge
Ole Olsen Chic Johnson Mary Howard Harry Stockwell Franklin Pangborn James Finlayson Eddie Kane Stanley Fields D'Arcy Corrigan Lew Kelly John Sheehan
Two zanies try to stage a show in a theater that has a reputation for being being jinxed.
Biography
USA
1940
110 Minutes
Ann Rutledge
Raymond Massey Gene Lockhart Ruth Gordon Mary Howard Minor Watson Alan Baxter Harvey Stephens Howard da Silva Dorothy Tree Aldrich Bowker Maurice Murphy
abraham lincoln politician wife lawyer shopkeeper fascinating heartwarming striking new salem, ill. patriotism coming of age historical events new love politics rise quest 1830s
Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
Biography
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Frances Allan
Shepperd Strudwick Linda Darnell Virginia Gilmore Jane Darwell Mary Howard Frank Conroy Harry Morgan Walter Kingsford Morris Ankrum
Edgar Allan Poe led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, whose loving ministrations gave him courage to carry out his desire... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Hannah
Walter Brennan Dana Andrews Walter Huston Anne Baxter Virginia Gilmore John Carradine Mary Howard Eugene Pallette Ward Bond Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Russell Simpson
fugitive hunter son girlfriend daughter father tense emotional georgia swamp shack small town love triangle family feud false accusations quest discovery forbidden love 1940s
Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Leah Brockler
Melvyn Douglas Florence Rice Claire Dodd Shepperd Strudwick Louis Calhern Nat Pendleton Douglas Dumbrille Mary Howard George Zucco Minor Watson Don Douglas
A husband and wife team who are in rare books and are skillful at recovering stolen volumes for insurance companies become involved in the murder of a fence.
Drama, History
USA
1939
97 Minutes
Nurse O'Brien
Anna Neagle Edna May Oliver George Sanders May Robson ZaSu Pitts H.B. Warner Sophie Stewart Mary Howard Robert Coote Martin Kosleck Gui Ignon
nurse patient soldier prisoner spy engaging disheartening bleak belgium hospital pow camp courtroom prisoners of war bravery world war i imprisonment prison break escape rescue underdog
English nurse Edith Cavell is matron in a small private hospital in German-occupied Brussels during WWI. When the son of a recently deceased patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war ... See full summary »