List of the best Murray Alper movies: Big Town Girl(1937), Escape by Night(1937), The Power of the Whistler(1945), Next Time I Marry(1938), Down Mexico Way(1941), Up Goes Maisie(1946), Take Me Out to the Ball Game(1949), The Outlaws Is Coming(1965), Black Friday(1940), The Lost Continent(1951), King of the Underworld(1939), High Tension(1936) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
66 Minutes
Marty
Claire Trevor Donald Woods Alan Dinehart Alan Baxter Murray Alper Spencer Charters Maurice Cass Irving Bacon George Chandler
When a department store songstress becomes a radio star she keeps her identity secret, as the "Masked Countess", because he estranged husband is a crook.
Drama
USA
1937
64 Minutes
Horace "Red" Graham
William Hall Anne Nagel Dean Jagger Steffi Duna Ward Bond Murray Alper Charles Waldron George Meeker Anthony Warde Ralph Sanford Arthur Aylesworth
Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Joe Blainey
Richard Dix Janis Carter Jeff Donnell Loren Tindall Tala Birell John Abbott Murray Alper Kenneth MacDonald
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Romance
USA
1938
64 Minutes
Joe
Lucille Ball Jimmy Ellison Lee Bowman Granville Bates Mantan Moreland Elliott Sullivan Murray Alper Robert Homans Dick Elliott Florence Lake Cyrus W. Kendall
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Flood
Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Harold Huber Sidney Blackmer Joe Sawyer Andrew Tombes Murray Alper Arthur Loft Duncan Renaldo Paul Fix Julian Rivero
gene autry sidekick wealthy man daughter producer impostor confident spirited border town barbecue trail mexico party bank swindling investing movies father/daughter relationship investigation abduction
After the bad guys swindle the good folk of Sage City, Gene and Frog chase them to Mexico where they are now trying to rob a rich Mexican ranchero.
Comedy
USA
1946
89 Minutes
Mitch O'Hara
Ann Sothern George Murphy Hillary Brooke Stephen McNally Ray Collins Jeff York Paul Harvey Murray Alper
inventor boss young woman beautiful woman tycoon secretary lighthearted amusing los angeles stadium college plant helicopter aviation sabotage inventions espionage sexism new job love
After graduating college Maisie becomes involved both professionally and personally Joe Morton, who's just developed a revolutionary helicopter.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Zalinka (uncredited)
Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Esther Williams Betty Garrett Edward Arnold Jules Munshin Richard Lane Tom Dugan Murray Alper Wilton Graff Mack Gray
baseball team owner baseball player entertainer gambler teammate girlfriend cheery madcap rousing baseball field locker room house theater gambling big break baseball love interest vaudeville song and dance rivalry
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
Comedy, Western
USA
1965
89 Minutes
The Three Stooges Adam West Nancy Kovack Mort Mills Don Lamond Rex Holman Emil Sitka Henry Gibson Murray Alper
billy the kid jesse james annie oakley reporter gunslinger sheriff madcap outlandish amusing lighthearted wyoming wild west boston newsroom old west buffalo investigation native americans cowboys the three stooges
Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe work for an editor at a Boston wildlife conservation magazine. They make such a mess of the pressroom that their publisher gets rid of them by sending them out ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Bellhop
Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Stanley Ridges Anne Nagel Anne Gwynne Virginia Brissac Edmund MacDonald Paul Fix Murray Alper Jack Mulhall Joe King
doctor professor mobster rival wife reporter tense creepy prison office street death row madness brain transplants organized crime murder death sentence mind control revenge pursuit
Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality.
Sci-Fi
1951
86 Minutes
Air Police Sergeant
Cesar Romero Hillary Brooke Chick Chandler John Hoyt Acquanetta Sid Melton Whit Bissell Hugh Beaumont Murray Alper William Green
Air Force pilots (Cesar Romero, Chick Chandler) lead a search for a lost rocket and crash-land on an island of dinosaurs.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Eddie
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
Romance
USA
1936
62 Minutes
Chuck
Brian Donlevy Glenda Farrell Norman Foster Helen Wood Robert McWade Theodore von Eltz Romaine Callender Joe Sawyer Hattie McDaniel Murray Alper
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Romance
1943
83 Minutes
Moran
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ilka Chase Richard Haydn Paul McGrath June Havoc Marjorie Gateson Bill Goodwin Rhys Williams Murray Alper Grant Withers
photographer worker friend fiancé publisher witty lighthearted new york city tunnel unlikely romance love triangle journalism employment construction reconciliation love rivalry 1940s
A magazine photographer (Claudette Colbert) makes a he-man tunnel digger (Fred MacMurray) her assistant.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
108 Minutes
Bob Cummings Priscilla Lane Norman Lloyd Otto Kruger Alan Baxter Clem Bevans Alma Kruger Vaughan Glaser Dorothy Peterson Ian Wolfe Frances Carson
factory worker model saboteur blind person police officer suspenseful intense gripping united states new york city los angeles sabotage terrorism conspiracy false accusations arson quest pursuit mystery 1940s
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.
Comedy
USA
1941
82 Minutes
Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Lynne Overman Eddie Bracken Clarence Kolb Paul Hurst Ferike Boros Phyllis Ruth Irving Bacon Arthur Loft Edgar Dearing
movie star coward love interest colonel father assistant madcap lighthearted amusing tender movie set army camp airplane house countryside hospital military draft deception engagement mishaps
A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Sybil Jason Glenda Farrell Robert Armstrong Edward Everett Horton Jack LaRue Arthur Vinton J. Carrol Naish Edgar Kennedy Addison Richards Emma Dunn Ward Bond
young girl father schemer friend hatcheck girl gangster charming suspenseful amusing new york city hotel orphanage street orphans crime great depression debt kidnapping guardianship rescue
A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Comedy
1963
94 Minutes
Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe DeRita Jay Sheffield Joan Freeman Walter Burke Peter Forster Maurice Dallimore Richard Devon Anthony Eustrel Phil Arnold
explorer moe larry curly joe pretty woman madcap wild london england china canada daunting task wager travel culture clash bad behavior quest adventure 1960s
Moe, Larry and Curly Joe (Moe Howard) circle the globe with Phileas Fogg III (Larry Fine) and his girlfriend (Joe DeRita).
War
USA
1945
135 Minutes
Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed Jack Holt Ward Bond Marshall Thompson Paul Langton Leon Ames Arthur Walsh Donald Curtis
lieutenant naval officer sailor general gripping spirited rousing boat philippines naval base bataan corregidor world war ii pt boat general douglas macarthur revenge rescue underdog 1940s
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Comedy
USA
1945
78 Minutes
Jack Benny Alexis Smith Guy Kibbee Dolores Moran Allyn Joslyn Reginald Gardiner John Alexander Franklin Pangborn Margaret Dumont Robert Blake Ethel Griffies
musician angel thief campy cheeky hedonistic quirky earth new york city radio station restaurant dreams radio performers hedonism fall quest temptation transformation 1940s
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.
Biography
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Dane Clark Raymond Massey Andrea King Alan Hale John Ridgely Stanley Ridges Donald Woods Craig Stevens Warren Douglas Mark Stevens
general pilot colonel airman engaging spectacular thrilling texas india china china air force world war ii flying determination training adventure pursuit underdog 1940s
During WW2, American volunteer pilots are stationed in China where, as part of the Flying Tigers unit, they dog-fight against Japanese warplanes.
Comedy
USA
1941
87 Minutes
Merle Oberon Dennis Morgan Rita Hayworth Ralph Bellamy George Tobias James Gleason Hattie McDaniel Jerome Cowan Butterfly McQueen Renie Riano Frank Wilcox
journalist divorcée husband fiancé love interest playful madcap engaging new york city lisbon, portugal household marital problems romance jealousy engagement infidelity deception love pursuit rivalry
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females. He's in Lisbon attempting his latest "conquest" when ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1939
81 Minutes
Ginger Rogers David Niven Charles Coburn Frank Albertson E.E. Clive Ferike Boros Ernest Truex Leonard Penn Paul Stanton Frank M. Thomas Edna Holland
orphan playboy father mother grandfather baby hilarious heartwarming spirited department store orphanage apartment new york city abandonment marriage mother/child relationship love growing up love sacrifice
An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1959
119 Minutes
Bing Crosby Debbie Reynolds Robert Wagner Ray Walston Les Tremayne Connie Gilchrist Frank McHugh Joe Besser Alena Murray Stella Stevens Nina Shipman
Father Conroy (Crosby) has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishoners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly (Reynolds) finds a job working ... See full summary »
War
USA
1944
97 Minutes
Don Ameche Dana Andrews William Eythe Charles Bickford Cedric Hardwicke Oscar O'Shea Richard Jaeckel Harry Morgan Richard Crane Glenn Langan Renny McEvoy
naval officer pilot actor ensign captain lieutenant commander rousing frenetic inspiring pacific ocean aircraft carrier plane world war ii naval warfare duty patriotism adventure quest sacrifice 1940s
In WW2, an American aircraft carrier sails around the Pacific on a decoy mission until it joins the battle of Midway against the Japanese forces.
Drama
USA
1936
78 Minutes
Burgess Meredith Margo Edward Ciannelli John Carradine Edward Ellis Paul Guilfoyle Maurice Moscovich Stanley Ridges Willard Robertson Mischa Auer Myron McCormick
gangster son italian immigrant innocent man police officer gripping inspiring rousing household courtroom college new york state murder legacy wrongful conviction corruption father/son relationship quest revenge
Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the ... See full summary »
Comedy
1943
94 Minutes
Lana Turner Robert Young Walter Brennan Dame May Whitty Eugene Pallette Alan Mowbray Florence Bates Howard Freeman Millard Mitchell Ward Bond Adele Pearce
soda jerk boss millionaire nanny publisher coworker airy heartwarming amusing small town hotchkiss falls, n.y. drugstore new york city mansion new life misunderstanding deception wealth unlikely romance transformation
The former boss (Robert Young) of a small-town soda jerk (Lana Turner) finds her posing as an heiress in New York.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.