List of the best Nat Pendleton movies: Gangway(1937), The Mad Doctor of Market Street(1942), Swing Your Lady(1938), Buck Privates Come Home(1947), Young Dr. Kildare(1938), Under Cover of Night(1937), Here Comes the Band(1935), Northwest Passage(1940), Arsene Lupin Returns(1938), Calling Dr. Kildare(1939), The Garden Murder Case(1936), Times Square Lady(1935) ... ...
Musical
UK
1937
91 Minutes
Smiles Hogan
Jessie Matthews Barry MacKay Nat Pendleton Alastair Sim Olive Blakeney Noel Madison Patrick Ludlow Graham Moffatt Danny Green Edmon Ryan Liane Ordeyne
Newspaper reporter becomes involved with gang of crooks who take her for a tough American gangster.
Horror
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Red Hogan
A mad scientist is forced to leave San Francisco when his experiments become known. He lands on a tropical island, takes control and terrorizes the local populace. The survivor of a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
79 Minutes
Joe Skopapolous
Humphrey Bogart Louise Fazenda Nat Pendleton Penny Singleton Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins Leon Weaver Frank Weaver Ronald Reagan Tommy Bupp Sonny Bupp
love interest wrestler manager blacksmith schemer crafty touching amusing ozark mountains missouri small town wrestling ring rivalry love wrestling manipulation love quest 1930s
Promoter Ed Hatch comes to the Ozarks with his slow-witted wrestler Joe Skopapoulos whom he pits against a hillbilly Amazon blacksmith, Sadie Horn. Joe falls in love with her and won't ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1947
77 Minutes
Sgt. Michael Collins
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Tom Brown Nat Pendleton Joan Shawlee Beverly Simmons Don Beddoe Don Porter Donald MacBride Lane Watson William Ching
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Joe Wayman
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Lynne Carver Nat Pendleton Jo Ann Sayers Samuel S. Hinds Emma Dunn Walter Kingsford Monty Woolley Phillip Terry Don "Red" Barry
doctor mentor mother father love interest politician emotional intense solemn connecticut bar house hospital new york city mentorship terminal illness depression medicine family growing up
Dr. James Kildare decides to take a position at a large New York hospital instead of joining his father's country practice but he finds himself in serious trouble when he saves a suicidal woman.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
83 Minutes
Sergeant Lucks
Edmund Lowe Florence Rice Henry Daniell Nat Pendleton Sara Haden Dean Jagger Frank Reicher Zeffie Tilbury Henry Kolker Marla Shelton Theodore von Eltz
A crazed, philandering professor prevents his studious wife from leaving him by committing the perfect murder.
Musical
USA
1935
82 Minutes
"Piccolo Pete"
Ted Lewis Virginia Bruce Ted Healy Nat Pendleton Harry Stockwell Donald Cook George "Spanky" McFarland Addison Richards Robert McWade Robert Gleckler
The songwriter Ollie Watts goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by the unscrupulous music publisher Mr. Simmonds. Ollie brings his girlfriend and singer Margaret ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1940
126 Minutes
`'Cap'` Huff
Spencer Tracy Robert Young Walter Brennan Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Robert Barrat Addison Richards Louis Hector Lumsden Hare Donald MacBride Isabel Jewell
frontiersman native american military officer gripping gritty canada wilderness village land wars cannibalism dangerous assignment rebellion quest 1750s
Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Joe Doyle
Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Warren William John Halliday Nat Pendleton Monty Woolley George Zucco E.E. Clive Rollo Lloyd Vladimir Sokoloff Tully Marshall
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1939
86 Minutes
Wayman
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Laraine Day Lana Turner Nat Pendleton Samuel S. Hinds Lynne Carver Emma Dunn Walter Kingsford Alma Kruger Harlan Briggs
intern physician nurse patient sister criminal melodramatic engaging new york city hospital basement apartment false accusations medical profession injury investigation framed for murder confidence discovery quest
Dr. Gillespie tries to teach Jimmy Kildare a lesson by tossing him into a street clinic. Only Kildare gets called to take a bullet out of a suspected murderer, and when the cops collar him ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
61 Minutes
Sgt. Ernest Heath
Edmund Lowe Virginia Bruce Benita Hume Douglas Walton Nat Pendleton Gene Lockhart H.B. Warner Kent Smith Grant Mitchell Frieda Inescort
detective millionaire major wife niece nurse gripping suspenseful charming racetrack mansion bus library museum cliff infidelity jealousy murder investigation horse racing
Two people with ties to rich murdered socialite Lowe Hammle die from unusual suicides but Vance suspects hypnosis and foul play.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Mack
Robert Taylor Virginia Bruce Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell Nat Pendleton Pinky Tomlin Henry Kolker Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Robert Elliott Fred Kohler
daughter attorney love interest gangster host nightclub employee emotional suspenseful intricate new york city hockey rink dog track nightclub street inheritance con game deception greed organized crime corruption
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1944
80 Minutes
"Killer" Kennedy
Kay Kyser Marilyn Maxwell William Gargan Nat Pendleton Max Rosenbloom Curt Bois
Lowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
70 Minutes
"Spud" Burke
Robert Taylor Jean Parker Ted Healy Una Merkel Nat Pendleton Jean Hersholt Arthur Byron Frank Shields Raymond Hatton Donald Cook Mischa Auer
saboteur girlfriend naval officer businessman dignitary sailor suspenseful cheeky lighthearted naval yard cruiser deck sabotage murder investigation conspiracy military life inventions bribery mystery revenge
Taylor is cast as Lt. Tom Randolph, one of several naval officers confined to his ship when a murder occurs. The victim was in the process of delivering the components for a new electrical ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1947
65 Minutes
Bill Raymond
Bela Lugosi Douglas Fowley Joyce Compton George Zucco Nat Pendleton Roland Varno Molly Lamont Angelo Rossitto Gladys Blake Lee Bennett Stanley Andrews
doctor husband wife magician dwarf daughter-in-law thrilling suspenseful frightful united states sanitarium house morgue mental illness marriage magic act family dysfunction imprisonment mystery 1940s
From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a green mask.
Drama
1939
70 Minutes
Buddy Buttle
Dennis O'Keefe Cecilia Parker Harry Carey Addison Richards Nat Pendleton
race car driver friend mechanic young woman father manufacturer gripping offbeat engaging countryside racetrack car car racing strange happenings murder investigation romance sabotage adventure mystery
A farm boy (Dennis O'Keefe) goes from midget cars to the big time, proving someone has been drugging his boss's (Harry Carey) drivers.
Drama
1942
84 Minutes
Joe Wayman
Lionel Barrymore Philip Dorn Donna Reed Phil Brown Nat Pendleton Alma Kruger Mary Nash Walter Kingsford Nell Craig Ruth Tobey Jonathan Hale
doctor intern nurse parent mental patient girlfriend suspenseful shocking melodramatic hospital doctor's office all-girls school apartment police station murder psychiatry investigation mental illness family quest
Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) lets his Dutch colleague (Philip Dorn) handle the case of a homicidal maniac.
Fantasy
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Mr. Grimes
Lionel Barrymore Cedric Hardwicke Beulah Bondi Una Merkel Bobs Watson Nat Pendleton Henry Travers Grant Mitchell Eily Malyon James Burke Charles Waldron
grandfather grandchild aunt death doctor amusing cheeky emotional heartwarming house tree united states death old age family discovery sacrifice 1930s
A cantankerous old man takes in his beloved, orphaned grandson, whom he must protect at all costs, including from an agent of Death with the help of a magical apple tree.
Comedy
USA
1939
87 Minutes
Goliath
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Margaret Dumont Eve Arden Nat Pendleton Kenny Baker Fritz Feld Florence Rice
circus performer attorney thief moll conductor campy hilarious outlandish circus united states money business deception show business music pursuit adventure 1930s
The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Paul Terison
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
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Joe Wayman
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Lionel Atwill Laraine Day Helen Gilbert Nat Pendleton Sara Haden Samuel S. Hinds Emma Dunn Grant Mitchell Walter Kingsford
doctor mentor nurse tycoon daughter housekeeper engaging positive hospital new york city household office cottage medicine friendship research psychosomatic illness quacks experimental medicine quest
Dr. Gillespie's cancer has gotten worse, and to force him to take a rest instead of pursuing a sulfa-drug/pneumonia study, Kildare refuses to assist Gillespie, and instead accepts a case of... See full summary »
Drama
1940
75 Minutes
Joe Wayman
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Robert Young Laraine Day Emma Dunn Nat Pendleton Bobs Watson Walter Kingsford Alma Kruger Nell Craig Frank Orth
dr. kildare nurse fiancée brother mentor doctor melodramatic hospital office household epilepsy wedding romantic dilemma medical profession siblings love sacrifice quest 1940s
Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) corrects Kildare's (Lew Ayres) diagnosis of nurse Lamont's brother's (Robert Young) head problem.
Romance
1938
85 Minutes
'Dice' Loderhouse Shaughnessy
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Walter Pidgeon Hattie McDaniel Sam Levene Nat Pendleton Alan Curtis Eleanor Lynn Charles D. Brown
A worldly Broadway actress (Margaret Sullavan) lets a folksy doughboy (James Stewart) court her and marries him before he ships out.
Comedy
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Sgt. Michael Collins
Bud Abbott Lou Costello The Andrews Sisters Lee Bowman Alan Curtis Jane Frazee Nat Pendleton Samuel S. Hinds Harry Strang Nella Walker Leonard Elliott
salesman soldier drill instructor hostess playboy valet hilarious witty boot camp theater united states military redemption love triangle father/son relationship escape rivalry transformation love 1940s
Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.
Drama
USA
1940
113 Minutes
C.P.O. "Spike" Knowles
Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon Paul Kelly Shepperd Strudwick Red Skelton Nat Pendleton Dick Purcell William Tannen William Stelling Stanley Smith
ensign lieutenant commanding officer wife pilot brother emotional tense san diego naval base airplane household hospital restaurant arrogance teamwork misunderstanding navy false accusations depression
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1934
93 Minutes
Spud
Clark Gable William Powell Myrna Loy Leo Carrillo Isabel Jewell Mickey Rooney Nat Pendleton
casino owner politician love interest priest engaging gripping thrilling touching melodramatic new york city casino friendship new love self-sacrifice loyalty political campaign immortality sacrifice rise growing up
A district attorney (William Powell) condemns his boyhood buddy, a racketeer (Clark Gable) whose crime saves his bid for governor.
Comedy, Drama
1939
105 Minutes
Lieutenant John Guild
William Powell Myrna Loy Virginia Grey Otto Kruger C. Aubrey Smith Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Patric Knowles Tom Neal Phyllis Gordon Sheldon Leonard
detective socialite son dog wife suspenseful witty long island, n.y. new york city betrayal murder marriage parenthood injustice mystery 1920s
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit a Long Island estate, where Nick drinks Scotch and solves murders.
Comedy
USA
1932
70 Minutes
MacHardie
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Thelma Todd David Landau Robert Greig Nat Pendleton
professor college president college student football player bootlegger marx brothers hilarious madcap college football field speakeasy college athletics education father/son relationship rivalry 1930s
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley University, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against the rival Darwin University.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Shakespeare
Warren William May Robson Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Walter Connolly Jean Parker Nat Pendleton Barry Norton Halliwell Hobbes Hobart Bosworth
fruit seller mother daughter fiancé gangster father amusing intricate new york city mother/daughter relationship deception class distinctions social standing family gangsters underdog transformation 1930s
A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
Comedy
USA
1937
94 Minutes
George Black
Al Ritz Harry Ritz Jimmy Ritz Joan Davis Tony Martin Gloria Stuart Fred Stone Nat Pendleton Dick Baldwin Joan Marsh
student coach athlete girlfriend brother lighthearted spirited madcap college football field classroom football big break scandal secret underdog discovery rivalry 1930s
When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has it the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
"Pug" Walsh
Robert Taylor Edward Arnold Maureen O'Sullivan Frank Morgan William Gargan Lionel Stander Jane Wyman Nat Pendleton Charles D. Brown Gene Reynolds Don "Red" Barry
boxer gambler alcoholic bookie childhood friend love interest brooding engaging gutsy boxing ring bar boxing guilt corruption accidental death redemption gambling underdog forbidden love quest
A boxer (Robert Taylor) promoted by his boozing father gains a killer reputation and falls for a bookie's (Edward Arnold) daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
Mystery & Thriller
1932
63 Minutes
Ben Lyon Barbara Weeks William V. Mong Ethel Kenyon Kenneth Thomson Tom Dugan William Halligan Helene Millard Dwight Frye Tom McGuire Nat Pendleton
Drama, History
1932
118 Minutes
Fredric March Claudette Colbert Charles Laughton Elissa Landi Ian Keith Vivian Tobin Harry Beresford Ferdinand Gottschalk Arthur Hohl Tommy Conlon Nat Pendleton
emperor nero empress christian military officer stepfather young woman hedonistic brutal tense rome colosseum burning of rome persecution unrequited love royalty jealousy lions rescue wretched excess underdog
A Roman official (Fredric March) tries to save Christians from the lions and the madness of Emperor Nero (Charles Laughton).
Drama
1932
95 Minutes
Wallace Beery Karen Morley Ricardo Cortez Jean Hersholt John Miljan Vince Barnett Herman Bing Greta Meyer Edward Brophy Ward Bond Nat Pendleton
wrestler criminal wife old flame manager promoter brooding thrilling tense gutsy wrestling ring germany beer garden new york city gym prison wrestling love triangle deception infidelity
A simple German wrestler (Wallace Beery) comes to America with his bride (Karen Morley), pregnant by another man (Ricardo Cortez).
Comedy
1934
75 Minutes
Jean Harlow Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Lewis Stone Patsy Kelly Alan Mowbray Clara Blandick Russell Hopton Hale Hamilton Henry Kolker Nat Pendleton
chorus girl wealthy man millionaire son best friend married man playful spirited amusing missouri beer hall new york city stage mansion yacht gold digging father/son relationship suicide frame-up seduction
An innkeeper's daughter (Jean Harlow) runs away from home and meets a Palm Beach millionaire (Lionel Barrymore) and his son (Franchot Tone).
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peterson Tully Marshall John Miljan Emmett Corrigan Warner Richmond Sandy Roth J. Carrol Naish
police chief detective mobster femme fatale wife district attorney brutal gritty wild chicago police station nightclub street organized crime police corruption sibling rivalry deception prohibition violence temptation
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Donald Cook Arthur Hohl John Wayne Henry Kolker Margaret Lindsay Douglas Dumbrille Theresa Harris Alphonse Ethier James Murray
beautiful woman businessman father friend banker sultry unrestrained pennsylvania new york city seduction sex betrayal prohibition social standing adventure transformation 1930s
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully sleeping her way to the top.
Drama
1940
76 Minutes
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Laraine Day Shepperd Strudwick Samuel S. Hinds Emma Dunn Walter Kingsford Alma Kruger John Eldredge Nell Craig George H. Reed
doctor nurse mentor surgeon patient rival tense melodramatic hospital city car mentorship medical profession romance love triangle malpractice unlikely allies discovery rivalry 1940s
Kildare (Lew Ayres) tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore), and faces a rival for nurse Lamont (Laraine Day).