List of the best Paul Cavanagh movies: Champagne Charlie(1936), Wife Wanted(1946), Shadows on the Stairs(1941), Goin' to Town(1935), Charade(1953), Splendor(1935), Passage From Hong Kong(1941), The Crash(1932), Francis in the Haunted House(1956), Adventure in Iraq(1943), Case of the Black Parrot(1941), The Woman in Green(1945) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1936
58 Minutes
Charlie Cortland
Paul Cavanagh Helen Wood Thomas Beck Minna Gombell Herbert Mundin Noel Madison Montagu Love
The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry. When he double-crosses them he's murdered and the murderer blackmails the girl. Then he is murdered.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
73 Minutes
Jeffrey Caldwell
Kay Francis Paul Cavanagh Robert Shayne Veda Ann Borg Teala Loring John Gallaudet Jonathan Hale Tim Ryan Barton Yarborough
Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond (Kay Francis) buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell (Paul Cavanagh). Actually, through his secretary, Nola Reed (Veda Ann Borg), ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Joseph "Joe" Reynolds
Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanagh Heather Angel Bruce Lester Miles Mander Lumsden Hare Turhan Bey Charles Irwin Phyllis Barry Mary Field Paul Benay
murderer murder suspect murder victim woman intense suspenseful thrilling melodramatic profound brooding boathouse london murder suspicion investigation danger lie truth adventure discovery
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Musical, Comedy
1935
74 Minutes
Edward Carrington
Mae West Paul Cavanagh Ivan Lebedeff Gilbert Emery Marjorie Gateson Tito Coral Fred Kohler Monroe Owsley Grant Withers Luis Alberni
cattle rancher aristocrat husband saloon girl femme fatale british man cheeky melodramatic amusing buenos aires, argentina ranch southampton marriage social climbing money class distinctions love triangle status pursuit quest
A sassy female cattle rancher, Cleo Borden (Mae West), wants nothing more than to sashay her way into the moneyed class.
Drama
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Col. Heisler
James Mason Pamela Mason Paul Cavanagh Vince Barnett John Dodsworth Scott Forbes Bruce Lester Sean McClory
A husband and wife discuss three incidents that occurred in various situations.
Drama
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Martin Deering
Miriam Hopkins Joel McCrea Paul Cavanagh Helen Westley Billie Burke Katharine Alexander Ruth Weston David Niven Ivan F. Simpson Arthur Treacher Torben Meyer
The once-great Lorrimore family faces bankruptcy unless older son Brighton marries wealthy Edith Gilbert. When Brighton instead returns from a trip with his new wife Phyllis, she receives a... See full summary »
Comedy
1941
61 Minutes
Lucille Fairbanks Keith Douglas Paul Cavanagh Richard Ainley Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden Lumsden Hare Tom Stevenson Boyd Irwin Chester Gan
To woo a woman (Lucille Fairbanks), a crime writer (Keith Douglas) concocts a story involving himself in a murder.
Drama
1932
58 Minutes
Sanderson
Ruth Chatterton George Brent Paul Cavanagh Barbara Leonard Henry Kolker Lois Wilson Ivan F. Simpson Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Edith Kingdom Richard Tucker
The wife (Ruth Chatterton) of a Wall Street loser (George Brent) eyes an Australian sheep rancher (Paul Cavanagh) in Bermuda.
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Neil Frazer
Mickey Rooney Virginia Welles James Flavin Paul Cavanagh Mary Ellen Kay David Janssen Ralph Dumke Richard Gaines Richard Deacon Dick Winslow Charles Horvath
Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime.
Adventure
USA
1943
65 Minutes
Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
John Loder Ruth Ford Warren Douglas Paul Cavanagh Barry Bernard Peggy Carson Bill Crago Martin Garralaga Bill Edwards Dick Botiller Eugene Borden
Five Allied soldiers in an airplane flying to Egypt crash-land in Iraq. They are taken in by a local sheik, but soon begin to suspect that he may not be quite as friendly as he appears to be.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1941
59 Minutes
Max Armand
William Lundigan Maris Wrixon Eddie Foy Jr. Paul Cavanagh Luli Deste Charles Waldron Joseph Crehan Emory Parnell Phyllis Barry Cyril Thornton Leland Hodgson
A newsman (William Lundigan) and cameraman (Eddie Foy Jr.) tie shipboard foul play to a global criminal.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
68 Minutes
Sir George Fenwick
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Hillary Brooke Henry Daniell Paul Cavanagh Matthew Boulton Eve Amber Frederick Worlock Tom Bryson
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty beautiful woman police detective amateur sleuth suspenseful intricate london household scotland yard 221b baker street investigation murder mutilation deception hypnosis mystery rivalry discovery
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
Horror
USA
1959
70 Minutes
Zutai
Eduard Franz Valerie French Henry Daniell Grant Richards Paul Cavanagh Howard Wendell Paul Wexler Lumsden Hare Frank Gerstle
anthropologist scientist brother native tribesman chilling offbeat laboratory family home jungle curse voodoo anthropology siblings ritual murder mystery pursuit 1950s
Anthropologist Jonathan Drake believes that the men of his family have been cursed for generations by the native South American tribe he studies. Shortly after his brother, discovers one of the tribe's shrunken heads, he's found murdered.
Adventure
USA
1952
83 Minutes
Jeremy Smithers
Rhonda Fleming Sterling Hayden Helena Carter John Sutton Paul Cavanagh Michael Ansara Raymond Hatton Alex Montoya
sea captain rival pirate fiancée first mate messenger spirited cheeky melodramatic caribbean ship sea island jamaica court pirates impersonation parentage secrets jealousy
The seafaring adventures of French privateer Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo during the Franco-Spanish-English war of the 17th century.
Drama, Romance
USA
1930
80 Minutes
Capt. Orloff
Walter Huston Kay Francis Kenneth MacKenna Jobyna Howland Paul Cavanagh Eric Kalkhurst Oscar Apfel Gordon McLeod
Marya is the wife of medical student Victor Sablin, who finds it impossible to deal with military life when he is inducted into the Russian army during World War I.
Western
USA
1954
73 Minutes
John H. Tunstall
Scott Brady Betta St. John James Griffith Alan Hale Jr. Paul Cavanagh Wm. "Bill" Phillips
ranch hand sheriff rancher niece foreman pat garrett brooding melodramatic new mexico territory ranch saloon cabin hotel billy the kid friendship cattle ranchers posse shoot-out murder fall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
Horror
1951
76 Minutes
Klaas Van Gelder
Barbara Payton Lon Chaney Raymond Burr Tom Conway Paul Cavanagh Gisela Werbiseck Carol Varga Paul Maxey
A rubber-plantation foreman (Raymond Burr) marries his boss's widow (Barbara Payton), then turns into a gorilla.
Mystery & Thriller
1945
69 Minutes
Dr. Simon Merrivale
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Dennis Hoey Aubrey Mather Paul Cavanagh Holmes Herbert Gavin Muir
detective sidekick wealthy man butler sherlock holmes crafty thrilling confident castle office dinner party murder mystery insurance dining investigation mystery temptation 1890s
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) go to Scotland to check on mortality at a heavily insured club.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
86 Minutes
Clive Russell
Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Joan Lorring George Coulouris Rosalind Ivan Paul Cavanagh Arthur Shields Morton Lowry Holmes Herbert Art Foster Clyde Cook
superintendent successor artist nephew politician crafty engaging thrilling scotland yard london rooming house courtroom wrongful execution murder investigation redemption teamwork police work writing rivalry discovery
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Drama
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Gray Meredith
John Barrymore Katharine Hepburn Billie Burke David Manners Henry Stephenson Paul Cavanagh Elizabeth Patterson Gayle Evers Julie Haydon
husband wife daughter fiancée moving melodramatic touching mansion england mental illness family marriage transformation love sacrifice 1920s
A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
85 Minutes
Victor Kranish
Hedy Lamarr Dennis O'Keefe John Loder William Lundigan Natalie Schafer Paul Cavanagh
art designer advertiser secretary psychiatrist neighbor friend bleak melodramatic new york city office stork club apartment house court disillusionment sex mental breakdown attempted suicide blackmail murder
A beautiful editor at a fashion magazine has a breakdown due to the pressures of her work and her disappointing love life. A psychiatrist recommends that she start life fresh by moving into a smaller apartment and under another name.
Drama
1940
97 Minutes
Bill Rodgers
Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr Verree Teasdale Kent Taylor Mona Barrie Paul Cavanagh Jack Carson Louis Calhern Laraine Day Reed Hadley Frances Drake
physician patient rich girl wealthy man debutante husband tense disheartening emotional new york city clinic hospital apartment ship suicide attempt unrequited love health care class distinctions marriage sacrifice
A doctor (Spencer Tracy) marries a model (Hedy Lamarr) and quits his clinic to make enough money to please her.
Drama
USA
1942
109 Minutes
John "Jack" Shagrue
Ida Lupino Dennis Morgan Joan Leslie Jack Carson Gladys George Faye Emerson Paul Cavanagh Leona Maricle Roman Bohnen Ray Montgomery Jacqueline Wells
singer sister band leader dancer somber sad dark broadway theater stage new york city small town sister relationship fame success singing love triangle rise fall 1940s
Embittered, ambitious Helen Chernen sees an opportunity to escape her drab small-town life by becoming a 'stage mother' to her musically-talented younger sister.
Comedy
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Frederick Kerr David Torrence Florence Britton Myrna Loy Paul Cavanagh Crauford Kent
Spendthrift Willie Leyland again returns to the family home in London penniless. His father is none too pleased but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1944
74 Minutes
Lord Penrose
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Gerald Hamer Arthur Hohl Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Paul Cavanagh Kay Harding
detective doctor watson actor postal worker innkeeper lord thrilling suspenseful rousing canada inn quebec city investigation serial murders detective work sherlock holmes mystery pursuit revenge 19th century
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) solve village murders blamed on a monster in Canada.
Drama
USA
1946
125 Minutes
Victor Wright
Joan Crawford John Garfield Oscar Levant J. Carrol Naish Craig Stevens Tom D'Andrea Peggy Knudsen Paul Cavanagh
benefactor violinist husband pianist emotional melodramatic raw stage new york city obsessive love music alcoholism wealth poverty forbidden love rise temptation 1940s
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Drama
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Dr. Henry Giraud
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Agnes Moorehead Otto Kruger Gregg Palmer Sara Shane Paul Cavanagh Judy Nugent George Lynn Richard Cutting
playboy widow best friend mentor melodramatic mushy heartwarming tender hospital brightwood house new love accidental death repentance love transformation wretched excess sacrifice 1950s
A rich playboy whose recklessness inadvertently causes the death of a prominent doctor tries to make amends to his widow, and falls for her in the process.
Horror
USA
1953
88 Minutes
Sidney Wallace
Vincent Price Frank Lovejoy Phyllis Kirk Carolyn Jones Paul Picerni Roy Roberts Angela Clarke Paul Cavanagh Dabbs Greer Charles Bronson Reggie Rymal
professor sculptor partner assistant art student police officer creepy disturbing frightening creative new york city museum sculpting art likeness arson insurance fraud wretched excess rivalry mystery
An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.
Drama, History
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Col. Tucker
Van Heflin Anne Bancroft Lee Marvin Richard Boone Tommy Rettig Will Wright Peter Graves Douglas Spencer Paul Cavanagh Helen Ford
confederate soldier prisoner of war veteran widow son banker thrilling intense uneasy stockade canada vermont small town boarding house bank american civil war deception friendship arson looting
A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few ... See full summary »
War
USA
1942
113 Minutes
Group Captain
James Cagney Dennis Morgan Brenda Marshall Alan Hale George Tobias Reginald Gardiner Reginald Denny Russell Arms Paul Cavanagh Clem Bevans J.M. Kerrigan
bush pilot fiancée doctor daughter storekeeper commanding officer spirited canada england plane crash aviation world war ii air force adventure sacrifice 1940s
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
Mystery & Thriller
1933
73 Minutes
Sir Thomas MacDonald
William Powell Mary Astor Eugene Pallette Ralph Morgan Helen Vinson Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Arthur Hohl Paul Cavanagh
detective niece brother rival competitor murder suspect suspenseful intricate emotional long island, n.y. new york state dog show household murder case investigation infidelity competition family secret past revenge
Detective Philo Vance sifts through clues and comes up with seven possible suspects in the murder of a sportsman.
Romance
1948
100 Minutes
James Stewart Joan Fontaine Eddie Albert Roland Young Willard Parker Percy Kilbride Porter Hall Marcy McGuire Arthur Walsh William Bakewell Paul Cavanagh
Experiencing a change of heart on her wedding night, a socialite (Joan Fontaine) decides to find a companion more interesting than her husband.
Biography
USA
1948
106 Minutes
William Bendix Claire Trevor Charles Bickford Sam Levene William Frawley Gertrude Niesen Fred Lightner Stanley Clements Bobby Ellis Lloyd Gough Matt Briggs
The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
86 Minutes
Bob Hope Joan Fontaine Basil Rathbone Audrey Dalton Hugh Marlowe Vincent Price Arnold Moss John Carradine John Hoyt Hope Emerson Robert Hutton
A meek tailor thinks his wooing will be helped if he assumes the identity of the famous Casanova...who's deeply in debt.
Romance
USA
1949
115 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Van Heflin Louis Jourdan James Mason Christopher Kent Gene Lockhart Frank Allenby Gladys Cooper John Abbott Harry Morgan George Zucco
wife husband doctor lawyer wealthy man disheartening emotional hedonistic sultry france small town adultery ambition love wealth marriage love fall temptation wretched excess
A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers and run up ruinous debts.