List of the best Ralph Morgan movies: Little Men(1934), The Outer Gate(1937), Condemned to Live(1935), Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.(1939), Night Monster(1942), Shadows Over Shanghai(1938), The Monster Maker(1944), The Power and the Glory(1933), The Last Round-Up(1947), General Spanky(1936), Way Down South(1939), Rasputin and the Empress(1932) ... ...
Drama
USA
1934
84 Minutes
Professor Bhaer
Ralph Morgan Erin O'Brien-Moore Junior Durkin Cora Sue Collins Phyllis Fraser Frankie Darro David Durand Dickie Moore
The former Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for homeless boys. One of the boys, Nat, invites Dan, a street kid, to come to the school, where the boys ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
62 Minutes
John Borden
Ralph Morgan Kay Linaker Ben Alexander Eddie Acuff Charles Brokaw
boss gangster ex-convict thief cellmate girlfriend brooding crafty prison house restaurant office embezzlement imprisonment theft vengeance wrongfully accused frame-up revenge quest
Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1935
67 Minutes
Prof. Paul Kristan
After a series of unsolved murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
100 Minutes
J.P. Morton
Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
1942
73 Minutes
Bela Lugosi Ralph Morgan Lionel Atwill Leif Erickson Irene Hervey Don Porter Nils Asther Fay Helm
Kurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps as one by one they meet horrible deaths.
Drama
USA
1938
66 Minutes
Howard Barclay
James Dunn Ralph Morgan Linda Gray Robert Barrat Paul Sutton Edward Woods Edwin Mordant Chester Gan Victor Wong
A pilot carrying a valuable amulet is shot down over China by a ruthless Russian agent, who also wants the amulet.
Horror
USA
1944
64 Minutes
mad scientist pianist daughter assistant manager henchman creepy shocking tense laboratory family home concert hall doctor's office scientific experiments mutation obsession blackmail assumed identity confrontation metamorphosis
A mad scientist injects his enemies with an acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.
Drama
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Henry
friend railroad tycoon secretary wife divorcée son dark emotional funeral chicago mountain california office household railroad strike suicide male bonding family dysfunction marriage
A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In the meantime he lost touch with his ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1947
76 Minutes
Charlie Mason
rancher ranch owner land baron son indian singing cowboy spirited engaging thrilling american west ranch desert mesa city, ariz. land grab relocation old west schemes law and order native americans discovery
Gene is assigned to round up a tribe of Indians squatting on barren land.
Comedy
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Yankee General
George "Spanky" McFarland Phillips Holmes Ralph Morgan Irving Pichel Rosina Lawrence William "Buckwheat' Thomas Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Hobart Bosworth Robert Middlemass Jimmy Burtis
child soldier gambler runaway slave shoeshine boy amusing playful spirited mississippi river riverboat house american south american civil war children during wartime childhood friends orphans on the run imagination adventure
A small boy is instrumental in a famous Civil War victory.
Musical
USA
1939
62 Minutes
Timothy Reid Sr.
In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his slaves, to his young son. While the deceased treated his slaves decently, his corrupt ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1932
123 Minutes
Czar Nicholas II
John Barrymore Ethel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Ralph Morgan Diana Wynyard Tad Alexander C. Henry Gordon Edward Arnold Gustav von Seyffertitz Dawn O'Day Jean Parker
mystic czar nicholas ii child prince princess doctor dark intense russia palace party hypnosis czarina alexandra royalty rasputin assassination revolution quest rise fall
A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia.
Drama
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Briggs
Joan Crawford Spencer Tracy Alan Curtis Ralph Morgan Mary Philips Oscar O'Shea Elisabeth Risdon Leo Gorcey George Chandler Bert Roach Marie Blake
showgirl husband tycoon best friend manager cheeky moving engaging brooklyn, n.y. apartment paris theater restaurant pier financial crisis marriage blackmail wealth divorce unemployment
Rags-to-riches Hennessey meets newlyweds Jessie and Eddie from his old neighborhood. Eddie plots to have Jessie divorce him, marry Hennessey, divorce Hennessey, then bring Hennessey's money... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Nicholas "Nick" Torrent
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Reginald Owen Ralph Morgan Etienne Girardot Alan Dinehart Jo Ann Sayers Joan Marsh John Hubbard Tom Collins Sidney Blackmer
amateur sleuth bookseller wife wealthy man inspector butler amusing crafty household library murder investigation literature wealth family mystery discovery 1930s
Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane are engaged to find who is stealing rare books from a private library.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
64 Minutes
Prof. Millard Sawtelle
Lon Chaney Evelyn Ankers Anne Gwynne Ralph Morgan Elisabeth Risdon Lois Collier Harry Hayden Elizabeth Russell Phil Brown Kay Harding
While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Reginald "Reggie" Odell
Franchot Tone Gladys George Mickey Rooney Ralph Morgan Jessie Ralph Barnett Parker Ted Healy Frank Jenks Virginia Weidler Fay Holden Julius Tannen
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans.
Comedy
USA
1945
59 Minutes
B.B. Lavish, Richard Lavish
Jimmy Ellison Wanda McKay Franklin Pangborn Ralph Morgan June Clyde Leon Belasco Karin Lang Emmett Lynn Robert Greig Vera Lewis
A young girl arrives in Hollywood determined to become a star in the movies, but finds that attaining stardom is a lot more difficult then she counted on. Howewver, she does become a star ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1933
73 Minutes
Raymond Wrede
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.
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Henry Loring
George Arliss Edna May Oliver Janet Beecher Charlotte Henry Ralph Morgan Edward Ellis Frank Albertson Rafaela Ottiano Donald Meek Joseph Cawthorn Harry C. Bradley
millionaire son granddaughter sister lawyer adopted son offbeat witty massachusetts house memorial service inheritance greed family schemes eccentricity reconciliation love quest 1930s
In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for a memorial service. Once there, Barr ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
112 Minutes
Randolph
Irene Dunne Robert Taylor Charles Butterworth Betty Furness Sara Haden Ralph Morgan Henry Armetta Gilbert Emery Arthur Hoyt
millionaire widow mentor best friend doctor melodramatic heartwarming brightwood hospital house repentance accidental death new love forgiveness sacrifice wretched excess transformation 1930s
The life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's only resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
85 Minutes
Horace Mitchell
Fred MacMurray Frances Farmer Charles Ruggles Lloyd Nolan Fay Holden Ralph Morgan Edward H. Robins Harlan Briggs Willard Robertson Horace MacMahon
journalist publisher daughter gangster father killer suspenseful rousing newsroom mountain city, tenn. father/daughter relationship love gangs murder journalism racketeering rivalry discovery 1930s
Two newspapers are pitted against each other. One owned by gangster Charles Gillette (Lloyd Nolan), the other by Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray).
Adventure
USA
1944
223 Minutes
Dr. Miller
Milburn Stone Lewis D. Collins Marjorie Weaver Edgar Kennedy Samuel S. Hinds Martin Kosleck Ralph Morgan Joseph Crehan Fuzzy Knight
An adventurer goes after Nazi spies who have a new death ray called the Paratron.
Western
1937
115 Minutes
Nicholas Pryor
Joel McCrea Frances Dee Lloyd Nolan Bob Burns Porter Hall Ralph Morgan Henry O'Neill Mary Nash
office worker company owner employee driver wild west life journey business business idea business innovator history western films
Ramsey McCay, a troubleshooter for the newly formed Wells Fargo company, maintains smooth routes to the west. He becomes separated from his wife during the Civil War until they reunite during the company's 20th anniversary.
Biography
1943
92 Minutes
George Brett
Michael O'Shea Susan Hayward Frank Craven Osa Massen Harry Davenport Virginia Mayo Ralph Morgan Louise Beavers Jonathan Hale Leonard Strong
author wife prospector sailor hobo publisher engaging fascinating spectacular yukon san francisco alaska new york city japan lifestyle changes marriage social activism war imperialism jack london
The writer (Michael O'Shea) joins the Alaskan gold rush, goes to sea, finds a wife (Susan Hayward) and covers the Russo-Japanese War.
Action
1936
70 Minutes
Mr. Dean
James Stewart Wendy Barrie Una Merkel Ted Healy Weldon Heyburn Patricia Wilder Ralph Morgan Robert Randall Charles Trowbridge William Tannen Walter Kingsford
driver engineer pretty woman partner rival boss engaging emotional detroit auto factory racetrack city auto racing love triangle competition engineering race against time rivalry discovery 1930s
The boss's niece (Wendy Barrie) helps a test driver (James Stewart) at Indianapolis and the Utah salt flats.
Biography
USA
1939
105 Minutes
Stephen F. Austin
Richard Dix Gail Patrick Edward Ellis Joan Fontaine Victor Jory Robert Barrat George "Gabby" Hayes Ralph Morgan Robert Armstrong
davy crockett andrew jackson texan native american soldier governor rousing confident thrilling emotional texas tennessee frontier alamo battlefield texas revolution race relations war freedom sam houston
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Musical
USA
1934
69 Minutes
Secretary to President
Warner Baxter Madge Evans Shirley Temple Nigel Bruce Stepin Fetchit Frank Melton Lila Lee Ralph Morgan Frank Mitchell Jack Durant Arthur Byron
producer secretary congressman father daughter businessman cheery confident spirited washington, d.c. office stage government building theater great depression entertainment government corruption business optimism
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1944
86 Minutes
Mr. Quandt
Claudia Drake Paul Andor Donald Woods H.B. Warner Gloria Stuart Beryl Wallace Sigrid Gurie Ralph Morgan
nazi actress wife father-in-law landlord doctor patriotic melodramatic striking nazi germany berlin vienna theater house joseph goebbels nazism propaganda loneliness power blackmail
Young Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, an unsuccessful playwright, is forced, in order to support himself, to take a position as tutor in the household of Herr Quandt. His first attempt to force ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Leroy Hutchins
William Powell Jean Arthur James Gleason Eric Blore Robert Armstrong Lila Lee Grant Mitchell Erin O'Brien-Moore Ralph Morgan Lucile Gleason Frank M. Thomas
doctor wife jockey butler bookie horse trainer campy engaging madcap racetrack house murder romance horse racing discovery love mystery 1930s
A wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation.
Comedy
USA
1938
84 Minutes
Bill Northcote
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Don Castle Virginia Weidler Gordon Jones Ralph Morgan
judge wife son daughter ranger friend amusing endearing lighthearted ranch house desert united states arizona water supply relocation family land ownership fitting in agriculture
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
Morrison
Brian Donlevy Miriam Hopkins Preston Foster Harold Huber Philip Reed Gloria Holden Douglas Dumbrille Sharon Douglas William Henry Ralph Morgan Jack Mulhall
A greedy woman turns in her husband, a jewel thief, for the reward. Her husband's friend, a detective, adopts the couple's child and raises her as his own. Eighteen years later the husband,... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1937
116 Minutes
Paul Muni Joseph Schildkraut Gale Sondergaard Gloria Holden Donald Crisp Erin O'Brien-Moore John Litel Henry O'Neill Morris Carnovsky Louis Calhern Ralph Morgan
author paul cézanne victim soldier wife prostitute engaging gripping moving france paris prison england courtroom household emile zola court battles friendship journalism historical events
CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take control of Texas after the Civil War kills Colonel Jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. His men then ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1936
140 Minutes
Fredric March Olivia de Havilland Gale Sondergaard Edmund Gwenn Claude Rains Anita Louise Louis Hayward Steffi Duna Billy Mauch Donald Woods Akim Tamiroff
hero pretty woman father mother grandfather melodramatic emotional passionate italy europe france africa cuba abandonment illegitimate child expedition romance adventure discovery quest
In 18th-century Italy, an orphan's debt to the man who raised him threatens to separate him forever from the woman he loves.
Drama
USA
1934
117 Minutes
George Breakston Jimmy Butler Jackie Searle Frankie Darro Donald Haines Rolf Ernest Julius Molnar Wesley Giraud Beaudine Anderson Bruce Line Samuel S. Hinds
gang leader gang member sick child rival mother father emotional powerful military hospital germany school street gang war fitting in respect illness making amends outsider adventure rivalry
Adapted from The Paul Street Boys, an autobiographical novel by Ferenc Molnar, GLORY is an unusually sensitive evocation of the pain of youth and the senselessness of war. Frail Nemecsek, a... See full summary »