List of the best Reginald Owen movies: A Study in Scarlet(1933), Madame Du Barry(1934), Hotel Imperial(1938), Adventure in Manhattan(1936), Petticoat Fever(1936), The Earl of Chicago(1940), Fast and Loose(1939), Salute to the Marines(1943), Conquest(1937), Personal Property(1937), Woman of the Year(1942), The Bishop Misbehaves(1935) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Reginald Owen Warburton Gamble Anna May Wong June Clyde Alan Dinehart John Warburton J.M. Kerrigan Alan Mowbray Doris Lloyd Billy Bevan Leila Bennett
sherlock holmes doctor watson lawyer widow pretty woman intricate tense london apartment murder greed investigation inheritance aristocracy secret society mystery discovery 19th century
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1934
79 Minutes
King Louis XV
Dolores del Río Reginald Owen Victor Jory Osgood Perkins Verree Teasdale Henry O'Neill Anita Louise Ferdinand Gottschalk Maynard Holmes Dorothy Tree Joan Wheeler
louis xv courtesan king countess adviser marie antoinette cheeky incredible hedonistic emotional versailles, france palace paris abbey madame du barry french history royal life international conflict political intrigue mentorship
Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1938
67 Minutes
General Videnko
It is the fate of a small frontier town, adjoining the no-man's-land where the Russians and Austrians are fighting out one of the final campaigns of World War I, to be occupied one day by ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Blackton Gregory
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Reginald Owen Thomas Mitchell Herman Bing
reporter actress jewel thief henchman editor producer amusing melodramatic new york city newsroom theater bank diner restaurant burglary journalism practical jokes wager jealousy explosion
A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.
Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Sir James Felton
Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Reginald Owen Otto Yamaoka George Hassell Forrester Harvey Irving Bacon Bo Ching Iris Yamaoka Winifred Shotter
A lonesome wireless operator delays a couple who become stranded in Labrador.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Gervase Gonwell
Robert Montgomery Edward Arnold Reginald Owen Edmund Gwenn E.E. Clive Ronald Sinclair Norma Varden Halliwell Hobbes
bootlegger enemy english gentleman offbeat brooding chicago england mansion court inheritance betrayal rags to riches murder class conflict alcohol revenge rise fall 1930s
Silky has always moved booze. In prohibition, he smuggled it from Canada, but now that it is legal, he produces his own brand. Seven years before, he sent Doc to prison because Doc was an ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Vincent Charlton
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.
War
USA
1943
101 Minutes
Mr. Henry Caspar
Wallace Beery Fay Bainter Reginald Owen Keye Luke Ray Collins Marilyn Maxwell William Lundigan Donald Curtis Noah Beery Dick Curtis Russell Gleason
Wallace Beery stars in this patriotic World War II drama about a tough retired Marine who is caught in the middle of the Philippines campaign, experiencing action, heroics, and tragedy. ... See full summary »
Drama, History
1937
112 Minutes
Tallyrand
Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Reginald Owen Alan Marshall Henry Stephenson Leif Erickson Dame May Whitty C. Henry Gordon Maria Ouspenskaya Claude Gillingwater
napoleon bonaparte countess marie walewska count politician son patriotic melodramatic poland isle of elba france historical events affair imprisonment divorce love sacrifice wretched excess forbidden love 1800s
Married Countess Marie Walewska (Greta Garbo) becomes Napoleon's (Charles Boyer) mistress, followed by the battle of Waterloo.
Comedy
1937
88 Minutes
Claude Dabney
Jean Harlow Robert Taylor Reginald Owen Una O'Connor Henrietta Crosman E.E. Clive Cora Witherspoon Marla Shelton Forrester Harvey Lionel Braham Barnett Parker
widow fiancé brother maid mother father intricate madcap charming london apartment marrying for money love triangle family business debt unlikely romance forbidden love discovery 1930s
A London playboy (Robert Taylor) moves in with a broke U.S. widow (Jean Harlow), as custodian of her and her possessions.
Comedy
USA
1942
112 Minutes
Clayton
Katharine Hepburn Spencer Tracy Fay Bainter Reginald Owen Minor Watson William Bendix Gladys Blake Dan Tobin Roscoe Karns William Tannen Ludwig Stossel
reporter father mother refugee playful witty newsroom baseball field family home love-hate relationship ambition sexism love rise transformation 1940s
Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Guy Waller
Maureen O'Sullivan Edmund Gwenn Lucile Watson Reginald Owen Dudley Digges Norman Foster Lilian Bond Melville Cooper Charles McNaughton Etienne Girardot
On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
75 Minutes
President of Club
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Frank Morgan Reginald Owen Louis Hayward David Holt Virginia Weidler E.E. Clive Walter Kingsford Ivan F. Simpson Tom Moore
prince princess colonel mysterious woman fiancé wealthy man eerie tense london boat zoo scams suicide political intrigue arranged marriage secret society journey discovery mystery rivalry
The Crown Prince is to marry the Princess Brenda of Irania, but the Princess declines the arranged marriage. Relieved, Florizel heads for London, with the Colonel, where he seeks adventure ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Hillary Bellaire
Allan Jones Judy Garland Fanny Brice Reginald Owen Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Lynne Carver
young girl sister father singer maid cook hilarious frenetic heartwarming all-girls school classroom family home stage theater ocean liner music show business family ambition friendship
Judy Bellaire, played by Judy Garland, is the center of trouble at her exclusive private and very conservative school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a Jazzy style in her music ... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1945
89 Minutes
Cary Shadwell
Charles Laughton Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Reginald Owen John Carradine Gilbert Roland John Qualen Sheldon Leonard Abner Biberman William Farnum Ray Teal
pirate henchman admiral king son love interest spirited brutal madagascar coast ship cave london sea ambition greed capt. kidd betrayal execution swordplay
The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
War
USA
1942
104 Minutes
Schultz
Joan Crawford John Wayne Philip Dorn Reginald Owen Albert Basserman John Carradine Ann Ayars J. Edward Bromberg Moroni Olsen Henry Daniell Arthur Space
socialite fiancé munitions maker pilot resistance fighter tense patriotic melodramatic paris family home factory countryside nazi collaboration nazi occupation love triangle deception world war ii undercover operations discovery escape
In German-occupied Paris, a Frenchwoman tries to help smuggle a downed RAF pilot into Portugal despite strict surveillance by suspicious Gestapo officers.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
66 Minutes
Henry Arbuthnot
Ann Harding Frank Morgan Katharine Alexander Reginald Owen Jane Baxter Ralph Forbes Jessie Ralph Charles Judels Rafaela Ottiano
For Lotty Wilkins, romance is no longer part of her marriage. In an effort to find what's missing from her life, she and three other women rent an Italian villa for the month of April, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Leonard
Diana Wynyard Clive Brook Billie Burke Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray Gilbert Emery Phyllis Barry Walter Armitage Robert Adair Vernon Steele Katherine Williams
Leonard and Anne are taking the lovers road to Dover where they will board the boat and go to Paris. But the car breaks down and Saunders takes them to a nearby hotel. When they get there, ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1942
101 Minutes
Philo Cobson
Jeanette MacDonald Robert Young Ethel Waters Reginald Owen Grant Mitchell Lionel Atwill Edward Ciannelli Mitchell Lewis Larry Nunn Dennis Hoey Mona Barrie
A torpedoed newsman (Robert Young) foils Nazi spies in Cairo with a Hollywood singer (Jeanette MacDonald) and her maid (Ethel Waters).
Comedy
1936
80 Minutes
Baron Otto Spandermann
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Franchot Tone Reginald Owen Mona Barrie Ivan Lebedeff Charles Judels William Demarest
heiress prince journalist millionaire wife madcap lighthearted london paris new york city airplane train journalism wedding wealth romance love adventure rivalry 1930s
Rival newsmen (Clark Gable, Franchot Tone) and an American heiress (Joan Crawford) get mixed up with spies in Europe.
Musical
1936
110 Minutes
Myerson
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy James Stewart Reginald Owen Allan Jones Alan Mowbray Gilda Gray
opera singer police officer brother criminal charming melodramatic forest countryside ontario, canada train new love family crime deception prison break love pursuit 1930s
An opera star (Jeanette MacDonald) falls for a Mountie (Nelson Eddy) chasing her outlaw brother (James Stewart).
Drama
USA
1942
124 Minutes
Biffer
Ronald Colman Greer Garson Philip Dorn Susan Peters Reginald Owen Henry Travers Margaret Wycherly Bramwell Fletcher Arthur Margetson Jill Esmond Marta Linden
veteran showgirl fiancée sibling doctor government official emotional passionate england mental institution music hall household small town amnesia world war i car crash inheritance election relationships love
An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life.
Drama, History
USA
1935
128 Minutes
Stryver
Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Blanche Yurka Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone Henry B. Walthall Donald Woods Walter Catlett Fritz Leiber H.B. Warner
lawyer wealthy man pretty woman emotional melodramatic passionate england london france paris social change love triangle french revolution friendship injustice love forbidden love quest rescue 1780s
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Drama
USA
1942
134 Minutes
Foley, Storekeeper and Air-raid Warden
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Dame May Whitty Teresa Wright Reginald Owen Henry Travers Richard Ney Henry Wilcoxon
mother soldier father daughter architect emotional touching sad england household airplane family home bombing air raids class distinctions world war ii death rise transformation discovery
A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Lord Canterville
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Musical
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Oscar Baroque
William Powell Bette Davis Frank McHugh Verree Teasdale Reginald Owen Philip Reed Hugh Herbert
photographer businessman fiancée designer salesman charming madcap playful new york city paris fashion swindling love deception impersonation love wretched excess 1930s
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.
Drama
USA
1932
77 Minutes
Baron `'Nicky'` von Burgen
John Gilbert Virginia Bruce Paul Lukas Hedda Hopper Reginald Owen Olga Baclanova Bodil Rosing Otto Hoffman Lucien Littlefield Marion Lessing
chauffeur baron baroness butler maid cook melodramatic dark tense manor austria bedroom kitchen wedding aristocracy class distinctions affair blackmail fidelity false accusations
An amoral chauffeur seeks to seduce a young bride.
Adventure
USA
1941
93 Minutes
The General
Clark Gable Rosalind Russell Peter Lorre Jessie Ralph Reginald Owen Edward Ciannelli
thief duchess con artist captain police detective aristocrat charming witty madcap india hotel ship bedroom jewelry theft assumed identity deception unlikely allies con game crime pursuit
A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.
Drama
USA
1933
72 Minutes
King Louis XV
George Arliss Doris Kenyon Margaret Lindsay Theodore Newton Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray
writer louis xv count de sarnac daughter mistress philosopher engaging suspenseful melodramatic dungeon versailles, france palace apartment bedroom literature human rights french history social change confrontation voltaire
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
103 Minutes
Admiral Monti
Joan Crawford Franchot Tone Robert Young Billie Burke Reginald Owen Lynne Carver George Zucco Mary Philips Paul Porcasi Dickie Moore Frank Puglia
singer count aristocrat fiancée clerk maid striking charming cheeky emotional budapest, hungary trieste, italy ballroom hotel street apartment impersonation wealth aristocracy rags to riches
A lounge singer is sent by a count to pose as a wealthy socialite.
Mystery & Thriller
1943
90 Minutes
Dr. Mespelbrunn
Joan Crawford Fred MacMurray Conrad Veidt Basil Rathbone Reginald Owen Richard Ainley
professor bride classmate scientist count secret service agent suspenseful melodramatic charming thrilling germany paris castle prison camp swiss alps honeymoon espionage world war ii nazis secret weapon
Honeymooners (Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray) spy for the British in 1939 Germany to learn more about the Nazis' new magnetic mine.
Musical
1942
84 Minutes
"Whiskers"
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Edward Everett Horton Binnie Barnes Reginald Owen Mona Maris Janis Carter Inez Cooper Douglas Dumbrille Leonid Kinskey
secretary count angel matchmaker playboy wife charming creative lighthearted bank costume party bedroom house marriage unrequited love supernatural romance dreams regret fantasy vs. reality discovery
A Budapest banker (Nelson Eddy) dreams of marrying an angel (Jeanette MacDonald), after meeting her earthly double.
Romance
USA
1933
97 Minutes
Charles
Greta Garbo John Gilbert Lewis Stone Elizabeth Young C. Aubrey Smith Reginald Owen Georges Renavent Gustav von Seyffertitz David Torrence Ferdinand Munier Akim Tamiroff
queen diplomat count cousin courtier confident melodramatic sweden royal court countryside inn stockholm love triangle marriage politics palace intrigue royalty forbidden love rivalry transformation
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Comedy
USA
1946
100 Minutes
Sir Henry Carmel
Charles Boyer Jennifer Jones Peter Lawford Helen Walker Reginald Gardiner Reginald Owen C. Aubrey Smith Richard Haydn Margaret Bannerman Sara Allgood Ernest Cossart
young woman plumber uncle father chemist refugee charming emotional witty england manor village london new york city world war ii love triangle class distinctions father/son relationship marriage jealousy
A free-spirited parlor maid and a Czech refugee surprise an English village with their unconventional ways.
Drama
USA
1944
125 Minutes
Farmer Ede
Mickey Rooney Elizabeth Taylor Donald Crisp Anne Revere Angela Lansbury Reginald Owen Norma Varden Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Terry Kilburn
equestrian jockey daughter father mother trainer inspiring heartwarming england countryside racetrack family home aspirations horse racing family friendship competition discovery growing up transformation
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
Comedy
USA
1931
84 Minutes
Claude Dabney
Robert Montgomery Charlotte Greenwood Irene Purcell C. Aubrey Smith Beryl Mercer Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray Maude Eburne
A charming bailiff's assistant poses as a young woman's butler until she can pay her debts.
Romance
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Freeman
Ann Harding William Powell Henry Stephenson Lilian Bond George Meeker Reginald Owen Kay Hammond Leigh Allen Hugh Huntley Wallis Clark
wife husband sister old flame father cheeky engaging san francisco apartment party cruise ship deception marriage bachelorhood sister relationship infidelity seduction love rivalry discovery
A woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and then tries to make him legitimately fall in love with her.
Comedy
USA
1938
69 Minutes
William
Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery Franchot Tone Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Reginald Owen Cora Witherspoon Emma Dunn Charley Grapewin Lester Matthews
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
Drama
USA
1934
65 Minutes
Police Commissioner
Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez Lyle Talbot Warner Oland Ruth Donnelly Reginald Owen Hobart Cavanaugh David Torrence Rafaela Ottiano Halliwell Hobbes Etienne Girardot
political refugee surgeon gunrunner pimp prostitute beautiful woman tense melodramatic sultry mandalay, myanmar rangoon, myanmar brothel boat city poverty prostitution organized crime blackmail secret past new life
Abandoned by her lover, a woman becomes the main "hostess" in a decadent nightclub, but tries to put her past behind her on a steamer to Mandalay.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
95 Minutes
Major Berty Tyler-Blane
Norma Shearer Lee Bowman Melvyn Douglas Gail Patrick Marjorie Main Reginald Owen Connie Gilchrist Sig Ruman
Two titled aristocrats support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche.
Romance
USA
1941
56 Minutes
Sir George Kelvin
Bob Cummings Ruth Hussey Judith Anderson C. Aubrey Smith Nigel Bruce Reginald Owen Tom Conway Forrester Harvey Charles Coleman Theresa Maxwell Conover Frederick Worlock
father son swindler heiress widow wealthy man amusing melodramatic outlandish concert hall mansion party racetrack marrying for money father/son relationship morality love triangle high society debt transformation
Max Clemington (Robert Cummings) and his father are both looking to marry wealthy women. The task would be far easier if either one of them had any money of their own. Max decides on Martha... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Reginald
John Shelton Virginia Grey Albert Van Dekker Charles Butterworth Donald Meek Reginald Owen Alma Kruger Rita Quigley Marion Martin George Lessey
novelist publisher secretary uncle writer alcoholic witty new york city office penthouse family home deception fiction writing publishing integrity love triangle debt transformation 1940s
Unknown writer Jonathan Briggs is tricked into buying in to a struggling western magazine only to find that all Is not as it appears. In the meantime, he falls for the publisher's assistant and complications arise.
Drama
1950
104 Minutes
Mr. Foley
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon John Hodiak Leo Genn Cathy O'Donnell Reginald Owen Anthony Bushell Richard Gale Peter Finch
mother army officer architect husband daughter doctor melodramatic inspiring tender england postwar britain mother/child relationship family marriage terminal illness love sacrifice discovery 1940s
A dying woman (Greer Garson) hides her fate from her husband (Walter Pidgeon) and family in postwar London.
Adventure
1948
97 Minutes
Hopps
Edmund Gwenn Donald Crisp Janet Leigh Tom Drake Rhys Williams Reginald Owen Edmond Breon Alan Napier Hugh Green Lumsden Hare Eileen Erskine
dog doctor shepherd son uplifting endearing scotland edinburgh, scotland medicine rural life pets hydrophobia father/son relationship animals underdog growing up 20th century
A dedicated Scottish doctor tries to cure Lassie's water phobia while caring for patients throughout the glen.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Ben Weatherstaff
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
Drama
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Thorpe Athelny
Leslie Howard Bette Davis Frances Dee Kay Johnson Reginald Denny Alan Hale Reginald Owen
student waitress friend daughter bleak intense passionate london café apartment paris obsession abuse infidelity unrequited love aspirations love temptation fall 1930s
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1971
117 Minutes
Gen. Teagler
Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe John Ericson Bruce Forsyth Reginald Owen Tessie O'Shea Arthur E. Gould-Porter Ben Wrigley Rick Traeger
child nazi witch con artist playful charming crafty england village imaginary world world war ii magic witchcraft childcare adventure growing up escape 1940s
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Comedy
USA
1953
69 Minutes
Bainbridge Gibbons
Red Skelton Cara Williams James Whitmore Kurt Kaszner Dorothy Stickney George Mathews Reginald Owen Harry Bellaver Connie Gilchrist Steven Geray Sig Arno
lawyer sister mother father orphan con artist madcap amusing outlandish intricate jewelry shop central park apartment bar con game jewelry theft reunion family impersonation guilt
During the Korean War, an American unit of combat engineers must work with Greek troops in order to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines.
Comedy, Drama
1946
86 Minutes
Captain Lanlaire
Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Hurd Hatfield Francis Lederer Judith Anderson Florence Bates Irene Ryan Reginald Owen
A gold-digging chambermaid (Paulette Goddard) eyes her brooding master (Hurd Hatfield) and drives a valet to murder.
Comedy
USA
1948
99 Minutes
Benny Hawkins
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Elizabeth Taylor Peter Lawford Cesar Romero Lucile Watson Nigel Bruce Mary Boland Reginald Owen Ian Wolfe Phyllis Morris
performer daughter husband painter mother-in-law acrobat amusing endearing london france ship cabin mother/daughter relationship wedding family class conflict deception love quest forbidden love
A London chorus girl tries to rekindle her relationships with her daughter, who she gave up as an infant, and her estranged husband, when the former becomes engaged.