List of the best Rex Evans movies: Captain Pirate(1953), The Brighton Strangler(1945), Two Mugs From Brooklyn(1942), The Wrong Road(1937), Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman(1943), The Matchmaker(1958), On the Double(1961), Pursuit to Algiers(1945), Zaza(1939), All in a Night's Work(1961), Midnight Lace(1960), Higher and Higher(1943) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Gov. Henry Carlyle
Louis Hayward Patricia Medina John Sutton Charles Irwin Ted de Corsia Rex Evans Malú Gatica George Givot Robert McNeeley
physician fiancée sea captain pirate first mate military official spirited brash west indies ship cell port harbor piracy false accusations devotion impersonation duplicity murder quest
In 1690, pardoned pirate Captain Blood's quiet existence is shaken when the Crown re-arrests him on fresh piracy charges but the captain suspects he's being set-up.
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
67 Minutes
Leslie Shelton
John Loder June Duprez Michael St. Angel Miles Mander Rose Hobart Gilbert Emery Rex Evans Matthew Boulton Olaf Hytten Lydia Bilbrook Ian Wolfe
After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, an actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.
Comedy
1942
45 Minutes
Sterling
William Bendix Grace Bradley Arline Judge Max Baer Marjorie Woodworth Marion Martin Rex Evans J. Farrell MacDonald Pat Flaherty Alan Hale Jr. Joe Sawyer
taxi driver partner burlesque dancer gangster club owner cop hilarious endearing madcap engaging brooklyn, n.y. garage nightclub police station career aspirations love triangle jealousy frame-up gangsters misunderstanding
Drama
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Victor J. Holbrook
Richard Cromwell Helen Mack Lionel Atwill Horace MacMahon Russ Powell Billy Bevan Marjorie Main Rex Evans Joseph Crehan Arthur Hoyt Syd Saylor
Bank teller Jimmy Caldwell and his fiance, Ruth Holden, grow weary of struggling to make ends meet and decide to rob Jimmy's bank. The selfish young couple agree that even if they spend ten... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1943
72 Minutes
Vazec
Lon Chaney Bela Lugosi Ilona Massey Patric Knowles Lionel Atwill Maria Ouspenskaya Dennis Hoey Don Barclay Rex Evans Dwight Frye Harry Stubbs
frankenstein's monster werewolf baroness doctor police officer mayor frightening thrilling cemetery castle europe village resurrection battle supernatural monsters quest rivalry transformation 1940s
The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.
Comedy
USA
1958
101 Minutes
August
Shirley Booth Anthony Perkins Shirley MacLaine Paul Ford Robert Morse Perry Wilson Wallace Ford Russell Collins Rex Evans Gavin Gordon Torben Meyer
matchmaker businessman storekeeper hatter friend charming amusing endearing madcap lighthearted yonkers, n.y. new york city restaurant store romance matchmaking mistaken identity marriage rivalry love
Nightclub owner T.J. Brennon dies in a car accident and two narcotics agents are killed in his apartment, prompting an investigation by the local police aided by Brennon's cop brother.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
General Carleton Brown Wiffingham
Danny Kaye Dana Wynter Wilfrid Hyde-White Margaret Rutherford Diana Dors Allan Cuthbertson Jesse White Gregory Walcott Terence de Marney Rex Evans Edgar Barrier
private lady wife valet colonel captain general corporal sergeant adolf hitler amusing confident engaging frenetic gripping gutsy hilarious intricate madcap patriotic
At the time of the Invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British General in order to confuse the Nazi spies and assassins in London.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Marjorie Riordan Rosalind Ivan Martin Kosleck John Abbott Frederick Worlock Morton Lowry Leslie Vincent Gerald Hamer Rex Evans
sherlock holmes doctor watson prince prime minister singer thug spirited tense london ship algiers, algeria airplane lisbon, portugal alexandria, egypt jewel smuggling royalty impersonation sabotage attempted murder investigation
Holmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.
Romance
1939
83 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Herbert Marshall Bert Lahr Helen Westley Constance Collier Genevieve Tobin Walter Catlett Ann E. Todd Rex O'Malley Ernest Cossart Rex Evans
A cabaret performer (Claudette Colbert) has an affair with a married man (Herbert Marshall) in France.
Comedy
USA
1961
94 Minutes
Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Charles Ruggles Cliff Robertson Norma Crane Gale Gordon Jerome Cowan Jack Weston Ian Wolfe Mabel Albertson Mary Treen
Tony Ryder takes over his dead uncle's media empire while trying to keep quiet the mysterious circumstances of his death in a Palm Beach hotel room.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
108 Minutes
Doris Day Rex Harrison John Gavin Myrna Loy Roddy McDowall Herbert Marshall Natasha Parry John Williams Hermione Baddeley Richard Ney Rhys Williams
husband wife architect mysterious man stalker suspenseful chilling london apartment honeymoon telephone calls stalking accident doubt on the run mystery pursuit 1960s
In London, a recently wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.
Musical
1943
90 Minutes
Michèle Morgan Jack Haley Frank Sinatra Leon Errol Marcy McGuire Victor Borge Mary Wickes Elisabeth Risdon Barbara Hale Mel Torme Paul Hartman
wealthy man servant maid butler neighbor valet amusing heartwarming intricate emotional mansion hotel ballroom bank deception courtship wealth impersonation class conflict quest
A maid (Michele Morgan) and a butler (Jack Haley) join their broke boss' scheme to pose the maid as his daughter in a money marriage.
Drama
1945
93 Minutes
Lana Turner Laraine Day Susan Peters Agnes Moorehead Bill Johnson Natalie Schafer Lee Patrick Marta Linden June Lockhart Jess Barker Michael Kirby
A debutante (Lana Turner), a serviceman's bride (Susan Peters) and a girl (Laraine Day) from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.
Musical
USA
1954
176 Minutes
Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson Charles Bickford Tommy Noonan Lucy Marlow Amanda Blake Irving Bacon Hazel Shermet James Brown Lotus Robb
actor actress emotional engaging touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging actors love ambition alcoholism love sacrifice transformation 1950s
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.