List of the best Richard Lane movies: What a Blonde(1945), One Mysterious Night(1944), The Biscuit Eater(1940), Meet Boston Blackie(1941), The Phantom Thief(1946), Confessions of Boston Blackie(1941), After Midnight With Boston Blackie(1943), Trapped by Boston Blackie(1948), The Return of the Whistler(1948), Alias Boston Blackie(1942), Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood(1942), A Close Call for Boston Blackie(1946) ... ...
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1945
71 Minutes
Pomeroy
Lingerie tycoon F. Farrington Fowler is in a spot as he has ran out of gas-ration coupons. He enlists his butler, Pomeroy, to drum up riders so that he can get extra coupons from the ration... See full summary »
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
61 Minutes
Chester Morris Richard Lane Janis Carter William Wright Robert Williams George E. Stone Dorothy Malone Lyle Latell Mark Roberts
thief sidekick inspector reporter manager sister spirited suspenseful engaging hotel police station chinese restaurant apartment pawn shop jewelry theft amateur detectives impersonation disguise kidnapping redemption
Blackie is enlisted by the police to help recover the Blue Star of the Nile diamond, stolen from a war relief exhibit.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1940
83 Minutes
Harvey McNeil
Billy Lee Cordell Hickman Richard Lane Lester Matthews Helene Millard Fred S. Toones
Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys' ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Inspector Faraday
ex-convict police detective sidekick beautiful woman spy suspenseful offbeat new york city coney island apartment murder espionage redemption investigation conspiracy underdog pursuit mystery 1940s
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Inspector John Farraday
Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
65 Minutes
Inspector Farraday
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1943
64 Minutes
Inspector Farraday
Chester Morris George E. Stone Richard Lane Ann Savage Cyrus W. Kendall George McKay Walter Sande Lloyd Corrigan
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
67 Minutes
Insp. William R. Farraday
Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
63 Minutes
Gaylord Traynor
On the eve of his marriage, a young man's fiance disappears. He hires a private detective to help him track her down, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, intrigue and murder ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
67 Minutes
Inspector Farraday
reformed criminal police officer convict dancer clown musician suspenseful gripping spirited stage new york city broadway theater backstage prison christmas prison break performance amateur detectives murder false accusations
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
68 Minutes
Inspector John Farraday
Chester Morris George E. Stone Richard Lane William Wright Constance Worth Lloyd Corrigan Forrest Tucker
ex-convict police detective sidekick millionaire jewel thief nemesis lighthearted engaging new york city los angeles mansion apartment police station hollywood, calif. diamond heist mistaken identity wrongfully accused cross-dressing investigation disguise
Boston Blackie and his pal, The Runt, are ready to board a train for Florida when Blackie gets a telegram from his friend Arthur Manleder asking Blackie to go to Manleder's New York ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Inspector Farraday
Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit.
5.3/10
Comedy
USA
1939
53 Minutes
Ramsey Firpo
Joe Penner Betty Grable Richard Lane Tom Kennedy Thurston Hall Bernadene Hayes Carol Hughes Jack Arnold
A group of taxi drivers pool their money and buy a beer-loving racehorse.
Mystery & Thriller
1945
68 Minutes
Al Haley
amnesiac cab driver police officer journalist landlady friend brooding intricate suspenseful gritty city taxicab nightclub hotel apartment street amnesia murder investigation false accusations unlikely romance
An amnesiac murder suspect (Tom Conway) meets a woman cabby (Ann Rutherford) who helps him figure it all out.
Crime, Drama
1945
66 Minutes
Inspector John Farraday
Reformed thief Blackie (Chester Morris) is accused of murder after a Dickens first-edition auction fiasco.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1946
69 Minutes
Jeff Lang
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Richard Lane Ralph Sanford Helen Wallace Pierre Watkin Ken Lundy
gene autry ranch hand casting director executive hollywood producer horse hilarious frenetic uplifting ranch hollywood, calif. movie studio recording studio theater city vs. country hollywood filmmaking relocation human-animal friendship quest
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air Corps service, "Sioux City Sue" has ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
66 Minutes
Insp. John Farraday
Chester Morris Erik Rolf Jeanne Bates Richard Lane George E. Stone Lloyd Corrigan Walter Sande Douglas Fowley Cyrus W. Kendall Larry Joe Olson Sally Cairns
Sleuth Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps a wartime convict (Erik Rolf) who was framed for a murder while out on parole.
Comedy
1945
61 Minutes
"Hot Shot" Coleman
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Margo Woods Richard Lane
private detective bullfighter agent woman partner criminal amusing madcap unrestrained mexico city arena town hotel nightclub farm look-alikes mistaken identity deception immigration drinking
Detectives Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) go to Mexico on a case, and Stan looks like a famous bullfighter.
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
63 Minutes
Commissioner Gordon
Peter Lorre Jean Hersholt Warren Hymer Amanda Duff Richard Lane Leon Ames Douglas Dumbrille Robert Lowery
The U.S. government asks Mr. Moto to go to Puerto Rico to investigate diamond smuggling after an earlier investigator is murdered.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Sgt. "Alphabet" Czeidrowski
Edward G. Robinson Ruth Warrick Ted Donaldson Bob Haymes Richard Lane Robert Armstrong Richard Gaines Walter Baldwin Art Smith Ann Shoemaker Paul Stanton
bank teller army recruit orphan mechanic wife endearing amusing bank japan army camp heroism duty patriotism world war ii marriage underdog adventure rise sacrifice 1940s
Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman, finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.
6.4/10
Biography
USA
1950
76 Minutes
Clay Hopper
Ruby Dee Minor Watson Louise Beavers Richard Lane Harry Shannon Ben Lessy Billy Wayne Joel Fluellen Bernie Hamilton Kenny Washington Pat Flaherty
baseball player jackie robinson mother wife coach bigot emotional heartwarming rousing powerful america montreal stadium new york city brooklyn, n.y. baseball american dream race relations family rise
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1942
76 Minutes
Harry the Horse
Broderick Crawford Virginia Bruce Dick Foran Porter Hall Richard Lane Shemp Howard
The Broadway citizen Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan is known far and wide to be involved with criminal activities. Butch is motivated to pursue a life of crime in order to provide the lovely widow... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Hugo Wells
Lee Tracy Joan Woodbury Paul Guilfoyle Lee Patrick Richard Lane Bradley Page Tom Kennedy George Irving Frank M. Thomas Jack Carson Alec Craig
husband wife mobster screenwriter producer actress witty lighthearted train hollywood, calif. movie studio movie set movies organized crime bank robbery show business look-alikes transformation pursuit 1930s
An ex-con, just out of prison, and his wife meet a screen writer on the train and decide that, since he's writing about crime without knowing much about it, collaborating with him would be ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Pete Conway (uncredited)
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Dick Foran Anne Gwynne Samuel S. Hinds Richard Lane Judd McMichael Ted McMichael Joe McMichael Mary Lou Cook Johnny Mack Brown
Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch, despite the fact that neither of ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Bowers
Richard Dix Helen Whitney Bourne Edward Ciannelli Frances Mercer Paul Guilfoyle Richard Lane Jack Arnold Walter Miller Frank M. Thomas Solly Ward Tommy Bupp
Paul Dover lives in Paris and works as an artist. He is visited by Julia Fraser an art buyer and critic who irritates Dover with her opinionated attitude. When she finally finds a piece of ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Michael Gilhuly
Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Esther Williams Betty Garrett Edward Arnold Jules Munshin Richard Lane Tom Dugan Murray Alper Wilton Graff Mack Gray
baseball team owner baseball player entertainer gambler teammate girlfriend cheery madcap rousing baseball field locker room house theater gambling big break baseball love interest vaudeville song and dance rivalry
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
6.7/10
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Vice Admiral
Randolph Scott James Brown Ella Raines Barry Fitzgerald Andy Devine Walter Sande Richard Lane
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
5.8/10
Western
USA
1941
56 Minutes
Oldring
George Montgomery Mary Howard Robert Barrat Lynne Roberts Kane Richmond Patsy Patterson Richard Lane Oscar O'Shea James Gillette Frank McGrath Roy Mason
Lassiter discovers the judge (Barrat) who cheated his neice of her inheritance leads a gang of badguys posing as vigilantes.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
105 Minutes
Harry Barnes, Broker
Joe Penner Milton Berle Parkyakarkus Harriet Hilliard Jerome Cowan Richard Lane
A crooked producer tries to link his backers by producing a flop and disapearing with the money. Patricia, one of the chorus girls has given her money, too and after the disapearing of the ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
79 Minutes
FBI Agent Craig
Edward Arnold Gene Reynolds Lionel Barrymore Marsha Hunt Robert Sterling Emma Dunn Veda Ann Borg Richard Lane Gloria DeHaven Grant Mitchell Phil Silvers
The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1950
87 Minutes
Marty Gruber
Edmond O'Brien Wanda Hendrix Rudy Vallee Steve Brodie Johnny Spencer Richard Erdman Hillary Brooke Richard Lane Garry Owen Fred Essler
boxer cab driver interior decorator wave officer employment counselor ex-soldier madcap lighthearted playful witty unemployment office store boat boxing ring house romance relationships postwar america returning home veterans
Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1943
127 Minutes
Barney Johnson (uncredited)
Eddie Cantor Dennis Morgan Joan Leslie S.Z. Sakall Edward Everett Horton Ruth Donnelly Joyce Reynolds Richard Lane Don Wilson Henry Armetta Willie Best
theatrical producer star bus driver singer amusing madcap heartwarming stage hollywood, calif. studio movie set world war ii singing performance egoism charity identity theft quest underdog 1940s
Two producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
87 Minutes
Near-sighted Man at Ballroom
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Peggy Ryan Martha O'Driscoll June Vincent Lon Chaney Donald Cook Charles Dingle Richard Lane Joe Kirk Anthony Warde
Two bumblers become caretakers at an all-girls college. During their misadventures, the duo raise money to free the school from its traditionally-minded landlord.
5.7/10
Adventure
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Reno Riley
Mickey Rooney Thomas Mitchell Michael O'Shea Mary Hatcher Spring Byington Lina Romay Steve Brodie Allen Jenkins Richard Lane
race car driver mechanic mother love interest owner beautiful girl thrilling gutsy wild gripping california indianapolis racetrack garage nightclub car car racing loss redemption father/son relationship
A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.
War
1943
88 Minutes
Capt. Dunphy
Randolph Scott Noah Beery Jr. Alan Curtis Grace McDonald J. Carrol Naish David Bruce Peter Coe Robert Mitchum Richard Lane Rod Cameron Sam Levene
colonel soldier lieutenant enemy brash patriotic thrilling military base hawaii island world war ii teamwork strike training japan quest rise 1940s
A Marine colonel (Randolph Scott) and his hand-picked men raid Japanese-held Makin Island during World War II.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Mugsy O'Day
Edward G. Robinson Humphrey Bogart Ann Sothern Donald Crisp Ralph Bellamy Allen Jenkins Charles D. Brown Cecil Kellaway Morgan Conway Richard Lane Paul Guilfoyle
mobster criminal monk girlfriend police officer endearing positive city europe hideout monastery shop police station crime faith meaning of life transformation 1940s
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
5.5/10
Action
USA
1972
99 Minutes
TV Spokesman
Raquel Welch Kevin McCarthy Helena Kallianiotes Norman Alden Jeanne Cooper Mary Kay Pass Martine Bartlett Cornelia Sharpe William Gray Espy Richard Lane Russ Marin
roller skater athlete alcoholic single mother team owner engaging wild roller skating rink kansas city, mo. portland, ore. united states roller derby sports single mothers road trip rivalry rise 1970s
Roller derby skater K.C. Carr (Raquel Welch) tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.
Mystery & Thriller
1938
67 Minutes
Joe Arnold
Sidney Toler Phyllis Brooks Victor Sen Yung Eddie Collins John "Dusty" King Claire Dodd George Zucco Robert Barrat Marc Lawrence Richard Lane Layne Tom Jr.
The Chinese detective (Sidney Toler) and his No. 2 son (Sen Yung) hold a ship in port to probe a shooting on board.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Susan Hayward Dan Dailey George Sanders Sam Jaffe Randy Stuart Marvin Kaplan Harry von Zell Barbara Whiting Vicki Cummings Ross Elliot Richard Lane
model designer businessman partner salesman love interest melodramatic spirited new york city business fashion betrayal ambition deception regret quest wretched excess love 1950s
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Ray Milland Walter Abel Henry Stephenson Alec Craig Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Betty Philson Marianna Strebly Margaret Dumont Jean De Briac Ivan Lebedeff
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them, she discovers that the Bohemian life ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1941
91 Minutes
George Murphy Lucille Ball Edmond O'Brien Henry Travers Franklin Pangborn George Cleveland Kathleen Howard Marguerite Chapman Lloyd Corrigan Mady Correll Frank McGlynn
executive secretary sailor mafioso wrestler social climber amusing cheery playful office chapel opera house dance hall big city love triangle misunderstanding culture clash workplace romance career vs. love rivalry
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup... See full summary »
5.2/10
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 »
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