List of the best Robert Armstrong movies: The Girl Said No(1937), Manhattan Love Song(1934), Blind Adventure(1933), Son of Kong(1933), Big News(1929), The Mystery Man(1935), The Racketeer(1929), Flirting With Danger(1934), Oh, Yeah?(1929), Without Orders(1936), Fall Guy(1947), Paid(1931) ... ...
Musical
USA
1937
72 Minutes
Jimmie Allen
Robert Armstrong Irene Hervey Paula Stone Edward Brophy Vivian Hart William Danforth
Jimmy, a bookie cum horse buying agent, meets a beautiful dance hall girl. After leading him on, and out of his money, she rejects him. Jimmy hatches a scheme to wreak revenge on her. He ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
70 Minutes
Williams
Robert Armstrong Dixie Lee Helen Flint Nydia Westman Harold Waldridge Herman Bing
After having been swindled out of all their money by a crooked business manager, formerly wealthy socialites Jerry and Carol discover that they owe their chauffeur and maid back wages they ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Richard Bruce
Robert Armstrong Helen Mack Roland Young Ralph Bellamy John Miljan Laura Hope Crews Henry Stephenson Phyllis Barry John Warburton Marjorie Gateson Beryl Mercer
An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.
Adventure
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Carl Denham
Robert Armstrong Helen Mack Frank Reicher Victor Wong John Marston Lee Kohlmar
promoter friend sea captain singer father gorilla engaging thrilling sad new york city ship east indies island jungle mountain promotion duplicity wild animals sailing island life
The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.
Drama
USA
1929
75 Minutes
Steve Banks
A reporter's marriage is jeopardized by his drinking and he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Larry Doyle
Robert Armstrong Maxine Doyle Henry Kolker Roy Mason James Burke Guy Usher Jimmy Burtis Monty Collins Sam Lufkin Dell Henderson
When he runs short of money, a newspaper reporter pawns a police revolver he was given after he helped the police solve a case. Later on the gun is used in a murder, and the reporter is suspected of committing the crime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1929
66 Minutes
Mahlon Keane
gangster socialite violinist friend police officer robber melodramatic gripping spirited new york city street fundraiser brooklyn bridge concert hall forced marriage financial troubles mobsters love triangle alcoholism botched crime
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.
Comedy
USA
1934
69 Minutes
Bob Owens
Robert Armstrong William Cagney Edgar Kennedy Maria Alba Marion Burns Ernest Hilliard
factory worker secretary best friend latina explosives expert hilarious frenetic madcap factory office united states south america big business working abroad cross-cultural romance deception love triangle experiments rivalry love
Three brash and cocky powder mixers are sent to South America to work at a dynamite plant there.
Drama
USA
1936
64 Minutes
Sally Eilers Robert Armstrong Frances Sage Charley Grapewin Vinton Haworth Ward Bond
Len Kendrick, whose father J. P. owns Amalgamated Air Lines, breaks a cross-country flying record and is cheered by a crowd of fans as he lands at the airline's Portland, Oregon airport. In... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
64 Minutes
Mac McLaine
Clifford Penn Robert Armstrong
Tom Cochrane (Leo Penn'), full of dope (cocaine) and covered with blood, is picked up by the police and then questioned by detectives Shannon (Douglas Fowley) and Taylor (Harry Strang), but... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Joan Crawford Robert Armstrong Marie Prevost Kent Douglas John Miljan Purnell Pratt Hale Hamilton Polly Moran Robert E. O'Connor Tyrrell Davis William Bakewell
Mary Turner goes up for three years on a crime she didn't commit. Once out she and former prison mates plan a scam in which old men can be sued for breach of promise - the "heart balm" ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
73 Minutes
Larry Doyle
Louis Wolheim Robert Armstrong Jean Arthur Hugh Herbert Frank Sheridan Robert Edeson Albert Roscoe William T. Burt Jim Farley
The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves.
Drama
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Gunner and Bucker are pals who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she is true or not. So far, Gunner has not ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Jerry Moore
Ethnic comedy of a nightclub entertainer trying to train a boxer.
Adventure
USA
1941
227 Minutes
Lieutenant Ed Carey
Donald Woods Ray Taylor Robert Armstrong Billy Halop Edward Ciannelli Kathryn Adams Jacqueline Dalya
Enemy spies try to steal a new fighter plane.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
97 Minutes
Biff
Elliott Nugent Robert Armstrong Cliff Edwards Sally Starr Phyllis Crane Polly Moran Lee Shumway Dorothy Dehn Max Davidson Oscar Rudolph Delmer Daves
Biff and Eddie are the best of friends. They are college seniors, roommates at the fraternity, and star teammates on the USC football team. Then a flapper named Babs enters the picture. ... See full summary »
Comedy
1942
62 Minutes
Florence Rice Robert Armstrong Gabriel Dell Philip Ahn Sam Bernard Jerry Bergen Pat Costello
Fantasy
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Max O'Hara
Terry Moore Ben Johnson Robert Armstrong Frank McHugh Douglas Fowley Denis Green Paul Guilfoyle Nestor Paiva Regis Toomey Lora Lee Michel James Flavin
producer young woman gorilla drunk pedestrian orphan touching rousing tanzania, africa hollywood, calif. nightclub wild animals captivity exploitation pets escape rescue 1940s
A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
76 Minutes
Frank Olins
Jean Gillie Edward Norris Robert Armstrong Herbert Rudley Sheldon Leonard Marjorie Woodworth Philip Van Zandt Carole Donne John Shay Bert Roach Rosemary Bertrand
A mortally wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber, to try and find out where he buried a fortune in cash.
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
91 Minutes
Terris
Bob Hope Jane Russell Robert Armstrong Iris Adrian Bobby Watson Jackie Searle Joseph Vitale Charles Trowbridge Clem Bevans Jeff York Stanley Andrews
dentist calamity jane federal agent gunrunner native american partner charming hilarious lighthearted rousing wild west wagon train small town saloon jail california unlikely hero bravery gunfight redemption
Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.
Comedy
USA
1928
64 Minutes
Salami
Victor McLaglen Maria Casajuana Robert Armstrong Natalie Joyce Dorothy Mathews Elena Jurado Louise Brooks Sally Rand Phalba Morgan Felix Valle Natalie Kingston
Two sailors with a rivalry over chasing women become friends. But when one decides to finally settle down, will this mysterious young women come between them?
Drama
USA
1929
65 Minutes
Joseph Hanlon
William Boyd Alan Hale Robert Armstrong Fred Kohler Diane Ellis Jimmy Aldine Paul Weigel Jules Cowles
An odd little film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans (William Boyd and Robert Armstrong) befriend a simple minded German (Alan Hale) and win him over into becoming an ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Steve Craig
Sybil Jason Glenda Farrell Robert Armstrong Edward Everett Horton Jack LaRue Arthur Vinton J. Carrol Naish Edgar Kennedy Addison Richards Emma Dunn Ward Bond
young girl father schemer friend hatcheck girl gangster charming suspenseful amusing new york city hotel orphanage street orphans crime great depression debt kidnapping guardianship rescue
A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Action
USA
1952
63 Minutes
J.C. Barton
Bill Williams Carla Belenda Robert Armstrong Frank McHugh Michael St. Angel Cleo Moore John Mitchum John Hamilton Claudia Drake Diane Garrett
biker racer journalist boss friend mechanic thrilling gutsy emotional los angeles racetrack california store household love triangle racing journalism betrayal accident unlikely romance
Hot shot motorcycle racer Dusty Weston takes too many chances. He and his design partner Chris Rhodes agree on almost everything, but reporter Eve Drake arrives to do a story. Both men fall... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
60 Minutes
"Doc" Rogers
Mary Carlisle Richard Cromwell Robert Armstrong Chick Chandler Charles Judels Warren Hymer Vince Barnett Ralf Harolde Hal K. Dawson Toddy Peterson Kenny Chryst
When gang chief Big Mike Morgan is killed, his lieutenant, "Doc" Rogers re-organizes the mob. Learning that Morgan has a son named Edward , living in the country with his mother, Rogers has... See full summary »
Comedy
1932
67 Minutes
Ed Maloney
Helen Twelvetrees Ricardo Cortez Robert Armstrong Jill Esmond Arline Judge Clarence Muse Sidney Toler Fletcher Norton
A muckraking journalist's belief that nothing and no one is sacred takes a toll on his personal and professional lives.
Comedy
1936
63 Minutes
Bill Hogan
Carnival promoters and gangsters back a math-genius rube (Stuart Erwin) in a big-money bridge tournament.
Horror
USA
1932
63 Minutes
Martin Trowbridge
Ernest B. Schoedsack Joel McCrea Fay Wray Leslie Banks Robert Armstrong Noble Johnson Steve Clemento Hale Hamilton
hunter passenger count russian brother sister tense shocking island shipwreck jungle mansion hunting shipwreck survival insanity game escape underdog 1930s
An insane hunter arranges for a ship to be wrecked on an island where he can indulge in some sort of hunting and killing of the passengers.
Drama
USA
1932
79 Minutes
Lt. "Woody" Curwood
Richard Dix Mary Astor Erich von Stroheim Robert Armstrong Dorothy Jordan Joel McCrea Hugh Herbert Ralph Ince Marjorie Peterson Ralph Lewis William B. Davidson
flying ace director stunt pilot actress mechanic sister gripping melodramatic hollywood, calif. airplane movie set grauman's chinese theatre filmmaking dangerous assignment love triangle jealousy world war i sabotage rivalry adventure
In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.
Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Danny Mitchell
Lloyd Nolan Carole Landis William Frawley Robert Armstrong George Holmes
baseball manager baseball pitcher talent scout sportswriter team owner love interest airy charming brooklyn, n.y. baseball field baseball redemption ambition teamwork pride transformation underdog 1940s
A washed up baseball player (Lloyd Nolan) returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but ends up clashing with the beautiful new owner (Carole Landis)
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
63 Minutes
Vic Wright
Tom Conway Martha O'Driscoll June Clayworth Robert Armstrong Addison Richards Pat Gleason Steve Brodie Robert Warwick Phil Warren Joe Devlin Lee Bonnell
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1943
65 Minutes
Ken McClure
David Bruce Evelyn Ankers George Zucco Robert Armstrong Turhan Bey Milburn Stone Andrew Tombes Rose Hobart Addison Richards Charles McGraw
A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon into a murdering ghoul.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Harry Robinson
Kay Kyser Ellen Drew Jane Wyman Robert Armstrong Helen Westley William Demarest Una O'Connor Lionel Royce Moroni Olsen George Cleveland
Kay Kyser is late to his wedding. He is taking a short cut through Central Park when he finds out that he is in the army and is due to check in that afternoon. It turns out that the army ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1936
65 Minutes
Gene Ferguson
Pat O'Brien Margaret Lindsay Cesar Romero Robert Armstrong Dick Foran Joe King Dick Purcell Addison Richards Hal K. Dawson Harry Hayden Alan Bridge
A G-man (Pat O'Brien) falls in love with the aloof ex-mate (Margaret Lindsay) of a gangster convict (Cesar Romero), who escapes.
Crime, Drama
1935
85 Minutes
Jeff McCord
James Cagney Margaret Lindsay Ann Dvorak Robert Armstrong Barton MacLane Lloyd Nolan William Harrigan Russell Hopton Edward Pawley Noel Madison Monte Blue
lawyer gangster showgirl fbi agent sister brutal dark gritty washington, d.c. new york city nightclub cabin crime law and order friendship revenge sacrifice pursuit 1930s
A lawyer (James Cagney) joins the FBI and goes after henchmen of the gangster who put him through law school.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1932
70 Minutes
Lawyer Barry Costello
Edna May Oliver James Gleason Mae Clarke Robert Armstrong Donald Cook Clarence Wilson Edgar Kennedy Mary Mason Rochelle Hudson Guy Usher James Donlan
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers (Edna May Oliver) assists a detective (James Gleason) with an aquarium corpse.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Nick Martel
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
76 Minutes
Matthew Reed
George Sanders Virginia Bruce Lenore Aubert Gene Lockhart Robert Armstrong H.B. Warner Alan Napier Marcel Dalio Michael Ansara
reporter secret agent beautiful woman nazi informant suspenseful spirited damascus market syria hotel espionage world war ii investigation murder dangerous assignment impersonation mystery quest 1940s
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
Comedy
USA
1934
77 Minutes
Larry Williams
Buster Crabbe Ida Lupino Toby Wing James Gleason Robert Armstrong Gertrude Michael Roscoe Karns Verna Hillie Pop Kenton Frank McGlynn
Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and pictures.
Comedy
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Pete "Goodtime" Palooka
Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez Stuart Erwin Marjorie Rambeau Robert Armstrong Mary Carlisle William Cagney Thelma Todd Franklyn Ardell Tom Dugan Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
Comedy
1932
74 Minutes
The Radio Announcer
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Betty Grable Edna May Oliver Robert Armstrong Roscoe Ates Edgar Kennedy Warren Hymer Paul Hurst G. Pat Collins Stanley Blystone
A football-loving warden gives the inmates a chance to show their stuff by scheduling a game with another penitentiary.
War
1945
98 Minutes
Col. Hideki Tojo
James Cagney Sylvia Sidney Wallace Ford Rosemary DeCamp Robert Armstrong John Emery Leonard Strong Frank Puglia John Halloran Marvin Miller Rhys Williams
reporter colonel captain police officer politician beautiful woman tense thrilling tokyo newsroom ship on the run american embassy japan idealism murder corruption newspapers running away imperialism
The U.S. editor (James Cagney) of a Tokyo newspaper smuggles out a Japanese military plan several years before World War II.
Drama
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Joe Tinker
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Duke Monette, De Forrest Marshall
Tom Conway Paula Corday Sharyn Moffet Edward Brophy Fay Helm Robert Armstrong
detective partner young girl butler wealthy woman bootlegger dark suspenseful train san francisco household jail hotel room ship murder racketeering smuggling impersonation father/daughter relationship investigation
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Western
USA
1943
79 Minutes
Malachy
Richard Dix Jane Wyatt Albert Van Dekker Victor Jory Eugene Pallette Robert Armstrong Beryl Wallace Clem Bevans
cowboy marshal banker townspeople bank robber bystander brooding intense gritty engaging tense gripping wild west bank robbery tyranny career change shoot-out western films control discovery
Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town ... See full summary »
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
A Sergeant of Police
Henry Fonda Dolores del Río Pedro Armendáriz Ward Bond Leo Carrillo J. Carrol Naish Robert Armstrong John Qualen Fortunio Bonanova Chris-Pin Martin Miguel Inclán
priest peasant criminal police chief police officer informant dark tense somber village church pier faith persecution betrayal small-town life religion fall escape sacrifice
Biography
USA
1939
105 Minutes
Jim Bowie
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.
Western
USA
1947
122 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Melvyn Douglas Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter Edgar Buchanan Harry Carey Ruth Nelson Wm. "Bill" Phillips Robert Armstrong James Bell
rancher wife lawyer homesteader melodramatic fiery new mexico territory colorado cattle marital problems infidelity forbidden love sacrifice 1860s
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Tom Keene Robert Bray Lex Barker Walter Reed Dean White
outlaw gang member daughter ranger fiancée sundance kid gritty confident tense oklahoma frontier town bank house street outlaws land rush murder father/daughter relationship gunfight
When part of Oklahoma Territory becomes officially part of the U.S., Vance Cordrell is forced to deal with some of the most infamous outlaws of the Old West.