List of the best Robert Barrat movies: Strangler of the Swamp(1946), Bad Lands(1939), Wanderer of the Wasteland(1945), A Very Honorable Guy(1934), Riders of the Purple Sage(1941), Love Is on the Air(1937), Heritage of the Desert(1939), Dark Hazard(1934), I Loved a Woman(1933), Shadows Over Shanghai(1938), God's Country and the Woman(1936), Heroes for Sale(1933) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Christian Sanders
Robert Barrat Rosemary La Planche
A number of swamp land men have died by strangulation and the inhabitants believe that an innocent man they hanged is seeking revenge on all of the male descendants of those responsible for... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Sheriff Bill Cummings
Robert Barrat Noah Beery Jr. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Francis Macdonald Jack Payne Andy Clyde Paul Hurst Addison Richards
sheriff prospector killer cowboy american indian frontiersman brutal disheartening engaging small town desert oasis camp murder justice greed survival posse manhunt pursuit
A posse of nine and Sheriff Bill Cummings set out after a renegade named Apache Jack, who has murdered the wife of Lopez, one of the posse members. The others are Rayburn, Chic Lyman, Billy... See full summary »
Western
USA
1945
67 Minutes
Uncle Jim Collinshaw
James Warren Edward Killy Robert Barrat Harry D. Brown Robert Clarke Tommy Cook Audrey Long Richard Martin Harry McKim Jason Robards Sr. Minerva Urecal
Adam Larey is looking for the killer of his father when he was a boy. His only clue is a brand and he finds it when he runs into the Collinshaws. When he learns that Jim Collinshaw, now an ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
62 Minutes
Dr. Snitzer
Joe E. Brown Alice White Robert Barrat Alan Dinehart Irene Franklin Hobart Cavanaugh Arthur Vinton G. Pat Collins
gambler doctor hit man girlfriend patient crafty suspenseful amusing apartment nightclub new york city laboratory bar gambling debt love triangle scientific experiments deadline transformation underdog
Well respected local good guy, Feet Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to settle the bill is by selling his body to ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
56 Minutes
Judge Dyer
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.
Drama
USA
1937
61 Minutes
J.D. Harrington
Ronald Reagan Eddie Acuff Robert Barrat Raymond Hatton Willard Parker Spec O'Donnell Tommy Bupp Jack Mower June Travis Ben Welden Addison Richards
Andy McCaine is the ace crime reporter for a radio station. However, his exposĂ©s of corruption in high places gets him in trouble with the sponsor of his show, E.E. Nichols, who is in ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
74 Minutes
Andrew Naab
Donald Woods Evelyn Venable Russell Hayden Robert Barrat Sidney Toler C. Henry Gordon
gunslinger rancher son daughter outlaw scientist suspenseful wild melodramatic wild west desert ranch wilderness abduction hired killers love triangle family ties unlikely allies real estate rescue
John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Tex Willis
Edward G. Robinson Genevieve Tobin Glenda Farrell Robert Barrat Gordon Westcott Hobart Cavanaugh George Meeker Henry B. Walthall Sidney Toler Emma Dunn Willard Robertson
Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie, Marge leaves him. After a few years ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Charles Lane
Edward G. Robinson Kay Francis Genevieve Tobin Robert Barrat Murray Kinnell Robert McWade J. Farrell MacDonald Henry Kolker
business owner theodore roosevelt mother wife opera singer socialite melodramatic passionate emotional athens, greece stockyard apartment courtroom family home chicago fraud love triangle infidelity family business failing marriage
Art student John Hayden interrupts his studies in Greece to head his father's meat packing business on his father's death. He marries social climber Martha who taunts him for his ideals ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1938
66 Minutes
Igor Sargoza
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.
Drama
1936
80 Minutes
Jefferson Russett
George Brent Beverly Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Alan Hale Joe King El Brendel Joseph Crehan Addison Richards Roscoe Ates Billy Bevan
logger brother rival lumberjack love interest foreman rousing emotional vancouver, british columbia camp airplane lake woods brother relationship deception new romance assumed identity stranded business rivalry
A lumber-camp owner (Beverly Roberts) falls in love with her business rival's brother (George Brent).
Drama
USA
1933
73 Minutes
Max Brinker
Richard Barthelmess Loretta Young Aline MacMahon Gordon Westcott Robert Barrat Berton Churchill Grant Mitchell Robert McWade Charley Grapewin James Murray Edwin Maxwell
veteran soldier businessman communist wife doctor bleak gritty chicago laundromat hospital prison pennsylvania capitalism communism labor union drug addiction great depression social activism discovery
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
83 Minutes
Brown
Humphrey Bogart Dick Foran Erin O'Brien-Moore Ann Sheridan Robert Barrat Helen Flint Joe Sawyer Addison Richards Eddie Acuff Clifford Soubier Paul Harvey
factory director immigrant wife best friend factory worker disturbing disheartening intense midwest factory hate group xenophobia immigration lynching secret plans fall wretched excess revenge 1930s
A hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he's seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Beau Brownell
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Douglas Dumbrille Robert Barrat Hobart Cavanaugh Pat Wing Edward Ellis George Meeker Berton Churchill Sidney Miller
journalist lawyer governor editor young woman undertaker hilarious frenetic suspenseful newsroom funeral home graveyard advice column corruption romantic dilemma conspiracy framed missing persons mystery underdog
The managing editor for a newspaper, in hot water with his boss, is demoted to writing the "Nellie Nelson" heart throb column, where he gets the unexpected opportunity to crack a major story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Hal Robins
Spencer Tracy Virginia Bruce Lionel Atwill Harvey Stephens Robert Barrat James Stewart William Collier Bobby Watson William Demarest John Sheehan Lucien Littlefield
newspaper reporter gossip columnist police officer business partner father editor dark brooding shocking suspenseful newsroom sing sing correctional facility new york city shooting gallery newspapers murder investigation father/son relationship deception cover-up mystery
When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Dr. Rodney Blair
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Buster Crabbe Robert Barrat
gene autry sidekick band member sheriff veterinarian dairy owner airy charming colorado dairy countryside highway sheriff's office land grab corrupt police cattle show business dairy farming justice pursuit
Gene and his buddies discover that the ranch they bought is really a dairy farm. And worse, it's subject to intimidation from a protection racket that prevents dairy products from safely reaching the market.
Western
USA
1949
60 Minutes
Sheriff Cole
Tim Holt Richard Martin Jacqueline Wells Reed Hadley Robert Barrat Robert Clarke Tom Tyler William Tannen
Out-of-work cowboys Kansas Jones and Chito Rafferty are offered jobs at pretty Dusty Willis' ranch after saving her from a beating by saloon owner Clint Burrows. Dusty's good-hearted but ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1939
81 Minutes
Magistrate Duncan
John Wayne Claire Trevor George Sanders Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Moroni Olsen Chill Wills Wilfrid Lawson John Hamilton Eddie Quillan Ian Wolfe
soldier professor trader captain love interest general patriotic rousing charming fiery pennsylvania small town trading post philadelphia jail treason battle native americans abuse of power false accusations
In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians.
Western
USA
1940
73 Minutes
Jim Harbison
Cesar Romero Marjorie Weaver Chris-Pin Martin George Montgomery Robert Barrat Virginia Field Harry Green Gloria Ann White John Beach Ward Bond J. Anthony Hughes
An orphan whose father has been killed by bandits inherits a mine. Cisco saves the mine and the child and also finds the child's real mother.
Western
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Crowder
Richard Dix Leo Carrillo Preston Foster Frances Gifford Robert Barrat Jack LaRue Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Cliff Edwards Merrill Rodin Chris-Pin Martin Richard Webb
friend partner cattleman wife son sister gritty dense texas river boat ranch town house greed ranchers gunfight land claim accidental death new life
Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
William Decker
Bobby Breen Charles Ruggles Dolores Costello Irene Dare Robert Barrat Dorothy Peterson John "Dusty" King Billy Gilbert Margaret Hamilton Charles Murray
Tommy Martin lives with mother Martha in a conservative religious community but dreams of a singing career. He leaves to join a traveling show where he befriends skating sensation Irene and performs lively tunes to make a living.
Drama
1943
67 Minutes
Mayor Connison
Frank Morgan Richard Carlson Jean Rogers Porter Hall Robert Barrat Donald MacBride Walter Baldwin Andrew Tombes Olin Howland Chill Wills Irving Bacon
A Supreme Court justice on a duck-hunting foray becomes involved in serious trouble with the citizens in a small town.
Adventure
USA
1940
126 Minutes
Humphrey Towne
Spencer Tracy Robert Young Walter Brennan Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Robert Barrat Addison Richards Louis Hector Lumsden Hare Donald MacBride Isabel Jewell
frontiersman native american military officer gripping gritty canada wilderness village land wars cannibalism dangerous assignment rebellion quest 1750s
Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Padre
Paul Muni Bette Davis Margaret Lindsay Eugene Pallette Soledad Jimenez Robert Barrat Gavin Gordon Henry O'Neill Arthur Stone Hobart Cavanaugh William B. Davidson
lawyer casino owner wife immigrant melodramatic tense california casino los angeles business mental illness murder unrequited love fall transformation 1930s
In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him.
Western
USA
1951
101 Minutes
Gen. Zachary Taylor
Gary Cooper Mari Aldon Richard Webb Ray Teal Arthur Hunnicutt Robert Barrat Clancy Cooper Dan White Mel Archer Angelita McCall Lee Roberts
american soldier native american native american chief settler enemy lieutenant brooding dense gripping intense engaging florida everglades battlefield territorial disputes native people land dispute battle rescue mission
After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety.
Western
USA
1955
83 Minutes
Tucker Ordway
Randolph Scott Dorothy Malone Peggie Castle William Ching John Baragrey Robert Barrat John Dehner Paul Richards Lane Chandler Mickey Simpson Joe Bassett
land baron former lover daughter cowboy saloon owner husband melodramatic tense confident ranch saloon wild west house land claim family forbidden love double-cross crime old west temptation
Larry Madden returns to Little River after several years, still vowing to avenge himself against the humiliating whipping he received at the hands of cattle baron Tucker Ordway.
Drama
USA
1934
70 Minutes
Sam Blake
Bette Davis George Brent Ann Dvorak John Halliday Ruth Donnelly Robert Barrat Hobart Cavanaugh Joseph Cawthorn Harry Tyler Leila Bennett Ronnie Cosby
housewife ad copywriter lover husband son old friend witty melodramatic uneasy advertising office house courtroom divorce advertising ambition infidelity poverty marriage love rise
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1936
123 Minutes
Morton
Katharine Hepburn Fredric March Florence Eldridge Douglas Walton John Carradine Robert Barrat Gavin Muir Ian Keith Moroni Olsen William Stack Ralph Forbes
mary stuart elizabeth tudor earl lord courtier engaging fascinating powerful scotland palace england prison abdication imprisonment execution royalty marriage jealousy rivalry rise
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Biography
USA
1939
105 Minutes
David Crockett
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Commander Denny
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart Frank McHugh Dorothy Tree Robert Barrat Willard Robertson Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Maude Eburne Martha Merrill Lorena Layson
blue-collar worker sailor naval officer sister love interest marine amusing thrilling patriotic witty battleship san diego dance hall brother/sister relationship grudge new job unlikely romance redemption navy rivalry
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Western
USA
1949
95 Minutes
Cornelius Van Horne
Randolph Scott Jane Wyatt J. Carrol Naish Victor Jory Nancy Olson Robert Barrat Walter Sande Grandon Rhodes Don Haggerty John Parrish Mary Kent
surveyor doctor fur trapper girlfriend native american chief demolition expert spectacular emotional thrilling inspiring canadian rockies ottawa, ontario calgary, canada camp saloon railroad engineering exploration canadian history race relations
A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.
War
1933
72 Minutes
The Commandant
Leslie Howard Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Paul Lukas Margaret Lindsay Arthur Hohl Robert Barrat John Bleifer Phillip Faversham Frank Reicher Joyce Coad William LeMaire
british soldier best friend frenchman wife guard brooding tense germany prison camp england love triangle prisoners of war betrayal military life world war i forbidden love escape rivalry 1910s
Two World War I soldiers (Leslie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) land in a German prison camp run by one's friend (Paul Lukas) from Oxford.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Sperry
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Duke Ring
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Drama
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Grover
James Cagney Patricia Ellis Alice White Ralph Bellamy Ralf Harolde Robert E. O'Connor Robert Barrat G. Pat Collins Tom Wilson Barbara Rogers Renee Whitney
photographer editor student reporter police officer criminal charming spirited witty brash new york city newsroom new life photography romantic dilemma controversy tabloid journalism pursuit transformation 1930s
Ex-convict Danny Kean decides to become honest as a photographer for a paper. He falls in love with Patricia, the daughter of the policeman who arrested him. Mr Nolan, her father, doesn't ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1936
91 Minutes
Chingachgook
Randolph Scott Binnie Barnes Henry Wilcoxon Heather Angel Hugh Buckler Bruce Cabot Robert Barrat Philip Reed Willard Robertson Frank McGlynn Will Stanton
sister colonel major scout traitor native american thrilling emotional powerful adirondack mountains fort wilderness indian village cliff cross-cultural romance french and indian war abduction betrayal brotherhood native americans
As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1934
60 Minutes
Angie "The Ox" Morley
Richard Barthelmess Ann Dvorak Helene Lowell Helen Chandler Harry Tyler Henry O'Neill Robert Barrat Vincent Sherman Eric Wilton Robert McWade Paul Hurst
A gambler hides out for some gangsters in an old lady's house. Later he's arrested for murder but the old woman provides him with an alibi by saying he was with her on the night of the murder.
Western
USA
1938
92 Minutes
Isaiah Middlebrack
Joan Bennett Randolph Scott May Robson Walter Brennan Bob Cummings Raymond Hatton Robert Barrat Harvey Stephens
After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
86 Minutes
Commandant
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Margaret Lindsay Frank McHugh Helene Lowell John Arledge Robert Barrat Russell Hicks William B. Davidson Ward Bond Bill Elliott
A talented but brash stunt pilot enters the Marine Corps and becomes more disciplined.
Western
USA
1936
63 Minutes
Buck Cantrell
Dick Foran Sheila Bromley George E. Stone Joe Sawyer Bill Elliott Joe King Robert Barrat Dickie Jones Herbert Heywood Raymond Brown Richard Carle
Ace returns to the town where he is suspected of murder. He quickly become involved in the scheme to keep Barbara Roberts from reaching her ranch. To inherit the ranch she must reach it by ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1933
73 Minutes
Archer Coe
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
1946
82 Minutes
Major Putnam
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marjorie Reynolds Binnie Barnes John Shelton Jess Barker Gale Sondergaard Robert Barrat Donald MacBride Ann Gillis Lynne Baggett
A psychiatrist stays in a mansion haunted by prankish ghosts from the Revolutionary War.
Drama
USA
1934
66 Minutes
Mike Lee
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith Claire Dodd Philip Reed Phillip Faversham Robert Barrat Arthur Vinton Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Elliott
Lady Lee, gambler's daughter, plies her trade while pondering the proposal of a social-register suitor.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
75 Minutes
Halasz
Verree Teasdale Ricardo Cortez Lionel Atwill Anita Louise C. Aubrey Smith Dorothy Tree Hobart Cavanaugh Robert Barrat Russell Hicks Spencer Charters
husband wife daughter womanizer police detective servant melodramatic tense vienna apartment theater stage police station lechery family marriage investigation affair murder mystery
Herman Brandt, a handsome but overly conceited actor, lives in the same apartment building in Vienna as Carola and John Pointer and their 18-year-old daughter Mariette. One day, as Carola ... See full summary »
War
USA
1950
105 Minutes
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Tyrone Power Micheline Presle Tom Ewell Robert Patten Tommy Cook Juan Torena Jack Elam Robert Barrat Carleton Young Maria Del Val Eddie Infante
soldier love interest friend gen. douglas macarthur ensign thrilling patriotic philippines ship jungle survival world war ii journey resistance new romance betrayal escape quest underdog 1940s
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.
Adventure
USA
1949
77 Minutes
Maharajah of Ramjat
Sabu Gail Russell Turhan Bey Anthony Caruso Aminta Dyne Fritz Leiber Trevor Bardette Robert Barrat David Bond Rodd Redwing Ted Hecht
princess fiancé aunt tribal leader maharajah hunter spirited gutsy engaging thrilling india jungle cliff village royal court hunting human-animal friendship preservation royalty trapping
A young arrogant Indian prince and his girl decide to hunt animals in the forbidden jungle for a zoo. A local boy helps the captured animals and confronts the prince.
Mystery & Thriller
1938
67 Minutes
Captain Johnson
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.
Comedy
USA
1951
96 Minutes
Mr. Rossiter
Joan Fontaine John Lund Mona Freeman Peter Hansen David Stollery Virginia Farmer Angela Clarke Lowell Gilmore Robert Barrat Gertrude Michael Mary Murphy
Based on James Barrie's play "Alice Sit-By-The-Fire". In turn-of-the-century New York, a young girl who believes she's learned "the seamy side of life" from a risque play takes it upon ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1949
60 Minutes
Steve Taylor
Ron Randell June Vincent Alan Mowbray William Frawley Collette Lyons Douglas Dumbrille James Todd Steven Geray Robert Barrat Arthur Space Philip Van Zandt
Lone Wolf (Ron Randell) a newspaper man, is accused of gem theft.
Western
1952
90 Minutes
Charlie Haskins
Edmond O'Brien Sterling Hayden Dean Jagger Kasey Rogers Lyle Bettger J. Carrol Naish ZaSu Pitts Tom Powers Robert Barrat Paul Fix Don Haggerty
railroad engineer railroad worker robber brash confident engaging fiery gritty gutsy wild colorado railroad railroad construction rivalry cover-up rivalry revenge 1870s
To build the first railroad across the Rockies, the survey engineer (Edmond O'Brien) for the D&RG races his CC&SJ rival (Sterling Hayden).