List of the best Roscoe Karns movies: Copy(1929), My Son, the Hero(1943), Frolics on Ice(1939), Front Page Woman(1935), This Thing Called Love(1929), Dancing Co-ed(1939), Come on Marines(1934), Pleasure(1931), That's My Man(1947), Life of the Party(1920), It Happened One Night(1934), Twentieth Century(1934) ... ...
Comedy
1929
21 Minutes
City Editor John Mack
Roscoe Karns Jack Carlyle James Donlan Bruce Gentle Tom McGuire Jack Hanlon
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1943
66 Minutes
Big-Time Morgan
A broken down boxing promoter finds that his son has become a hero fighting in the pacific and is about to come home for a war bond tour. Trouble is, he's been lying about how successful ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1939
65 Minutes
Felix Miller
Irene Dare Roscoe Karns Edgar Kennedy
A 6-year-old ice skater's (Irene Dare) scheming uncle (Roscoe Karns) books her at a nightspot in Palm Beach, Fla.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Toots O'Grady
Bette Davis George Brent Roscoe Karns Winifred Shaw Walter Walker J. Carrol Naish Gordon Westcott Dorothy Dare June Martel Joseph Crehan J. Farrell MacDonald
reporter love interest editor polo player murderer confident passionate suspenseful newsroom street hospital courtroom bar ambition gender bias journalism crime investigation trial rivalry
A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
6.6/10
Romance
USA
1929
72 Minutes
Harry Bertrand
Edmund Lowe Constance Bennett Roscoe Karns ZaSu Pitts Carmelita Geraghty John Roche Stuart Erwin Ruth Taylor
Ann Marvin, who is thoroughly disillusioned about marital bliss because of the turbulence in her sister Clara's marriage, meets Robert Collings, a millionaire gold miner, while visiting her... See full summary »
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Joe Drews
Lana Turner Richard Carlson Roscoe Karns Ann Rutherford Lee Bowman Leon Errol Monty Woolley Thurston Hall Walter Kingsford Mary Field Chester Clute
dancer college student editor secretary producer publicist lighthearted cheery los angeles movie studio office college newsroom dance hall filmmaking contest impersonation father/daughter relationship journalism dancing
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
5.9/10
Romance
USA
1934
67 Minutes
Spud McGurke
"Lucky" Davis, a ladies-man and a devil-may-care U. S. Marine Sergeant, is leading a Marine-squadron on an expedition through a Phillipine jungle where an outlaw bandit is leading a ... See full summary »
Drama
1931
51 Minutes
Arnie
Conway Tearle Carmel Myers Roscoe Karns Frances Dade Paul Page Lina Basquette Harold Goodwin Florence Lawrence
Members of the upper class of British society content themselves with artistic and cultural pursuits.
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Toby Gleeton
A gambler (Don Ameche) wins big but neglects his wife (Catherine McLeod) and family, until all he has left is guilt and a racehorse.
Comedy
1920
50 Minutes
Sam Perkins
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Winifred Greenwood Roscoe Karns Julia Faye Frank Campeau Allen Connor Fred Starr Ben Lewis
When an attorney who is running for mayor heads to a party where adults dress like children, he is mugged and his fur coat is stolen. Wandering around in rompers like an oversized toddler, he creates chaos in the town.
8.1/10
Romance
USA
1934
105 Minutes
Oscar Shapeley
Claudette Colbert Clark Gable Walter Connolly Roscoe Karns Alan Hale Ward Bond
heiress reporter father husband salesman boss charming amusing playful madcap hotel bus highway countryside vehicle road love triangle road trip class distinctions prejudice
A renegade reporter and a crazy young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1934
91 Minutes
Owen O'Malley
John Barrymore Carole Lombard Walter Connolly Roscoe Karns Etienne Girardot Ralph Forbes Charles Levison Edgar Kennedy
theatrical producer actress boyfriend rival accountant mental patient hysterical charming outlandish train new york city chicago theater apartment love triangle actors show business travel love rivalry
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Aloysius K. Reilly
Marion Davies Clark Gable Allen Jenkins Roscoe Karns Walter Catlett Robert Paige Hobart Cavanaugh Ruth Donnelly Pert Kelton William Collier Sammy White
A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
"Mac" McTurk
George Brent Brenda Marshall Gene Lockhart Roscoe Karns Edward Ciannelli Paul Harvey Edith Barrett Harry Hayden Charles Halton Don DeFore George Meeker
When Laurie goes to the execution of Varney and faints, she does not know that Varney gets a full pardon minutes before he fries. She calls in a story about his death and gets transferred ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Carey
Joe E. Brown Olivia de Havilland William Frawley Roscoe Karns Joe King Ruth Donnelly Paul Harvey Eddie Shubert G. Pat Collins Spencer Charters Gene Morgan
pitcher fiancée baseball manager baseball player gambler wife hilarious thrilling chicago baseball field stadium household baseball gambling lying kidnapping engagement love rise transformation
Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Snappy Downer
Gary Cooper Fay Wray Neil Hamilton Frances Fuller Roscoe Karns Jane Darwell Sam Hardy Harry Schultz Jimmy Burtis A.S. "Pop" Byron Jack Clifford
dentist wife friend sweetheart husband amusing brash melodramatic small town dentist's office park office prison small-town life jealousy marriage elopement unrequited love the past rivalry
Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1931
93 Minutes
Sock McGuire
Jack Holt Ralph Graves Fay Wray Hobart Bosworth Roscoe Karns Harold Goodwin Clarence Muse Emmett Corrigan
daredevil wife pilot explorer friend commander melodramatic thrilling striking new york city new jersey military base washington, d.c. south pole airship aviation love triangle exploration air disaster stranded
Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.
Comedy
1964
120 Minutes
Major Phipps
Rock Hudson Paula Prentiss Maria Perschy John McGiver Roscoe Karns Charlene Holt James Westerfield Norman Alden Forrest Lewis Regis Toomey Tyler McVey
fiancée salesman friend publicist fisherman boss madcap lighthearted amusing endearing san francisco department store outdoors lake deception competition fishing unlikely allies love triangle love
An all-talk tackle salesman (Rock Hudson) is forced by a PR woman (Paula Prentiss) to fish in a tournament.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1943
110 Minutes
Charlie Archer
Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins Gig Young John Loder Dolores Moran Philip Reed Roscoe Karns Anne Revere
writer author husband daughter lover melodramatic playful united states house jealousy success book publishing divorce friendship rivalry forbidden love wretched excess revenge 1920s
Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
'Irish' McGurn
George Raft Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Ida Lupino Gale Page Alan Hale Roscoe Karns John Litel Henry O'Neill George Tobias Charles Halton
truck driver brother business owner wife girlfriend uneasy gritty suspenseful cool california courtroom false accusations murder mental breakdown brotherhood dangerous job affair forbidden love transformation 1940s
When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1927
97 Minutes
Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer Otto Lederer William Demarest Roscoe Karns Richard Tucker Nat Carr William Walling Robert Gordon
cantor singer lover mother neighbor father melodramatic winsome uplifting lower east side manhattan, n.y. ghetto stage cabaret family home singing family traditions defiance acceptance father/son relationship
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1934
77 Minutes
Newspaper Reporter (scenes deleted)
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.
5.4/10
Romance
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Fred Geer
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Neil Hamilton Johnny Mack Brown Marjorie Rambeau Guy Kibbee Roscoe Karns
Cabaret performer Ivy Stevens in an affair with a low-rent traveling salesman is dumped in a 'Dear Jane' letter and finds solace in joining the Salvation Army.
Comedy
1932
68 Minutes
Harry Carter
ZaSu Pitts James Gleason Ben Lyon Irene Purcell C. Henry Gordon Raymond Hatton Roscoe Karns Berton Churchill
A motorcycle cop (James Gleason) and his girlfriend (ZaSu Pitts) unmask a fake swami (Ben Lyon) in a haunted house.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
George Kent
Bob Hope Shirley Ross Charles Butterworth Otto Kruger Hedda Hopper Laura Hope Crews Emma Dunn Roscoe Karns Eddie Anderson
Bob Hope is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Hope's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.
7.9/10
Comedy
USA
1940
92 Minutes
McCue, reporter
Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Ralph Bellamy Gene Lockhart Helen Mack Ernest Truex Clarence Kolb Porter Hall Roscoe Karns Abner Biberman Cliff Edwards
editor reporter insurance salesman murderer sheriff mayor amusing frenetic new york city office prison newspapers justice love triangle marriage pursuit love 1940s
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1942
112 Minutes
Phil Whittaker
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.
6.9/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Monahan
Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Ralph Bellamy Alan Hale Lee Patrick Allen Jenkins Lucile Watson William Frawley Roscoe Karns Grant Mitchell Maris Wrixon
adviser wife inspector dancer dentist chauffeur suspenseful amusing lighthearted office yacht theater storage closet apartment investigation murder marriage impersonation writers mystery
A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.
7.5/10
Romance
USA
1932
69 Minutes
William Powell Kay Francis Frank McHugh Aline MacMahon Warren Hymer Frederick Burton Douglas Gerrard Herbert Mundin Wilson Mizner Mike Donlin Roscoe Karns
murderer sick person police chief con artist thief melodramatic campy amusing emotional ocean liner hong kong bar doomed romance deception travel crime illness love fall mystery
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
War, Drama, History
1927
139 Minutes
Clara Bow Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Jobyna Ralston Gary Cooper El Brendel Arlette Marchal Richard Tucker Julia Swayne Gordon Henry B. Walthall George Irving
pilot cadet friend love interest volunteer military officer rousing suspenseful emotional paris small town air force base airplane world war i friendly fire friendship patriotism duty horrors of war adventure
Two World War I pilots (Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen) woo a young woman (Clara Bow) and fight the Germans.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Paul Lukas Loretta Young Frank McHugh Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Walter Byron Ferdinand Gottschalk Joseph Cawthorn Paul Porcasi Mary Doran Lucien Prival
Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.
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