List of the best Russell Simpson movies: The First Auto(1927), Salt of the Earth(1917), Border Patrol(1943), Desperate Trails(1939), Abraham Lincoln(1930), The Grapes of Wrath(1940), The Sun Shines Bright(1954), Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge(1937), Fire Alarm(1932), Silver Dollar(1933), Way Down East(1935), Annie Laurie(1927) ... ...
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1927
75 Minutes
'Hank' Armstrong
Barney Oldfield Patsy Ruth Miller Russell Simpson Charles Emmett Mack
father son horse driver mayor amusing melodramatic detroit small town racetrack cars horses father/son relationship racing sabotage transformation adventure 1900s
Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. His son (Bob), however dreams only of the future of the horseless ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1917
Minutes
Sinful John
Claire Adams Chester Barnett Russell Simpson William Wadsworth William Chatterton Ivan Christy
A miner is swindled by a crooked, fast-talking con man. The con man is the father of Wallace, who is the fiancé of Marjorie, the miner's daughter. The old miner dies shortly after losing ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
Orestes Krebs
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jay Kirby Russell Simpson Claudia Drake George Reeves Duncan Renaldo Pierce Lyden Robert Mitchum Cliff Parkinson
When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the mines of Silver Bullet, they are framed for murder by the town's corrupt sheriff.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Sheriff Bill Tanner
Johnny Mack Brown Bob Baker Fuzzy Knight Frances Robinson Russell Simpson Clarence Wilson Charles Stevens Ralph Dunn Horace Murphy Fern Emmett Ed Cassidy
A young boy helps a marshal in his battle against outlaws.
5.7/10
Biography
USA
1930
97 Minutes
Uncle Jimmy
Walter Huston Una Merkel Kay Hammond Edgar Dearing Russell Simpson Cameron Prud'Homme Oscar Apfel Henry B. Walthall
lawyer husband poor boy emotional fascinating log cabin illinois birth presidency rise
An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Pa Joad
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Dr. Lewt Lake
Charles Winninger Arleen Whelan John Russell Milburn Stone Stepin Fetchit Russell Simpson Francis Ford Mitchell Lewis
judge wrongly accused prostitute brash mushy spirited rousing kentucky small town small-town life injustice class distinctions election underdog quest 1890s
John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Western
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Bayliss Baynum
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Betty Bronson Roy Mason Charles Middleton Russell Simpson Jack Dougherty Guy Wilkerson Frankie Marvin Henry Hall Fred S. Toones
gene autry rancher father son cattle rustler turpentiner engaging rousing thrilling confident georgia forest ranch jail small town schemes land dispute murder frame-up cattle rustling
The old west range war story transported to Georgia, with Autry as the hero.
Drama
1932
63 Minutes
Jake
Johnny Mack Brown Noel Francis George Cooper Marjorie Beebe Richard Tucker Russell Simpson
6.4/10
Biography
USA
1933
83 Minutes
Hamlin
Edward G. Robinson Bebe Daniels Aline MacMahon Jobyna Howland DeWitt Jennings Robert Warwick Russell Simpson Harry Holman Charles Middleton John Marston Marjorie Gateson
politician chester a. arthur wife mine owner mistress ulysses s. grant engaging spirited denver washington, d.c. mine colorado marriage wealth politics philanthropy affair egoism transformation discovery
Yates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Squire Bartlett
Rochelle Hudson Henry Fonda Slim Summerville Edward Trevor Margaret Hamilton Andy Devine Russell Simpson Spring Byington Astrid Allwyn Sara Haden Al Lydell
young woman squire wife son neighbor cousin melodramatic intense new england town household street river garden rural life father/son relationship illegitimate child judgment jealousy storm
A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1927
80 Minutes
Sandy
Lillian Gish Norman Kerry Creighton Hale Joseph Striker Hobart Bosworth Patricia Avery Russell Simpson Brandon Hurst David Torrence Frank Currier
The story of the famous battle between the Scots clans of Macdonald and Campbell, and the young woman who comes between them, Annie Laurie.
Western
1944
70 Minutes
Adam Parker
Richard Arlen Robert Randall Jane Frazee Lynne Roberts Bobby Driscoll J.M. Kerrigan Russell Simpson Frank Reicher
An unjustly court-martialed Army officer (Richard Arlen) escapes and finds his buddy (Robert Livingston) is an outlaw.
Drama, Romance
1937
73 Minutes
Baxter
Movita Warren Hull George Pilita John St. Polis Pierre Watkin Kenneth Harlan Russell Simpson
Drama, History
1929
87 Minutes
Old Swede
Dolores del Río Ralph Forbes Harry Carey Karl Dane Tully Marshall George Cooper Russell Simpson Emily Fitzroy Tenen Holtz Cesare Gravina E. Alyn Warren
pretty woman suitor prospector brother farmer brutal gutsy spirited wilderness alaska san francisco expedition aspirations gold rush survival romance adventure quest discovery love
Pioneers (Dolores del Río, Ralph Forbes) face tragedy as they struggle to reach the Yukon gold rush in 1898.
6.4/10
Romance
USA
1931
74 Minutes
Doctor
Greta Garbo Clark Gable Jean Hersholt John Miljan Alan Hale Hale Hamilton Hilda Vaughn Russell Simpson Cecil Cunningham Ian Keith Marjorie King
Fleeing her cruel uncle and an arranged marriage Susan Lenox falls in love with a kind stranger but circumstances force her to become a woman of easy virtue.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Benton
Jane Withers Rita Hayworth Pinky Tomlin Jane Darwell Michael Visaroff Vera Lewis Louise Carter Russell Simpson Francis Ford Pat O'Malley Robert Dudley
Withers is an immigrant who learns on arrival in the U.S. that her mother is dead. Friends help her survive as an entertainer, and success is a good argument against the immigration ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1935
71 Minutes
Doc Small
Norman Foster Charlotte Henry Dorothy Libaire Tommy Bupp Otis Harlan Fred Kohler Jr. William V. Mong Russell Simpson Joseph E. Bernard Wallace Reid Jr. George "Gabby" Hayes
Right after the Civil War, an ex-Union soldier sets out to become a schoolmaster in his small town, even though many locals still harbor a resentment against "Yankees". He goes up against ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Western
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Adam Perkins
Ben Johnson Joanne Dru Ward Bond Harry Carey Jr. Charles Kemper Jane Darwell Alan Mowbray Ruth Clifford Russell Simpson Kathleen O'Malley James Arness
mormon church elder horse trader wagon master daughter outlaw tense thrilling amusing utah desert wagon train journey survival mormonism water conservation fugitives religious persecution adventure quest
Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Flapjack Sims
Marlene Dietrich Randolph Scott John Wayne Margaret Lindsay Harry Carey Richard Barthelmess George Cleveland Samuel S. Hinds Russell Simpson William Farnum Marietta Canty
miner saloon girl commissioner judge love interest politician spirited thrilling melodramatic alaska mine saloon mining gold rush political corruption love triangle theft court battles love rivalry
In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
4.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
60 Minutes
Billy West Edwin Argus Donald Cook Fern Emmett Irene Hervey Doris Lloyd Edwin Maxwell Wheeler Oakman Russell Simpson Dorothea Wolbert Le Strange Millman
Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Western
USA
1940
79 Minutes
Minister
John Wayne Sigrid Gurie Charles Coburn Spencer Charters Roland Varno Trevor Bardette Helen MacKellar Sonny Bupp Wade Boteler Russell Simpson Charles Waldron
physician daughter farmer fiancé agitator intense engaging solemn south dakota small town farm san francisco oregon refugees farming father/daughter relationship weather radio nazism quest
Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Walter Brennan Dana Andrews Walter Huston Anne Baxter Virginia Gilmore John Carradine Mary Howard Eugene Pallette Ward Bond Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Russell Simpson
fugitive hunter son girlfriend daughter father tense emotional georgia swamp shack small town love triangle family feud false accusations quest discovery forbidden love 1940s
Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.
6.4/10
Drama, Western, History
USA
1955
110 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Russell Virginia Grey Jim Davis Eduard Franz
colonel davy crockett gen. santa anna teen girl soldier settler patriotic rousing thrilling tense texas abandoned building desert alamo jim bowie the alamo outnumbered land wars invasion negotiation
Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Anna.
Comedy
1946
97 Minutes
Robert Young Barbara Hale Frank Morgan James Gleason Don Rice Harry Davenport Lloyd Corrigan Teddy Hart Joseph Vitale Douglas Morrow Robert Clarke
gambler husband wife amusing emotional heartwarming lighthearted charming casino gambling house kitchen living room gambling marriage lie loss of money rise fall love adventure
A young woman (Barbara Hale) who hates gambling marries a crapshooter (Robert Young) and changes her mind.
7.1/10
Drama, History
USA
1939
103 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Henry Fonda John Carradine Edna May Oliver Eddie Collins Dorris Bowdon Jessie Ralph Arthur Shields Robert Lowery Roger Imhof Francis Ford
husband wife widow native american tory patriotic thrilling albany, n.y. farm fort dayton mohawk valley frontier life colonialism revolutionary war love daunting task quest rivalry sacrifice 1770s
Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1938
90 Minutes
George Brent Olivia de Havilland Claude Rains Margaret Lindsay John Litel Tim Holt Barton MacLane Henry O'Neill Marcia Ralston George "Gabby" Hayes Sidney Toler
farmer miner son daughter girlfriend brother engaging tense san francisco mine household office mining family feud greed rivalry transformation 1870s
Hydraulic Mining versus Sacramento Valley Farming.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1940
121 Minutes
Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott Humphrey Bogart Frank McHugh Alan Hale Guinn "Big Boy" Williams John Litel Moroni Olsen Russell Hicks Douglas Dumbrille
southerner commander intelligence officer bandit friend engaging gripping rousing prison wagon train virginia city, nev. trail american civil war theft escape prisoners of war robbery pursuit escape sacrifice
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. Once there he finds that the former commander of his prison Vance Irby is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Victor Jory Henry Travers Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
sheriff deputy girl thief cattle rustler frenetic thrilling gutsy spirited dodge city, kan. train law and order american west frontier justice cattle drives adventure love pursuit revenge 1870s
A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
7.2/10
War
USA
1945
135 Minutes
Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed Jack Holt Ward Bond Marshall Thompson Paul Langton Leon Ames Arthur Walsh Donald Curtis
lieutenant naval officer sailor general gripping spirited rousing boat philippines naval base bataan corregidor world war ii pt boat general douglas macarthur revenge rescue underdog 1940s
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
8.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
125 Minutes
James Stewart Jean Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bondi H.B. Warner Harry Carey Astrid Allwyn
senator politician secretary uplifting inspiring engaging washington, d.c. courtroom office politics aspirations leadership corruption underdog discovery rise 1930s
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
7.4/10
Musical
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Howard Keel Jane Powell Russ Tamblyn Jeff Richards Tommy Rall Marc Platt Matt Mattox Jacques d'Amboise Virginia Gibson Julie Newmeyer Ruta Kilmonis
woman brother mountain man townsperson father love interest heartwarming rousing lighthearted cabin mountain barn oregon manners banishment kidnapping marriage courtship mob mentality transformation
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
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