List of the best Selmer Jackson movies: The 13th Man(1937), Son of the Navy(1940), The Glass Alibi(1946), Confessions of a Vice Baron(1943), Autumn Leaves(1956), Secrets of an Actress(1938), A Family Affair(1937), Manhattan Merry-Go-Round(1937), Harrigan's Kid(1943), The Atomic Submarine(1959), Jack McCall, Desperado(1953), The Little Giant(1933) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
1937
71 Minutes
Andrew Baldwin
A columnist (Weldon Heyburn) and his secretary (Inez Courtney) solve the case of a poison-dart killer.
Drama
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Capt. Parker
James Dunn Jean Parker Martin Spellman Selmer Jackson William Royle Sarah Padden Craig Reynolds Dave O'Brien Gene Morgan Charles King
Actually, the sailor wants nothing to do with the boy, who we eventually find out is an orphan who ran away from the orphanage, trying to find a new Mom and Dad. The sailor, not knowing ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
70 Minutes
Dr. John F. Lawson
Paul Kelly Douglas Fowley Anne Gwynne Maris Wrixon Jack Conrad Selmer Jackson Cyril Thornton Cyrus W. Kendall Walter Soderling Victor Potel George Chandler
Joe Eykner (Douglas Fowley), an opportunistic newspaper reporter, persuades wealthy, Santa Monica widow Linda Vale (Maris Wrixon), to marry him. He and his girlfriend, Belle Martin (Anne ... See full summary »
Drama
1943
59 Minutes
District Attorney
Willy Castello Lloyd Ingram Betty Compson Veola Vonn Constance Worth Selmer Jackson
As his execution draws near, a condemned criminal (Willy Castello) recalls his previous exploits as a gigolo, pimp, abortionist, white slaver and murderer.
Drama
USA
1956
108 Minutes
Mr. Wetherby
Joan Crawford Cliff Robertson Vera Miles Lorne Greene Ruth Donnelly Shepperd Strudwick Selmer Jackson Maxine Cooper Marjorie Bennett Frank Gerstle Leonard Mudie
woman husband father ex-wife psychiatrist emotional shocking intricate powerful los angeles apartment hotel secret life love family dysfunction mental breakdown schizophrenia love discovery 1950s
Millicent Wetherby is a middle-aged woman whose life is devoid of love and affection. Millicent's solitary existence changes when she encounters Burt Hansen a charismatic younger man. As ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1938
71 Minutes
Thompson
Kay Francis George Brent Ian Hunter Gloria Dickson Isabel Jeans Penny Singleton Dennie Moore Selmer Jackson Herbert Rawlinson Emmett Vogan James B. Carson
actress architect friend producer estranged wife father touching melodramatic witty new york city apartment bar theater boat love triangle show business divorce friendship big break infidelity
Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
Comedy
USA
1937
69 Minutes
Hoyt Wells
Lionel Barrymore Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Spring Byington Eric Linden Julie Haydon Sara Haden Charley Grapewin Selmer Jackson
judge contractor publisher wife daughter son heartwarming endearing carvel family home courtroom office small town corruption politics family business marriage transformation love
Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
82 Minutes
J. Henry Thorne
Phil Regan Leo Carrillo Ann Dvorak Tamara Geva James Gleason Henry Armetta Luis Alberni Smiley Burnette Selmer Jackson Eddie Kane Moroni Olsen
mobster singer opera singer musician secretary mother lighthearted winsome new york city office nightclub theater music industry show business opera mother/son relationship love triangle organized crime quest 1930s
Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
Drama
USA
1943
80 Minutes
Mr. Ranley
William Gargan Frank Craven Bobby Readick J. Carrol Naish Jay Ward Douglas Croft Bill Cartledge Irving Lee Selmer Jackson Allen Wood Jim Toney
jockey trainer bookie rival horse breeder retiree spirited heartwarming new york state racetrack stable office barn horse racing egoism maturing wager responsibility quest rivalry
Tom Harrigan raises orphaned Benny McNeil to be a first-rate jockey, but fails to bridle the lad's healthy ego. When Benny receives too many rebukes for unsportsman-like conduct from the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1959
72 Minutes
Adm. Terhune
Arthur Franz Dick Foran Brett Halsey Tom Conway Paul Dubov Bob Steele Victor Varconi Joi Lansing Selmer Jackson Jack Mulhall Jean Moorhead
captain lieutenant inventor scientist alien wild spirited crafty engaging north pole submarine alien invasion submarine disappearance world domination heroism rescue discovery 1960s
Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate.
Western
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Col. Brand
George Montgomery Angela Stevens Douglas Kennedy James Seay Eugene Iglesias William Tannen Jay Silverheels John Hamilton Selmer Jackson
gunslinger wild bill hickok soldier beautiful woman sheriff dark melodramatic gutsy plantation deadwood, s.d. prison american civil war revenge theft false accusations reputation revenge escape pursuit 19th century
A Southerner fighting for the North is unjustly accused of treason and escapes to find the witness who could clear his name, but he also seeks the two Yankee soldiers who killed his parents.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Radio Announcer
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Helen Vinson Kenneth Thomson Russell Hopton Shirley Grey Don Dillaway Berton Churchill Helen Mann Selmer Jackson Louise Mackintosh
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Simpson
Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur Chester Morris Paul Kelly Lewis Stone Joseph Calleia Sam Baker Paul Hurst John Kelly Selmer Jackson Larry Wheat
kingpin fbi agent doctor gangster inmate sister suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic prison highway movie theater bus train station undercover operations gang war jailbreak journey manhunt
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
Drama
USA
1938
67 Minutes
Parker
Marian Marsh Bernadene Hayes Minerva Urecal Henry Wilcoxon Ben Welden Ray Mayer John Arledge Addison Richards Frank Reicher Selmer Jackson Fred Kohler Jr.
A state prison is threatened by approaching floods, an epidemic of typhoid fever breaks out among the inmates, the prison's only doctor falls sick, there are only three nurses to administer... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1941
69 Minutes
District Attorney
Joan Woodbury Jack LaRue Linda Ware John Archer Vince Barnett Alan Ladd Gavin Gordon William Halligan George Pembroke Selmer Jackson Kenneth Harlan
After serving a jail sentence for a crime she didn't commit, a young woman plans a racketeering scheme to get revenge.
Comedy
USA
1951
98 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Ruth Hussey Eddie Mayehoff Marion Marshall Polly Bergen Hugh Sanders John McIntire Francis Pierlot Lillian Randolph Selmer Jackson
The greatest player in Ridgefield College history uses his influence and reputation to get his only son, a sickly, uncoordinated nerd, on the college football team with comic results.
War
1957
82 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Nancy Davis Arthur Franz Bob Arthur William Leslie Wm. "Bill" Phillips Harry Lauter Joe Turkel Michael Garth Don Keefer Selmer Jackson
captain lieutenant diver nurse emotional patriotic melodramatic submarine pacific ocean love triangle world war ii dangerous assignment submarine love quest rivalry 1940s
A submarine commander (Ronald Reagan) enters the Sea of Japan with a frogman who had flirted with his girlfriend (Nancy Davis).
Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
William Powell Carole Lombard Alice Brady Eugene Pallette Gail Patrick Alan Mowbray Jean Dixon Mischa Auer Robert Light Pat Flaherty Franklin Pangborn
socialite butler sister mother father protégé hysterical madcap confident new york city family home dump wealth employment family dysfunction unlikely romance class distinctions transformation love rise
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
73 Minutes
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 »
Drama
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Richard Cromwell Helen Mack Lionel Atwill Horace MacMahon Russ Powell Billy Bevan Marjorie Main Rex Evans Joseph Crehan Arthur Hoyt Syd Saylor
Bank teller Jimmy Caldwell and his fiance, Ruth Holden, grow weary of struggling to make ends meet and decide to rob Jimmy's bank. The selfish young couple agree that even if they spend ten... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1936
65 Minutes
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.
Comedy
USA
1946
82 Minutes
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.
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Joel McCrea Fay Wray Henry Stephenson Reginald Denny Beryl Mercer George Meeker Wade Boteler Herbert Bunston Burr McIntosh Edgar Norton
heiress secretary fiancé love interest amusing lighthearted adirondack mountains mansion party impersonation social standing wealth trading places romance love transformation 1930s
An heiress switches places with her secretary in order to find a man who will love her for who she is and not for her money.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
86 Minutes
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.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Kay Francis George Brent Warren William Helene Lowell Henry O'Neill Samuel S. Hinds Russell Hicks Maude Turner Gordon Martha Merrill Edgar Kennedy Sam Hayes
pilot friend wife benefactor daredevil melodramatic mushy emotional tense long island, n.y. new york state airplane party friendship love triangle marriage tragic death guilt loyalty forbidden love
Terry Parker (George Brent) is shattered by the crash of his airplane which killed his parents and sister, and adopts a listless attitude toward life. But romance enters in the person of ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Young Hardie Albright Harry Bowen Allan Cavan Eddy Chandler Jack Cheatham Joe Dominguez Ruth Donnelly Tom Dugan Cliff Edwards
The rebellious daughter of an army general becomes involved with a communist agitator, much to the consternation of her father, who instead attempts to pair her with a handsome yet dim-witted soldier.
Mystery & Thriller
1942
63 Minutes
Robert Young Marsha Hunt Darryl Hickman Harvey Stephens Jonathan Hale Noel Madison Don Costello Joseph Anthony William Forrest Russell Hicks Mark Daniels
Nazi spies kidnap an aircraft mechanic (Robert Young) and try to make him talk about a new bombsight.
Western
1939
105 Minutes
Wallace Beery Robert Taylor Florence Rice Helen Broderick Charles Bickford Barton MacLane Charley Grapewin John Qualen Clinton Rosemond Jonathan Hale Claudia Morgan
railroad tycoon stagecoach driver slave trader slave plantation owner stagecoach owner suspenseful fiery rousing american west stagecoach town slave trade abolitionism underground railroad conspiracy rivalry rescue 19th century
A Maryland planter (Robert Taylor) turns railroader and tangles with the boss (Wallace Beery) of a woman's (Florence Rice) stagecoach line.
Comedy
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Bud Abbott Lou Costello The Andrews Sisters Lee Bowman Alan Curtis Jane Frazee Nat Pendleton Samuel S. Hinds Harry Strang Nella Walker Leonard Elliott
salesman soldier drill instructor hostess playboy valet hilarious witty boot camp theater united states military redemption love triangle father/son relationship escape rivalry transformation love 1940s
Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.
Adventure
USA
1941
98 Minutes
John Wayne Betty Field Harry Carey James Barton Beulah Bondi Samuel S. Hinds Marjorie Main Ward Bond Marc Lawrence John Qualen Fuzzy Knight
stranger moonshiner daughter son uncle aunt bleak melodramatic fascinating ozark mountains small town forest cabin family helping others rural life superstition suicide father/son relationship revenge
A mysterious but pleasant stranger arrives in the Missouri hills and befriends a young backwoods girl, which doesn't sit well with her moonshiner fiancé who has vowed to find and kill his own father.
Drama, History
USA
1954
101 Minutes
Victor Mature Susan Hayward Michael Rennie Debra Paget Anne Bancroft Jay Robinson Barry Jones William Marshall Richard Egan Ernest Borgnine Charles Evans
emperor soldier gladiator roman apostle melodramatic emotional intense suspenseful powerful ancient rome arena palace street city home christianity religion faith showdown
In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
108 Minutes
Bob Cummings Priscilla Lane Norman Lloyd Otto Kruger Alan Baxter Clem Bevans Alma Kruger Vaughan Glaser Dorothy Peterson Ian Wolfe Frances Carson
factory worker model saboteur blind person police officer suspenseful intense gripping united states new york city los angeles sabotage terrorism conspiracy false accusations arson quest pursuit mystery 1940s
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
90 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Dick Powell Gale Page Helen Broderick Allen Jenkins ZaSu Pitts Ronald Reagan Max Rosenbloom Jerry Colonna Vera Lewis Elizabeth Dunne
Professor Hardwick teaches at Winfield College and detests the new swing music that is the craze. He has written a rhapsody which he takes to New York to be published. Staying with his Aunt... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
55 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Eddie Foy Jr. James Stephenson John Litel Lya Lys Robert Warwick Victor Zimmerman William Gould Kenneth Harlan Frank Wilcox Owen King
secret service agent partner homeless person enemy spy saboteur wife thrilling spectacular patriotic california airship hotel hospital wreckage train crash secret weapon sabotage espionage undercover operations terrorism
The corpse of a hobo with a $50,000 money belt helps Brass and Gabby crack a cell of fifth columnists bent on sabotage.
Comedy
USA
1936
98 Minutes
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Myrna Loy William Powell Walter Connolly Charley Grapewin Cora Witherspoon E.E. Clive Bunny Beatty Otto Yamaoka Charles Trowbridge
editor fiancée friend socialite amusing charming playful new york city ocean liner lake hotel family home love romance lawsuit deception love discovery 1930s
When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
64 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Gloria Warren Willie Best Joseph Crehan Dick Elliott Elaine Lange Amira Mousafa Joseph Allen Jr. Rick Vallin Bruce Edwards
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life.
Action
USA
1949
90 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Preston Pedro Armendáriz Harry Shannon Ed Begley Jimmy Conlin Paul E. Burns Lloyd Gough Roland Jack Chief Yowlachie Pierre Watkin
rancher oil baron daughter emotional powerful oklahoma oil field ranch revenge death oil betrayal wealth greed fall rise rivalry 1940s
In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.
Drama
USA
1944
111 Minutes
Anne Baxter Thomas Mitchell Selena Royle Ward Bond Bobby Driscoll Addison Richards Edward Ryan Trudy Marshall John Campbell James Cardwell John Alvin
brother soldier sister mother father wife emotional tense patriotic iowa household guadalcanal ship world war ii siblings death patriotism great depression u.s. navy rise
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
James Stewart Rosalind Russell Genevieve Tobin Charles Ruggles Louise Beavers Allyn Joslyn Clarence Kolb Robert Greig J.M. Kerrigan Lawrence Grossmith Robert E. O'Connor
playwright actress socialite ex-husband director charming amusing emotional small town new york city party theater love triangle writing success regret broadway love rise rivalry
Playwright Gaylord Esterbrook scores a hit with his first Broadway play, both with the critics and with leading lady Linda Paige. He and Linda are happily married until a patroness of the ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1939
88 Minutes
George Brent Olivia de Havilland John Payne Frank McHugh John Litel Victor Jory Henry O'Neill John Ridgely John Gallaudet Donald Briggs Edgar Edwards
Jerry and Cass have always been competitive. Now that Cass is a well respected Naval aviator like his father, Jerry leaves the submarine service to become a flying cadet with Class 61 at ... See full summary »
Drama
1956
88 Minutes
Ray Milland Ernest Borgnine Frank Lovejoy Nina Foch Dean Jagger Virginia Christine Edward Andrews Frank Faylen Diane Jergens Warren Berlinger Andrew Duggan
government official lawyer judge naval officer wife suspect emotional solemn melodramatic courtroom house naval base suburbia cold war paranoia communism trial navy redemption underdog
A lawyer (Ray Milland) represents a Navy worker (Ernest Borgnine) who has been unjustly fired as a security risk.
Drama
USA
1949
114 Minutes
Gary Cooper Patricia Neal Raymond Massey Kent Smith Robert Douglas Henry Hull Ray Collins Moroni Olsen Jerome Cowan Paul Harvey Thurston Hall
architect socialite wealthy woman critic jealous person brooding dense intricate profound solemn united states quarry architecture jealousy love triangle self-destruction nonconformity quest rivalry love
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.