List of the best Sidney Blackmer movies: Great God Gold(1935), The Panther's Claw(1942), False Pretenses(1935), Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(1956), The San Francisco Story(1952), Accused of Murder(1956), Goodbye Love(1934), The Fire Trap(1935), Rosemary's Baby(1968), The Count of Monte Cristo(1934), Thank You, Mr. Moto(1937), Washington Story(1952) ... ...
Drama
USA
1935
65 Minutes
John Hart
Sidney Blackmer Martha Sleeper Regis Toomey Gloria Shea Edwin Maxwell Ralf Harolde Maria Alba John T. Murray
Greed, ambition and hunger-for-power drive John Hart, a New-York-City stock-market broker, into crooked dealings and deception, but he doesn't realize that those he ruined will seek ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
72 Minutes
Sidney Blackmer Byron Foulger Rick Vallin Herbert Rawlinson Gerta Rozan Lynn Starr Barry Bernard John Ince Martin Ashe Thornton Edwards Walter James
The police arrest a man climbing over the wall of a cemetery after midnight. He claims that he is being blackmailed and is following instructions he received by mail to leave $1000 on a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
67 Minutes
Problems develop when a girl borrows money from a friend so that she can impress a wealthy man who wants to marry her.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Austin Spencer
Dana Andrews Joan Fontaine Sidney Blackmer Philip Bourneuf Shepperd Strudwick Arthur Franz Ed Binns Robin Raymond Barbara Nichols William Leicester Dan Seymour
novelist publisher daughter district attorney assistant dancer tense dark intricate shocking courtroom prison nightclub office murder investigation investigative journalism false accusations deception trial capital punishment
A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.
Adventure
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Andrew Cain
In 1856, San Francisco is the scene of political battles between criminal organizations led by corrupt politicians and Vigilantes Committees formed by honest citizens.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
74 Minutes
Frank Hobart
Police detective falls for singer, gets involved with gangster killing.
Romance
1934
65 Minutes
Chester Hamilton
Charles Ruggles Verree Teasdale Sidney Blackmer Mayo Methot Phyllis Barry Ray Walker
butler millionaire gold digger secretary ex-wife playful lighthearted unrestrained jail stock exchange atlantic city, n.j. hotel apartment ship money greed impersonation drinking hoax marriage
An alimony slave's (Sidney Blackmer) valet (Charlie Ruggles) woos a gold digger (Verree Teasdale) in Atlantic City.
Crime, Drama
1935
63 Minutes
Cedric McIntyre
Norman Foster Evalyn Knapp Sidney Blackmer Oscar Apfel Ben Alexander Herbert Corthell
Horror
USA
1968
136 Minutes
Roman Castevet
Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon Sidney Blackmer Maurice Evans Ralph Bellamy Elisha Cook Jr. Patsy Kelly Charles Grodin
actor pregnant woman elderly person neighbor demon chilling creepy frightening apartment queens, n.y. occult pregnancy blindness demonic possession transformation temptation 1960s
A young couple trying for a baby move into a fancy apartment surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
Adventure
USA
1934
113 Minutes
Mondego
Robert Donat Elissa Landi Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer Raymond Walburn O.P. Heggie Irene Hervey Georgia Caine Walter Walker Lawrence Grant Luis Alberni
prisoner count villain fiancée spirited gutsy rousing gripping paris italy island revenge fortune imprisonment rags to riches adventure revenge rivalry transformation 1810s
After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Herr Eric Koerger
Peter Lorre Thomas Beck Pauline Frederick Sidney Blackmer Sig Ruman John Carradine Nedda Harrigan Philip Ahn Jayne Regan John Bleifer Jimmy Leong
Seven maps, when found and put together, reveal the location of the treasures of Genghis Khan.
Drama
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Philip Emery
Van Johnson Patricia Neal Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer Philip Ober Patricia Collinge Moroni Olsen
congressman columnist journalist lobbyist secretary boss emotional patriotic rousing positive washington, d.c. newsroom capitol building massachusetts restaurant politics journalism corruption idealism unlikely romance
Joe Gresham is a hard-working but reticent congressman from Massachusetts. Reporter Alice Kingsley arrives in Washington, DC hired by Gilbert Nunnally, a tabloid columnist and cynic who ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Walter Wiley
George Murphy Josephine Hutchinson Claire Dodd Sidney Blackmer Cliff Edwards John Wray Peggy Ryan Helen Jerome Eddy Rollo Lloyd Edward McWade Toby Wing
Bill is a reporter who works with Jane, his gal before he married Claire. After a year, he is still crazy in love with Claire. But Claire has been stepping out and is now going with Wiley, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Tom Starr
Leslie Fenton Muriel Evans Noel Madison Sidney Blackmer Morgan Wallace Holmes Herbert Ian MacLaren Jameson Thomas Matty Fain Syd Saylor George Rosener
Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
77 Minutes
Big Boy
Edward G. Robinson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Glenda Farrell Stanley Fields Sidney Blackmer Ralph Ince George E. Stone Nick Bela
criminal dancer love interest gangster melodramatic intense chicago nightclub ambition friendship crime show business dance rise fall underdog 1930s
A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
Western
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Ralph Merritt
William Boyd Russell Hayden Steffi Duna Sidney Toler Sidney Blackmer Pedro de Cordoba William Duncan Anna Demetrio Eddie Dean Glenn Strange Jo Jo La Savio
Hoppy and Lucky are headed to South America to deliver a herd of cattle. Bad guy Ralph Merritt gets in their way. For a while.
Romance
USA
1957
89 Minutes
Professor Brent
Debbie Reynolds Leslie Nielsen Walter Brennan Mala Powers Sidney Blackmer Mildred Natwick Fay Wray Philip Ober Craig Hill Louise Beavers April Kent
pilot southern belle bootlegger grandfather fiancée friend airy playful charming lighthearted mississippi houseboat airplane swamp house plane crash new life family unlikely romance injury
An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.
Western
USA
1936
63 Minutes
John Trumbull
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison George "Gabby" Hayes Lynn Gabriel Sidney Blackmer Fred Kohler Warner Richmond Charles Martin
Ranch owner Sally Jordan is engaged in a fence war with rancher Big John Trumbull. Hoppy and Johnny, along with trusty sidekick Windy, side with Sally Jordan. They control a huge cattle stampede by using dynamite.
Western
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Ellery Gibson
Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Harold Huber Sidney Blackmer Joe Sawyer Andrew Tombes Murray Alper Arthur Loft Duncan Renaldo Paul Fix Julian Rivero
gene autry sidekick wealthy man daughter producer impostor confident spirited border town barbecue trail mexico party bank swindling investing movies father/daughter relationship investigation abduction
After the bad guys swindle the good folk of Sage City, Gene and Frog chase them to Mexico where they are now trying to rob a rich Mexican ranchero.
Drama
USA
1941
95 Minutes
John Stevens
Martha Scott William Gargan Edmund Gwenn Sterling Holloway Sidney Blackmer Mary Anderson Dorothy Peterson
teacher suitor friend student emotional melodramatic small town college nebraska teaching romance friendship aspirations transformation love discovery sacrifice 1930s
Dedicated Midwestern teacher Ella Bishop is distressed when her fiancé runs off with her vixenish cousin Amy. After Amy dies in childbirth, Ella is left to care for Amy's daughter Hope.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Thomas Bruhme II
Fredric March Joan Bennett Ann Sothern Ralph Bellamy Sidney Blackmer Thomas Mitchell Robert Elliott Richard Tucker Joyce Compton Patricia Farr Wilma Francis
detective womanizer sister woman suspect victim thrilling suspenseful frenetic san francisco hawaii ship asia murder investigation on the run chase reward suicide disguise escape
Kay Kerrigan commits a murder and then changes her hair color, assumes a new identity and flees the country by ship. She's unaware that she's being followed by Sam Wye, a skirt chasing ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy, Romance
USA
1934
64 Minutes
Barry Forbes
Mary Boland Polly Moran Ned Sparks Sidney Fox Sidney Blackmer Sterling Holloway Marjorie Gateson Irene Franklin
A family loses everything in the crash of 1929 except for their yacht. In order to make money, they rent out the yacht. A couple of guys feel sorry for the young maiden, who has everything ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Lawyer George Renny
William Powell Myrna Loy Gail Patrick Jack Carson Florence Bates Sidney Blackmer Vladimir Sokoloff Kathleen Lockhart Sig Ruman Donald MacBride Sara Haden
architect wife mother-in-law artist lawyer wild playful apartment insane asylum love triangle misunderstanding divorce jealousy feigned insanity love 1940s
A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Swazey
Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Bill Robinson Evelyn Venable John Lodge Sidney Blackmer
colonel daughter husband grandchild veteran swindler cheeky charming moving kentucky household garden staircase woods pride war culture clash family deception courage
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1965
118 Minutes
Judge Blackstone
Jack Lemmon Virna Lisi Terry-Thomas Eddie Mayehoff Claire Trevor Sidney Blackmer
cartoonist bombshell lawyer judge dark amusing witty new york city courtroom party missing persons marriage murder false accusations love transformation 1960s
A dedicated bachelor drunkenly marries a young woman and immediately lives to regret it.
Action
USA
1954
85 Minutes
James Fielding
Tony Curtis Piper Laurie Don Taylor Paul Kelly Ilka Chase Sidney Blackmer
Automobile engineer, Johnny Dark, designs a radical new car. When the owner refuses to sponsor the car in a Canada to Mexico Sports-car race, Johnny, with the aid of the owner's ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1967
97 Minutes
Col. Oates
George Maharis Laura Devon Earl Holliman Katy Jurado Arthur O'Connell Sidney Blackmer Gene Hackman John Anderson Wende Wagner Emilio Fernández Kent Smith
A 1920s Mexican-American judge (George Maharis) presides over the trial of a man (Earl Holliman) accused of killing his wife.
Comedy, Drama
1951
110 Minutes
Arthur Higgins
Cary Grant Jeanne Crain Finlay Currie Walter Slezak Hume Cronyn Sidney Blackmer Basil Ruysdael Katherine Locke
physician student friend professor father dean offbeat quirky striking university hospital small town illegitimate child medicine morality friendship jealousy discovery love sacrifice
A doctor's unconventional theories of medicine and relationship with a young student place his reputation in jeopardy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Seth Lord
Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra Celeste Holm Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer John Lund
musician socialite reporter fiancé endearing charming lighthearted rhode island newport, r.i. mansion love triangle marriage high society pursuit rivalry love 1950s
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Editor
Edward G. Robinson James Stewart Rose Stradner Lionel Stander Douglas Scott John Carradine Sidney Blackmer Grant Mitchell
gangster wife reporter henchman brother son melodramatic gripping spirited new york city alcatraz island newsroom household street organized crime murder father/son relationship marriage kidnapping imprisonment
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Drama
USA
1942
92 Minutes
Philip Ames
Kay Francis Walter Huston Gloria Warren Patty Hale Frank Thomas Jr. Una O'Connor Sidney Blackmer Armida Frank Puglia Russell Arms Anthony Caruso
interior decorator boyfriend ex-husband son daughter moving confident engaging california household prison club boat family false accusations musicians prejudice jealousy discovery growing up
After many years, MacKenzie Scott is pardoned from prison, but his wife is already involved with another man. Nevertheless, he travels incognito to his family's town. There he befriends his... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Hughie Wheeler
Myrna Loy Melvyn Douglas Raymond Walburn Lee Bowman Bonita Granville Felix Bressart Donald Meek Sidney Blackmer Ernest Whitman Ann Morriss Edna Holland
editor artist boyfriend father sister law student witty melodramatic new york city niagara falls, n.y. train nightclub mansion opposites attract career vs. love love-hate relationship love triangle romantic dilemma rivalry love
A single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.
Biography
USA
1938
104 Minutes
Marquis Du Brey
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Annabella Leon Ames J. Edward Bromberg Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Sidney Blackmer
nobleman lover napoleon iii native beautiful woman melodramatic spectacular egypt france desert palace imperialism construction romance exile suez canal quest sacrifice love rivalry
Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal.
Western
USA
1943
102 Minutes
Teddy Roosevelt
John Wayne Martha Scott Albert Van Dekker George "Gabby" Hayes Marjorie Rambeau Dale Evans Grant Withers Sidney Blackmer
In 1906, on Oklahoma's Indian lands, a cowboy fights for oil lease rights against a greedy oilman while a pretty schoolteacher steals both men's hearts.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1938
61 Minutes
Ralph Simmons
Michael Whalen Jean Rogers Chick Chandler Robert Kellard Joan Woodbury Harold Huber Marc Lawrence Sidney Blackmer William Demarest
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
Drama
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Spencer Danfield
Walter Brennan Fay Bainter John Payne Brenda Joyce Charles Ruggles Hattie McDaniel Marjorie Weaver Sidney Blackmer
A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his father's trainer, he defies his mother by entering the Maryland Hunt.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
66 Minutes
'Lucky' Braddock
Harry Ritz Al Ritz Jimmy Ritz Richard Arlen Ethel Merman Phyllis Brooks George Barbier Sidney Blackmer Will Stanton Ivan Lebedeff Gregory Gaye
The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.
Drama
USA
1942
84 Minutes
Arnold Milbar
Conrad Veidt Ann Ayars Frank Reicher Dorothy Tree Ivan F. Simpson William Tannen Martin Kosleck Marc Lawrence Sidney Blackmer Moroni Olsen Pierre Watkin
twin nazi american brother tense thrilling germany store embassy ship loyalty brotherhood espionage betrayal identity theft rivalry sacrifice transformation 1940s
A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Veidt), one a loyal American and the other, a Nazi official.
Drama, History
USA
1937
95 Minutes
General Phil Sheridan
Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Phyllis Brooks Tom Brown Sidney Blackmer Berton Churchill June Storey
mother mayor singer saloon owner engaging fiery suspenseful chicago saloon love triangle destruction death fire historical events rivalry rise fall 1860s
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Rex Daniels
Mary Boland Charles Ruggles George Barbier Gail Patrick Robert McWade Lucien Littlefield Colin Tapley Helen Flint Rae Daggett Sidney Blackmer Arthur Hoyt
Chester Beatty and Tessie Weeks have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before that. Chester is reluctant to burden Tessie with marriage because of his secret problem.... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
80 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Reginald Owen Ralph Morgan Etienne Girardot Alan Dinehart Jo Ann Sayers Joan Marsh John Hubbard Tom Collins Sidney Blackmer
amateur sleuth bookseller wife wealthy man inspector butler amusing crafty household library murder investigation literature wealth family mystery discovery 1930s
Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane are engaged to find who is stealing rare books from a private library.
Biography
1944
154 Minutes
Alexander Knox Charles Coburn Geraldine Fitzgerald Thomas Mitchell Ruth Nelson Cedric Hardwicke Vincent Price William Eythe Mary Anderson Ruth Ford Sidney Blackmer
woodrow wilson politician wife military officer opponent patriotic confident princeton, n.j. washington, d.c. white house politics ambition love marriage world war i rise rivalry 1910s
Woodrow Wilson (Alexander Knox) goes from Princeton to the White House and promotes the League of Nations.
Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Lilli Palmer Sam Wanamaker Akim Tamiroff Alan Hale Hugo Haas Gale Robbins Stella Adler Benny Baker Sumner Getchell Sid Tomack John Qualen
1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has ... See full synopsis »
Musical
1940
90 Minutes
Maureen O'Hara Louis Hayward Lucille Ball Virginia Field Ralph Bellamy Maria Ouspenskaya Mary Carlisle Katharine Alexander Edward Brophy Walter Abel Harold Huber
A burlesque queen (Lucille Ball) competes with an aspiring ballerina (Maureen O'Hara) for a divorced playboy (Louis Hayward).