List of the best Sidney Toler movies: Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise(1940), Charlie Chan in Panama(1940), Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum(1940), Dead Men Tell(1941), Castle in the Desert(1942), Charlie Chan in Rio(1941), Murder Over New York(1940), City in Darkness(1939), Dark Alibi(1946), Dangerous Money(1946), The Scarlet Clue(1945), The Jade Mask(1945) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
75 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Marjorie Weaver Lionel Atwill Robert Lowery Don Beddoe Leo G. Carroll Cora Witherspoon Kay Linaker Harlan Briggs Charles Middleton
Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Jean Rogers Lionel Atwill Mary Nash Victor Sen Yung Kane Richmond Chris-Pin Martin Lionel Royce Helen Ericson Jack LaRue Edwin Stanley
Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
63 Minutes
Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung C. Henry Gordon Marc Lawrence Joan Valerie Marguerite Chapman Ted Osborn Michael Visaroff Hilda Vaughn Charles Wagenheim Archie Twitchell
An escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
60 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Sheila Ryan Victor Sen Yung Robert Weldon Don Douglas Kay Aldridge Paul McGrath George Reeves
A treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a ship full of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a docked ship.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Arleen Whelan Douglas Dumbrille Richard Derr Henry Daniell Edmund MacDonald Lenita Lane Ethel Griffies
Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
60 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Mary Beth Hughes Victor Sen Yung Cobina Wright Jr. Ted North Victor Jory Harold Huber Richard Derr Jacqueline Dalya Kay Linaker Truman Bradley
On the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimately catches up to her in Rio.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Marjorie Weaver Robert Lowery Ricardo Cortez Donald MacBride Melville Cooper Joan Valerie Kane Richmond
When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
75 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Lynn Bari Richard Clarke Harold Huber Dorothy Tree Lon Chaney Leo G. Carroll Noel Madison
While in Paris for a reunion on the eve of World War II, Charlie finds that the murder of an hated businessman leads him to a conspiracy to smuggle arms to Germany.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
61 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Ben Carter Benson Fong Russell Hicks Joyce Compton Edward Earle Teala Loring George Holmes Janet Shaw Edna Holland
A public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Benson Fong Mantan Moreland Helen Devereaux Robert Homans Virginia Brissac I. Stanford Jolley Reid Kilpatrick Jack Norton Charles Sherlock Janet Shaw
charlie chan radio star chauffeur police captain studio head spy gripping shocking tense new york city radio station laboratory street espionage radio performers murder investigation theft government secrets mystery
Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
69 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Edwin Luke Hardie Albright Frank Reicher Janet Warren Cyril Delevanti Alan Bridge
scientist chauffeur detective family member son charlie chan cheeky suspenseful intricate mansion laboratory car vault missing persons investigation science murder plot assumed identity government secrets mystery
Eccentric scientist Harper lives in a spooky mansion with all the trimmings: hidden lab, secret panels, inscrutable butler, and greedy relatives with unusual talents. When Harper seems to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Benson Fong Joan Woodbury Mantan Moreland Weldon Heyburn Ian Keith Sam Flint Cyrus W. Kendall Anthony Warde John Davidson Betty Blythe
charlie chan daughter chess player fiancé son chauffeur playful spirited confident fun house hotel family home murder case family honor investigation deception father/son relationship chess mystery discovery
The Cisco Kid and Pancho hold up a stagecoach and kidnap Ellen Roth. They take the girl, who is wanted on a murder charge, to the mission where Padre Angelo will look after her. She tells ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1944
67 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Frances Chan Jacqueline de Wit Joseph Crehan Helen Beverley Geraldine Wall Ralph Peters Frank Jaquet Edward Earle Claudia Dell
charlie chan murder victim murder suspect wife daughter police detective campy lighthearted mansion police station investigation murder deception fraud mystery pursuit 1940s
Legendary Hawaiian detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is called in to investigate when a man is shot during a mock seance at his home.
Mystery & Thriller
1938
67 Minutes
Charlie Chan
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.
Mystery & Thriller
1944
63 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Gwen Kenyon Mantan Moreland Arthur Loft Marianne Quon Lelah Tyler Benson Fong Gene Roth Eddy Chandler George J. Lewis Muni Seroff
charlie chan son daughter scientist housekeeper economist melodramatic patriotic crafty house party office murder investigation mysterious past world war ii secret service espionage family mystery discovery
Mystery & Thriller
1939
75 Minutes
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler Cesar Romero Pauline Moore Victor Sen Yung Douglas Fowley June Gale Douglas Dumbrille Sally Blane Billie Seward Wally Vernon Charles Halton
An illusionist (Cesar Romero) helps the Chinese detective (Sidney Toler) find a killer blackmailer at a San Francisco fair.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Inspector Hankins
Loretta Young Brian Aherne Sidney Toler Jeff Donnell William Wright Gale Sondergaard Donald MacBride Lee Patrick Don Costello Blanche Yurka Richard Gaines
writer wife landlord housekeeper husband amusing engaging suspenseful apartment new york city greenwich village murder blackmail deception mystery discovery 1940s
A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse and a half dozen red herrings.
Action
1943
82 Minutes
Capt. Krogan, Carruthers
John Carradine Gale Sondergaard Sidney Toler Frank Fenton Veda Ann Borg Rita Quigley Rick Vallin
seaman diver madam treasure hunter captain chief brash suspenseful melodramatic raw south sea island nightclub brothel underwater ship sunken treasure island life deep-sea diving double-cross
A diver (John Carradine) and his partner fight a captain (Sidney Toler) and a purser for gold from their scuttled ship.
Comedy
USA
1936
74 Minutes
Captain of SS Periwinkle
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Alan Hale Sidney Toler Daphne Pollard Betty Healy Iris Adrian Lona Andre James Finlayson Arthur Housman Jim Kilganon
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Western
USA
1939
72 Minutes
Don Fernando "Ferdy" Maria Lopez Ramirez
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Warden Palmer
James Dunn Mae Clarke Neil Hamilton Sidney Toler Warren Hymer Stanley Fields Madge Bellamy Frank Melton Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Arthur Treacher
Two reporters plan to marry but the bride is left waiting at the altar because her groom has gone undercover to expose gang activity.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Prof. Breckenridge
Jane Withers John McGuire Sally Blane Sidney Toler Gloria Roy Gordon Westcott Francis Ford Emma Dunn
orphan adoptive father adoptive mother tramp child actor charming hilarious heartwarming orphanage family home theater farm train chicago adoption vaudeville false accusations child exploitation assumed identity running away
After obtaining her from an orphanage a couple exploit entertainer Withers till she runs away and later becomes a professional.
Western
USA
1936
82 Minutes
Prof. Amos Snape
Chester Morris Lewis Stone Walter Brennan Irene Hervey Sidney Toler Dorothy Tree Roger Imhof Willard Robertson Robert Randall John Sheehan Victor Potel
bandit old flame mother baby banker gritty moving desert wild west small town redemption heist stranded fugitives daunting task quest transformation sacrifice pursuit 19th century
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
Western
USA
1939
74 Minutes
Nosey
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
1932
82 Minutes
Tom Brown H.B. Warner Slim Summerville Richard Cromwell Ben Alexander Sidney Toler Russell Hopton Willard Robertson Norman Phillips Jr. Tyrone Power Kit Guard
Boy who thought his father a war hero finds he was really a deserter.
Drama
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Dr. Merivel
Ruth Chatterton Lewis Stone Raymond Hackett Holmes Herbert Eugenie Besserer Sidney Toler Ullrich Haupt Richard Carle Mitchell Lewis Carroll Nye
wife husband son lover lawyer gambler sad melodramatic brooding touching paris estate courtroom street france city estrangement murder case mother/son relationship unhappy marriage
A young lawyer unknowingly defends his mother who abandoned him when he was three.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
88 Minutes
Mr. Jim Sawyer
Katharine Hepburn Robert Young Ralph Bellamy Martha Sleeper Sara Haden Sidney Toler
poor woman neighbor engineer partner father wife emotional bleak moving passionate ozark mountains farm river house wilderness town poverty city vs. country modernization dams
Mountain girl Trigger Hicks, a fierce loner equally handy with a rock or a prayer, is in danger of having her faith-healing mistaken for witchcraft by the neighbors. She shows a vulnerable ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
87 Minutes
Mr. Keough
William Powell Myrna Loy Florence Rice John Beal Jessie Ralph Edgar Kennedy Sidney Toler Mary Gordon Barnett Parker Katharine Alexander Priscilla Lawson
artist sister young woman fiancé ex-wife free spirit amusing lighthearted city trailer wedding opposites attract siblings love triangle matchmaking marriage love rivalry adventure 1930s
Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free-spirited artist in an auto trailer are all experiencing romantic complications.
Comedy
USA
1932
90 Minutes
Pete
Marion Davies Robert Montgomery Billie Dove James Gleason Jimmy Durante ZaSu Pitts Sidney Toler Douglas Dumbrille Sarah Padden Louise Carter
showgirl young woman friend performer boyfriend father emotional spirited amusing new york city theater tenement house stage speakeasy family home show business friendship relationships love triangle career aspirations
Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the other's boyfriend begins to fall for her.
Comedy
USA
1938
67 Minutes
Sheriff
Joe E. Brown Jane Wyman Alison Skipworth Lyda Roberti Alan Baxter Lucien Littlefield Sidney Toler Berton Churchill Barbara Pepper Joseph Downing
Criminal from all over the country converge on the Lakeside Inn in Willow Springs where bank robber Duke Temple (Stanley Fields) has stashed $100,000. Wilbur Keeks (Joe E. Brown),soda jerk ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1932
82 Minutes
Stage Director
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Ruth Selwyn Thelma Todd Hedda Hopper William Pawley Sidney Toler Lawrence Grant Henry Armetta Edward Brophy
A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
Comedy
1932
67 Minutes
Tony Mugatti
Helen Twelvetrees Ricardo Cortez Robert Armstrong Jill Esmond Arline Judge Clarence Muse Sidney Toler Fletcher Norton
A muckraking journalist's belief that nothing and no one is sacred takes a toll on his personal and professional lives.
Drama
USA
1932
94 Minutes
Det. Wilson
Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall Cary Grant Dickie Moore Robert E. O'Connor Gene Morgan Rita La Roy Sidney Toler Morgan Wallace Francis Sayles Gertrude Short
A cabaret singer takes up with a millionaire to pay for her gravely ill husband's operation.
Drama
USA
1936
50 Minutes
Captain Holt
Robert Young Florence Rice Ted Healy Julie Haydon Catherine Doucet Janet Beecher Leslie Fenton Sidney Toler Paul Stanton
Kept overnight by police investigating a murder, department store owner Charley Phelps and sales clerk Joan Sutton solve the mystery, defeat a gang of thieves, and fall in love.
Drama
USA
1934
72 Minutes
John Bright
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
1937
93 Minutes
Bette Davis Henry Fonda Ian Hunter Anita Louise Donald Crisp Hugh O'Connell Katharine Alexander Mary Philips Minor Watson Ben Welden Sidney Toler
bootlegger widow secretary attorney playboy father melodramatic disheartening emotional chicago apartment europe marriage illegitimate child inheritance elopement love custody battle forbidden love sacrifice
Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant.
Adventure
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Marion Davies Gary Cooper Jean Parker Katharine Alexander Ted Healy Russell Hardie Henry Wadsworth Douglas Dumbrille Willard Robertson Fuzzy Knight Sidney Toler
actress southern belle spy confederate soldier union soldier servant melodramatic thrilling suspenseful american south washington, d.c. farmhouse household assumed identity espionage romantic dilemma american civil war secret mission deception adventure
Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.
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.
Drama, History
USA
1936
102 Minutes
Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Melvyn Douglas James Stewart Alison Skipworth Louis Calhern Beulah Bondi Melville Cooper Sidney Toler
president best friend senator sailor adviser gutsy spirited washington, d.c. inn peggy eaton andrew jackson loyalty politics scandal rivalry sacrifice love 1830s
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
Adventure
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Ronald Colman Basil Rathbone Frances Dee Ellen Drew C.V. France Henry Wilcoxon Heather Thatcher Stanley Ridges Bruce Lester Walter Kingsford Alma Lloyd
poet constable traitor lady king rousing thrilling moving confident paris palace tavern treason françois villon royalty political coup unlikely allies king louis xi escape love
Vagabond poet François Villon rises to high office in 1463 Paris.