List of the best Stanley Fields movies: I'll Sell My Life(1941), O'Malley of the Mounted(1936), Little Caesar(1930), Way Out West(1937), Street of Chance(1930), The Constant Woman(1933), Pack Up Your Troubles(1939), Black Gold(1936), The Daring Young Man(1935), Cracked Nuts(1931), The Gay Desperado(1936), Exile Express(1939) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
1941
73 Minutes
Bochini
Drama, Western
1936
59 Minutes
Red Jagger
George O'Brien Irene Ware Stanley Fields James Bush Victor Potel Reginald Barlow Richard Cramer Tom London Crauford Kent
An undercover Mountie (George O'Brien) joins a gang of thieves who commit their crimes in small American border towns but hide out in Canada.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
77 Minutes
Sam Vettori
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.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Sheriff
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Sharon Lynne Stanley Fields James Mason James C. Morton Frank Mills Dave Pepper Vivien Oakland Harry Bernard
saloon owner prospector young girl hapless men playful cheeky amusing frenetic wild west saloon countryside gold rush small town friendship deception adventure 19th century
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
76 Minutes
Dorgan
William Powell Jean Arthur Kay Francis Regis Toomey Stanley Fields Brooks Benedict
husband wife gambler criminal thug brother melodramatic dark gripping new york city gambling house gambling crime redemption family brotherhood husband/wife relationship escape transformation sacrifice
A big-time, but honest gambler has to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps, and taking up gambling.
Drama
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Beef - Stagehand
Conrad Nagel Leila Hyams Tommy Conlon Claire Windsor Stanley Fields Alexander Carr Robert Ellis Lionel Belmore Ruth Clifford
After the death of his wife, and discovering their son is not really his, Walt turns to alcohol until he finds a new love.
Comedy
USA
1939
75 Minutes
Sgt. Walker
Jane Withers The Ritz Brothers Lynn Bari Joseph Schildkraut Stanley Fields Fritz Leiber
Out of work vaudevillians join the army in WWI and head for France where they encounter an American girl (Withers) whose father (Schildkraut) is a French officer. Lots of slapstick.
Drama
1936
82 Minutes
Lefty Stevens
Frankie Darro Gloria Shea Roy Mason Berton Churchill Stanley Fields Frank Shannon George Cleveland
oil driller father geologist money lender schoolteacher melodramatic intense fascinating oil field family home countryside office classroom small town oil father/son relationship sabotage abduction family business greed
Clifford "Fishtail" Riley (Frankie Darro) is stunned when his hardworking father, Daniel (Frank Shannon), plummets to his doom at the bottom of their nascent oil well, and decides to sell the business.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Rafferty
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
USA
1931
65 Minutes
General Bogardus
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Edna May Oliver Dorothy Lee Leni Stengel Stanley Fields Harvey Clark Boris Karloff Ben Turpin Frank Thornton Frank Lackteen
To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
86 Minutes
Butch
Nino Martini Ida Lupino Leo Carrillo Harold Huber James Blakeley Stanley Fields Mischa Auer
gangster singer henchman kidnapper heiress manager frenetic madcap outlandish movie theater radio station mexico opera house movies kidnapping idolization performance radio quest adventure
Chivo, a singer who works in a movie theater providing live entertainment, is and apprehended by a music-loving Mexican bandit Braganza who wants to make Chivo part of his band. Braganza, who admires American gangsters, also kidnaps Jane and her rich boyfriend, Bill. to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Tony Kassan
Anna Sten Alan Marshal Jerome Cowan Jed Prouty Walter Catlett Stanley Fields Leonid Kinskey Irving Pichel Harry Davenport Addison Richards Feodor Chaliapin
Spies will not stop at murder in their attempts to wrest a secret formula for a deadly poison away from American scientists.
Horror
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Captain Davies
Charles Laughton Bela Lugosi Richard Arlen Leila Hyams Kathleen Burke Arthur Hohl Stanley Fields Paul Hurst Hans Steinke Tetsu Komai George Irving
shipwreck survivor dr. moreau creature mutant fiancé eerie creepy campy island laboratory house of pain freighter genetic experiments genetic abnormalities strange happenings dictatorship science gone awry discovery mystery 1930s
A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
105 Minutes
Tambour
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Mary Boland George Zucco H.B. Warner Dick Purcell Stanley Fields Bunty Cutler Grant Mitchell Ray Walker John Miljan
frenchman duke prisoner servant love interest heiress melodramatic passionate suspenseful ship island louisiana romance journey class distinctions political intrigue love sacrifice adventure 1780s
On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
Rufe Turner
Phillips Lord Effie Palmer Bette Davis Frank Albertson Frankie Darro Dorothy Peterson Stanley Fields Oscar Apfel Sophia M. Lord Bennett Kilpack Raymond Hunter
Seth Parker takes in Robbie Turner and protects him from his cruel father Rube. When the father disappears, Seth intends to raise Robbie as his own son. The vindictive father attacks Mary ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
82 Minutes
Blackie
Gary Cooper Sylvia Sidney Paul Lukas Guy Kibbee William "Stage" Boyd Wynne Gibson Betty Sinclair Stanley Fields Terry Carroll Edward LeSaint Robert Homans
Man joins a gang to free his girlfriend from prison.
Comedy
USA
1930
85 Minutes
Al
Helen Twelvetrees Marjorie Rambeau Ricardo Cortez Phillips Holmes James Gleason Franklin Pangborn Harry Sweet Stanley Fields Mathew Betz Thelma Todd Mike Donlin
Havana bar girl with tough "protector" falls for young sailor.
Biography
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Militia Top Sergeant
Edward Arnold Cary Grant Frances Farmer Jack Oakie Donald Meek Clarence Kolb Billy Gilbert Stanley Fields
financier best friend cornelius vanderbilt actress smuggler victim melodramatic charming new york city office wall street theater stocks finance schemes corruption love triangle quest transformation 1870s
Notorious robber baron financier Jim Fisk, who makes and loses fortunes, tries to corner the gold market as well as the heart of a beautiful actress.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Lank Sanders
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Eddie Quillan Dorothy Lee Mitzi Green Kitty Kelly Arline Judge Stanley Fields Lita Chevret Chris-Pin Martin
cab driver gambler villain wife brat city slicker madcap outlandish hilarious intricate arizona small town casino ranch sheriff's office hijinks bad behavior election city vs. country relocation
New York playboy Danny Churchill is sent to a small town in Arizona, where being sheriff is very dangerous, to keep away from girls, but he decides to open a dude ranch there. He asks his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Slug
Ole Olsen Chic Johnson Mary Howard Harry Stockwell Franklin Pangborn James Finlayson Eddie Kane Stanley Fields D'Arcy Corrigan Lew Kelly John Sheehan
Two zanies try to stage a show in a theater that has a reputation for being being jinxed.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
96 Minutes
Jose
Eddie Cantor Lyda Roberti Robert Young Ruth Hall John Miljan Noah Beery J. Carrol Naish Robert E. O'Connor Stanley Fields
college student bank robber detective girlfriend madcap airy charming dorm college car border bullring mistaken identity bullfighting college robbery jealousy friendship adventure escape
An innocent man accused of robbing banks masquerades as a bullfighter to escape the police.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
84 Minutes
Pig Eyes
Al Jolson Lois Moran Louise Dresser Lowell Sherman Hobart Bosworth Tully Marshall Mitchell Lewis Jack Curtis Stanley Fields
minstrel boss daughter rival mother melodramatic american south small town stage show business murder family love infidelity rivalry pursuit 1930s
A love triangle develops in a traveling minstrel troupe.
Comedy
1930
72 Minutes
McKay
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Jobyna Howland Ralf Harolde Natalie Moorhead George F. Marion Hugh Herbert William B. Davidson Stanley Fields
Two insurance agents (Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey) turn an old hotel into a social hub ripe for crooks.
Comedy
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez Stuart Erwin Marjorie Rambeau Robert Armstrong Mary Carlisle William Cagney Thelma Todd Franklyn Ardell Tom Dugan Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Knobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
66 Minutes
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.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
71 Minutes
Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez Norman Foster William Gargan Marian Nixon The Mills Brothers Eugene Pallette Minna Gombell Sterling Holloway Leila Bennett Franklin Pangborn
A struggling writer finds success writing scripts for a radio comic at the expense of his high-brow ambitions.
Comedy
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Roger Pryor Wendy Barrie Claude Gillingwater Andrew Tombes Luis Alberni E.E. Clive John Sheehan Russell Hicks Theodore von Eltz Harry Woods Herbert Rawlinson
Janes Forbes (Barrie) decides to help amnesiac Jack Doe (Pryor) to find the details of his true identity. She doesn't tell anyone she is leaving, which causes her worried father to hire a ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Irene Dunne Allan Jones Charles Winninger Helen Westley Paul Robeson Helen Morgan Donald Cook Sammy White Queenie Smith J. Farrell MacDonald Arthur Hohl
singer gambler actress actor father daughter spectacular emotional melodramatic river boat chicago nightclub theater mississippi show business interracial romance racism love marriage
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Comedy
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Ann Sothern Jack Haley Mary Boland John Carradine Walter Catlett Maurice Cass Alan Dinehart Etienne Girardot E.E. Clive Margaret McWade Margaret Seddon
A young lawyer is unable to get the Pembertons to sign a land sale contract until their daughter falls in love with him.
Drama
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Errol Flynn Bette Davis Anita Louise Jane Bryan Ian Hunter Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Donald Crisp Dick Foran Patric Knowles Alan Hale
secretary sportswriter father sister fiancé millionaire melodramatic intense gripping montana san francisco apartment office ship sister relationship marriage ambition drinking earthquakes reconciliation
Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.