List of the best Stepin Fetchit movies: Charlie Chan in Egypt(1935), The Sun Shines Bright(1954), Dimples(1936), Judge Priest(1934), Stand Up and Cheer!(1934), Bend of the River(1952), The World Moves On(1934), Love Is News(1937), Salute(1929), Zenobia(1939), Show Boat(1929) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Warner Oland Stepin Fetchit Pat Paterson Thomas Beck Rita Hayworth Jameson Thomas Frank Conroy Nigel de Brulier Paul Porcasi Arthur Stone James Eagles
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Jeff Poindexter
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 »
Musical
USA
1936
78 Minutes
Cicero
Shirley Temple Frank Morgan Helen Westley Robert Kent Stepin Fetchit Astrid Allwyn
street performer grandfather wealthy woman nephew fiancée actor cheery winsome tense mushy new york city street mansion theater stage show business theft family poverty scam
Dimples Appleby lives with the pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go legit. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is performed.
Drama
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Jeff Poindexter
Will Rogers Tom Brown Anita Louise Henry B. Walthall Stepin Fetchit Hattie McDaniel
judge nephew love interest housekeeper widower patriotic playful small town kentucky justice small-town life romance race relations performance love discovery 1890s
Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky.
Musical
USA
1934
69 Minutes
George Bernard Shaw
Warner Baxter Madge Evans Shirley Temple Nigel Bruce Stepin Fetchit Frank Melton Lila Lee Ralph Morgan Frank Mitchell Jack Durant Arthur Byron
producer secretary congressman father daughter businessman cheery confident spirited washington, d.c. office stage government building theater great depression entertainment government corruption business optimism
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
91 Minutes
Adam
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Rock Hudson Julie Adams Lori Nelson Jay C. Flippen Stepin Fetchit Harry Morgan Chubby Johnson Howard Petrie Frances Bavier
guide thief farmer trader settler rousing suspenseful gritty oregon portland, ore. wagon train small town redemption betrayal outlaws responsibility scams rescue revenge 1840s
When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.
Drama
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Dixie
Madeleine Carroll Franchot Tone Reginald Denny Sig Ruman Louise Dresser Raul Roulien Stepin Fetchit Lumsden Hare
Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Penrod
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Don Ameche Slim Summerville Dudley Digges Walter Catlett George Sanders Jane Darwell Stepin Fetchit Pauline Moore Elisha Cook Jr.
reporter heiress count editor tabloid reporter fiancé madcap playful emotional winsome new york city airport city hall journalism scandal fame deception unlikely romance tabloid journalism love
A financier's daughter spars with a newspaper reporter: he by writing about her, she by announcing their engagement.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1929
83 Minutes
Smoke Screen
George O'Brien William Janney Frank Albertson Ward Bond Helen Chandler Joyce Compton Clifford Dempsey Lumsden Hare Stepin Fetchit David Butler
West Point Cadet John and Annapolis Midshipman Frank focus their fraternal rivalry on the big Army-Navy football game.
Comedy
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Zero
Oliver Hardy Harry Langdon Billie Burke Alice Brady Jimmy Ellison Jean Parker June Lang Olin Howland J. Farrell MacDonald Stepin Fetchit Hattie McDaniel
doctor daughter snob son elephant professor lighthearted charming mississippi small town doctor's office carnival street courtroom animals small-town life snobbishness carnivals mother/son relationship trials
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Musical
USA
1929
147 Minutes
Laura La Plante Joseph Schildkraut Emily Fitzroy Otis Harlan Elise Bartlett Alma Rubens Jack McDonald Jane La Verne Neely Edwards Theodore Lorch Stepin Fetchit
wife captain singer gambler daughter melodramatic passionate steamboat mississippi river chicago singing gambling marriage family feud running away rivalry temptation sacrifice forbidden love 1890s
A mostly silent version of Edna Ferber's original novel, with some songs from the musical as a last-minute addition