List of the best Tim Whelan movies: The Thief of Bagdad(1940), The Murder Man(1935), The Mad Doctor(1941), International Lady(1941), The Divorce of Lady X(1938), Clouds Over Europe(1939), Action for Slander(1937), Badman's Territory(1946), Step Lively(1944), Swing Fever(1944), Seven Days Leave(1942), Rage at Dawn(1955) ... ...
Fantasy
UK|USA
1940
106 Minutes
Tim Whelan Sabu John Justin Conrad Veidt June Duprez Rex Ingram Miles Malleson Mary Morris
king thief villain princess genie amusing engaging fascinating middle east desert city castle arabia deception betrayal showdown daunting task magic adventure discovery
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy Virginia Bruce Lionel Atwill Harvey Stephens Robert Barrat James Stewart William Collier Bobby Watson William Demarest John Sheehan Lucien Littlefield
newspaper reporter gossip columnist police officer business partner father editor dark brooding shocking suspenseful newsroom sing sing correctional facility new york city shooting gallery newspapers murder investigation father/son relationship deception cover-up mystery
When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Director
A crazed physician marries a wealthy women and, with the help of his demented assistant, murders them for their money.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
102 Minutes
Director
The film opens with a German air-raid over the skies of London, and moves to the attempts of the F.B.I. and Scotland Yard investigators trying to circumvent the attempts of a sabotage ring ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1938
91 Minutes
Director
Merle Oberon Laurence Olivier Ralph Richardson Binnie Barnes Morton Selten J.H. Roberts Gertrude Musgrove Gus McNaughton Eileen Peele Hugh McDermott H.B. Hallam
lawyer guest lord judge wife cheeky charming hilarious london hotel office divorce impersonation stranded nobility romance infidelity forbidden love temptation discovery
Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1939
78 Minutes
Director
Laurence Olivier Ralph Richardson Valerie Hobson George Curzon David Tree George Merritt Gus McNaughton Sandra Storme
A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes.
Drama
UK
1937
83 Minutes
Director
Clive Brook Ann Todd Margueretta Scott Arthur Margetson Ronald Squire Athole Stewart Percy Marmont Francis L. Sullivan Felix Aylmer Googie Withers
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Director
Randolph Scott Ann Richards George "Gabby" Hayes Ray Collins James Warren Morgan Conway Virginia Sale John Halloran Andrew Tombes Richard Hale Harry Holman
brother deputy outlaw marshal newspaper owner jesse james engaging gritty thrilling texas oklahoma kansas saloon bank law and order rebellion brotherhood showdown horse racing native americans
Sheriff Mark Rowley and his brother John find themselves in an annexed area of Indian Territory which is home to notorious outlaws like Jesse James and Sam Bass.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Director
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Director
Kay Kyser Marilyn Maxwell William Gargan Nat Pendleton Max Rosenbloom Curt Bois
Lowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Director
Victor Mature Lucille Ball Harold Peary Mapy Cortés Marcy McGuire Peter Lind Hayes Walter Reed Wallace Ford Arnold Stang Charles Victor Addison Richards
private soldier friend fiancée wealthy woman lawyer lighthearted spirited amusing army base nightclub new york city office mansion lake inheritance marriage impersonation deception radio
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Director
Randolph Scott Forrest Tucker Mala Powers J. Carrol Naish Edgar Buchanan Myron Healey Howard Petrie Ray Teal William Forrest Denver Pyle Trevor Bardette
undercover agent gang leader outlaw sister sheriff judge spirited gutsy confident indiana frontier small town train bank reno gang old west outlaws train robbery undercover operations brother/sister relationship
A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.
Comedy
UK
1934
80 Minutes
Director
Jack Hulbert Anna Lee Hartley Power Harold Huth Allan Jeayes Peter Gawthorne
A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the aid of a female pilot to help break up the gang.
Western
USA
1956
86 Minutes
Director
Claudette Colbert Barry Sullivan Ray Collins James Bell Horace MacMahon Gregory Walcott John Litel Douglas Fowley Don Haggerty Walter Sande Alexander Campbell
publisher gambler deputy judge rancher beautiful woman melodramatic suspenseful moving texas small town newsroom ranch sheriff's office riverboat journalism corruption grief inheritance unlikely allies
A strong-headed woman from the East inherits a newspaper in a small Texas town where the local cattle barons, who control the region, want her out of their hair.
Drama
1937
94 Minutes
Director
Geraldine Fitzgerald Frank Lawton Victoria Hopper Fay Compton James Mason Griffith Jones Sam Livesey Pauline de Chalus Mary Clare Athene Seyler Martita Hunt
owner solicitor daughter son mother melodramatic emotional tense england household river feud family scandal romance flooding forbidden love rivalry 19th century
A lawyer's crippled son (Frank Lawton) loves the daughter (Geraldine Fitzgerald) of a millowner ruined by his father in 19th-century England.
Comedy
1938
84 Minutes
Director
Charles Laughton Vivien Leigh Rex Harrison Tyrone Guthrie Larry Adler Gus McNaughton Bart Cormack Edward Lexy Mairie O'Neill Basil Gill
street performer orphan songwriter partner dancer cheeky emotional intense london street party theater stage fame ambition drinking prison career singing rise
A street performer (Charles Laughton) develops a poor girl's (Vivien Leigh) talent, and a songwriter (Rex Harrison) boosts her to music-hall fame.
Drama
1937
83 Minutes
Director
Flora Robson Leslie Banks Sebastian Shaw Patricia Hilliard Robert Newton
colonel captain orderly wife nurse girlfriend emotional patriotic england docks ship military life marriage shore leave death suspicion duty love sacrifice 1930s
A British colonel (Leslie Banks), his ailing wife (Flora Robson) and his men have a few hours before the troopship leaves again.
Musical
1943
90 Minutes
Director
Michèle Morgan Jack Haley Frank Sinatra Leon Errol Marcy McGuire Victor Borge Mary Wickes Elisabeth Risdon Barbara Hale Mel Torme Paul Hartman
wealthy man servant maid butler neighbor valet amusing heartwarming intricate emotional mansion hotel ballroom bank deception courtship wealth impersonation class conflict quest
A maid (Michele Morgan) and a butler (Jack Haley) join their broke boss' scheme to pose the maid as his daughter in a money marriage.