List of the best Wallace Ford movies: Freaks(1932), Shed No Tears(1948), Murder by Invitation(1941), Another Face(1936), Back Door to Heaven(1939), Exiled to Shanghai(1937), Roar of the Press(1941), Money Means Nothing(1934), The Nut Farm(1935), Get That Man(1935), The Rogue's Tavern(1936), Inside the Law(1942) ... ...
Horror
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Phroso
Wallace Ford Olga Baclanova Leila Hyams Roscoe Ates Harry Earles Henry Victor Daisy Earles Rose Dione Edward Brophy Matt McHugh Olga Roderick
trapeze artist circus performer conjoined twins dwarf strong man creepy disturbing circus united states retribution deception friendship bigotry circus revenge fall 1930s
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
70 Minutes
Sam Grover
Wallace Ford June Vincent Mark Roberts Frank Albertson Dick Hogan Elena Verdugo
A wife convinces her husband to fake his death so they can collect on the life insurance. However, he doesn't know that she has been having an affair for some time, and she has plans for the money - and they don't include him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
67 Minutes
Bob White
Wallace Ford Marian Marsh Sarah Padden George Guhl Wallis Clark Gavin Gordon Minerva Urecal Herb Vigran Hazel Keener
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane so they can divide up her money. To show them that she harbors no ill feelings, she invites them to her ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Joe Haynes
On the run from the New York police on a murder charge, gangster Broken Nose Dawson undergoes plastic surgery to change his appearance, then goes to Hollywood. Posing as millionaire playboy... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Frankie Rogers
Wallace Ford Aline MacMahon Jimmy Lydon Robert Vivian
The life of a young slum kid, who starts out stealing small things in order to fit in with the "crowd", winds up in reform school, and eventually spends much of his life in prison. Upon his... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Ted Young
Wallace Ford June Travis Dean Jagger William Bakewell Arthur Lake Jonathan Hale William Harrigan Sarah Padden Syd Saylor Charles Trowbridge Johnny Arthur
Two rival newspaper men battle over a beautiful woman while covering an overseas civil war.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1941
71 Minutes
Wally Williams
Wallace Ford Jean Parker Jed Prouty Suzanne Kaaren Robert Frazer John Holland Paul Fix Eddie Foster Matty Fain Betty Compson Dorothy Lee
While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.
Drama
USA
1934
64 Minutes
Kenneth "Kenny" McKay
wealthy woman truck driver sister brother-in-law boss gang leader tense spirited brooklyn, n.y. road truck apartment shop household class conflict thievery marriage family employment hijacking
At Joe's Roadside, a popular but rundown New York roadhouse where the wealthy and not-so-wealthy hang out, a wealthy Manhattan girl and a struggling Brooklyn boy meet and fall in love. She ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
64 Minutes
Willie Barton
Wallace Ford Joan Gale Oscar Apfel
Bob and Helen decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen dreams of being in the movies. While Bob is looking for a farm to buy, Helen is ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
67 Minutes
Life gets complicated for a taxi driver when it's discovered that he's the spitting image of the murdered heir to a fortune.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
67 Minutes
Jimmy Kelly
Wallace Ford Barbara Pepper Joan Woodbury Clara Kimball Young Jack Mulhall John Elliott John Cowell Vincent Dennis Arthur Loft Ed Cassidy
A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.
Comedy
USA
1942
65 Minutes
Billy
thief bank manager police chief drunk criminal con man crafty amusing los angeles church bank border bank robbery schemes stolen identity double-cross going straight discovery quest transformation
A gang of small-time confidence-type crooks, led by the elderly Pop (Lafe McKee) and Mom Cobb (Rose Plumer), have just completed a small scam when a wallet found on a drunk gives them a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
63 Minutes
Pete Kelly
Wallace Ford Ray Mayer Isabel Jewell Mary Treen Cully Richards Tom Kennedy
Husky Stone (Ray Mayer), strongest man in the Navy, and as short on brains as he is as long on muscle, has an urge to get married, as his enlistment is up. The object of his affection is ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1940
83 Minutes
`'Milly'` Barnes
Society glamor girl/aviatrix Virginia Allerton decides to alter her around-the-world flight by stopping off on the Pacific isle of Palo Pango where her brother, Lieutenant Allerton is ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1943
64 Minutes
Bela Lugosi Wallace Ford Louise Currie Minerva Urecal Henry Hall Ralph Littlefield J. Farrell MacDonald George Kirby Wheeler Oakman Emil Van Horn
A crazed scientist accidentally turns himself into a half ape, half human creature, and scrambles to find a cure.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
1935
60 Minutes
Bela Lugosi Wallace Ford Arline Judge E. Alyn Warren Lotus Long Robert E. O'Connor Edward Piel Sr. Luke Chan
Police try to solve a murder on board an ocean liner.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Martin West
Warren William Loretta Young Wallace Ford Alice White Albert Gran Allen Jenkins Marjorie Gateson Hale Hamilton Ruth Donnelly Zita Moulton Frank Reicher
manager wife salesman owner board member model amusing melodramatic spirited department store new york city work-life balance secret marriage workplace romance money affair wretched excess forbidden love 1930s
A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
77 Minutes
Fred Dobbs
John Garfield Shelley Winters Wallace Ford Selena Royle Gladys George Norman Lloyd Bobby Hyatt Clancy Cooper Keith Hetherington Renny McEvoy Dale Van Sickel
thug young woman mother father police officer accomplice intense gripping city poolside house robbery hostages murder love escape pursuit love 1950s
Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt.
War
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Morelli
Victor McLaglen Boris Karloff Wallace Ford Reginald Denny J.M. Kerrigan Billy Bevan Alan Hale Brandon Hurst Douglas Walton Sammy Stein
sergeant commander enemy pilot soldier dark intense mesopotamia desert oasis horrors of war world war i battle lost daunting task survival rescue discovery 1910s
A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Det. Ed Fitzpatrick
Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peterson Tully Marshall John Miljan Emmett Corrigan Warner Richmond Sandy Roth J. Carrol Naish
police chief detective mobster femme fatale wife district attorney brutal gritty wild chicago police station nightclub street organized crime police corruption sibling rivalry deception prohibition violence temptation
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
Drama
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Chick Rollins
Helen Twelvetrees Victor Jory Wallace Ford Claire Dodd Warren Hymer Raymond Brown Hobart Cavanaugh Charles Levison Ralph Freud William Jeffrey Lester Crawford
vaudevillian dancer radio star songwriter wife radio station manager melodramatic spirited tender new york city vaudeville show radio station nightclub panama show business radio performers self-destruction marital problems love triangle fame
Spirited singer and dancer Connie (Helen Twelvetrees) charms a radio station executive, John Bradley (Victor Jory), when he spots her performing in a Panama nightclub. Connie hits it off ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Babe Jenson
Dick Foran Peggy Moran Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway George Zucco Charles Trowbridge Tom Tyler Sig Arno Edward Ciannelli Leon Belasco Harry Stubbs
archaeologist professor best friend magician daughter high priest creepy frightening suspenseful egypt university graveyard tomb curse expedition mummy drugs father/daughter relationship pursuit mystery
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Horror
USA
1933
61 Minutes
Tom Hartley
The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion. However, throughout the night members of the family are being killed off one by one.
Comedy
USA
1944
61 Minutes
John O'Reilly
Ollie and John are stuck with car trouble. Luckily they have Bunny the elephant. They try to sell him to a fair in financial trouble.
Western
USA
1953
68 Minutes
'Mac' McBride
Philip Carey Roberta Haynes Wallace Ford Maurice Jara Lee Van Cleef Regis Toomey Richard Webb Jay Silverheels Pat Hogan
scout native american colonel prisoner soldier ex-girlfriend suspenseful spectacular nebraska fort way station jail wrongfully accused jailbreak love triangle ambush trial pursuit escape 1860s
Trying to make peace with the Nebraska Sioux leads frontier scout Wade Harper through many perils.
War
1945
98 Minutes
Ollie Miller
James Cagney Sylvia Sidney Wallace Ford Rosemary DeCamp Robert Armstrong John Emery Leonard Strong Frank Puglia John Halloran Marvin Miller Rhys Williams
reporter colonel captain police officer politician beautiful woman tense thrilling tokyo newsroom ship on the run american embassy japan idealism murder corruption newspapers running away imperialism
The U.S. editor (James Cagney) of a Tokyo newspaper smuggles out a Japanese military plan several years before World War II.
Drama
USA
1965
105 Minutes
Ole Pa
Sidney Poitier Shelley Winters Elizabeth Hartman Wallace Ford Ivan Dixon John Qualen Elisabeth Fraser
blind person boyfriend mother charming emotional passionate los angeles household park interracial romance racism love social change mother/daughter relationship love forbidden love discovery 1960s
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
96 Minutes
The Schemer
Dennis O'Keefe Alfred Ryder Mary Meade Wallace Ford June Lockhart Charles McGraw Jane Randolph Art Smith Herbert Heyes Jack Overman John Wengraf
Two US Treasury agents hunt a successful counterfeiting ring.
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Arthur Whiteside
Joel McCrea Vera Miles Lloyd Bridges Wallace Ford Edgar Buchanan Peter Graves Keith Larsen Carl Benton Reid John Smith Walter Sande Robert Wilke
wyatt earp rancher mayor criminal daughter saloon owner suspenseful tense fiery thrilling wichita, kan. wild west bank saloon family home ranch gun control lawlessness law enforcement frontier justice
In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.
Romance
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Kenneth Rimplegar
Mary Boland Claudette Colbert Richard Arlen Wallace Ford Lyda Roberti Tom Brown Joan Marsh Hardie Albright William Bakewell Sam Hardy
mother doctor daughter writer brother sister witty amusing madcap brooklyn, n.y. family home financial troubles family dysfunction romance lifestyle changes love triangle work transformation love 1930s
Nellie Rimplegar has to tell her grown children that due to her bungled handling of their finances, the family has been wiped out by the Stock Market crash. Friend and family doctor, Alan ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1956
82 Minutes
Henry Delaney
Joel McCrea Felicia Farr Jeff Morrow Wallace Ford Abraham Sofaer Jody McCrea Chubby Johnson William Hopper Dayton Lummis Roy Roberts David Silva
general president soldier mexican love interest brash inspiring patriotic texas mexico battlefield border independence revolution historical events territorial disputes war adventure quest rivalry
Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.
Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Healy
Edward G. Robinson Jean Arthur Arthur Hohl Wallace Ford Arthur Byron Donald Meek Paul Harvey Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot James Donlan
clerk gangster love interest boss police detective newspaper owner madcap confident intricate witty apartment police station office newsroom hideout mistaken identity wrongfully accused impersonation murder plot crime
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.
Western
USA
1954
74 Minutes
Elias Hobbs
Willard Parker Barbara Payton Tom Neal Wallace Ford Jim Bannon James Anderson Richard Cutting Barbara Woodell Earle Hodgins Thomas Walker Mary Treen
The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.
Drama
USA
1935
91 Minutes
Frankie McPhillip
Victor McLaglen Heather Angel Preston Foster Margot Grahame Wallace Ford Una O'Connor Joe Sawyer
drunk soldier terrorist prostitute bleak disheartening intense dark ireland dublin friendship guilt alcoholism patriotism betrayal sacrifice pursuit 1920s
In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
80 Minutes
Joe
Dan Duryea June Vincent Peter Lorre Broderick Crawford Wallace Ford Hobart Cavanaugh Constance Dowling Freddie Steele Ben Bard John Phillips Junius Matthews
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Lt. Cochrane
Pat O'Brien Claire Trevor Herbert Marshall Ray Collins Wallace Ford Dean Harens Damian O'Flynn Erskine Sanford Mary Ware Harry Harvey Robert Bray
art expert psychiatrist police detective reporter coworker museum director intricate uneasy manhattan, n.y. art museum train police station set-up forgery art drugs investigation shady dealings mystery discovery
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?
Comedy, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
Lou Dicketts
James Stewart Jane Wyman Kent Smith Ned Sparks Wallace Ford Regis Toomey Ann Doran Donald Meek Ann Shoemaker Mickey Kuhn Howard Freeman
man editor mayor tourist young woman analyst emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring positive witty village editing room publishing house america opinion new romance corruption lie
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
Western
USA
1955
78 Minutes
Dr. Amos Wynn
Randolph Scott Angela Lansbury Warner Anderson Jean Parker Wallace Ford John Emery James Bell Ruth Donnelly Michael Pate Don Megowan Jeanette Nolan
marshal showgirl assassin businessman criminal melodramatic gripping wild west small town street violence murder lost loves law and order quest transformation 19th century
Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Joe Luvalle (as Wally Ford)
Charley Grapewin Mary Carlisle Arthur Hohl Evalyn Knapp Wallace Ford Hedda Hopper Lucien Littlefield Regis Toomey Rafaela Ottiano Fred Kelsey Clarence Wilson
An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Jamie
Barbara Stanwyck Barry Sullivan Scott Brady Mary Murphy Wallace Ford Howard Petrie Jim Davis Emile Meyer Walter Sande George Keymas John Doucette
A Pinkerton detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves whose boss is a feisty lady saloonkeeper. Complications ensue.
Comedy
USA
1954
89 Minutes
Joe Wheelen
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Arthur Hunnicutt Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Raymond Walburn Jimmy Hunt Ralph Dumke Hope Landin Gus Schilling Eleanor Todd
heiress doctor love interest beautiful woman townsperson amusing lighthearted touching positive progress, ark. small town doctor's office general store forest gratitude the past philanthropy outsider small-town life money
A wealthy heiress returns to a small Arkansas town to furtively reward the townsfolk who helped to save her life when she was a young girl.
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Jed
James Craig Lynn Bari Johnnie Johnston Una Merkel Wallace Ford Harry Davenport Sara Allgood Victor Cutler Reed Hadley Clancy Cooper Bert Conway
Tobias Simms (James Craig) is torn between his criminal career as the masked bandit named the "El Paso Kid", and the life of a law-abiding citizen with his long-suffering wife Zoe (Lynn ... See full summary »
Drama
1949
72 Minutes
Gus
Robert Ryan Audrey Totter George Tobias Alan Baxter Wallace Ford Percy Helton Hal Baylor Darryl Hickman Kenny O'Morrison James Edwards Edwin Max
boxer wife manager mobster brooding intense united states city boxing ring boxing competition betrayal shady dealings corruption fixed game underdog rivalry 1940s
An aging boxer (Robert Ryan) leaves his crying wife (Audrey Totter), then crosses the street for a fixed fight.
Comedy
1954
103 Minutes
Sam Morley
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Joanne Dru Zsa Zsa Gabor Wallace Ford Sig Ruman Gene Sheldon Nick Cravat Elsa Lanchester Douglas Fowley Sue Casey
Two ex-GIs (Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis) join a woman's (Joanne Dru) circus as assistants to a trapeze artist and lion tamer.
Western
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Judge Holloway
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Dorothy Malone Dolores Michaels Wallace Ford Tom Drake Richard Arlen DeForest Kelley Regis Toomey Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger sidekick townsperson sheriff outlaw old flame gritty suspenseful utah mining town saloon law enforcement showdown murder corruption redemption romance quest rivalry revenge
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
Musical
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Brad Ames
Priscilla Lane Betty Field Richard Whorf Lloyd Nolan Jack Carson Wallace Ford Howard da Silva Elia Kazan
convict jazz musician jazz singer femme fatale pianist dark quirky amusing st. louis new orleans new jersey roadhouse stage jazz ambition touring friendship scam crime rise
"Jigger' Lane forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Shorty
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Jean Hersholt Elizabeth Allan Otto Kruger Wallace Ford Henry B. Walthall Samuel S. Hinds
intern fiancée physician nurse doctor best friend melodramatic tense hospital dormitory apartment operating room duty romance medicine surgery ambition cheating quest sacrifice
An idealistic doctor must make some hard choices between his dedication to the profession and his personal life.
Romance
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Gus Basserman
Jane Wyman Charlton Heston Claire Trevor Thelma Ritter William Demarest Wallace Ford Tom Helmore Gloria Talbott James Westerfield Mary Field Joel Fluellen
fashion designer rancher soldier banker passionate emotional charming texas united states shop fashion romance love adventure 20th century
The success story of a dressmaker who comes to run a group of fashion shops at the expense of her love life.
Drama
USA
1933
60 Minutes
Mike
William Gargan Frances Dee Ralph Bellamy Jack LaRue Gregory Ratoff Wallace Ford Hobart Cavanaugh June Brewster Robert Benchley Betty Furness Dorothy Burgess
The adventures of a wayward newsreel cameraman.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Charley O'Leary
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.