List of the best Walter Abel movies: The Fabulous Joe(1947), Fury(1936), Mr. Skeffington(1944), Island in the Sky(1953), An American Romance(1944), Michael Shayne, Private Detective(1941), Wise Girl(1937), So This Is Love(1953), Silent Night, Bloody Night(1972), Arise, My Love(1940), The Kid From Brooklyn(1946), The Lady Consents(1936) ... ...
Comedy
1947
60 Minutes
Milo Terkel
Marie Wilson Bernard Carr Walter Abel Margot Grahame Donald Meek Sheldon Leonard Clarence Kolb
A henpecked husband looks to his talking dog for consolation. From the "Hal Roach Comedy Carnival.".
7.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
90 Minutes
District Attorney
Sylvia Sidney Spencer Tracy Walter Abel Bruce Cabot Edward Ellis Walter Brennan Frank Albertson
wrongly accused girlfriend lawyer fiery intense america prison crime revenge revenge fall quest 1930s
When a wrongly accused prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1944
145 Minutes
George Trellis
Bette Davis Claude Rains Walter Abel Richard Waring George Coulouris Marjorie Riordan Robert Shayne John Alexander Jerome Cowan Dorothy Peterson Peter Whitney
beautiful woman stockbroker army recruit suitor husband wife emotional moving sad dinner party bedroom household vanity world war i marriage concentration camp blindness secret sacrifice love
Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Colonel Fuller
John Wayne Lloyd Nolan Walter Abel James Arness Andy Devine Allyn Joslyn Jimmy Lydon Harry Carey Jr. Hal Baylor Sean McClory Wally Cassell
pilot captain colonel airman soldier bleak tense canada lake airplane military base wilderness stranded survival world war ii search military airplane crash rescue quest
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1944
151 Minutes
Howard Clinton
Brian Donlevy Ann Richards Walter Abel John Qualen Stephen McNally Mary McLeod Bob Lowell Barbara Bedford
immigrant brother wife son teacher union organizer confident inspiring ellis island minnesota mine chadley college factory detroit immigration family patriotism america citizenship factories
Stefan Dangos immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Elliott Thomas
After gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Karl Stevens
Miriam Hopkins Ray Milland Walter Abel Henry Stephenson Alec Craig Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Betty Philson Marianna Strebly Margaret Dumont Jean De Briac Ivan Lebedeff
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them, she discovers that the Bohemian life ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Biography
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Colonel James Moore
Kathryn Grayson Merv Griffin Walter Abel Joan Weldon Rosemary DeCamp Jeff Donnell Douglas Dick Ann Doran Margaret Field Mabel Albertson Fortunio Bonanova
Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.
Horror
1972
87 Minutes
Mayor Adams
An ax killer stalks a lawyer (Patrick O'Neal) and his girlfriend in a house that used to be an asylum.
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1940
110 Minutes
Mr. Phillips
Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Dennis O'Keefe Walter Abel Dick Purcell George Zucco Frank Puglia Esther Dale Paul Leyssac Ann Codee Stanley Logan
pilot journalist editor priest love interest lighthearted witty patriotic spain paris europe ocean liner prisoners of war journalism love world war ii career escape transformation 1930s
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Gabby Sloan
Danny Kaye Vera-Ellen Virginia Mayo Walter Abel Eve Arden Steve Cochran Lionel Stander Fay Bainter Clarence Kolb Victor Cutler Charles Cane
milkman sister pretty woman boxer coach manager lighthearted playful amusing club alley apartment boxing ring gym warehouse publicity deception boxing brother/sister relationship drugs
After a timid milkman knocks unconscious a boxing champion who was accosting his sister, he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
76 Minutes
Stanley Ashton
Ann Harding Herbert Marshall Margaret Lindsay Walter Abel Edward Ellis Ilka Chase
Civilized wife (Anne Talbot) doesn't protest when husband (Dr. Talbot) runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized (Gerry). Is he sorry!
5.9/10
Musical
USA
1948
89 Minutes
Major Horvath, Benvenuto
Betty Grable Ernst Lubitsch Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Cesar Romero Walter Abel Reginald Gardiner Harry Davenport Virginia Campbell
countess newlywed colonel duke baron amusing charming frenetic castle italy invasion royalty ghosts ancestry romance forbidden love temptation 16th century
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years ... See full summary »
5.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
61 Minutes
Warren Rogers
Chester Morris Dawn O'Day Edward Ciannelli Walter Abel Richard Bond Lee Patrick Paul Guilfoyle Frank M. Thomas Eddie Acuff Jack Arnold Jack Carson
A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution.
7.4/10
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Other
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Danny Reed
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale Walter Abel Louise Beavers Irving Bacon Marek Windheim
singer dancer innkeeper agent florist charming lighthearted winsome connecticut new york city inn hollywood, calif. love triangle holidays singing dance music rivalry love pursuit
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
7.4/10
Romance
USA
1941
115 Minutes
Inspector Hammock
Charles Boyer Olivia de Havilland Paulette Goddard Victor Francen Walter Abel Curt Bois Rosemary DeCamp Eric Feldary Nestor Paiva Eva Puig Micheline Cheirel
gigolo teacher girlfriend melodramatic mexico los angeles border hollywood, calif. immigration love deception escape discovery 1940s
Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
93 Minutes
Maj. R.A. Foster, MD
Gregory Peck Broderick Crawford Anita Björk Rita Gam Walter Abel Buddy Ebsen Casey Adams Jill Esmond
colonel ex-lover elderly person father spy suspenseful thrilling west berlin military hospital kidnapping espionage conspiracy communism bureaucracy nazis quest rescue discovery cold war
During the Cold War, an American soldier is abducted in West Berlin, sparking a recovery effort led by Colonel Steve Van Dyke.
6.1/10
Romance
USA
1941
94 Minutes
George Gore
Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Brian Aherne Binnie Barnes Walter Abel Grant Mitchell Mona Barrie Ernest Cossart James Rennie
As her fifth wedding anniversary approaches, a woman realizes that she is fed up with always coming in second to her husband's advertising business. Just at the moment when she is trying to... See full summary »
Western
1955
88 Minutes
Captain Trask
Kirk Douglas Elsa Martinelli Walter Matthau Diana Douglas Walter Abel Eduard Franz Alan Hale Jr. Lon Chaney
fighter soldier trader native american warrior chief native american woman brash thrilling emotional american west fort camp river tent woods manifest destiny war culture clash gold travel
A frontier scout (Kirk Douglas) leads a wagon train to Oregon, woos a Dakota woman (Elsa Martinelli) and exposes a troublemaker (Walter Matthau).
Mystery & Thriller
1946
95 Minutes
Charles Gibson
James Cagney Annabella Richard Conte Frank Latimore Walter Abel Melville Cooper Sam Jaffe Marcel Rousseau E.G. Marshall Blanche Yurka Peter von Zerneck
military officer secret agent spy soldier tense thrilling paris germany military base world war ii espionage murder pursuit mystery 1940s
A U.S. spy chief (James Cagney) spots a double agent (Richard Conte) and tracks him to Gestapo headquarters in France.
7.5/10
War
USA
1943
126 Minutes
Chaplain
Claudette Colbert Paulette Goddard Veronica Lake George Reeves Barbara Britton Walter Abel Sonny Tufts Mary Servoss Ted Hecht John Litel Mary Treen
nurse lieutenant soldier priest patriotic engaging tense rousing spirited hospital tunnel philippines bataan war medicine female bonding world war ii sacrifice escape rescue
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Phillippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.
6.8/10
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Cmdr. Roberts
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1930
94 Minutes
Carpenter
Charles Farrell Rose Hobart Estelle Taylor H.B. Warner Lee Tracy Walter Abel Mildred Van Dorn Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Lillian Elliott Dawn O'Day Bert Roach
Liliom, a merry-go-round barker at a Budapest amusement park, becomes enamored of Julie, a servant girl, and though under the influence of Madame Muskat, a sideshow entrepreneur, he marries... See full summary »
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1965
109 Minutes
Charles Stewart Calvin
Gregory Peck Diane Baker Walter Matthau Kevin McCarthy Jack Weston Leif Erickson Walter Abel George Kennedy Robert H. Harris Anne Seymour House B. Jameson
accountant philanthropist private investigator amnesiac hit man engaging gripping intense suspenseful thrilling new york city office building amnesia suicide murder mystery discovery pursuit 1960s
An accountant suddenly suffers from amnesia. This appears related to the suicide of his boss. Now some violent thugs are out to get him. They work for a shadowy figure known simply as The Major.
Comedy
1984
102 Minutes
Homer Morrison
Katharine Hepburn Nick Nolte Chip Zien Elizabeth Wilson Kit Le Fever William Duell Walter Abel Truman Gaige Frances Pole Paula Trueman Christopher Murney
Grateful oldsters pay a spry widow (Katharine Hepburn) to be put out of their misery by her hit-man associate (Nick Nolte).
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1957
168 Minutes
T.D. Shawnessy
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Nigel Patrick Lee Marvin Rod Taylor Agnes Moorehead Walter Abel Jarma Lewis Tom Drake Rhys Williams
southern belle abolitionist sweetheart soldier student son passionate melodramatic indiana new orleans household tennessee georgia battlefield american civil war unhappy marriage mental illness deception suicide love
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.
Musical
1940
90 Minutes
Judge
Maureen O'Hara Louis Hayward Lucille Ball Virginia Field Ralph Bellamy Maria Ouspenskaya Mary Carlisle Katharine Alexander Edward Brophy Walter Abel Harold Huber
A burlesque queen (Lucille Ball) competes with an aspiring ballerina (Maureen O'Hara) for a divorced playboy (Louis Hayward).
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