List of the best William Keighley movies: The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938), The Man Who Came to Dinner(1941), George Washington Slept Here(1942), The Master of Ballantrae(1953), Rocky Mountain(1950), Special Agent(1935), Torrid Zone(1940), Four Mothers(1941), No Time for Comedy(1940), Secrets of an Actress(1938), Varsity Show(1937), Brother Rat(1938) ... ...
Adventure, Action
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Director
Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone Claude Rains Patric Knowles Eugene Pallette Alan Hale Herbert Mundin Una O'Connor Melville Cooper
robin hood prince king sheriff of nottingham pretty woman outlaw thrilling cheery rousing forest england castle rebellion corruption royalty wealth quest adventure rescue middle ages
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.
Comedy
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Director
Monty Woolley Bette Davis Ann Sheridan Richard Travis Jimmy Durante Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Elisabeth Fraser Grant Mitchell George Barbier Mary Wickes
radio host assistant host reporter actress lighthearted witty charming brash playful ohio family home celebrities upper class social life houseguest transformation discovery 1930s
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Director
Jack Benny Ann Sheridan Charles Coburn Percy Kilbride Hattie McDaniel William Tracy Joyce Reynolds Lee Patrick
husband wife home owner repairman neighbor uncle madcap hilarious pennsylvania new york city marital problems houseguest home repairs george washington money discovery sacrifice rise 1940s
When Bill and Connie Fuller are forced to move out of their Manhattan apartment because of their pet dog, Connie persuades Bill to buy a dilapidated old Pennsylvania house that George Washington allegedly slept in.
Adventure
East Germany
1953
89 Minutes
Director
Errol Flynn Roger Livesey Anthony Steel Beatrice Campbell Yvonne Furneaux Felix Aylmer Mervyn Johns Charles Goldner Ralph Truman
For the corpulent nobleman, Sir John Falstaff, the inn in the small English town of Windsor is the best of all places. Here he can indulge in excessive dining and intemperate drinking, as ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Director
Errol Flynn Patrice Wymore Scott Forbes Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Dickie Jones Howard Petrie Slim Pickens Chubby Johnson Robert "Buzz" Henry Sheb Wooley Peter Coe
rocky lord general spirited mountain california men union rivalry 18th century
In California during the Civil War, a Confederate patrol and a Union troop must set their differences aside in order to survive a Shoshone attack.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Director
racketeer government agent accountant reporter district attorney love interest thrilling suspenseful tense washington, d.c. treasury department office tax evasion crime love undercover operations investigation kidnapping escape underdog
Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Alexander Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Ann Sheridan Pat O'Brien Andy Devine Helen Vinson Jerome Cowan George Tobias George Reeves
plantation owner foreman worker revolutionary singer police chief lighthearted madcap wild central america plantation romance worker's rights revolution employment love rivalry 1940s
Plagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
85 Minutes
Director
The Lane Sisters Gale Page Claude Rains Jeffrey Lynn Eddie Albert May Robson Frank McHugh Dick Foran Vera Lewis
father sister mother husband researcher composer confident engaging melodramatic small town factory florida house apartment laboratory family investing natural disasters small-town life real estate
Adam Lemp and his four daughters, Ann, Thea, Kay, and Emma, are in financial and emotional crises. Thea's husband Ben has promoted a Florida housing development to everyone in town, and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Director
James Stewart Rosalind Russell Genevieve Tobin Charles Ruggles Louise Beavers Allyn Joslyn Clarence Kolb Robert Greig J.M. Kerrigan Lawrence Grossmith Robert E. O'Connor
playwright actress socialite ex-husband director charming amusing emotional small town new york city party theater love triangle writing success regret broadway love rise rivalry
Playwright Gaylord Esterbrook scores a hit with his first Broadway play, both with the critics and with leading lady Linda Paige. He and Linda are happily married until a patroness of the ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1938
71 Minutes
Director
Kay Francis George Brent Ian Hunter Gloria Dickson Isabel Jeans Penny Singleton Dennie Moore Selmer Jackson Herbert Rawlinson Emmett Vogan James B. Carson
actress architect friend producer estranged wife father touching melodramatic witty new york city apartment bar theater boat love triangle show business divorce friendship big break infidelity
Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Director
Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Rosemary Lane Walter Catlett Ted Healy Johnnie Davis Lee Dixon Mabel Todd George MacFarland Halliwell Hobbes Edward Brophy
A former student, who is now a big Broadway show producer with three flops to his reputation, is invited back to direct the College's annual student's stage show.
Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Director
Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris Ronald Reagan Johnnie Davis Jane Bryan Eddie Albert Jane Wyman Henry O'Neill Gordon Oliver Larry Williams William Tracy
cadet friend wife instructor hilarious witty virginia military institute lexington, va. pregnancy secret friendship marriage military quest love temptation 1930s
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
Drama
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Director
Guy Kibbee Aline MacMahon Claire Dodd Maxine Doyle Glen Boles Minna Gombell Alan Hale Berton Churchill Russell Hicks Nan Gray Arthur Aylesworth
husband father businessman wife child gripping somber profound united states small town business money morality family consumerism high society temptation wretched excess transformation 20th century
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1947
74 Minutes
Director
Shirley Temple Franchot Tone Guy Madison Lina Romay Gene Lockhart Corinna Mura Grant Mitchell Julio Villarreal Manuel Arvide Jose R. Goula
teen girl corporal consul fiancée doctor judge lighthearted amusing mexico city consulate hotel dance floor boat swimming pool americans abroad adolescence engagement diplomacy boats jealousy
A prospective bride and groom have misadventures in Mexico City.
Musical
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Director
Pat O'Brien Jane Froman James Melton Frank McHugh Marie Wilson Frank Fay William Ricciardi Craig Reynolds E.E. Clive Maurice Black Eddie Conrad
Al is a down on his luck promoter who is thinking of taking the final bow when he meets Jan, the singing porter. He sees something in Jan so he signs him to a contract. Al works odd jobs to... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1935
85 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Margaret Lindsay Ann Dvorak Robert Armstrong Barton MacLane Lloyd Nolan William Harrigan Russell Hopton Edward Pawley Noel Madison Monte Blue
lawyer gangster showgirl fbi agent sister brutal dark gritty washington, d.c. new york city nightclub cabin crime law and order friendship revenge sacrifice pursuit 1930s
A lawyer (James Cagney) joins the FBI and goes after henchmen of the gangster who put him through law school.
War
1940
90 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Pat O'Brien George Brent Jeffrey Lynn Alan Hale Frank McHugh Dennis Morgan William Lundigan Dick Foran Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Henry O'Neill
private captain lieutenant soldier chaplain brash gripping rousing america germany war bravery fraternity rebellion world war i rise sacrifice growing up 1910s
A Brooklyn brawler (James Cagney) joins Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) and Col. "Wild Bill" Donovan's (George Brent) Irish-American regiment in World War I.
Drama
1936
80 Minutes
Director
George Brent Beverly Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Alan Hale Joe King El Brendel Joseph Crehan Addison Richards Roscoe Ates Billy Bevan
logger brother rival lumberjack love interest foreman rousing emotional vancouver, british columbia camp airplane lake woods brother relationship deception new romance assumed identity stranded business rivalry
A lumber-camp owner (Beverly Roberts) falls in love with her business rival's brother (George Brent).
Crime, Drama
1948
91 Minutes
Director
undercover agent crime boss inspector wife raw gripping city skid row working undercover set-up heist murder quest revenge pursuit discovery 1940s
An FBI agent (Mark Stevens) infiltrates a holdup gang led by a killer (Richard Widmark) who sees crime as a science.
Comedy
1941
92 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Bette Davis Stuart Erwin Eugene Pallette Jack Carson George Tobias
heiress pilot fiancé father old man madcap cheeky brash airplane desert ghost town mine cabin abduction debt romance father/daughter relationship regret running away escape
A Texas oil tycoon pays a pilot (James Cagney) by the pound to fly his daughter (Bette Davis) out of a marriage.