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51. Men of Boys Town (1941)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn
Votes: 1,239
52. I Take This Woman (1940)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A doctor (Spencer Tracy) marries a suicidal woman (Hedy Lamarr) but begins to doubt her fidelity.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Frank Borzage, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Verree Teasdale, Kent Taylor
Votes: 717
53. Edward, My Son (1949)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance
A businessman's desire to protect his corrupt son's fortune leads to tragedy.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr, Ian Hunter, James Donald
Votes: 1,412
54. Whipsaw (1935)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance
Hoping to nab a gang of jewel thieves, a government agent poses as a crook and travels across the country with a female thief.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Harvey Stephens, William Harrigan
Votes: 933
55. Quick Millions (1931)
72 min | Crime, Drama
Truck driver Bugs Raymond organizes the trucking associations and takes protection money. Now rich, he decides to marry socialite Dorothy Stone. She rejects him for another, so he plots to kidnap her on her wedding day.
Director: Rowland Brown | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers, Bob Burns
Votes: 408
56. Goldie (1931)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Romance
Sailor Spike dates girls whose names he finds in an address book. Each girl has the same tattoo, placed there by another sailor Bill. When Spike meets Bill they become friends. In Calais ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Warren Hymer, Jean Harlow, Jesse De Vorska
Votes: 168
57. Marie Galante (1934)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Marie is kidnapped and taken aboard ship, then thrown off at Yucatan. She winds up singing in a café in the Panama Canal zone. There she gets involved in a plot to destroy the canal and runs into American intelligence officer Crawbett.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian, Ned Sparks, Helen Morgan
Votes: 410
58. Big City (1937)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her. The mayor is speaker at a boxers' banquet where Joe pleads for... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Borzage, George B. Seitz | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher
Votes: 646
59. Riffraff (1935)
Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie and quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 1,111
60. Now I'll Tell (1934)
Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Golden is a two-bit gambler who has promised wife Virginia he'll quit when he makes $200,000. When he fixes a fight he gets mobster Mossiter mad, then loses his fortune to him. He pawns his... See full summary »
Director: Edwin J. Burke | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, Alice Faye, Robert Gleckler
Votes: 248
61. Looking for Trouble (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jack Oakie, Constance Cummings, Arline Judge
Votes: 206
62. Young America (1932)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Already in trouble with the law, Arthur and his friend Nutty break into a drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. The druggist's wife, Mrs. Doray, asks for custody. When he hears... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Doris Kenyon, Tommy Conlon, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 273
63. Sky Devils (1932)
Passed | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Trying to desert their draft into the army, Wilkie and Mitchell stow away on a ship that takes them into the war zone. While AWOL, the rivals for Mary's affections accidentally destroy an ammunition dump.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Spencer Tracy, William 'Stage' Boyd, George Cooper, Ann Dvorak
Votes: 144
64. Disorderly Conduct (1932)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman. When Fay leads a raid on a gangster's place he ... See full summary »
Director: John W. Considine Jr. | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Sally Eilers, El Brendel, Dickie Moore
Votes: 44
65. She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Impoverished Jane Miller is loved by millionaire Roger and newspaperman William. Though William warns her otherwise, she goes with the millionaire to his French chateau, where she risks terrible cruelty and even death.
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Joan Bennett, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, James Kirkwood
Votes: 114
66. They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A World War I veteran who married the girlfriend of his presumed-dead war buddy falls into the racketeering business.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Edgar Dearing
Votes: 405
67. Bottoms Up (1934)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Promoter Smoothie King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between his plans and her happiness.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Pat Paterson, John Boles, Sid Silvers
Votes: 173
68. The Painted Woman (1932)
73 min | Drama
After becoming involved in a killing, Kiddo gets on board Boyton's ship. When he learns what happened he dumps her on a South Sea island. Tom Brian marries her, and when Boynton returns ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Peggy Shannon, William 'Stage' Boyd, Irving Pichel
Votes: 54
69. It's a Small World (1935)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Socialite Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin run into each other in an automobile accident. Clummerhorn is a small town judge, sheriff, etc. and decides to try them. She is trouble at first,... See full summary »
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Wendy Barrie, Raymond Walburn, Virginia Sale
Votes: 103
70. Shoot the Works (1934)
64 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Nicky Nelson runs a small carnival on New York's 42nd Street under the auspices of Nicky Nelson Enterprises, which consists of Joe Davis and his band, stunt man "Sailor" Burke and his gold ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jack Oakie, Ben Bernie, Dorothy Dell, Alison Skipworth
Votes: 72
71. Society Girl (1932)
67 min | Drama
Johnny is training for a championship fight. Judy distracts him, so his manager Briscoe walks out on him. Then so does Judy.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: James Dunn, Peggy Shannon, Spencer Tracy, Walter Byron
Votes: 56
72. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Documentary
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle ... See full summary »
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Don Wilson, Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Una Merkel
Votes: 127
73. 6 Cylinder Love (1931)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy
Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car. Friends press them for rides; Marilyn has an accident which Gilbert must get $5, 000 from his boss to pay for. They finally sell the car to the janitor.
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Edward Everett Horton, Sidney Fox, William Collier Sr.
Votes: 75
74. Face in the Sky (1933)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Sign painters Joe and Lucky travel around New England looking for jobs. After Joe uses Madge as a model, she hides in their wagon. The painters are about to be charged with kidnapping until... See full summary »
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Marian Nixon, Stuart Erwin, Sam Hardy
Votes: 97
75. The Show-Off (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
Aubrey cons Amy into thinking he's a railroad bigwig. After they marry Aubrey overspends in setting up their home. When their financial situation gets dire they go back to her parents house... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Madge Evans, Henry Wadsworth, Lois Wilson
Votes: 242
76. The Mad Game (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bootlegger Ed Carson is sent to prison. His old gang turns from liquor (now legal) to kidnapping. When they nab the son and daughter-in-law of the judge who sent Carson to prison, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Claire Trevor, Ralph Morgan, Howard Lally
Votes: 97
77. Shanghai Madness (1933)
68 min | Drama
In the 1920s Pat Jackson destroys a Chinese post and is discharged from the Navy. Li Po Chang hires him to run a gunboat up the river. He drops Wildeth off at a mission for safety, but when... See full summary »
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Fay Wray, Ralph Morgan, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 48
78. The Hard Guy (1930)
Unrated | 6 min | Drama, Short
An unemployed man hangs around his flat.
Director: Arthur Hurley | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Alexander, Arch Hendricks, Pat Kearney
Votes: 493
79. Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
Approved | 30 min | Documentary, Short
This 1940 presentation features highlights of past Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and ... See full summary »
Stars: Carey Wilson, Janet Gaynor, Emil Jannings, Mary Pickford
Votes: 159
80. Air Pattern - Pacific (1944)
Short
The story of the 13th Army Air Force on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Munda in the Solomon Islands. Conceived, developed and mostly filmed by Lt. Edwin Parkhill. Narrated by: Spencer Tracy; and Ronald Reagan; Score: David Rose.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Spencer Tracy
81. Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
11 min | Documentary, Short
This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Frank Capra, Betty Ross Clarke, William H. Daniels
Votes: 99
82. For Auld Lang Syne (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
The fourth in the series of shorts requesting funds from the theatre audience for the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital in Saranac, New York, preceded by the third one which was produced by ... See full summary »
Director: Burk Symon | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Raymond Massey, Will Rogers, Robert E. Sherwood
83. Ring of Steel (1942)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary short detailing the American soldier's part in preserving the fundamental ideals of this nation.
Director: Garson Kanin | Star: Spencer Tracy
Votes: 25
85. The Strong Arm (1930)
7 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A one armed murderer is placed on death row, one cell away from his sworn enemy.
Director: Edmund Joseph | Stars: John Harrington, Henry O'Neill, E.L. Fernandez, Paul Harvey
Votes: 23
86. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (1938)
10 min | Short, Documentary
A dwarf village on Hollywood's Wilshire Boulevard is shown; a bench is dedicated in honor of the late Lon Chaney; a visit to Leo Carrillo's new ranch is offered; Hollywood notables appear ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Fay Bainter, Edgar Bergen, Russell Birdwell, Walter Brennan
Votes: 167
87. Taxi Talks (1930)
14 min | Comedy, Short
Three incidents in a cab driver's day: a college boy wooing a flapper, a gold digger wooing a southern colonel, gun moll kills gangster and wants to be taken to the precinct house.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Alexander, Mayo Methot, Roger Pryor
Votes: 28
88. The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (1949 TV Special)
Stars: Gracie Allen, Jack Benny, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney
89. Northward, Ho! (1940)
10 min | Documentary, Short, History
Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure filmed on location in Idaho.
Director: Harry Loud | Stars: Clem Bevans, Truman Bradley, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy
Votes: 75
90. Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Joyce Compton, Sally Payne, William 'Billy' Benedict, Milton Berle
Votes: 208
91. For Defense for Freedom for Humanity (1951)
2 min | Documentary, Short, War
In this public service spot for the Red Cross, Spencer Tracy urges movie-goers to support the March 1951 Red Cross fund drive.
Star: Spencer Tracy
Votes: 16
92.
The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode:
The Movies Learn to Talk
(1959)
Documentary, History
Stars: John Barrymore, Harold Bauer, Warner Baxter, Charles Boyer