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1. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This entry in Columbia's long-running Screen Snapshots' series opens in Hollywood with numerous movie stars playing a goofy new game that is the (then) current rage of the film capitol. It ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, George Murphy, Nan Grey, Chester Morris
Votes: 125
2. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (1942)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
Alan Mowbray, then starring in a series of comedy shorts for Columbia, acts as Master of Ceremonies and tour guide on a trip to stores, shops and sports events in Hollywood. The first stop ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, Alan Mowbray, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jack Holt
Votes: 55
3. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Passed | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 132,547 | Gross: $5.01M
4. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924)
60 min | Western
When Adam Larey, a young mining engineer, shoots his brother Guerd in a quarrel and wounds the sheriff in escaping from town, he seeks refuge in the desert and is saved by Dismukes, an old ... See full summary »
Director: Irvin Willat | Stars: Jack Holt, Noah Beery, George Irving, Kathlyn Williams
Votes: 17
5. North of Nome (1936)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
John Raglan is a seal hunter being hounded by hijackers, so he strands himself on an isolated island in the Bering Sea that is owned by a corporation. During a fierce sea-storm, Raglan ... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Jack Holt, Evelyn Venable, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, John Miljan
Votes: 18
6. End of the Trail (1936)
Approved | 70 min | Drama, War, Western
In the battle of San Juan Hill, Rough Rider Dale Brittenham saves the life, at the expense of losing the sight of one eye, of Bob Hildreth. Invalided to a hospital they meet nurse Belle ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Holt, Louise Henry, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 16
7. Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Jane Withers entertains her teenage friends with archery and jitterbug dancing; Cesar Romero and Patricia Morison play backgammon; Rita Hayworth supervises the building of her new home; ... See full summary »
Director: Harriet Parsons | Stars: Harriet Parsons, Jane Withers, Cesar Romero, Patricia Morison
Votes: 56
8. Reformatory (1938)
Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A new inmate at a juvenile reformatory tries to organize a mass breakout.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Bobby Jordan, Charlotte Wynters, Grant Mitchell
Votes: 50
9. Midsummer Madness (1920)
60 min | Drama
When Julian's wife Daisy leaves home to visit her sick father, he finds himself attracted to his best friend's wife Margaret, who has been neglected by her husband. Julian and Margaret take... See full summary »
Director: William C. de Mille | Stars: Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, Lila Lee
Votes: 19
10. The Last Parade (1931)
Passed | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The first film produced by Harry Cohn's brother Jack, and a version of this film's plot was used in 1937's "End of the Trail" that also starred Jack Holt as the good-man-gone-wrong who is ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Holt, Tom Moore, Constance Cummings, Robert Ellis
Votes: 25
11. Cat People (1942)
Not Rated | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Votes: 26,035 | Gross: $4.00M
12. They Were Expendable (1945)
Approved | 135 min | Drama, War
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Directors: John Ford, Robert Montgomery | Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt
Votes: 9,265
13. San Francisco (1936)
Passed | 115 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Barbary Coast saloonkeeper and a Nob Hill impresario are rivals for the affections of a beautiful singer, both personally and professionally, in 1906 San Francisco.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt
Votes: 6,110
14. The Wild Frontier (1947)
Passed | 59 min | Western
Outlaws are in control of the land so the town of Clayton City writes the governor for an honest marshal. That marshal is Frank Lane, who brings his son Rocky with him. They are attacked on... See full summary »
Director: Philip Ford | Stars: Allan Lane, Black Jack, Jack Holt, Eddy Waller
Votes: 28
15. King of the Bullwhip (1950)
Passed | 58 min | Western
Marshals Lash and Fuzzy have been sent to bring in the masked whip wielding El Azote. When Lash displays his ability with his whip, he is hired to impersonate El Azote. This eventually brings the two together for the climatic whip fight.
Director: Ron Ormond | Stars: Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Jack Holt, Tom Neal
Votes: 99
16. The Ancient Highway (1925)
60 min | Adventure
Long thought dead, young Clifton Brant returns to his small town along the St. Lawrence River in Canada, after traveling around the world. He has come back to take revenge on millionaire ... See full summary »
Director: Irvin Willat | Stars: Jack Holt, Billie Dove, Montagu Love, Stanley Taylor
Votes: 22
17. Making the Headlines (1938)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police chief transfers Lt. Lewis Nagel to the sleepy suburban town of Fairview, where he is followed by ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Beverly Roberts, Craig Reynolds, Marjorie Gateson
Votes: 26
18. A Desert Wooing (1918)
58 min | Drama
Socially prominent but nearly penniless Easterner Mrs. Bereton, marries her daughter Avice to wealthy cattleman Barton Masters. Before the ceremony, Avice promises Dr. Fortescue Van Fleet, ... See full summary »
Director: Jerome Storm | Stars: Enid Bennett, Jack Holt, Donald MacDonald, J.P. Lockney
Votes: 14
19. Headin' South (1918)
50 min | Western
A forest ranger known only as Headin' South goes forth in search of Spanish Joe,a Mexican responsible for most of the treachery and outlawry along the U.S.-Mexican boarder.
Directors: Allan Dwan, Arthur Rosson | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Frank Campeau, Katherine MacDonald, Jim Mason
Votes: 18
20. This Sporting Age (1932)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Captain John Steele (Jack Holt) is a model father, a nine-chukker polo player, and a gentleman, and his attractive daughter, Mickey Steele (Evalyn Knapp) is his pride and joy. She, in turn,... See full summary »
Directors: Andrew Bennison, A.F. Erickson | Stars: Jack Holt, Evalyn Knapp, Hardie Albright, Walter Byron
Votes: 9
21. The Marriage Ring (1918)
50 min | Drama
Anne Mertons (Enid Bennett) is the unhappy wife of Hugo Mertons (Robert McKim), an unscrupulous brute. When the two struggle over a gun, Hugo is shot. Thinking he's dead, Anne flees to ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Enid Bennett, Jack Holt, Robert McKim, Maude George
Votes: 13
22. Crooked Streets (1920)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Gail Ellis, a secretary, accompanies Professor Silas Griswold and his wife to China on an expedition to acquire antique vases. Curiosity draws her to the Shanghai slums where, unknown to ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Powell | Stars: Ethel Clayton, Jack Holt, Clyde Fillmore, Clarence Geldert
Votes: 21
23. On the High Seas (1922)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Three castaways, Leone Devereaux, Jim Dorn and John Polack, all from differing levels of society, reach and board a deserted schooner in mid-ocean. There, a drama of conflicting wills and agendas ensues.
Director: Irvin Willat | Stars: Dorothy Dalton, Jack Holt, Mitchell Lewis, Winter Hall
Votes: 24
24. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Hollywood favorites both participate in, and watch, a variety of popular sports.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ken Murray, Richard Arlen, Mischa Auer, Robert Benchley
Votes: 57
25. A Dangerous Affair (1931)
75 min | Mystery
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, Sally Blane, Susan Fleming
Votes: 17
26. The Gallant Legion (1948)
Passed | 88 min | Western
When power-hungry Faulkner and Laroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray, Joseph Schildkraut, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 120
27. Eve's Secret (1925)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Having no use for women of his own rank, the Duke of Poltava falls in love with Eve, a peasant girl whom he sends to Paris to be educated preparatory to becoming his duchess. Having learned... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Betty Compson, Jack Holt, William Collier Jr., Vera Lewis
Votes: 14
28. Subway Express (1931)
Passed | 72 min | Mystery
Inspector Killany of the New York City police department is called in to investigate the murder of a subway passenger and the usual--and unusual--suspects climb on and off at each stop.
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Aileen Pringle, Fred Kelsey, Alan Roscoe
Votes: 13
29. The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Shirley Temple's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. A Yankee takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Jack Holt, Karen Morley
Votes: 1,678
30. Hollywood (1923)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves Grandma, an aunt, her brother, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. ... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Hope Drown, Luke Cosgrave, George K. Arthur, Ruby Lafayette
Votes: 91 | Gross: $0.31M
31. The Vanishing Pioneer (1928)
60 min | Drama, Western
A western settlement of pioneer descendants is threatened with the loss of its water supply through the encroachments of nearby townspeople. Rancher John Ballard leads the settlers in their... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Jack Holt, Sally Blane, William Powell, Fred Kohler
Votes: 26
32. Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)
Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Government Agent Conway, posing as a crew member of a ship, is investigating the flood of counterfeit money that seemingly is originating for a gambling ship, moored off-shore beyond the ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig Ruman, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 16
33. The Marriage Maker (1923)
70 min | Fantasy, Romance
A matchmaker sets out to have a rich woman marry the not-so-rich boy she loves, and tries to persuade a poverty-stricken nobleman to marry the commoner he loves.
Director: William C. de Mille | Stars: Agnes Ayres, Jack Holt, Charles de Rochefort, Robert Agnew
Votes: 16
34. The Border Legion (1930)
Passed | 68 min | Western
Cowhand Jim Cleve is wrongly accused of murder and rescued by Jack Kells, leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. But when the Legion takes Joan Randall prisoner and ... See full summary »
Directors: Otto Brower, Edwin H. Knopf | Stars: Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 31
35. Task Force (1949)
Approved | 116 min | Drama, War
As he is retiring, Jonathan L. Scott "Scotty" reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan
Votes: 1,189
36. The Ed Wynn Show (1949–1950)
30 min | Comedy, Music
The comedy on The Ed Wynn Show consisted mostly of old vaudeville schtick, with lots of corny jokes and silly sight gags. Each week, the show would end with Ed retiring to his bed, delivering quips as the credits rolled.
Stars: Ed Wynn, Lud Gluskin, Bob LeMond, William Frawley
Votes: 66
37. The Strawberry Roan (1948)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Music, Western
Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his foreman, Gene Autry. The roan escapes ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt
Votes: 155
38. Holt of the Secret Service (1941)
Approved | 278 min | Drama
A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped the government's best engraver and is forcing him to print virtually undetectable phony money. The Secret Service sends its toughest agent, Jack Holt, and a female partner after the gang.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, C. Montague Shaw, Tristram Coffin
Votes: 93
39. Whirlpool (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Carnie owner Buck Rankin marries local girl Helen and plans to go straight, but after a brawl ends up with a twenty-year sentence for manslaughter. When a pregnant Helen vows to wait for ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 446
40. Trouble in Morocco (1937)
Passed | 62 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A newspaperman Paul Cluett (Jack Holt) gets rival reporter Linda Lawrence (Mae Clark) to admit that she is investigating a story in Morocco that guns are being smuggled illegally.
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Jack Holt, Mae Clarke, Paul Hurst, C. Henry Gordon
Votes: 32
41. Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
Approved | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Following the murder of a policeman and unable to get proof against the real killer, District attorney Walter Forbes takes a novel approach to get there. He induces an ex-convict to stand ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 27
42. Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
Passed | 95 min | Western
Desperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. The local Navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Jack Holt, Noah Beery, Billie Dove, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Votes: 93
43. The Defense Rests (1934)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
The assistant (Arthur) of a sleazy lawyer (Holt) is determined to end his cheating ways.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Nat Pendleton, Arthur Hohl
Votes: 198
44. The Broken Coin (1915)
440 min | Adventure, Mystery
Episode 1: "The Broken Coin" Kitty Grey, a reporter, leaves her office for lunch. On her way to the restaurant she sees in an old curiosity shop half of a broken coin, inscribed in Latin. ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Grace Cunard, Francis Ford, Eddie Polo, Harry Schumm
Votes: 34
45. The Last Bandit (1949)
Passed | 78 min | Western
About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortune can be made robbing gold shipments that are being transported by the railroad. In ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, Andy Devine
Votes: 118
46. The Chalice of Sorrow (1916)
50 min | Drama
Opera goers had never heard such a "Carmen" as Lorelei, the American girl, who had come to Mexico City, almost unheralded, and captivated the town. Francisco De Sarpina, governor of the ... See full summary »
Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Cleo Madison, Blanche White, Charles Cummings, John McDermott
Votes: 14
47. Mister Vampire (1916)
20 min | Short, Drama
Edna's husband is unfaithful to her and has been accustomed to going out with the other woman. She is about to become a mother and broods over her loneliness. She finds a woman's card in ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Peter Gerald, Edna Maison, Francis Ford, Rosita Marstini
Votes: 16
48. The Chase (1946)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
Director: Arthur Ripley | Stars: Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 2,660
49. Joan the Woman (1916)
Passed | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Geraldine Farrar, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth, Theodore Roberts
Votes: 652 | Gross: $1.32M
50. My Pal Trigger (1946)
Approved | 79 min | Western
Roy is unjustly accused of killing the stallion that mated with his mare who gives birth to - Trigger!
Directors: Frank McDonald, Yakima Canutt | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Dale Evans
Votes: 542