John Tyrrell

2 3 4 5

Gilda (1946)

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Glenn Ford  •  Joseph Calleia  •  George Macready

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Glenn Ford  •  Joseph Calleia  •  George Macready

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Jean Arthur  •  George Bancroft  •  Lionel Stander

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Jean Arthur  •  George Bancroft  •  Lionel Stander

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

UpliftingCharmingClassic

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliott Nugent
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Peter Lorre  •  Lon Chaney Jr.

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliott Nugent
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Peter Lorre  •  Lon Chaney Jr.

Night Editor (1946)

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Janis Carter  •  Jeff Donnell  •  Coulter Irwin

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Janis Carter  •  Jeff Donnell  •  Coulter Irwin

No Dough Boys (1944)

The Stooges are dressed as Japanese soldiers for their job as magazine models. On their lunch break they go into a restaurant with their Japanese uniforms on, causing the proprietor to mistake them for the real thing, and a chase ensues. The boys fall through a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules White
CAST:  Curly Howard  •  Vernon Dent  •  Christine McIntyre  •  Moe Howard

The Stooges are dressed as Japanese soldiers for their job as magazine models. On their lunch break they go into a restaurant with their Japanese uniforms on, causing the proprietor to mistake them for the real thing, and a chase ensues. The boys fall through a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules White
CAST:  Curly Howard  •  Vernon Dent  •  Christine McIntyre  •  Moe Howard

The Awful Truth (1937)

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Cary Grant  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Alexander D'Arcy

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Cary Grant  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Alexander D'Arcy

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Fredric March  •  Myrna Loy  •  Dana Andrews  •  Teresa Wright

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wyler
CAST:  Fredric March  •  Myrna Loy  •  Dana Andrews  •  Teresa Wright

The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he's caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his terrifying appearance makes it impossible for him to get a job. With nowhere else to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Don Beddoe  •  George E. Stone

In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he's caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his terrifying appearance makes it impossible for him to get a job. With nowhere else to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Don Beddoe  •  George E. Stone

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Lorna Gray  •  Robert Wilcox  •  Roger Pryor

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Lorna Gray  •  Robert Wilcox  •  Roger Pryor

Escape in the Fog (1945)

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a man who is a federal agent at the inn, she is astounded to discover that he is the man in her dream who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Budd Boetticher
CAST:  Otto Kruger  •  Nina Foch  •  William Wright  •  Konstantin Shayne

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a man who is a federal agent at the inn, she is astounded to discover that he is the man in her dream who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Budd Boetticher
CAST:  Otto Kruger  •  Nina Foch  •  William Wright  •  Konstantin Shayne

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Fay Wray  •  Victor Kilian  •  Franklin Pangborn

A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Fay Wray  •  Victor Kilian  •  Franklin Pangborn

Women in Prison (1938)

The superintendent of a women's prison is pressured to pardon a member of a criminal gang. When she refuses, her daughter is framed on a manslaughter charge and sent to prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Wyn Cahoon  •  Scott Kolk  •  Arthur Loft  •  Mayo Methot

The superintendent of a women's prison is pressured to pardon a member of a criminal gang. When she refuses, her daughter is framed on a manslaughter charge and sent to prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Wyn Cahoon  •  Scott Kolk  •  Arthur Loft  •  Mayo Methot

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Sally Eilers  •  Donald Woods  •  Eduardo Ciannelli  •  Victor Kilian

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Sally Eilers  •  Donald Woods  •  Eduardo Ciannelli  •  Victor Kilian

Mystery Ship (1941)

FBI agents Allan Harper and Tommy Baker are in charge of a group of subversives, spies and saboteurs that the US government is deporting to foreign countries aboard a ship. The deportees attempt to take over the ship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Paul Kelly  •  Lola Lane  •  Larry Parks  •  Trevor Bardette

FBI agents Allan Harper and Tommy Baker are in charge of a group of subversives, spies and saboteurs that the US government is deporting to foreign countries aboard a ship. The deportees attempt to take over the ship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Paul Kelly  •  Lola Lane  •  Larry Parks  •  Trevor Bardette

Sabotage Squad (1942)

A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Bruce Bennett  •  Kay Harris  •  Edward Norris  •  Sidney Blackmer

A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Bruce Bennett  •  Kay Harris  •  Edward Norris  •  Sidney Blackmer

Murder in Times Square (1943)

An actor becomes a suspect in the murders of four New Yorkers injected with rattlesnake venom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Edmund Lowe  •  Marguerite Chapman  •  John Litel  •  William Wright

An actor becomes a suspect in the murders of four New Yorkers injected with rattlesnake venom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Edmund Lowe  •  Marguerite Chapman  •  John Litel  •  William Wright

A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Richard Lane  •  Frank Sully

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Richard Lane  •  Frank Sully

Criminals of the Air (1937)

Undercover agent Mark Owens is sent to aid the Border Patrol in the trans-border town of Hernandez in breaking up a well-organized band of smugglers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles C. Coleman
CAST:  Rosalind Keith  •  Rita Hayworth  •  Charles Quigley  •  Patricia Farr

Undercover agent Mark Owens is sent to aid the Border Patrol in the trans-border town of Hernandez in breaking up a well-organized band of smugglers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles C. Coleman
CAST:  Rosalind Keith  •  Rita Hayworth  •  Charles Quigley  •  Patricia Farr

Girls Can Play (1937)

The Hollywood Post's sports writer, Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley), yearns to be a crime reporter, and thus looks for foul play on even the most routine assignments. In writing a piece about a girl's softball team, Jimmy discovers that their sponsor, Foy Harris ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Charles Quigley  •  Julie Bishop  •  Rita Hayworth  •  John Gallaudet

The Hollywood Post's sports writer, Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley), yearns to be a crime reporter, and thus looks for foul play on even the most routine assignments. In writing a piece about a girl's softball team, Jimmy discovers that their sponsor, Foy Harris ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Charles Quigley  •  Julie Bishop  •  Rita Hayworth  •  John Gallaudet
2 3 4 5