Pat McKee

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Body and Soul (1947)

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Hazel Brooks  •  Anne Revere

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Lilli Palmer  •  Hazel Brooks  •  Anne Revere

Fury (1936)

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Sylvia Sidney  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Walter Abel  •  Bruce Cabot

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Sylvia Sidney  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Walter Abel  •  Bruce Cabot

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Betty Grable  •  Victor Mature  •  Carole Landis  •  Laird Cregar

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Betty Grable  •  Victor Mature  •  Carole Landis  •  Laird Cregar

Mr. Lucky (1943)

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Laraine Day  •  Charles Bickford  •  Gladys Cooper

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Laraine Day  •  Charles Bickford  •  Gladys Cooper

Saps at Sea (1940)

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  James Finlayson  •  Richard Cramer

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  James Finlayson  •  Richard Cramer

The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Hively
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Helene Reynolds  •  Jonathan Hale  •  Bela Lugosi

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Hively
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Helene Reynolds  •  Jonathan Hale  •  Bela Lugosi

Another Thin Man (1939)

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Virginia Grey  •  Otto Kruger

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Virginia Grey  •  Otto Kruger

Straight, Place and Show (1938)

The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Ethel Merman  •  Richard Arlen  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  George Barbier

The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Ethel Merman  •  Richard Arlen  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  George Barbier

My Favorite Spy (1942)

The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Ellen Drew  •  Jane Wyman  •  Robert Armstrong

The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Ellen Drew  •  Jane Wyman  •  Robert Armstrong

Within the Law (1939)

A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustav Machatý
CAST:  Ruth Hussey  •  Tom Neal  •  Paul Kelly  •  William Gargan

A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustav Machatý
CAST:  Ruth Hussey  •  Tom Neal  •  Paul Kelly  •  William Gargan

Swing Fever (1943)

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Whelan
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Marilyn Maxwell  •  William Gargan  •  Nat Pendleton

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Whelan
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Marilyn Maxwell  •  William Gargan  •  Nat Pendleton

Midnight Court (1937)

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Ann Dvorak  •  John Litel  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.  •  Joseph Crehan

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Ann Dvorak  •  John Litel  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.  •  Joseph Crehan

Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan leads a life of criminal activities motivated to provide for a widow and her child. He's on lookout for a gang of safe crackers when he has to also look after the baby of one of the criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Virginia Bruce  •  Broderick Crawford  •  Dick Foran  •  Shemp Howard

Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan leads a life of criminal activities motivated to provide for a widow and her child. He's on lookout for a gang of safe crackers when he has to also look after the baby of one of the criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Virginia Bruce  •  Broderick Crawford  •  Dick Foran  •  Shemp Howard

The Lady and the Mob (1939)

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Fay Bainter  •  Ida Lupino  •  Lee Bowman  •  Henry Armetta

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Fay Bainter  •  Ida Lupino  •  Lee Bowman  •  Henry Armetta

Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Warren William  •  Betty Brewer

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Warren William  •  Betty Brewer

A Likely Story (1947)

A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Barbara Hale  •  Bill Williams  •  Sam Levene  •  Lanny Rees

A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Barbara Hale  •  Bill Williams  •  Sam Levene  •  Lanny Rees

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Alexis Smith  •  Craig Stevens  •  Gene Lockhart

Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Alexis Smith  •  Craig Stevens  •  Gene Lockhart

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Kathryn Grayson  •  June Allyson  •  Lauritz Melchior  •  Jimmy Durante

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Kathryn Grayson  •  June Allyson  •  Lauritz Melchior  •  Jimmy Durante

Foreign Agent (1942)

Hollywood starlet foils an Axis plot to sabotage the L.A. infrastructure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  John Shelton  •  Gale Storm  •  Ivan Lebedeff  •  Hans Schumm

Hollywood starlet foils an Axis plot to sabotage the L.A. infrastructure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  John Shelton  •  Gale Storm  •  Ivan Lebedeff  •  Hans Schumm

Cafe Hostess (1940)

A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Douglas Fowley  •  Wynne Gibson

A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to leave.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Douglas Fowley  •  Wynne Gibson
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