Stanley Logan

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The Spider Woman (1943)

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Nigel Bruce  •  Gale Sondergaard  •  Vernon Downing

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Nigel Bruce  •  Gale Sondergaard  •  Vernon Downing

Wilson (1944)

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Charles Coburn  •  Alexander Knox  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  Thomas Mitchell

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Charles Coburn  •  Alexander Knox  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  Thomas Mitchell

Double Crossbones (1951)

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Helena Carter  •  Will Geer  •  John Emery

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Helena Carter  •  Will Geer  •  John Emery

Around the World (1943)

Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Mischa Auer  •  Joan Davis  •  Marcy McGuire

Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Mischa Auer  •  Joan Davis  •  Marcy McGuire

Women Are Like That (1938)

Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Ralph Forbes  •  Melville Cooper

Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Ralph Forbes  •  Melville Cooper

The Challenge (1948)

Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Tom Conway  •  June Vincent  •  Richard Wyler  •  John Newland

Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Tom Conway  •  June Vincent  •  Richard Wyler  •  John Newland

Counter-Espionage (1942)

The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Warren William  •  Eric Blore  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Hillary Brooke

The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Warren William  •  Eric Blore  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Hillary Brooke

Escape to Glory (1940)

The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Brahm
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Constance Bennett  •  John Halliday  •  Alan Baxter

The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Brahm
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Constance Bennett  •  John Halliday  •  Alan Baxter

Always Tell Your Wife (1923)

A comedic short filmed directed by an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock about an affair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Seymour Hicks  •  Hugh Croise
CAST:  Seymour Hicks  •  Gertrude McCoy  •  Stanley Logan  •  Ellaline Terriss

A comedic short filmed directed by an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock about an affair.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Seymour Hicks  •  Hugh Croise
CAST:  Seymour Hicks  •  Gertrude McCoy  •  Stanley Logan  •  Ellaline Terriss

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)

Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself to save his marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  John Litel

Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself to save his marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  John Litel

Singapore Woman (1941)

A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Brenda Marshall  •  David Bruce  •  Virginia Field  •  Jerome Cowan

A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Brenda Marshall  •  David Bruce  •  Virginia Field  •  Jerome Cowan

First Lady (1937)

A politician's wife plots for her husband to become the next U.S. President.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Preston Foster  •  Anita Louise  •  Walter Connolly

A politician's wife plots for her husband to become the next U.S. President.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Preston Foster  •  Anita Louise  •  Walter Connolly

Nightmare (1942)

An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Whelan
CAST:  John Abbott  •  Diana Barrymore  •  Gavin Muir  •  Brian Donlevy

An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Whelan
CAST:  John Abbott  •  Diana Barrymore  •  Gavin Muir  •  Brian Donlevy

My Son, My Son! (1940)

A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Madeleine Carroll  •  Brian Aherne  •  Louis Hayward  •  Laraine Day

A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Madeleine Carroll  •  Brian Aherne  •  Louis Hayward  •  Laraine Day

Wedding Worries (1941)

The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward L. Cahn
CAST:  Barbara Bedford  •  Margaret Bert  •  Robert Blake  •  Chester Clute

The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward L. Cahn
CAST:  Barbara Bedford  •  Margaret Bert  •  Robert Blake  •  Chester Clute

We Are Not Alone (1939)

A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Jane Bryan  •  Flora Robson  •  Raymond Severn

A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Jane Bryan  •  Flora Robson  •  Raymond Severn

The Falcon's Brother (1942)

A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Tom Conway  •  Jane Randolph  •  Don Barclay

A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Logan
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Tom Conway  •  Jane Randolph  •  Don Barclay

Three Strangers (1946)

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Sydney Greenstreet  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  Peter Lorre  •  Joan Lorring

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Sydney Greenstreet  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  Peter Lorre  •  Joan Lorring

Home Sweet Homicide (1946)

Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Peggy Ann Garner  •  Randolph Scott  •  Lynn Bari  •  Dean Stockwell

Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Peggy Ann Garner  •  Randolph Scott  •  Lynn Bari  •  Dean Stockwell

Sword in the Desert (1949)

First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Märta Torén  •  Stephen McNally  •  Jeff Chandler

First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Märta Torén  •  Stephen McNally  •  Jeff Chandler
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