Howard M. Mitchell
Actor · 1883 – 1958 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Movies24
Movie7.8ComedyDramaAfter the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · 1.2K votes
Movie7.7DramaCrimeIn order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
Notorious
1946 · 1.8K votes
Movie7.5CrimeDramaRecently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · 552 votes
Movie7.1DramaRomanceA married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 · 391 votes
Movie6.5RomanceComedyNewly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
Father's Little Dividend
1951 · 76 votes
Movie7.6DramaCrimeCashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
Scarlet Street
1945 · 462 votes
Movie7.3DramaAn intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Of Mice and Men
1939 · 106 votes
Movie6.7ComedyMusicTwo co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 · 42 votes
Movie7.3DramaFamilyThe story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · 148 votes
Movie6.1DramaWesternOn America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
The Sea of Grass
1947 · 29 votes
Movie7.5DramaRomanceAn elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · 228 votes
Movie7.0RomanceMusicOn the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.
Easter Parade
1948 · 157 votes
Movie7.1WesternAn orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
Stars in My Crown
1950 · 51 votes
Movie7.2ComedyRomanceBoring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
I Love You Again
1940 · 58 votes
Movie7.1WarMerchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · 63 votes
Movie7.1ComedyRomanceA New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · 88 votes
Movie7.1DramaThrillerAfter years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
The Enforcer
1951 · 117 votes
Movie7.0ComedyRomanceWorld War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.
The Egg and I
1947 · 50 votes
Movie5.6MusicMysteryShortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · 14 votes
Movie6.3DramaThrillerA Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
A Double Life
1947 · 84 votes
Movie6.9DramaCrimeTwo hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.
No Way Out
1950 · 111 votes
Movie7.3ThrillerCrimeA tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
The Narrow Margin
1952 · 181 votes
Movie7.1ComedyMysteryNick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when eccentric industrialist Colonel MacFay asks for protection after receiving threatening messages. When MacFay is found dead at his isolated estate, Nick and Nora spring into action, questioning a houseful of suspicious guests and uncovering greed, blackmail, family secrets, and a dangerous inheritance plot. With their trademark wit and sophistication, the glamorous couple balances parenthood, parties, and peril as they race to expose the killer.
Another Thin Man
1939 · 145 votes
Movie7.0DramaCrimeRuthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.
House of Strangers
1949 · 92 votes