Joe E. Brown
Show Boat (1951)
Show Boat is a 1951 American musical romantic drama film, based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II, and the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber. It was made by MGM, adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney.
Starring: Howard Keel•Lucien Littlefield•Clarence Kolb•Ann Dvorak•Irene Franklin•Paul Kelly
The Tender Years (1948)
The Tender Years is a 1948 American drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster, written by Arnold Belgard, Abem Finkel and Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Joe E. Brown, Richard Lyon, Noreen Nash, Charles Drake, Josephine Hutchinson and James Millican. It was released on January 3, 1948, by 20th Century Fox.
Starring: Howard Keel•Alma Bennett
Casanova in Burlesque (1944)
Casanova in Burlesque is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Frank Gill Jr.. The film stars Joe E. Brown, June Havoc, Dale Evans, Marjorie Gateson, Lucien Littlefield and Ian Keith. The film was released on February 29, 1944, by Republic Pictures.
Starring: Howard Keel•Vivienne Osborne•Alberta Vaughn
Chatterbox (1943)
Chatterbox is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. and George Carleton Brown. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Judy Canova, Rosemary Lane, John Hubbard, Gus Schilling and Chester Clute. The film was released on April 27, 1943, by Republic Pictures.
Starring: Howard Keel•Joan Bennett
Daring Young Man (1942)
Daring Young Man is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, and William Wright. Brown plays the dual roles of a failure turned champion bowler, Jonathan Peckinpaw, and his own grandmother. The original screenplay was written by Karen DeWolf and Connie Lee. The supporting cast features ...
Starring: Howard Keel•Lawrence Gray•Alice White
Joan of Ozark (1942)
Joan of Ozark is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown and Eddie Foy Jr. It was one of thirteen films Canova made with Republic Studios. It is also known by the alternative title The Queen of Spies.
Starring: Howard Keel•Joan Bennett•Marjorie White
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
Shut My Big Mouth is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown.
Starring: Howard Keel•Barton Hepburn•John Garrick
So You Won't Talk (1940)
So You Won't Talk is a 1940 comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick, which stars Joe E. Brown in a dual role, along with Frances Robinson and Vivienne Osborne.
Starring: Claudia Dell•Howard Keel•Frank McHugh
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown is a 1939 American comedy film directed by James P. Hogan, written by Delmer Daves, and starring Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward, John Hartley and Joyce Mathews. It was released on October 4, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Howard Keel•Ginger Rogers•Ona Munson•Winnie Lightner
Beware Spooks! (1939)
Beware Spooks! is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle and Clarence Kolb.
Starring: Joan Blondell•Howard Keel•Marian Marsh
Flirting with Fate (1938)
Flirting with Fate is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Joseph Moncure March, Charlie Melson and Ethel La Blanche. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson, Steffi Duna, Charles Judels and Stanley Fields. The film was released on December 2, 1938, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Starring: Howard Keel•Guy Kibbee•Helen Mack•Mary Carlisle
The Gladiator (1938)
The Gladiator is a 1938 American comedy and fantasy film starring Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore and June Travis. The movie is an adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator, which is often credited with having influenced the creation of Superman.
Starring: Howard Keel•Marguerite Chapman
Wide Open Faces (1938)
Wide Open Faces is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Joe E. Brown, Jane Wyman and Alison Skipworth. The screenplay concerns a man who tries to prevent mobsters getting their hands on loot that they have stashed in an inn.
Starring: Maxine Doyle•Howard Keel•Steffi Duna
Fit for a King (1937)
Fit for a King is a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick.
Starring: Olivia de Havilland•Howard Keel•June Travis
Riding on Air (1937)
Riding on Air is a 1937 American film directed by Edward Sedgwick.
Starring: Howard Keel•Susan Hayward•Joan Woodbury
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
When's Your Birthday? is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Joe E. Brown. While original prints of this film had a cartoon sequence in Technicolor directed by Bob Clampett and Leon Schlesinger, most surviving prints have the sequence in black-and-white.
Starring: Howard Keel•Jane Wyman
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
Earthworm Tractors is a 1936 American film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joe E. Brown and June Travis. The film is also known as A Natural Born Salesman in the United Kingdom.
Starring: Howard Keel•Susan Hayward•Marguerite Chapman
Polo Joe (1936)
Polo Joe is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring Joe E. Brown, Carol Hughes and Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher. The screenplay concerns a man who, despite his fear of horses, takes up polo to impress a woman.
Starring: Howard Keel•Frances Robinson
Sons o' Guns (1936)
Sons O' Guns is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Jerry Wald and Julius J. Epstein. It stars Joe E. Brown, and features Joan Blondell, with Beverly Roberts, Eric Blore, Craig Reynolds and Wini Shaw. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 30, 1936.
Starring: Howard Keel•Adele Mara
Alibi Ike (1935)
Alibi Ike is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland and William Frawley. Based on the short story of the same name by Ring Lardner, first published in the Saturday Evening Post on July 31, 1915, the film is about an ace baseball player nicknamed "Alibi Ike" for his penchant for ma...
Starring: Howard Keel•June Havoc
Bright Lights (1935)
Bright Lights is a 1935 film directed by Busby Berkeley.
Starring: Ava Gardner•Howard Keel•Noreen Nash
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
6 Day Bike Rider is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Joe E. Brown, Maxine Doyle, Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Aylesworth and Lottie Williams. The film's production lasted for 11 days, starting on July 9, 1934. A multi-bicyclist collision happened during close-up filming. Reggie McNa...
Starring: Howard Keel•Gower Champion•Marge Champion
The Circus Clown (1934)
The Circus Clown is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film about a man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father. It stars Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis.
Starring: Howard Keel•Noreen Nash
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
A Very Honorable Guy is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Joe E. Brown, Alice White, Robert Barrat, Alan Dinehart, Irene Franklin and Hobart Cavanaugh. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 5, 1934.
Starring: Belle Bennett•Irene Franklin•Howard Keel
Elmer, the Great (1933)
Elmer, the Great is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis.
Starring: Howard Keel•Noreen Nash
Son of a Sailor (1933)
Son of a Sailor is a 1933 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Alfred A. Cohn, Paul Gerard Smith, Ernest Pagano, and H. M. Walker. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh, Thelma Todd, Johnny Mack Brown, and Sheila Terry. The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 23, 1933.
Starring: Howard Keel•Gower Champion•Betty Compson
Fireman, Save My Child (1932)
Fireman, Save My Child is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring comedian Joe E. Brown and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The picture was produced by the First National Pictures and released by their parent Warner Brothers. The supporting cast features Evalyn Knapp, Lilian Bond and Guy Kibbee.
Starring: Howard Keel•Alma Bennett
The Tenderfoot (1932)
The Tenderfoot is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy western film directed by Ray Enright and written by Earl Baldwin, Monty Banks and Arthur Caesar. The film stars Joe E. Brown and Ginger Rogers. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 23, 1932. It is based on Richard Carle's 1903 play The Tenderfoot, and George S. Kaufman's 1925 play The Butter...
Starring: Howard Keel•Alberta Vaughn
You Said a Mouthful (1932)
You Said a Mouthful is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Robert Lord and Bolton Mallory. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Ginger Rogers, Preston Foster, Allen Hoskins, Harry Gribbon, Edwin Maxwell and Sheila Terry. The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 8, 1932.
Starring: Howard Keel•Alberta Vaughn
Broadminded (1931)
Broadminded is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Joe E. Brown.
Starring: Helen Foster•Howard Keel•Frankie Darro
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
Local Boy Makes Good is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Robert Lord, Raymond Griffith and Ray Enright. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall, Edward Woods, Edward Nugent and Wade Boteler. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 27, 1931.
Starring: Howard Keel•Bela Lugosi
Sit Tight (1931)
Sit Tight is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film, directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Rex Taylor, edited by James Gibbon, and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was originally intended as a full musical, but due to the backlash against musicals, all the songs were cut from the film except for one – sung by Winnie Lightner – in all...
Starring: Howard Keel•Lawrence Gray•Jeanette MacDonald
Going Wild (1930)
Going Wild is a 1930 Warner Brothers pre-Code comedy film based on the 1910 play The Aviator by James Montgomery and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars many musical stars along with Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh and Johnny Arthur.
Starring: Joan Bennett•Howard Keel•Marjorie White
Hold Everything (1930)
Hold Everything is a 1930 American Pre-Code film. It was the first musical comedy film to be released that was photographed entirely in early two-color Technicolor. It was adapted from the DeSylva-Brown-Henderson Broadway musical of the same name that had served as a vehicle for Bert Lahr and starred Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown as the comedy d...
Starring: Howard Keel•Jeanette MacDonald
The Lottery Bride (1930)
The Lottery Bride is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Jeanette MacDonald, John Garrick, ZaSu Pitts, and Joe E. Brown. The film was produced by Joseph M. Schenck and Arthur Hammerstein, based on the musical by Rudolf Friml, and released by United Artists. William Cameron Menzies is credited with the produc...
Starring: Howard Keel•Barton Hepburn•John Garrick
Maybe It's Love (1930)
Maybe It's Love, also known as Eleven Men and a Girl, is an all-talking 1930 pre-Code musical comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by William A. Wellman. The movie stars Joan Bennett, Joe E. Brown and James Hall. The film is based on George Ade's 1904 play The College Widow and is a remake of Warner's own 1927 silent ve...
Starring: Howard Keel•Claudia Dell
Top Speed (1930)
Top Speed is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It was based on a 1929 stage musical of the same name by Harry Ruby, Guy Bolton and Bert Kalmar. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Bernice Claire, Jack Whiting, Laura Lee, and Frank McHugh.
Starring: Howard Keel•Gower Champion•Dorothy Lee
Molly and Me (1929)
Molly and Me is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Albert Ray and starring Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown and Alberta Vaughn.
Starring: Winnie Lightner•Ona Munson•Howard Keel
My Lady's Past (1929)
My Lady's Past is a 1929 American drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown and Alma Bennett. After completing his first novel, a writer abandons his wife for his secretary. It is now considered a lost film
Starring: Winnie Lightner•Laura Lee•Howard Keel
On with the Show! (1929)
On with the Show! is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film produced by Warner Bros. Filmed in two-color Technicolor, the film is noted as the first all-talking, all-color feature length film, and the second color film released by Warner Bros.; the first was the partly color, black-and-white musical The Desert Song (1929).
Starring: Lilian Bond•Howard Keel
Painted Faces (1929)
Painted Faces is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster and Barton Hepburn. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert.
Starring: Jean Muir•Howard Keel•Gertrude Olmstead
The Circus Kid (1928)
The Circus Kid is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz. Although it was a silent film, it contained some talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects. A print of the film exists.
Starring: Frankie Darro•Howard Keel
Hit of the Show (1928)
Hit of the Show is a 1928 comedy film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Joe E. Brown, Gertrude Olmstead and William Bailey. It was originally released as a silent, with some sound added to later versions.
Starring: Barton Hepburn•Howard Keel