A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

The Tarnished Angels

1957

English

7.1

♡ 10

100%

based on novel or book

Drama

love triangle

mardi gras

new orleans, louisiana

pilot

Romance

Douglas Sirk Director

Jack Lomas as Frantic Man at Flying Show

Robert J. Wilke as Hank

Jack Carson as Jiggs

William Schallert as Ted Baker

In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.

Carefree

1938

English

6.9

♡ 12

57%

Mark Sandrich Director

Jack Carson as Connors

George Ford as Country Club Guest

Walter Kingsford as Dr. Powers

George DeNormand as Minor Role

Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems in the relationship with his fiancée Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Tony. After some minor misunderstandings, she falls in love with him. When he tries to use hypnosis to strengthen her feelings for Steven, things get complicated.

You Only Live Once

1937

English

7.2

♡ 30

100%

77%

Action

based on a true story

Fritz Lang Director

Jack Carson as Attendant in First Gas Station

Sylvia Sidney as Joan Graham

Barton MacLane as Stephen Whitney

Amzie Strickland as Young Woman

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Romance on the High Seas

1948

English

7.0

♡ 9

88%

Michael Curtiz Director

Douglas Kennedy as Car Salesman

John Alvin as Charles - Travel Agent

William Bakewell as Dudley

Jack Carson as Peter Virgil

Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

English

6.4

♡ 2

Action

balkan

brooklyn, new york city

cabbie

Comedy

prince

David Butler Director

Jack Carson as Buzz Williams

Peggy Knudsen as Juke-Box Voice

Rosemary DeCamp as Nan

Dennis Morgan as Prince Henry

Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the microphone is live, the two stage a debate on democracy versus monarchy broadcast back to the Prince's homeland. A plebiscite there puts Henry out of a job. Flying to Milwaukee to become a beer salesman, he meets Bacall on the seat next to his, but a tap on his shoulder means he must give up his seat (and dream) to Bogie.

Stage Door

1937

English

7.7

♡ 6

96%

87%

Action

audition

based on play or musical

Gregory La Cava Director

Pierre Watkin as Carmichael

Mary Stewart as Dancer / Singer

Samuel S. Hinds as Henry Sims

Jack Carson as Mr. Milbanks

The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.

My Dream Is Yours

1949

English

6.6

♡ 5

39%

Michael Curtiz Director

Jack Carson as Doug Blake

Sheldon Leonard as Fred Grimes

Doris Day as Martha Gibson

Joan Vohs as Party Guest

Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace him. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further, Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

English

6.7

♡ 2

53%

David Butler Director

Errol Flynn as Errol Flynn

Ida Lupino as Ida Lupino

Jack Carson as Jack Carson

Dennis Morgan as Tommy Randolph

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

English

7.2

♡ 5

100%

Raoul Walsh Director

Jack Carson as Hugo Barnstead

Addison Richards as Official

Alan Hale as Old Man Grimes

Ben Welden as Reluctant Convict Dental Patient

Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.

Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

2014

English

7.2

♡ 3

100%

Grant Baldwin Director

Jack Carson as Self

Spencer Whitney as Self

David Lavallee as Self

David Adoddell as Self

We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.

Mildred Pierce

1945

English

7.9

♡ 25

88%

husband wife relationship

Michael Curtiz Director

Lee Patrick as Mrs. Maggie Biederhof

Ramsay Ames as Party Guest

Joyce Compton as Waitress

Jack Carson as Wally Fay

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

A Damsel in Distress

1937

English

6.8

♡ 5

71%

George Stevens Director

Jack Carson as Bit Role

Monte Blue as Bit Role

Mary Stewart as Dancer / Singer

Joan Fontaine as Lady Alyce

Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. Albert then summons Jerry to Alyce's aid in order to 'protect his investment'.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

English

8.1

♡ 39

97%

Frank Capra Director

Ann Doran as Paine's Secretary

Edward Earle as Reporter

Louis Jean Heydt as Soapbox Speaker

Jack Carson as Sweeney Farrell - Newsman

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.

The Tattered Dress

1957

English

6.5

♡ 2

29%

Jack Arnold Director

Gail Russell as Carol Morrow

Ingrid Goude as Girl by Pool

Kenneth Gibson as Reporter

Jack Carson as Sheriff Nick Hoak

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.

Dangerous When Wet

1953

English

6.2

♡ 7

58%

Joseph Barbera Director

Fernando Lamas as André Lanet Ed Fury

Ed Fury as Hercules

John Roy as Swimmer

Jack Carson as Windy Weebe

The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

English

6.3

♡ 25

Alfred Hitchcock Director

Jack Carson as Chuck Benson

Frank Mills as Dining Taxi Driver

Murray Alper as Harold - Taxi Driver

Alfred Hitchcock as Man Passing David Smith on Street

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

English

7.9

♡ 17

86%

Frank Capra Director

Peter Lorre as Dr. Einstein

Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper

Spencer Charters as Marriage License Clerk

Jack Carson as O'Hara

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

Stand-In

1937

English

6.7

♡ 4

68%

Tay Garnett Director

Harry Myers as Bank Board Member

Alan Mowbray as Koslofski

Angelo Rossitto as Little Person Entering Studio Gate

Jack Carson as Tom Potts

An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now works as a stand-in for the studio.

Bringing Up Baby

1938

English

7.8

♡ 30

97%

Howard Hawks Director

Jack Carson as Circus Roustabout

Charles Ruggles as Major Applegate

Ward Bond as Motorcycle Cop at Jail

Barry Fitzgerald as Mr. Gogarty

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

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Blues in the Night

The Tarnished Angels

Carefree

You Only Live Once

Romance on the High Seas

Two Guys from Milwaukee

Stage Door

My Dream Is Yours

Thank Your Lucky Stars

The Strawberry Blonde

Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

Mildred Pierce

A Damsel in Distress

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Tattered Dress

Dangerous When Wet

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Arsenic and Old Lace

Stand-In

Bringing Up Baby