The Big House 1930  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George W. Hill
Cast: Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, Leila Hyams, George F. Marion, J.C. Nugent, Karl Dane, DeWitt Jennings, Claire McDowell
Based on a violent prison break in 1929, this film set the standard for prison movies that followed. Kent (a young Robert Montgomery) is sent to prison for killing pedestrians while driving drunk. There he is amidst hardened criminals in a tough, overcrowded environment. Mean criminal Butch (Wallace Beery) plans the breakout in this violent (for that time) movie. The film won Academy Awards for Best Sound and Writing; Beery was nominated for Best Actor and the film was nominated for Best Picture.
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Busman's Honeymoon 1940  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Haunted Honeymoon
Director: Arthur B. Woods
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie Banks, Seymour Hicks, Robert Newton, Googie Withers, Frank Pettingell, Louise Hampton
Lord Peter Wimsey (Robert Montgomery), a noted criminologist, weds Harriet Vane (Constance Cummings), a well-known mystery writer. They get involved in solving a murder, which isn't how they planned on spending their honeymoon.
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The Divorcee 1930 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, Robert Montgomery, Florence Eldridge, Helene Millard, Robert Elliott, Mary Doran, Tyler Brooke, George Irving, Zelda Sears, Judith Wood, Theodor Von Eltz
Shortly after their whirlwind courtship and marriage, Jerry (Norma Shearer) discovers that her husband Ted (Chester Morris) is having an affair with Janice (Mary Doran). Jerry's solution is to kick Ted out of her bed and sleep with Ted's best friend Don (Robert Montgomery). Now, other lovers become part of Jerry's life until she finally returns to Ted and all is forgiven. While this film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing, it was Norma Shearer who walked away with the Oscar for Best Actress for 1929/30.
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Forsaking All Others 1934  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery, Charles Butterworth, Billie Burke, Frances Drake, Rosalind Russell, Arthur Treacher
Although Mary (Joan Crawford) and Dill (Robert Montgomery) are getting married, Jeff (Clark Gable) pines for his lost love, Mary. Events turn out happily ever after when Dill marries another woman, and Jeff and Mary discover their true love.
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Free and Easy 1930 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Easy Go
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Buster Keaton, Anita Page, Trixie Friganza, Robert Montgomery, Fred Niblo, Edgar Dearing, Gwen Lee, John Miljan, Lionel Barrymore, William Haines, William Collier Sr., Dorothy Sebastian
Buster Keaton speaks for the first time in the movies. Elvira (Anita Page) wins the Gopher City, Kansas, beauty contest, and the prize is a trip to Hollywood that includes a screen test. She is accompanied by her mother (Trixie Friganza) and Elmer (Keaton), and it is Elmer who becomes the star after he crashes the MGM studio gates. But not all is lost for Elvira; she finds her true love (Robert Montgomery).
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The Gallant Hours 1960 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Montgomery
Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, Ward Costello, Richard Jaeckel, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton, Karl Swenson, Carl Benton Reid, Walter Sande, Vaughn Taylor
This is a thoughtful view of what it takes to be in command. Cagney plays Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. (a fine performance). The film traces Halsey's command in 1942 through the Battle of Guadalcanal as he matches wits with his Japanese counterpart, Admiral Yamamoto.
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Hell Below 1933 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante, Eugene Pallette, Robert Young, David Newell, Charles Irwin, Sterling Holloway, Paul Porcasi
Walter Huston is commander of a submarine in World War I in the midst of a secret and dangerous mission. He also feuds with one of his lieutenants (Robert Montgomery), who is after the skipper's daughter. After the lieutenant's best friend is left topside while diving to escape German destroyers, things get even tougher. Good action scenes.
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, Edward Everett Horton, Rita Johnson, James Gleason, John Emery, Donald MacBride, Don Costello, Halliwell Hobbes, Benny Rubin, Lloyd Bridges, Heinie Conklin, Joseph Crehan, Selmer Jackson
Just before his scheduled heavyweight championship fight, prizefighter Joe Pendleton (Robert Montgomery) dies in a plane crash. The celestial Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains) sends Joe's soul back to Earth in the body of Bruce Farnsworth whose wife Julia (Rita Johnson) and her lover Tony (John Emery) have plotted his demise. They do the evil deed, but Joe has taken over Farnsworth's body and leaves the scene. Now, Joe hires his manager Max Corkle (James Gleason) to get him in shape as a prizefighter. Joe meets Betty Logan (Evelyn Keyes) whose father was framed by Farnsworth, falls in love with her, and straightens out Farnsworth's debt to his investors. This inspires Julia and Tony to plot the killing of "Farnsworth" once again. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actor (Gleason) and won Oscars for Writing (original story and screenplay).
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June Bride 1948 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bretaigne Windust
Cast: Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter, Betty Lynn, Tom Tully, Barbara Bates, Jerome Cowan, Mary Wickes, James Burke, Debbie Reynolds
A foreign correspondent (Robert Montgomery) is less than pleased when he is assigned to help his ex-love (Bette Davis), an editor of a woman's magazine. Look (quickly) for Debbie Reynolds in her film debut.
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Jessie Ralph, Nigel Bruce, Benita Hume, Melville Cooper, Ralph Forbes, Sara Haden
This remake of the 1929 film casts Joan Crawford in the title role of an American jewel thief who travels in upper-crust London society where her victims are easy prey. This film, too, was remade in 1951 as "The Law and the Lady."
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Philip Merivale, Jack Carson, Lucile Watson, William Tracy, Charles Halton, Esther Dale, Emma Dunn
Ann and David Smith (Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery) find that, due to technicalities, their marriage will not stand up in court. This leads to a separation, new romance, and rekindling of their love.
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Night Flight 1933  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, William Gargan, Frank Conroy, C. Henry Gordon, Leslie Fenton, Harry Beresford, Dorothy Burgess
This is the story behind the advent of "red-eye" flights. It involves an emergency flight that evolved into regular night flying.
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Night Must Fall 1937 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Dame May Whitty, Alan Marshal, Winifred Harris, Kathleen Harrison, Matthew Boulton, E.E. Clive, Eily Malyon, Beryl Mercer
Robert Montgomery and Dame May Whitty received Academy Award nominations for their roles in this drama about a psychotic killer, Danny (Robert Montgomery), masquerading as a charming young man. He cons his way into the Bransom home as a live-in companion for Mrs. Bransom (Dame May Whitty), but her niece, Olivia (Rosalind Russell), becomes suspicious of Danny's extracurricular activities.
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No More Ladies 1935 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward H. Griffith
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Charles Ruggles, Franchot Tone, Edna May Oliver, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine, Vivienne Osborne, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Denny
To teach her philandering husband, Sherry (Robert Montgomery), a lesson, Marcia (Joan Crawford) pretends to be interested in Jim (Franchot Tone).
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Once in Paris... 1978 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Wayne Rogers, Gayle Hunnicutt, Jack Lenoir, Philippe March, Yul Brynner, Lillian Randolph, Robert Montgomery, Kay Kendall, Gregory Ratoff, Geoffrey Toone
An American screenwriter (Wayne Rogers) goes to Paris to work and, instead, falls in love with a beautiful British woman (Gayle Hunnicutt).
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Our Blushing Brides 1930 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian, Robert Montgomery, Raymond Hackett, John Miljan, Hedda Hopper, Albert Conti, Edward Brophy, Louise Beavers
Sales girls Jerry (Joan Crawford), Connie (Anita Page), and Franky (Dorothy Sebastian) seek rich husbands in this rather unconvincing–and dated–drama.
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Riptide 1934 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Ralph Forbes, Lilyan Tashman, Halliwell Hobbes, Helen Jerome Eddy, Walter Brennan
An American, Mary (Norma Shearer), marries a British noble, Lord Rexford (Herbert Marshall), and then is lured by Tommie (Robert Montgomery) to leave Rexford. This is an overall entertaining film. Watch for Walter Brennan as the chauffeur.
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The Saxon Charm 1948 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Claude Binyon
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward, John Payne, Audrey Totter, Harry Morgan, Harry von Zell, Cara Williams, Chill Wills, Heather Angel, Addison Richards
Matt Saxon (Robert Montgomery) is a Broadway producer who walks over anyone who stands in his way and manages to destroy more than one career.
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Sins of the Children 1930 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Richest Man in the World
Father's Day
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Louis Mann, Robert Montgomery, Elliott Nugent, Leila Hyams, Clara Blandick, Mary Doran, Ralph Bushman, Robert McWade, Dell Henderson, Henry Armetta, James Donlan, Jeane Wood, Lee Kohlmar, Jane Reid
Successful businessman Adolf Wagenkampf (Louis Mann) adores his family, and when his son is forced to move to the desert because he has tuberculosis, Adolph stays with him there. This is not a good business decision but an excellent family choice as Adolf is willing to sacrifice his business and wealth for the interests of his loved ones.
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Strangers May Kiss 1931 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Neil Hamilton, Marjorie Rambeau, Irene Rich, Jed Prouty, Henry Armetta, Ray Milland, Hale Hamilton, Conchita Montenegro
Lisbeth (Norma Shearer) loves Alan (Neil Hamilton), but her love is not returned. Nevertheless, she follows him to the ends of the earth before she realizes what true love really is.
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They Were Expendable 1945 N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton, Leon Ames, Cameron Mitchell, Donald Curtis, Arthur Walsh, Jeff York, Jack Pennick, Murray Alper, Harry Tenbrook
This is a good war film about American PT Boat crews battling the Japanese in the Pacific. Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) commands a Torpedo Boat Squadron in Manila Bay, an inlet of the South China Sea, at the beginning of World War II. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, and many U.S. ships are out of commission. The assignment of Brickley's PT Boats is to run messages, but they do manage to shoot down three Japanese planes. Fed up with message-running assignments, Brickley's executive officer Lt. Rusty Ryan (John Wayne) asks for a transfer to destroyer duties. This story does not glorify war; instead, it tells it like it is–warts and all. Vintage John Ford.
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Trouble for Two 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Suicide Club
Director: J. Walter Ruben
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Louis Hayward, E.E. Clive, Walter Kingsford, Ivan F. Simpson, Robert Greig, Pedro de Cordoba
Taken from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Suicide Club" stories, this lighthearted mystery promises much, but falls short in the end. Prince Florizel (Robert Montgomery) is heir to the throne of Karovia. He joins a mysterious Suicide Club and must survive a series of lethal traps to gain the crown and regain his princess (Rosalind Russell).
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Unfinished Business 1941 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery, Preston Foster, Eugene Pallette, Dick Foran, Esther Dale, Walter Catlett, Samuel S. Hinds
Nancy Andrews (Irene Dunne) leaves her small town and heads for adventure in NYC, meets and falls in love with Steve (Preston Foster) on the train, is rejected by Steve (Preston Foster), and marries Steve's brother Tommy (Robert Montgomery). Got it? Good–but the film isn't too good.
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When Ladies Meet 1933 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Strange Skirts
Director: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, Luis Alberni, Sterling Holloway, Martin Burton, David Newell, Charles Winninger
A publisher and authoress, along with their spouses, spend a weekend together, and the two women discuss one's novel, which parallels the other's adventures as a member of upper-class society. Remade in 1941.
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| 1. The Big House (1930)
2. Busman's Honeymoon (1940)
aka: Haunted Honeymoon
3. The Divorcee (1930)
4. Forsaking All Others (1934)
5. Free and Easy (1930)
aka: Easy Go
6. The Gallant Hours (1960)
7. Hell Below (1933)
8. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
9. June Bride (1948)
10. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
11. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
12. Night Flight (1933)
13. Night Must Fall (1937)
14. No More Ladies (1935)
15. Once in Paris... (1978)
16. Our Blushing Brides (1930)
17. Petticoat Fever (1936)
18. Rage in Heaven (1941)
19. Riptide (1934)
20. The Saxon Charm (1948)
21. The Secret Land (1948)
22. Sins of the Children (1930)
aka: The Richest Man in the World
aka: Father's Day
23. Strangers May Kiss (1931)
24. They Were Expendable (1945)
25. Trouble for Two (1936)
aka: The Suicide Club
26. Unfinished Business (1941)
27. Untamed (1929)
28. When Ladies Meet (1933)
aka: Strange Skirts
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