Movie Database

Movies by Actor - Joan Blondell (104 [Missing: 14])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Broadway's Like ThatNA1930 Musical,Short Not Available
Office Wife, TheLarry Fellowes of Fellowes Publishing wants Kate to write her next book about the 'Office Wife'. The personal secretary/stenographer spends more time with the busy executive and makes more decisions than his wife ever well. This crea1930Lloyd Bacon, Michael CurtizDrama,Romance6.2 (443 votes)5920211228
Sinners' HolidayMa Delano (Lucille LaVerne) runs a boardwalk penny arcade and lives upstairs with her sons Harry and Joe (James Cagney and Ray Gallagher) and daughter Jennie (Evalyn Knapp); their story involves rum-running, accidental murder, and a 1930John G. AdolfiAdventure,Crime,Romance6.3 (645 votes)6020211228
Big Business GirlThanks to her ability and her legs, Claire McIntyre rises in the business world.1931William A. SeiterComedy,Romance5.8 (328 votes)7520211228
Blonde CrazyThe adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice.1931Roy Del RuthComedy,Crime,Drama7.1 (1.9K votes)7920211228
God's Gift To WomenA Parisian descendant of Don Juan vows to stop philandering in order to win the hand of a virtous young lady with a disapproving father.1931Michael CurtizComedy,Romance5.2 (370 votes)7220211228
IllicitA young couple lives together out of wedlock, but they find that they're ahead of their time.1931Archie MayoDrama,Romance6.1 (1K votes)7920211228
MillieMillie's life begins to crumble when she finds out her husband is having an affair.1931John Francis DillonDrama,Romance6.2 (703 votes)8520211228
My PastYoung man and an older man fall for a stage actress.1931Roy Del RuthDrama,Romance5.6 (193 votes)7220211228
Night NurseA nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.1931William A. WellmanComedy,Crime,Drama7.0 (3.7K votes)7220211228
Other Men's WomenEvents take an unhappy turn for two Bill and Jack, two locomotive engineers, after Bill is attracted to his best friend's wife.1930William A. WellmanDrama,Romance6.5 (1.2K votes)7120211228
Public Enemy, TheAn Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.1931William A. WellmanCrime,Drama7.6 (20.6K votes)8320211228
Reckless HourIn New York City, a young model is swept off her feet by a debonair, handsome young man. Unfortunately for her, he didn't want to get married but had been stringing her along. When she realizes he doesn't WANT her she will not force 1931John Francis DillonDrama,Romance6.2 (214 votes)7120211228
Big City BluesYoung man from small town moves to New York City looking for better life.1932Mervyn LeRoyComedy,Drama6.1 (765 votes)6320211228
Central ParkGangsters posing as police officers offer a woman a chance to make money if she helps them out.1932John G. AdolfiCrime,Drama,Mystery6.2 (413 votes)5820211228
Crowd Roars, TheRace car driver becomes overprotective of his brother when he decides to become a racer as well.1932Howard HawksAction,Drama,Sport6.2 (1.3K votes)8520211228
Famous Ferguson Case, TheA foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed. Two types of New York City journa1932Lloyd BaconCrime,Drama6.5 (298 votes)7420211228
Greeks Had a Word for Them, The [Three Broadway Girls]Sophisticated comedy: a trio of money hungry women who all have sugar daddies who keep them in the lap of luxury, even as they drive the men crazy. Each woman represents a different personality type, from sensitive, to kind-hearted, 1932Lowell ShermanComedy6.2 (424 votes)7920211228
Lawyer ManIdealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully beats high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley in a murder case. Bentley asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive w1932William DieterleDrama,Romance6.5 (916 votes)7220211228
Make Me a StarMerton Gill is longing to become a cowboy actor and leaves his hometown to try his luck in Hollywood, but there his acting ability is regarded as non-existent. Actress Flips gives him a chance in a bit part, but he fails in that; how1932William BeaudineComedy,Drama,Romance6.4 (517 votes)8620211228
Miss PinkertonA hospital nurse is recruited by the police to watch a household where a suspicious death has occurred.1932Lloyd BaconComedy,Mystery,Thriller6.1 (527 votes)6620211228
Three on a MatchAlthough Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.1932Mervyn LeRoyCrime,Drama,Romance7.2 (3.8K votes)6320211228
Union DepotTravelers of different and varied backgrounds meet and interact on one night in a metropolitan train station and its environs.1932Alfred E. GreenComedy,Drama,Romance7.0 (988 votes)6720211228
Blondie JohnsonStory of a Depression-downtrodden waif who uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.1933Ray Enright, Lucien HubbardCrime,Drama6.6 (652 votes)6720211228
Broadway BadShowgirl Joan Blondell, supported by her friend Ginger Rogers, fights for the custody of her son during a divorce hearing.1933Sidney LanfieldDrama,Music6.1 (193 votes)6120211228
Convention CityNA1933 Comedy,Music,Romance Not Available
Footlight ParadeChester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.1933Lloyd BaconComedy,Musical,Romance7.6 (5.3K votes)10420211228
Gold Diggers of 1933A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.1933Mervyn LeRoyComedy,Drama,Musical7.7 (8K votes)9720211228
Goodbye AgainFlirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her befuddled husband in Cleveland. Will his savvy secretary save his neck if she is secretly in love with him also?1933Michael CurtizComedy,Romance6.3 (550 votes)6620211228
Havana WidowsTwo golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana.1933Ray EnrightComedy6.3 (486 votes)6220211228
DamesA multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows.1934Ray Enright, Busby BerkeleyComedy,Music,Musical7.1 (2.1K votes)9120211228
He Was Her ManDan Curly sends two hitmen to kill double-crossing Flicker Hayes, who retreats to a small village with ex-prostitute Rose to hide.1934Lloyd BaconCrime,Drama,Romance6.3 (634 votes)7020211228
I've Got Your NumberTwo telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.1934Ray EnrightAction,Comedy,Mystery6.4 (391 votes)6920211228
Kansas City PrincessTwo wisecracking manicurists flee an irate gangster.1934William KeighleyComedy,Romance6.1 (363 votes)6420211228
SmartyVicki Wallace (Joan Blondell) takes great pleasure in teasing her husband,Tony Wallace (Warren William), who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attor1934Robert FloreyComedy,Romance5.8 (506 votes)6520211228
SmartyVicki Wallace (Joan Blondell) takes great pleasure in teasing her husband,Tony Wallace (Warren William), who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attor1934Robert FloreyComedy,Romance5.8 (506 votes)6520211228
Broadway GondolierDick Purcell is an American taxi driver who wants to become a singer promoting cheese products. Oddly he thinks the way to do it is to become a gondolier from Venice. Along the way he sings and woos a sassy secretary Alice.1935Lloyd BaconComedy,Musical,Romance6.4 (265 votes)9920211228
Miss Pacific FleetTwo broke ex-chorus girls in California hope to get back to Broadway by winning the "Miss Pacific Fleet" popularity contest.1935Ray EnrightComedy6.0 (265 votes)6620211228
Traveling SalesladyAngela Twitchell is the daughter of a tooth-paste manufacturer, Rufus K. Twitchell, who has monopolized the business for many years that he has grown conservative, and his rivals have begin to cut into his sales. Angela wants to ente1935Ray EnrightComedy,Romance6.8 (437 votes)6320211228
We're in the MoneyTwo gold-digging process servers are tasked with subpoenaing one's boyfriend, who has been using a pseudonym to avoid breach-of-promise servings and suits.1935Ray EnrightAdventure,Comedy,Music6.4 (422 votes)6620211228
Bullets or BallotsWhen a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.1936William KeighleyCrime,Drama,Film-Noir7.0 (2.9K votes)8220211228
ColleenThe Ames Company makes every effort to keep Uncle Cedric away from any decisions or work. This is in the best interests for him and the company. Trouble starts when he hires a schemer named Joe as his personal assistant and then a ga1936Alfred E. GreenComedy,Musical,Romance5.9 (358 votes)8920211228
Gold Diggers of 1937When two investors inform an opportunistic dancer that they can't fund an elderly stage producer's production, she suggests they get an insurance policy on the producer's life.1936Lloyd BaconComedy,Musical,Romance6.5 (1K votes)10120211228
Sons o' GunsBroadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays the heroic soldier, but he is doesn't want to join the Army. To evade some troubles with Berenice, another actress, he acts like joini1936Lloyd BaconComedy5.8 (227 votes)8220211228
Stage StruckBroadway dance director George Randall (Dick Powell) is stuck with staging a Broadway show starring Peggy Revere (Joan Blondell), a wealthy but untalented performer who is starring only because she is backing the show. Tempers flare 1936Busby BerkeleyComedy,Musical,Romance5.6 (312 votes)9120211228
Three Men on a HorseA meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.1936Mervyn LeRoyComedy,Romance6.7 (486 votes)8620211228
Back in CirculationMorning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express gets a tip that a wealthy old man was poisoned and 'Timmy' spots the young widow in a 1937Ray EnrightComedy,Drama,Mystery6.3 (356 votes)8120211228
King and the Chorus Girl, TheEx-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. Now all he has left are his Count Humbert and Duchess Anna, along with enough money to live an idle life in Paris 1937Mervyn LeRoyComedy,Romance6.2 (374 votes)9420211228
Perfect Specimen, TheRaised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wicks is resigned to following his grandmother's wishes until a chance encounter with Mona Carter leads him into the outside world.1937Michael CurtizComedy,Romance6.4 (393 votes)9720211228
Stand-inA New York bank plans to sell a Hollywood studio at a big loss. But the head accountant is suspicious and goes to investigate. He finds chicanery, romance, and help to save the studio.1937Tay GarnettComedy,Romance6.8 (1.2K votes)9120211228
There's Always a WomanAn investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.1938Alexander HallComedy,Crime,Mystery6.7 (815 votes)8120211228
Amazing Mr. Williams, TheKenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it 1939Alexander HallComedy,Crime,Drama6.5 (484 votes)8020211228
East Side of HeavenA man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.1939David ButlerComedy,Family,Music6.5 (250 votes)8820211228
Good Girls Go to ParisA Midwesterner waitress, scheming to gold-dig her way to Paris, gets mixed up with a wealthy New York family.1939Alexander HallComedy,Drama,Romance6.7 (460 votes)7520211228
Kid From Kokomo, TheA fight promoter finds his fighter, Wayne Morris, in the sticks, a country hick left by his mother when he was young and he won't leave his home as he is still waiting for her to return to him. promoter, Pat o'brien cons him into com1939Lewis SeilerComedy,Romance6.3 (186 votes)9320211228
Off the RecordTwo newspaper reporters, Thomas "Breezy" Elliott and Jane Morgan, inadvertently send a boy named Mickey Fallon to reform school after they write an expose of the illegal slot-machine racket the boy was a spotter for. Guilt-ridden, Ja1939James FloodDrama5.9 (206 votes)6220211228
I Want a DivorceComedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.1940Ralph MurphyComedy,Drama6.0 (82 votes)9320211228
Two Girls on BroadwayEddie sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly who brings her younger sister Pat. Upon seeing Molly and Pat dance, the producer picks Pat for the 1940S. Sylvan SimonMusical,Mystery,Romance6.0 (479 votes)7320211228
Lady for a NightGambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.1942Leigh JasonDrama6.0 (517 votes)8720211228
Model WifeFred and Joan are a married couple working at the Benson's business. Mrs JJ Benson has a strict policy against married employees, so they keep it a secret while they save every penny as they wish to have a baby. Everything goes well 1941Leigh JasonComedy6.0 (89 votes)7820220414
Three Girls About TownTo save the reputation of the hotel where they are employed, sisters try to cover up a murder.1941Leigh JasonAdventure,Comedy,Crime6.3 (325 votes)7520211228
Topper ReturnsA fun-loving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from Topper to find the murderer.1941Roy Del RuthComedy,Fantasy,Mystery6.9 (2.9K votes)8820211228
Cry 'Havoc'A chronicle of the experiences of a mixed group of Army hospital volunteers stationed in Bataan during World War II.1943Richard ThorpeDrama,War6.9 (1K votes)9720211228
AdventureDark, romantic, complicated drama about a rowdy merchant mariner and sophisticated librarian who clash over their lifestyles and values - and then fall in love.1945Victor FlemingComedy,Drama,Romance6.2 (1K votes)12520211228
Don Juan QuilliganIn Brooklyn, N.Y., barge captain Patrick Michael Quilligan (William Bendix) falls for barmaid Margie Mossrock (Joan Blondell) because her charm reminds him of his beloved, deceased mother. Quilligan soon proposes, and Margie accepts.1945Frank TuttleComedy6.0 (105 votes)7520211228
Tree Grows In Brooklyn, AEncouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.1945Elia KazanDrama,Family,Romance8.0 (7.6K votes)12920211228
Christmas Eve [Sinner's-Holiday]To save her fortune from a designing nephew, Matilda Reed must locate her three long-lost adopted sons in time for a Christmas Eve reunion.1947Edwin L. MarinComedy,Drama5.8 (718 votes)9020211228
Corpse Came C.O.D., TheWhen a dead body turns up in the home of a famous actress, two reporters (who also happen to be in love with one another) compete to get the real scoop.1947Henry LevinAdventure,Comedy,Crime6.0 (309 votes)8720211228
Nightmare AlleyThe rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.1947Edmund GouldingDrama,Film-Noir7.8 (10.2K votes)11020211228
For Heavens SakeAn angel disguises himself as a crusty old rancher in order to visit Earth and help an unborn child find suitable parents.1950George SeatonComedy,Drama,Fantasy6.3 (441 votes)9220211228
Blue Veil, TheLouise Mason is a young widow who fills her empty life with the task of becoming a children's nurse. As the years pass, and the widow tries to find her own place in life, her young charges, the children of various employers, grow and1951Curtis Bernhardt, Busby BerkeleyDrama7.1 (400 votes)11320211228
Opposite Sex, TheShortly after their 10th wedding anniversary, New York City theater producer Steven Hilliard (Leslie Nielsen) and his wife, former popular radio singer Kay Ashley Hilliard (June Allyson), are getting a Kay-initiated Reno divorce afte1956David MillerComedy,Drama,Musical6.1 (1.6K votes)11720211228
Desk SetTwo extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a television network's research department.1957Walter LangComedy,Romance7.3 (8.5K votes)10320211228
LizzieDuring the 1950s, a Los Angeles psychiatrist uses hypnosis to treat a 25 year old woman who's suffering from multiple personality disorder.1957Hugo HaasDrama6.3 (570 votes)8120211228
This Could Be the NightJean Simmons (a school teacher) takes a secretarial job in a nightclub. The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her. Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who disapproves of her employment at the club.1957Robert WiseComedy6.7 (725 votes)10420211228
Will Success Spoil Rock HunterTo save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.1957Frank TashlinComedy,Romance7.0 (3.5K votes)9320211228
Angel BabyIn his film debut, Burt Reynolds vies with George Hamilton for the love of one heavenly woman. In the American South, evangelist Paul Strand (Hamilton) meets a beautiful, young mute named Jenny, affectionately known as Angel Baby. Wh1961Paul Wendkos, Hubert CornfieldDrama6.1 (340 votes)9720211228
Advance to the RearA Union army outfit of misfits and rejects is sent to the Western territory. Southern spies try to figure out what they're up to.1964George MarshallComedy,War,Western5.9 (779 votes)10020211228
Big DaddyNA1969 Adventure,Crime,Drama Not Available
Cincinnati Kid, TheAn up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.1965Norman JewisonDrama7.3 (16.3K votes)10220211228
Ride Beyond VengeanceAfter an 11-year absence, a buffalo hunter returns home with lots of money in his saddlebags only to be robbed at gunpoint by a trio of no-good town citizens, prompting an eventual revenge quest.1966Bernard McEveetyDrama,Western6.2 (633 votes)10120211228
Waterhole #3After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buried and he plans to retrieve it but others are searching for it too.1967William A. GrahamComedy,Western6.3 (1.4K votes)9520211228
Winchester '73Two cousins - one an ex-con and the other a law officer - compete for possession of a famed repeating rifle.1967Herschel DaughertyWestern5.5 (309 votes)9720240121
Kona CoastNA1968 Crime,Drama Not Available
Stay Away JoeA mixed race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.1968Peter TewksburyComedy,Musical,Romance4.7 (1.3K votes)10220211228
Phynx, TheA rock band becomes embroiled in foreign affairs when they're sent to go on tour in Albania as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle held by Communist enemies of the U.S.1970Lee H. Katzin, Robert McKimsonComedy,Music4.6 (249 votes)8120211228
Support Your Local GunfighterA con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.1971Burt KennedyComedy,Romance,Western6.8 (6.2K votes)9120240407
Dead Don't Die, TheIn the 1930s, a sailor trying to prove that his brother was wrongly executed for murder finds himself becoming drawn in the occult world.1975Curtis HarringtonHorror,Thriller5.6 (324 votes)7420211228
Winner Take AllNA1975 Drama Not Available
Death at Love HouseDonna and Joel Gregory are researching a book about long dead Hollywood goddess Lorna Love. They are staying at Lorna's estate while interviewing old "friends" of Lorna. Joel, whose father had a passionate affair with Lorna, becomes 1976E.W. SwackhamerHorror,Mystery5.1 (356 votes)7420211228
Baron, TheBlack actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia. Complications ensue.1977Phillip FentyAction,Drama5.6 (136 votes)8920211228
BatteredGritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.1978Peter WernerDrama6.8 (90 votes)12020230126
Glove, TheA bounty hunter is offered $20,000 - off the record - for the capture of a very large man who dons body armor and steel-plated gauntlets for his regular beatings of some unfortunate individuals.1979Ross HagenAction,Crime,Drama5.2 (378 votes)9220220414
Champ , TheBilly Flynn is an ex-champion boxer who was KO'd by booze and gambling. When the wealthy, estranged mother of his young son begins trying to lure the boy away from him, Flynn must return to the ring to provide for his child.1979Franco ZeffirelliDrama,Sport6.9 (8.4K votes)12120211228
Opening NightA renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.1977John CassavetesDrama8.0 (10.4K votes)14420211228
The Woman InsideNA1981 Drama Not Available
The Devil's ParadeNA1930 Short Not Available
The Heart BreakerNA1930 Comedy,Musical,Romance Not Available
When the Talkies Were YoungNA1955 History,Short Not Available
And Baby Makes ThreeNA1966 Comedy Not Available
Bobby Parker and CompanyNA1974 Comedy Not Available
Just Around the CornerNA1933 Drama,Short Not Available
Mrs. ThursdayNA1967 \N Not Available
Ace of the MountiesNA1966 Comedy Not Available