Charley Grapewin Movies

The Grapes of Wrath

81/100

A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

They Died with Their Boots On

73/100

A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. He has little ... See full summary »

Tobacco Road

66/100

Hillbilly family life in 1941 rural Georgia.

Big City

65/100

To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her...

Follow the Boys

61/100

During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were ... See full summary »

One Frightened Night

62/100

An eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, ... See full summary »

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

62/100

The mysteriously ill John Braun makes a new will, leaving out his daughter Barbara, over the protests of his wife. The trouble began when the daughter wanted to marry Mr. Braun's doctor, ... See full summary »

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

56/100

Jewlery smuggled into the United States from China.

Earthbound

63/100

A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer (Bari) to justice.

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

62/100

The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.

Artists and Models Abroad

65/100

Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's ... See full summary »

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

62/100

Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mystery.

Atlantic City

63/100

Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort.

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

57/100

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

56/100

Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters. Ellery Queen is called in by Stewart Cole, Rogers' secretary. Queen goes to ... See full summary »

Hello, Everybody!

64/100

The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything ... See full summary »

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

62/100

Detective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.

Don't Bet on Love

62/100

Bill McCaffery, a plumber, wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. Molly Gilbert, his manicurist girlfriend, stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber.

Sand

57/100

Jeff Keane's expensive showhorse escapes from a train and runs wild in the Colorado wilderness. Keane searches for the horse while the horse learns the ways of the wild.

The Loudspeaker

51/100

A young man from a small town hits New York City, bound and determined to become a radio star. Amazingly, he achieves his ambition, but in the process alienates everyone around him with his arrogance and egomania.

Super-Speed

61/100

A scientist invents a "superspeed" device that makes people fight for its ownership.

Hero for a Day

When a night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy college alumnus, his family and friends help him go along with the pretense.

The Enchanted Valley

The Man Who Dared

59/100

One man stands up to his dangerous corrupt local small town government.

The Quitter

53/100

When her husband, who founded the town's crusading local newspaper, doesn't come back from the French battlefields of World War I...