Jack Oakie Movies

Wintertime

63/100

Nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken-down hotel in Canada. After Nora falls for the handsome owner, she convinces her uncle to invest in the inn and ... See full summary »

Sweet and Low-Down

60/100

After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to move on to their next engagement at a military camp, when a kid, Tony Birch, ... See full summary »

Last of the Buccaneers

53/100

Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a British invasion during the War of 1812.

Looking for Trouble

66/100

Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.

When My Baby Smiles at Me

64/100

Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.

Fight for Your Lady

57/100

Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.

Let's Go Native

69/100

Dress designer Joan Wood, who's heavily in debt, has created costumes for a Broadway show that is exported to Argentina. With the money she wants to pay her debts, but there was a mistake: ... See full summary »

King of Burlesque

65/100

Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out.

Northwest Stampede

56/100

When his father dies, rodeo star Dan Bennett returns to his ranch but hires on as a ranch hand. A horse known as the White Outlaw is the leader of a herd of wild horses and Dan's obsession ... See full summary »

Radio City Revels

64/100

A songwriter uses the songs one of his pupils writes while sleeping for his own contract.

Sitting Pretty

69/100

Chick Parker and Pete Pendleton are songwriters that are en route from New York to Hollywood to make their fame and fortune; Dorothy, a lunch wagon proprietor, joins them.

Rise and Shine

61/100

Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.

Something to Shout About

56/100

Following three flops in a row, Broadway stage producer Willard Samson is told by wealthy divorcée Donna Davis that she will finance a show but only if she is the star. The fact she can ... See full summary »

From Hell to Heaven

62/100

The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby track, as it will affect each of their lives in different ways. .

The Merry Monahans

72/100

When Jimmie Monahan's father is absent to aid the war effort, young Jimmie works hard to lift his family's spirits. Finding he has a dancing and musical talent he organizes a show at the nearby aircraft plant to raise morale.

Sweetie

71/100

Too Much Harmony

63/100

A singer is involved with two women in his life, one a "good" girl and one a "bad" one."

Bowery to Broadway

76/100

College Rhythm

67/100

The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the football team who both love the same co-ed. After graduation they carry their their feud and... See full summary »

That's the Spirit

75/100

A vaudeville performer returns from the dead to help his wife and daughter, who are being dominated by a greedy banker.

Champagne Waltz

66/100

Champagne Waltz is one of five movies produced by Paramount in the 1930s featuring Gladys Swarthout...

The Sap from Syracuse

66/100

Ellen Saunders is an heiress on a cruise to Europe being pursued by a day laborer mistaken for a prominent mining engineer. During the cruise, he foils two crooks try to get rid of her.

The Gang Buster

68/100

Naïve insurance agent 'Cyclone' Case falls in love with Sylvia Martine, whose father has a dispute with gangster Mike Slade. When Sylvia is kidnapped by Slade and his gang, 'Cyclone' ... See full summary »

Thanks for Everything

66/100

Promoters set up a radio contest to find the average American and use him to sell food, apparel and notions. All goes well until he falls in love with a girl who upsets things.

Collegiate

69/100

A Broadway playboy inherits an almost bankrupt girls' school and tries to save it by a big show.