The best Charles King’s drama movies

Charles King

Charles King

21/02/1895- 07/05/1957
Today we present the best Charles King’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Charles King’s movies.

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe
6.9/10
Pete Sandidge, a daredevil bomber pilot, dies when he crashes his plane into a German aircraft carrier, leaving his devoted girlfriend, Dorinda, who is also a pilot, heartbroken. In heaven, Pete receives a new assignment: He is to become the guardian angel for Ted Randall, a young Army flyer. Invisibly, Pete guides Ted through flight school and into combat, but the ghostly mentor’s tolerance is tested when Ted falls for Dorinda. Ultimately however, Pete not only comes to terms with their relationship, but also acts as Dorinda’s copilot when she undertakes a dangerous bombing raid so that Ted won’t have to.

Man Of The People

Man Of The People
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/01/1937
  • Character: Announcer (uncredited)
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/07/1934
  • Character: Reporter
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.

The Shadow

The Shadow
6.8/10
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.

After the Dance

After the Dance
5.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/06/1935
  • Character: Extra as Cafe Customer
Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to testify on behalf of her dance partner Jerry Davis (George Murphy), and he's sent to jail. In a riot, a hostile convict (Jack La Rue) forces Jerry to help him escape, so Jerry takes to the streets himself. Nightclub entertainer Anne Taylor (Nancy Carroll) meets him, and convinces her boss Louis (Arthur Hohl) to hire him as her partner.

On the Great White Trail

On the Great White Trail
5.4/10
Death stalked Garou's Landing, in the Canadian frozen north, but who was the killer who murdered two men and left them huddled in the snow. Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, accompanied by his dog, Silver King (Silver King the Dog), and Kay Larkin (Terry Walker) the daughter of the man, Andrew Larkin (Robert Frazer) accused of the crime, sets out to solve the crime and bring the real killer to justice.

Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press
5.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/04/1941
  • Character: Police Lieutenant Homer Thomas
While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.

Three on a Ticket

Three on a Ticket
6.2/10
A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his hand. He claims it and finds the checked-bag contains the loot from a robbery. Now, he has about fifty minutes left of the running time to find the crooks, bring them to justice and return the money to the rightful owners. And needs all of it.

Million Dollar Haul

Million Dollar Haul
5.4/10
Special Insurance-Investigator Dan Kennedy and his wonder dog, Tarzan the Police Dog, are called in to investigate the persistent robbing of a shipping-and-storage warehouse in Los Angeles.

The Lady Confesses

The Lady Confesses
5.9/10
An estranged wife shows up after a nearly 7 years of disappearance -- thought to be dead, to prevent her husband from marrying his new love until someone kills her.

Terry and the Pirates

Terry and the Pirates
5.8/10
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.

Lady by Choice

Lady by Choice
6.5/10
To improve her image, a fan dancer "adopts" an old woman to be her mother.

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