The best Charles King’s 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.
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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.

Superman

Superman
6.8/10
Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 09/10/1936
  • Character: Barker (uncredited)
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!
7.8/10
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/11/1941
  • Character: Cadet (uncredited)
When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for.

The Phantom of the Range

The Phantom of the Range
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 27/11/1936
  • Character: Henchman Mark Braden
A man has died leaving a fortune somewhere on his ranch. Brandon and his cohorts think a map is hidden in a picture frame. But when they bid on the picture at the auction, newcomer Jerry Lane outbids them. He also buys the ranch so they place their housekeeper there to get the picture. And then to keep Jerry out of the way, they frame him for murder.

The Lawless Nineties

The Lawless Nineties
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/02/1936
  • Character: Henchman Hartley
Federal Agents Tipton and Bridger have been sent to Wyoming where the vote on statehood is imminent. Plummer and his gang are out to make sure the vote fails. When Plummer's men kill Bridger, Tipton fights on. He sends fake telegrams that trap some of Plummer's men. Then he organizes the ranchers and on election day they descend on the town barricaded by Plummer's gang.

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.

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.7/10
Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime.

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
6.1/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 04/07/1939
  • Character: Dirk - Morgan Henchman
15 chapter western serial.

Below the Border

Below the Border
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 30/01/1942
  • Character: Steve Slade
Scully has forced Joe Collins who works on the Garcia ranch to give him information so his men can steal the family jewels. But the Rough Riders are on the job. Buck poses as a wanted outlaw to get into the gang, Tim as a cattle buyer, and Sandy is collecting information as the saloon janitor. As usual they pretend not to know each other. Written by Maurice Van Auken

Under Texas Skies

Under Texas Skies
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/09/1940
  • Character: Rancher
The story opens as Stony returns to his home town, only to discover that his sheriff father has been murdered by person or persons unknown. The new sheriff (Henry Brandon) resents the arrival of the Mesquiteers, going so far as to frame Tucson on a murder charge.

The Texas Kid

The Texas Kid
5.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 26/11/1943
  • Character: Red Grogan
Marshals Nevada and Sandy are after Scully and his gang who have been robbing stage-coaches. The Texas Kid is part of the gang and Sandy thinks he is bad but Nevada knows him and thinks he may be good.

The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw
6.5/10
  • Genre: ActionMystery
  • Release: 15/08/1941
  • Character: Silk Langdon
The heirs of Anton Benson are searching Bensonhurst for hidden gold; they are joined by a reporter, a gangster...and a masked fiend known as The Iron Claw.

The Phantom Creeps

The Phantom Creeps
3.9/10
Not a feature, but an edited version of the 1939 serial "The Phantom Creeps" which was released to TV in 1949.

Zorro's Fighting Legion

Zorro's Fighting Legion
7.2/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 16/12/1939
  • Character: Henchman Valdez
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, plans to take over the gold and become Emperor. Francisco was put in charge of a legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the land, but when attacked Zorro came to his rescue. Francisco's partner recognized Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega, then ask him to take over the fighting legion as his alter-ego Zorro.

Flaming Fathers

Flaming Fathers
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/12/1927
  • Character: Picnicker at the Beach (uncredited)
Papa Gimplewart (Max Davidson) chaperones his daughter and her "steady" during a beach adventure.

Northern Frontier

Northern Frontier
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/02/1935
  • Character: Mountie Wallace
A Mountie sets out to infiltrate and break up a gang of counterfeiters.

The Monster and the Ape

The Monster and the Ape
5.5/10
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla (the titular "ape") from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 21/03/1941
  • Character: Outlaw
A young mining engineer sets out to catch the killers of both his brother and a beautiful young girl's father.

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