The best Howard Wendell’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Howard Wendell’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Howard Wendell.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.1/10
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
Captain Scarface
4.7/10
A group of communist spies plan to blow up an essential commercial artery, the Panama Canal. To this end, they have kidnapped a nuclear scientist and are traveling by steamship to the coast of South America. Luckily for western civilization, the hard-nosed ship's captain, played by Barton MacLane, has other ideas.
The Big Heat
7.9/10
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Affair in Trinidad
6.6/10
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
How to Murder Your Wife
6.5/10
Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.
Prince Valiant
6.2/10
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Athena
5.9/10
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.
Never Say Goodbye
6.1/10
In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
Storm Center
6.6/10
Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist.
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
7/10
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.
My Blood Runs Cold
5.5/10
Wealthy, reckless Californian Julie Merriday, accompanied by her boyfriend Harry Lindsay, an attorney, narrowly avoids crashing into a motorcycle driven by young Ben Gunther. Ben temporarily abandons his damaged cycle and accepts a ride from Julie but insists upon calling her Barbara. Later, at the Merriday beach house, Julie's Aunt Sarah tells Julie that her great great grandmother was named Barbara, and furthermore, that ancestress had an illegitimate child fathered by one Benjamin Gunther.
The Black Dakotas
5.4/10
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sends an emissary with a peace treaty to the Sioux Indians. He also sends a gift of $130,000 in gold. This attracts the attention of Brock Marsh, the secret leader of a Confederate spy ring, who wants to keep the treaty from being signed and to also get his hands on the gold. Ruth Lawrence and Mike Daugherty work together against the machinations of Marsh
You for Me
5.7/10
A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
5.6/10
Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate.
Wiretapper
5.6/10
A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services.
The Fighting Chance
7.4/10
A horse trainer and his friend, a jockey, fall in love with the same girl. Complications ensue.
