The best Joan Blondell’s drama movies on YouTube

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

30/08/1906- 25/12/1979
We present our ranking of the best Joan Blondell’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Joan Blondell.

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933
7.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 27/05/1933
  • Character: Carol King
Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the day by funding a new Depression-themed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy high-society brother finds out and threatens to disown Brad, Carol and her gold-digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way.

Night Nurse

Night Nurse
7/10
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

The Champ

The Champ
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 10/07/1979
  • Character: Dolly Kenyon
The more you love, the harder you fight. The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to the mat years ago by booze and gambling. But Billy's son TJ sees what the world doesn't. He knows what his flawed but loving father is, was and always will be - The Champ.

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/10/1965
  • Character: Lady Fingers
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy
7.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 23/04/1931
  • Character: Mamie
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Angel Baby

Angel Baby
6.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/05/1961
  • Character: Mollie Hays
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South - she to save souls and heal the sick, he to make as much money as he possibly can.

Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/02/1933
  • Character: Blondie Johnson
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots
7/10
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy
7.1/10
Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
6.9/10
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick. But she wants something too: he has to pretend to be her new lover.

Adventure

Adventure
6.1/10
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 24/12/1932
  • Character: Olga Michaels
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by Gilmurry and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.

Kona Coast

Kona Coast
4.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/05/1968
  • Character: Kittibelle Lightfoot
Sam Moran is a Honolulu charter-boat captain who leads fishing expeditions in the tropical paradise. When his daughter is found murdered at the party of a wealthy young playboy, he seeks the truth about the murder. Convinced the playboy is guilty, he enlists the help of his friend Kittibelle, who runs an alcohol abuse treatment center. Sam runs into a wall of silence obviously built by hush money and islanders fearful of reprisals from the rich and powerful family. The determined dad fights to uncover the information that will land the murderer in jail as he avenges the death of his daughter.

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