The best Joe E. Brown’s documentary movies

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

28/07/1892- 06/07/1973
Today we present the best Joe E. Brown’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 Joe E. Brown’s movies.

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.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.8/10
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 21/05/1943
  • Character: Self
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True
6.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 31/12/1935
  • Character: Himself (uncredited)
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
5.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/06/1931
  • Character: Self
Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxing at Palm Springs, a California winter resort; Barbara Stanwyck and Ricardo Cortez play golf; other celebrities are shown in Malibu Beach.

It's Showtime

It's Showtime
6.2/10
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 06/08/1975
  • Character: (archive footage)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Polo with the Stars

Polo with the Stars
5.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 20/09/1941
  • Character: Himself - Polo Player
A short in the WB Hollywood Novelty series (production number 7301) about the training of polo ponies. Buddy Rogers buys one of the ponies in training, and later uses him in a match where Jack Holt and Joe E. Brown are among the players. Edward G. Robinson and Jack Oakie are among the spectators who see Joe. E. Brown knock in the winning score.

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
6/10
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's country home and goes to the Mocambo. There is also a sequence dedicated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin world premiere of the first short in this series attended by more that a few film stars.

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Hollywood Without Make-Up
7.2/10
A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood.

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