The best Ralph Peters’s movies

Ralph Peters

Ralph Peters

03/08/1902- 12/04/1959
Today we present the best Ralph Peters’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 Ralph Peters’s movies.
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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.

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamilyRomance
  • Release: 18/05/1950
  • Character: Moving Man with Marquee (uncredited)
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

The Big Street

The Big Street
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 13/08/1942
  • Character: Florist (Uncredited)
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.

The Racket

The Racket
6.7/10
Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. Prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police detective, Turck, are crooked and make McQuigg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 01/01/1942
  • Character: Cab Driver (uncredited)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire
7.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 02/12/1941
  • Character: Asthma Anderson
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 19/11/1942
  • Character: Chauffeur (uncredited)
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaThriller
  • Release: 19/04/1956
  • Character: Gerald Meade (Sentinel crime reporter)
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer"

Arizona

Arizona
6.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 25/12/1940
  • Character: Bartender
Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie. But Peter won't be distracted from his journey and Phoebe is left alone and plenty busy with villains Jefferson Carteret and Lazarus Ward plotting at every turn to destroy her freighting company. She has not seen the last of Peter, however.

Act of Violence

Act of Violence
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 21/12/1948
  • Character: Tim the Bartender (uncredited)
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

In Old California

In Old California
6.3/10
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

Texas

Texas
6.7/10
Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long time. When they do meet up again, they find themselves on different sides of the law. This leads to the increasing estrangement of the two men, who once thought of themselves as brothers.

Destry

Destry
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/12/1954
  • Character: Bartender
Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson and Lyle Bettger.

Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone
6.7/10
A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman
6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 31/01/1940
  • Character: Truck Driver (uncredited)
A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

Wyoming Outlaw

Wyoming Outlaw
5.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 27/06/1939
  • Character: Man in Cafe
Will Parker has been destroyed by a local politician and now must steal to feed his family. He steals a steer from the Three Mesquiteers.

Adventure

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

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus
6.6/10
Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus falls in love with him.

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout
7.2/10
Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper (Robert Preston) escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan
6.4/10
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.

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