Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Feature Films With Sheila Ryan

1. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)

Passed | 86 min | Comedy

After Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort, its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. Later, soloist Vivian Dawn quits and Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle

Votes: 1,959

2. Something for the Boys (1944)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Musical

The oddly-assorted Hart cousins--revue singer Blossom, con man Harry and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!)--inherit Southern plantation Magnolia Manor, which alas ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers

Votes: 368

3. The Gang's All Here (1943)

Passed | 103 min | Musical, Romance

A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman

Votes: 2,064

4. The Mad Doctor (1940)

Approved | 90 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance

A crazed physician marries a wealthy women and, with the help of his demented assistant, murders them for their money.

Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew, John Howard, Barbara Jo Allen

Votes: 306

5. Railroaded! (1947)

Passed | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: John Ireland, Sheila Ryan, Hugh Beaumont, Jane Randolph

Votes: 1,810

6. Dead Men Tell (1941)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Mystery

A treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a ship full of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a docked ship.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Sidney Toler, Sheila Ryan, Robert Weldon, Victor Sen Yung

Votes: 1,346

7. Great Guns (1941)

Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Romance, War

Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.

Director: Monty Banks | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Nelson

Votes: 1,604

8. The Way of All Flesh (1940)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, the happy husband of Anna, and the father of four children. He is sent to New York to deliver some securities for the bank. There, he is ... See full summary »

Director: Louis King | Stars: Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George, William Henry, Muriel Angelus

Votes: 123

9. A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)

Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy

Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante, Sheila Ryan

Votes: 1,383

10. Footlight Serenade (1942)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A boxing champ gets involved with a Broadway show and a shapely chorine...who's engaged to his new sparring partner.

Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: John Payne, Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jane Wyman

Votes: 260

11. Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)

Passed | 57 min | Drama

The killing of Mayor Palmer is being placed on Paul Moody by fingerprint expert Jim Stover as Moody's prints were found on the murder weapon. When reporter Brad Evans places doubt in ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton, Tom Neal

Votes: 205

12. Dressed to Kill (1941)

Passed | 74 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Detective Michael Shayne and his girlfriend Joanne are on their way to be married when a scream from a nearby hotel room draws his attention to a pair of theatrical murders.

Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest

Votes: 1,203

13. Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Romance

To avoid scandal, a rising scientist scrambles to retrieve an inscribed garter from an old flame on the eve of her wedding.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald, Barry Sullivan, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 215

14. Queen of the Mob (1940)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama

Mobster Ma Webster rules her clan with an iron hand, taking charge of all their robberies despite the protests of George Frost, the only member of her gang who is not her son. On Christmas ... See full summary »

Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Blanche Yurka, J. Carrol Naish, Jeanne Cagney

Votes: 95

15. Jungle Manhunt (1951)

Passed | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Football player Bob Miller, played by an actual football player, is lost in the jungle. Who else to find him but Jungle Jim.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Robert Waterfield, Sheila Ryan, Rick Vallin

Votes: 392

16. Mask of the Dragon (1951)

Approved | 53 min | Crime, Drama

Lt. Dan Oliver, an American soldier in Korea, agrees to deliver a jade dragon statuette to a curio shop in Los Angeles. Soon after his arrival, he is murdered. Phil Ramsey and Ginny ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton, Michael Whalen

Votes: 127

17. Those Were the Days! (1940)

74 min | Comedy, Romance

A middle-aged couple think back to their college days and courtship.

Director: Theodore Reed | Stars: William Holden, Bonita Granville, Ezra Stone, Judith Barrett

Votes: 114

18. Western Pacific Agent (1950)

Approved | 65 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Detectives for the Western Pacific Railroad investigate several murders, including one of a railroad payroll agent.

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, Mickey Knox, Morris Carnovsky

Votes: 227

19. Gold Raiders (1951)

Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Family, Western

On his way to Red Mesa to insure mine owners against loss from raids on their ore shipments, George O'Brien is ambushed by the raiders, and is accidentally saved by the Three Stooges who ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: George O'Brien, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine

Votes: 288

20. What a Life (1939)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Drama

In the first Henry Aldrich film, Henry (Jackie Cooper) is falsely accused of making trouble at school. He must clear himself.

Director: Theodore Reed | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, John Howard, Janice Logan

Votes: 105

21. Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Romance, War

At a December 7, 1941 Washington cocktail party, Connie Mathew is not amused by the romantic advances of playboy Tommy Aldrich, son of an important Navy consultant. The party is shocked by ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver H.P. Garrett | Stars: Virginia Bruce, James Ellison, Aubrey Mather, Sheila Ryan

Votes: 55

22. Mule Train (1950)

Passed | 69 min | Western

Loosely based on Frankie Laine's popular record with the same title, Gene protects his friend's claim from badguy Sam Brady.

Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Sheila Ryan, Robert Livingston

Votes: 126

23. The Gay Caballero (1940)

Approved | 58 min | Western

The Cisco Kid and his buddy Gordito arrive in town and learn that Cisco is supposedly dead. Not only that: Before his death, he is believed to have attempted to steal Susan Wetherby's land.

Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Cesar Romero, Sheila Ryan, Robert Sterling, Chris-Pin Martin

Votes: 74

24. Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)

Approved | 58 min | Mystery

Publisher Martin Jamison sends for Philo Vance as he wants to hire him as a technical advisor on the crime stories he publishes. Paul Morgan, Jamison's partner, regards the plan as foolish.... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Alan Curtis, Sheila Ryan, Tala Birell, Frank Jenks

Votes: 122

25. The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)

Approved | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A croupier is murdered in a Mexico City gambling casino and the Lone Wolf is suspected. Sharon Montgomery, wife of diamond merchant Charles Montgomery, becomes involved in a jewel heist, in which again the Lone Wolf is a suspect.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Eric Blore, Sheila Ryan, Jacqueline deWit

Votes: 101

26. The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)

Approved | 68 min | Western

Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.

Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards

Votes: 185

27. The Farmer's Daughter (1940)

Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Broadway producer Nickie North, and his press agent Scoop Trimble, land a backer for a new show, but their "angel" requires that they rehearse the show out-of-town and star Clarice Sheldon,... See full summary »

Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Martha Raye, Charles Ruggles, Richard Denning, Gertrude Michael

Votes: 74

28. The Big Fix (1947)

63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutenant (Regis Toomey) is the head of a gambling ring attempting to fix basketball games by ... See full summary »

Director: James Flood | Stars: James Brown, Sheila Ryan, Noreen Nash, Regis Toomey

Votes: 42

29. The Caribbean Mystery (1945)

Passed | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Smith (James Dunn), a Brooklyn police detective, arrives on a Caribbean island chasing a murderer ... and wades his way through quicksand, swamps, alligators, corpses, clues, unusual ... See full summary »

Director: Robert D. Webb | Stars: James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, Edward Ryan, Jackie Paley

Votes: 94

30. Caged Fury (1948)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Psycho lion tamer uses the big cats to commit murders.

Director: William Berke | Stars: Richard Denning, Sheila Ryan, Mary Beth Hughes, Buster Crabbe

Votes: 73

31. Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)

Passed | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A girl reporter is trying to tack down the lady-in-the-title, as a key witness in a graft trial, which involves three murder and that many failed attempts. A prosecuting attorney in the ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Z. Loring | Stars: Joseph Allen, Mary Howard, Sheila Ryan, Ricardo Cortez

Votes: 50

32. Song of Texas (1943)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Music, Western

A man of no worth brags to his daughter back East that he is rich and owns a big ranch. When she decides to pay a visit to her father, Roy and his buddies agree to pretend that the poor man is the owner of the ranch.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Sheila Ryan, Barton MacLane

Votes: 180

33. Ladies of Washington (1944)

Approved | 61 min | Drama

Female government employees become involved in murder when one of their group has a relationship with a foreign agent.

Director: Louis King | Stars: Trudy Marshall, Ronald Graham, Anthony Quinn, Sheila Ryan

Votes: 60

34. A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)

Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical

Newly-elected reform Mayor Jones celebrates his victory over the crooked political machine with a party at Earl Carroll's night club. Steve Kalkus, the defeated racketeer-politician, has ... See full summary »

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Ken Murray, Rose Hobart, Elvia Allman, Blanche Stewart

Votes: 93

35. On Top of Old Smoky (1953)

Approved | 59 min | Western

Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable minerals. Autry and the Cass County Boys, mistaken for Texas Rangers, help out.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Grandon Rhodes

Votes: 90

36. Pack Train (1953)

Approved | 57 min | Western

Baddies McLain and Riker charge settlers what the traffic will bear for supplies. When Autry attempts to help out, the outlaws go after him.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Kenne Duncan

Votes: 79

37. Life with Henry (1940)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.

Director: Theodore Reed | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo

Votes: 54

38. Dancing on a Dime (1940)

Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

From Wikipedia Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures movie directed by Joseph Santley about five actors and dancers putting on a show while living in a theatre. It is adapted from ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Grace McDonald, Robert Paige, Virginia Dale, Peter Lind Hayes

Votes: 40

39. I Want a Divorce (1940)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Gloria Dickson, Frank Fay

Votes: 99

40. Heartaches (1947)

Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Up-and-coming Hollywood actor/crooner, Vic Morton, has a secret. He starts receiving death threats in the mail and an attempt on his life is made. Soon after, two of his associates are murdered. Who is behind it all?

Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, Chill Wills, Kenneth Farrell

Votes: 125

41. Pardon My Stripes (1942)

Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport

Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of "Dope of the Year" ... See full summary »

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: William Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber

Votes: 17

42. The Cobra Strikes (1948)

Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Hard-boiled reporter Mike Kent investigates the murder of a prominent scientist and stumbles upon a sinister plot to steal a fortune in jewels.

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks, Herbert Heyes

Votes: 68

43. Square Dance Katy (1950)

Passed | 76 min | Musical

Bob Carson, a talent-scout for a soap-company that sponsors a television program, and his entertainer-friend, Vicky Doran, go hunting for television talent in a rural community, and are met... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Barbara Jo Allen, Jimmie Davis, Jimmie Davis' Sunshine Band, Phil Brito

Votes: 27

44. Golden Hoofs (1941)

68 min | Comedy

Jane's grandfather must sell his trotting horse farm. She falls for the business-minded young man who buys it and hopes to teach him the pleasures of trotting.

Director: Lynn Shores | Stars: Jane Withers, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Kay Aldridge, George Irving

Votes: 52

45. Deadline for Murder (1946)

Passed | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A murder is committed when documents, pertaining to and detailing information about oil fields in Central Europe, are stolen. More murders follow the theft before the recovery through the ... See full summary »

Director: James Tinling | Stars: Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, Jerome Cowan

Votes: 53

46. Lone Star Ranger (1942)

Approved | 58 min | Drama, Western

In the film debut for Texas A&M football player John Kimbrough and the third remake of this Zane Grey novel,Major McNeill (William Farnum), of the Texas Rangers, in an effort to break up ... See full summary »

Director: James Tinling | Stars: John Kimbrough, Sheila Ryan, Jonathan Hale, William Farnum

Votes: 25

47. Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949)

Approved | 74 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Marcel Journet

Votes: 33

48. Hideout (1949)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Hannah Kelly and Edie Hanson vie for the attentions of the naive attorney George Browning. Browning wises up in a hurry when he takes on a gang of jewel thieves. This gang is headed by ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Ford | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Lorna Gray, Ray Collins, Sheila Ryan

Votes: 130

49. Slightly Scandalous (1946)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Two identical brothers with radically different personalities, with one involved in television. The insurance salesman brother invests money in his brother's show, and in the process of protecting his investment, woos his brother's girl.

Director: Will Jason | Stars: Frederick Brady, Sheila Ryan, Paula Drew, Walter Catlett

Votes: 22

50. Street of Darkness (1958)

Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama

A group of war buddies search for a buried treasure in New Orleans.

Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: Robert Keys, John Close, James Seay, Julie Gibson