Cast: Edward Pawley

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Edward Pawley. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Each Dawn I Die

1939 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction William Keighley

Cast James Cagney · George Raft · Jane Bryan · George Bancroft

Synopsis Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness....

6.8

301 votes

6.8

301 votes

'G' Men

1935 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction William Keighley

Cast James Cagney · Margaret Lindsay · Ann Dvorak · Robert Armstrong

Synopsis It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they've got limited powers - they don't carry weapons and have to get local police approval for arrests - that doesn't stop fresh...

6.8

588 votes

6.8

588 votes

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Anatole Litvak

Cast John Garfield · Ann Sheridan · Pat O'Brien · Burgess Meredith

Synopsis Mobster Tommy Gordon isn't worried about being sentenced to Sing Sing prison because his political pals have promised him a quick parole. A troublesome prisoner, he finally concedes that his friends have deserted him, and he makes an effort to...

6.4

67 votes

6.4

67 votes

The Oklahoma Kid

1939 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Lloyd Bacon

Cast James Cagney · Humphrey Bogart · Rosemary Lane · Donald Crisp

Synopsis McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid (Cagney) takes the money from McCord (Bogart). McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be...

6.3

194 votes

6.3

194 votes

Thirteen Women

1932 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction George Archainbaud

Cast Irene Dunne · Ricardo Cortez · Jill Esmond · Myrna Loy

Synopsis Thirteen women who were schoolmates send to a swami for their horoscopes. Little do they realize that Ursula, a half-breed Asian, is using her hypnotic powers over the swami and them to lead them or their families to their deaths....

5.6

101 votes

5.6

101 votes

It Can't Last Forever

1937 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Hamilton MacFadden

Cast Ralph Bellamy · Betty Furness · Robert Armstrong · Raymond Walburn

Synopsis Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's...

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San Francisco Docks

1940 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Lubin

Cast Burgess Meredith · Irene Hervey · Barry Fitzgerald · Raymond Walburn

Synopsis Barmaid in seedy docks does better detective work than the police to get her beau off a murder accusation, helped by a good priest who proves to be a good fighter for the truth.

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True to the Army

1942 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Albert S. Rogell

Cast Judy Canova · Allan Jones · Ann Miller · Jerry Colonna

Synopsis She's a high wire walker whose witness to a murder and seeks refuge at her boyfriend's army camp as the most unconvincing man imaginable.

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Mountain Justice

1937 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast George Brent · Josephine Hutchinson · Robert Barrat · Guy Kibbee

Synopsis Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.

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Sons of the Legion

1938 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction James P. Hogan

Cast Lynne Overman · Evelyn Keyes · Tim Holt · Elizabeth Patterson

Synopsis A father who received a dishonourable Army discharge hesitates to get involved with the formation of a youth group.

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Gun Law

1938 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Howard

Cast George O'Brien · Rita Oehmen · Ray Whitley · Paul Everton

Synopsis Finding a man alone in the desert, Marshal Tom is relieved - of his horse, clothes and water. When he catches up to Raven, he finds him dying from drinking bad water. When he gets to Gunsight, everyone thinks that...

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Hit the Road

1941 · Movie · 61 min. · United States

Direction Joe May

Cast Gladys George · Barton MacLane · Billy Halop · Huntz Hall

Synopsis Kids look to get revenge when their fathers are all killed in a mob war.

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Help Wanted (S)

1939 · Movie · 21 min. · United States

Direction Fred Zinnemann

Cast Tom Neal · Jo Ann Sayers · Clem Bevans · Edward Pawley

Synopsis A racketeer sets up an employment agency, and then sends his henchmen to lineup foremen in companies that employ unskilled labor. The foreman is promised a cut on each new man he hires, and the agency gets a whooping percentage...

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White Banners

1938 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Edmund Goulding

Cast Claude Rains · Fay Bainter · Jackie Cooper · Bonita Granville

Synopsis A homeless woman named Hannah (Fay Bainter) drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real...

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The Lady's from Kentucky

1939 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Alexander Hall

Cast George Raft · Ellen Drew · Hugh Herbert · ZaSu Pitts

Synopsis Good-natured gambler Marty Black falls into ownership of a booking joint but soon falls on hard times. His one out is a marker for half-ownership in a young thoroughbred, which he quickly calls in. He discovers the other owner to...

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Sworn Enemy

1936 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin

Cast Robert Young · Florence Rice · Joseph Calleia · Lewis Stone

Synopsis Hank Sherman is a law student who stumbles into a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy businessman and, in the process, falls in love with his boss' beautiful assistant Maragaret. His job becomes significantly harder, however, after his boss...

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The Big Guy

1939 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Lubin

Cast Victor McLaglen · Jackie Cooper · Ona Munson · Peggy Moran

Synopsis Bill Whitlock, the warden of a large prison, has a decision to make; the only way he can keep an innocent man, Jimmy Hutchins, from dying in the electric chair is to return some stolen loot that has come into...

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River's End

1940 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction Ray Enright

Cast Dennis Morgan · Elizabeth Earl · George Tobias · Victor Jory

Synopsis Convicted murderer John Keith (Dennis Morgan), escapes from his guards, and is pursued by Sergeant Conniston (Dennis Morgan, of the Royal Canadian Mouted Police. After a two year hunt, Conniston almost dies of the cold and is rescued by Keith....

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Flowing Gold

1940 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Alfred E. Green

Cast John Garfield · Frances Farmer · Pat O'Brien · Raymond Walburn

Synopsis Johnny Blake, dodging the law on a false murder charge, gets work in the oil fields. His boss and friend Hap O'Connor turns on him when Johnny and Hap's girlfriend Linda fall in love. An oil well fire becomes the...

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