Direction: Joseph Santley

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Joseph Santley. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Cocoanuts

1929 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley · Robert Florey

Cast The Marx Brothers · Groucho Marx · Harpo Marx · Chico Marx

Synopsis Mr. Hammer runs a bankrupt Florida hotel. He'll try anything to make money, even make love to rich Mrs. Potter. But his main scheme, selling real estate, is in danger of sabotage from zanies Chico and Harpo, who also reduce...

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Melody Ranch

1940 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Gene Autry · Jimmy Durante · Ann Miller · Barton MacLane

Synopsis With a longer-than-usual running time on original release and booked and sold to the exhibitors as a "Gene Autry Special", which Republic would do once a year from 1939-1943 in order to get higher rates than on the regular series...

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Waterfront Lady

1935 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Ann Rutherford · Frank Albertson · J. Farrell MacDonald · Barbara Pepper

Synopsis When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new partner.

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Earl Carroll Vanities

1945 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Dennis O'Keefe · Constance Moore · Eve Arden · Otto Kruger

Synopsis Royalty from a small European principality come to New York City to arrange for a loan to prop up their country's troubled finances. While the queen mother attends to the negotiations, Princess Drina strikes up a friendship with Tex Donnelly,...

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She's Got Everything

1937 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Gene Raymond · Ann Sothern · Victor Moore · Helen Broderick

Synopsis Carol Rogers returns from Europe to discover that her recently deceased father has left her with huge debts and no resources to pay them. Aunt Jane suggests that Carol marry a South American millionaire, but Carol refuses and vows to...

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The Spirit of Culver

1939 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Jackie Cooper · Freddie Bartholomew · Andy Devine · Henry Hull

Synopsis Tom Allen, the son of a decorated war hero who is feared to have died in battle, wins a scholarship to the Culver military academy. His arrogance and unwillingness to comply with the academy's strict rules soon gets him in...

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Blond Cheat

1938 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Joan Fontaine · Derrick De Marney · Cecil Kellaway · Cecil Cunningham

Synopsis Socially prominent Michael Ashburn, is the chief assistant to Rufus Trent, wealthy London loan broker. He has allowed himself to become engaged to the Rufus' daughter, Roberta, the match engineered primarily by socially-ambitious Mrs. Trent. As Michael is closing the...

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Brazil

1944 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Tito Guízar · Virginia Bruce · Edward Everett Horton · Robert Livingston

Synopsis Brazil is perhaps the best of the handful of American films made by Brazilian singing sensation Tito Guizar. In typical screwball-comedy fashion, the plot is set in motion by authoress Nicky Henderson (Virginia Bruce), who has hit the best-seller charts...

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Sis Hopkins

1941 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Judy Canova · Bob Crosby · Charles Butterworth · Jerry Colonna

Synopsis A young girl from the "sticks" comes to the city to live with her wealthy relatives. At first she is the objection of derision and made fun of because of her unsophisticated nature, but it turns out that there's a...

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Walking on Air

1936 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Gene Raymond · Ann Sothern · Jessie Ralph · Henry Stephenson

Synopsis A stubborn young woman hires a struggling singer to play her obnoxious suitor in a scheme to overturn her father's objections to the man she really wants to marry.

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A Tragedy at Midnight

1942 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast John Howard · Margaret Lindsay · Roscoe Karns · Mona Barrie

Synopsis A radio detective and his wife solve murder mysteries that baffle the police, but finds the most difficult case is saving their own neck.

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We Went to College

1936 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Charles Butterworth · Walter Abel · Hugh Herbert · Una Merkel

Synopsis Phil is high strung and needs a rest so Nina talks him into going to the Sutter College homecoming. He takes his wife and Glenn, who was another classmate, to have some fun and get a brick contract. Old dependable...

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Frisco Waterfront

1935 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

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Goodnight, Sweetheart

1944 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Robert Livingston · Ruth Terry · Henry Hull · Grant Withers

Synopsis A journalist attacks the campaign of a mayoral candidate who has gained the endorsement of a rival newspaper.

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Shadow of a Woman

1946 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Helmut Dantine · Andrea King · William Prince · John Alvin

Synopsis A young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is entitled to.

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Down Mexico Way

1941 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Gene Autry · Smiley Burnette · Fay McKenzie · Harold Huber

Synopsis After the bad guys swindle the good folk of Sage City, Gene and Frog chase them to Mexico, where they are trying to rob a rich Mexican ranchero.

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Make Believe Ballroom

1949 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Jerome Courtland · Ruth Warrick · Ron Randell · Virginia Welles

Synopsis Liza Lee, fast-talking press agent for Al Jarvis, persuades Jarvis to stage a Musical Mystery Contest, with a $5000 prize to the person who can first name the most musical numbers and their performers. Lots of musicians perform.

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Music in My Heart

1940 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Tony Martin · Rita Hayworth · Edith Fellows · Andre Kostelanetz

Synopsis Boasting Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth and bandleader Andre Kostelanitz as its leading players, it's surprising that Music in My Heart isn't better than it is. Martin plays European-born actor Robert Gregory, who while rehearsing for a Broadway musical falls...

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Yokel Boy

1942 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Albert Dekker · Joan Davis · Eddie Foy Jr. · Alan Mowbray

Synopsis A "Perfect Movie Fan",Joe Ruddy, is brought to Hollywood as a publicity stunt, and is put in charge of a production company as a gag, but everybody isn't in on the gag, and Joe imports a notorious gangster, "Buggsy" Malone,...

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There Goes the Groom

1937 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Santley

Cast Ann Sothern · Burgess Meredith · Mary Boland · Onslow Stevens

Synopsis A young man scores seeking Alaskan gold, comes home to claim his bride. When she snubs him, he falls for the younger sister instead.

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