Direction: Frank Tuttle
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Frank Tuttle. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 53
This Gun for Hire
1942 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Alan Ladd · Veronica Lake · Robert Preston · Laird Cregar
Synopsis Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by...
6.9
1K votes
6.9
1K votes
Gunman in the Streets
1950 · Movie · 86 min. · France
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Dane Clark · Simone Signoret · Fernand Gravey · Robert Duke
Synopsis This gripping 'lost' gangster movie (finally being released on DVD, having never been theatrically released in the U.S.) was filmed in Paris by acclaimed noir director Frank Tuttle (THIS GUN FOR HIRE, THE GLASS KEY). It stars Dane Clark as...
6.6
45 votes
6.6
45 votes
The Glass Key
1935 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast George Raft · Claire Dodd · Rosalind Keith · Charles Richman
Synopsis Ed Beaumont is the personal friend, advisor and bodyguard to Paul Madvig, the political boss of a large city. When a mysterious murder is committed---the son of a Madvig political opponent---Madvig's enemies try to pin the crime on him because...
6.3
58 votes
6.3
58 votes
Suspense
1946 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Belita · Barry Sullivan · Bonita Granville · Albert Dekker
Synopsis Frank Leonard (Albert Dekker), the proprietor of an ice-skating revue, promotes a strong-arming peanut-vendor named Joe Morgan (Barry Sullivan) at the show to a management position based on suggestions he makes to improve the act of the show's star, Roberta...
6.2
64 votes
6.2
64 votes
This Is the Night
1932 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Lili Damita · Charles Ruggles · Roland Young · Cary Grant
Synopsis Stephen (Cary Grant) plays the Olympic-athlete husband of Claire (Thelma Todd), who in turn is the object of desire for Parisian millionaire Gerald Grey (Roland Young). To keep Stephen from catching on, Young hires Germaine (Lili Damita) to pose as...
6.1
36 votes
6.1
36 votes
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Alan Ladd · Edward G. Robinson · Joanne Dru · William Demarest
Synopsis After 5 years in prison, ex-cop Steve Rollins is paroled and searches for the San Francisco mobsters who framed him for manslaughter.
6.0
129 votes
6.0
129 votes
Roman Scandals
1933 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Eddie Cantor · Ruth Etting · Gloria Stuart · Edward Arnold
Synopsis A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and...
5.8
48 votes
5.8
48 votes
A Cry in the Night
1956 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Edmond O'Brien · Brian Donlevy · Natalie Wood · Raymond Burr
Synopsis Owen Marks, parked at Lovers' Loop with girlfriend Liz Taggart, surprises a peeping Tom, who knocks him out and kidnaps Liz. The police leap into action when they learn the victim is a cop's daughter. Kidnapper Harold Loftus, the unhinged...
5.5
128 votes
5.5
128 votes
Ladies Should Listen
1934 · Movie · 62 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Cary Grant · Frances Drake · Edward Everett Horton · Rosita Moreno
Synopsis The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the building, whom she has gotten to know only over the phone. When she discovers that the man's current girlfriend is actually part of...
5.2
27 votes
5.2
27 votes
The Canary Murder Case
1929 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Malcolm St. Clair · Frank Tuttle
Cast William Powell · Louise Brooks · Jean Arthur · James Hall
5.2
28 votes
5.2
28 votes
Here Is My Heart
1934 · Movie · 77 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Bing Crosby · Kitty Carlisle · Roland Young · Alison Skipworth
Synopsis A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.
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Two for Tonight
1935 · Movie · 61 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Bing Crosby · Joan Bennett · Lynne Overman · Mary Boland
Synopsis After a stunt where a plane hits the tree the singing son was sitting in, a hard-luck family of aspiring song writers gets to stay in a producer's house, trying to write a play for his haughty movie star mistress....
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Springtime for Henry
1934 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Otto Kruger · Nancy Carroll · Nigel Bruce · Heather Angel
Synopsis A rakish fellow involves himself with a married woman. Later his secretary endeavors to win him away with the promise of a more stable relationship. The rake is tempted, but then decides he prefers the married woman.
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All the King's Horses
1935 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Carl Brisson · Mary Ellis · Edward Everett Horton · Katherine DeMille
Synopsis King Rudolf XIV of Langenstein, is too busy to make love to his wife, Queen Elaine of Langenstein, and good Queen Elaine is upset royally about it. She departs the palace and tells him she will not return until he...
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College Holiday
1936 · Movie · 86 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Jack Benny · George Burns · Gracie Allen · Mary Boland
Synopsis Expecting to put on a musical show, singing and dancing college students are brought to a struggling hotel to be guinea pigs in an ancient Greek-themed eugenics experiment.
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The Lucky Devil
1925 · Movie · 63 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Richard Dix · Esther Ralston · Edna May Oliver · Thomas Findley
Synopsis Randy Farman, who demonstrates camping outfits in a department store, wins a racing car in a raffle and sets out for the West. He runs out of gas, loses all his money, and falls in love with a girl called...
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Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Edgar Bergen · Charlie McCarthy · Mortimer Snerd · Robert Cummings
Synopsis Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter Banning and mobster Tony Garcia are...
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Pleasure Cruise
1933 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Genevieve Tobin · Roland Young · Ralph Forbes · Una O'Connor
Synopsis A stay-at-home husband and his businesswoman wife plan separate vacations, but he doesn't go fishing. He masquerades as a barber on her pleasure cruise.
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The Benson Murder Case
1930 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast William Powell · William Boyd · Eugene Pallette · Paul Lukas
Synopsis A murder takes place virtually in front of Philo Vance's eyes which, for all intents and purposes, should mean that even Sergeant Heath could solve it and Philo can go back home. Not quite, and neither can Philo Vance for...
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A Kiss in the Dark
1925 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tuttle
Cast Adolphe Menjou · Aileen Pringue · Lillian Rich · Kenneth MacKenna
Synopsis Walter Grenham, who has a weakness for women, persuades an old friend, Janet Livingstone, to marry him, promising to remain faithful to her. They then prepare to embark for New York in the company of a young married couple, Betty...
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