Soundtrack: Robert Russell Bennett

The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by Robert Russell Bennett. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.


5th Avenue Girl (Fifth Avenue Girl)

1939 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

6.8

508 votes

6.8

508 votes

Swing Time

1936 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction George Stevens

Cast Fred Astaire · Ginger Rogers · Betty Furness · Victor Moore

Plot Lucky is tricked into missing his wedding to Margaret by the other members of Pop's magic and dance act, and has to make $25000 to be allowed to marry her....

6.8

979 votes

6.8

979 votes

Stanley and Livingstone

1939 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Henry King · Otto Brower

Cast Spencer Tracy · Nancy Kelly · Richard Greene · Walter Brennan

Plot An American newspaper searches Africa for a lost explorer.

6.5

156 votes

6.5

156 votes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker

Cast Basil Rathbone · Nigel Bruce · Ida Lupino · George Zucco

Plot Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) goes head to head against his archenemy, Professor Moriarty (George Zucco), who's planning to steal the Star of Delhi gem from the Crown Jewels. To keep...

6.3

621 votes

6.3

621 votes

The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle

1939 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction H.C. Potter

Cast Fred Astaire · Ginger Rogers · Edna May Oliver · Lew Fields

Plot This is the film version of Vernon and Irene Castle, sensational ballroom dancers prior to World War I.

6.1

171 votes

6.1

171 votes

Pacific Liner

1939 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Victor McLaglen · Chester Morris · Wendy Barrie · Alan Hale

Plot The S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's physician in order to be near Ann Grayson, the ship's nurse....

Not rated

Not rated

Annabel Takes a Tour

1938 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Jack Oakie · Lucille Ball · Ruth Donnelly · Bradley Page

Plot Annabel Allison, star of Wonder Pictures, is irked at her poor publicity, especially when a rival gets engaged to a Marquis; so she makes studio head Webb re-hire disgraced publicity...

Not rated

Not rated

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction David Butler

Cast Eddie Cantor · Tony Martin · Roland Young · June Lang

Plot A movie company is doing the Arabian Nights when a hobo enters their camp, falls asleep and dreams he's back in Baghdad as advisor to the Sultan. In a spoof...

Not rated

Not rated

High, Wide, and Handsome

1937 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Rouben Mamoulian

Cast Irene Dunne · Randolph Scott · Dorothy Lamour · Elizabeth Patterson

Plot The setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson and her father have stopped in town with their traveling medicine show, but when their wagon catches fire, they...

Not rated

Not rated

Sued for Libel

1939 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Leslie Goodwins

Cast Kent Taylor · Linda Hayes · Lilian Bond · Morgan Conway

Plot The trial of Albert Pomeroy on the charge of murdering Edward Webster,arouses interest because Webster's widow, Muriel insists Pomeroy is innocent. Meanwhile, back to radio station NYEB, owned by the...

Not rated

Not rated

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Richard Dix · Lucille Ball · Allan Lane · Donald MacBride

Plot When the brother of his girlfriend Paula Sanders is accused of murder, reporter Nick Green tries to clear him. He suspects gangster George Costain of the crime. Nick steals a...

Not rated

Not rated

Radio City Revels

1938 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Benjamin Stoloff

Cast Bob Burns · Jack Oakie · Kenny Baker · Ann Miller

Plot A songwriter uses the songs one of his pupils writes while sleeping for his own contract.

Not rated

Not rated

Swanee River

1939 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Lanfield

Cast Don Ameche · Andrea Leeds · Al Jolson · Felix Bressart

Plot More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil...

Not rated

Not rated

Not rated