Roscoe Karns
17 titles
Filmography
17 results

Devil's Cargo
(1948)The Falcon comes to the rescue of a man imprisoned for murder by tracking down and exposing the real killer.

Everything's on Ice
(1939)A scheming uncle plots to transform his 6-year-old niece into a figure skating sensation, but his lavish spending threatens to derail her success.

It Happened One Night
(1934)When a brash reporter starts trailing a runaway heiress on her bus trip from Florida to New York for a big scoop, can love be far behind?
Twentieth Century
(1934)One Sunday Afternoon
(1933)One Sunday afternoon in the park, aspiring dentist Biff Grimes (Gary Cooper) meets a beauty (Fay Wray), falls heart over head in unrequited love, and β despite eventually marrying a pretty, steadfast girl β never stops wondering what might have been. Years later, Biff gets the chance to find out when he meets his would-be sweetheart again. Displaying the same all-American appeal that mark his memorable performances in such classics as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Sergeant York, Cooper makes James Hagan's hit play into endearing screen entertainment. Hollywood knew it had a good thing, remaking the film in 1941 as The Strawberry Blonde with James Cagney and as a musical in 1948 with Dennis Morgan.

Cain and Mabel
(1936)The publicity romance between a prizefighter and a showgirl turns into the real thing.

The Navy Way
(1944)The true backdrop of World War II forms the basis of the lives of U.S. Navy recruits in training and what happens when one of them falls in love.

Vigilantes of Boomtown
(1947)The ranch of Red Ryder and his aunt, The Duchess, is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons.

Speed to Spare
(1948)A daredevil stunt driver gets more than he bargained for when he takes a trucking job with an old friend who's married to his old flame.
You and Me
(1938)An altruistic department-store owner hires ex-convicts in order to give them a second chance at life. Unfortunately, one of the convicts he hires recruits two of his fellow ex-convicts in a plan to rob the store.

Today We Live
(1933)
Yokel Boy
(1942)The head of a film studio hires a farmer, who holds the world's record for attending movies, as a publicity stunt to bolster his sagging business.
Man's Favorite Sport?
(1964)
They Drive by Night
(1940)Brothers Joe and Paul struggle to make ends meet with their independent trucking business. Their former boss's wife has her eyes on Joe and murders her husband to be with him, but when he rebuffs her advances, she tries to frame him for the crime.

Old Acquaintance
(1943)Academy Award winner Bette Davis stars as the well-respected author Kitty Marlowe, who returns to her small town birthplace where her life becomes embroiled with a now-jealous Old Acquaintance. Despite Millie Drake's (Miriam Hopkins) life as a happy wife and mother, she becomes envious of Kitty's success -- and writes a trashy novel that is published with huge success. As Millie's fame soars an...

Laughing Sinners
(1931)A cabaret performer, Ivy Stevens, has an affair with a low-rent travelling salesman and is dumped. Later, she finds solace in joining the Salvation Army.

The Crooked Circle
(1932)A group of amateur detectives set out to bust The Crooked Circle, a sinister criminal organization that has marked their leader for death.