Nat Pendleton
19 titles
Filmography
19 results

A Fool's Advice
(1932)An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help defeat a corrupt politician in the city's upcoming mayoral election.

Trapped by Television
(1936)An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention.

Hell-Fire Austin
(1932)Ken and Bouncer arrive at Brooks Ranch for a race. Pursued by the Sheriff and Edmonds, they must conceal themselves and Tarzan until race time.

Scared to Death
(1947)Held against her will in an insane asylum by her doctor husband, a young woman’s bizarre end comes at the hands of a motley crew of characters.

Death Valley
(1946)When a dance hall girl is robbed and murdered, her killer flees into Death Valley and encounters the rightful owner of the gold she was carrying.

The Thin Man
(1934)While visiting Manhattan for Christmas, retired detective Nick and his wealthy wife Nora try to crack the case of a missing inventor.

It's a Wonderful World
(1939)Private eye Guy Johnson (James Stewart) is charged with tracking every move of boozing tycoon Willie Heyward (Ernest Truex) -- and ensuring that the mogul comes to no harm. But Guy runs into trouble when, after a bender, Heyward is accused of murder and Guy gets roped in as an accessory. Desperate to prove his innocence, Guy makes a daring escape from a prison train and, while on the run, kidnaps poet Edwina Corday (Claudette Colbert), who gradually warms to his cause.
The Cat's-Paw
(1934)
Sing and Like It
(1934)Annie Snodgrass has an awful singing voice, but love-struck gangster Fenny is so entranced by her that he tries to turn her into a big star anyway.

Northwest Passage
(1940)Tracy plays true-life explorer Major Robert Rogers, leader of the celebrated Rogers’ Rangers fighting force that took on one of the most challenging expeditions in military history.

Buck Privates Come Home
(1947)Two ex-soldiers return from overseas, one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant and getting involved with a race-car builder.

The Shopworn Angel
(1938)The chemistry that Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart would lift to exquisite heights in The Shop Around the Corner is on earlier display in this tender romance scripted by Waldo Salt (Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home). Sullavan portrays Daisy Heath, a Broadway songbird who knows too much about life. Texas doughboy Bill Pettigrew (Stewart) knows little, except that he'll soon be shipped overseas to the World War I trenches. And that he's been crazy in love with Daisy ever since they shared a taxi. Increasingly charmed by Bill's heartfelt devotion and hoping to give him something to look forward to while he's risking death over there, Daisy agrees to marry him. But there's something about her Bill doesn't know....

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)While caring for the daughter of a Wall Street tycoon, Dr. Kildare discovers the young girl has a deadly tumor.

Buck Privates
(1941)After enlisting in the army to avoid arrest, Slicker "Smithy" Smith and Herbie Brown soon discover that their drill instructor is the police officer they evaded.

On Borrowed Time
(1939)A young boy, Pud, is orphaned and cared for by his grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are completely inseparable, but Gramps is concerned for the boy's future - particularly the custody intentions of advancing relatives. In this fantastic tale, "death" arrives as Mr. Brink, to take Gramps away. Gramps however, manages to trick death to become stuck in the top of an apple tree, allowing h...

Reckless
(1935)Jean Harlow stars as an ambitious showgirl loved by two very different men in the dramatic musical Reckless. Theatrical promoter Bob Harrison (Franchot Tone) loves Mona (Harlow), but he cannot compete with wealthy socialite Ned Riley (William Powell) when Riley buys every seat in the theater to be able to watch Mona's performance alone. Ned and Mona wed, but Ned's family rejects Mona as a shameless gold digger. Torn between his family's rejection and his love for Mona, Ned commits suicide--leaving Mona to put her life and career back together. Featuring songs by Jerome Kern, Jack King and Burton Lane.

The Golden Fleecing
(1940)A $50,000 life-insurance sale puts mild-mannered Henry Twinkle on the fast track at Ajax Insurance Company. Now he can marry his girl and climb the corporate ladder -- just as long as the insured party, Gus Fender, enjoys a long life. Unfortunately, it turns out Gus is a racketeer with an army of gat-carrying rivals. So Henry gets an order from his apoplectic boss: keep Gus alive! Lew Ayres, the popular star of the Dr. Kildare films, hones his comedy skills as hapless Henry, plunged into a world of gangsters and molls. Lloyd Nolan, who enjoyed a 50-year career in film and television, portrays Gus with appropriate menace. Olympic wrestler-turned-actor Nat Pendleton (The Thin Man) stands out as one of Gus's dimwitted henchmen. And among the screenwriters is renowned American humorist S.J. Perelman (Monkey Business, Horse Feathers). "Sprightly little screwball yarn" (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide).

Flight Command
(1940)Alan Drake disobeys orders to abandon his aircraft and hit the silk. This doesn’t sit well with the tightly knit squad.

The Spirit of Notre Dame
(1931)The original story of Notre Dame football comes to life in this tale of two friends who play football, one of whom is a self-centered quarterback.