Movies by Joan Barclay
As part of the cast:
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The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Benson Fong …
Directed by: Phil Karlson
A string of murders has led detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) to investigate a possible correlation to the production of radium, as employees at a bank associated with the research…
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The Black & Blue Collection: Blue Beard / Black Raven / Black Dragons (1942)
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, George Pembroke …
Directed by: William Nigh, Sam Newfield, Edgar Ulmer …
This collection of classic 1940s horror films includes Edgar G. Ulmer's Bluebeard, about a 19th century painter (John Carradine) who strangles his portrait models; Black Dragons, a…
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The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin …
Directed by: Wallace Fox
The beautiful, 80-year-old Countess Lorenz (Elizabeth Russell) manages to stay young thanks to her diabolical husband, Dr. Lorenz (Bela Lugosi), who, with the help of his hunchbacked…
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Second Chorus (1940)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Jimmy Conlin, Paulette Goddard …
Directed by: H.C. Potter
Fred Astaire is a dancin' fool for love in this Oscar-nominated musical comedy about trumpet-playing pals who compete for the affections of a beautiful woman. Musician buddies Danny…
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The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune …
Directed by: George Sherman
When a village becomes overrun with thugs, the townsfolk take matters into their own hands and form "The Purple Vigilantes." They chase the bad guys out, but soon realize that some crooks…
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Island Captives (1937)
Cast: Eddie Nugent, Joan Barclay, Henry Brandon …
Directed by: Glenn Kershner
After being stranded on a deserted South Seas island, gallant sailor Tom Willoughby (Eddie Nugent) does his best to protect the lovely Helen Carsons (Joan Barclay) and a gorgeous local…
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Sky Racket (1937)
Cast: Hattie McDaniel, Joan Barclay, Bruce Bennett …
Directed by: Robert F. Hill, Sam Katzman
When airplanes carrying mail mysteriously vanish, federal agent Eric Lane (Bruce Bennett) is sent to investigate. On his way to the crime scene, Lane discovers a stowaway (Joan Barclay)…
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Bob Baker: Classic Westerns Collection (1937)
Cast: Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Joan Barclay …
Directed by: Joseph H. Lewis, George Waggner
Crooning cowboy Bob Baker stars in four vintage Westerns. In Singing Outlaw, Baker plays a cowpoke who finds himself in a heap of trouble when he impersonates a marshal to bring down a gang…
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Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Herbert Rawlinson, Joan Barclay …
Directed by: Robert F. Hill
After inventing a death ray designed to scare rogue nations into submission, a scientist (Ralph Byrd, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy in the 1930s and '40s) and his niece…
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West of Nevada / Stormy Trails: Double Feature (1936)
Cast: Rex Bell, Joan Barclay, Al St. John …
Directed by: Robert Hill
In this thrilling film directed by Robert Hill, cowboy-for-hire Jim Lloyd (Rex Bell) finds he has a conscience after all when he learns that a banker is targeting poor landowners, jaded…
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Prison Shadows (1936)
Cast: Eddie Nugent, Joan Barclay, Syd Saylor …
Directed by: Robert F. Hill
A five-year stint in jail ends early for inmate Gene Harris (Eddie Nugent) -- a former boxer who accidentally killed his last opponent -- when an opportunistic promoter (Forrest Taylor) bails…
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Saddle Aces / Men of the Plains (1935)
Cast: Rex Bell, Ruth Mix, Joan Barclay …
Directed by: Harry L. Fraser, Robert F. Hill
In Saddle Aces, two escaped, wrongly convicted prisoners help prevent a greedy land baron from taking over a lovely lady's ranch; then, in Men of the Plains, government agents…
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The Gaucho (1927)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Joan Barclay, Eve Southern …
Directed by: F. Richard Jones
Believers from far and wide trek to the site of a miracle in a small Argentinean town, where they leave gold donations -- donations that are soon snatched up by evil Gen. Ruiz (Gustav Von…