Charles McAvoy

Most Popular Charles McAvoy Trailers

Total trailers found: 70

Cipher Bureau Trailer (1938)

25 October 1938

The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.

Atlantic Adventure Trailer (1935)

25 August 1935

When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him.

Junior G-Men Trailer (1940)

01 November 1940

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the inventor of a super-explosive and its remote detonator, from the clutches of a band of foreign subversives call the "Flaming Torch Gang".

Shivering Shakespeare Trailer (1930)

25 January 1930

The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis.

The King Trailer (1930)

14 June 1930

The king is a juvenile dolt who tries the patience of the shrewish queen. While she's in the throne room awaiting him, he's outside playing with guns, drilling his soldiers, and dallying with the wife of a new minister.

Hazard Trailer (1948)

28 May 1948

A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.

King of the Turf Trailer (1939)

17 February 1939

Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys.

The Shrimp Trailer (1930)

03 May 1930

A timid man undergoes a personality change, and turns the tables on the people who've bullied him.

The Bridge of Sighs Trailer (1936)

14 February 1936

Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the murder of a gambler.

Forced Landing Trailer (1935)

02 December 1935

In this high-flying mystery set aboard a cross-country flight to New York, some of the passengers are kidnappers who are trying to locate a hidden cache of loot.

Dragnet Patrol Trailer (1931)

14 December 1931

A sailor falls for a gangster's moll, leaves his wife and finds himself caught up in a life of crime.

A Tragedy at Midnight Trailer (1942)

02 February 1942

The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find a woman with a knife in her back in his bedroom.

Maid of Salem Trailer (1937)

12 February 1937

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts.

The Dark Mirror Trailer (1946)

17 October 1946

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

The Bowery Trailer (1933)

07 October 1933

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' .

X Marks the Spot Trailer (1942)

04 November 1942

A private detective, soon to enlist in the army, is drawn into one final case when his police officer father is killed in the line of duty.

Mills of the Gods Trailer (1934)

15 December 1934

Fay Wray plays Jean Hastings, the wealthy and spoiled scion of a factory-owning family led by her irrepressible grandmother.

Women Without Names Trailer (1940)

14 March 1940

Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of murder.

Let Us Live Trailer (1939)

29 March 1939

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in.

Dark Streets of Cairo Trailer (1940)

01 December 1940

A rapid series of murders occurs when a professor disrupts a tranquil Egyptian tomb by removing some precious jewels.

When the Wind Blows Trailer (1930)

05 April 1930

Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Finding himself locked out, he tries various means of getting back inside without his parents finding out.

Pot o' Gold Trailer (1941)

03 April 1941

Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices.

Rulers of the Sea Trailer (1939)

08 November 1939

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.

Those Who Dance Trailer (1930)

18 April 1930

A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.

Woman in Hiding Trailer (1950)

06 January 1950

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident.

Anything for a Thrill Trailer (1937)

15 June 1937

Despite his older brother's objections, a young man vows to become a newsreel cameraman.

No Way Out Trailer (1950)

16 August 1950

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.

The Shadow Trailer (1940)

05 January 1940

The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.

Fired Wife Trailer (1943)

04 September 1943

A Broadway producer's Girl Friday must make sure that her recent marriage is kept secret. If it gets out, she will lose her job.

Strike Me Pink Trailer (1936)

24 January 1936

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.

Rhythm on the River Trailer (1940)

28 August 1940

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Trailer (1932)

09 November 1932

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities.

The Company She Keeps Trailer (1951)

06 January 1951

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

The Sea of Grass Trailer (1947)

25 April 1947

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

The Velvet Touch Trailer (1948)

13 July 1948

After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.

Below the Deadline Trailer (1936)

07 June 1936

After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.

Honky Tonk Trailer (1941)

01 October 1941

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Wedding Present Trailer (1936)

09 October 1936

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well.

Carnival Lady Trailer (1933)

11 November 1933

When his bank fails, a young man loses not only all his money but his fiancée deserts him, too. With few options, he joins a traveling carnival and begins a new life.

Beggars in Ermine Trailer (1934)

21 February 1934

John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill.

Wells Fargo Trailer (1937)

31 December 1937

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City.

The Great McGinty Trailer (1940)

01 August 1940

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud.

Take One False Step Trailer (1949)

14 August 1949

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.

Badge of Honor Trailer (1934)

01 April 1934

Hoping to impress a pretty girl he's after, a playboy poses as a newspaperman and goes after a big story.

Lady for a Day Trailer (1933)

13 September 1933

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant.

Union Pacific Trailer (1939)

05 May 1939

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California.

The Gas Station Trailer (1930)

29 March 1930

Spanish language version of The Big Kick from Hal Roach.

Pacific Blackout Trailer (1941)

31 December 1941

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring.

Diamond Jim Trailer (1935)

01 September 1935

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

That Girl from Paris Trailer (1936)

31 December 1936

Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee.

Top Man Trailer (1943)

17 September 1943

In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war.

The Mad Doctor Trailer (1940)

20 December 1940

A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fates.

The Man They Could Not Hang Trailer (1939)

17 August 1939

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant.

Midnight Mary Trailer (1933)

30 June 1933

While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. Trailer (1941)

27 December 1941

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.

The E-Flat Man Trailer (1935)

09 August 1935

Elmer attempts to elope with his fiancée, but they escape her parents by driving off in a car that's actually owned by a wanted gangster.

Captive Wild Woman Trailer (1943)

04 June 1943

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human.

Murder at the Vanities Trailer (1934)

18 May 1934

Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander.

The Mandarin Mystery Trailer (1936)

23 December 1936

Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

Shoot the Works Trailer (1934)

18 July 1934

The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself.