Irving Pichel Movies

  • 1939
    Exile Express

    Exile Express

    Exile Express

    51939HD

    A San Francisco reporter and a lab assistant foil spies on an East-bound deportation train.

    Exile Express
  • 1937
    Larceny on the Air

    Larceny on the Air

    Larceny on the Air

    51937HD

    A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.

    Larceny on the Air
  • 1933
    King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

    51933HD

    A white youth raised in the jungle by animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilization as an attraction in a circus.

    King of the Jungle
  • 1952
    The High Wall

    The High Wall

    The High Wall

    01952HD

    Film produced for a coalition of public service groups to combat racial and ethnic hatred. The narrative follows an emotionally insecure Chicago...

    The High Wall
  • 1932
    Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

    5.81932HD

    A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.

    Westward Passage
  • 1942
    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    6.51942HD

    Kathy lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas, a celebrated actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age and feeling...

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
  • 1932
    The Painted Woman

    The Painted Woman

    The Painted Woman

    01932HD

    After becoming involved in a killing, Kiddo gets on board Boyton's ship. When he learns what happened he dumps her on a South Sea island.

    The Painted Woman
  • 1938
    Newsboys' Home

    Newsboys' Home

    Newsboys' Home

    61938HD

    A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.

    Newsboys' Home
  • 1938
    Gambling Ship

    Gambling Ship

    Gambling Ship

    01938HD

    A gambler uses his winnings to help support an orphanage.

    Gambling Ship
  • 1932
    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    5.51932HD

    Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years...

    Madame Butterfly
  • 1933
    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    01933HD

    An ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes involved with the boss's daughter.

    The Billion Dollar Scandal
  • 1934
    I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

    61934HD

    A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.

    I Am a Thief
  • 1937
    The Sheik Steps Out

    The Sheik Steps Out

    The Sheik Steps Out

    41937HD

    In this comedy, a wealthy sheik kidnaps and falls for a snobby socialite.

    The Sheik Steps Out
  • 1937
    Armored Car

    Armored Car

    Armored Car

    4.21937HD

    Larry Willis and Bill Wane are security guards who ride in the back of Banks Co. armored trucks. When they barely avoid a robbery, they return to...

    Armored Car
  • 1943
    The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

    6.71943HD

    The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.

    The Moon Is Down
  • 1931
    Murder by the Clock

    Murder by the Clock

    Murder by the Clock

    61931HD

    A policeman investigates a woman's link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.

    Murder by the Clock
  • 1934
    She Was a Lady

    She Was a Lady

    She Was a Lady

    01934HD

    Before his daughter can formally claim her rightful title, her father dies. Now her blue-blooded American suitor finds that his father refuses to...

    She Was a Lady
  • 1946
    Colonel Effingham's Raid

    Colonel Effingham's Raid

    Colonel Effingham's Raid

    5.71946HD

    The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town, and discovers that there...

    Colonel Effingham's Raid
  • 1941
    Hudson's Bay

    Hudson's Bay

    Hudson's Bay

    6.21941HD

    Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the...

    Hudson's Bay
  • 1936
    General Spanky

    General Spanky

    General Spanky

    5.4291936HD

    Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After...

    General Spanky