By Vlad Zakh · August 4, 2026
Frank Jenks brought wisecracking, working-class charm to Hollywood’s golden age and frequently played reporters, cabbies and sidekicks. His Girl Friday schemes to stop a reporter’s remarriage, Woman on the Run searches for a murder witness, Friendly Persuasion tests a Quaker family’s pacifism, and Slightly Scarlet draws a fixer into corruption. Golden Boy and Swing Time round out the list.
01 Frank Jenks is in this noir about a political fixer whose romance with a reformed criminal's sister draws him into a web of corruption and betrayal.
Directed by Allan Dwan · 1h 39m · Rated NR
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02 Frank Jenks appears in this drama about a Quaker family who struggle to maintain their pacifist beliefs as the Civil War encroaches on their farm.
Directed by William Wyler · 2h 17m · Rated NR
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03 Ann Sheridan plays a woman who searches the city for her missing husband, the only witness to a mob murder.
Directed by Norman Foster · 1h 17m · Rated NR
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04 A newspaper editor schemes to stop his star reporter ex-wife from remarrying and leaving journalism.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 32m · Rated NR
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05 Frank Jenks features in this drama about a talented young violinist who abandons music to pursue a dangerous career as a professional boxer.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 39m · Rated NR
06 A gambler and dancer's budding romance is complicated by his engagement to another woman.
Directed by George Stevens · 1h 43m · Rated NR
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