6 Best Frank McHugh Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 17, 2028

Comedy feel good

Frank McHugh brought a cheerful, easily excitable comic energy to Hollywood film, becoming one of the most reliably funny supporting players of the 1930s and ’40s.

State Fair (1945) 01

State Fair (1945)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A farm family's trip to the state fair brings unexpected romance and adventure to each of its members.

One Foot in Heaven (1941) 02

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A dedicated minister and his family navigate decades of small parish life and personal sacrifice.

Dodge City (1939) 03

Dodge City (1939)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A cattle trail boss becomes the sheriff of a lawless frontier town overrun by corruption.

The Roaring Twenties (1939) 04

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A war veteran's rise and fall in the bootlegging trade unfolds across the Prohibition era.

Footlight Parade (1933) 05

Footlight Parade (1933)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A determined Broadway producer races the clock to stage elaborate live prologues before movies steal his audience.

42nd Street (1933) 06

42nd Street (1933)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A struggling Broadway producer stakes everything on one final, ambitious musical production.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.