6 Best George Bancroft Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 17, 2028

Drama intense

George Bancroft brought a booming, imposing physicality to early Hollywood film, becoming one of the silent and early sound era’s most memorable gangster stars.

Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) 01

Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A radio detective is framed for murder and must clear his name while evading real killers.

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 02

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A reformed gangster's return to his old neighborhood threatens to lead a group of admiring boys astray.

Stagecoach (1939) 03

Stagecoach (1939)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A diverse group of strangers traveling by stagecoach face danger from outlaws and hostile territory.

Blood Money (1933) 04

Blood Money (1933)

IMDb ★ 6.1

A bail bondsman's criminal underworld connections are tested when his own sister falls for a gangster.

Thunderbolt (1929) 05

Thunderbolt (1929)

IMDb ★ 6.1

An imprisoned gangster plots revenge against the honest man who has fallen for his former girlfriend.

Underworld (1927) 06

Underworld (1927)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A ruthless Chicago gangster's criminal empire is threatened by jealousy and betrayal from within.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.