6 Best Gilbert Emery Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 13, 2026

Drama intense

Gilbert Emery was a dignified Hollywood character actor often cast as aristocrats and officials, appearing in dozens of films throughout the 1930s and 40s.

The Girl on the Front Page (1936) 01

The Girl on the Front Page (1936)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A newspaper heiress goes undercover at her own father's paper to help crack open a dangerous blackmail racket.

Escape from Hong Kong (1942) 02

Escape from Hong Kong (1942)

IMDb ★ 7.0

Three American vaudeville performers get tangled up with spies in Hong Kong just before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Singapore Woman (1941) 03

Singapore Woman (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A fallen woman seeks a path to redemption while working at a remote Singapore rubber plantation.

Cardinal Richelieu (1935) 04

Cardinal Richelieu (1935)

IMDb ★ 7.3

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu works to protect King Louis XIII from treachery brewing within his own inner circle.

The Remarkable Andrew (1942) 05

The Remarkable Andrew (1942)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A small-town accountant who uncovers a budget discrepancy is visited by the spirit of Andrew Jackson and other legendary American figures.

The Great Barrier (1937) 06

The Great Barrier (1937)

IMDb ★ 7.5

The perilous construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway tests the resolve of the men determined to complete it.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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