By Vlad Zakh · September 12, 2026
Grant Mitchell was a dependable Hollywood character actor, often a judge, doctor or businessman, who appeared in well over a hundred films through the 1930s and 40s. Easy to Wed has a frazzled editor discrediting a socialite suing his paper, The Last Gangster hunts a released crime boss’s ex-wife and son, Next Time We Love strains a young marriage, and The Impatient Years retraces a wartime couple’s whirlwind romance. The Gay Sisters and Step Lively round out the list.
01 A frazzled newspaper editor scrambles to discredit a wealthy socialite suing the paper for libel.
Directed by Edward Buzzell · 1h 46m · Rated NR
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02 A young marriage is strained when a husband's overseas assignment collides with his wife's acting career.
Directed by Edward H. Griffith · 1h 27m · Rated NR
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03 Grant Mitchell appears as a crime boss released after a decade in prison who searches for his ex-wife and son.
Directed by Edward Ludwig · 1h 21m · Rated NR
04 Grant Mitchell appears as a wartime couple who married after knowing each other only three days must get to know each other properly.
Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 31m
05 Grant Mitchell appears as the eldest of three sisters fights to protect the family's Fifth Avenue mansion.
Directed by Irving Rapper · 1h 50m · Rated NR
06 A pair of fly-by-night theatre producers dodge persistent bill collectors while chasing a big show.
Directed by Tim Whelan · 1h 28m · Rated NR
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