6 Best Harry C. Bradley Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 15, 2026

Comedy feel good

Harry C. Bradley was a familiar Hollywood character actor typically cast as fussy clerks and small-town officials, appearing in well over one hundred films throughout the 1930s and 40s.

The Lady Objects (1938) 01

The Lady Objects (1938)

IMDb ★ 5.7

A struggling architect turns to nightclub singing for extra income, only to find himself falsely accused of murder with his estranged wife as his only defense.

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) 02

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A newspaper reporter is consumed by guilt after fearing his testimony has sent an innocent man to his death.

Blondie Goes to College (1942) 03

Blondie Goes to College (1942)

IMDb ★ 6.6

Blondie and Dagwood must pose as unmarried students to satisfy their college's rules, leading to a tangle of romantic misunderstandings.

Busses Roar (1942) 04

Busses Roar (1942)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A sergeant races to stop Axis agents who have planted a bomb aboard a bus bound for California's oil fields.

The Public Pays (1936) 05

The Public Pays (1936)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A dogged law enforcement effort and one courageous businessman work to break a protection racket preying on the local milk industry.

Heat Lightning (1934) 06

Heat Lightning (1934)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A woman running an isolated desert gas station confronts her hidden past when two escaped criminals stop in for a bite.

Vlad Zakh

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