6 Best Oscar Apfel Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 14, 2026

Drama intense

Oscar Apfel was a pioneering director turned prolific Hollywood character actor, appearing in dozens of films throughout the 1930s.

Marianne (1929) 01

Marianne (1929)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A French girl already promised to a soldier at the front finds herself romanced by an American doughboy after World War I.

One Man's Journey (1933) 02

One Man's Journey (1933)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A widowed small-town doctor slowly discovers that his quiet life caring for others was never the failure he believed it to be.

State's Attorney (1932) 03

State's Attorney (1932)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A brilliant but corrupt alcoholic lawyer risks his political future when he falls for a woman he's defending in court.

Helping Grandma (1931) 04

Helping Grandma (1931)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A group of kids scrambles to help their adopted grandmother decide who should take over her beloved store.

The Old-Fashioned Way (1934) 05

The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A traveling vaudeville troupe led by a shameless con artist stays one step ahead of bill collectors and the sheriff.

Quick Millions (1931) 06

Quick Millions (1931)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A lazy truck driver stumbles into racketeering and, through sheer underhanded ambition, becomes an unlikely pillar of the community.

Vlad Zakh

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