6 Best Regis Toomey Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 16, 2026

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Regis Toomey brought a warm, dependable presence to Hollywood across a remarkably long career and frequently played police detectives and steadfast friends. The Big Sleep tangles a detective in blackmail and murder, Meet John Doe spirals a newspaper hoax into a movement, His Girl Friday schemes to stop a reporter’s remarriage, and Shopworn opposes a waitress’s romance with a wealthy student. Other Men’s Women and Alibi round out the list.

The Big Sleep (1946) 01

The Big Sleep (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A private eye's simple blackmail case spirals into a web of murder and family secrets.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Meet John Doe (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A fabricated newspaper hoax about a suicidal everyman spirals into an unstoppable political movement.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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His Girl Friday (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A newspaper editor schemes to stop his star reporter ex-wife from remarrying and leaving journalism.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Pure Flix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shopworn (1932) 04

Shopworn (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Regis Toomey is in this drama about a waitress whose romance with a wealthy student is opposed by his disapproving, class-conscious mother.

Directed by Nick Grindé · 1h 06m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV

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Other Men's Women (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A railroad worker's forbidden attraction to his best friend's wife threatens to destroy them both.

Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Alibi (1929)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A recently paroled gangster secretly plans a major heist while an undercover officer closes in.

Directed by Roland West · 1h 31m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.