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Garry Owen

Date of birth: 1902-02-18

Place of birth: Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Gary Owen

Garry Owen

Biography

Movie Credits

Arsenic and Old Lace
3.8

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944-09-01

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against

My Girl Tisa
0

My Girl Tisa

1948-02-07

1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting th

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
3.5

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947-09-01

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartme

The Crooked Way
3.1

The Crooked Way

1949-04-22

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital

The Admiral Was a Lady
3

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950-08-04

Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.

Criss Cross
3.5

Criss Cross

1949-02-04

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband

The Dark Mirror
3.5

The Dark Mirror

1946-10-17

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out wh

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
3

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950-04-01

When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble wi

The Flame
2.9

The Flame

1947-11-24

George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family in

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
3.5

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947-04-17

A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house wit

Little Miss Marker
3.2

Little Miss Marker

1934-06-01

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of

Child of Manhattan
3.6

Child of Manhattan

1933-02-11

Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what

My Brother Talks to Horses
3

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947-02-04

Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horse

Here Comes Trouble
2.3

Here Comes Trouble

1948-03-15

A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the p

True Confession
2.9

True Confession

1937-12-24

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an

I Cheated the Law
0

I Cheated the Law

1949-03-04

An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie)

Racketeers in Exile
3

Racketeers in Exile

1937-03-30

In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they witness

The Tiger Woman
2.8

The Tiger Woman

1945-11-16

Murder mystery programmer from Republic pictures

Flamingo Road
3.5

Flamingo Road

1949-04-30

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town societ

The Pride of the Yankees
3.7

The Pride of the Yankees

1942-07-14

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

The Return of Sophie Lang
3

The Return of Sophie Lang

1936-06-18

In order to give up her life of crime and go straight, renowned jewel thief Sophie Lang fakes her ow

The Checkered Coat
3.3

The Checkered Coat

1948-07-16

A psychiatrist tries to help a patient who loses consciousness after he kills someone. When the doct

Knock on Any Door
3

Knock on Any Door

1949-02-22

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the cour

Magic Town
3.4

Magic Town

1947-10-07

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview

Something for the Boys
3.1

Something for the Boys

1944-11-01

The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who ge

Anchors Aweigh
3.4

Anchors Aweigh

1945-08-13

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affai

Call of The Yukon
2.4

Call of The Yukon

1938-04-18

Adventuring author Jean Williams is living in the wilds of Alaska alongside the Eskimo people gather

Hold Your Man
3

Hold Your Man

1933-06-30

Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidenta

Contented Calves
0

Contented Calves

1934-08-06

An add campaign for stockings embarrasses the girls.

The Milkman
4

The Milkman

1950-10-17

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.

Havana Widows
2.9

Havana Widows

1933-11-18

Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana.

Top Flat
0

Top Flat

1935-12-21

When Patsy criticises her poetry, Thelma ups and leaves for a better standard of living.

My Dear Miss Aldrich
3

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937-09-17

A young woman inherits a newspaper whose editor refuses to hire lady reporters.

You're Only Young Once
2.8

You're Only Young Once

1937-12-10

Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.

Angels Wash Their Faces
3.2

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939-08-26

A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending

Flying Devils
1.9

Flying Devils

1933-07-14

A trio of veteran pilots joins an aerial circus.

Crime of the Century
2.5

Crime of the Century

1946-02-28

Ex-convict Hank Rogers is searching for his brother Jim, a newspaperman, and becomes involved with a

The Case of the Black Cat
3.3

The Case of the Black Cat

1936-10-31

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wil

Naughty But Nice
3.1

Naughty But Nice

1939-06-23

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-to

Stage Mother
2.5

Stage Mother

1933-09-29

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls eve

Too Late for Tears
3.4

Too Late for Tears

1949-07-17

Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and i

Men with Wings
2.5

Men with Wings

1938-07-16

Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville an

Start Cheering
3.5

Start Cheering

1938-03-03

After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him e

Devil's Playground
2.9

Devil's Playground

1937-01-24

A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture

Idiot's Delight
3

Idiot's Delight

1939-01-27

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are close

Made for Each Other
3

Made for Each Other

1939-02-10

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

Within the Law
3

Within the Law

1939-03-17

Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge up

Boulder Dam
2.5

Boulder Dam

1936-03-07

Fate brings a job at Boulder Dam and romance with a saloon singer into the life of a young man on th

Lucky Night
3.3

Lucky Night

1939-05-05

Cora, an heiress who gives it all up for the excitement of looking for a job and living on her own,

A Child Is Born
3.3

A Child Is Born

1939-12-07

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

King of Hockey
2.5

King of Hockey

1936-12-19

Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.

Dust Be My Destiny
3.1

Dust Be My Destiny

1939-09-16

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a

The Flying Saucer
1.8

The Flying Saucer

1950-01-04

The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his "nurse," to investi

Heart of the North
1.9

Heart of the North

1938-12-10

A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound fre

Sailors on Leave
0

Sailors on Leave

1941-09-30

If a shy sailor marries before his next birthday, he will inherit a fortune.

The Country Doctor
3

The Country Doctor

1936-03-12

A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers qu

It's a Wonderful Life
4.1

It's a Wonderful Life

1946-12-20

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people

Fallen Angel
3.3

Fallen Angel

1945-11-15

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around t

Son of a Sailor
2.5

Son of a Sailor

1933-11-29

A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.

Lady Chaser
3

Lady Chaser

1946-11-25

A poisoned aspirin creates headaches for a woman who received the deadly pill from a stranger, then

Mildred Pierce
3.8

Mildred Pierce

1945-10-20

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful re

Notorious
3.9

Notorious

1946-08-21

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman,

The Thin Man
3.7

The Thin Man

1934-05-25

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed f

The Killers
3.6

The Killers

1946-08-30

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede,

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
2.9

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944-05-04

Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he i

City for Conquest
3.4

City for Conquest

1940-09-21

The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and strug

San Quentin
3.3

San Quentin

1937-05-24

Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlf

It Had to Be You
3.3

It Had to Be You

1947-12-07

A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.

Women Without Names
2

Women Without Names

1940-03-14

Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of

Bombay Mail
3

Bombay Mail

1934-01-06

In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and B

Wide Open Faces
4.3

Wide Open Faces

1938-04-18

A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.

I Live My Life
3.2

I Live My Life

1935-10-04

A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.

The Woman of the Town
3.1

The Woman of the Town

1943-12-31

Bat Masterson, who after failing to secure a job as a newspaper reporter becomes marshal of Dodge Ci

Florida Special
3

Florida Special

1936-05-01

A Florida-bound train is filled with romance and intrigue when one of the passengers disappears whil

Saturday's Millions
2.5

Saturday's Millions

1933-09-30

Jim Fowler is Western University's football hero and is constantly besieged by reporters. Jim's fath

Ceiling Zero
2.9

Ceiling Zero

1936-01-16

War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Dizzy is fooling

Slightly Dangerous
3

Slightly Dangerous

1943-04-01

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a ne

The Gay Bride
2.9

The Gay Bride

1934-12-14

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectanc

A Night to Remember
3.3

A Night to Remember

1942-12-10

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect

My Favorite Brunette
3.3

My Favorite Brunette

1947-03-19

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective.

Special Agent
3.1

Special Agent

1935-09-14

A reporter turned tax agent infiltrates a crime ring to catch a racketeer, working with the mobster'

The Good Humor Man
3

The Good Humor Man

1950-03-24

Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Mar

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
2.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945-10-05

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder

Bullets or Ballots
3.3

Bullets or Ballots

1936-06-06

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly

Adventure
3.1

Adventure

1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

The File on Thelma Jordon
3.3

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949-11-04

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a t

The Phantom Speaks
2.7

The Phantom Speaks

1945-04-13

The spirit of an executed murderer enters the body of a physician, and forces him to do its bidding-

No Ransom
0

No Ransom

1934-10-07

In this family comedy, the wealthy executive of a steel company must endure life with a strict, teet

Appointment for Love
2.7

Appointment for Love

1941-10-31

Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymo

The Wagons Roll at Night
3.3

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941-04-25

An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt V

The Postman Always Rings Twice
3.5

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946-05-02

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

Up Goes Maisie
3.4

Up Goes Maisie

1946-02-01

A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.

Money Madness
2.1

Money Madness

1948-04-15

A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.

Lady in a Jam
2.6

Lady in a Jam

1942-06-19

A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned

Knee Deep In Music
0

Knee Deep In Music

1933-08-04

A canned fish tycoon wants a smash hit song to sell his fish. Ruth Etting is the perfect singer - bu

The Fuller Brush Man
3

The Fuller Brush Man

1948-06-01

Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make goo

You Can't Get Away with Murder
2.8

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939-03-23

Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen

The Thin Man Goes Home
3.5

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944-12-24

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Dangerous to Know
3

Dangerous to Know

1938-03-11

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his

Act of Violence
3.5

Act of Violence

1949-01-22

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has