Roscoe Karns: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 64
- on screen
- 1923–1964
- box office
- $27.8K
The Best Roscoe Karns Movies
The films of Roscoe Karns that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: It Happened One Night (1934) leads with $17K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Roscoe Karns's Career in Numbers
Roscoe Karns's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Roscoe Karns works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Ten Commandments (1923) to Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964), and the 1930s were the busiest decade.
Roscoe Karns Movies by Decade
- 1920s 9
- 1930s 36
- 1940s 17
- 1950s 1
- 1960s 1
The 1930s were Roscoe Karns's busiest decade, with 36 films.
Roscoe Karns Movies by Genre
- Drama 21
- Comedy 13
- Romance 12
- Crime 5
- War 3
- Mystery 2
- Music 2
- Thriller 2
- Adventure 2
- Western 1
Drama is the genre Roscoe Karns has worked in most, with 21 films, ahead of comedy (13).
Roscoe Karns Career Milestones
- First film
- The Ten Commandments 1923
- Biggest box office hit
- It Happened One Night $17K worldwide
- Newest film
- Man’s Favorite Sport? 1964
Roscoe Karns Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Roscoe Karns is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 1964
Man’s Favorite Sport? as Major Phipps · Comedy - 1958
Onionhead as 'Windy' Woods · Drama - 1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Officer Carmody · Comedy - 1948
Devil’s Cargo as Lt. Hardy · Mystery - 1948
The Inside Story as Eustace Peabody · Drama - 1947
That’s My Man as Toby Gleeton · Romance - 1944
The Navy Way as Frankie Gimble · War - 1944
Minstrel Man as Lasses White · Music - 1943
Old Acquaintance as Charlie Archer · Drama - 1943
His Butler’s Sister as Fields · Music - 1943
Riding High as Shorty · Western - 1943
Stage Door Canteen as Roscoe Karns · War - 1942
You Can’t Escape Forever as 'Mac' McTurk · Thriller - 1942
A Tragedy at Midnight as Cassidy · Comedy - 1942
Woman of the Year Drama - 1941
Footsteps in the Dark as Monahan · Crime - 1940
Saturday’s Children as Willie Sands · Drama - 1940
His Girl Friday as McCue · Comedy Worldwide box office: $149 - 1940
His Girl Friday as McCue · Romance Worldwide box office: $330 - 1939
Dancing Co-Ed as Joe Drews · Romance - 1939
King of Chinatown as Rip Harrigan · Crime - 1938
Thanks for the Memory as George Kent · Romance - 1938
You and Me as Cuffy · Crime - 1938
Dangerous to Know as Duncan · Drama - 1936
Cain and Mabel as Reilly · Comedy - 1935
Front Page Woman as Toots O'Grady · Romance - 1935
Alibi Ike as Carey · Romance - 1935
Four Hours to Kill! as Johnson · Drama - 1935
The Woman in Red as Man in court room (uncredited) · Drama - 1935
Red Hot Tires as Bud Keene · Romance - 1935
Wings in the Dark as Nick Williams · Romance - 1934
I Sell Anything as Monk · Comedy - 1934
Twentieth Century as Owen O'Malley · Romance Worldwide box office: $10.1K - 1934
It Happened One Night Comedy Worldwide box office: $17K - 1933
The Women in His Life as Aloysius Lester · Crime - 1933
One Sunday Afternoon as Snappy Downer · Comedy - 1933
Gambling Ship as Blooey · Drama - 1933
Today We Live as McGinnis · Drama Worldwide box office: $267 - 1933
Grand Slam as Contest Radio Announcer · Comedy - 1932
Lawyer Man as Merritt - Reporter (uncredited) · Drama - 1932
Under-Cover Man as Dannie · Drama - 1932
If I Had a Million as Private O'Brien · Comedy - 1932
Night After Night as Leo · Drama - 1932
They Call It Sin as Brad - Rehearsal Director (uncredited) · Drama - 1932
One Way Passage as S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited) · Romance - 1932
The Crooked Circle as Harry Carter · Comedy - 1932
Two Against the World as Segall, reporter · Drama - 1932
Week-End Marriage as Jim Davis · Comedy - 1932
The Roadhouse Murder as Dale · Thriller - 1932
Play Girl as Gambler (uncredited) · Drama - 1931
Ladies of the Big House as Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited) · Drama - 1931
Laughing Sinners as Fred Geer · Drama - 1931
Dirigible as Sock McGuire · War - 1930
Man Trouble as Scott · Crime - 1930
Safety in Numbers as Bertram Shapiro · Comedy - 1929
New York Nights as Johnny Dolan · Drama - 1929
The Flying Fleet as Shipwrecked Radio Operator (uncredited) · Adventure - 1929
Wings Action - 1928
Beggars of Life as Lame Hoppy · Drama - 1928
The Desert Bride as Pvt. Terry · Romance - 1928
The Trail of ’98 as Man on Ship (uncredited) · Adventure - 1928
Beau Sabreur as Buddy · Romance - 1926
You’d Be Surprised as Party Guest (uncredited) · Mystery - 1923
The Ten Commandments as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited) · Drama
Who Roscoe Karns Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Roscoe Karns shares the most films with. Hobart Cavanaugh comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Tom Dugan (5).
Roscoe Karns: Questions & Answers
How many movies Roscoe Karns has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Roscoe Karns been in?
Roscoe Karns is credited on 64 films, from 1923 to 1964. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Roscoe Karns's highest-grossing movie?
It Happened One Night (1934) is Roscoe Karns's biggest box office hit, with $17K worldwide, ahead of Twentieth Century (1934) ($10.1K). Across every film with box office figures, Roscoe Karns's movies have made $27.8K.
Roscoe Karns's biggest hits What is Roscoe Karns's newest movie?
The most recent film on Roscoe Karns's filmography is Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964), in the role of Major Phipps.
Who does Roscoe Karns work with most often?
Roscoe Karns shares the most films with Hobart Cavanaugh (5 films), Tom Dugan (5 films) and Howard Hawks (5 films).
The Best Roscoe Karns Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 64 credits.
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