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Jack Wise

Actor · 35 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for Private Detective (1939)

Frequent collaborators: Leo White, Stuart Holmes, William B. Davidson, Frank McHugh, Jack Mower

Movies (35 total, ranked by score)

  1. Private Detective

    1939 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Mystery

    1

  2. Life Begins

    1932 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The Big Noise

    1936 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    3

  4. Old Acquaintance

    1943 · ★ 7.1 (37 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Midnight Court

    1937 · ★ 4.8 (3 votes)

    Romance, Crime, Drama

    5

  6. King of Hockey

    1936 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Saturday's Children

    1940 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    7

  8. The Great Mr. Nobody

    1941 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    8

  9. The Captain's Kid

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. Torchy Runs for Mayor

    1939 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    10

  11. My Bill

    1938 · ★ 6.2 (7 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. Garden of the Moon

    1938 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    12

  13. Earthworm Tractors

    1936 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Cowboy from Brooklyn

    1938 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    14

  15. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    1951 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    15

  16. Alex in Wonderland

    1940

    Comedy

    16

  17. Hard to Handle

    1933 · ★ 6.8 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Romance

    17

  18. King of the Lumberjacks

    1940 · ★ 3.0 (5 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    18

  19. Hi, Nellie!

    1934 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Crime

    19

  20. Vaudeville Days

    1942 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    20

  21. The Circus Clown

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    21

  22. He Couldn't Say No

    1938 · ★ 5.5 (1 votes)

    Crime, Adventure, Comedy

    22

  23. The Adventurous Blonde

    1937 · ★ 5.4 (11 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Mystery

    23

  24. Torchy Blane in Panama

    1938 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)

    Crime, Comedy, Mystery

    24

  25. Murder in the Big House

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    25

  26. So You Want to Be in Pictures

    1947 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. Ever Since Eve

    1937 · ★ 5.5 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    27

  28. Alice in Movieland

    1940 · ★ 6.3 (7 votes)

    Music, Drama

    28

  29. Freshman Love

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. Jailbreak

    1936 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.