Joe Recht

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1The Lady from Shanghai

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
MysteryCrimeThriller

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

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#2My Favorite Brunette

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Newsboy (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
ComedyMysteryRomance

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

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#3The Reckless Moment

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Newsboy (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
DramaThrillerCrime

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

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#4Sailor Beware

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as User (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
Comedy

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.

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#5Union Station

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Messenger (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
ThrillerCrime

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.

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#6The Egg and I

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Goon (Uncredited)

7.1 / 10
ComedyRomance

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.

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#7Desperate

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Bellhop (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
ThrillerCrime

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

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#8Pretty Baby

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Elevator Man (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
Comedy

A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.

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#9Key Witness

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Messenger (uncredited)

4.8 / 10
CrimeDramaThriller

A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.

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#10Peggy

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Photographer

6.0 / 10
Comedy

Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.

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#11Sea Raiders

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Lug

6.5 / 10
ActionWar

A bunch of waterfront youths pursue the Sea Raiders, a gang of saboteurs.

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