TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Content Policy

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
The guy who made Dracula's illusions just made his final film—and it's wild.
TMDB
64
IMDb
62
Rotten Tomatoes
57
Google
88

Miracles for Sale (1939)

old Hollywood chaosstage magic noirrapid-fire banter

Overview

Mystery

A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.

Flag of USUS
Content warning
magicmurder

Standout Aspects

Direction

Tod Browning's swan song—carnival roots showing.

Practical Effects

Actual stage illusions, no CGI cheats.

Acting

Robert Young's smug charisma carries everything.

Best for:Solo: Perfect rainy afternoon with zero commitments.·Rewatch: Catch the trick mechanics you definitely missed.·Friends: Bond over how bonkers 1939 pacing was.
Tod Browning

Director

Tod Browning

ReleasedAug 10, 1939
Runtime1h 11m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Top Cast

Robert Young

Robert Young

Michael Morgan

Florence Rice

Florence Rice

Judy Barclay

Frank Craven

Frank Craven

Dad Morgan

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Dave Duvallo

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman

La Claire

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Inspector Marty Gavigan

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Mrs. Zelma La Claire

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Colonel Watrous

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Dr. Cesar Sabbatt

Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden

Madame Rapport

William Demarest

William Demarest

Quinn

Harold Minjir

Harold Minjir

Tauro

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Second Taxi Driver

William Bailey

William Bailey

Spectator in Theatre Box

Ask about Miracles for Sale

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Tod Browning's last film after being blacklisted post-Freaks; he spent decades trying to get horror projects made.

Cultural

Released the same year as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind—this B-mystery was studio filler, now a Browning curio.

YouTube

Miracles for Sale (1939) Trailer

Miracles for Sale (1939) Trailer

Gallery

Reviews

No ratings yet

Start the discussionBe the first to post — spoiler-safe
Rate & reviewBe the first to weigh in

Recommended

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo movie poster (2010)
7.7

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery movie poster (2017)
6.6

Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

The Night Stalker movie poster (1972)
6.9

The Night Stalker

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase movie poster (2019)
6.4

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love movie poster (2016)
7.3

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love

The Glass Key movie poster (1942)
6.6

The Glass Key

The Thin Man Goes Home movie poster (1944)
7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

Another Thin Man movie poster (1939)
7.1

Another Thin Man

Murder in Three Acts movie poster (1986)
5.9

Murder in Three Acts

The Mirror Crack'd movie poster (1980)
6.1

The Mirror Crack'd

Shadow of the Thin Man movie poster (1941)
7.0

Shadow of the Thin Man

Schizopolis movie poster (1997)
6.2

Schizopolis

The Night Strangler movie poster (1973)
6.7

The Night Strangler

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder movie poster (2022)
7.0

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

Song of the Thin Man movie poster (1947)
6.8

Song of the Thin Man

More Like This

Psycho movie poster (1998)
5.1

Psycho

Presumed Innocent movie poster (1990)
6.8

Presumed Innocent

Narc movie poster (2002)
6.8

Narc

The Big Easy movie poster (1986)
6.2

The Big Easy

Samrat & Co. movie poster (2014)
5.4

Samrat & Co.

Domestic Disturbance movie poster (2001)
5.8

Domestic Disturbance

Maggie Moore(s) movie poster (2023)
5.8

Maggie Moore(s)

The Hands of Orlac movie poster (1924)
6.9

The Hands of Orlac

American Gigolo movie poster (1980)
6.2

American Gigolo

Young and Innocent movie poster (1937)
6.6

Young and Innocent

Identity movie poster (2003)
7.2

Identity

I Know What You Did Last Summer movie poster (1997)
6.0

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer movie poster (1998)
5.4

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

The Pale Blue Eye movie poster (2022)
6.8

The Pale Blue Eye

88 Minutes movie poster (2007)
5.8

88 Minutes

Discussion

Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.

Discussion starters

View all comments →