56 Art Carney Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

The Last Leaf is a short drama film which tells the story of a young girl, who loses her will to live, due to her pneumonia. She eventually decides that she is going to die when the last leaf drops from a dying vine that lies outside her window. In order to save her life, an elderly artist who lives nearby, paints a leaf on the wall with great realism. The girl eventually recovers. However, the artist dies himself due to being out in the cold for too long, while painting the leaf.

Harry Coombes is a retired man in his seventies who gets evicted from his Manhattan apartment when the building is set to be demolished. He stays with his son Burt for some time, but he eventually decides to set out on a cross-country trip accompanied by his cat Tonto, in order to pay all his other children a visit.  

Joe, Willie and Albert are three lifelong friends, who get swindled out of their pension money by a bank. Since they need to pay their bills, and also care for their loved ones, they embark on a daring heist, to teach the bank a lesson.    

The Muppets Take Manhattan is a musical adventure comedy drama film which revolves around Kermit and his friends who go to New York City in order to get their musical on Broadway. Soon, they come to know that this task is not as easy as they thought it would be.

The double bill features two movies. The first Dynamite Hands tells the story of Joey Popchik who becomes a famous boxer to cure his sister’s eyesight and sprouts corny dialogues. The second, Baxter's Beauties of 1933 follows dying theatrical producer, Baxter, creating a Broadway hit for his never-before-known daughter Kitty. 

As he waits for his next order, suspended seaman Tommy takes temporary residence in a New York neighborhood controlled by a violent gang called the Souls and becomes attracted to Marsha, a beautiful local woman. When his attempts to avoid the gang fail, he takes up arms against it and in turn inspires his erstwhile passive neighbors.

Based upon actual events surrounding the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the film tells the story of an 80 year old man, who is unwilling to leave his home, despite the fact that everyone is warning him about the volcano that is going to erupt nearby.

A construction foreman finds himself in a complicated situation when the construction of a skyscraper proves to be nearby an impossible task and he starts to lose his sanity. However, his daughter finds a man who might be able to help her father complete the project.

A couple takes part in a mysterious medical experiment as guinea pigs. Eventually, they get married and have a child. When their child shows strange abilities, they start to think that it may be a result of the experiment.  

W.W. Bright is a bank robber who only robs the corrupt Southland Oil System gas stations. When he meets the country music band, Dixie Dancekings, they provide him an alibi and he decides to become their manager and promoter. As he helps the band make it big, ex-lawman, Deacon John Wesley Gore, is hot on his trail.

A magic movie ticket transports teenager Danny Madigan into the fictional world of his favorite movie character, the indestructible Los Angeles Cop Jack Slater. When the fictional villain, Mr. Benedict, uses the same ticket to escape into the real world, Danny and Slater must also travel back and team up to stop him.  

Nick is the supposed grandfather of Bridget, a 10 year old girl who is shortly going to inherit a fortune. However, things get complicated when another man named Charley shows up and claims that he is the one who is the genuine grandfather. Since both men had once slept with her grandmother, it is still unsure who the actual grandfather is. Now, it is up to Bridget whom she wants as her grandpa.

Based on Sidney Sheldon’s novel, the film follows a gentle psychiatrist, Judd Stevens, as he becomes the prime suspect in the killing of one of his patients and later his secretary. The cops conduct an investigation, but when the killings continue, Stevens decides to take things in his own hands. Aided by a private investigator, he begins his search for the real culprits to prove his own innocence.

Roadie is a musical comedy film which tells the story of a young truck driver, who falls for a rock singer, whose name is Lola. Due to his skills with electronic equipment, he also manages to get a job as a roadie with a traveling rock-and-roll show.

Investigator, Jake Dekker, is appointed to examine a $5 million claim after the suspicious death of wealthy businessman, Theron, in Acapulco. Hiring pretty model, Ellie Morgan, to accompany him as his wife, Dekker reaches Acapulco as a rich jet-setter. Though Theron’s widow refuses to cooperate with investigations, private eye Marcus helps Dekker unearth some shocking revelations which assist in solving the mystery. 

A conglomerate sends in young manager, Frank Macklin, to revitalize a brewery in his hometown. Initially, he meets with opposition from his old friends, who all work at the brewery. But he convinces them to ramp up the sales to save their jobs. They are successful but the conglomerate decides to sell the brewery. 

Known for the large number of cameo appearances by Hollywood's golden age actors and actresses, the movie is loosely based on the film debut of Rin Tin Tin, a male German shepherd, who follows an aspiring actress to Hollywood; but himself becomes an international star. 

Ravagers is a science fiction drama film which takes us to a post-apocalyptic futuristic world which is divided between two groups known as the Flockers and the Ravagers. The film focuses on the story of an adventurer and his friend who attempt to find a rumored safe haven which is also known as the Land of Genesis.