| The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | Joel McCrea | Bob Rainsford | leading man, hunter, victim, hero | Courage + The Iron Door |
| The Informer (1935) | Preston Foster | Dan Gallagher | hero, rebel, protagonist | The Wearin' o' the Green, Dan and Mary |
| The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | Maxie Rosenbloom | Butch | gangster, hero | How Dry I Am |
| They Made Me a Criminal (1939) | Gloria Dickson | Peggy | leading lady, heroine | Peggy, On the Make |
| Mildred Pierce (1945) | Joan Crawford | Mildred Pierce | leading lady, heroine, suspect, mother | Mildred, Mildred B, Work, It Can't Be Wrong |
| Key Largo (1948) | Humphrey Bogart | Frank McCloud | leading man, veteran, hero | McCloud |
| Key Largo (1948) | Claire Trevor | Gaye Dawn | moll, alcoholic, heroine | Moanin’ Low, Gaye, Gaye Pours a Drink |
| The Woman in White (1948) | Gig Young | Walter Hartright | leading man, hero, painter, husband, father | The Carman’s Whistle, The Self Banished |