List of the best Barbara Bates movies: Apache Territory(1958), The Inspector General(1949), Town on Trial(1957), Quicksand(1950), Let's Make It Legal(1951), The Caddy(1953), Cheaper by the Dozen(1950), June Bride(1948), Rhapsody(1954), Belles on Their Toes(1952), All About Eve(1950) ... ...
Western
USA
1958
75 Minutes
Jennifer Fair
Rory Calhoun Barbara Bates John Dehner Carolyn Craig Tom Pittman Leo Gordon Myron Healey Francis DeSales Frank de Kova Regis Parton Bob Woodward
cowboy american indian chief american indian warrior fighter love interest engaging thrilling gripping emotional suspenseful apache territory danger apaches fighting adventure discovery pursuit rivalry 1950s
A no-nonsense drifter leads a ragtag collective surrounded by a deadly tribe of Apaches.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
102 Minutes
Leza
Danny Kaye Walter Slezak Barbara Bates Elsa Lanchester Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Walter Catlett Rhys Williams
government official gypsy police officer mayor idiot con artist charming cheeky amusing hilarious fictional country europe small town corruption mistaken identity politics extortion underdog rise escape
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Mystery & Thriller
1957
96 Minutes
Elizabeth Fenner
John Mills Charles Coburn Barbara Bates Magda Miller
scotland yard agent constable wealthy man suspect sexy woman wife suspenseful england small town country club tennis court forest investigation murder wealth class distinctions small-town life scandal mystery 1950s
When a young British girl is murdered, Scotland Yard snoops around a small town and comes up with a fistful of suspects.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Helen Calder
Mickey Rooney Jeanne Cagney Peter Lorre Barbara Bates Taylor Holmes Wally Cassell
mechanic waitress friend boss police officer ex-girlfriend bleak suspenseful tense melodramatic santa monica, calif. pier garage arcade diner road bad luck unlikely criminal debt petty crime
After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
Comedy
1951
77 Minutes
Barbara Denham
Claudette Colbert Macdonald Carey Zachary Scott Barbara Bates Robert Wagner Marilyn Monroe Frank Cady Jim Hayward Carol Savage Paul Gerrits
A woman (Claudette Colbert) divorces her husband (Macdonald Carey) of 20 years because he gambles too much.
Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Lisa Anthony
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Donna Reed Fred Clark Barbara Bates Joseph Calleia
Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Ernestine Gilbreth
Clifton Webb Myrna Loy Jeanne Crain Betty Lynn Edgar Buchanan Barbara Bates Mildred Natwick Sara Allgood Anthony Sydes Roddy McCaskill Norman Ollestad
father mother daughter son doctor heartwarming lighthearted rhode island new jersey household family parenthood siblings marriage daunting task efficiency love growing up 1940s
"Cheaper By the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1948
97 Minutes
Jeanne Brinker
Bette Davis Robert Montgomery Fay Bainter Betty Lynn Tom Tully Barbara Bates Jerome Cowan Mary Wickes James Burke Raymond Roe Marjorie Bennett
editor journalist woman man sister brother charming engaging tender playful indiana new york city wedding wedding journalism secret lost loves love 1940s
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong...
Romance
USA
1954
115 Minutes
Effie Cahill
Elizabeth Taylor Vittorio Gassman John Ericson Louis Calhern Michael Chekhov Barbara Bates Richard Hageman Richard Lupino Celia Lovsky Stuart Whitman Madge Blake
millionaire heiress student violinist love interest pianist emotional melodramatic france villa music conservatory switzerland zurich love triangle music betrayal love love rivalry rise
Spoiled heiress Louise Durant (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) decides to leave the comfort of her father's estate in southern France to study piano at the Music Conservatory in Zurich, despite ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Ernestine Gilbreth
Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold Hoagy Carmichael Barbara Bates Bob Arthur Verna Felton
single mother daughter widow boss son friend amusing lighthearted emotional heartwarming new jersey household office young love single mothers big family working woman sexism mother/child relationship sacrifice
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Drama
USA
1950
138 Minutes
Phoebe
Bette Davis Anne Baxter Celeste Holm George Sanders Gary Merrill Hugh Marlowe Thelma Ritter Marilyn Monroe Gregory Ratoff Barbara Bates Walter Hampden
actress critic producer writer director witty crafty stage restaurant new york city dressing room household ambition theater production show business quest rivalry 1950s
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.