List of the best Bill Goodwin movies: Mickey(1948), House of Horrors(1946), So This Is New York(1948), The Jolson Story(1946), The Atomic Kid(1954), It's a Great Feeling(1949), Bathing Beauty(1944), The Stork Club(1945), To Each His Own(1946), Lucky Me(1954), Spellbound(1945), Tea for Two(1950) ... ...
Romance
1948
87 Minutes
George R. Kelly
Lois Butler Bill Goodwin Irene Hervey Rose Hobart Skip Homeier Hattie McDaniel John Sutton
A redheaded tomboy (Lois Butler) plays matchmaker for her widower father (Bill Goodwin) and a next-door neighbor (Irene Hervey).
Horror
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Police Lt. Larry Brooks
Martin Kosleck Rondo Hatton Bill Goodwin Robert Lowery Virginia Grey Alan Napier Howard Freeman Virginia Christine
An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.
Comedy
1948
79 Minutes
Jimmy Ralston, Captain Shaw in Play
Henry Morgan Rudy Vallee Bill Goodwin Hugh Herbert Leo Gorcey Virginia Grey Dona Drake Jerome Cowan
husband wife sister-in-law con artist clerk madcap witty charming new york city small town street inheritance con game family marriage city vs. country underdog discovery adventure 1910s
A financial windfall sends a man to the bright lights of New York on a search for a husband for his sister.
Biography
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Tom Baron
Larry Parks Evelyn Keyes William Demarest Bill Goodwin Ludwig Donath Tamara Shayne John Alexander Jo-Carroll Dennison Ernest Cossart Scotty Beckett William Forrest
cantor singer actor vaudevillian performer entertainer charming endearing playful rousing synagogue theater nightclub movie studio washington, d.c. backstage al jolson father/son relationship show business career vs. family
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1954
86 Minutes
Dr. Rodell
Mickey Rooney Robert Strauss Elaine Devry Bill Goodwin Whit Bissell Joey Forman
A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes radioactive, and helps the FBI break up an enemy spy ring.
Musical, Comedy
1949
85 Minutes
Arthur Trent
Doris Day Bill Goodwin Irving Bacon Claire Carleton Harlan Warde Jacqueline de Wit Pat Flaherty Wendie Lee Nita Talbot Errol Flynn
waitress singer actress actor studio head movie star airy charming lighthearted hollywood, calif. movie set small town dealing with fame movies deception love triangle rise underdog transformation 1940s
Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Joan Crawford and a waitress (Doris Day) join two comedians (Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson) making a movie.
Musical
1944
101 Minutes
Professor Willis Evans
Red Skelton Esther Williams Basil Rathbone Bill Goodwin Ethel Smith Jean Porter Donald Meek Nana Bryant Ann Codee Francis Pierlot Margaret Dumont
songwriter producer instructor college student professor wife lighthearted amusing witty endearing los angeles new jersey college wedding swimming pool classroom marriage schemes love triangle career vs. love
A goofy songwriter (Red Skelton) enrolls at a women's college to be near his aquatic sweetheart (Esther Williams).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
98 Minutes
Sherman Billingsley
Betty Hutton Barry Fitzgerald Don DeFore Robert Benchley Bill Goodwin Iris Adrian Mikhail Rasumny Mary Young Andy Russell Perc Launders Mary Currier
hatcheck girl millionaire marine boss singer band leader cheery engaging stork club hotel new york city wealth generosity misunderstanding jealousy romance big-band music rescue transformation love
A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1946
122 Minutes
Mac Tilton
Olivia de Havilland John Lund Mary Anderson Roland Culver Phillip Terry Bill Goodwin Virginia Welles Victoria Horne Griff Barnett Alma Macrorie Bill Ward
businesswoman pilot lord wife father son engaging fascinating intense london roof new york state pharmacy household train station illegitimate child adoption jealousy love world war ii
An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
100 Minutes
Otis Thayer
Doris Day Bob Cummings Phil Silvers Eddie Foy Jr. Nancy Walker Martha Hyer Bill Goodwin Marcel Dalio Hayden Rorke James Burke Herb Vigran
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
111 Minutes
House Detective
Ingrid Bergman Gregory Peck Michael Chekhov Leo G. Carroll Rhonda Fleming John Emery Norman Lloyd Bill Goodwin Steven Geray Donald Curtis Wallace Ford
doctor impostor detective psychoanalyst dense gripping suspenseful intricate vermont new york city mental institution ski resort amnesia psychoanalysis murder love deception quest love mystery
A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
98 Minutes
William "Moe" Early
Doris Day Gordon MacRae Gene Nelson Patrice Wymore Eve Arden Billy De Wolfe S.Z. Sakall Bill Goodwin Virginia Gibson Crauford Kent Elinor Donahue
entertainer uncle attorney producer heiress boyfriend airy engaging lighthearted theater office house show business partnership wager love interest money underdog love discovery
A socialite with aspirations of a career in show business bets her wealthy uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for two days straight, hoping winning will help her fulfill her dreams.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
98 Minutes
Mr. Creely
Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds Adolphe Menjou Tommy Noonan Nita Talbot Una Merkel Melville Cooper Bill Goodwin Howard McNear Robert H. Harris Mary Treen
salesgirl business owner son baby coworker landlady hilarious frenetic heartwarming new york city department store apartment restaurant office family home maternity single mothers mistaken identity unusual romance gossip
After finding a baby outside an orphanage, a salesgirl receives sympathy from those around her, including her boss' son, as they all assume the baby is hers.
Romance
1943
83 Minutes
Christley
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ilka Chase Richard Haydn Paul McGrath June Havoc Marjorie Gateson Bill Goodwin Rhys Williams Murray Alper Grant Withers
photographer worker friend fiancé publisher witty lighthearted new york city tunnel unlikely romance love triangle journalism employment construction reconciliation love rivalry 1940s
A magazine photographer (Claudette Colbert) makes a he-man tunnel digger (Fred MacMurray) her assistant.
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Sgt. Higbee
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
War
USA
1943
126 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Paulette Goddard Veronica Lake George Reeves Barbara Britton Walter Abel Sonny Tufts Mary Servoss Ted Hecht John Litel Mary Treen
nurse lieutenant soldier priest patriotic engaging tense rousing spirited hospital tunnel philippines bataan war medicine female bonding world war ii sacrifice escape rescue
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Phillippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.