List of the best Billie Burke movies: The Cheaters(1945), Doubting Thomas(1935), Only Yesterday(1933), Merrily We Live(1938), Topper Takes a Trip(1939), A Bill of Divorcement(1932), Christopher Strong(1933), Zenobia(1939), Where Sinners Meet(1934), Sergeant Rutledge(1960), Topper(1937), One Night in Lisbon(1941) ... ...
Other, Comedy
USA
1945
87 Minutes
Mrs. Pidgeon
Joseph Schildkraut Billie Burke Eugene Pallette Ona Munson Raymond Walburn Ann Gillis Ruth Terry Robert Randall David Holt Robert Greig Norma Varden
aristocrat wife daughter fiancé bum actress charming witty intricate tender new york city family home country house inheritance social standing missing persons christmas scam discovery temptation
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.
Comedy
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Will Rogers Billie Burke Alison Skipworth Sterling Holloway Andrew Tombes Gail Patrick Frances Grant Frank Albertson John Qualen Johnny Arthur Helen Flint
father mother beautician boyfriend agent actor heartwarming amusing lighthearted small town household stage dreams family marriage small-town life impersonation movies quest sacrifice
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
Romance
USA
1933
105 Minutes
Julia Warren
Margaret Sullavan John Boles Billie Burke Edna May Oliver Benita Hume Reginald Denny
A one-night fling during World War I results in a young girl getting pregnant. Years later, she meets him again. Now a successful businessman, he doesn't even remember her, but tries to seduce her.
Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
Brian Aherne Constance Bennett Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Patsy Kelly Ann Dvorak Tom Brown Clarence Kolb
matron ex-convict chauffeur butler tramp daughter hysterical wild united states household rehabilitation family dysfunction homelessness mistaken identity philanthropy transformation love 1930s
Dizzy society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome "tramp" who shows up at her doorstep and soon ends up in a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Mrs. Clara Topper
Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Verree Teasdale Franklin Pangborn
ghost husband wife baron dog banker quirky amusing lighthearted french riviera hotel new york city supernatural ghosts divorce reconciliation journey husband/wife relationship quest love
To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.
Drama
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Meg Fairfield
John Barrymore Katharine Hepburn Billie Burke David Manners Henry Stephenson Paul Cavanagh Elizabeth Patterson Gayle Evers Julie Haydon
husband wife daughter fiancée moving melodramatic touching mansion england mental illness family marriage transformation love sacrifice 1920s
A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left.
Comedy
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Lady Elaine Strong
Katharine Hepburn Colin Clive Billie Burke Helen Chandler Ralph Forbes Jack LaRue Irene Browne Gwendolyn Logan Desmond Roberts Agostino Borgato Margaret Lindsay
pilot married man wife daughter aunt parliament member emotional sad spectacular cannes, france new york city san francisco airplane party affair marriage pregnancy flying contest romance
A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.
Comedy
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Mrs. Bessie Tibbett
Oliver Hardy Harry Langdon Billie Burke Alice Brady Jimmy Ellison Jean Parker June Lang Olin Howland J. Farrell MacDonald Stepin Fetchit Hattie McDaniel
doctor daughter snob son elephant professor lighthearted charming mississippi small town doctor's office carnival street courtroom animals small-town life snobbishness carnivals mother/son relationship trials
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Comedy
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Eustasia
Diana Wynyard Clive Brook Billie Burke Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray Gilbert Emery Phyllis Barry Walter Armitage Robert Adair Vernon Steele Katherine Williams
Leonard and Anne are taking the lovers road to Dover where they will board the boat and go to Paris. But the car breaks down and Saunders takes them to a nearby hotel. When they get there, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Jeffrey Hunter Woody Strode Constance Towers Billie Burke Juano Hernandez Willis Bouchey Carleton Young Judson Pratt William Henry Walter Reed Chuck Hayward
defender defendant prosecutor judge witness wife intense uneasy army outpost fort arizona territory courtroom trial murder rape racial tension military mystery 1880s
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Comedy
USA
1937
97 Minutes
Mrs. Topper
Cary Grant Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Eugene Pallette Arthur Lake Hedda Hopper
ghost millionaire wife butler detective bellhop madcap charming uplifting long island, n.y. resort ghosts redemption husband/wife relationship good deeds second chance transformation quest 1930s
A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Catherine Enfilden
Fred MacMurray Madeleine Carroll Patricia Morison Billie Burke John Loder Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Reginald Denny Billy Gilbert Marcel Dalio
A Texas pilot courts a British aristocrat in London amid bombing and in Portugal amid spies.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Mrs. Norwood
Constance Bennett Clark Gable Stuart Erwin Billie Burke Harvey Stephens Henry Travers William Demarest Katharine Alexander
Hard-hitting news editor Jim Branch falls for high-society type Sharon Norwood but can't get to first base as he continually makes use of her knowledge of the rich and famous to try to ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Mrs. Julia Lattimer
Bob Cummings Laraine Day Jean Muir Billie Burke Ann Morriss Esther Dale Charles Waldron Frank Milan Rand Brooks Paul Stanton Ruth Tobey
young woman sister love interest husband inmate bachelor emotional sad engaging party car family home prison road car accident sister relationship death imprisonment love triangle responsibility
A woman lets a family friend take the blame after she accidentally runs over a man with a car.
Drama
USA
1937
103 Minutes
Contessa di Meina
Joan Crawford Franchot Tone Robert Young Billie Burke Reginald Owen Lynne Carver George Zucco Mary Philips Paul Porcasi Dickie Moore Frank Puglia
singer count aristocrat fiancée clerk maid striking charming cheeky emotional budapest, hungary trieste, italy ballroom hotel street apartment impersonation wealth aristocracy rags to riches
A lounge singer is sent by a count to pose as a wealthy socialite.
Comedy
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Mrs. Drew
Joan Crawford Melvyn Douglas Roland Young Billie Burke Allen Jenkins Andrew Tombes Helen Parrish Emory Parnell
businesswoman sister reporter executive love interest younger sister charming playful witty church office house wedding independence marriage business love unlikely romance mistaken identity rivalry
Divine Crawford who gives all - in this really funny comedy , she donated all her salary from this movie to the Red Cross after Carole Lombard's plane crashed .
Comedy
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Doris Dunstan
Spencer Tracy Elizabeth Taylor Joan Bennett Don Taylor Billie Burke Leo G. Carroll Moroni Olsen Melville Cooper Taylor Holmes Paul Harvey Frank Orth
father bride daughter mother groom amusing playful endearing america household church wedding marriage family aging parenthood love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Doris Dunstan
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke
father mother daughter son-in-law mother-in-law father-in-law amusing endearing touching united states household parenthood love family old age love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Romance
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Molly Burns
Adolphe Menjou Gail Russell Ann Dvorak Claire Trevor Billie Burke Jane Wyatt Eugene List Damian O'Flynn John Whitney Russell Hicks Earle Hodgins
A semi-trifle with Adolphe Menjou as a department store floor walker who is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls---two-bordering-on-three of which were well beyond the "girl" stage-... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Mrs. Alyce Gates
Robert Young James Stewart Florence Rice Lionel Barrymore Billie Burke Tom Brown Samuel S. Hinds Paul Kelly Frank Albertson Barnett Parker Minor Watson
cadet football player student roommate naval officer coach spirited patriotic rousing naval academy maryland football field football college navy family history secret sports quest rivalry
Three young men, with a common fondness for football, become roommates the at United States Naval Academy where they experience its rules and traditions.
Comedy
USA
1943
72 Minutes
Liza Prescott
Adolphe Menjou Martha Scott Dennis O'Keefe Pola Negri Billie Burke June Havoc Walter Kingsford Marek Windheim Eddie Marr Paul Porcasi
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
63 Minutes
Blossy Stort
Charles Coburn Beulah Bondi Virginia Grey Helen Broderick Billie Burke Dan Dailey Helen Westley Marjorie Main Cecil Cunningham Clem Bevans Francis Pierlot
husband wife spinster elderly woman director endearing spirited cottage retirement home bedroom window ledge ship sea aging retirement attempted suicide infidelity insurance loneliness love
Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Diana Bellaire
Allan Jones Judy Garland Fanny Brice Reginald Owen Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Lynne Carver
young girl sister father singer maid cook hilarious frenetic heartwarming all-girls school classroom family home stage theater ocean liner music show business family ambition friendship
Judy Bellaire, played by Judy Garland, is the center of trouble at her exclusive private and very conservative school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a Jazzy style in her music ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
77 Minutes
Clarissa
Miriam Hopkins Joel McCrea Paul Cavanagh Helen Westley Billie Burke Katharine Alexander Ruth Weston David Niven Ivan F. Simpson Arthur Treacher Torben Meyer
The once-great Lorrimore family faces bankruptcy unless older son Brighton marries wealthy Edith Gilbert. When Brighton instead returns from a trip with his new wife Phyllis, she receives a... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Aunt Abby
Loretta Young David Niven Hugh Herbert C. Aubrey Smith Billie Burke Broderick Crawford ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden
magician beautiful woman husband wife fiancé charming emotional stage backstage london connecticut romance marital problems magic act performance love discovery 1930s
Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
Romance
1934
84 Minutes
Aunt Paula
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Robert Montgomery Charles Butterworth Billie Burke Rosalind Russell Frances Drake
friend fiancée mistress aunt hilarious emotional household wedding countryside boat love triangle friendship secret marriage divorce unrequited love love discovery 1930s
A man (Clark Gable) loves his childhood sweetheart (Joan Crawford) from afar after her fiance (Robert Montgomery) leaves her at the altar.
Musical, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Glinda, the Good Witch of the North
Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Pat Walshe Clara Blandick
young girl witch dog lion wizard scarecrow creative touching emotional farm village emerald city kansas oz courage song and dance journey friendship magic discovery
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Paul Newman Barbara Rush Alexis Smith Brian Keith Diane Brewster Billie Burke John Williams Robert Vaughn Otto Kruger Paul Picerni Robert Douglas
lawyer mother sweetheart alcoholic boss' wife birth father melodramatic fiery striking brash philadelphia house courtroom law office korea moral dilemma adultery social climbing blackmail korean war
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Comedy
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Daisy Stanley
Monty Woolley Bette Davis Ann Sheridan Richard Travis Jimmy Durante Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Elisabeth Fraser Grant Mitchell George Barbier Mary Wickes
radio host assistant host reporter actress lighthearted witty charming brash playful ohio family home celebrities upper class social life houseguest transformation discovery 1930s
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Frank Morgan Virginia Grey Virginia O'Brien Leni Lynn Curt Bois Billie Burke Dan Dailey Connie Gilchrist Sara Haden Charles Holland Cyrus W. Kendall
vaudevillian ex-wife daughter widow radio station manager sponsor campy quirky hilarious radio station family home amusement park romantic dilemma reunion radio performers deception failing career father/daughter relationship pursuit underdog
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career - all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
90 Minutes
Mrs Frances Cartwright
Bonita Granville Beulah Bondi Edward Ryan Raymond Walburn Billie Burke
young woman sailor radio host singer nat king cole fiancé amusing engaging witty lighthearted emotional uplifting hollywood radio show deception love at first sight reunion musical performance hollywood discovery
Based on an old radio series with a live audience. It is the story of few of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.
Drama
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Lavinia Timberlake
Bette Davis Olivia de Havilland George Brent Dennis Morgan Charles Coburn Frank Craven Billie Burke Hattie McDaniel Lee Patrick
socialite decorator lawyer doctor melodramatic brash maryland the south racism sibling rivalry infidelity adultery divorce self-destruction rivalry forbidden love fall 1940s
The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband; in retaliation, her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.
Biography
USA
1937
119 Minutes
Miss Clara Wood
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Edna May Oliver Edmund Gwenn Alan Marshal Donald Crisp Billie Burke Donald Meek
politician captain wife rival wealthy woman irishman tense patriotic melodramatic ireland court england estate parliament bedroom charles stewart parnell politics trial infidelity romance
The life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to secure Home Rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1933
113 Minutes
Millicent Jordan
Marie Dressler Jean Harlow John Barrymore Wallace Beery Lionel Barrymore Lee Tracy Edmund Lowe Billie Burke Madge Evans Jean Hersholt Karen Morley
businessperson socialite husband wife actor doctor engaging melodramatic playful household new york city social standing marriage social event quest wretched excess 1930s
Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
93 Minutes
Mrs. Livingston
Jane Powell Farley Granger Ann Miller S.Z. Sakall Robert Keith Bobby Van Chill Wills Billie Burke Fay Wray Dean Miller William Campbell
A judge's daughter keeps an eye on a playboy who gets 30 days in jail for speeding.
Comedy
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
Emlyn Williams Eve Arden Howard da Silva Ruth Warrick Vanessa Brown Shepperd Strudwick Robert Karnes Billie Burke Louise Erickson Jonathan Hale Jane Darwell
dead person poker player friend wife husband lover cheeky spirited witty heaven house bedroom small town infidelity afterlife secret relationships marital problems sex revenge
When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands, with whom he regularly... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1951
96 Minutes
Joan Fontaine John Lund Mona Freeman Peter Hansen David Stollery Virginia Farmer Angela Clarke Lowell Gilmore Robert Barrat Gertrude Michael Mary Murphy
Based on James Barrie's play "Alice Sit-By-The-Fire". In turn-of-the-century New York, a young girl who believes she's learned "the seamy side of life" from a risque play takes it upon ... See full summary »