List of the best Billy Gilbert movies: Spotlight Scandals(1943), The Chimp(1932), County Hospital(1932), Music for Madame(1937), The Villain Still Pursued Her(1940), Music Box(1932), Block-Heads(1938), Always a Bridesmaid(1943), The Man Who Found Himself(1937), Them Thar Hills(1934), Peck's Bad Boy With the Circus(1938), Them Thar Hills(1934) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
78 Minutes
Billy
Billy Gilbert Frank Fay Bonnie Baker Billy Lenhradt Kenneth Brown Harry Langdon Iris Adrian Jimmy Hollywood Eddie Bartell Sydney Chatton James Bush
A down-on-his luck actor teams up with a singing barber to do a vaudeville act. Its success eventually leads them to Broadway, but things start to go awry.
Comedy
1932
25 Minutes
Joe the Landlord
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Billy Gilbert James Finlayson Charles Gemora Bobby Burns Baldwin Cooke Estelle Etterre
Comedy
1932
19 Minutes
The Doctor
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Billy Gilbert May Wallace
Musical
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Krause
Nino Martini Joan Fontaine Alan Mowbray Billy Gilbert Alan Hale Grant Mitchell Erik Rhodes Lee Patrick Frank Conroy Bradley Page Romo Vincent
A singer arriving in Hollywood is tricked by jewel thieves to distract a wealthy audience. After running away he'll have to find a way to prove his innocence to both the police and the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
66 Minutes
Master of Ceremonies
Hugh Herbert Anita Louise Alan Mowbray Billy Gilbert Richard Cromwell Joyce Compton Buster Keaton Diane Fisher
The widow Wilson and her daughter Mary have just learned that old Mr. Middleton, who held the mortgage on their home, has passed away. They are now visited by Middleton's lawyer, Cribbs, ... See full summary »
Comedy
1932
39 Minutes
Professor von Schwarzenhoffen
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Gladys Gale Billy Gilbert William Gillespie Charles Hall Lilyan Irene Sam Lufkin
stan & ollie wife professor amusing cheeky hilarious playful los angeles staircase movers daunting task quest adventure 1930s
Gravity, an impatient professor and a sassy nursemaid hinder movers (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) trying to deliver a player piano to an upstairs address.
Comedy
USA
1938
55 Minutes
Mr. Gilbert
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Patricia Ellis Minna Gombell Billy Gilbert James Finlayson
war hero best friend veteran wife neighbor hunter charming hysterical wild apartment france trenches friendship world war i accident modernization adventure rescue 1930s
Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.
Musical
USA
1943
61 Minutes
Nick
The Andrews Sisters Charles Butterworth Patric Knowles Grace McDonald Billy Gilbert Edith Barrett O'Neill Nolan Anne Rooney Jivin' Jacks and Jills
A detective, working undercover, joins a Lonely Hearts Club in order to to expose a swindler using it for nefarious reasons.
Drama
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Fat hobo
John Beal Joan Fontaine Philip Huston Jane Walsh Billy Gilbert Dwight Frye
A "high flying" surgeon learns a few valuable life lessons at the hands of a beautiful nurse.
Comedy
1934
20 Minutes
The Doctor
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mae Busch Charles Hall Billy Gilbert
Comedy
1938
78 Minutes
Bud Boggs
Tommy Kelly Ann Gillis Edgar Kennedy Benita Hume Billy Gilbert Grant Mitchell Nana Bryant George "Spanky" McFarland Louise Beavers William Demarest Mickey Rentschler
mischievous boy rival horse trainer circus performer father mother airy lighthearted small town circus ring backstage camp family home circus animal tricks cross-dressing deception childish mischief rivalry growing up
Young Bill Peck has a romantic dalliance with an adolescent circus performer before heading to summer camp.
Comedy
1934
20 Minutes
The Doctor
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mae Busch Charles Hall Billy Gilbert
Comedy
USA
1940
128 Minutes
Field Marshall Herring
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie Reginald Gardiner Henry Daniell Billy Gilbert Maurice Moscovich Emma Dunn Grace Hayle Carter DeHaven Bernard Gorcey
barber dictator girl adviser hilarious cheeky dark incredible europe airplane hospital barbershop government offices stadium anti-semitism fascism persecution propaganda world war i loyalty
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Comedy
USA
1942
70 Minutes
Knobby
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Joan Barclay Leo Gorcey Bobby Jordan Huntz Hall Billy Gilbert Warren Hymer Gabriel Dell Douglas Fowley David Gorcey Bobby Stone
Mr. Wise Guy (the eighth in the East Side Kids series) finds the gang sent to the Wilton Reform School after they are unjustly convicted of stealing a truck. Bill Collins (Douglas Fowley), ... See full summary »
Comedy
1938
72 Minutes
Chaffee
Gene Raymond Ann Sothern Victor Moore Helen Broderick Parkyakarkus Billy Gilbert William Brisbane Solly Ward
After Carol (Ann Sothern) inherits her father's debts, her aunt convinces her to take a job as Fuller's secretary. Carol and Fuller fall in love, but neither can admit it until her aunt sets them up at a resort.
Biography
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Portrait Photographer
Edward Arnold Cary Grant Frances Farmer Jack Oakie Donald Meek Clarence Kolb Billy Gilbert Stanley Fields
financier best friend cornelius vanderbilt actress smuggler victim melodramatic charming new york city office wall street theater stocks finance schemes corruption love triangle quest transformation 1870s
Notorious robber baron financier Jim Fisk, who makes and loses fortunes, tries to corner the gold market as well as the heart of a beautiful actress.
Musical, Comedy
1937
84 Minutes
Garage Owner
Deanna Durbin Adolphe Menjou Alice Brady Eugene Pallette Mischa Auer Billy Gilbert Alma Kruger J. Scott Smart Jed Prouty Jameson Thomas Howard C. Hickman
A girl (Deanna Durbin) finds a famous conductor (Leopold Stokowski) for her trombonist father's (Adolphe Menjou) out-of-work orchestra.
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Mr. Hathaway
Stan Laurel Ray McCarey Oliver Hardy Don Dillaway Mary Carr Tom Kennedy Grady Sutton Jacquie Lyn Billy Gilbert C. Montague Shaw Muriel Evans
soldier friend father grandfather groom banker campy madcap playful military base jail battlefield small town church bank child custody war friendship abandonment imprisonment
Two war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
96 Minutes
Styles
Anna Neagle Richard Carlson Victor Mature Roland Young Helen Broderick ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden Billy Gilbert
aunt uncle niece artist broadway director suitor lighthearted charming endearing new york city family home theater love triangle family relationships philandering infidelity romance secrets love rivalry
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Mr. Small
Bobby Breen Charles Ruggles Dolores Costello Irene Dare Robert Barrat Dorothy Peterson John "Dusty" King Billy Gilbert Margaret Hamilton Charles Murray
Tommy Martin lives with mother Martha in a conservative religious community but dreams of a singing career. He leaves to join a traveling show where he befriends skating sensation Irene and performs lively tunes to make a living.
Musical, Comedy
1948
102 Minutes
General Felipe Toro
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson J. Carrol Naish Ann Miller Ricardo Montalban Mildred Natwick Cyd Charisse Billy Gilbert
son bandit maiden governor assistant tax collector airy spirited cheery california inn boston town family traditions bandits unlikely romance robbery protection invasion transformation
A Boston milquetoast (Frank Sinatra) goes West and takes his father's place as leader of an outlaw gang.
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Popopopoulos
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Cafe Owner
Irene Dunne Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Lucille Ball Alice Brady Guy Kibbee Eric Blore Jean Dixon Warren Hymer Billy Gilbert Frank Milan Dorothy Steiner
singer shipping magnate mother father sister judge lighthearted cheery new york city family home beer hall roller skating rink broadway theater unlikely romance fame lifestyle changes fun transformation love 1930s
Broadway star Margaret Garrett has spent her whole life working to support her sponging relatives. When she meets carefree Dan Webster, she learns how to have fun for the first time.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Mr. Donovan
Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond Robert Young Ned Sparks Helen Broderick Vivien Oakland Willie Best Robert Warwick Billy Gilbert Eddie Dunn Wade Boteler
model engineer husband wife business partner millionaire amusing melodramatic new york city city hall police station household marriage poverty ambition love triangle unrequited love love transformation 1930s
Extremely proud, Michael Martin made fashion model Carolyn quit her job, after their marriage. Carolyn quickly, quietly and secretly did get another job, when she realizes Michael cannot successfully make their financial ends meet, alone.
Musical, Comedy
1941
80 Minutes
Arbolado
Alice Faye Carmen Miranda John Payne Cesar Romero Cobina Wright Jr. George Barbier Leonid Kinskey Sheldon Leonard Billy Gilbert
salesgirl vice president manager singer company president daughter lighthearted amusing mellow cruise ship havana hotel casino inn vacation business jealousy romance gambling adventure
A salesgirl (Alice Faye) runs aground on a cruise and receives a tour of Havana with an escort (John Payne) as compensation.
Western
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Loupgerou
James Stewart Marlene Dietrich Mischa Auer Charles Winninger Brian Donlevy Allen Jenkins Warren Hymer Irene Hervey Una Merkel Billy Gilbert Samuel S. Hinds
sheriff boss drunk singer amusing lighthearted small town wild west corruption romance showdown adventure rise 19th century
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Mary Boland Charles Ruggles George Barbier Gail Patrick Robert McWade Lucien Littlefield Colin Tapley Helen Flint Rae Daggett Sidney Blackmer Arthur Hoyt
Chester Beatty and Tessie Weeks have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before that. Chester is reluctant to burden Tessie with marriage because of his secret problem.... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1945
143 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Gene Kelly Kathryn Grayson Dean Stockwell Carlos RamÃrez Henry O'Neill Leon Ames Rags Ragland Edgar Kennedy Pamela Britton Henry Armetta
sailor admiral girlfriend singer boy amusing charming spirited los angeles vacation romance u.s. navy adventure discovery love 1940s
A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
Musical
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Alice Faye Betty Grable Jack Oakie John Payne Allen Jenkins Esther Ralston Fayard Nicholas Harold Nicholas Ben Carter John Loder Elisha Cook Jr.
singer songwriter musician boxer melodramatic charming new york city stage tin pan alley show business romance songwriting vaudeville world war i love rise quest 1910s
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Robert Benchley Helen Vinson Mickey Rooney Monty Woolley E.E. Clive Charles Judels Maude Eburne Harlan Briggs Al Shean
painter socialite sailor art dealer husband wife amusing madcap outlandish small town new york city central park art gallery poverty art world rags to riches romance alcohol marriage love
Bob is a struggling artist who paints for his own amusement. Julie is a rich society girl. When they meet, it is cute and they are soon married. Living in a small apartment with the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Ralph Bellamy Gene Lockhart Helen Mack Ernest Truex Clarence Kolb Porter Hall Roscoe Karns Abner Biberman Cliff Edwards
editor reporter insurance salesman murderer sheriff mayor amusing frenetic new york city office prison newspapers justice love triangle marriage pursuit love 1940s
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Sci-Fi
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Peter Lorre Frances Drake Colin Clive Ted Healy Edward Brophy Sara Haden Henry Kolker May Beatty Keye Luke Rollo Lloyd Clarence Wilson
surgeon actress pianist reporter maid lunatic eerie suspenseful quirky paris train household medical experiments obsession framed murder impersonation forbidden love temptation transformation
In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Lily Pons Henry Fonda Eric Blore Osgood Perkins Lucien Littlefield Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Paul Porcasi Scotty Beckett Esther Dale Clarence Wilson
opera singer composer agent producer husband wife melodramatic passionate paris monte carlo, monaco stage club street ambition jealousy music competition success marriage rivalry
Jonathan Street is a struggling composer when he meets and marries Annette. The problem is that Jonathan was drunk and does not want to be married. Annette does go with him to Paris and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Myrna Loy William Powell Una Merkel Harvey Stephens Isabel Jewell Rosalind Russell Henry Wadsworth Edward Brophy Cora Sue Collins Jessie Ralph Perry Ivins
husband wife pretty woman criminal lawyer tense melodramatic household courtroom street marital problems jealousy flirtation accidental killing trial secrets temptation forbidden love fall 1930s
The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.
Musical
USA
1937
132 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy John Barrymore Herman Bing Tom Brown Lynne Carver Rafaela Ottiano Charles Judels Paul Porcasi Sig Ruman Walter Kingsford
opera singer teacher husband love interest melodramatic emotional passionate paris opera house new york city love triangle jealousy opera marriage infidelity forbidden love rivalry revenge 1930s
An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.