List of the best Charles Coburn movies: The Captain Is a Lady(1940), How to Murder a Rich Uncle(1957), Colonel Effingham's Raid(1945), The Long Wait(1954), Green Grass of Wyoming(1948), Knickerbocker Holiday(1944), Louisa(1950), Wilson(1944), Has Anybody Seen My Gal?(1952), Town on Trial(1957), The Gal Who Took the West(1949), The Lady Eve(1941) ... ...
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1940
63 Minutes
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 »
Comedy
1957
79 Minutes
Uncle George
Charles Coburn Nigel Patrick Wendy Hiller Anthony Newley Katie Johnson Athene Seyler
A broke British nobleman (Nigel Patrick) targets his Canadian uncle (Charles Coburn), but other relatives get in the way.
Comedy
1945
70 Minutes
Charles Coburn Joan Bennett William Eythe Allyn Joslyn Elizabeth Patterson Donald Meek Thurston Hall
military officer mayor cousin reporter society matron politician lighthearted patriotic georgia small town family home newsroom court small-town life political corruption social activism journalism tradition quest 1940s
A retired Army colonel (Charles Coburn) writes a newspaper column blasting the crooks who run his Georgia hometown.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
93 Minutes
An amnesiac finally learns his true identity...as a murder suspect. And he doesn't even know whether he is guilty...
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1948
89 Minutes
Peggy Cummins Charles Coburn Bob Arthur Lloyd Nolan Burl Ives Geraldine Wall Robert Adler Will Wright Herbert Heywood Richard Garrick Charles Tannen
niece rancher son stallion mare heartwarming uplifting wyoming ranch racetrack young love horse racing human-animal friendship wild animals adventure love rivalry 1940s
In Wyoming, several ranchers have their prized mares stolen by a big wild white stallion and must recover them before the Governor's Stake trotting race day.
5.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
85 Minutes
It's 1650 in New Amsterdam, and Brom Broeck, a young outspoken newspaper publisher is arrested for printing advanced opinions on the undemocratic rule of Govenor "Peg-Leg" Stuyvesant. While... See full summary »
Romance
1950
90 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Charles Coburn Spring Byington Ruth Hussey Edmund Gwenn Piper Laurie Scotty Beckett Connie Gilchrist Willard Waterman Jimmy Hunt Marjorie Crosland
mother widow grocer teenager boss architect amusing charming madcap family home small town store family generation gap dating old age relationships love triangle love rivalry
A widowed grandmother (Spring Byington) has two suitors: a local grocer and her son's (Ronald Reagan) boss (Charles Coburn).
Biography
1944
154 Minutes
Professor Henry Holmes
Alexander Knox Charles Coburn Geraldine Fitzgerald Thomas Mitchell Ruth Nelson Cedric Hardwicke Vincent Price William Eythe Mary Anderson Ruth Ford Sidney Blackmer
woodrow wilson politician wife military officer opponent patriotic confident princeton, n.j. washington, d.c. white house politics ambition love marriage world war i rise rivalry 1910s
Woodrow Wilson (Alexander Knox) goes from Princeton to the White House and promotes the League of Nations.
Musical, Comedy
1952
89 Minutes
Piper Laurie Charles Coburn Rock Hudson Gigi Perreau Lynn Bari William Reynolds Larry Gates Skip Homeier James Dean
heir millionaire wealthy man family first love lighthearted charming united states city money wealth inheritance family love first love discovery love rise 1920s
When a 1920s millionaire (Charles Coburn) tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady (Piper Laurie) and her boyfriend (Rock Hudson) feel the repercussions.
Mystery & Thriller
1957
96 Minutes
Dr. John 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.
Comedy, Western
1949
84 Minutes
Yvonne De Carlo Charles Coburn Scott Brady John Russell Myrna Dell James Millican Clem Bevans Bob Stevenson Houseley Stevenson Robin Short
Three old-timers recall a frontier feud between cousins over a singer (Yvonne De Carlo) from New York.
7.8/10
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
"Colonel" Harrington
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Eugene Pallette William Demarest Eric Blore Melville Cooper Martha O'Driscoll Janet Beecher Robert Greig Dora Clement
con artist father heir cardsharp amusing charming winsome witty ship train new york city household love deception romance crime father/daughter relationship love rivalry revenge
A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him.
7.7/10
Comedy
USA
1943
104 Minutes
Benjamin Dingle
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn Richard Gaines Herman Brix Frank Sully Clyde Fillmore Stanley Clements Don Douglas
retiree soldier woman politician witty endearing lighthearted cheery patriotic washington, d.c. apartment roommates romance world war ii matchmaking pursuit love rivalry 1940s
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1941
92 Minutes
John P. Merrick
Jean Arthur Bob Cummings Charles Coburn Edmund Gwenn Spring Byington S.Z. Sakall
boss salesgirl union organizer clerk charming endearing witty department store united states union romance disguise working class discovery quest love 1940s
A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.
7.6/10
Romance
USA
1939
81 Minutes
J. B. Merlin
Ginger Rogers David Niven Charles Coburn Frank Albertson E.E. Clive Ferike Boros Ernest Truex Leonard Penn Paul Stanton Frank M. Thomas Edna Holland
orphan playboy father mother grandfather baby hilarious heartwarming spirited department store orphanage apartment new york city abandonment marriage mother/child relationship love growing up love sacrifice
An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
7.5/10
Fantasy
USA
1943
112 Minutes
Hugo Van Cleve
Gene Tierney Don Ameche Charles Coburn Marjorie Main Laird Cregar Spring Byington Allyn Joslyn Eugene Pallette Signe Hasso Louis Calhern Helene Reynolds
devil playboy husband wife parent offbeat amusing heartwarming uplifting new york city hell afterlife death infidelity family morality metamorphosis love wretched excess 19th century
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
7.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
82 Minutes
Professor Jason Hartley
At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.
7.2/10
Comedy, Musical
USA
1953
91 Minutes
Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman
Jane Russell Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Elliott Reid Tommy Noonan George Winslow Marcel Dalio Taylor Holmes Norma Varden Howard Wendell Steven Geray
dancer millionaire detective friend father airy lighthearted playful courtroom ocean liner paris money marriage blackmail romance temptation love pursuit 1950s
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Stanley J. Menninger
Jack Benny Ann Sheridan Charles Coburn Percy Kilbride Hattie McDaniel William Tracy Joyce Reynolds Lee Patrick
husband wife home owner repairman neighbor uncle madcap hilarious pennsylvania new york city marital problems houseguest home repairs george washington money discovery sacrifice rise 1940s
When Bill and Connie Fuller are forced to move out of their Manhattan apartment because of their pet dog, Connie persuades Bill to buy a dilapidated old Pennsylvania house that George Washington allegedly slept in.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
110 Minutes
Fatber Matthew William Burke
John Wayne Donna Reed Charles Coburn Tom Tully Sherry Jackson Marie Windsor Tom Helmore Dabbs Greer Leif Erickson Douglas Spencer Lester Matthews
coach daughter ex-wife priest football player social worker melodramatic rousing charming college new york city pool hall courtroom college athletics financial crisis trial custody father/daughter relationship football sports
An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1938
86 Minutes
Captain Briggs
Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Charles Coburn Herbert Mundin Terry Kilburn Gale Sondergaard Peter Lawford Walter Tetley Peter Ellis George Zucco Matthew Boulton
delinquent thief headmaster wife schoolboy friend cheeky confident london jewelry shop boys school woods ship party reform orphanage trust loyalty friendship crime
A spoiled orphan, raised by a couple of con artists, gets sent to a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys, where he learns about friendship and ethics, and uncovers a new future.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
91 Minutes
William Smith
Jean Arthur Lee Bowman Charles Coburn Edgar Buchanan Charley Grapewin Phil Brown Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Grant Mitchell Frank Jenks Frank Orth
husband wife judge father bellhop friend charming heartwarming emotional san francisco courtroom coffee shop hotel reconciliation divorce marriage courtship second chance commitment love
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
6.5/10
Biography
Spain|USA
1959
126 Minutes
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Stack Marisa Pavan Charles Coburn Erin O'Brien Macdonald Carey Jean-Pierre Aumont David Farrar Peter Cushing Susana Canales Georges Rivière Tom Brannum
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1945
102 Minutes
Robert Drexel Gow
editor writer owner military wife amusing patriotic new york city florida arkansas military base newsroom newspapers writing military life marriage career vs. love world war ii adventure sacrifice transformation
A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1940
79 Minutes
Dr. Karl Braun
John Wayne Sigrid Gurie Charles Coburn Spencer Charters Roland Varno Trevor Bardette Helen MacKellar Sonny Bupp Wade Boteler Russell Simpson Charles Waldron
physician daughter farmer fiancé agitator intense engaging solemn south dakota small town farm san francisco oregon refugees farming father/daughter relationship weather radio nazism quest
Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
113 Minutes
Alex Conway
Bing Crosby Nancy Olson Charles Coburn Robert Stack Tom Ewell Ruth Hussey Ida Moore Charles Kemper Donald Woods Richard Haydn
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.
Crime, Drama
1949
111 Minutes
Lt. Quincy
Brian Donlevy Ella Raines Charles Coburn Helen Walker Anna May Wong Mae Marsh Tony Barrett William Wright Robert Warwick Philip Ahn Art Baker
A declared-dead man (Brian Donlevy) hides out with a widow (Ella Raines) after his wife and her lover botch his murder.
Comedy, Drama
1939
93 Minutes
Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Carole Lombard James Stewart Charles Coburn Lucile Watson Harry Davenport Ruth Weston Donald Briggs Eddie Quillan Esther Dale Rene Orsell Louise Beavers
lawyer judge wife rival daughter son melodramatic family home office marriage employment ambition family illness quest transformation 1930s
A young lawyer (James Stewart) starts a family with the woman (Carole Lombard) he loves instead of with his boss's (Charles Coburn) daughter.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Peter Morgan Sr.
Ginger Rogers James Stewart Jimmy Ellison Charles Coburn Beulah Bondi Frances Mercer Phyllis Kennedy Alec Craig Franklin Pangborn Grady Sutton Hattie McDaniel
professor dean wife ex-girlfriend singer charming amusing playful new york city small town romance father/son relationship jealousy secret marriage newlyweds love discovery 1930s
A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home.
7.1/10
Biography
USA
1940
107 Minutes
General Powell
Spencer Tracy Rita Johnson Lynne Overman Charles Coburn Gene Lockhart Henry Travers Felix Bressart
inventor businessperson friend wife creative fiery rousing new york city new jersey laboratory inventions money experiments discovery growing up quest 1930s
82 year old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty year career of scientific achievement.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1952
97 Minutes
Mr. Oliver Oxley
Cary Grant Ginger Rogers Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Hugh Marlowe Henri Letondal Robert Cornthwaite Larry Keating Douglas Spencer Esther Dale Joseph Mell
chemist secretary businessman chimpanzee wife wild amusing madcap playful laboratory car skating rink office youth science medical experiments confusion immortality transformation temptation
A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
6.9/10
Biography
USA
1939
97 Minutes
Gardner Hubbard
Don Ameche Loretta Young Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Gene Lockhart Spring Byington Sally Blane Polly Ann Young Georgiana Young
inventor teacher deaf woman assistant love interest lighthearted charming passionate inspiring boston inventions deafness court battles alexander graham bell telephone rise rivalry underdog love 1870s
The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Joshua Mallon IV
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Charles Coburn Judith Barrett Anthony Quinn Jerry Colonna Johnny Arthur Pierre Watkin Steve Pendleton Miles Mander
sailor best friend love interest wife ex-boyfriend father lighthearted charming ship family home singapore love triangle marriage running away father/son relationship friendship travel love quest pursuit
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1943
106 Minutes
Charles Creighton
Charles Boyer Joan Fontaine Alexis Smith Charles Coburn Brenda Marshall Dame May Whitty Peter Lorre Joyce Reynolds Jean Muir Montagu Love Edward Ciannelli
The daughter of a musical mentor is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband, a handsome composer.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1947
116 Minutes
Sir Simon Flaquer
Gregory Peck Alida Valli Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ann Todd Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan Leo G. Carroll Joan Tetzel Isobel Elsom John Goldsworthy
lawyer murderer servant judge police officer hotel manager tense engaging gripping suspenseful brooding london courtroom hotel restaurant home murder trial marriage false accusations
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1942
97 Minutes
William Fitzroy
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.
7.0/10
Biography
USA
1945
139 Minutes
Max Dreyfus
Robert Alda Joan Leslie Alexis Smith Charles Coburn Jacqueline Wells Albert Basserman Morris Carnovsky Herbert Rudley Rosemary DeCamp
composer brother mother professor singer al jolson confident creative moving new york city music store theater music hall los angeles george gershwin music family broadway romance illness
George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1938
100 Minutes
Dr. Charles Shingle
Walter Huston James Stewart Beulah Bondi Gene Reynolds Guy Kibbee Charles Coburn John Carradine Ann Rutherford Leatrice Joy Gilbert
preacher surgeon mother professor brash disheartening emotional small town school battlefield church maryland virginia american civil war father/son relationship medicine family neglect mother/son relationship rise
Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
Steamship Company Clerk
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
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