List of the best Charles Walters movies: Easter Parade(1948), Summer Stock(1950), High Society(1956), The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964), Please Don't Eat the Daisies(1960), The Tender Trap(1955), Ziegfeld Follies(1946), Dangerous When Wet(1953), Three Guys Named Mike(1951), Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962), Torch Song(1953), Ask Any Girl(1959) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
103 Minutes
Director
Judy Garland Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Ann Miller Jules Munshin Clinton Sundberg Richard Beavers Jeni Le Gon Dick Simmons Jimmy Bates
dancer partner chorus girl friend endearing heartwarming charming new york city theater bar dance performance fame new love discovery transformation love 1900s
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Director
Judy Garland Gene Kelly Eddie Bracken Gloria DeHaven Marjorie Main Phil Silvers Ray Collins Carleton Carpenter Nita Bieber Hans Conried Paul E. Burns
actress sister dancer housekeeper fiancé cheery lighthearted farm connecticut stage farming sibling rivalry song and dance romance show business transformation love rivalry 1950s
A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Director
Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra Celeste Holm Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer John Lund
musician socialite reporter fiancé endearing charming lighthearted rhode island newport, r.i. mansion love triangle marriage high society pursuit rivalry love 1950s
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
128 Minutes
Director
Debbie Reynolds Harve Presnell Ed Begley Jack Kruschen Hermione Baddeley Vassili Lambrinos Fred Essler Harvey Lembeck Lauren Gilbert Kathryn Card Hayden Rorke
orphan prince wife miner husband brash touching amusing witty quirky lighthearted colorado denver hms titanic marrying for money shipwreck rags to riches gold high society husband/wife relationship
A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life in this fictionalized biopic of Margaret "Molly" Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Comedy
USA
1960
111 Minutes
Director
Doris Day David Niven Janis Paige Spring Byington Richard Haydn Patsy Kelly Jack Weston Margaret Lindsay
critic housewife singer friend son amusing emotional new york city apartment country house theater street marriage career success jealousy theater love rise rivalry
Drama critic Larry McKay, his wife Kate, and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1955
111 Minutes
Director
Debbie Reynolds Frank Sinatra David Wayne Celeste Holm Jarma Lewis Lola Albright Carolyn Jones Howard St. John Joey Faye Tom Helmore Willard Sage
agent best friend wife actress musician airy amusing lighthearted new york city apartment party change of lifestyle romance acting marriage love transformation 1950s
Charlie Reader is a successful theater agent. He is also successful with young ladies. One day he is visited by his old friend Joe, married with three children. Joe falls in love with ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1946
110 Minutes
George Sidney William Powell Charles Walters Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Fred Astaire Lucille Ball Fanny Brice Lena Horne
singer dancer actor actress comedian spirited spectacular charming lighthearted theater new york city song and dance show business love 1940s
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Director
Esther Williams Fernando Lamas Jack Carson Charlotte Greenwood Denise Darcel William Demarest Donna Corcoran Barbara Whiting Bunny Waters Henri Letondal Paul Bryar
salesman swimmer frenchman farmer beautiful woman amusing campy charming lighthearted english channel farm france swimming farming cartoons love triangle love growing up rivalry 1950s
A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.
Romance
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Director
Jane Wyman Van Johnson Howard Keel Barry Sullivan Phyllis Kirk Anne Sargent Jeff Donnell Herbert Heyes Robert Sherwood Don McGuire Barbara Billingsley
bartender ad executive pilot stewardess love interest young woman lighthearted playful airy amusing airplane airport house bar office dating career love relationships romantic dilemma
A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1962
123 Minutes
Director
Doris Day Stephen Boyd Jimmy Durante Martha Raye Dean Jagger Joseph Waring Lynn Wood Charles Watts James Chandler Robert Burton Norman Leavitt
circus performer daughter rival son emotional touching circus backstage role reversal love revenge family financial crisis deception rivalry sacrifice 1960s
A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.
Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Michael Wilding Gig Young Marjorie Rambeau Harry Morgan Dorothy Patrick James Todd Eugene Loring Paul Guilfoyle Benny Rubin Maidie Norman
A tough but unhappy Broadway star re-evaluates her life when she crosses paths with a blind pianist.
Comedy
1959
98 Minutes
Director
Shirley MacLaine David Niven Gig Young Rod Taylor Jim Backus Claire Kelly Elisabeth Fraser
young woman boss wealthy man company president friend brother playful cheeky spirited new york city office boardinghouse train station apartment train city life business gender bias research brotherhood
A husband hunter (Shirley MacLaine) comes to New York, fends off playboys and goes to work for two brothers (David Niven, Gig Young).
Musical, Romance
1953
81 Minutes
Director
Leslie Caron Mel Ferrer Jean-Pierre Aumont Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Amanda Blake Alex Gerry Ralph Dumke Wilton Graff George Baxter
teen girl magician puppeteer assistant amusing emotional small town circus france love triangle circus friendship puppetry young love growing up transformation 1950s
A French teen (Leslie Caron) joins a carnival and meets a lying magician (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and a loving puppeteer (Mel Ferrer).
Comedy
1966
114 Minutes
Director
Cary Grant Samantha Eggar Jim Hutton John Standing Miiko Taka Ted Hartley Ben Astar George Takei Teru Shimada Holger Abro
businessman roommate athlete fiancé tourist industrialist charming amusing tokyo apartment embassy olympic games business matchmaking housing shortage deception romance quest love 1960s
A British businessman (Cary Grant) shares an apartment with a U.S. athlete (Jim Hutton) and a diplomat's fiancee (Samantha Eggar) during the Tokyo Olympics.