List of the best Dan Dailey movies: The Pride of St. Louis(1952), The Kid From Left Field(1953), Chicken Every Sunday(1949), Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956), A Ticket to Tomahawk(1950), The Girl Next Door(1953), When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950), I Can Get It for You Wholesale(1951), There's No Business Like Show Business(1954), My Blue Heaven(1950), You Were Meant for Me(1948), When My Baby Smiles at Me(1948) ... ...
6.6/10
Biography
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean
Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna Richard Hylton Hugh Sanders James Brown Leo T. Cleary Kenny Williams John McKee Stuart Randall William Frambes
brother baseball pitcher wife manager baseball fan radio personality endearing inspiring arkansas texas baseball field st. louis chicago radio station baseball male bonding injury marital problems gambling radio
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Larry `'Pop'` Cooper
Dan Dailey Anne Bancroft Billy Chapin Lloyd Bridges Ray Collins Richard Egan
baseball player baseball manager baseball coach father secretary fiancé endearing baseball field office father/son relationship baseball redemption leadership transformation underdog 1950s
Former ballplayer Larry Cooper secretly and unofficially manages a struggling major league club, the Bisons, through his nine year old son, Christie, who is a bat-boy for the team.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1949
91 Minutes
James C. "Jim" Hefferan
Dan Dailey Celeste Holm Colleen Townsend Alan Young Natalie Wood William Frawley Connie Gilchrist Veda Ann Borg Porter Hall Whit Bissell Katherine Emery
wife husband daughter attorney boarder lighthearted emotional tucson, ariz. family home hotel office marriage money parenthood eviction love transformation 1900s
A rueful wife (circa 1910) recalls 20 years of her husband's financial fumbles, as she keeps a boarding house to support the family.
6.1/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1956
112 Minutes
Chuck Rodwell
Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Agnes Moorehead Lili Darvis Jim Backus Paul Henreid
rancher gambler ballerina chaperone mother amusing playful cheeky las vegas hotel casino stage gambling luck love-hate relationship vacation mother/son relationship love discovery temptation
In 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher and a ballerina discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love.
6.1/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Johnny Behind-the-Deuces
Dan Dailey Anne Baxter Rory Calhoun Walter Brennan Charles Kemper Connie Gilchrist Arthur Hunnicutt Will Wright Chief Yowlachie
salesman gunslinger father tomboy railroad tycoon native american amusing engaging colorado train stagecoach competition romance racing railroad sabotage rivalry quest 19th century
In 1876 Colorado, the Tomahawk and Western Railroad is expanding through the Rockies, but some stagecoach operators, fearing a loss of revenue, plan to sabotage the railroad.
5.6/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1953
92 Minutes
Bill Carter
Dan Dailey June Haver Dennis Day Billy Gray Cara Williams Natalie Schafer Clinton Sundberg Hayden Rorke Mary Jane Saunders Donna Lee Hickey Lyn Wilde
entertainer illustrator single father son widower classmate emotional lighthearted playful creative new york city house school romance comic books broadway fame grief father/son relationship love
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
Comedy, War, Drama
1950
82 Minutes
soldier instructor father bride resistance fighter brother amusing charming thrilling west virginia small town military base france missouri london world war ii military life masculinity secret mission french resistance
Unhappy about being stationed in his hometown, a World War II enlistee becomes involved with the French Resistance.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1951
91 Minutes
Teddy Sherman
Susan Hayward Dan Dailey George Sanders Sam Jaffe Randy Stuart Marvin Kaplan Harry von Zell Barbara Whiting Vicki Cummings Ross Elliot Richard Lane
model designer businessman partner salesman love interest melodramatic spirited new york city business fashion betrayal ambition deception regret quest wretched excess love 1950s
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Terence Donahue
Ethel Merman Dan Dailey Marilyn Monroe Donald O'Connor Johnnie Ray Mitzi Gaynor Hugh O'Brian Frank McHugh
vaudevillian wife daughter son singer priest uplifting charming melodramatic spirited new jersey new york city theater performance show business family maturing romantic dilemma growing up discovery
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
96 Minutes
Betty Grable Dan Dailey David Wayne Jane Wyatt Mitzi Gaynor Una Merkel Don Hicks Louise Beavers Laura Pierpont
husband wife dancer friend baby orphanage director charming emotional new york city radio station new jersey apartment tv station hospital pregnancy car accident miscarriage love triangle song and dance black market
Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
92 Minutes
Chuck Arnold
bandleader flapper husband wife manager musician emotional lighthearted uplifting illinois midwest theater concert hall small town chicago rags to riches music city vs. country fame marriage
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Musical
USA
1948
98 Minutes
"Skid" Johnson
Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
96 Minutes
Betty Grable Dan Dailey Danny Thomas Dale Robertson Benay Venuta Richard Boone Jeffrey Hunter Frank Fontaine Harry von Zell Dave Willock Bobby Ellis
A G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops.
5.8/10
Musical
USA
1956
104 Minutes
Ray Henderson
Gordon MacRae Dan Dailey Ernest Borgnine Sheree North Tommy Noonan Murvyn Vye Phyllis Avery Larry Keating Tony Galento Norman Brooks Jacques d'Amboise
Ray joins Buddy and Lew to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. Soon, they've got several hits on Broadway, but Buddy's ambition leads to friction among the group, as the other 2 feel increasingly left out.
Musical, Romance
1947
107 Minutes
Daddy
singer dance hall girl parent daughter suitor engaging heartwarming spirited northern california boston boarding school stage vaudeville family fame mother/daughter relationship music love growing up metamorphosis
The daughter of vaudevillians recalls her parents (Betty Grable, Dan Dailey), a source of embarrassment to her big sister (Mona Freeman).
Musical, Comedy
1961
157 Minutes
Cantinflas Dan Dailey Shirley Jones Carlos Montalban Vicki Trickett Matt Mattox Hank Henry Suzanne Lloyd Stephen Bekassy Ernie Kovacs William Demarest
mexican ranch hand executive frank sinatra jimmy durante horse hilarious heartwarming madcap mexico small town bullring ranch hollywood, calif. road horses class distinctions greed human-animal friendship fame
A poor Mexican (Cantinflas) with a white horse brings luck to a down-and-out Hollywood director (Dan Dailey).
Comedy, Drama
1952
111 Minutes
1st Sgt. Quirt
James Cagney Dan Dailey Corinne Calvet William Demarest Craig Hill Robert Wagner Marisa Pavan Casey Adams James Gleason Wally Vernon Henri Letondal
captain sergeant marine barmaid playful spirited france village battlefield world war i competition love triangle battle friendship quest rivalry 1910s
Capt. Flagg (James Cagney) rivals Sgt. Quirt (Dan Dailey) for an innkeeper's daughter (Corinne Calvet) in World War I France.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
1978
112 Minutes
Broderick Crawford Dan Dailey Jose Ferrer Michael Parks Ronee Blakley Rip Torn Celeste Holm Michael Sacks Raymond St. Jacques Andrew Duggan John Marley
fbi agent martin luther king jr. robert f. kennedy mobster lover suspenseful shocking raw fascinating washington, d.c. quantico virginia j. edgar hoover political intrigue organized crime secret life homosexuality blackmail rise mystery
The FBI director (Broderick Crawford) tracks the famous and the infamous for decades with his personal aide, Clyde Tolson (Dan Dailey).
Musical, Comedy
1955
102 Minutes
Doug Hallerton
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Dolores Gray Michael Kidd David Burns Jay C. Flippen Steve Mitchell Hal March Paul Maxey
veteran friend program coordinator gangster tv personality charming amusing new york city bar television studio friendship reunion world war ii television failure debt quest transformation pursuit 1940s
A talk-show staffer (Cyd Charisse) puts a fight manager (Gene Kelly), adman (Dan Dailey) and cook on TV 10 years after they parted as GIs.
6.7/10
Biography
USA
1957
110 Minutes
"Jughead" Carson
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Dan Dailey Ward Bond Ken Curtis Edmund Lowe Kenneth Tobey James Todd Barry Kelley Sig Ruman Henry O'Neill
pilot mechanic wife rival director powerful patriotic confident florida military base hospital hollywood, calif. injury navy aviation filmmaking world war ii family transformation sacrifice
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1957
89 Minutes
Ernest Horton
Three strangers, a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1942
76 Minutes
William Lundigan Jean Rogers Dan Dailey Guy Kibbee J. Carrol Naish Connie Gilchrist
boardinghouse owner niece boxer janitor promoter tenant amusing engaging touching boardinghouse boxing ring bedroom brooklyn, n.y. family home love triangle romance friendship relationships boxing love
The routine of a group of fledgling boxers all living in Ma Galestrum's boarding house is interrupted when Ma allows her roving niece, beautiful Judy Galestrum, to move in. Especially ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Sonny Black
Robert Sterling Donna Reed Charles Winninger Henry O'Neill Dan Dailey Don Douglas Ernest Whitman Grant Withers Chester Gan Charles Wagenheim Guy Kingsford
sister fbi agent convict criminal doctor beautiful woman thrilling gritty chicago headquarters hideout prison train station illinois bank robbery undercover operations jailbreak moral dilemma assumed identity deception
A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1940
63 Minutes
Perth Nickerson
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 »
Drama
1962
145 Minutes
Billy Campbell
Richard Beymer Paul Newman Diane Baker Corinne Calvet Fred Clark Dan Dailey James Dunn Juano Hernandez Arthur Kennedy Ricardo Montalban Susan Strasberg
Hemingway's Nick Adams (Richard Beymer) hits the road, meets a boxer (Paul Newman) and drives an ambulance in World War I France.
6.0/10
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!).
5.9/10
Romance
USA
1940
79 Minutes
Jim Reynolds
Frank Morgan Ann Rutherford John Shelton Irene Rich Gene Lockhart Virginia Weidler Virginia Grey Dan Dailey Gloria DeHaven Sara Haden Henry O'Neill
A real estate agent and his wife try to advise their eldest daughter about marriage.
Musical
1942
79 Minutes
Dick Bulliard
Ann Sothern Red Skelton Rags Ragland Ben Blue Marsha Hunt Virginia O'Brien Alan Mowbray Dan Dailey Jackie Horner Carl Esmond The Berry Brothers
hotel owner sailor wealthy man rich girl friend amusing winsome hotel panama music hall romance class distinctions world war ii espionage jealousy love pursuit 1940s
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Bill "Billy" Pattison
Eleanor Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young Lionel Barrymore John Carroll Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Tom Conway Dan Dailey Reginald Owen Rose Hobart
songwriter husband best friend dancer judge charming cheery stage backstage courtroom apartment divorce marriage friendship show business music love transformation 1930s
A composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.
Musical
1941
131 Minutes
James Stewart Judy Garland Lana Turner Hedy Lamarr Tony Martin Jackie Cooper Ian Hunter Charles Winninger Edward Everett Horton Paul Kelly Eve Arden
girl father boyfriend socialite violinist vaudevillian emotional spirited new york city stage apartment ziegfeld follies vaudeville father/daughter relationship ambition show business career vs. love rise sacrifice love
An elevator operator (Lana Turner), a vaudevillian (Judy Garland) and a violinist's wife cope with sudden fame as chorus girls.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
professor daughter soldier activist tense moving gutsy rousing germany austria family home world war ii nazism persecution fascism freedom escape transformation rescue 1930s
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
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