List of the best Don Ameche movies: Rings Around the World(1966), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939), Moon Over Miami(1941), Cocoon(1985), Happy Land(1943), Wing and a Prayer(1944), Slightly French(1949), Cocoon: The Return(1988), Oddball Hall(1991), That's My Man(1947), Picture Mommy Dead(1966), Heaven Can Wait(1943) ... ...
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
1966
79 Minutes
While writing a book on the circus, author John Shawcross reflects upon the great acts he has seen over the years and the mystique of circus people. He recalls the solo trapeze act of La ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Biography
USA
1939
97 Minutes
Alexander Graham Bell
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.
6.9/10
Musical
USA
1941
91 Minutes
Don Ameche Betty Grable Bob Cummings Carole Landis Charlotte Greenwood Jack Haley
fortune hunter sister aunt bartender wealthy man heir charming lighthearted amusing mushy texas florida resort bar money sister relationship deception socialites romance impersonation
Sisters Kay and Barbara arrive in Miami from Texas looking for rich husbands.
6.7/10
Fantasy
USA
1985
117 Minutes
Don Ameche Wilford Brimley Brian Dennehy Hume Cronyn Jack Gilford Steve Guttenberg Maureen Stapleton Jessica Tandy Gwen Verdon Herta Ware Tahnee Welch
elderly person alien husband wife friend uplifting tender retirement home florida aging death love metamorphosis 1980s
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1943
73 Minutes
father mother ghost soldier son moving melodramatic patriotic iowa world war ii meaning of life death mourning father/son relationship afterlife love sacrifice 1940s
In a typical American Midwestern city, Hartfield, Iowa, Lew Marsh (Don Ameche) is the owner of a drugstore. Everyone knows Lew and knew his grandfather, old "Gramp" Marsh (Harry Carey), who... See full summary »
6.5/10
War
USA
1944
97 Minutes
Don Ameche Dana Andrews William Eythe Charles Bickford Cedric Hardwicke Oscar O'Shea Richard Jaeckel Harry Morgan Richard Crane Glenn Langan Renny McEvoy
naval officer pilot actor ensign captain lieutenant commander rousing frenetic inspiring pacific ocean aircraft carrier plane world war ii naval warfare duty patriotism adventure quest sacrifice 1940s
In WW2, an American aircraft carrier sails around the Pacific on a decoy mission until it joins the battle of Midway against the Japanese forces.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
81 Minutes
Don Ameche Dorothy Lamour Janis Carter Willard Parker Adele Jergens Jeanne Manet
director singer movie producer sister star impostor witty endearing madcap carnival film set swimming pool ballroom california filmmaking talent search love triangle impersonation publicity jealousy
A cinema director who is in an emotional and professional crisis thinks that he has discovered a French star when he meets an ordinary dancer.
5.5/10
Fantasy
USA
1988
116 Minutes
Arthur "Art" Selwyn
Don Ameche Wilford Brimley Hume Cronyn Jack Gilford Steve Guttenberg Maureen Stapleton Jessica Tandy Gwen Verdon Elaine Stritch Courteney Cox Tahnee Welch
husband wife pregnant woman alien scientist hotel manager charming emotional passionate florida spaceship beach old age terminal illness family job immortality second chance sacrifice love
The old age pensioners that left at the end of the first film come back to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth?
4.0/10
Comedy
USA
1991
87 Minutes
G. Paul Siebriese
Don Ameche Burgess Meredith Bill Maynard Tullio Moneta Tiny Skefile Tina Jaxa Patrick Mynhardt Phillip Wolfaardt Graham Armitage
A gang of thieves has pulled a huge jewel heist, but has had to hide out in a tiny South African village posing as members of a fraternal order called The Oddballs. As they wait for their ... See full summary »
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Joe Grange
A gambler (Don Ameche) wins big but neglects his wife (Catherine McLeod) and family, until all he has left is guilt and a racehorse.
Horror
1966
88 Minutes
Don Ameche Martha Hyer Susan Gordon Zsa Zsa Gabor Maxwell Reed Wendell Corey Signe Hasso Anna Lee
Shaken by her mother's death, an heiress (Susan Gordon) comes home to a father (Don Ameche), stepmother (Martha Hyer) and cousin she cannot trust.
7.5/10
Fantasy
USA
1943
112 Minutes
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.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Alice Faye Don Ameche Carmen Miranda S.Z. Sakall J. Carrol Naish Curt Bois Leonid Kinskey Frank Puglia Maria Montez Georges Renavent
entertainer aristocrat wife baron girlfriend madcap amusing cheeky rio de janeiro car casino stock exchange impersonation love triangle business marriage temptation love 1940s
An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.
6.6/10
Musical
USA
1940
127 Minutes
Alice Faye Don Ameche Henry Fonda Edward Arnold Warren William Leo Carrillo Helen Westley Dorothy Peterson Ernest Truex Nigel Bruce Lynn Bari
opera singer political candidate mother husband composer spirited uplifting melodramatic new york city music hall iowa show business rags to riches love performance romance ambition transformation underdog love
Life story of the musical star from her discovery in 1890 by band leader Tony Pastor till her retirement in 1912 when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Don Ameche Richard Foran
husband wife friend reporter boss lighthearted crafty new york city small town marriage deception friendship honeymoon adventure revenge 1940s
A newspaper correspondent who has convinced his publisher he is married implores his friend's wife to pose as his bride.
6.6/10
Romance
USA
1939
96 Minutes
Alice Faye Don Ameche J. Edward Bromberg Alan Curtis Stuart Erwin Jed Prouty Buster Keaton Donald Meek George Givot
actress director producer actor lighthearted hilarious emotional new york city los angeles broadway theater movie set hollywood career jealousy friendship fame rise growing up 1930s
Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.
6.6/10
Romance
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Jane Budden, a country girl goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Hiram Maxim, a struggling inventor. After their marriage, his ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1940
88 Minutes
american woman horse breeder aunt father ambassador carmen miranda lighthearted cheery positive playful horse show new york city buenos aires, argentina nightclub horse track ranch horse racing vacation family feud cross-cultural romance
An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1936
77 Minutes
Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the second is born deaf-mute but gains hearing ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Jimmy Hall
band leader manager ice skater girlfriend charming lighthearted amusing norway village new york city skating rink unlikely romance ice skating aspirations rags to riches flying pursuit transformation 1930s
Bandleader (Romero and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Peter Nostrand
A man hides out in the country to avoid testifying in his friends' divorce. A girl who he thinks is a process server thinks he's a gangster. So do the sheriff and his men.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
83 Minutes
Kenneth Harvey
Carmen Miranda Don Ameche William Bendix Vivian Blaine Felix Bressart B.S. Pully Emil Rameau Frank Orth Torben Meyer Herb Evers Hal K. Dawson
composer club owner singer violinist henchman love interest lighthearted cheery greenwich village new york city apartment theater jail stage composing music swindling drunkenness ambition disillusionment
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1992
106 Minutes
Tom Selleck Don Ameche Anne Jackson Christine Ebersole Wendy Crewson Robert Pastorelli Michael Murphy Jackye Roberts
stockbroker mother father sister wife senior citizen winsome madcap hilarious chicago fort lauderdale, fla. household air field hospital unhappy marriage illness life lessons family relationships unemployment
A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.
Romance
1936
90 Minutes
Alessandro
Loretta Young Don Ameche Kent Taylor Pauline Frederick Jane Darwell Katherine DeMille Victor Kilian John Carradine J. Carrol Naish Pedro de Cordoba
A chief's son (Don Ameche) falls in love with a Spanish rancher's part-Indian daughter (Loretta Young).
Comedy
1939
94 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Don Ameche John Barrymore Francis Lederer Mary Astor Elaine Barrie Hedda Hopper Rex O'Malley Monty Woolley Armand Kaliz Lionel Pape
showgirl taxi driver wealthy man socialite baroness playful crafty paris party disguise high society cheating schemes courtship love pursuit 1930s
A Paris cabby (Don Ameche) chases a chorus girl (Claudette Colbert) hired by a rich man (John Barrymore) to pose as a baroness.
7.0/10
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Marty Canavan
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Don Ameche Slim Summerville Dudley Digges Walter Catlett George Sanders Jane Darwell Stepin Fetchit Pauline Moore Elisha Cook Jr.
reporter heiress count editor tabloid reporter fiancé madcap playful emotional winsome new york city airport city hall journalism scandal fame deception unlikely romance tabloid journalism love
A financier's daughter spars with a newspaper reporter: he by writing about her, she by announcing their engagement.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1942
83 Minutes
Dwight Dawson
Henry Fonda Lynn Bari Don Ameche Edward Everett Horton George Barbier Frank Orth Roseanne Murray Marietta Canty Hal K. Dawson Josephine Whittell Arthur Loft
young man love interest motivational speaker press agent insurance executive reporter lighthearted airy new york city office ambition love triangle contest culture clash deception transformation rise love 1940s
Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" takes his course. But winner Tad Page is... See full summary »
6.8/10
Drama, History
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Jack O'Leary
Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Phyllis Brooks Tom Brown Sidney Blackmer Berton Churchill June Storey
mother mayor singer saloon owner engaging fiery suspenseful chicago saloon love triangle destruction death fire historical events rivalry rise fall 1860s
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Robert "Bob" Harris
Sonja Henie Adolphe Menjou Don Ameche Jean Hersholt The Ritz Brothers Arline Judge Dixie Dunbar Ned Sparks Montagu Love Leah Ray Albert Conti
ice skater manager reporter wife comedian secretary amusing lighthearted switzerland inn casino ice-skating rink new york city madison square garden olympic games show business ice skating investigation exploitation romance
American theatrical manager (Menjou) discovers Henie preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Mortimer Duke
Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz
wealthy man executive broker poor person hustler prostitute hilarious engaging philadelphia apartment office street bet human nature wrongfully accused unlikely friendship class distinctions wealth christmas revenge
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1936
97 Minutes
Dr. Rudi Imre
Janet Gaynor Loretta Young Constance Bennett Simone Simon Don Ameche Paul Lukas Tyrone Power Alan Mowbray Wilfrid Lawson J. Edward Bromberg Virginia Field
salesgirl model nobleman doctor roommate magician melodramatic spirited amusing budapest, hungary apartment doctor's office shop romance marriage ambition rags to riches growing up discovery 1930s
Three working girls in Budapest pool their resources to get a better apartment and impress their dates. One dates a nobleman and, learning of her rejection by him, considers poison. Another... See full summary »
6.0/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1987
110 Minutes
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
John Lithgow Melinda Dillon Margaret Langrick Joshua Rudoy Kevin Peter Hall David Suchet Lainie Kazan Don Ameche
father wife daughter son creature touching winsome amusing positive seattle family home forest monsters family houseguest nature environmental consciousness discovery rescue 1980s
The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.
Comedy, Drama
1970
113 Minutes
Col. Flanders
Brian Keith Tony Curtis Ernest Borgnine Suzanne Pleshette Ivan Dixon Bradford Dillman Tom Ewell Don Ameche Arthur O'Connell John Fiedler
officer sergeant colonel sheriff bartender playful amusing american south small town military base jail military life small-town life feud public relations rivalry 1970s
An Army sergeant's (Brian Keith) buddies rescue him with a tank after a Southern sheriff (Ernest Borgnine) puts him in jail.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1988
116 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall John Amos James Earl Jones Shari Headley Madge Sinclair Eriq La Salle Allison Dean Paul Bates Louie Anderson Clint Smith
prince king queen restaurant owner daughter assistant lighthearted hilarious positive new york city queens, n.y. africa zamunda waldorf astoria hotel culture clash marriage royal life courtship disguise love
An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and will.
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