List of the best Donald O'Connor movies: Yes Sir, That's My Baby(1949), The Milkman(1951), Francis Joins the WACS(1954), I Love Melvin(1953), Francis Covers the Big Town(1953), Francis Goes to the Races(1951), Double Crossbones(1951), Francis in the Navy(1955), The Wonders of Aladdin(1961), A Time to Remember(1988), Francis Goes to West Point(1952), Francis(1949) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
82 Minutes
William Waldo Winfield
At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.
Comedy
UK
1951
87 Minutes
Roger Bradley
Donald O'Connor Jimmy Durante Piper Laurie Joyce Holden William Conrad Henry O'Neill Paul Harvey Jess Barker Elisabeth Risdon Frank Nelson Charles Flynn
A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.
Comedy
USA
1954
94 Minutes
Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor Julie Adams Mamie Van Doren Chill Wills Lynn Bari ZaSu Pitts Joan Shawlee Allison Hayes Mara Corday Karen Kadler Elsie Holmes
Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active duty...in the WACs!
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Donald O'Connor Debbie Reynolds Una Merkel Richard Anderson Allyn Joslyn Les Tremayne Noreen Corcoran Jim Backus Barbara Ruick
assistant actress heir father photographer chorus girl emotional heartwarming amusing broadway theater new york city central park office fame confidence impersonation dreams photography publishing love
Melvin, a photographer for Look magazine, meets Judy and he wants to marry her. Her father is against that and as a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue, a task easier said than done.
Comedy
USA
1953
86 Minutes
Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor Yvette Dugay Gene Lockhart Nancy Guild Larry Gates Silvio Minciotti Lowell Gilmore William Harrigan Gale Gordon Hanley Stafford Forrest Lewis
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
Comedy
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor Piper Laurie Cecil Kellaway Jesse White Barry Kelley Hayden Rorke Vaughn Taylor Larry Keating Peter Brocco Edwin Max Don Beddoe
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
75 Minutes
Davey Crandall
Donald O'Connor Helena Carter Will Geer John Emery Stanley Logan Kathryn Givney Hayden Rorke Morgan Farley Louis Bacigalupi
After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate.
Comedy
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Lt. Peter Stirling, Bosun's Mate Slicker Donovan
Donald O'Connor Martha Hyer Richard Erdman Jim Backus Clint Eastwood David Janssen Leigh Snowden Martin Milner Paul Burke Phil Garris Myrna Hansen
A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy.
Fantasy
France|Italy|USA
1961
93 Minutes
Aladdin
Henry Levin Donald O'Connor Vittorio De Sica Noëlle Adam Aldo Fabrizi Michèle Mercier Milton Reid Terence Hill Fausto Tozzi Marco Tulli
A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie, who will grant the boy three wishes if he sets him free from the lamp.
Musical
USA
1988
72 Minutes
Donald O'Connor Morgana King Raymond Serra Ruben Gomez Tommy Makem
It is small town America in the 1950's. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his ... See full summary »
Comedy
1952
81 Minutes
Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor Lori Nelson Alice Kelley Palmer Lee William Reynolds Les Tremayne Otto Hulett David Janssen James Best Paul Burke Cliff Clark
The talking mule foils atomic-plant saboteurs and tutors his master (Donald O'Connor) at the U.S. Military Academy.
Comedy
1949
91 Minutes
Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor Patricia Medina ZaSu Pitts Ray Collins John McIntire Eduard Franz Howland Chamberlin James Todd Robert Warwick Frank Faylen Tony Curtis
An officer (Donald O'Connor) in Burma becomes a World War II hero with strategic tips from a talking mule.
Drama
USA
1942
79 Minutes
Gloria Jean Donald O'Connor Jane Frazee Robert Paige Peggy Ryan Edith Barrett
Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.
Musical
USA
1956
106 Minutes
Bing Crosby Donald O'Connor Zizi Jeanmaire Mitzi Gaynor Phil Harris Kurt Kaszner Richard Erdman Walter Sande Archer MacDonald Argentina Brunetti Alma Macrorie
broadway star tv personality dancer frenchwoman protégé american amusing lighthearted playful cheery paris ocean liner new york city broadway theater france broadway acting mishaps stardom travel
Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1953
117 Minutes
Kenneth Gibson
Ethel Merman Donald O'Connor George Sanders Vera-Ellen Billy De Wolfe Helmut Dantine Walter Slezak Steven Geray
socialite ambassador minister general duchess witty lighthearted fictional country washington, d.c. politics foreign relations romance social standing love rise 1950s
A Washington hostess (Ethel Merman) falls for a foreign minister (George Sanders) after being named ambassador to a grand duchy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Cosmo Brown
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno Douglas Fowley Cyd Charisse Madge Blake King Donovan
actor singer actress friend songwriter filmmaker emotional playful witty hollywood new york city street movie set silent movies movie making song and dance love triangle jealousy media love
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Romance
USA
1965
93 Minutes
Harvey Granson
Sandra Dee Bobby Darin Donald O'Connor Nita Talbot Larry Storch James Westerfield Leo G. Carroll Robert Strauss Ben Lessy Reta Shaw Nora Marlowe
Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford. Embarrassed about bringing him back to her tiny apartment that she ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1947
89 Minutes
Charlie Read
Deanna Durbin John Dall Donald O'Connor Helena Carter Charles Winninger Jean Adair William Ching Chester Clute Jacqueline de Wit Jan Peerce Frank Wilcox
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.
Musical, Comedy
1938
88 Minutes
Mike Beebe
older brother younger brother mother girlfriend brother thug campy playful countryside california racetrack club household laziness brotherhood engagement singing horse racing poverty quest
A dreamer (Bing Crosby) with a racehorse brings his mother and musical brothers (Fred MacMurray, Donald O'Connor) to Los Angeles for a long shot.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Tim 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.
Drama
USA
1981
155 Minutes
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
James Cagney Howard E. Rollins Jr. Elizabeth McGovern Brad Dourif Moses Gunn Kenneth McMillan Pat O'Brien Donald O'Connor James Olson Mandy Patinkin Mary Steenburgen
maid jazz musician father mother showgirl fireman charming fascinating crafty new york city white plains, n.y. new rochelle, n.y. murder race relations love historical events adventure revenge love 1900s
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Romance
USA
1997
109 Minutes
Jonathan Devereaux
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Diane Cannon Gloria DeHaven Brent Spiner Elaine Stritch Hal Linden Donald O'Connor Edward Mulhare Rue McClanahan
con artist brother-in-law heiress widow friend retiree lighthearted hilarious heartwarming cruise ship sea schemes romance aging dance deception discovery love transformation 1990s
A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.
Musical
1942
68 Minutes
Donny
The Andrews Sisters Dick Foran Joe E. Lewis Jennifer Holt Shemp Howard Richard Davies Mary Wickes Ernest Truex Donald O'Connor Peggy Ryan Huntz Hall
Nightclub performers (The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Joe E. Lewis) do Army shows with Harry James and His Music Makers.
Adventure
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward J. Carrol Naish Albert Van Dekker Broderick Crawford Charles Barton James Stephenson Heather Thatcher
brother soldier sergeant mercenary suspenseful inspiring england desert robbery war escape mutiny money escape adventure rise fall rivalry 1930s
Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
Comedy
USA
1982
82 Minutes
Tom Smothers Carol Kane Miles Chapin Debralee Scott Candy Azzara Suzanne Kent Phil Hartman Michael Kless David L. Lander Victoria Carroll Alix Elias
cheerleader camp director mountie assistant reporter killer hilarious outlandish camp canada mass murder cheerleading police pursuit telekinesis violence pursuit rescue mystery 1980s
A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.