List of the best Donna Reed movies: Faithful in My Fashion(1946), It's a Wonderful Life(1946), Trouble Along the Way(1953), The Benny Goodman Story(1955), Backlash(1956), Chicago Deadline(1949), Three Hours to Kill(1954), The Get-Away(1941), Gentle Annie(1944), Gun Fury(1953), They Rode West(1954), Beyond Mombasa(1957) ... ...
Romance
USA
1946
81 Minutes
Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
Donna Reed Tom Drake Edward Everett Horton Spring Byington Sig Ruman Harry Davenport Wm. "Bill" Phillips Margaret Hamilton Hobart Cavanaugh Warner Anderson Connie Gilchrist
sailor fiancée employee charming endearing quirky new york city department store apartment secret military love triangle deception world war ii love metamorphosis discovery 1940s
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge promotion where they used to work together - and has become engaged to another man.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1946
129 Minutes
Mary Hatch Bailey
James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore Thomas Mitchell Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Frank Faylen Ward Bond Gloria Grahame H.B. Warner Frank Albertson
angel friend wife uncle businessperson banker heartwarming emotional charming new york state store small town christmas big business suicide marriage money ambition fall rescue
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
110 Minutes
Alice Singleton
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.
Biography
USA
1955
116 Minutes
Steve Allen Donna Reed Berta Gersten Herb Anderson Robert F. Simon Sammy Davis Sr. Dick Winslow Barry Truex David Kasday Hy Averback Wilton Graff
musician mother father critic sister heartwarming inspiring endearing chicago carnegie hall benny goodman jazz fame romantic dilemma musical performance cultural differences rise love 1930s
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Western
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Karyl Orton
Richard Widmark Donna Reed William Campbell John McIntire Barton MacLane Edward Platt Harry Morgan Robert Wilke Regis Parton Robert Foulk Phil Chambers
gunslinger adversary sergeant father widow sheriff intense melodramatic suspenseful gripping confident inspiring mining town mountain american west house arizona ranch gold robbery
Jim Slater seeks a survivor of the Apache ambush his father died in.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
87 Minutes
reporter victim mobster thug businessman informant gritty uneasy fiery dark chicago underworld boxing ring hotel parking garage murder investigation chance meeting love triangle crime abusive relationship
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Adams finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Adams comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.
Western
USA
1954
77 Minutes
Dana Andrews Donna Reed Dianne Foster Stephen Elliott Richard Coogan Laurence Hugo James Westerfield Richard Webb Carolyn Jones Charlotte Fletcher
fugitive fiancé woman sheriff friend raw tense thrilling intricate wild west small town ranch wilderness false accusations murder investigation mob mentality frame-ups friendship survival escape
Framed for murder, Jim Guthrie barely escapes lynching by the town mob, becomes a wanted fugitive for three years but returns to find the real killer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Maria Theresa "Terry" O'Reilly
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.
Western
USA
1944
80 Minutes
James Craig Donna Reed Marjorie Main Harry Morgan Paul Langton Barton MacLane John Philliber Morris Ankrum
farmer marshal robber sheriff brother deputy rousing suspenseful thrilling farm oklahoma saloon small town investigation robbery showdown old west quest pursuit 1900s
In 1901, an undercover US Marshal is sent to Oklahoma Territory to investigate a string of train robberies and arrest the culprits.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Jennifer Ballard
Rock Hudson Donna Reed Philip Carey Roberta Haynes Leo Gordon Lee Marvin Neville Brand Ray Thomas Bob Herron Phil Rawlins Forrest Lewis
confederate soldier rancher outlaw fiancée american indian mexican brutal gutsy spirited arizona territory stagecoach desert outdoors kidnapping rescue old west left for dead jealousy pursuit rescue
In Arizona, Frank Slayton's gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps Ben Warren's fiancée, prompting Warren to pursue Slayton.
Western
USA
1954
84 Minutes
Laurie MacKaye
Robert Francis Donna Reed Donna Lee Hickey Philip Carey Onslow Stevens Peggy Converse Roy Roberts Jack Kelly Stuart Randall Eugene Iglesias Frank de Kova
commanding officer doctor native american medicine man army officer captain gripping suspenseful emotional army camp wilderness tent cabin wild west military medicine native americans enemies moral dilemma old west
A young cavalry doctor, against orders, treats very sick Indians who are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.
Adventure
UK|USA
1957
90 Minutes
Ann Wilson
Cornel Wilde Donna Reed Leo Genn Ron Randell Christopher Lee Dan Jackson Eddie Calvert Bartholomew Sketch Clive Morton MacDonald Parke
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
Adventure
USA
1953
88 Minutes
John Payne Donna Reed Gerald Mohr Lon Chaney Anthony Caruso Henry Brandon Skip Torgerson Frank de Kova William Tannen Christopher Dark Claire DuBrey
pirate contessa sailor henchman aristocrat engaging spirited thrilling melodramatic spain pirate ship high seas piracy romance deception swordplay sailing reggie kray adventure pursuit
Barbarossa, a pirate, frees a group of Spanish prisoners and makes them his crew. On a raid, he takes as a prize a Spanish countess, Alida. He has fallen in love with her by the time he ... See full summary »
Western
1942
66 Minutes
Lloyd Nolan Donna Reed William Lundigan Ann Ayars Connie Gilchrist Chill Wills Miles Mander Gloria Holden Ray Teal Grant Withers Fuzzy Knight
manager brother outlaw widow artist love interest tense gripping apache lands stagecoach outpost plains office love triangle sibling rivalry native americans journey robbery frontier life adventure
Two brothers (Lloyd Nolan, William Lundigan) weather an Indian uprising over the theft of a peace pipe.
War
USA
1945
135 Minutes
2nd Lt. Sandy Davys
Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed Jack Holt Ward Bond Marshall Thompson Paul Langton Leon Ames Arthur Walsh Donald Curtis
lieutenant naval officer sailor general gripping spirited rousing boat philippines naval base bataan corregidor world war ii pt boat general douglas macarthur revenge rescue underdog 1940s
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Barbara Lawry
Edward Arnold Ann Harding Donna Reed Allen Jenkins John Emery Stephen McNally Katherine Emery Reginald Denny Rosemary DeCamp Stanley Ridges Barry Nelson
blind person detective stepmother stepdaughter actor nazi suspenseful brooding new york city blindness investigation secret murder world war ii mystery pursuit 1940s
A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Kathy Taylor
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Donna Reed Fred Clark Barbara Bates Joseph Calleia
Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.
Drama, History
USA
1955
108 Minutes
Sacajawea
Fred MacMurray Charlton Heston Donna Reed Barbara Hale William Demarest Alan Reed Eduardo Noriega Larry Pennell Argentina Brunetti Julia Montoya Ralph Moody
thomas jefferson meriwether lewis william clark sacajawea native american striking thrilling united states wilderness frontier louisiana purchase expedition water route teamwork love triangle daunting task quest discovery adventure 1800s
After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory.
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Melodie Eunice Nesbit
Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Donna Reed Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden William Lundigan Frieda Inescort
teen boy father mother girlfriend young man sister lighthearted amusing small town truck household adolescence family small-town life swindling party drunkenness growing up discovery 1940s
Big Jim Johnson is a cattleman who wants to run all the settler's off the land. He has a number of hired guns including Johnny Dawson. Doctor Bill Dawson comes to town and wants to see the ... See full summary »
Drama
1942
84 Minutes
Marcia Bradburn
Lionel Barrymore Philip Dorn Donna Reed Phil Brown Nat Pendleton Alma Kruger Mary Nash Walter Kingsford Nell Craig Ruth Tobey Jonathan Hale
doctor intern nurse parent mental patient girlfriend suspenseful shocking melodramatic hospital doctor's office all-girls school apartment police station murder psychiatry investigation mental illness family quest
Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) lets his Dutch colleague (Philip Dorn) handle the case of a homicidal maniac.
Horror
USA
1945
110 Minutes
Gladys Hallward
George Sanders Hurd Hatfield Angela Lansbury Donna Reed Lowell Gilmore Peter Lawford Richard Fraser Lydia Bilbrook Morton Lowry Douglas Walton Mary Forbes
wealthy man painter lord enemy lover creepy disturbing sad london tavern parlor theater street attic youth beauty blackmail morality vanity suicide
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Comedy
USA
1943
103 Minutes
Mary Wilson
Charles Laughton Binnie Barnes Richard Carlson Donna Reed Christopher Severn Clyde Cook Stephen McNally Arthur Shields Evelyn Falke Hobart Cavanaugh Andre Charlot
soldier boxer sister hotel owner singer best friend melodramatic tense belgium england australia hotel household adoption forbidden love boxing family world war ii gambling transformation
A crusty old Sergeant of the Queen's Australian army in World War I befriends a small orphaned boy and his tiny sister on the night he is to go back to Australia. The Sergeant emotionally ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1941
97 Minutes
Molly Ford
William Powell Myrna Loy Barry Nelson Donna Reed Sam Levene Alan Baxter Stella Adler
retiree wife police detective reporter jockey commissioner engaging playful tense san francisco racetrack locker room wrestling ring apartment office murder horse racing journalism undercover operations marriage
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) solve racetrack-related murders with their 4-year-old son and dog, Asta.
Drama
1954
116 Minutes
Marion Ellswirth
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Walter Pidgeon Donna Reed Eva Gabor George Dolenz Roger Moore Kurt Kaszner
husband wife sister father suitor daughter melodramatic emotional paris family home café love triangle ambition wealth family alcoholism writing love wretched excess 1950s
Sudden money ruins a struggling writer (Van Johnson) and his wife (Elizabeth Taylor) in post-World War II Paris.
Drama
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Alma Burke (Lorene)
Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Deborah Kerr Frank Sinatra Donna Reed Ernest Borgnine Philip Ober Jack Warden Mickey Shaughnessy Harry Bellaver George Reeves
soldier sergeant military officer victim wife passionate powerful sad barracks honolulu beach military injustice love adultery forbidden love underdog sacrifice 1940s
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Bess Macauley
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Musical, Comedy
1941
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Bainter Virginia Weidler Ray McDonald Richard Quine Donald Meek Luis Alberni James Gleason Emma Dunn Frederick Burton
singer girlfriend performers producer charming lighthearted united states new york city stage deception ambition music broken home broadway temptation underdog 1930s
Talented young hopefuls strive for their big break on Broadway in this follow-up to "Babes in Arms.".