List of the best Douglas McPhail movies: Born to Sing(1942), Little Nellie Kelly(1940), Babes in Arms(1939), Broadway Melody of 1940(1940) ... ...
Musical
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Murray Saunders
Virginia Weidler Ray McDonald Leo Gorcey Douglas McPhail Rags Ragland Sheldon Leonard Henry O'Neill Larry Nunn
Show promoter Cartwright has stolen the songs that Frank wrote while he was in the big house. The boys go to Cartwright to get Frank credit for his work, and Cartwright has them arrested ... See full summary »
Musical
1940
100 Minutes
Dennis Fogarty
Judy Garland George Murphy Charles Winninger Douglas McPhail Arthur Shields Rita Page Forrester Harvey James Burke George Watts John Raitt Pat O'Malley
wife irishman police officer love interest sergeant daughter amusing lighthearted uplifting tender ireland new york city house ballroom street cab immigration family feud father/daughter relationship pride
A New York policeman (George Murphy) approves of his daughter's (Judy Garland) suitor; her grandfather (Charles Winninger) does not.
Musical
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Don Brice
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Charles Winninger Guy Kibbee June Preisser Grace Hayes Betty Jaynes Douglas McPhail Rand Brooks Leni Lynn John Sheffield
singer dancer parent girlfriend lighthearted charming united states long island, n.y. vaudeville failing career determination show business music adventure rise 1930s
A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
Masked Singer
Fred Astaire Eleanor Powell George Murphy Frank Morgan Ian Hunter Florence Rice Lynne Carver Ann Morriss Trixie Firschke Douglas McPhail
dancer partner producer star amusing endearing new york city broadway theater dance hall dance love teamwork friendship love quest rise 1940s
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner.