List of the best Eddie Bracken movies: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek(1944), Sweater Girl(1942), Hail the Conquering Hero(1944), Young and Willing(1943), Rainbow Island(1944), Summer Stock(1950), Reaching for the Sun(1941), Star Spangled Rhythm(1942), The Girl From Jones Beach(1949), Caught in the Draft(1941), Happy Go Lucky(1943), Two Tickets to Broadway(1951) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1944
99 Minutes
Norval Jones
Eddie Bracken Betty Hutton William Demarest Diana Lynn Brian Donlevy Akim Tamiroff Porter Hall Almira Sessions Jimmy Conlin
pregnant woman daughter father soldier suitor amusing madcap hilarious america small town household pregnancy marriage romance love father/daughter relationship world war ii pursuit love adventure
After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
77 Minutes
Eddie Bracken June Preisser Jane Rhodes
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.
Comedy
1944
101 Minutes
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith
Eddie Bracken Ella Raines Raymond Walburn William Demarest Bill Edwards Elizabeth Patterson Jimmy Conlin Franklin Pangborn Jack Norton Paul Porcasi Alan Bridge
good guy soldier mother girlfriend mayor playful charming military base small town bar world war ii love triangle deception temptation growing up transformation 1940s
Preston Sturges' satire about a sickly soldier discharged from duty and mistaken for a war hero when he returns home.
Comedy
USA
1943
83 Minutes
George Bodell
William Holden Eddie Bracken Barbara Britton Martha O'Driscoll Susan Hayward James Brown Robert Benchley Mabel Paige
For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
97 Minutes
Toby Smith
Dorothy Lamour Barry Sullivan Eddie Bracken Gil Lamb Forrest Orr
Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Orville Wingait
Judy Garland Gene Kelly Eddie Bracken Gloria DeHaven Marjorie Main Phil Silvers Ray Collins Carleton Carpenter Nita Bieber Hans Conried Paul E. Burns
actress sister dancer housekeeper fiancé cheery lighthearted farm connecticut stage farming sibling rivalry song and dance romance show business transformation love rivalry 1950s
A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Benny Hogan
A backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
99 Minutes
Johnny Webster
security guard sailor switchboard operator star singer airy charming madcap hollywood, calif. movie studio stage performance deception musical revue sketch comedy pride father/son relationship underdog quest 1940s
A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.
Romance
USA
1949
78 Minutes
Chuck Donovan
Ronald Reagan Virginia Mayo Eddie Bracken Dona Drake Henry Travers Lois Wilson Florence Bates Jerome Cowan Helen Westcott Paul Harvey Lloyd Corrigan
talent scout artist teacher secretary photographer mother lighthearted playful new york city artist's studio apartment beach school courtroom talent search publicity art deception family trials
Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
82 Minutes
Bert Sparks
Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Lynne Overman Eddie Bracken Clarence Kolb Paul Hurst Ferike Boros Phyllis Ruth Irving Bacon Arthur Loft Edgar Dearing
movie star coward love interest colonel father assistant madcap lighthearted amusing tender movie set army camp airplane house countryside hospital military draft deception engagement mishaps
A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Wally Case
Mary Martin Dick Powell Betty Hutton Eddie Bracken Rudy Vallee Mabel Paige Eric Blore Clem Bevans Sir Lancelot Ben Carter Lillian Randolph
cigarette girl american best friend dancer wealthy man voodoo queen lighthearted amusing ship boat sea caribbean hotel deck gold digging impersonation romance deception voodoo drunkenness
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
106 Minutes
Lew Conway
Tony Martin Janet Leigh Gloria DeHaven Eddie Bracken Ann Miller Barbara Lawrence
singer love interest agent girlfriend producer lighthearted amusing charming manhattan, n.y. bus station central park television studio bus song and dance big break deception television love rise 1950s
Nancy Peterson and her friends want to get a spot on Bob Crosby's TV show, but their agent has linked them.
Musical
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Jojo Jordan
Lucille Ball Richard Carlson Desi Arnaz Ann Miller Eddie Bracken Frances Langford Hal LeRoy Libby Bennett Harry Shannon Douglas Walton Chester Clute
heiress football player father friend playwright lighthearted amusing playful new mexico small town college football field college life wealth football romance father/daughter relationship escape adventure 1940s
A young lady goes to College and, without her knowledge, her father sends four football players as her bodyguards, who eventually join the college team and turn it into one of the best, while one of the players falls in love with her.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Roy Walley
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Christie Brinkley Anthony Michael Hall Imogene Coca Randy Quaid Dana Barron John Candy Eddie Bracken Brian Doyle Murray Eugene Levy
father wife son daughter aunt beautiful woman hilarious madcap chicago car los angeles hotel amusement park grand canyon travel family road trip vacation quest adventure
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1992
120 Minutes
Mr. E.F. Duncan, Owner Duncan's Toy Chest
Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern Catherine O'Hara John Heard Devin Ratray Tim Curry Brenda Fricker Eddie Bracken Gerry Bamman Kieran Culkin
boy hotel desk clerk bellhop father criminal partner hilarious frenetic intricate heartwarming new york city hotel miami airport toy store park lost father/son relationship precocious child travel
One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
98 Minutes
Old Timer
Joe Mantegna Lara Flynn Boyle Joe Pantoliano Brian Haley Cynthia Nixon Fred Dalton Thompson John Neville Matthew Glave Brigid Duffy Eddie Bracken Adam Robert Worton
baby kidnapper con artist mother father kidnapped child amusing lighthearted playful chicago hideout mansion department store zoo construction site kidnapping escape ransom family ineptitude
After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.