List of the best Edward Everett Horton movies: Lonely Wives(1931), Beggar on Horseback(1925), Wide Open(1930), Man in the Mirror(1936), Top Hat(1935), Bluebeard's Eighth Wife(1938), San Diego, I Love You(1944), Sing and Like It(1934), Smart Woman(1931), The King and the Chorus Girl(1937), The Body Disappears(1941), Roar of the Dragon(1932) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1931
87 Minutes
Richard `'Dickie'` Smith, Felix
lawyer womanizer comedian wife mother-in-law beautiful woman amusing crafty outlandish law office bedroom nightclub house stage infidelity marriage sex look-alikes impersonation deception
A lonely husband whose wife has been away hires a lookalike impersonator to fill his place and fool his mother-in-law while he plays around with a pretty coquette. Confusion prevails when his wife returns that evening.
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Neil McRae
Edward Everett Horton Esther Ralston Erwin Connelly Gertrude Short Ethel Wales Theodore Kosloff Betty Compson James Mason Frederick Sullivan
Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but fearing poverty, proposes to the wealthy Gladys Cady. One night, he dozes in an armchair and has a nightmare of a wedding and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
67 Minutes
Simon Haldane
Edward Everett Horton Patsy Ruth Miller Louise Fazenda Vera Lewis T. Roy Barnes E.J. Ratcliffe Louise Beavers Edna Murphy Frank Beal Vince Barnett
A nervous woman-shy office clerk, already troubled by an amorous female co-worker, suddenly has to deal with a very forward and attractive young woman who has sneaked into his apartment - and doesn't want to leave.
Comedy
1936
85 Minutes
Jeremy Dilke
Edward Everett Horton Genevieve Tobin Ursula Jeans Garry Marsh Aubrey Mather Alastair Sim
businessman alter ego love interest interpreter amusing charming playful creative lighthearted office new life confidence self-confidence magic mirror relationships adventure discovery pursuit love rise
An aggressive alter ego allows a mild-mannered man to accomplish feats that he would ordinarily be too timid to try.
Musical, Romance
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Horace Hardwick
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Eric Blore Erik Rhodes
wife butler dancer producer love interest playful charming witty hotel stage bathroom london venice song and dance romance mistaken identity aspirations dance show business quest
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
Comedy
USA
1938
85 Minutes
Marquis de Loiselle
Claudette Colbert Gary Cooper Edward Everett Horton David Niven Elizabeth Patterson Herman Bing Warren Hymer
millionaire young woman father marquis best friend husband charming lighthearted french riviera hotel shop family home marriage wealth divorce love transformation 1930s
After learning her multi-millionaire fiancé has already been married seven times, the daughter of a penniless marquis decides to tame him.
Comedy
USA
1944
81 Minutes
Philip McCooley
Jon Hall Louise Allbritton Edward Everett Horton Eric Blore Buster Keaton Irene Ryan Rudy Wissler Gerald Perreau Charles Bates Don Davis Florence Lake
inventor daughter millionaire butler bus driver lighthearted endearing san diego household opposites attract money culture clash family inventions love pursuit quest 1940s
A harried daughter tries to keep her wacky family together while trying to sell her eccentric father's latest invention, a collapsible life raft.
Comedy
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Adam Frink
A gangster becomes enamored with a dowdy, amateur off-key singer and tries to force a producer to put her in his Broadway production.
Romance
USA
1931
68 Minutes
Mary Astor Robert Ames Edward Everett Horton John Halliday Noel Francis
wife husband gold digger aristocrat bachelor adulterer lighthearted amusing melodramatic paris new york city manor ocean liner infidelity romantic dilemma love triangle schemes jealousy marriage love
A wife turns the tables on her cheating husband.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Count Humbert Evel Bruger
Fernand Gravey Joan Blondell Edward Everett Horton Alan Mowbray Mary Nash Jane Wyman Luis Alberni Kenny Baker
showgirl king doctor count duchess lighthearted charming outlandish paris ocean liner folies bergère apartment love class distinctions royalty deception debauchery love transformation wretched excess
Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. Now all he has left are his Count Humbert and Duchess Anna, along with... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Prof. Reginald X. Shotesbury
Jeffrey Lynn Jane Wyman Edward Everett Horton David Bruce Herb Anderson Marguerite Chapman Craig Stevens Willie Best Ivan F. Simpson Charles Halton Wade Boteler
young man fiancé young woman professor friend daughter lighthearted amusing endearing college family home mental institution operating room courtroom bachelor party race against time invisibility science practical jokes marrying for money
Comedy about an invisible man.
Action
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Busby
Richard Dix Gwili Andre Edward Everett Horton
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Augie Winterspoon
Guy Kibbee ZaSu Pitts Edward Everett Horton Ross Alexander June Martel Gordon Westcott Judy Canova Nella Walker Jack Norton Arthur Treacher Milton Kibbee
Cora and Matt have tons of money and have spent a lot just to be accepted into New York society. The problem is that New York society has very little money. Matt prefers lunch counters and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Leander `'Bunny'` Nolan
Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Edward Everett Horton Edward Arnold Una Merkel Charles Richman Greta Meyer Willard Robertson Donald Meek
Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues psuedo-portait artist Marion Forsythe on her arrival from Europe after painting (and possibly being involved with) notables all over the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1947
82 Minutes
J.B. Cruikshank
Lucille Ball Franchot Tone Edward Everett Horton Mikhail Rasumny Gene Lockhart Nana Bryant
advertising executive wife mad scientist boss mayor hilarious melodramatic frenetic office travel agency family home baseball field work-life balance marriage battle of sexes technology honeymoon advertising transformation love
A scientist invents a formula that removes old, thinning hair and replaces it with thick, new hair. Complications ensue.
Romance
USA
1946
81 Minutes
Hiram Dilworthy
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
USA
1944
77 Minutes
Everett Conway
Feuding fathers deal with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
Comedy
USA
1930
74 Minutes
Roger
Douglas Fairbanks Bebe Daniels Edward Everett Horton Jack Mulhall Claude Allister June MacCloy Walter Walker Helen Jerome Eddy Bing Crosby Bill Elliott Bud Geary
Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. ... See full summary »
Musical
1942
84 Minutes
Peter
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Edward Everett Horton Binnie Barnes Reginald Owen Mona Maris Janis Carter Inez Cooper Douglas Dumbrille Leonid Kinskey
secretary count angel matchmaker playboy wife charming creative lighthearted bank costume party bedroom house marriage unrequited love supernatural romance dreams regret fantasy vs. reality discovery
A Budapest banker (Nelson Eddy) dreams of marrying an angel (Jeanette MacDonald), after meeting her earthly double.
Musical, Comedy
1934
99 Minutes
Ambassador Popoff
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Edward Everett Horton Una Merkel George Barbier Herman Bing Minna Gombell Sterling Holloway Peggy Watts
widow count ambassador stranger groom king airy charming paris marshovia mansion marriage taxes national security schemes deception identity love pursuit quest
A playboy prince (Maurice Chevalier) from a tiny kingdom is sent to woo a rich widow (Jeanette MacDonald) in Paris.
Comedy
1937
91 Minutes
Tubby
Brian Aherne Olivia de Havilland Edward Everett Horton Melville Cooper Luis Alberni Lionel Atwill Marie Wilson Lana Turner Linda Perry Craig Reynolds Dorothy Tree
actor countess love interest fan servant amusing outlandish witty paris inn england stage impersonation performance romance misunderstanding theater david garrick rivalry transformation
French actors stage a hoax to deflate the ego of the famed 18th-century British actor (Brian Aherne).
Musical, Comedy
1935
87 Minutes
Count Josef "Peppi" von Schlapstaat
Carl Brisson Mary Ellis Edward Everett Horton
A Hollywood actor (Carl Brisson) visits a mythical country where he looks like the king and confuses the queen (Mary Ellis).
Romance
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Max Plunkett
Fredric March Gary Cooper Miriam Hopkins Edward Everett Horton Franklin Pangborn Isabel Jewell Wyndham Standing Harry Dunkinson Helena Phillips Evans James Donlan Vernon Steele
artist playwright american boss husband love interest cheeky madcap playful paris apartment london new york city office roommates jealousy romantic dilemma love triangle sex competition
A woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Jeffrey Baird
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
107 Minutes
Egbert
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Alice Brady Edward Everett Horton Erik Rhodes Eric Blore Betty Grable
dancer pretty woman lawyer ex-husband ex-wife amusing charming lighthearted spirited england resort new love romance song and dance adultery mistaken identity love discovery 1930s
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
Drama
USA
1926
101 Minutes
Colline
Lillian Gish John Gilbert Renée Adorée Edward Everett Horton Roy D'Arcy George Hassell David Mir Gene Pouyet Karl Dane Catherine Vidor Valentina Zimina
A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.
Drama
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Gov. Don Paquito `'Paquitito'`
Marlene Dietrich Lionel Atwill Cesar Romero Edward Everett Horton Alison Skipworth Don Alvarado
A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.
Comedy
USA
1942
83 Minutes
Horace Hunter
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 »
Drama
USA
1944
105 Minutes
Count "Piggy" Volsky
George Sanders Linda Darnell Anna Lee Edward Everett Horton Hugo Haas Lori Lahner Sig Ruman John Philliber
In this filmed Chekhov adaptation, Olga is an alluring peasant woman who lures cynical aristocrat Fedor away from his milquetoast fiancée, with tragic consequences.
Comedy
USA
1931
101 Minutes
Roy V. Bensinger
Adolphe Menjou Pat O'Brien Mary Brian Edward Everett Horton Walter Catlett Mae Clarke George E. Stone
reporter editor convict amusing witty new york city prison newsroom investigative journalism murder conspiracy discovery pursuit 1930s
A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.
Comedy
USA
1947
66 Minutes
Eric
Jimmy Ellison Anne Gwynne Ruth Donnelly Edward Everett Horton Stephanie Bachelor Grant Withers Lloyd Corrigan Emil Rameau Jonathan Hale Charles Halton
Monty Crandall is a commercial artist who ridicules a dowager with a caricature of her on a magazine cover and she sues him. His troubles are multiplied when a pretty wife forces her ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Mortimer Thompson
Sybil Jason Glenda Farrell Robert Armstrong Edward Everett Horton Jack LaRue Arthur Vinton J. Carrol Naish Edgar Kennedy Addison Richards Emma Dunn Ward Bond
young girl father schemer friend hatcheck girl gangster charming suspenseful amusing new york city hotel orphanage street orphans crime great depression debt kidnapping guardianship rescue
A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
98 Minutes
Henry Bates
Anna Neagle Ray Bolger John Carroll Edward Everett Horton Grace Hartman Paul Hartman
circus performer car dealer son aunt major heir spirited striking engaging charming endearing uplifting america circus life new love dance numbers musical performance family feud romance discovery
The beautiful Anna Neagle stars as a circus performer who falls in love with a rich car dealer's son, against her family's wishes. Features some spirited dance numbers with Ray Bolger.
Comedy
1967
98 Minutes
Caspar Coleman
Pat Boone Pamela Austin Terry-Thomas Edward Everett Horton Hamilton Camp Doris Packer Kurt Kaszner Vito Scotti Leon Askin Aram Katcher
orphan adventurer traveler lover young woman young man amusing airy cheeky uplifting wild playful united states arabia europe asia world travel kidnapping lovers adventure
The world's richest man (Pat Boone) follows his childhood sweetheart (Pamela Austin) around the world and into the future.
Comedy
USA
1932
83 Minutes
François Filiba
Miriam Hopkins Kay Francis Herbert Marshall Charles Ruggles Edward Everett Horton C. Aubrey Smith Robert Greig
thief pickpocket widow executive amusing passionate madcap paris office household love romance crime scams deception love rivalry 1930s
A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.
Adventure
USA
1937
132 Minutes
Alexander P. Lovett
Ronald Colman Jane Wyatt Sam Jaffe John Howard Edward Everett Horton Margo H.B. Warner Isabel Jewell Thomas Mitchell
writer diplomat brother spiritual leader fascinating incredible shangri-la himalayas valley accident deception paradise plane crash discovery adventure rescue quest transformation 1930s
When a wise diplomat's plane crashes in the snows of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.
Fantasy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Messenger 7013
Robert Montgomery Claude Rains Evelyn Keyes Rita Johnson Edward Everett Horton James Gleason John Emery Lloyd Bridges
boxer angel god millionaire girlfriend melodramatic heartwarming offbeat hilarious los angeles boxing ring bank mansion heaven afterlife big business boxing redemption romance metamorphosis
Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
87 Minutes
Victor Dubois
Maurice Chevalier Helen Twelvetrees Baby LeRoy Adrienne Ames Edward Everett Horton Earle Foxe Betty Lorraine Gertrude Michael Reginald Mason Henry Kolker George MacQuarrie
Parisian playboy plays father to an abandoned baby who interferes with his womanizing.
Romance
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Senator John Hathaway
Marion Davies Dick Powell Charles Ruggles Claude Rains Edward Everett Horton Arthur Treacher Henry Stephenson Clara Blandick John Larkin Walter Kingsford Etienne Girardot
napoleon bonaparte brother socialite suitor teacher passionate lighthearted emotional baltimore france louisiana purchase negotiation impersonation arranged marriage teaching politics love sacrifice rivalry quest
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1932
77 Minutes
Sir George Kelvin
Robert Montgomery C. Aubrey Smith Nora Gregor Heather Thatcher Edward Everett Horton Nils Asther Frederick Kerr Eva Moore Forrester Harvey Desmond Roberts
A poor-but-charming father (C. Aubrey Smith) and son (Robert Montgomery) try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1961
136 Minutes
Hudgins
Glenn Ford Bette Davis Hope Lange Thomas Mitchell Peter Falk Edward Everett Horton Ann-Margret Mickey Shaughnessy David Brian Sheldon Leonard Barton MacLane
beggar mobster daughter aristocrat girlfriend madcap tender new york city street ballroom apartment nightclub class conflict family mother/daughter relationship crime identity deception transformation underdog
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
Musical
USA
1943
127 Minutes
Farnsworth
Eddie Cantor Dennis Morgan Joan Leslie S.Z. Sakall Edward Everett Horton Ruth Donnelly Joyce Reynolds Richard Lane Don Wilson Henry Armetta Willie Best
theatrical producer star bus driver singer amusing madcap heartwarming stage hollywood, calif. studio movie set world war ii singing performance egoism charity identity theft quest underdog 1940s
Two producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans.
Musical, Romance
USA
1942
91 Minutes
McTavish
Betty Grable John Payne Carmen Miranda Cesar Romero Charlotte Greenwood Edward Everett Horton Jackie Gleason Frank Orth Harry Hayden Iron Eyes Cody Chick Chandler
dancer broadway star secretary valet ex-lover partner charming lighthearted uplifting resort rocky mountains broadway theater musical performance breakup reconciliation partnership misunderstanding love rivalry 1940s
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1943
103 Minutes
Peyton Potter
Alice Faye Carmen Miranda Jimmy Ellison Eugene Pallette Charlotte Greenwood Edward Everett Horton Tony De Marco Sheila Ryan Dave Willock June Haver Benny Goodman Orchestra
soldier singer banker dancer airy amusing charming patriotic westchester, n.y. nightclub new york city love triangle world war ii class distinctions wealth love quest 1940s
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Comedy
USA
1964
114 Minutes
The Chief
Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Henry Fonda Lauren Bacall Mel Ferrer Fran Jeffries Leslie Parrish Edward Everett Horton Larry Storch Stubby Kaye Otto Kruger
journalist psychologist neighbor wife womanizer lighthearted charming office apartment club car affair seduction psychology impersonation suicide sex love rise 1960s
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
Musical
1941
131 Minutes
Nobel Sage
James Stewart Judy Garland Lana Turner Hedy Lamarr Tony Martin Jackie Cooper Ian Hunter Charles Winninger Edward Everett Horton Paul Kelly Eve Arden
girl father boyfriend socialite violinist vaudevillian emotional spirited new york city stage apartment ziegfeld follies vaudeville father/daughter relationship ambition show business career vs. love rise sacrifice love
An elevator operator (Lana Turner), a vaudevillian (Judy Garland) and a violinist's wife cope with sudden fame as chorus girls.
Comedy
USA
1944
118 Minutes
Cary Grant Raymond Massey Priscilla Lane Peter Lorre Jack Carson Josephine Hull Jean Adair James Gleason Grant Mitchell John Alexander Edward Everett Horton
writer wife aunt brother neighbor uncle madcap quirky new york city brooklyn, n.y. family home insanity marriage murder poison discovery love 1930s
A writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to get married. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.