List of the best Eleanor Powell movies: Born to Dance(1936), Honolulu(1939), Lady Be Good(1941), Sensations of 1945(1944), Ship Ahoy(1942), Broadway Melody of 1940(1940), Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), Broadway Melody of 1938(1937), I Dood It(1943), George White's 1935 Scandals(1935) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Nora Paige
Eleanor Powell James Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Sid Silvers Frances Langford Raymond Walburn Alan Dinehart Buddy Ebsen Juanita Quigley Reginald Gardiner
dancer sailor manager lighthearted playful club city submarine dance show business romance sabotage love pursuit 1930s
Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
83 Minutes
Dorothy March
Eleanor Powell Robert Young George Burns Gracie Allen Rita Johnson Clarence Kolb Jo Ann Sayers Ann Morriss Willie Fung Cliff Clark Ed Gargan
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
Musical
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Marilyn Marsh
Eleanor Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young Lionel Barrymore John Carroll Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Tom Conway Dan Dailey Reginald Owen Rose Hobart
songwriter husband best friend dancer judge charming cheery stage backstage courtroom apartment divorce marriage friendship show business music love transformation 1930s
A composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
86 Minutes
Eleanor Powell Dennis O'Keefe W.C. Fields Mimi Forsythe
Father and son press agents fail to see things eye to eye, in the final screen appearance of comedian W.C. Fields.
Musical, Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Tallulah Winters
Eleanor Powell Red Skelton Bert Lahr Virginia O'Brien William Post Jr. Stuart Crawford
dancer writer spy best friend agent leader cheery madcap spirited broadway theater ship stage cabin nightclub dressing room espionage undercover operations dance writing mistaken identity
A hack writer (Red Skelton) and his sidekick (Bert Lahr) meet a tap dancer (Eleanor Powell) duped by Axis spies on a cruise to Puerto Rico.
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
Clare Bennett
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1943
102 Minutes
Red Skelton Eleanor Powell Richard Ainley Patricia Dane Sam Levene Thurston Hall John Hodiak Butterfly McQueen Marjorie Gateson Andrew Tombes
broadway star cleaner actor fiancé socialite amusing charming emotional intricate store nightclub theater hotel marriage of convenience infidelity class distinctions impersonation sabotage unlikely romance underdog
An assistant tailor (Red Skelton) courts a New York dancer (Eleanor Powell) and exposes wartime spies.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
83 Minutes
Marilyn Collins
Alice Faye James Dunn Ned Sparks Lyda Roberti Cliff Edwards Arline Judge Eleanor Powell Benny Rubin Emma Dunn Roger Imhof George White
producer singer boyfriend aunt performer rival spirited charming florida train georgia theater new york city club show business performance family competition scandal marriage
A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized over the unauthorized ... See full summary »