List of the best Frances Mercer movies: The Mad Miss Manton(1938), Blind Alibi(1938), Vivacious Lady(1938), Beauty for the Asking(1939), There's Always Tomorrow(1956), Pardners(1956), A Gathering of Eagles(1963) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Helen Frayne
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Sam Levene Frances Mercer Stanley Ridges Helen Whitney Bourne Vicki Lester Ann Evers Catherine O'Quinn Linda Terry Eleanor Hansen
heiress wealthy man editor police officer husband wife madcap crafty engaging new york city house office police station apartment murder high society investigation news romance adventure
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
62 Minutes
Ellen
Richard Dix Helen Whitney Bourne Edward Ciannelli Frances Mercer Paul Guilfoyle Richard Lane Jack Arnold Walter Miller Frank M. Thomas Solly Ward Tommy Bupp
Paul Dover lives in Paris and works as an artist. He is visited by Julia Fraser an art buyer and critic who irritates Dover with her opinionated attitude. When she finally finds a piece of ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Helen
Ginger Rogers James Stewart Jimmy Ellison Charles Coburn Beulah Bondi Frances Mercer Phyllis Kennedy Alec Craig Franklin Pangborn Grady Sutton Hattie McDaniel
professor dean wife ex-girlfriend singer charming amusing playful new york city small town romance father/son relationship jealousy secret marriage newlyweds love discovery 1930s
A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home.
Drama
USA
1939
68 Minutes
Patricia Wharton
Lucille Ball Patric Knowles Donald Woods Frieda Inescort Inez Courtney Leona Maricle Frances Mercer Helen Whitney Bourne George Andre Beranger Kay Sutton Ann Evers
Denny drops fiancĂ©e Jean and marries Flora who is worth ten million dollars. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. She goes to Jeffrey and he ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Joan Bennett Pat Crowley William Reynolds Gigi Perreau John Gentry Myrna Hansen Judy Nugent Jane Darwell Paul Smith
When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
90 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Lori Nelson Jeff Morrow Jackie Loughery John Baragrey Agnes Moorehead Lon Chaney Milton Frome Richard Nugent Lee Van Cleef
A rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.
Drama
USA
1963
115 Minutes
Rock Hudson Rod Taylor Mary Peach Leif Erickson Barry Sullivan Kevin McCarthy Henry Silva Leora Dana Robert Lansing Richard Anderson Richard LePore
commander colonel wife alcoholic best friend replacement tense melodramatic moving air force base california hospital training air force military life marital problems duty career vs. family quest discovery
During the Cold War, Air Force Colonel Jim Caldwell shapes up his Strategic Air Command B-52 wing to pass a nuclear war readiness test.