List of the best Frank Morgan movies: Beg, Borrow or Steal(1937), Hullabaloo(1940), Keeping Company(1940), A Stranger in Town(1943), The Wizard of Oz(1939), The Human Comedy(1943), Piccadilly Jim(1936), Dimples(1936), Courage of Lassie(1946), A Lost Lady(1934), Enchanted April(1935), Broadway to Hollywood(1933) ... ...
Drama
USA
1937
72 Minutes
Ingraham Steward
Frank Morgan Florence Rice John Beal Janet Beecher Herman Bing Erik Rhodes George Givot E.E. Clive Tom Rutherfurd Cora Witherspoon Reginald Denny
A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Frank Morgan Virginia Grey Virginia O'Brien Leni Lynn Curt Bois Billie Burke Dan Dailey Connie Gilchrist Sara Haden Charles Holland Cyrus W. Kendall
vaudevillian ex-wife daughter widow radio station manager sponsor campy quirky hilarious radio station family home amusement park romantic dilemma reunion radio performers deception failing career father/daughter relationship pursuit underdog
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career - all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
Romance
USA
1940
79 Minutes
Harry C. Thomas
Frank Morgan Ann Rutherford John Shelton Irene Rich Gene Lockhart Virginia Weidler Virginia Grey Dan Dailey Gloria DeHaven Sara Haden Henry O'Neill
A real estate agent and his wife try to advise their eldest daughter about marriage.
Drama
1943
67 Minutes
John Josephus Grant
Frank Morgan Richard Carlson Jean Rogers Porter Hall Robert Barrat Donald MacBride Walter Baldwin Andrew Tombes Olin Howland Chill Wills Irving Bacon
A Supreme Court justice on a duck-hunting foray becomes involved in serious trouble with the citizens in a small town.
Musical, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Professor Marvel, Guardian of the Gates, Cabbie, Soldier, The Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Pat Walshe Clara Blandick
young girl witch dog lion wizard scarecrow creative touching emotional farm village emerald city kansas oz courage song and dance journey friendship magic discovery
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Comedy
USA
1936
100 Minutes
James Crocker, Sr., Count Olav Osric
cartoonist father valet fiancée sister wealthy woman playful lighthearted london studio park restaurant united states ship americans abroad social climbing father/son relationship impersonation cartoons romance
In London, an American street caricaturist falls in love with a young woman who suddenly disappears, prompting him to develop a comic strip based on a "From Rags to Riches" family, that he does not know is hers, causing her embarrassment.
Musical
USA
1936
78 Minutes
Prof. Eustace Appleby
Shirley Temple Frank Morgan Helen Westley Robert Kent Stepin Fetchit Astrid Allwyn
street performer grandfather wealthy woman nephew fiancée actor cheery winsome tense mushy new york city street mansion theater stage show business theft family poverty scam
Dimples Appleby lives with the pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go legit. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is performed.
Drama
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Harry MacBain
Elizabeth Taylor Frank Morgan Tom Drake Selena Royle Harry Davenport George Cleveland Catherine McLeod Morris Ankrum Arthur Walsh Mitchell Lewis Jane Green
dog teen girl lawyer dog trainer hero soldier uplifting inspiring emotional woods animal hospital pacific northwest lake courtroom accident reunion world war ii bravery dogs rescue
Bill (Pal) gets separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie Merrick (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). An accident separates him ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
61 Minutes
Two days before Marian and Ned are to be married, he is killed by the husband of a woman he was seeing on the side. Marian becomes withdrawn and they send her to the Canadian Rockies for ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
66 Minutes
Ann Harding Frank Morgan Katharine Alexander Reginald Owen Jane Baxter Ralph Forbes Jessie Ralph Charles Judels Rafaela Ottiano
For Lotty Wilkins, romance is no longer part of her marriage. In an effort to find what's missing from her life, she and three other women rent an Italian villa for the month of April, ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Ted and Lulu Hackett are vaudeville's The Hacketts, a fairly successful song-and-dance team. They bring their son Ted Jr. up in the business and he soon eclipses them. When the son is ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
83 Minutes
Mayor Don Emilio Perena
Charles Collins Frank Morgan Steffi Duna Luis Alberni Victor Varconi Jack LaRue
pirate dance instructor mayor daughter captain buccaneer charming engaging spirited island ship town boston california coast kidnapping piracy mistaken identity seafaring servitude
The story of a Boston dance teacher who gets shanghaied by buccaneers who might make his next steps be off the plank!
Romance
USA
1940
97 Minutes
Hugo Matuschek
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Frank Morgan Joseph Schildkraut Sara Haden Felix Bressart William Tracy Inez Courtney Charles Halton Charles Smith Sarah Edwards
co-worker pen pal shopkeeper love interest amusing charming endearing budapest, hungary shop mistaken identity love confusion courtship love discovery transformation 1940s
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
82 Minutes
Mayor John Hastings
Al Jolson Madge Evans Frank Morgan Harry Langdon Chester Conklin Tyler Brooke Bert Roach Edgar Connor Dorothea Wolbert Harold Goodwin Burr McIntosh
hobo friend woman mayor street-sweeper charming offbeat lighthearted new york city central park river homelessness the great depression amnesia rescue suicide attempt rescue discovery 1930s
A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt
Western
USA
1941
105 Minutes
Judge Cotton
Clark Gable Lana Turner Frank Morgan Claire Trevor Marjorie Main Albert Van Dekker Chill Wills Veda Ann Borg
swindler judge daughter old flame housekeeper partner engaging playful emotional train nevada saloon boardinghouse small town ambition romance father/daughter relationship friendship duplicity drinking
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
Comedy
USA
1933
83 Minutes
Dr. Buchanan Prescott
Lee Tracy Madge Evans Frank Morgan Charles Butterworth John Miljan Virginia Cherrill David Landau Greta Meyer Herman Bing Samuel S. Hinds Syd Saylor
An ambulance-chasing lawyer gets tangled up with a female investigator out to end his shyster ways.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1924
77 Minutes
Arno Riccardi
Gloria Swanson Tom Moore Frank Morgan Lilyan Tashman Paul McAllister Ian Keith Frank Allworth Carrie Scott Arthur Housman
Gloria Swanson plays Tessie McGuire, a shopgirl who, when her boyfriend breaks their date one evening, goes to a party with a louche crowd of artists and hangers-on. She wows them with some... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
85 Minutes
C. Mortimer Gibson
Nancy Carroll Fredric March Frank Morgan Glenn Anders Diane Ellis Leonard Carey
pretty woman older man pianist sculptor daughter love interest playful melodramatic city household garden apartment marriage age difference courtship family fortune hunters suicide discovery pursuit
A former chorus girl weds a millionaire after the composer she loves leaves. Meanwhile, she strings along an artist in love with her. When the composer returns, she struggles with her needs for security vs love. High jinks and drama ensue.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Col. Geraldine
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Frank Morgan Reginald Owen Louis Hayward David Holt Virginia Weidler E.E. Clive Walter Kingsford Ivan F. Simpson Tom Moore
prince princess colonel mysterious woman fiancé wealthy man eerie tense london boat zoo scams suicide political intrigue arranged marriage secret society journey discovery mystery rivalry
The Crown Prince is to marry the Princess Brenda of Irania, but the Princess declines the arranged marriage. Relieved, Florizel heads for London, with the Colonel, where he seeks adventure ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
Fire Chief Duggan
Clark Gable Loretta Young Frank Morgan Marilyn Maxwell Raymond Burr James Gleason Lewis Stone Raymond Walburn Pamela Britton Zamah Cunningham Marion Martin
mayor political candidate longshoreman sergeant judge rival charming emotional amusing san francisco small town convention california romance political corruption election convention opposites attract politics love
Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Daudet
Ramon Novarro Jeanette MacDonald Frank Morgan Charles Butterworth Jean Hersholt Vivienne Segal Frank Conroy Henry Armetta Adrienne D'Ambricourt Joseph Cawthorn
ingénue singer composer fiancé musician patron charming touching tender melodramatic theater brussels, belgium paris café hotel opera infidelity perseverance love triangle creative process
A romance between a struggling composer and an American singer.
Romance
USA
1930
75 Minutes
Bronson Lenox
A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Alessandro
Constance Bennett Fredric March Frank Morgan Fay Wray Jessie Ralph Lucille Ball Vince Barnett Louis Calhern Jay Eaton Paul Harvey
artist duchess duke artist's model steward emigrant witty amusing cheeky madcap florence, italy royal palace bedroom balcony benvenuto cellini scandal incompetency palace intrigue adultery patronage
The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
Romance
USA
1933
100 Minutes
Dr. Anton Krug
An archduke who had been banished from Austria returns to Vienna for a reunion of his old fellow aristocrats and meets up with the former love of his life, who is now married to a psychoanalyst.
Musical
USA
1945
108 Minutes
Victor Budlow Trout
Fred Astaire Lucille Bremer Frank Morgan Mildred Natwick Mary Nash Leon Ames
con artist partner heiress aunt guardian angel hilarious frenetic heartwarming latin america convent inheritance swindling opposites attract religion deception change of heart love transformation quest 1940s
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1935
106 Minutes
Governor d'Annard
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Elsa Lanchester Douglas Dumbrille Cecilia Parker Walter Kingsford Greta Meyer
princess maid pirate captain governor airy melodramatic winsome france ship new orleans household theater romance switched identities journey royalty escape love adventure
An incognito French princess (Jeanette MacDonald) flees to New Orleans and flirts with an Indian scout (Nelson Eddy).
Biography
1949
106 Minutes
Barney Wile
James Stewart June Allyson Frank Morgan Agnes Moorehead Bill Williams Bruce Cowling Cliff Clark
pitcher wife mother baseball player inspiring touching texas wilderness baseball field chicago disability comeback baseball rise transformation quest underdog 1940s
Inspired by his wife (June Allyson) and son, Chicago White Soxer Monty Stratton (James Stewart) pitches with an artificial leg.
Drama
1944
126 Minutes
Hiram Porter Dunn
Irene Dunne Alan Marshal Frank Morgan Roddy McDowall Peter Lawford Dame May Whitty C. Aubrey Smith Gladys Cooper Van Johnson John Warburton Jill Esmond
pretty woman father british soldier son colonel girlfriend melodramatic moving london hotel hospital romance world war i world war ii mother/son relationship loss love growing up sacrifice 1940s
A woman (Irene Dunne) from Oklahoma marries an English aristocrat (Alan Marshal) and raises a son between World War I and World War II.
Comedy
1946
97 Minutes
William Audrey
Robert Young Barbara Hale Frank Morgan James Gleason Don Rice Harry Davenport Lloyd Corrigan Teddy Hart Joseph Vitale Douglas Morrow Robert Clarke
gambler husband wife amusing emotional heartwarming lighthearted charming casino gambling house kitchen living room gambling marriage lie loss of money rise fall love adventure
A young woman (Barbara Hale) who hates gambling marries a crapshooter (Robert Young) and changes her mind.
Musical, Comedy
1938
114 Minutes
Felix Lehman
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Florence Rice Ray Bolger Mischa Auer
actor actress husband wife producer amusing lighthearted new york city broadway theater broadway marriage performance deception hollywood fame love rivalry temptation 1930s
Married co-stars (Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy) of a Broadway operetta have a big fight, split up and then get back together.
Romance
1935
92 Minutes
G.P. Bentley
Joan Crawford Brian Aherne Frank Morgan Aline MacMahon Eric Blore Arthur Treacher Fred Keating Jessie Ralph Frank Conroy Etienne Girardot Edward Brophy
socialite archaeologist father millionaire butler grandmother airy witty charming lighthearted new york city yacht greece island connecticut museum class distinctions deception vacation love triangle
An heiress and a young archaeologist fall in love during a chance meeting, but they find that money poses a problem.
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Prof. Viktor Roth
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
professor daughter soldier activist tense moving gutsy rousing germany austria family home world war ii nazism persecution fascism freedom escape transformation rescue 1930s
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
Bob Casey
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.
Comedy
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Pops Burns
Jean Harlow Lee Tracy Franchot Tone Frank Morgan Una Merkel Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith
movie star publicist father brother millionaire emotional amusing hollywood, calif. fame romance exploitation deception acting love transformation 1930s
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Jesse Kiffmeyer
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Lionel Barrymore Frank Morgan Walter Pidgeon Una Merkel Cliff Edwards George Zucco Hattie McDaniel Margaret Hamilton
After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.
Musical
USA
1939
102 Minutes
Ivan Danchenoff
Nelson Eddy Ilona Massey Charles Ruggles Frank Morgan Lionel Atwill C. Aubrey Smith Joyce Compton Dalies Frantz Walter Woolf King Phillip Terry Frederick Worlock
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Lord Francis Kelton
Joan Crawford Richard Boleslawski William Powell Robert Montgomery Frank Morgan Nigel Bruce Jessie Ralph Benita Hume Melville Cooper Ralph Forbes Colleen Clare
socialite butler wealthy man lord duchess detective witty emotional amusing london estate new york city ship jewelry theft secret identity deception love triangle swindling partnership discovery
Two English aristocrats pursue a rich American widow who may not be quite the person she claims to be.
Drama
USA
1942
105 Minutes
The Pirate
Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield Frank Morgan Akim Tamiroff Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek John Qualen Allen Jenkins
homeless person poor person migrant worker drunk beautiful woman uplifting witty southern california monterey, calif. jail beach romance inheritance friendship money love rise 1940s
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
The Doctor
Hedy Lamarr Walter Pidgeon Richard Carlson Frank Morgan Henry O'Neill Bramwell Fletcher Clyde Cook Leigh Whipper
The story takes place at a British plantation in Africa where Tondelayo entices all the Brits, especially Harry Witzel.
Musical
USA
1939
114 Minutes
Cornelius Collier, Jr.
Jeanette MacDonald Lew Ayres Ian Hunter Frank Morgan Wally Vernon Rita Johnson Virginia Grey William Cargan Katharine Alexander Al Shean Esther Dale
Mary Hale (a singer) and Jimmy Seymour (pianist/composer), are a show biz couple working in The Big Apple in small night clubs hoping to hit it big. One night, Larry Bryant (a Broadway ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1948
92 Minutes
Uncle Sid
Mickey Rooney Gloria DeHaven Walter Huston Frank Morgan Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marilyn Maxwell Agnes Moorehead Selena Royle Michael Kirby Shirley Johns Hal Hackett
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father ... See full summary »
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
Brian McCoy
Robert Taylor Edward Arnold Maureen O'Sullivan Frank Morgan William Gargan Lionel Stander Jane Wyman Nat Pendleton Charles D. Brown Gene Reynolds Don "Red" Barry
boxer gambler alcoholic bookie childhood friend love interest brooding engaging gutsy boxing ring bar boxing guilt corruption accidental death redemption gambling underdog forbidden love quest
A boxer (Robert Taylor) promoted by his boozing father gains a killer reputation and falls for a bookie's (Edward Arnold) daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
Adventure
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Luther Aldrich
Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr Frank Morgan Lionel Atwill Chill Wills Marion Martin Minna Gombell Joe Yule Horace Murphy
partner sheriff oil baron love interest engaging emotional texas south america revolution oil business law romance wealth rivalry rise transformation love 1930s
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Rogers Woodruf
Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Alice Brady Frank Morgan Martin Burton Luis Alberni
reporter novelist publisher wife best friend husband playful witty city apartment golf course cottage bedroom affair impersonation deception writing friendship hoax rivalry
Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
110 Minutes
Aristide Pitard
Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Melvyn Douglas Walter Huston Ethel Barrymore Frank Morgan Agnes Moorehead Ludwig Stossel Ludwig Donath Erno Verebes Curt Bois
writer gambler grandmother thief general manager dark hedonistic melodramatic sultry train germany casino hotel pawn shop gambling influence writing addiction forgiveness
A young writer goes to Wiesbaden to write about gambling and gamblers, only to ultimately become a compulsive gambler himself. Losing all his wealth, as well as his moral fibre, he commits ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
112 Minutes
Jim Kurstyn
Clark Gable Alexis Smith Mary Astor Wendell Corey Audrey Totter Lewis Stone Marjorie Rambeau Frank Morgan Barry Sullivan Edgar Buchanan Leon Ames
casino owner wife son sister-in-law husband gambler engaging tense tender cool casino family home country club work vs. family gambling family feud scam disease robbery transformation
Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.