List of the best Fred MacMurray movies: Double Indemnity(1944), Follow Me, Boys!(1966), Murder, He Says(1945), Pushover(1954), Exclusive(1937), Standing Room Only(1944), One Night in Lisbon(1941), Pardon My Past(1945), Smoky(1946), The Miracle of the Bells(1948), The Texas Rangers(1936), Callaway Went Thataway(1951) ... ...
8.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson Porter Hall Fortunio Bonanova Jean Heather Tom Powers Byron Barr Richard Gaines John Philliber
insurance salesman femme fatale investigator daughter melodramatic sultry tense america household los angeles train murder deception affair mystery fall 1930s
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.
7.2/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1966
131 Minutes
Lemuel Siddons
Fred MacMurray Vera Miles Lillian Gish Charles Ruggles Elliott Reid Kurt Russell Luana Patten Ken Murray Donald May Sean McClory Steve Franken
Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1945
91 Minutes
surveyor mother son brother grandmother escaped convict outlandish madcap unrestrained rural community household dining room bank jail hillbillies family poison murder prison break impersonation
A pollster stumbles on a family of murderous hillbillies, and joins in their search for hidden treasure.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
88 Minutes
Paul Sheridan
detective gun moll bank robber police chief cool crafty suspenseful apartment police station bar bank heist stakeout love triangle deception temptation forbidden love 1950s
Undercover cop falls for the beautiful moll of a bank robber on the run and together they plan to double-cross the hood and the cops.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1937
85 Minutes
Ralph Houston
Fred MacMurray Frances Farmer Charles Ruggles Lloyd Nolan Fay Holden Ralph Morgan Edward H. Robins Harlan Briggs Willard Robertson Horace MacMahon
journalist publisher daughter gangster father killer suspenseful rousing newsroom mountain city, tenn. father/daughter relationship love gangs murder journalism racketeering rivalry discovery 1930s
Two newspapers are pitted against each other. One owned by gangster Charles Gillette (Lloyd Nolan), the other by Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray).
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1944
82 Minutes
Lee Stevens, Rogers the "butler"
Fred MacMurray Paulette Goddard Edward Arnold Roland Young Hillary Brooke Porter Hall Clarence Kolb Anne Revere Isabel Randolph Marie McDonald Veda Ann Borg
During World War II, Lee Stevens travels to Washington D.C. with his secretary Jane Rogers in order to secure a government contract. Not thinking it through, Jane cancels their hotel ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Madeleine Carroll Patricia Morison Billie Burke John Loder Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Reginald Denny Billy Gilbert Marcel Dalio
A Texas pilot courts a British aristocrat in London amid bombing and in Portugal amid spies.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1945
88 Minutes
Eddie York, Francis Pemberton
veteran bookie wealthy man ex-wife uncle friend cheery madcap frenetic wisconsin small town family home mistaken identity family dysfunction debt divorce money discovery escape 1940s
An ex-GI wants to open a mink farm in Wisconsin; but is mistaken for a look-alike, a gambler who owes a lot of money.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1946
87 Minutes
Clint Barkley
Fred MacMurray Anne Baxter Bruce Cabot Esther Dale Burl Ives Roy Roberts J. Farrell MacDonald
cowboy rancher horse brother heartwarming charming ranch cattle rustling horse breaking theft dark secrets horses pursuit rescue 1940s
Drama about the strong bond between a cowpoke and a wild bronco set during the 1940s.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1948
120 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Alida Valli Frank Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Charles Meredith Harold Vermilyea Jim Nolan Veronica Pataky Philip Ahn Frank Ferguson Frank Wilcox
young man actress priest tender charming inspiring heartwarming small town church united states america miracles kindness tuberculosis quest sacrifice rise love 1940s
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. To arouse public ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Western
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Jean Parker Lloyd Nolan Edward Ellis Bennie Bartlett Frank Shannon Frank Cordell
ranger friend bandit boy daughter orphan gripping confident texas range town ranch crime friendship texas rangers loyalty law and order moral dilemma transformation quest
Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
6.5/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Dorothy McGuire Howard Keel Jesse White Fay Roope Natalie Schafer Douglas Kennedy Elisabeth Fraser John Indrisano Stan Freberg
advertiser actor television producer agent witty engaging hollywood, calif. los angeles mexico filmmaking impersonation cover-up fame quest escape 1950s
Two marketing professionals hire a lookalike of classic western actor Smoky Callaway to impersonate the actor and make new films, but things go awry when the real Callaway, thought long missing, returns.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
68 Minutes
Trooper Ross Martin
A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men. It follows the career of a newly-inducted rookie, Ross Martin, who has joined the force... See full summary »
6.5/10
Adventure
USA
1947
79 Minutes
Matt Gordon
Fred MacMurray Ava Gardner Roland Culver Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez Spring Byington Porter Hall George Lloyd Maylia Lal Chand Mehra H.T. Tsiang
After WW2, an American skipper returns to Singapore to retrieve his hidden stash of pearls and finds his lost fiancee who now has amnesia.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1942
87 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Paulette Goddard Susan Hayward Lynne Overman Albert Van Dekker Eugene Pallette Regis Toomey Rod Cameron Clem Bevans James Brown Chester Clute
"Mark's Priory". the family seat of the Lebanons, is a house of terror to Ilsa Crane, secretary and niece of Lady Lebanon. The strange behavior of two sinister butlers, Gilder and Brooks, ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Western
USA
1958
81 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Joan Weldon John Ericson Robert Middleton Marie Windsor Edgar Buchanan Eduard Franz Skip Homeier Peggy Converse Robert Foulk Ann Doran
father cousin judge killer son sheriff suspenseful rousing melodramatic town ranch wild west jail gallows death sentence justice intimidation corruption family rivalry
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Vincent Doane
Fred MacMurray Madeleine Carroll Charles Rogers Rita Johnson Louise Allbritton Alan Mowbray
Vincent Doane is in the precarious position of trying to close an advertising account with his rich ex-fiancée. Unfortunately she is more interested in him than in business. Vincent's wife ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Jack Wright
Fred MacMurray Dorothy Malone Walter Brennan Tommy Rettig Skip Homeier John Qualen Harry Shannon Whit Bissell Irving Bacon Jack Lambert Frank Ferguson
storekeeper gunslinger bank robber wife friend neighbor inspiring touching suspenseful general store small town united states abandonment robbery revenge justice outlaws courage transformation rise
The peace-loving owner of a general store, who became a town hero when he luckily killed the leader of a gang of bank robbers, is deserted by the townspeople who fear the threatened return of the vengeful bandits.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1938
106 Minutes
young boy friend pilot engineer love interest newspaper owner melodramatic patriotic heartwarming passionate kitty hawk, n.c. airport university europe air force base family home aviation technology world war i love triangle
Plot #1 is the love triangle between two guys and one girl as they grow into adults and affiliate themselves in the new aircraft industry. Plot #2 is aircraft evolution from the days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to just prior to WWII.
6.2/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Cloris Leachman Harry Morgan Kurt Russell Kathleen Cody Vincent Van Patten Scott C. Kolden George Lindsey Richard Bakalyan Edward Andrews Barbara Nichols
Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.
6.1/10
Drama, History
USA
1955
108 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Charlton Heston Donna Reed Barbara Hale William Demarest Alan Reed Eduardo Noriega Larry Pennell Argentina Brunetti Julia Montoya Ralph Moody
thomas jefferson meriwether lewis william clark sacajawea native american striking thrilling united states wilderness frontier louisiana purchase expedition water route teamwork love triangle daunting task quest discovery adventure 1800s
After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory.
6.1/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
5.8/10
Adventure
USA
1952
92 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Vera Ralston Robert Douglas Victor McLaglen John Russell Buddy Baer Claude Jarman Jr. Grant Withers Howard Petrie Paul Fix Bill Murphy
sea captain mate woman pirate dancer treasure hunter gory suspenseful thrilling intense emotional raw sea boat pirate ship island indonesia treasure island diamonds treasure hunting
In 1883, an American merchant ship's captain is searching for a treasure in diamonds from a sunken Dutch ship in the vicinity of a volcanic island in the Dutch East Indies.
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1962
133 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jane Wyman Deborah Walley Michael Callan Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Ivan Desny
plumber mother son daughter playboy father amusing campy playful tender ship indiana paris sewer france french riviera family dysfunction vacation romance young love
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana, travel abroad for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but ... See full summary »
Comedy
1949
84 Minutes
George Cooper
The wife (Maureen O'Hara) of a losing football coach (Fred MacMurray) helps him cope with hostile alumni and his growing daughters.
Western
1959
81 Minutes
Jim Larsen
Fred MacMurray Lin McCarthy Dorothy Green Alan Baxter Myrna Fahey James Coburn
bank robber brother sheriff young girl widow suspenseful engaging wild west small town fugitives crime redemption guilt showdown transformation pursuit 19th century
A bank robber (Fred MacMurray) takes a new name in another town and falls for the lawyer-sheriff's (Lin McCarthy) sister (Dorothy Green).
Drama
1936
80 Minutes
Personal problems and a blizzard beset passengers of a plane heading from New York to the West Coast.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1959
104 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jean Hagen Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Tim Considine Kevin Corcoran Cecil Kellaway Alexander Scourby Roberta Shore James Westerfield Jacques Aubuchon
son father brother mother dog foreign exchange student amusing lighthearted united states household curse childhood dogs espionage magic unlikely hero metamorphosis adventure discovery 1950s
An old ring turns a couple's (Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen) son (Tommy Kirk) into a sheep dog; he must perform an act of heroism to turn back.
Musical, Comedy
1945
77 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Joan Leslie June Haver Gene Sheldon Anthony Quinn Carlos Ramírez Alan Mowbray Fortunio Bonanova Herman Bing Howard Freeman
man pretty woman love interest genie native american amusing playful patriotic united states new york city time travel aspirations romance culture clash battle history adventure escape 18th century
Patriotic Bill (Fred MacMurray), who is listed as 4F in 1945, uses a jinni's magic lamp to go back in time to help Washington and Columbus.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1961
97 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Ed Wynn Leon Ames Elliott Reid Edward Andrews
professor girlfriend basketball player criminal amusing lighthearted laboratory family home inventions crime love discovery transformation 1960s
The professor's (Fred MacMurray) latest lab explosion creates "flubber," glop that makes things bounce sky-high.
Romance
1939
95 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Madeleine Carroll Allan Jones Akim Tamiroff Helen Broderick Osa Massen Carolyn Lee Astrid Allwyn Georgia Caine
A Manhattan career woman (Madeleine Carroll) tries to resist a man (Fred MacMurray) who wants her to be his wife.
Kids & Family, Musical
1967
164 Minutes
Father
Fred MacMurray Tommy Steele Greer Garson Geraldine Page Gladys Cooper Hermione Baddeley Lesley Ann Warren John Davidson Paul Peterson Eddie Hodges Joyce Bulifant
millionaire wife daughter butler fiancé aunt charming madcap spectacular winsome philadelphia mansion boarding school new york city tavern jail eccentricity wealth in-laws class distinctions
Philadelphia eccentric Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (Fred MacMurray) lives with his wife (Greer Garson), children, pet alligators and performing butler (Tommy Steele).
Western
1958
85 Minutes
Marshal Ben Cutler
Fred MacMurray Margaret Hayes Robert Vaughn Joan Blackman James Drury Wendell Holmes Edmon Ryan Stacy Harris Kathryn Card Emile Meyer Bing Russell
bank robber rancher marshal lawman lawyer young woman suspenseful intense nebraska bank courtroom jail bank heist murder trial law and order transformation mystery 1870s
The new marshal (Fred MacMurray) is the only one in town who thinks a charming killer (Robert Vaughn) should hang.
7.6/10
Other, Romance
USA
1940
94 Minutes
John Sargent
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Beulah Bondi Elizabeth Patterson Willard Robertson Sterling Holloway Charles Waldron Paul Guilfoyle Charles Arnt John Wray Thomas W. Ross
district attorney shoplifter sheriff mother love interest amusing emotional charming new york city jail court pennsylvania indiana car romance opposites attract christmas family shoplifting redemption
Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Clifford Groves
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.
7.0/10
Romance
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Theodore Drew III
Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray Ralph Bellamy Astrid Allwyn Marie Prevost Ruth Donnelly
manicurist wealthy man love interest heiress lighthearted endearing amusing new york city hotel apartment marrying for money the great depression schemes unlikely romance quest discovery 1930s
A loafer and a manicurist, both planning to marry money, meet and form an uneasy alliance.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Fred MacMurray Fred Stone Evelyn Venable Frank Albertson Ann Shoemaker Charley Grapewin Grady Sutton Hedda Hopper Jonathan Hale Hattie McDaniel
daughter mother father wealthy man amusing emotional spirited small town household midwest aspirations social standing class distinctions romance dining love quest 1930s
A working-class girl is thwarted and embarrassed in her attempts to move up socially by her gauche family and unstable father.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1937
85 Minutes
A lawyer defends his wife, a pathological liar, in a murder trial.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
76 Minutes
King Mantell
actress ex-convict murderer police detective blackmailer ship captain amusing charming thrilling ocean liner deck cabin cruise deception murder suspicion acting impersonation mystery love
A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ray Milland C. Aubrey Smith Eddie Craven Donald Meek
secretary reporter aristocrat duke fiancée cheeky moving spirited new york city park bench pier stage london class conflict publicity friendship reputation duplicity love triangle
A stenographer becomes a famed entertainer, courted by an English nobleman and an informal American reporter.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Fred MacMurray Macdonald Carey Constance Moore Robert Benchley Charles Arnt Cecil Kellaway Kathleen Howard Margaret Seddon Dooley Wilson George H. Reed
painter ad executive secretary brother sister escort charming lighthearted playful office party restaurant apartment shop love-hate relationship advertising social standing unusual occupations romance work
A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Bill Cardew
Jean Arthur Fred MacMurray Melvyn Douglas Harry Davenport Dorothy Peterson Melville Cooper Edgar Buchanan Tom Dugan
wife husband butler detective lieutenant madcap quirky witty courtroom airport house bigamy marriage love triangle missing persons shipwreck difficult decision love rivalry 1940s
Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Harvey Stephens Gale Sondergaard Louise Dresser Bennie Bartlett Edward Ellis Beulah Bondi Bonita Granville Virginia Weidler Donald Meek
lover adventurer young woman judge townsperson passionate thrilling emotional salem, mass. courtroom town hall town square puritanism affair repression wrongfully accused witch trials witchcraft love wretched excess
Young lovers fall afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts and trials of 17th century Massachusetts. One family in particular uses the hysteria to its ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Adventure
USA
1941
133 Minutes
Joe Blake
Errol Flynn Fred MacMurray Ralph Bellamy Alexis Smith Regis Toomey Allen Jenkins Craig Stevens Herb Anderson Moroni Olsen Addison Richards Louis Jean Heydt
pilot doctor best friend surgeon girlfriend intense fiery engaging airplane san diego hospital laboratory aviation medical experiments navy surgery research death discovery quest
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Rita Johnson Gigi Perreau Jimmy Hunt Peter Miles Lillian Bronson Hattie McDaniel Chill Wills Catherine Doucet Paul Harvey
A bachelor marries a widow and her three kids join the honeymoon.
6.4/10
Romance
USA
1942
92 Minutes
actress doctor baby ex-wife police officer manager cheeky melodramatic amusing new york city theater doctor's office apartment marriage of convenience adoption romance schemes illness love transformation
In order to adopt an abandoned baby, an actress arranges a marriage of convenience with a doctor.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1935
83 Minutes
A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.
6.3/10
Musical
USA
1937
85 Minutes
Buzzy Bellew
Gladys Swarthout Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Fritz Leiber Herman Bing Vivienne Osborne Frank Forest Benny Baker
musician singer grandfather club owner countess charming winsome endearing vienna consulate dance hall jazz club nightclub new york city jazz dance deception family romance business
Champagne Waltz is one of five movies produced by Paramount in the 1930s featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Musical
USA
1937
95 Minutes
Skid Johnson
Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray Charles Butterworth Jean Dixon Dorothy Lamour Harvey Stephens Cecil Cunningham Charles Arnt Franklin Pangborn Anthony Quinn Charles Judels
singer jazz musician roommate old flame agent hypochondriac gripping brooding panama court apartment club new york city radio station musicians poverty marriage jealousy infidelity depression
A singer stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by work and the arrival of an old flame.
6.0/10
Adventure
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Fred MacMurray Herbert Marshall Edward Ciannelli Walter Kingsford Damian O'Flynn Jack Carr Matt McHugh Richard Loo Charles Lung Bud McTaggart
The life of air pioneer Amelia Earhart is here given a fictionalized treatment, with a speculative conclusion.
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