List of the best George Murphy movies: Risky Business(1939), A Girl, a Guy and a Gob(1941), Talk About a Stranger(1952), London by Night(1937), The Women Men Marry(1937), Broadway Rhythm(1944), This Is the Army(1943), Walk East on Beacon(1952), Border Incident(1950), Bataan(1943), Ringside Maisie(1941), Little Miss Broadway(1938) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
67 Minutes
George Murphy Dorothea Kent Edward Ciannelli Leon Ames El Brendel Richard Tucker Frances Robinson John Wray Arthur Loft Pierre Watkin Grant Richards
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Comedy
USA
1941
91 Minutes
George Murphy Lucille Ball Edmond O'Brien Henry Travers Franklin Pangborn George Cleveland Kathleen Howard Marguerite Chapman Lloyd Corrigan Mady Correll Frank McGlynn
executive secretary sailor mafioso wrestler social climber amusing cheery playful office chapel opera house dance hall big city love triangle misunderstanding culture clash workplace romance career vs. love rivalry
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
65 Minutes
Robert Fontaine Sr.
George Murphy Nancy Davis Billy Gray Lewis Stone Kurt Kaszner Anna Glomb Katharine Warren Teddy Infuhr Stanley Andrews Maude Wallace Harry Lauter
In an idyllic setting, a likable but dangerously volatile twelve-year-old boy tries to settle a score with his disagreeable, mysterious neighbor.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Michael Denis
George Murphy Rita Johnson Virginia Field Leo G. Carroll George Zucco Montagu Love Eddie Quillan Leonard Mudie J.M. Kerrigan Neil Fitzgerald Harry Stubbs
reporter socialite inspector murderer secretary dog fascinating airy suspenseful london pub house shop murder investigation missing persons switched identities unusual romance ransom human-animal friendship mystery
A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
Drama
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Bill Raeburn
George Murphy Josephine Hutchinson Claire Dodd Sidney Blackmer Cliff Edwards John Wray Peggy Ryan Helen Jerome Eddy Rollo Lloyd Edward McWade Toby Wing
Bill is a reporter who works with Jane, his gal before he married Claire. After a year, he is still crazy in love with Claire. But Claire has been stepping out and is now going with Wiley, ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1944
114 Minutes
Johnny Demming
George Murphy Ginny Simms Charles Winninger Gloria DeHaven Nancy Walker Ben Blue Lena Horne Eddie Anderson
producer actress vaudevillian daughter dancer amusing spectacular spirited new york city theater theater production family feud broadway song and dance quest rivalry 1940s
A reluctantly retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son who thinks his father's entertainment is passe and audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
121 Minutes
George Murphy Joan Leslie Ronald Reagan George Tobias Alan Hale Charles Butterworth Julie Oshins
actor dancer father son fiancée soldier patriotic emotional new york city family home broadway theater military base world war i world war ii broadway marriage father/son relationship friendship adventure quest
In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1952
98 Minutes
Inspector James "Jim" Belden
George Murphy Finlay Currie Virginia Gilmore Karel Stepanek Louisa Horton Peter Capell Bruno Wick
fbi agent spy inspector scientist wife son tense thrilling boston office laboratory shop household washington, d.c. cold war espionage communism investigation blackmail kidnapping
An FBI agent (George Murphy) works with a refugee scientist (Finlay Currie) and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Howard da Silva James Mitchell Arnold Moss Alfonso Bedoya Teresa Celli Charles McGraw Jose Torvay John Ridgely Arthur Hunnicutt
fbi agent migrant worker farmer gang member undercover agent dark suspenseful california farm illegal immigration murder farming investigation discovery escape 1950s
Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
War
USA
1943
115 Minutes
Lt. Steve Bentley
Robert Taylor George Murphy Thomas Mitchell Lloyd Nolan Lee Bowman Robert Walker Desi Arnaz Barry Nelson Phillip Terry Roque Espiritu Kenneth Spencer
soldiers captain pilot sargeant enemy gritty powerful philippines bridge bataan horrors of war honor code abandonment world war ii daunting task sacrifice underdog 1940s
In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.
Comedy
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Ann Sothern George Murphy Robert Sterling Virginia O'Brien Natalie Thompson Max Rosenbloom Jack LaRue Margaret Moffatt
boxer trainer burlesque dancer friend rival cheery playful emotional striking boxing ring brooklyn, n.y. nightclub new york state adirondack mountains boxing friendship loyalty secret life love triangle blindness
Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Shirley Temple George Murphy Jimmy Durante Phyllis Brooks Edna May Oliver George Barbier Edward Ellis Jane Darwell El Brendel Donald Meek Patricia Wilder
orphan nephew band leader uncle landlady daughter winsome spectacular heartwarming new york city hotel stage courtroom broadway theater orphanage orphans musical performance rags to riches communal living family
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
Comedy
USA
1946
89 Minutes
Ann Sothern George Murphy Hillary Brooke Stephen McNally Ray Collins Jeff York Paul Harvey Murray Alper
inventor boss young woman beautiful woman tycoon secretary lighthearted amusing los angeles stadium college plant helicopter aviation sabotage inventions espionage sexism new job love
After graduating college Maisie becomes involved both professionally and personally Joe Morton, who's just developed a revolutionary helicopter.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
John Barrymore George Murphy Joan Davis Marjorie Weaver Jack Haley George Barbier Ruth Terry Donald Meek Johnny Downs Paul Hurst
governor coach wrestler student young woman amusing endearing playful american south stadium government offices field college unlikely hero football politics rivalry underdog discovery 1930s
While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Ted Lane
Doris Nolan George Murphy Hugh Herbert
bandleader chorus girl club owner uncle love interest amusing rousing cheery manhattan, n.y. skyscraper ballroom the moonbeam room artistic struggle ambition show business love music pursuit love discovery
Diana Borden (Doris Nolan, a bleeding-heart rich-girl, returns from a trip to Russia filled with sympathy for the "little" people of the slums and wants to do "something" artistic and ... See full summary »
War
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Pat O'Brien George Murphy Jane Wyatt Jackie Cooper Carl Esmond Max Baer Desi Arnaz Ray Collins Lee Bonnell Frank Jenks John Maguire
gunner sailor ex-girlfriend violinist nazi patriotic rousing ship naval base world war ii navy naval warfare redemption love pursuit adventure transformation 1940s
A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Pat O'Brien George Murphy Carole Landis Lenore Aubert George Zucco Gloria Holden Charles D. Brown Wee Willie Davis Blanche Ring
husband wife lawyer magician's assistant magician hotel owner playful madcap theater lodge disappearance honeymoon friendship attempted murder crime mystery pursuit 1940s
A lawyer and two newlyweds get mixed up in mock mystery at a resort.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Musical
1940
100 Minutes
Jerry Kelly
Judy Garland George Murphy Charles Winninger Douglas McPhail Arthur Shields Rita Page Forrester Harvey James Burke George Watts John Raitt Pat O'Malley
wife irishman police officer love interest sergeant daughter amusing lighthearted uplifting tender ireland new york city house ballroom street cab immigration family feud father/daughter relationship pride
A New York policeman (George Murphy) approves of his daughter's (Judy Garland) suitor; her grandfather (Charles Winninger) does not.
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
King Shaw
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
USA
1942
104 Minutes
Jimmy K. Metcalf
Judy Garland Gene Kelly George Murphy Mártha Eggerth Ben Blue Richard Quine Keenan Wynn Stephen McNally Lucille Norman Betty Wells Anne Rooney
entertainer partner singer soldier emotional dark big city theater battlefield paris world war i draft vaudeville teamwork love redemption quest love 1910s
Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
92 Minutes
George Doane
A song-and-dance man and his comic partner undergo romantic ups and downs when they team up with a female duo and transition from burlesque to vaudeville.
War
USA
1949
118 Minutes
"Pop" Stazak
Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames
mexican-american soldier general nazi chaplain inspiring patriotic thrilling europe belgium battlefield world war ii military bravery battle of the bulge underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Sonny Ledford
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 »
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Police Insp. Matt Duggan
Barry Sullivan Arlene Dahl Jean Hagen George Murphy Richard Anderson Moroni Olsen Dan Dayton Dick Simmons Howard Petrie William Reynolds Mauritz Hugo
lawyer boss fiancée girlfriend detective gangster suspenseful gritty intricate thrilling new york city hotel apartment nightclub courtroom betrayal frame-ups mob law second chance
An insurance lawyer unhappy with his rate of company advancement becomes a middleman in deals to recover stolen property from the Mob, thus earning a nice living. But his actions attract police attention and set him up for a double-cross.
Drama
USA
1938
104 Minutes
Barry Paige
Adolphe Menjou Andrea Leeds George Murphy Rita Johnson Eve Arden Ann Sheridan
An aging actor, about to marry for the fourth time, is surprised when a young woman, who is the daughter he never knew he had, appears with a "letter of introduction". It seems that she is ... See full summary »