List of the best Gloria Holden movies: The Life of Emile Zola(1937), Adventures of Rusty(1945), Behind the Rising Sun(1943), A Gentleman After Dark(1942), Having Wonderful Crime(1945), Passage From Hong Kong(1941), Test Pilot(1938), Miss Annie Rooney(1942), This Thing Called Love(1940), The Corsican Brothers(1941), Undercover Maisie(1947), Apache Trail(1942) ... ...
Biography
USA
1937
116 Minutes
Alexandrine Zola
Paul Muni Joseph Schildkraut Gale Sondergaard Gloria Holden Donald Crisp Erin O'Brien-Moore John Litel Henry O'Neill Morris Carnovsky Louis Calhern Ralph Morgan
author paul cézanne victim soldier wife prostitute engaging gripping moving france paris prison england courtroom household emile zola court battles friendship journalism historical events
CHAP. 1, HI YO SILVER: An outlaw leader planning to take control of Texas after the Civil War kills Colonel Jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. His men then ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1945
67 Minutes
Louise Hover
Ted Donaldson Margaret Lindsay Conrad Nagel Gloria Holden Robert Williams Addison Richards
father stepmother little boy dog veteran neighbor charming lighthearted endearing small town creek farm family home coming of age loneliness human-animal friendship relationships family nazism love
Fearing that his recently-acquired step-mother, Ann Dennis, is competing with him for his father's affections, and saddened by the death of his dog, young Danny Mitchell, in the first film ... See full summary »
War
1943
88 Minutes
Sara Braden
Margo Tom Neal J. Carrol Naish Robert Ryan Gloria Holden Don Douglas George Givot
soldier engineer secretary cabinet minister foreigner friend dark emotional japan china battlefield countryside household tokyo world war ii sino-japanese war marriage indoctrination betrayal atrocities
A Japanese publisher (J. Carrol Naish) wants his U.S.-educated son (Tom Neal) to join the Japanese army before World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
Miss Clark
Brian Donlevy Miriam Hopkins Preston Foster Harold Huber Philip Reed Gloria Holden Douglas Dumbrille Sharon Douglas William Henry Ralph Morgan Jack Mulhall
A greedy woman turns in her husband, a jewel thief, for the reward. Her husband's friend, a detective, adopts the couple's child and raises her as his own. Eighteen years later the husband,... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1945
70 Minutes
Phyllis Gray
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.
Comedy
1941
61 Minutes
Lucille Fairbanks Keith Douglas Paul Cavanagh Richard Ainley Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden Lumsden Hare Tom Stevenson Boyd Irwin Chester Gan
To woo a woman (Lucille Fairbanks), a crime writer (Keith Douglas) concocts a story involving himself in a murder.
Adventure
USA
1938
118 Minutes
Mrs. Benson
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy Lionel Barrymore Samuel S. Hinds Marjorie Main Gloria Holden Louis Jean Heydt
pilot mechanic wife boss gripping melodramatic kansas farm airplane aviation friendship alcoholism bravery adventure sacrifice 1930s
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
84 Minutes
Mrs. White
Shirley Temple William Gargan Dickie Moore Guy Kibbee Peggy Ryan Roland Dupree Gloria Holden Jonathan Hale Mary Field George Lloyd
teen girl boyfriend teen boy father grandfather parent lighthearted charming new york city high school car party household adolescence class distinctions family dancing inventions party growing up
A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Genevieve Hooper
Rosalind Russell Melvyn Douglas Binnie Barnes Allyn Joslyn Gloria Dickson Lee J. Cobb Gloria Holden Paul McGrath
husband wife business partner madcap playful house bedroom abstinence marriage frustrated desire newlyweds sex quest love 1940s
Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months, just to see if they are truly compatible. The husband tries various tricks to lure his ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Countess Franchi
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ruth Warrick Akim Tamiroff J. Carrol Naish H.B. Warner John Emery Henry Wilcoxon Gloria Holden
bandit gentleman tyrant twin woman romantic interest brash gutsy thrilling emotional corsica paris opera house hideout ballroom graveyard family honor unlikely allies love triangle murder
After their parents are killed, co-joined twin boys are separated, with one raised as a gentleman in Paris and the other in the mountains becoming a bandit.
Comedy
USA
1947
90 Minutes
Mrs. Guy Canford
Ann Sothern Barry Nelson Mark Daniels Leon Ames Clinton Sundberg Dick Simmons Charles D. Brown Gloria Holden
Streetwise but kind-hearted Maisie Ravier has put her vaudeville life behind her, but not its associated outward good looks, flash and glamor. Trying to get to New York for a job, she ... See full summary »
Western
1942
66 Minutes
Mrs. James V. Thorne
Lloyd Nolan Donna Reed William Lundigan Ann Ayars Connie Gilchrist Chill Wills Miles Mander Gloria Holden Ray Teal Grant Withers Fuzzy Knight
manager brother outlaw widow artist love interest tense gripping apache lands stagecoach outpost plains office love triangle sibling rivalry native americans journey robbery frontier life adventure
Two brothers (Lloyd Nolan, William Lundigan) weather an Indian uprising over the theft of a peace pipe.
Drama
USA
1940
79 Minutes
Mrs. Kempner
Geraldine Fitzgerald Jeffrey Lynn Gladys George Gale Page Spring Byington Johnnie Davis Henry O'Neill John Litel Gloria Holden Johnny Downs Eve Arden
A maternity ward, staffed by sympathetic nurses, serves mothers-to-be from all walks of life. These include a happy mother of a large family; a secretly-married teenager who thinks their ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1958
92 Minutes
Mrs. Dover
Debbie Reynolds Curt Jurgens John Saxon Estelle Winwood Alexis Smith Mary Astor Troy Donahue Hayden Rorke Gloria Holden Alex Gerry Joe Flynn
dentist secretary actor housekeeper boss love interest airy charming playful party new york city farm connecticut love triangle may-december romance acting retirement running away horse racing love
On a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. When her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Madame Rapport
Robert Young Florence Rice Frank Craven Henry Hull Lee Bowman Cliff Clark Astrid Allwyn Walter Kingsford Frederick Worlock Gloria Holden William Demarest
Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Mrs. Laura McCoy
Mickey Rooney Brian Donlevy Ann Blyth James Dunn Tom Tully Sam Levene Walter Sande Mickey Knox James Bell Gloria Holden Eve March
boxer gambler deadbeat dad daughter love interest alcoholic engaging tense melodramatic new york city boxing ring street pool hall apartment corruption rise to stardom gambling redemption moral dilemma boxing
A dancer (Mickey Rooney) tries boxing, kills his buddy in the ring and becomes a gambler's (Brian Donlevy) pawn.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
88 Minutes
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Myrna Loy May Robson George Barbier James Stewart Hobart Cavanaugh Tom Dugan Gilbert Emery Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden
publisher wife secretary mother fiancé lighthearted charming new york city office family home hotel havana jealousy misunderstanding secret plans love triangle love temptation 1930s
The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Biography
USA
1946
117 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Alexander Knox Dean Jagger Philip Merivale Beulah Bondi Charles Dingle John Litel Doreen McCann Fay Helm Charles Kemper Dorothy Peterson
nurse patient doctor inspiring uplifting touching gutsy australia outback hospital medicine polio research paralysis underdog sacrifice quest 1930s
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Western
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Victor Jory Henry Travers Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
sheriff deputy girl thief cattle rustler frenetic thrilling gutsy spirited dodge city, kan. train law and order american west frontier justice cattle drives adventure love pursuit revenge 1870s
A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
Romance
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Walter Pidgeon Betta St. John Eduard Franz Buddy Baer Les Tremayne Donald Randolph Herman Brix Richard Anderson Dan Tobin
salesman government official princess chauvinist wealthy man confident lighthearted amusing middle east new york city hotel career vs. love gender roles arranged marriage foreign relations misunderstanding royalty love adventure rivalry
A business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying; even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.