List of the best Jane Wyman movies: Johnny Belinda(1948), All That Heaven Allows(1955), The Glass Menagerie(1950), Stage Fright(1950), Magnificent Obsession(1954), So Big(1953), The Lady Takes a Sailor(1949), Lucy Gallant(1955), Three Guys Named Mike(1951), Crime by Night(1944), The Lost Weekend(1945), Pollyanna(1960) ... ...
Drama
USA
1948
102 Minutes
Belinda McDonald
Jane Wyman Lew Ayres Charles Bickford Jan Sterling Agnes Moorehead Stephen McNally
deaf person pretty woman doctor father aunt rapist emotional passionate canada cape breton island farm deafness romance false accusations rape family dysfunction pregnancy love underdog 1940s
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Romance
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Cary Scott
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Agnes Moorehead Conrad Nagel Virginia Grey Gloria Talbott William Reynolds Jacqueline de Wit Charles Drake Leigh Snowden Donald Curtis
widow daughter neighbor love interest emotional melodramatic new england household older woman-younger man death deception television affair romance forbidden love 1950s
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Drama
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Laura Wingfield
Jane Wyman Kirk Douglas Gertrude Lawrence Arthur Kennedy Ralph Sanford Ann Tyrrell John Compton Gertrude Graner Sarah Edwards Chris Alcaide Sean McClory
mother daughter son co-worker emotional intense household city apartment aspirations hope romance dating family disillusionment discovery love 1950s
Merchant marine officer Tom Wingfield reminisces about his life in St. Louis where he had lived with his nagging mother Amanda and crippled shy sister Laura.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1950
110 Minutes
Jane Wyman Marlene Dietrich Richard Todd Michael Wilding Kay Walsh Sybil Thorndike Miles Malleson Hector MacGregor Joyce Grenfell Andre Morell Patricia Hitchcock
wrongly accused ex-girlfriend detective actress actor amateur sleuth suspenseful gripping london theater chase false accusations disguise blackmail deception investigation pursuit mystery escape 1950s
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high society entertainer.
Drama
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Helen Phillips
Jane Wyman Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Agnes Moorehead Otto Kruger Gregg Palmer Sara Shane Paul Cavanagh Judy Nugent George Lynn Richard Cutting
playboy widow best friend mentor melodramatic mushy heartwarming tender hospital brightwood house new love accidental death repentance love transformation wretched excess sacrifice 1950s
A rich playboy whose recklessness inadvertently causes the death of a prominent doctor tries to make amends to his widow, and falls for her in the process.
Drama
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Selina DeJong
Jane Wyman Sterling Hayden Nancy Olson Steve Forrest Elisabeth Fraser Martha Hyer Walter Coy Richard Beymer Tommy Rettig Roland Winters Jacques Aubuchon
mother husband son composer artist surrogate child engaging moving rousing illinois farm chicago parenthood career family mother/son relationship art aspirations growing up transformation
In the late 1890s, a young widowed woman becomes a successful farmer and can send her son, nicknamed 'So Big', to college. After graduating, he finds a job as an architect, but forgoes his dream in favor of an immediate financial success.
Comedy
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Jennifer Smith
Jane Wyman Dennis Morgan Eve Arden Robert Douglas Allyn Joslyn
researcher company president engineer fiancé singer sailor madcap frenetic mushy long island, n.y. bay submarine nightclub house government secrets romance submarine deception investigation discovery
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.
Romance
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Lucy Gallant
Jane Wyman Charlton Heston Claire Trevor Thelma Ritter William Demarest Wallace Ford Tom Helmore Gloria Talbott James Westerfield Mary Field Joel Fluellen
fashion designer rancher soldier banker passionate emotional charming texas united states shop fashion romance love adventure 20th century
The success story of a dressmaker who comes to run a group of fashion shops at the expense of her love life.
Romance
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Marcy Lewis
Jane Wyman Van Johnson Howard Keel Barry Sullivan Phyllis Kirk Anne Sargent Jeff Donnell Herbert Heyes Robert Sherwood Don McGuire Barbara Billingsley
bartender ad executive pilot stewardess love interest young woman lighthearted playful airy amusing airplane airport house bar office dating career love relationships romantic dilemma
A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
72 Minutes
Robbie Vance
Jane Wyman Jerome Cowan Faye Emerson Charles Lang Eleanor Parker Stuart Crawford Cyrus W. Kendall Charles Wilson Juanita Stark Creighton Hale George Guhl
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, the head of a ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Helen St. James
Ray Milland Jane Wyman Howard da Silva Phillip Terry Doris Dowling Frank Faylen Mary Young Anita Sharp-Bolster Lillian Fontaine Lewis Russell Frank Orth
writer alcoholic brother girlfriend bartender dark bleak intense new york city bar hotel opera house hospital addiction alcoholism lying self-destruction love wretched excess temptation
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1960
134 Minutes
Hayley Mills Jane Wyman Richard Egan Karl Malden Nancy Olson Adolphe Menjou Donald Crisp Agnes Moorehead Kevin Corcoran James Drury Reta Shaw
orphan aunt doctor hypochondriac reverend amusing moving emotional small town carnival church house orphanage small-town life positivity politics family friendship optimism growing up
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Biography
USA
1952
109 Minutes
Betty Rogers nee Blake
Will Rogers Jr. Jane Wyman
vaudevillian cowboy actor comedian wife woodrow wilson inspiring positive emotional incredible santa monica, calif. oklahoma st. louis world's fair stage new york city rodeo show business great depression will rogers
The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, radio.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
James Stewart Jane Wyman Kent Smith Ned Sparks Wallace Ford Regis Toomey Ann Doran Donald Meek Ann Shoemaker Mickey Kuhn Howard Freeman
man editor mayor tourist young woman analyst emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring positive witty village editing room publishing house america opinion new romance corruption lie
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
113 Minutes
Emmadel Jones
reporter girlfriend fiancé cousin orphan lighthearted amusing paris boston orphanage love triangle adoption marriage love rivalry 1950s
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
Comedy
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Joan Shotesbury
Jeffrey Lynn Jane Wyman Edward Everett Horton David Bruce Herb Anderson Marguerite Chapman Craig Stevens Willie Best Ivan F. Simpson Charles Halton Wade Boteler
young man fiancé young woman professor friend daughter lighthearted amusing endearing college family home mental institution operating room courtroom bachelor party race against time invisibility science practical jokes marrying for money
Comedy about an invisible man.
Romance
USA
1949
87 Minutes
David Niven Jane Wyman Victor Moore Wayne Morris Broderick Crawford Joseph Buloff Maria Ouspenskaya Curt Bois Percival Vivien Raymond Greenleaf Frank Dae
pianist model manager insurance salesman owner neighbor playful charming amusing engaging tenement house roof apartment woods unlikely romance music anxiety isolation class distinctions outsider
An exhausted concert pianist learns he is the owner of an apartment building; after being advised to move there to rest, he becomes involved in the lives of his eccentric tenants.
Comedy
USA
1938
67 Minutes
Betty Martin
Joe E. Brown Jane Wyman Alison Skipworth Lyda Roberti Alan Baxter Lucien Littlefield Sidney Toler Berton Churchill Barbara Pepper Joseph Downing
Criminal from all over the country converge on the Lakeside Inn in Willow Springs where bank robber Duke Temple (Stanley Fields) has stashed $100,000. Wilbur Keeks (Joe E. Brown),soda jerk ... See full summary »
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 »
Romance
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Mrs. Mary Dean
Clifton Webb Jane Wyman Jill St. John Carol Lynley Paul Henreid Gary Crosby Nico Minardos
father daughter architect sister son pilot lighthearted spirited amusing boston são paulo, brazil air force base villa lima, peru bullring maturing college family americans abroad courtship
When the oldest daughter decides to stay in South America while on a school tour, her father decides to take the rest of the family there for vacation to find out why.
Comedy
USA
1944
82 Minutes
Jack Carson Jane Wyman Irene Manning Alan Hale George Tobias Robert Shayne Tala Birell Ricardo Cortez Marjorie Hoshelle Kurt Katch
manufacturer wife private investigator fiancée nazi spy witty madcap family estate office bedroom mistaken identity world war ii deception espionage pursuit transformation 1940s
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. The only way that ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
1946
128 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills Margaret Wycherly Henry Travers Jeff York Forrest Tucker June Lockhart
son father mother fawn emotional endearing sad florida farm household family friendship childhood grief animals growing up love discovery 1870s
A pet deer changes a boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) and his parents (Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman), pioneering farmers in Florida after the Civil War.
Musical, Comedy
1952
104 Minutes
Bing Crosby Jane Wyman Ethel Barrymore Bob Arthur Natalie Wood Cora Witherspoon Regis Toomey
songwriter star son daughter headmistress charming uplifting cheery new york city school family home upstate new york resort parenthood adolescence father/son relationship aspirations romantic dilemma infatuation love
The star (Jane Wyman) of a Broadway producer's (Bing Crosby) show helps him with his teenage children, who feel neglected.
Western
1947
99 Minutes
Ann Kincaid
Dennis Morgan Jane Wyman Janis Paige Herman Brix Alan Hale Arthur Kennedy Barton MacLane John Ridgely Tom Tyler Bob Steele John Compton
gambler bandit beautiful woman singer sundance kid sheriff gutsy gritty engaging melodramatic carson city, nev. cheyenne, wyo. wild west stagecoach dance hall small town working undercover unlikely romance robbery investigation
An outlaw's wife (Jane Wyman) falls for a gambler (Dennis Morgan) who is working as a Wells Fargo detective.
Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Denny Costello
Edward G. Robinson Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford Jack Carson Anthony Quinn Edward Brophy Harry Davenport John Qualen Barbara Jo Allen Grant Mitchell Jackie Gleason
ex-convict bank robber daughter friend thief salesman offbeat frenetic hilarious new york city soda shop bank store prison bank heist redemption small business father/daughter relationship scam friendship
An ex-convict's (Edward G. Robinson) niece (Jane Wyman) runs a shop over the tunnel he and his partners are digging to a bank vault.
Comedy
USA
1944
102 Minutes
Vivian Marsden Halstead
Ann Sheridan Alexis Smith Jane Wyman Jack Carson Irene Manning Charles Ruggles Eve Arden John Ridgely Alan Mowbray John Alexander Craig Stevens
bureaucrat newlywed judge soldier news reporter nazi hunter wild hilarious playful hotel white house washington, d.c. marriage honeymoon love triangle misunderstanding friendship love discovery rivalry
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, his new boss, and when he comes back, he ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
86 Minutes
Connie
Kay Kyser Ellen Drew Jane Wyman Robert Armstrong Helen Westley William Demarest Una O'Connor Lionel Royce Moroni Olsen George Cleveland
Kay Kyser is late to his wedding. He is taking a short cut through Central Park when he finds out that he is in the army and is due to check in that afternoon. It turns out that the army ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1940
74 Minutes
Nan Hudson
Federal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves when a doctor says his eyesight is failing. Aided by Mary Norvell and Nan Hudson, Graves persuades ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1969
98 Minutes
Elaine Benson
Bob Hope Jackie Gleason Jane Wyman Maureen Arthur Leslie Nielsen Tina Louise Paul Stewart Professor Irwin Corey JoAnna Cameron Tim Matheson
Young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's parents wind up adopting the baby using a fake name.
Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Peggy Armstrong
Marjorie Rambeau Alan Hale Ronald Reagan Jane Wyman Clarence Kolb Charles Halton Paul Hurst Victor Kilian Chill Wills Harry Shannon John Hamilton
Now-widowed Tugboat Annie, tugboat queen of the Northwest, struggles to save her job against the competition of rival Captain Bullwinkle.
Drama
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Frankie Connors
Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan Alexis Smith Jack Carson Jane Wyman Reginald Gardiner John Loder Marjorie Gateson Thurston Hall John Abbott Marjorie Hoshelle
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party--until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
81 Minutes
Joy O'Keefe
Olivia de Havilland Jeffrey Lynn Charles Winninger Eddie Albert Jane Wyman Spring Byington William T. Orr Ann Gillis S.Z. Sakall Grant Mitchell Charles Trowbridge
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can ... See full summary »
Musical, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Gracie Harris
Cary Grant Alexis Smith Ginny Simms Jane Wyman Eve Arden Victor Francen Alan Hale Dorothy Malone
composer nurse friend singer grandfather mother touching inspiring new haven, conn. yale indiana new york city theater hospital aspirations music world war i love cole porter show business
A fictionalized biopic of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
Comedy
USA
1940
69 Minutes
Marge Allen
Eddie Albert Wayne Morris Ronald Reagan Rosemary Lane Jane Wyman Ruth Terry John Litel Hobart Cavanaugh Ann Shoemaker Tom Kennedy
aspiring actress boyfriend producer texan wife sweetheart amusing playful rousing texas new york city broadway theater office broadway con game surprise visit stardom deception rise 1940s
Stage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big ... See full summary »
Romance
1941
77 Minutes
Elizabeth Clochessy
Ann Sheridan George Brent Charles Ruggles Osa Massen Jane Wyman William T. Orr Lee Patrick Walter Catlett
author fiancée old flame husband lighthearted amusing unrestrained cleveland bookstore hotel farm inn writing obsessive love marriage deception lawsuit pursuit escape 1940s
A novelist (George Brent) goes to Cleveland with his fiancee (Ann Sheridan) and meets an old flame tired of her husband (Charlie Ruggles).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Babette Latour
Fernand Gravey Joan Blondell Edward Everett Horton Alan Mowbray Mary Nash Jane Wyman Luis Alberni Kenny Baker
showgirl king doctor count duchess lighthearted charming outlandish paris ocean liner folies bergère apartment love class distinctions royalty deception debauchery love transformation wretched excess
Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. Now all he has left are his Count Humbert and Duchess Anna, along with... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Claire Adams
Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris Ronald Reagan Johnnie Davis Jane Bryan Eddie Albert Jane Wyman Henry O'Neill Gordon Oliver Larry Williams William Tracy
cadet friend wife instructor hilarious witty virginia military institute lexington, va. pregnancy secret friendship marriage military quest love temptation 1930s
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
Drama
1938
92 Minutes
Vivian
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).
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
57 Minutes
Dixie
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Winifred Shaw Addison Richards Robert Paige Craig Reynolds Charlotte Wynters Jane Wyman Joseph Crehan
reporter police detective businessman nightclub owner singer hatcheck girl witty spirited city train newsroom nightclub murder investigation business deal scam marriage proposal journalism mystery adventure love
Female reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Ruby Keeler Lee Dixon Ross Alexander Allen Jenkins Louise Fazenda Carol Hughes Winifred Shaw Teddy Hart Hugh O'Connell Addison Richards E.E. Clive
producer partner college student actress company president fiancé lighthearted amusing playful new york city docks theater office stage theater acting mistaken identity impersonation romance confession
Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.
Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
William Powell Carole Lombard Alice Brady Eugene Pallette Gail Patrick Alan Mowbray Jean Dixon Mischa Auer Robert Light Pat Flaherty Franklin Pangborn
socialite butler sister mother father protégé hysterical madcap confident new york city family home dump wealth employment family dysfunction unlikely romance class distinctions transformation love rise
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.