List of the best Kathleen Howard movies: It's a Gift(1934), The Man on the Flying Trapeze(1935), Young People(1940), Death Takes a Holiday(1934), Blossoms in the Dust(1941), A Girl, a Guy and a Gob(1941), Sweetheart of the Campus(1941), Take a Letter, Darling(1942), Born to Be Bad(1950), You Were Never Lovelier(1942), The Bride Goes Wild(1948), Laura(1944) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Amelia Bissonette
W.C. Fields Baby LeRoy Kathleen Howard Tommy Bupp Tammany Young Morgan Wallace Charles Sellon Josephine Whittell T. Roy Barnes
grocer wife child salesman customer land developer hilarious heartwarming grocery store small town household california grove new jersey business orange grove family land ownership domestic life quest
A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.
Comedy
1935
65 Minutes
Leona Wolfinger
An unlucky memory expert (W.C. Fields) has a loyal daughter (Mary Brian), a nagging wife (Kathleen Howard) and a great thirst.
Musical
USA
1940
78 Minutes
Hester Appleby
Shirley Temple Jack Oakie Charlotte Greenwood Arleen Whelan George Montgomery Kathleen Howard Minor Watson Frank Swann Frank Sully Sarah Edwards Mae Marsh
child mother father townsperson performer teacher lighthearted spirited charming small town new england vaudeville show business hurricane prejudice acceptance transformation adventure discovery 1940s
Shirley's last film on her 20th Century Fox contract (aged 12). Her parents (Oakie, Greenwood) decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Princess Maria
Fredric March Evelyn Venable Guy Standing Katharine Alexander Gail Patrick Helen Westley Kathleen Howard Kent Taylor Henry Travers G.P. Huntley Jr. Otto Hoffman
prince father daughter death dark passionate tender estate italy death forbidden love father/daughter relationship heartbreak sacrifice forbidden love metamorphosis 1930s
The Grim Reaper takes the form of a Prince in an attempt to relate to humans and, along the way, also learns what it is to love.
Biography
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Mrs. Keats
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Felix Bressart Marsha Hunt Fay Holden Samuel S. Hinds Kathleen Howard George Lessey William Henry Henry O'Neill John Eldredge
mother orphan doctor butler sister senator touching emotional orphanage wisconsin train household texas death social activism deception adoption religion relationships underdog
After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children.
Comedy
USA
1941
91 Minutes
Jawme Duncan
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 »
Musical
USA
1941
67 Minutes
Mrs. Minnie Lambeth Sparr
Ruby Keeler Ozzie Nelson Harriet Hilliard Gordon Oliver Don Beddoe The Four Spirits of Rhythm Kathleen Howard
A college Principal objects to a nightclub opening near his campus.
Romance
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Aunt Minnie
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.
Drama
USA
1950
94 Minutes
Mrs. Bolton
Joan Fontaine Robert Ryan Zachary Scott Joan Leslie Mel Ferrer Harold Vermilyea Virginia Farmer Kathleen Howard Dick Ryan Bess Flowers Joy Hallward
novelist cousin fiancé socialite wealthy man femme fatale brash dark melodramatic tense san francisco boston family home ballroom manipulation family love triangle marrying for money affair deception
A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover who sees through her act and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.
Musical
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Adolphe Menjou Leslie Brooks Adele Mara Isobel Elsom Gus Schilling Barbara Brown Douglas Leavitt Catherine Craig Kathleen Howard
dancer band leader father daughter bride sister tender lighthearted buenos aires, argentina wedding club gambling dance romance marriage father/daughter relationship scam forbidden love transformation rise
In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
Comedy
USA
1948
98 Minutes
Van Johnson June Allyson Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Hume Cronyn Una Merkel Arlene Dahl Richard Derr Lloyd Corrigan Elisabeth Risdon Clara Blandick Kathleen Howard
author illustrator juvenile delinquent publisher widower orphan amusing charming melodramatic new york city office duplicity identity romance alcoholism schemes wretched excess love rivalry 1940s
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1944
88 Minutes
Gene Tierney Dana Andrews Clifton Webb Vincent Price Judith Anderson Dorothy Adams James Flavin Clyde Fillmore Ralph Dunn Grant Mitchell Kathleen Howard
police detective businesswoman columnist boyfriend wealthy woman housekeeper dark intricate suspenseful new york city apartment police station cabin murder investigation infatuation unrequited love mistaken identity mystery pursuit
An arrogant New York columnist (Clifton Webb) taunts a detective (Dana Andrews) obsessed with a slain woman's (Gene Tierney) portrait.