List of the best Kathryn Card movies: Born to Kill(1947), The Skipper Surprised His Wife(1950), You for Me(1952), Good Day for a Hanging(1958), The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964), Three Daring Daughters(1948), Hollywood or Bust(1956), It Happens Every Thursday(1953), That Hagen Girl(1947), A Star Is Born(1954), Daddy Long Legs(1955), The Pride of St. Louis(1952) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
92 Minutes
Grace
Lawrence Tierney Claire Trevor Walter Slezak Phillip Terry Audrey Long Elisha Cook Jr. Isabel Jewell Esther Howard Kathryn Card Tony Barrett Grandon Rhodes
murderer woman half sister fiancé proprieter investigator brutal dark raw reno, nev. boardinghouse train san francisco household bedroom investigation desire murder jealousy greed
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Thelma Boyd
Robert Walker Joan Leslie Edward Arnold Spring Byington Leon Ames Jan Sterling Anthony Ross Paul Harvey Kathryn Card Tommy Myers Rudy Lee
When a naval officer's wife breaks her ankle and is laid up, her husband takes over running the household by employing military regimentation and discipline, which leads to a number of amusing situations.
Romance
USA
1952
70 Minutes
Nurse Vogel
Peter Lawford Jane Greer Gig Young Paula Corday Howard Wendell Otto Hulett Barbara Brown Barbara Ruick Kathryn Card Timothy Farrell Helen Winston
wealthy man nurse doctor boyfriend amusing playful heartwarming hospital mansion accident hospital wealth romance love triangle philanthropy love transformation 1950s
Katie McDermad, who comes from a working class household, is a dedicated surgical nurse, who loves her profession but not the low pay. Her emotions often get the better of her. Jeff ... See full summary »
Western
1958
85 Minutes
Molly Cain
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
128 Minutes
Mrs. Wadlington
Debbie Reynolds Harve Presnell Ed Begley Jack Kruschen Hermione Baddeley Vassili Lambrinos Fred Essler Harvey Lembeck Lauren Gilbert Kathryn Card Hayden Rorke
orphan prince wife miner husband brash touching amusing witty quirky lighthearted colorado denver hms titanic marrying for money shipwreck rags to riches gold high society husband/wife relationship
A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life in this fictionalized biopic of Margaret "Molly" Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
115 Minutes
Jonesy
Jeanette MacDonald Jane Powell Edward Arnold Harry Davenport Moyna Magill Elinor Donahue Ann E. Todd Tom Helmore Kathryn Card Thurston Hall Nan Bennett
magazine editor daughter boss band leader father mother playful cheery intricate new york city high school cruise ship office household mansion secret marriage mother/daughter relationship sister relationship divorce music
It's Tess' graduation day from "Miss Drakes School for Girls". During the choir's performance at the ceremony, Tess notices that her beautiful, divorcee mother, Louise Rayton Morgan isn't ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1956
94 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Pat Crowley Anita Ekberg Max Rosenbloom Willard Waterman Jack McElroy Michael Ross Frank Wilcox Kathryn Card Richard Karlan
gambler chorus girl dog film fan bookie actress madcap playful lighthearted amusing car new york city chicago las vegas hollywood, calif. casino road trip on the run unlikely allies romance
A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Loretta Young John Forsythe Frank McHugh Edgar Buchanan Palmer Lee Harvey Grant Jimmy Conlin Jane Darwell Gladys George Regis Toomey Willard Waterman
pregnant wife husband reporter real estate agent farmer neighbor witty amusing new york city california small town newsroom moving culture clash newspapers small business small-town life publicity stunts love quest
A New York couple takes over a small town newspaper.
Drama
USA
1947
83 Minutes
Shirley Temple Ronald Reagan Dorothy Peterson Rory Calhoun Lois Maxwell Charles Kemper Conrad Janis Penny Edwards Jean Porter Nella Walker Harry Davenport
adopted daughter mother ex-boyfriend professor socialite father melodramatic engaging ohio small town college dance floor theater river class distinctions adoption small-town life gossip attempted suicide outcasts
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1954
176 Minutes
Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson Charles Bickford Tommy Noonan Lucy Marlow Amanda Blake Irving Bacon Hazel Shermet James Brown Lotus Robb
actor actress emotional engaging touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging actors love ambition alcoholism love sacrifice transformation 1950s
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
Musical, Romance
USA
1955
126 Minutes
Fred Astaire Leslie Caron Terry Moore Thelma Ritter Fred Clark Charlotte Austin Larry Keating Kathryn Givney Kelly Brown Sara Shane Numa Lapeyre
millionaire orphan secretary lighthearted cheery winsome france paris new york city boarding school wealth may-december romance secret philanthropy discovery love 1950s
A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.
Biography
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna Richard Hylton Hugh Sanders James Brown Leo T. Cleary Kenny Williams John McKee Stuart Randall William Frambes
brother baseball pitcher wife manager baseball fan radio personality endearing inspiring arkansas texas baseball field st. louis chicago radio station baseball male bonding injury marital problems gambling radio
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.