List of the best Loretta Young movies: Rachel and the Stranger(1948), Midnight Mary(1933), The White Parade(1934), The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940), And Now Tomorrow(1944), The Accused(1948), Zoo in Budapest(1933), A Night to Remember(1942), Cafe Metropole(1937), The Crusades(1935), Cause for Alarm(1951), Three Blind Mice(1938) ... ...
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
79 Minutes
Loretta Young William Holden Robert Mitchum Gary Gray Tom Tully Sara Haden Frank Ferguson Walter Baldwin Regina Wallace Frank Conlan
widower indentured servant friend son settler native american tense emotional thrilling ohio wilderness cabin settlement pioneering marriage parenthood jealousy love triangle quest love
A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship.
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Loretta Young Ricardo Cortez Franchot Tone Andy Devine Una Merkel Warren Hymer Ivan F. Simpson Harold Huber
young woman criminal lawyer socialite friend clerk melodramatic gutsy gripping tense courtroom reform school jail gambling house law office apartment murder case poverty bad luck crime
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
80 Minutes
June Arden
Loretta Young John Boles Dorothy Wilson Muriel Kirkland Astrid Allwyn Frank Conroy Jane Darwell Frank Melton Walter Johnson Sara Haden Joyce Compton
The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
89 Minutes
Loretta Young Ray Milland Gail Patrick Reginald Gardiner Edmund Gwenn Frank Sully Gordon Jones George Metaxa Charles Halton Joseph Eggenton Chester Clute
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Drama
USA
1944
86 Minutes
Loretta Young Alan Ladd Susan Hayward Barry Sullivan Beulah Bondi Cecil Kellaway Helen Mack Anthony Caruso Grant Mitchell Jonathan Hale George Carleton
A wealthy woman who lost her hearing to meningitis meets a doctor who is concocting a serum that will cure deafness.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
101 Minutes
Loretta Young Bob Cummings Wendell Corey Sam Jaffe Douglas Dick Suzanne Dalbert George Spaulding Sara Allgood Mickey Knox Francis Pierlot Ann Doran
professor truck driver lawyer detective beautiful woman student dark gripping eerie suspenseful college courtroom beach cliff classroom psychology attempted rape investigation cover-up unlikely criminal
A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.
Romance
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Eve
Loretta Young Gene Raymond O.P. Heggie Wally Albright Paul Fix Murray Kinnell Ruth Warren Roy Stewart Frances Rich Niles Welch Lucille Ward
An orphan girl escapes her caregivers to be with a young man raised at the zoo whose only previous friends are the animals.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Loretta Young Brian Aherne Sidney Toler Jeff Donnell William Wright Gale Sondergaard Donald MacBride Lee Patrick Don Costello Blanche Yurka Richard Gaines
writer wife landlord housekeeper husband amusing engaging suspenseful apartment new york city greenwich village murder blackmail deception mystery discovery 1940s
A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse and a half dozen red herrings.
Romance
USA
1937
84 Minutes
In Paris, a young American is in debt to a nightclub owner, who forces him to woo an heiress in hopes of reaping her fortune.
Drama, History
USA
1935
123 Minutes
Berengaria
Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith Katherine DeMille C. Aubrey Smith Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale C. Henry Gordon George Barbier Montagu Love Hobart Bosworth
king richard i sultan crusader knight muslim princess spectacular rousing thrilling jerusalem palestine castle palace church crusade captivity politics forced marriage religion war
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
74 Minutes
Loretta Young Barry Sullivan Bruce Cowling Margalo Gillmore Brad Morrow Irving Bacon Georgia Backus Don Haggerty Art Baker Richard Anderson Kathleen Freeman
sick person wife doctor mail carrier eerie tense family home post office false accusations betrayal delusion jealousy illness murder revenge quest discovery 1950s
An invalid husband wrongly believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Loretta Young Joel McCrea David Niven Stuart Erwin Marjorie Weaver Pauline Moore Binnie Barnes Jane Darwell Leonid Kinskey Spencer Charters Franklin Pangborn
woman sister wealthy man rancher impostor bartender lighthearted amusing playful kansas santa barbara, calif. club hotel ranch fortune hunters sister relationship impersonation inheritance marriage romance
Three sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich husbands. To start with Pamela poses as a socialite and Moira and Elizabeth pretend to be her... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
70 Minutes
Letty Strong
Loretta Young Cary Grant Jackie Kelk Henry Travers Russell Hopton Andrew Tombes Howard H. Lang Harry Green Marion Burns Paul Harvey Charles Coleman
An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.
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.
Romance
USA
1949
81 Minutes
Loretta Young Van Johnson Rudy Vallee Barbara Lawrence Bob Arthur Betty Lynn Griff Barnett Kathleen Hughes
college student widow lawyer professor dean daughter amusing campy spirited college new york city mother/daughter relationship romance campus life money family love rivalry growing up 1940s
In order to afford her daughter's college tuition, a woman enrolls herself at the same school aided by a rare large bursary but they both fall in-love with the same cute English professor.
Drama
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Loretta Young George Brent David Manners Louis Calhern Una Merkel Joseph Cawthorn Helen Vinson
Marian moves to New York to make it big in the chorus and becomes involved in a love triangle.
Comedy
USA
1930
66 Minutes
Ann Harper
Loretta Young Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Louise Fazenda Ethel Wales Otis Harlan Daphne Pollard Inez Courtney Edward Nugent Raymond Keane
In this light romantic comedy, 17-year old Loretta Young is cast as Ann Harper, a wealthy socialite who has inherited a fortune provided the family is involved in no scandals appearing in ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1937
85 Minutes
Social butterfly (Young) marries Park Avenue doctor (Baxter) and learns that his nurse (Bruce) is in love with him.
Romance
USA
1939
80 Minutes
contractor wife teacher singer secretary musician amusing cheeky endearing new york city opera house stage apartment backstage opera husband/wife relationship aspirations role reversal transformation underdog
Woman hopes to be a great singer and is encouraged by her scheming teacher. After she flops her husband, encouraged by an amorous professional singer tries opera and also flops.
Comedy
USA
1951
77 Minutes
Loretta Young Joseph Cotten Cecil Kellaway Basil Ruysdael Jim Backus Irene Ryan John Ridgely
nurse attorney contractor doctor father spirited endearing quirky lighthearted hospital mansion church united states sleepwalking amnesia love triangle subconscious discovery temptation 1950s
Nurse Nora Gilpin is attracted to lawyer John Raymond whom she dislikes during the day and seduces during the night, when she sleepwalks.
Comedy
USA
1946
87 Minutes
Maggie Williams
Loretta Young David Niven Eddie Albert Charles Ruggles Virginia Field Rita Johnson ZaSu Pitts
Jenny and Dale Williams have been married ten years have a 9-year-old daughter, "Cookie." They live well, have separate careers, are surrounded by sophisticated friends, and are afflicted ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1939
95 Minutes
Loretta Young David Niven Hugh Herbert C. Aubrey Smith Billie Burke Broderick Crawford ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden
magician beautiful woman husband wife fiancé charming emotional stage backstage london connecticut romance marital problems magic act performance love discovery 1930s
Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Architect Gordon Wales finds fellow apartment house resident Joan Marsh locked out and flirts with her. When she is murdered evidence points to him. He and Joan's roommate Noreen become ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Loretta Young David Manners Conway Tearle J. Farrell MacDonald Harry Stubbs Myrtle Stedman Myrna Loy Ray Hallor Dorothy Matthew Yola d'Avril
Richard Carewe has raised his deceased friend's son from childhood with the help of his housekeeper and her beautiful daughter, Phyllis. He arranges a marriage between Phyllis and the boy, ... See full summary »
Romance
1936
90 Minutes
Loretta Young Don Ameche Kent Taylor Pauline Frederick Jane Darwell Katherine DeMille Victor Kilian John Carradine J. Carrol Naish Pedro de Cordoba
A chief's son (Don Ameche) falls in love with a Spanish rancher's part-Indian daughter (Loretta Young).
Romance
1935
75 Minutes
Barbara Howard
An American (Loretta Young) searches China for the half-Russian, half-Asian industrialist (Charles Boyer) she loves.
War
1943
79 Minutes
Carolyn Grant
Loretta Young Alan Ladd William Bendix Philip Ahn Iris Wong Victor Sen Yung Marianne Quon Jessie Tai Sing Richard Loo Irene Tso Ching Wah Lee
A war profiteer (Alan Ladd) and his buddy (William Bendix) protect a U.S. teacher (Loretta Young), her Chinese schoolgirls and a baby from the Japanese.
Other, Comedy, Drama
1949
94 Minutes
Sister Margaret
Loretta Young Celeste Holm Hugh Marlowe Elsa Lanchester Thomas Gomez Dorothy Patrick Basil Ruysdael Dooley Wilson Regis Toomey Mike Mazurki Henri Letondal
nun bookie songwriter artist soldier heartwarming amusing positive new england new york city world war ii hospital postwar america religion culture clash quest transformation 1940s
Two French nuns (Loretta Young, Celeste Holm) in New England raise funds for a children's hospital in a town called Bethlehem.
Romance
1938
95 Minutes
Loretta Young Richard Greene Walter Brennan Douglas Dumbrille Karen Morley Willard Robertson George H. Reed Leona Roberts
horse trainer farmer woman soldier auctioneer moving spirited suspenseful kentucky racetrack farm horse racing family feud murder pride love rivalry sacrifice 1930s
Other, Drama
1986
100 Minutes
Loretta Young Trevor Howard Arthur Hill Ron Leibman Patrick Cassidy Season Hubley Kate Reid
society matron grandmother butler son detective grandchild emotional tender family home mansion office christmas charity family dysfunction missing persons estrangement illness transformation quest 1980s
As a rich eccentric (Loretta Young) tries to reunite her family, her son (Arthur Hill) tries to oust her from the family business.
Other, Fantasy
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Cary Grant Loretta Young David Niven Monty Woolley James Gleason Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Sara Haden Karolyn Grimes Tito Vuolo Regis Toomey
bishop wife angel wealthy woman historian cab driver engaging amusing heartwarming church office mansion street faith marriage jealousy values wealth heaven discovery
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Drama
USA
1933
73 Minutes
Richard Barthelmess Loretta Young Aline MacMahon Gordon Westcott Robert Barrat Berton Churchill Grant Mitchell Robert McWade Charley Grapewin James Murray Edwin Maxwell
veteran soldier businessman communist wife doctor bleak gritty chicago laundromat hospital prison pennsylvania capitalism communism labor union drug addiction great depression social activism discovery
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Warren William Loretta Young Wallace Ford Alice White Albert Gran Allen Jenkins Marjorie Gateson Hale Hamilton Ruth Donnelly Zita Moulton Frank Reicher
manager wife salesman owner board member model amusing melodramatic spirited department store new york city work-life balance secret marriage workplace romance money affair wretched excess forbidden love 1930s
A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Warner Oland Charles Butterworth
captain prince niece cheeky suspenseful mansion boat london murder smuggling romance adventure mystery 1930s
Algy, Bulldog Drummond's right-hand-man, is getting married. Bulldog attends; on the way home, in the fog, he enters the (apparently deserted) mansion of Prince Achmed in search of a phone.... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Toni Gateson
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Don Ameche Slim Summerville Dudley Digges Walter Catlett George Sanders Jane Darwell Stepin Fetchit Pauline Moore Elisha Cook Jr.
reporter heiress count editor tabloid reporter fiancé madcap playful emotional winsome new york city airport city hall journalism scandal fame deception unlikely romance tabloid journalism love
A financier's daughter spars with a newspaper reporter: he by writing about her, she by announcing their engagement.
Biography
USA
1939
97 Minutes
Don Ameche Loretta Young Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Gene Lockhart Spring Byington Sally Blane Polly Ann Young Georgiana Young
inventor teacher deaf woman assistant love interest lighthearted charming passionate inspiring boston inventions deafness court battles alexander graham bell telephone rise rivalry underdog love 1870s
The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Drama
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Robert Taylor Loretta Young Patsy Kelly Basil Rathbone Joe E. Lewis Marjorie Gateson Paul Harvey Jane Darwell Paul Stanton John Miljan Monroe Owsley
A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.
Romance
USA
1941
85 Minutes
Fredric March Loretta Young Robert Benchley Allyn Joslyn Eve Arden Helen Westley Joyce Compton Tim Ryan Olaf Hytten Dorothy Adams Clarence Kolb
playwright actress banker husband wife bellhop amusing witty endearing new york city broadway theater hotel hotel room reno, nev. divorce remarriage jealousy work-life balance romance love triangle
A playwright attempts to stop his wife from retiring so she can star in his next play.
Comedy
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Ronald Colman Loretta Young Frederick Kerr David Torrence Florence Britton Myrna Loy Paul Cavanagh Crauford Kent
Spendthrift Willie Leyland again returns to the family home in London penniless. His father is none too pleased but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1938
104 Minutes
Countess Eugenie de Montijo
Tyrone Power Loretta Young Annabella Leon Ames J. Edward Bromberg Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Sidney Blackmer
nobleman lover napoleon iii native beautiful woman melodramatic spectacular egypt france desert palace imperialism construction romance exile suez canal quest sacrifice love rivalry
Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
90 Minutes
Franchot Tone Loretta Young Roland Young Lewis Stone Dudley Digges Henry Daniell Jessie Ralph Robert Greig E.E. Clive Wallis Clark John Buckler
An ambitious barrister and his wife are targeted by blackmailers. In trying to save her husband, the wife becomes involved in a murder case her husband is trying. For his part, the husband's actions make him a suspect in a related murder.
Romance
USA
1937
79 Minutes
Vicky
Newly remarried woman finds her businessman husband boring and runs into her wealthy playboy first husband.
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
Clark Gable Loretta Young Frank Morgan Marilyn Maxwell Raymond Burr James Gleason Lewis Stone Raymond Walburn Pamela Britton Zamah Cunningham Marion Martin
mayor political candidate longshoreman sergeant judge rival charming emotional amusing san francisco small town convention california romance political corruption election convention opposites attract politics love
Two mayors meet at a convention and, despite their contrasting personalities and views, find themselves attracted to one other.
Comedy
USA
1936
97 Minutes
Susie Schmidt
Janet Gaynor Loretta Young Constance Bennett Simone Simon Don Ameche Paul Lukas Tyrone Power Alan Mowbray Wilfrid Lawson J. Edward Bromberg Virginia Field
salesgirl model nobleman doctor roommate magician melodramatic spirited amusing budapest, hungary apartment doctor's office shop romance marriage ambition rags to riches growing up discovery 1930s
Three working girls in Budapest pool their resources to get a better apartment and impress their dates. One dates a nobleman and, learning of her rejection by him, considers poison. Another... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Sun Toya San
Edward G. Robinson Loretta Young Dudley Digges Leslie Fenton J. Carrol Naish Edmund Breese Tully Marshall Charles Middleton
assassin childhood friend daughter gangster guard fortuneteller melodramatic shocking sad san francisco execution chamber family home chinatown sacramento, calif. california assassination crime syndicate love triangle loyalty infidelity
A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
Biography
USA
1935
90 Minutes
hero clerk fiancée rajah governor engaging powerful melodramatic india fort london parliament trading post colonialism military war marriage politics adventure quest
In the mid-1700's the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government. A clerk in the company, Robert Clive, is frustrated by ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1933
67 Minutes
Marcia Stanislavsky
Paul Lukas Loretta Young Frank McHugh Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Walter Byron Ferdinand Gottschalk Joseph Cawthorn Paul Porcasi Mary Doran Lucien Prival
Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.
Romance
USA
1931
70 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Loretta Young Claude Allister Henry Kolker Edmond Breon Boris Karloff
Young man attempts to break up an engagement between a woman and an older man.
Musical
1934
102 Minutes
A countess (Loretta Young) marries a Gypsy fiddler (Charles Boyer) instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, Hungary.
Romance
USA
1931
90 Minutes
Gallagher
Jean Harlow Robert Williams Loretta Young Louise Closser Hale Don Dillaway Walter Catlett
journalist socialite colleague mother father playwright amusing emotional mansion office ballroom city journalism independence wealth loyalty class conflict love transformation discovery
A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.