List of the best Mary Wickes movies: Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows(1968), The Trouble With Angels(1966), The Actress(1953), Sister Act(1992), Dance With Me Henry(1956), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit(1993), White Christmas(1954), On Moonlight Bay(1951), By the Light of the Silvery Moon(1953), The Christmas Gift(1986), Postcards From the Edge(1990), The Spirit Is Willing(1967) ... ...
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1968
95 Minutes
Sister Clarissa
Rosalind Russell Stella Stevens Binnie Barnes Mary Wickes Dolores Sutton Susan Saint James Barbara Hunter Milton Berle Robert Taylor
nun movie producer woman student millionaire bishop madcap quirky amusing convent bus peace rally roman catholic school movie set dude ranch religion road trip generation gap teenage rebellion anti-war movement
An old-line Mother Superior is challenged by a modern young nun when they take the girls of St. Francis Academy on a bus trip across the U.S.A.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1966
112 Minutes
Sister Clarissa
Rosalind Russell Hayley Mills June Harding Binnie Barnes Mary Wickes Louise Hovick Camilla Sparv
student nun mother superior prankster friend classmate amusing cheeky tender boarding school catholic school pennsylvania boarding-school life boredom religion teenage rebellion coming of age growing up 1960s
Two high-spirited young students at St. Francis Academy For Girls keep things hopping for the challenged Mother Superior (Rosalind Russell) and her staff of bewildered Sisters.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Jean Simmons Anthony Perkins Teresa Wright Mary Wickes Ian Wolfe Norma Jean Nilsson Dawn Bender
mother actress teen girl father student charming touching boston apartment theater father/daughter relationship acting ambition employment education theater growing up quest discovery 1910s
This is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Sister Mary Lazarus
Whoopi Goldberg Maggie Smith Kathy Najimy Wendy Makkena Mary Wickes Harvey Keitel Bill Nunn Robert Miranda Richard Portnow
lounge singer police officer mobster nun amusing endearing rousing convent san francisco reno, nev. stage witness protection performance singing religious vows mob violence culture clash escape discovery transformation
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Miss Mayberry
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Gigi Perreau Rusty Hamer Mary Wickes Ted de Corsia Ron Hargrave Sherry Alberoni Frank Wilcox Richard Reeves Paul Sorensen
Two goofballs try to run a beaten-down old amusement park.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1993
106 Minutes
Sister Mary Lazarus
Whoopi Goldberg Kathy Najimy Barnard Hughes Maggie Smith Mary Wickes James Coburn Michael Jeter Wendy Makkena Sheryl Lee Ralph Robert Pastorelli Thomas Gottschalk
lounge singer nun administrator high-school student friend amusing spirited las vegas roman catholic school stage singing education troubled youth inspiration financial troubles assumed identity discovery underdog 1990s
Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.
7.6/10
Musical, Comedy, Other
USA
1954
120 Minutes
Emma Allen
Bing Crosby Danny Kaye Rosemary Clooney Vera-Ellen Dean Jagger Mary Wickes John Brascia Anne Whitfield Richard Shannon Grady Sutton Sig Ruman
singer sister general innkeeper veteran lighthearted amusing charming touching vermont inn battlefield new york city christmas financial crisis singing concert friendship rescue love
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
7.1/10
Romance
USA
1951
95 Minutes
Stella
Doris Day Gordon MacRae Jack Smith Leon Ames Rosemary DeCamp Mary Wickes Ellen Corby Billy Gray Esther Dale Eddie Marr Sig Arno
During World War I, a teenage girl begins a romance with a college student, but his unconventional attitudes cause friction with her father.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
102 Minutes
Stella
Doris Day Gordon MacRae Leon Ames Rosemary DeCamp Billy Gray Mary Wickes Russell Arms Maria Palmer Walter Flannery Geraldine Wall John Maxwell
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.
5.4/10
Other, Drama
USA|Canada
1986
97 Minutes
Henrietta Sawyer
John Denver Jane Kaczmarek Gennie James Edward Winter Pat Corley Mary Wickes James Callahan
architect widower daughter santa claus boss family endearing lighthearted playful positive small town united states holidays vacation christmas father/daughter relationship underdog transformation love 1980s
A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Grandma
Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss Rob Reiner Mary Wickes Conrad Bain Annette Bening Simon Callow Gary Morton
actress mother director celebrity alcoholic quirky witty endearing hollywood, calif. hospital house show business drugs rehabilitation mother/daughter relationship fame discovery rivalry transformation 1990s
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Comedy
1967
100 Minutes
Gloria Tritt
Sid Caesar Vera Miles Barry Gordon John McGiver Cass Daley Ricky Cordell Mary Wickes
Three ghosts play pranks on a couple (Sid Caesar, Vera Miles) and their teenage son (Barry Gordon) renting a house in New England.
Musical
1943
90 Minutes
Sandy Brooks
Michèle Morgan Jack Haley Frank Sinatra Leon Errol Marcy McGuire Victor Borge Mary Wickes Elisabeth Risdon Barbara Hale Mel Torme Paul Hartman
wealthy man servant maid butler neighbor valet amusing heartwarming intricate emotional mansion hotel ballroom bank deception courtship wealth impersonation class conflict quest
A maid (Michele Morgan) and a butler (Jack Haley) join their broke boss' scheme to pose the maid as his daughter in a money marriage.
Musical
1942
68 Minutes
Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
The Andrews Sisters Dick Foran Joe E. Lewis Jennifer Holt Shemp Howard Richard Davies Mary Wickes Ernest Truex Donald O'Connor Peggy Ryan Huntz Hall
Nightclub performers (The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Joe E. Lewis) do Army shows with Harry James and His Music Makers.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1948
97 Minutes
Rosemary McNally
Bette Davis Robert Montgomery Fay Bainter Betty Lynn Tom Tully Barbara Bates Jerome Cowan Mary Wickes James Burke Raymond Roe Marjorie Bennett
editor journalist woman man sister brother charming engaging tender playful indiana new york city wedding wedding journalism secret lost loves love 1940s
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong...
6.7/10
Western
USA
1955
95 Minutes
Bessie Mae Curtis
Audie Murphy Mari Blanchard Lyle Bettger Lori Nelson Thomas Mitchell Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Mary Wickes Alan Hale Jr. Lee Aaker Trevor Bardette
mayor criminal alcoholic girl sheriff intense thrilling american west small town saloon corruption pacifism law and order cattle alcoholism quest mystery underdog 19th century
A dishonest mayor and powerful criminal dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry, son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Marie Grieux
Angie Dickinson Peter Finch Roger Moore Errol John Woody Strode Juano Hernandez Frederick O'Neal Mary Wickes Scatman Crothers Rafer Johnson Chuck Wood
nurse pilot hospital administrator native witch doctor chief brooding tense melodramatic congo hospital jungle pregnancy military medicine native people relationships world war ii discovery love
While the Nazi regime subjugates European Nations, in the Belgian Congo, Doctor Rachel Cade tries to cure those troubled people. Colonel Derode falls in love with her, but a young American injured pilot upsets his plans.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1942
117 Minutes
Nurse Dora Pickford
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid Gladys Cooper Bonita Granville John Loder Ilka Chase Lee Patrick Mary Wickes Janis Wilson
heiress mother architect wife child widower melodramatic emotional inspiring boston house sanatorium ship rio de janeiro mental illness rehabilitation romance travel mother/daughter relationship love
A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1959
98 Minutes
Matilda Runyon
Doris Day Jack Lemmon Ernie Kovacs Steve Forrest Russ Brown Walter Greaza Parker Fennelly Philip Coolidge Mary Wickes Casey Adams Dick Crockett
small-business owner railroad tycoon lawyer reporter amusing charming lighthearted playful maine new york city small town accidental death lawsuit love triangle small business big business opposites attract love rivalry underdog
Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
Comedy
1942
75 Minutes
Juliet Collins
Lou Costello Patric Knowles William Gargan Louise Allbritton Don Porter Jerome Cowan William Bendix Mary Wickes Thomas Gomez Ludwig Stossel
Aspiring radio writers pull off a convincing masquerade as detectives on the case of a murdered network president.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1955
107 Minutes
Miss Lorraine Ellwood
Jennifer Jones Robert Stack Kipp Hamilton Robert Douglas Peggy Knudsen Marshall Thompson Chuck Connors Biff Elliot Jerry Paris Mary Wickes
schoolteacher doctor police officer playwright banker convict melodramatic endearing small town school hospital school love respect memory illness growing up sacrifice 1950s
After her admission to the hospital, town-famous stern teacher Miss Dove nostalgically reminisces about her youth and about the pupils she taught over the years.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Monty Woolley Bette Davis Ann Sheridan Richard Travis Jimmy Durante Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Elisabeth Fraser Grant Mitchell George Barbier Mary Wickes
radio host assistant host reporter actress lighthearted witty charming brash playful ohio family home celebrities upper class social life houseguest transformation discovery 1930s
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
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