List of the best Monty Woolley movies: The Man Who Came to Dinner(1941), As Young as You Feel(1951), Molly and Me(1945), Irish Eyes Are Smiling(1944), The Bishop's Wife(1947), Since You Went Away(1944), Man About Town(1939), Kismet(1955), Arsene Lupin Returns(1938), Live, Love and Learn(1937), Dancing Co-ed(1939), Young Dr. Kildare(1938) ... ...
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.
Comedy
1951
77 Minutes
John R. Hodges
Monty Woolley Thelma Ritter Jean Peters David Wayne Constance Bennett Marilyn Monroe Allyn Joslyn Albert Van Dekker
businessman executive secretary grandchild wife lighthearted witty charming printing plant office house retirement ageism publishing impersonation career growing up underdog 20th century
A worker (Monty Woolley) poses as the head of the company that owns the company that forced him to retire at 65.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
76 Minutes
John Graham
Gracie Fields Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Reginald Gardiner Natalie Schafer Edith Barrett Clifford Brooke Aminta Dyne Queenie Leonard Doris Lloyd Patrick O'Moore
actress politician butler son amusing charming lighthearted playful estate london apartment politics manners job actors estrangement father/daughter relationship transformation discovery 1940s
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
90 Minutes
Edgar Brawley
Dick Haymes June Haver Monty Woolley Anthony Quinn Beverly Whitney Max Rosenbloom Veda Ann Borg Clarence Kolb
criminal composer producer dancer emotional playful new york city theater apartment music biography crime fame love rise 20th century
A tunefull account of the life of Ernest R. Ball, composer of many popular Irish songs, including the title's.
Other, Fantasy
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Prof. Wutheridge
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
1944
172 Minutes
Col. William G. Smollett
Claudette Colbert Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Monty Woolley Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Robert Walker Hattie McDaniel
housewife daughter young woman lodger soldier maid melodramatic heartwarming house small town united states war loss young love home front love growing up sacrifice 1940s
With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife struggles to care for their two daughters - and a pair of lodgers who have moved in - alone.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Henri Dubois
Jack Benny Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Binnie Barnes Monty Woolley Isabel Jeans Phil Harris Betty Grable E.E. Clive Eddie Anderson Leonard Mudie
broadway producer singer love interest wife husband jealous man madcap hysterical charming london stage country house show business jealousy unrequited love schemes misunderstanding relationships love pursuit
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose ... See full summary »
Fantasy
USA
1955
113 Minutes
Omar
Howard Keel Ann Blyth Dolores Gray Vic Damone Monty Woolley Sebastian Cabot Jay C. Flippen Mike Mazurki Jack Elam Ted de Corsia Julie Robinson
poet caliph thief wazir daughter cheeky intricate amusing baghdad market palace marriage poetry mistaken identity romance love escape ancient times
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Georges Bouchet
Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Warren William John Halliday Nat Pendleton Monty Woolley George Zucco E.E. Clive Rollo Lloyd Vladimir Sokoloff Tully Marshall
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1937
78 Minutes
Mr. Bawltitude
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Robert Benchley Helen Vinson Mickey Rooney Monty Woolley E.E. Clive Charles Judels Maude Eburne Harlan Briggs Al Shean
painter socialite sailor art dealer husband wife amusing madcap outlandish small town new york city central park art gallery poverty art world rags to riches romance alcohol marriage love
Bob is a struggling artist who paints for his own amusement. Julie is a rich society girl. When they meet, it is cute and they are soon married. Living in a small apartment with the ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Professor Lange
Lana Turner Richard Carlson Roscoe Karns Ann Rutherford Lee Bowman Leon Errol Monty Woolley Thurston Hall Walter Kingsford Mary Field Chester Clute
dancer college student editor secretary producer publicist lighthearted cheery los angeles movie studio office college newsroom dance hall filmmaking contest impersonation father/daughter relationship journalism dancing
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Dr. Lane-Porteus
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Lynne Carver Nat Pendleton Jo Ann Sayers Samuel S. Hinds Emma Dunn Walter Kingsford Monty Woolley Phillip Terry Don "Red" Barry
doctor mentor mother father love interest politician emotional intense solemn connecticut bar house hospital new york city mentorship terminal illness depression medicine family growing up
Dr. James Kildare decides to take a position at a large New York hospital instead of joining his father's country practice but he finds himself in serious trouble when he saves a suicidal woman.
Comedy
1939
94 Minutes
The Judge
Claudette Colbert Don Ameche John Barrymore Francis Lederer Mary Astor Elaine Barrie Hedda Hopper Rex O'Malley Monty Woolley Armand Kaliz Lionel Pape
showgirl taxi driver wealthy man socialite baroness playful crafty paris party disguise high society cheating schemes courtship love pursuit 1930s
A Paris cabby (Don Ameche) chases a chorus girl (Claudette Colbert) hired by a rich man (John Barrymore) to pose as a baroness.
Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Dr. Jaffe
Robert Taylor Margaret Sullavan Franchot Tone Robert Young Guy Kibbee Lionel Atwill Henry Hull George Zucco Charley Grapewin Monty Woolley Spencer Charters
soldier dying person doctor mistress sad charming emotional germany inn restaurant world war i tuberculosis automotive industry male bonding love sacrifice 1930s
The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.
Drama
USA
1938
86 Minutes
Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Charles Coburn Herbert Mundin Terry Kilburn Gale Sondergaard Peter Lawford Walter Tetley Peter Ellis George Zucco Matthew Boulton
delinquent thief headmaster wife schoolboy friend cheeky confident london jewelry shop boys school woods ship party reform orphanage trust loyalty friendship crime
A spoiled orphan, raised by a couple of con artists, gets sent to a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys, where he learns about friendship and ethics, and uncovers a new future.