List of the best Nana Bryant movies: The Reluctant Dragon(1941), Eyes of Texas(1948), Ladies of the Chorus(1949), Meet Nero Wolfe(1936), Man-Proof(1937), The Private War of Major Benson(1955), Her Husband's Affairs(1947), Possessed(1947), Give Me a Sailor(1938), Brewster's Millions(1945), The Outcast(1954), Peck's Bad Boy With the Circus(1938) ... ...
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Mrs. Benchley
Frances Gifford Buddy Pepper Nana Bryant
comedian tour guide singer dragon artist donald duck charming amusing cheeky movie studio music stage art department animation department film industry cartoons animation discovery recordings quest transformation
Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.
Western
USA
1948
71 Minutes
Hattie E. Waters
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Andy Devine Nana Bryant Francis Ford
attorney nephew uncle roy rogers physician henchman spirited gritty camp law office doctor's office trail jail inheritance dogs camp impersonation murder investigation pursuit
A ranch owner (Francis Ford) turns his place into a home for boys who have lost their fathers in World War II. His evil female lawyer (Nana Bryant) covets the ranch and works in cahoots ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1949
61 Minutes
Mrs. Adele Carroll
showgirl mother daughter socialite comedian engaging spirited stage backstage hotel flower shop show business mother/daughter relationship ambition class distinctions romance rise rivalry escape 1940s
A chorus girl falls in love with a wealthy young man, but their relationship is jeopardized by her mother's fears about the reaction of his family.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Sarah Barstow
Edward Arnold Lionel Stander Dennie Moore Victor Jory Nana Bryant Joan Perry Russell Hardie Walter Kingsford Boyd Irwin John Qualen Gene Morgan
Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
74 Minutes
Meg Swift
Myrna Loy Franchot Tone Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Nana Bryant Leonard Penn John Miljan William Stack Oscar O'Shea Marie Blake May Beatty
young woman heiress playboy mother illustrator friend airy witty melodramatic mushy new york city wedding office boxing match unrequited love marrying for money love triangle infidelity mother/daughter relationship jealousy
Mimi has tried everything to become the bride to Alan, but he chooses Elizabeth instead. The ironic part is that Mimi's mother writes romance novels and neither one has had any luck with ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1955
105 Minutes
Mother Redempta
Charlton Heston Julie Adams William Demarest Tim Considine Sal Mineo Nana Bryant Kay Stewart Mary Field Tim Hovey Donald Keeler Don Haggerty
As a disciplinary measure, the Army transfers a heavy-handed Major to a ROTC academy where he must shape-up cadets and improve the school's overall ratings.
Comedy
USA
1947
82 Minutes
Mrs. Winterbottom
Lucille Ball Franchot Tone Edward Everett Horton Mikhail Rasumny Gene Lockhart Nana Bryant
advertising executive wife mad scientist boss mayor hilarious melodramatic frenetic office travel agency family home baseball field work-life balance marriage battle of sexes technology honeymoon advertising transformation love
A scientist invents a formula that removes old, thinning hair and replaces it with thick, new hair. Complications ensue.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Bit Part (uncredited)
Joan Crawford Van Heflin Raymond Massey Geraldine Brooks Stanley Ridges John Ridgely Nana Bryant Moroni Olsen Erskine Sanford Gerald Perreau Isabel Withers
nurse psychiatrist engineer wealthy man neighbor wife dark melodramatic creepy los angeles washington state hospital diner jealousy suicide insanity obsession violence unrequited love love
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Mrs. Minnie Brewster
Martha Raye Bob Hope Betty Grable Jack Whiting J.C. Nugent Clarence Kolb Nana Bryant Emerson Treacy Bonnie Jean Churchill Kathleen Lockhart Ralph Sanford
Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Nancy Larkin to marry him. But Jim ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1945
79 Minutes
Mrs. Gray
Dennis O'Keefe Helen Walker Eddie Anderson June Havoc Gail Patrick Mischa Auer Nana Bryant John Litel Joe Sawyer Neil Hamilton Herbert Rudley
veteran fiancée lawyer best friend heiress heir cheery unrestrained new york city office radio station theater bank ship inheritance investing engagement friendship broadway cruise
In order to inherit $7,000,000, an ex-soldier must spend $1,000,000 in two months' time.
Western
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Mrs. Banner
John Derek Joan Evans Jim Davis Catherine McLeod Ben Cooper Taylor Holmes Nana Bryant Slim Pickens Frank Ferguson
rancher uncle gunman poor girl father brother thrilling tense passionate colorado small town ranch household inheritance shady dealings redemption showdown ostracized forgery quest
Jet Cosgrave returns home to claim the ranch that was stolen from him, after his father's death.
Comedy
1938
78 Minutes
Mrs. Henry Peck
Tommy Kelly Ann Gillis Edgar Kennedy Benita Hume Billy Gilbert Grant Mitchell Nana Bryant George "Spanky" McFarland Louise Beavers William Demarest Mickey Rentschler
mischievous boy rival horse trainer circus performer father mother airy lighthearted small town circus ring backstage camp family home circus animal tricks cross-dressing deception childish mischief rivalry growing up
Young Bill Peck has a romantic dalliance with an adolescent circus performer before heading to summer camp.
War
USA
1943
131 Minutes
Mrs. Hellie Novotny
Brian Donlevy Walter Brennan Anna Lee Gene Lockhart Dennis O'Keefe Alexander Granach Margaret Wycherly Nana Bryant William Roy Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Tonio Selwart
rebel nazi professor traitor suspenseful gripping patriotic rousing czechoslovakia city prague nazism rebellion assassination political intrigue world war ii escape rescue 1940s
After the Nazi administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Miss Howard
Bing Crosby Edith Fellows Louis Armstrong Madge Evans Donald Meek John Gallaudet Tom Dugan Nana Bryant Charles Wilson Harry Tyler William Stack
ex-convict grandfather child social worker singer uplifting emotional amusing new jersey family home orphanage new york city adoption circus redemption family performance money rescue quest
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promise an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Marian Johnson
Bing Crosby Gloria Jean El Brendel Charles Winninger Allyn Joslyn Claire Dodd Moroni Olsen Nana Bryant Donald Woods Kathryn Adams
When a fellow bridge builder is killed in an accident, two of his co-workers bring his now orphaned daughter to New York to be adopted by relatives.
Drama
USA
1939
83 Minutes
Mrs. Corvall
Joel McCrea Brenda Marshall George Bancroft Jeffrey Lynn Stanley Ridges James Stephenson Howard C. Hickman Nana Bryant Rudolph Anders Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Addison Richards
diplomat spy wife husband patriotic melodramatic tangiers, morocco geneva washington, d.c. espionage national security romance war sacrifice pursuit 1930s
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1944
54 Minutes
Miss Gray
Acquanetta Evelyn Ankers J. Carrol Naish Samuel S. Hinds Lois Collier Milburn Stone Douglas Dumbrille Nana Bryant Pierre Watkin Christian Rub Alec Craig
Paula the ape woman (Acquanetta) is alive and well, and running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher (J. Carrol Naish), also reverting to her true gorilla form ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1951
97 Minutes
Mrs. Claire Nevins
Arthur Kennedy Peggy Dow Julie Adams James Edwards Will Geer Minor Watson Jim Backus Joan Banks Nana Bryant Marjorie Crossland Richard Egan
military officer sergeant soldier young man fiancée african-american profound emotional battlefield north africa hospital american south philadelphia law office world war ii injury racism tolerance romance going home
After he gets blinded by a German sniper's bullet in 1943, Sergeant Larry Nevins begins the long and painful road to recovery.
Musical
1944
101 Minutes
Dean Clinton
Red Skelton Esther Williams Basil Rathbone Bill Goodwin Ethel Smith Jean Porter Donald Meek Nana Bryant Ann Codee Francis Pierlot Margaret Dumont
songwriter producer instructor college student professor wife lighthearted amusing witty endearing los angeles new jersey college wedding swimming pool classroom marriage schemes love triangle career vs. love
A goofy songwriter (Red Skelton) enrolls at a women's college to be near his aquatic sweetheart (Esther Williams).
Comedy
USA
1950
104 Minutes
Mrs. Hazel Chumley
James Stewart Josephine Hull Cecil Kellaway Peggy Dow Charles Drake Victoria Horne Jesse White William Lynn Wallace Ford Nana Bryant Grace Mills
alcoholic sister doctor manager daughter judge winsome cheery charming lighthearted small town bar family home mental institution mental illness family small-town life nonconformity imagination discovery
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
Claude Rains Joan Caulfield Audrey Totter Constance Bennett Hurd Hatfield Ted North Fred Clark Harry Lewis Jack Lambert Ray Walker Nana Bryant
radio host fiancé niece husband police detective brooding intricate suspenseful mansion office car dump art imitating life serial murders suicide memory loss marriage radio transformation mystery
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
Musical, Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Herbert Marshall Gail Patrick Arthur Treacher William Frawley Jackie Moran Helen Parrish Marcia Mae Jones Christian Rub Charles Peck Elisabeth Risdon
schoolgirl celebrity composer valet mother classmate amusing lighthearted uplifting switzerland paris boarding school train station press conference father figure mother/daughter relationship impersonation deception imagination jealousy
A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she... See full summary »
Drama
1942
84 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Philip Dorn Donna Reed Phil Brown Nat Pendleton Alma Kruger Mary Nash Walter Kingsford Nell Craig Ruth Tobey Jonathan Hale
doctor intern nurse parent mental patient girlfriend suspenseful shocking melodramatic hospital doctor's office all-girls school apartment police station murder psychiatry investigation mental illness family quest
Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) lets his Dutch colleague (Philip Dorn) handle the case of a homicidal maniac.
Western
USA
1951
105 Minutes
Gregory Peck Barbara Payton Gig Young Ward Bond Lon Chaney Neville Brand Jeff Corey Warner Anderson Steve Brodie Dan Riss Terry Kilburn
leader officer captain gory mission mountain respect reputation military transformation
A despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an Indian attack on the fort.
Western
USA
1946
90 Minutes
Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy Sonny Tufts Barbara Britton Fay Bainter Henry O'Neill William Frawley Bill Edwards Minor Watson Tom Tully Vince Barnett
foreman schoolteacher best friend cattle rustler ranch hand sheriff engaging wyoming small town wild west ranch school stagecoach new life cattle rustling friendship romance love adventure 1880s
In Medicine Bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
94 Minutes
Lucille Ball William Gaxton Virginia Weidler Tommy Dix Nancy Walker Gloria DeHaven Kenny Bowers June Allyson Jack Jordan Beverly Tyler Chill Wills
lucille ball cadet girlfriend agent amusing madcap lighthearted military academy school dance fame school social event music song and dance growing up discovery 1940s
Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.
Drama
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Virginia Bruce William Lundigan Jonathan Hale Frank Ferguson Richard Loo Philip Ahn Raymond Bond Milton Kibbee Victor Sen Yung Lora Lee Michel John Holland
U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.