List of the best Peter Lawford movies: Son of Lassie(1945), You for Me(1952), Just This Once(1952), My Brother Talks to Horses(1946), On an Island With You(1948), Hook, Line & Sinker(1969), Salt and Pepper(1968), Kangaroo(1952), One More Time(1970), Cluny Brown(1946), Easter Parade(1948), Dead Ringer(1964) ... ...
6.5/10
Adventure
USA
1945
102 Minutes
Joe Carraclough
Peter Lawford Donald Crisp June Lockhart Nigel Bruce William Severn Leon Ames Donald Curtis Nils Asther Robert Lewis Fay Helm
dog nazi soldier pet owner pet prisoner of war heartwarming touching thrilling positive norway airplane training camp england countryside world war ii behind enemy lines injury human-animal friendship survival
Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
5.8/10
Romance
USA
1952
70 Minutes
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 »
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Mark MacLene IV
Janet Leigh Peter Lawford Lewis Stone Marilyn Erskine Richard Anderson Douglas Fowley Hanley Stafford Henry Slate Jerry Hausner Benny Rubin Charles Watts
millionaire lawyer businessman judge love interest lighthearted witty new york city apartment romance love triangle money love rivalry 1950s
Mark MacLene owes the IRS, the banks and others a lot of money. The problem is that his trust makes $1,000,000 a year, but he spends $150,000 every month. His trustee, Sam, uses the power ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1946
93 Minutes
John S. Penrose
Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Peter Lawford Beverly Tyler Edward Arnold Charles Ruggles Spring Byington O.Z. Whitehead Paul Langton Ernest Whitman Irving Bacon Lillian Yarbo
A classic film featuring a boy who is able to hear what the racehorses at the track are thinking. Using his knowledge of their moods, he figures out how well they will run, and tells his ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1948
107 Minutes
Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee
Esther Williams Peter Lawford Ricardo Montalban Jimmy Durante Cyd Charisse Leon Ames Kathryn Beaumont Dick Simmons Marie Windsor Arthur Walsh Nina Ross
movie star lieutenant assistant director actor dancing girl orchestra conductor winsome playful rousing hawaii movie set deserted island romantic dilemma filmmaking dancing kidnapping love triangle dream vs. reality pursuit rivalry
While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Dr. Scott Carter
Jerry Lewis Peter Lawford Anne Francis Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Jimmy Miller Kathleen Freeman Jennifer Edwards Eleanor Audley Henry Corden Sylvia Lewis Philip Pine
insurance salesman husband doctor best friend wife madcap melodramatic california chile doctor's office operating room boat diagnosis insurance fraud fishing debt double-cross infidelity discovery revenge
Man (Lewis) is told by his doctor (Lawford), and best friend, that he has a terminal illness. At his wife's urging, he lives life to the fullest, racking up insurmountable debts. When the ... See full summary »
5.2/10
Comedy
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Michael Bates Ilona Rodgers John Le Mesurier Graham Stark Ernest Clark Jeanne Roland Robert Dorning Robertson Hare Geoffrey Lumsden
nightclub owner secret agent colonel singer madcap lighthearted london soho nightclub submarine barbershop cellar conspiracy swinging london atomic bomb blackmail government secrets discovery adventure 1960s
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and ... See full summary »
Western
1952
84 Minutes
Maureen O'Hara Peter Lawford Finlay Currie Richard Boone Chips Rafferty Charles "Bud" Tingwell
englishman card player con artist rancher daughter police officer spirited passionate australia outback saloon ranch con game father/son relationship unlikely allies drought culture clash business scheme transformation love
An Englishman (Peter Lawford) and his partner trick a rancher (Finlay Currie) and his daughter (Maureen O'Hara) on a cattle drive in circa-1900 Australia.
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Christopher Pepper
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Esther Anderson Maggie Wright Leslie Sands John Wood Sydney Arnold Edward Evans Percy Herbert Bill Maynard Dudley Sutton
owner partner twin criminal accomplice cop hilarious madcap london nightclub mansion funeral england countryside murder deception investigation smuggling diamond impersonation
London nightclub buddies Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Pepper (Peter Lawford) link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1946
100 Minutes
Andrew Carmel
Charles Boyer Jennifer Jones Peter Lawford Helen Walker Reginald Gardiner Reginald Owen C. Aubrey Smith Richard Haydn Margaret Bannerman Sara Allgood Ernest Cossart
young woman plumber uncle father chemist refugee charming emotional witty england manor village london new york city world war ii love triangle class distinctions father/son relationship marriage jealousy
A free-spirited parlor maid and a Czech refugee surprise an English village with their unconventional ways.
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
103 Minutes
Jonathan Harrow III
Judy Garland Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Ann Miller Jules Munshin Clinton Sundberg Richard Beavers Jeni Le Gon Dick Simmons Jimmy Bates
dancer partner chorus girl friend endearing heartwarming charming new york city theater bar dance performance fame new love discovery transformation love 1900s
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Tony Collins
Bette Davis Karl Malden Peter Lawford Philip Carey Jean Hagen George Macready Estelle Winwood George Chandler Mario Alcalde Cyril Delevanti Monika Henreid
twin killer sister lover police detective dark creepy melodramatic funeral mansion murder jealousy deception impersonation infidelity wealth rivalry revenge fall 1960s
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1954
81 Minutes
Evan Adams III
Judy Holliday Jack Lemmon Peter Lawford Michael O'Shea Vaughn Taylor Connie Gilchrist Whit Bissell Walter Klavun
model actress businessman documentarian receptionist witty endearing new york city central park apartment office store publicity objectification advertising disillusionment fame quest rise love
When a young woman with dreams of fame rents a billboard to advertise herself, her life changes overnight.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Jamie Shellgrove
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Peter Lawford Jimmy Durante Gloria Grahame Marcy McGuire Aubrey Mather Tamara Shayne
singer clerk songwriter schoolteacher veteran janitor lighthearted amusing charming brooklyn, n.y. music store neighborhood music love triangle show business ambition new life love adventure 1940s
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Romance
USA
1949
119 Minutes
Major John "Twingo" McPhimister
Walter Pidgeon Ethel Barrymore Peter Lawford Angela Lansbury Janet Leigh Louis Calhern Francis L. Sullivan Melville Cooper Robert Coote Alan Napier Roman Toporow
colonel mother superior major aide ballerina private tense emotional vienna convent train station rome repatriation communism faith romance duty suicide quest escape
Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael S. "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Romance
USA
1969
95 Minutes
Ted Gunther
Jack Lemmon Catherine Deneuve Peter Lawford Harvey Korman Sally Kellerman Melinda Dillon Kenneth Mars Janice Carroll Jack Weston David Doyle Gary Dubin
A married man enters his boss' apartment to sign papers for a promotion and finds a party of 200 instead. He doesn't fit in, leaves with a woman, spends all night with her, falls in love with her and finds out she's his boss' wife.
5.9/10
War
USA
1959
124 Minutes
Capt. Grey Travis
Frank Sinatra Gina Lollobrigida Peter Lawford Steve McQueen Richard Johnson Paul Henreid Brian Donlevy Dean Jones Charles Bronson Philip Ahn Robert Bray
captain rebel love interest intelligence officer gripping fiery burma china jungle world war ii uprising military life training quest revenge rivalry love 1940s
During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
4.5/10
Drama
USA
1981
109 Minutes
Big Man
Leon Isaac Kennedy Jayne Kennedy Peter Lawford Perry Lang Nikki Swassy Michael V. Gazzo Kim Hamilton
student boxer young man young woman sister girlfriend inspiring gripping emotional boxing ring gym city family home street locker room boxing aspirations brother/sister relationship fame illness
A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
Comedy
1968
113 Minutes
Justin Young
Gina Lollobrigida Shelley Winters Peter Lawford Phil Silvers Telly Savalas Lee Grant Janet Margolin
italian soldier captain daughter wife widow hilarious cheeky charming lighthearted italy village paternity money family scams impersonation pursuit love 1960s
Three veterans are reunited in Italy with a mutual lover (Gina Lollobrigida) they've been supporting for 20 years.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1948
99 Minutes
Ritchie Lorgan
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Elizabeth Taylor Peter Lawford Cesar Romero Lucile Watson Nigel Bruce Mary Boland Reginald Owen Ian Wolfe Phyllis Morris
performer daughter husband painter mother-in-law acrobat amusing endearing london france ship cabin mother/daughter relationship wedding family class conflict deception love quest forbidden love
A London chorus girl tries to rekindle her relationships with her daughter, who she gave up as an infant, and her estranged husband, when the former becomes engaged.
6.7/10
Drama, History
USA
1960
207 Minutes
Maj. Caldwell
Paul Newman Eva Marie Saint Ralph Richardson Peter Lawford Lee J. Cobb Sal Mineo John Derek Hugh Griffith Gregory Ratoff Felix Aylmer David Opatoshu
soldier nurse refugee young girl emotional gripping passionate israel ship cyprus palestine war holocaust journey redemption quest escape rescue 1940s
The state of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Jimmy Foster
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
6.0/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1962
113 Minutes
Larry Barrett
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Joey Bishop Henry Silva Ruta Kilmonis Buddy Lester Phillip Crosby Dennis Crosby Hank Henry
sergeant indian woman soldier amusing playful cool indian territory saloon village camaraderie old west racism battle escape love adventure 1870s
Three cavalry officers and a bugler work together to thwart a Native American chief intent on uniting local tribes against the white man.
Drama
1965
115 Minutes
Frederic Summers
Carroll Baker George Maharis Joanne Dru Peter Lawford Viveca Lindfors Edmond O'Brien Aldo Ray Ann Sothern Lloyd Bochner Paul Gilbert
A private detective (George Maharis) falls in love with a poet (Carroll Baker) whose shady past he has been hired to check.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1962
140 Minutes
Sen. Lafe Smith
Henry Fonda Charles Laughton Don Murray Walter Pidgeon Peter Lawford Gene Tierney Franchot Tone Lew Ayres Burgess Meredith Paul Ford George Grizzard
politician senator president fiery tense washington, d.c. politics political intrigue ambition competition discovery rivalry 1960s
Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Sci-Fi
1977
100 Minutes
Grant Baines
Ricardo Montalban Herve Villechaize Bill Bixby Sandra Dee Peter Lawford Carol Lynley Hugh O'Brian Eleanor Parker Victoria Principal Dick Sargent Christina Sinatra
Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) and his helper, Tattoo (Herve Villechaize), give their rich guests what they ask for.
Drama
1944
126 Minutes
John Ashwood II
Irene Dunne Alan Marshal Frank Morgan Roddy McDowall Peter Lawford Dame May Whitty C. Aubrey Smith Gladys Cooper Van Johnson John Warburton Jill Esmond
pretty woman father british soldier son colonel girlfriend melodramatic moving london hotel hospital romance world war i world war ii mother/son relationship loss love growing up sacrifice 1940s
A woman (Irene Dunne) from Oklahoma marries an English aristocrat (Alan Marshal) and raises a son between World War I and World War II.
Musical, Comedy
1946
112 Minutes
Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.
Kathryn Grayson June Allyson Lauritz Melchior Jimmy Durante Peter Lawford Ben Blue Isobel Elsom Harry Hayden
singer sister pianist father mother opera singer cheery amusing lighthearted playful boston new york city bowery beer garden opera house singing ambition family sister relationship class distinctions
Boston socialite Abigail Chandler dreams of singing with the Metropolitan Opera but secretly takes a job singing at a beer hall in the Bowery in order to pay for voice lessons.
7.8/10
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Lord Lovat
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
7.5/10
Horror
USA
1945
110 Minutes
David Stone
George Sanders Hurd Hatfield Angela Lansbury Donna Reed Lowell Gilmore Peter Lawford Richard Fraser Lydia Bilbrook Morton Lowry Douglas Walton Mary Forbes
wealthy man painter lord enemy lover creepy disturbing sad london tavern parlor theater street attic youth beauty blackmail morality vanity suicide
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
5.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1975
126 Minutes
Lord Carter
Peter O'Toole Richard Attenborough Cliff Gorman Claude Dauphin John V. Lindsay Peter Lawford
In a bold coup, a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaire's five daughters on board. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1938
86 Minutes
Benny Potter
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.
6.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1972
97 Minutes
Campbell
James Garner Katharine Ross Hal Holbrook Harry Guardino June Allyson Christopher Connelly Tom Ewell Peter Lawford Edmond O'Brien Arthur O'Connell Ann Rutherford
police chief veterinarian playboy shopkeeper dog wife cheeky cool intricate california coast small town investigation murder cover-up connections small-town life romance mystery pursuit
California small town police chief investigates a suspicious death involving the victim's own dog that presumably killed its owner.
Comedy, Drama
1942
88 Minutes
Ronnie Kenvil
Mickey Rooney Edmund Gwenn Ian Hunter Freddie Bartholomew Marta Linden Juanita Quigley Alan Mowbray Peter Lawford Raymond Severn
teenager sister mother stepfather stepbrother girlfriend spirited amusing england eton college london estate field racetrack americans abroad college athletics family false accusations jealousy education
A rowdy American boy's (Mickey Rooney) British stepfather (Ian Hunter) puts him in a stuffy prep school.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1943
70 Minutes
Franchot Tone Marsha Hunt Gene Kelly Van Johnson Alan Baxter Dick Simmons Steven Geray Howard Freeman Frank Ferguson William Tannen Peter Lawford
In March 1942, on the island of Java, Indonesia, a Dutch major selects a pilot for a dangerous mission from the five U.S. Army airmen under his command. While waiting for word from the pilot, the others tell his life story to the major.
Mystery & Thriller
1979
97 Minutes
Steven Keats Jaime Lyn Bauer Jayne Kennedy Kathryn Davis Rosalind Chao Deborah Shelton Susie Bono Guich Koock Sandy Kevin Michael McGreevey Peter Lawford
An oil worker (Steven Keats) and his buddies crash-land amid fierce women with names like Bambi and Snow.
5.3/10
Drama
USA
1966
119 Minutes
Stephen Boyd Elke Sommer Milton Berle Eleanor Parker Joseph Cotten Jill St. John Tony Bennett Edie Adams Ernest Borgnine Ed Begley Walter Brennan
actor friend public relations specialist cabaret performer girlfriend private investigator melodramatic dark sad outlandish hollywood, calif. tijuana, mexico movie set new york city awards ceremony show business social climbing fame blackmail bad publicity
Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Mystery & Thriller
1943
68 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Hillary Brooke Milburn Stone Arthur Margetson Halliwell Hobbes Dennis Hoey Minna Phillips Gavin Muir Gerald Hamer Vernon Downing
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector sister brother doctor engaging crafty intricate suspenseful estate london england hospital family feud ritual murder detective work land claim world war ii greed
Watson (Nigel Bruce) brings in Holmes (Basil Rathbone) on a case of ritual murder at the old Musgrave estate.
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