List of the best Raymond Walburn movies: Christmas in July(1940), Third Finger, Left Hand(1940), Affairs of Geraldine(1946), Absolute Quiet(1936), Hail the Conquering Hero(1944), Flowing Gold(1940), She Married Her Boss(1935), Mills of the Gods(1935), Professor Beware(1938), Mister Cinderella(1936), The Sin of Harold Diddlebock(1947), Mad Wednesday(1947) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Dr. Maxford
Dick Powell Ellen Drew Raymond Walburn William Demarest Ernest Truex Franklin Pangborn Harry Hayden Rod Cameron Adrian Morris Harry Rosenthal Georgia Caine
clerk girlfriend mother businessman coworker lighthearted endearing new york city office household aspirations romance deception practical jokes contest discovery love 1940s
When the co-workers of an ambitious clerk trick him into thinking he has won $25,000 in a slogan contest, he begins to use the money to fulfill his dreams. What will happen when the ruse is discovered?
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Mr. Sherwood
Myrna Loy Melvyn Douglas Raymond Walburn Lee Bowman Bonita Granville Felix Bressart Donald Meek Sidney Blackmer Ernest Whitman Ann Morriss Edna Holland
editor artist boyfriend father sister law student witty melodramatic new york city niagara falls, n.y. train nightclub mansion opposites attract career vs. love love-hate relationship love triangle romantic dilemma rivalry love
A single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.
Comedy
USA
1946
68 Minutes
Amos Hartwell
When the wealthy Mrs. Cooper passes away, she divides her estate between her sons, Henry and Wayne, and her only daughter, the tomboyish Geraldine. She also leaves a recording for Henry and... See full synopsis »
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
71 Minutes
Gov. Sam K. Pruden
Lionel Atwill Irene Hervey Raymond Walburn Stuart Erwin Ann Loring Louis Hayward Wallace Ford Bernadene Hayes Harvey Stephens Robert Gleckler J. Carrol Naish
tycoon escaped convict secretary pilot governor reporter tense melodramatic ranch airstrip countryside hostage situation plane crash political intrigue kidnapping prison break escape 1930s
Businessman Gerald Axton goes to his ranch to rest, having had a near-heart-attack due to business worries. But while there (with his female assistant who makes his heart flutter as much as... See full summary »
Comedy
1944
101 Minutes
Mayor Everett D. Noble
Eddie Bracken Ella Raines Raymond Walburn William Demarest Bill Edwards Elizabeth Patterson Jimmy Conlin Franklin Pangborn Jack Norton Paul Porcasi Alan Bridge
good guy soldier mother girlfriend mayor playful charming military base small town bar world war ii love triangle deception temptation growing up transformation 1940s
Preston Sturges' satire about a sickly soldier discharged from duty and mistaken for a war hero when he returns home.
Adventure
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Ellery Q. `'Wildcat'` Chalmers
John Garfield Frances Farmer Pat O'Brien Raymond Walburn Cliff Edwards Tom Kennedy
fugitive foreman friend girlfriend enemy police officer uneasy thrilling united states small town oil field household bar oil murder love triangle loyalty running away jealousy escape
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
Comedy
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Franklin
Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas Michael Bartlett Raymond Walburn Jean Dixon Katharine Alexander Edith Fellows Clara Kimball Young Grace Hayle Charles Arnt
secretary boss friend daughter sister playboy frenetic hilarious playful new york city office household pennsylvania department store work vs. family ambition romance working woman family dysfunction rivalry
An efficient secretary at a department store marries her boss, but discovers that taking care of him at home is a lot different to taking care of him at work.
Drama
USA
1935
60 Minutes
Willard Hastings
May Robson Fay Wray Victor Jory Raymond Walburn James Blakely Josephine Whittell Mayo Methot
A game-old-girl, Mary Hastings (May Robson), retires as the head of the Hasting Plow Works...only to see it slip rapidly into ruin. Her ne're-do-well son and daughter refuse to part with a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
87 Minutes
Judge James G. Parkhouse Marshall
Harold Lloyd Phyllis Welch William Frawley Raymond Walburn Lionel Stander Thurston Hall Cora Witherspoon Sterling Holloway Mary Lawrence Montagu Love Etienne Girardot
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert (Lloyd), accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Peter Randolph
Jack Haley Betty Furness Arthur Treacher Raymond Walburn Robert McWade Rosina Lawrence Monroe Owsley Kathleen Lockhart Edward Brophy Charlotte Wynters Tom Dugan
Automotive mogul Peter Randolph needs backers for his diesel engine. Eccentric millionaire Aloysius P. Merriweather is invited to dinner, but he sends barber Joe Jenkins in his place.
Comedy
1947
90 Minutes
E.J. Waggleberry
Harold Lloyd Frances Ramsden Jimmy Conlin Raymond Walburn Edgar Kennedy Arline Judge Lionel Stander Rudy Vallee
football player boss secretary hustler bartender worker outlandish amusing lighthearted locker room bar jail office unemployment ambition the past success midlife crisis new life transformation
After being fired from his office job, Harold Diddlebock (Harold Lloyd) gets drunk, goes on a wild binge, and buys a near-bankrupt circus.
Comedy
1947
79 Minutes
E.J. Waggleberry
Harold Lloyd Frances Ramsden Jimmy Conlin Raymond Walburn Edgar Kennedy Arline Judge Lionel Stander Rudy Vallee
bookkeeper tycoon gambler bartender banker lion dark hilarious dreamy office bar bank jail amnesia double life circus lions panic drinking adventure
Unemployed, unattached and with little money to his name, Harold Diddlebock (Harold Lloyd) heads to his local watering hole where, when he awakens from his drunken stupor, he learns he's purchased a struggling circus.
Adventure
USA
1934
113 Minutes
Danglars
Robert Donat Elissa Landi Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer Raymond Walburn O.P. Heggie Irene Hervey Georgia Caine Walter Walker Lawrence Grant Luis Alberni
prisoner count villain fiancée spirited gutsy rousing gripping paris italy island revenge fortune imprisonment rags to riches adventure revenge rivalry transformation 1810s
After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.
Other, Comedy
USA
1945
87 Minutes
Willie
Joseph Schildkraut Billie Burke Eugene Pallette Ona Munson Raymond Walburn Ann Gillis Ruth Terry Robert Randall David Holt Robert Greig Norma Varden
aristocrat wife daughter fiancé bum actress charming witty intricate tender new york city family home country house inheritance social standing missing persons christmas scam discovery temptation
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Judge Culliman
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1956
84 Minutes
Mr. Skinner
Anne Baxter Jeff Chandler Rory Calhoun Barbara Britton Raymond Walburn Ray Danton John McIntire Wallace Ford Carl Benton Reid Ruth Donnelly Willis Bouchey
In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold claims.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
90 Minutes
Richard Cartwright
Bonita Granville Beulah Bondi Edward Ryan Raymond Walburn Billie Burke
young woman sailor radio host singer nat king cole fiancé amusing engaging witty lighthearted emotional uplifting hollywood radio show deception love at first sight reunion musical performance hollywood discovery
Based on an old radio series with a live audience. It is the story of few of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.
Drama
USA
1934
71 Minutes
Henry Morgan
Elissa Landi Adolphe Menjou David Manners Lynne Overman Raymond Walburn Adrian Rosley Paul Porcasi George Baxter Judith Vosselli Akim Tamiroff Vernon Steele
An actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.
Comedy
USA
1936
115 Minutes
Walter
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur George Bancroft Lionel Stander Douglas Dumbrille Raymond Walburn Margaret Matzenauer H.B. Warner Warren Hymer Muriel Evans Ruth Donnelly
heir reporter lawyer amusing charming spirited new york city small town vermont fame wealth love small-town life city vs. country love discovery transformation rise 1930s
A simple small-town man inherits a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Comedy
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Front O'Malley
Carole Lombard May Robson Roger Pryor Walter Connolly Arthur Hohl Raymond Walburn James Burke Henry Kolker Mariska Aldrich
fan dancer widow publicist manager judge witty emotional amusing retirement home stage female bonding show business coincidence matchmaking transformation 1930s
An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Mayor Fred Haskell
Red Skelton Sally Forrest Macdonald Carey Monica Lewis William Demarest Raymond Walburn Jane Darwell Lillian Bronson Herb Anderson Paul Harvey
inventor girlfriend pretty woman rival amusing lighthearted indiana small town inventions cars competition romance song and dance rivalry quest discovery love 1890s
Joe, inventor in an American Small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car, driven with a gasoline motor. Everybody is making fun about his "crazy invention", only his girl ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
98 Minutes
Col. Davis Sr. aka Polar Bear
Bob Hope Vera Zorina Victor Moore Irène Bordoni Dona Drake Raymond Walburn Max Rosenbloom Frank Albertson Phyllis Ruth Donald MacBride Andrew Tombes
senator young woman scapegoat politician investigator republican hilarious creative spirited new orleans government building street festival hotel political corruption blackmail culture clash investigation romance crime
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Comedy
USA
1954
89 Minutes
Judge Hobart
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Arthur Hunnicutt Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Raymond Walburn Jimmy Hunt Ralph Dumke Hope Landin Gus Schilling Eleanor Todd
heiress doctor love interest beautiful woman townsperson amusing lighthearted touching positive progress, ark. small town doctor's office general store forest gratitude the past philanthropy outsider small-town life money
A wealthy heiress returns to a small Arkansas town to furtively reward the townsfolk who helped to save her life when she was a young girl.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Captain Percival Dingby
Eleanor Powell James Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Sid Silvers Frances Langford Raymond Walburn Alan Dinehart Buddy Ebsen Juanita Quigley Reginald Gardiner
dancer sailor manager lighthearted playful club city submarine dance show business romance sabotage love pursuit 1930s
Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Prof. Pettigrew
Bing Crosby Coleen Gray Charles Bickford Margaret Hamilton Frances Gifford James Gleason Raymond Walburn William Demarest Ward Bond Clarence Muse Percy Kilbride
patriarch sibling horse trainer heiress young man sister heartwarming rousing uplifting horse track house restaurant horse racing arranged marriage sister relationship family business love interest coming of age underdog love
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.
Musical
1943
89 Minutes
Mr. Cook
Bing Crosby Dorothy Lamour Billy De Wolfe Marjorie Reynolds Lynne Overman Eddie Foy Jr. Raymond Walburn Grant Mitchell Clara Blandick Tom Herbert
Pre-Civil War minstrel Dan Emmett (Bing Crosby) gets in trouble with his corncob pipe, his girlfriend (Dorothy Lamour) and card shark Mr. Bones (Billy De Wolfe).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Herman Whipple
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
Mayor Billy Butler
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.
Western
1940
94 Minutes
Judge Buckner
Claire Trevor John Wayne Walter Pidgeon Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Porter Hall Marjorie Main Raymond Walburn
daughter texan teacher outlaw soldier brash engaging kansas small town corruption slavery american civil war political campaign heroism adventure pursuit quest 1860s
As the Civil War erupts, the townsfolk of Lawrence, Kan., side with either the North or the South, and a deeply embittered sheriff allies himself to the South as a cover for his outlaw gang to pillage and intimidate those who support the North.
Musical
USA
1939
100 Minutes
Underwood
Nelson Eddy Virginia Bruce Victor McLaglen Lionel Barrymore Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Charles Butterworth H.B. Warner Raymond Walburn Dick Rich Trevor Bardette
tycoon rancher son love interest henchman spirited uplifting small town ranch newsroom office house railroad ethics impersonation deception ranchers land dispute quest adventure
Railroad owner Jim Knox uses everything to get the land he needs for his new railroad cheaply. Everybody hopes, that Steve Logan ends his regime, but he allies with Jim Knox. Nobody knows, ... See full summary »