List of the best Reginald Gardiner movies: The Great Dictator(1940), Christmas in Connecticut(1945), Molly and Me(1945), The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940), Fury at Furnace Creek(1948), A Yank in the RAF(1941), Do You Love Me?(1946), Sweet Rosie O'Grady(1943), The Dolly Sisters(1946), Claudia(1943), Cluny Brown(1946), The Flying Deuces(1939) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1940
128 Minutes
Schultz
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie Reginald Gardiner Henry Daniell Billy Gilbert Maurice Moscovich Emma Dunn Grace Hayle Carter DeHaven Bernard Gorcey
barber dictator girl adviser hilarious cheeky dark incredible europe airplane hospital barbershop government offices stadium anti-semitism fascism persecution propaganda world war i loyalty
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Comedy, Other
USA
1945
101 Minutes
John Sloan
Barbara Stanwyck Dennis Morgan Sydney Greenstreet Reginald Gardiner S.Z. Sakall Robert Shayne Una O'Connor Frank Jenks Joyce Compton Dick Elliott Betty Alexander
writer soldier chef editor publisher nurse lighthearted cheery new york city apartment connecticut farm kitchen barn christmas deception country life babies war heroes engagement
A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
76 Minutes
Harry Phillips, Peabody
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.
Comedy
USA
1940
89 Minutes
John R. Pierce
Loretta Young Ray Milland Gail Patrick Reginald Gardiner Edmund Gwenn Frank Sully Gordon Jones George Metaxa Charles Halton Joseph Eggenton Chester Clute
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Capt. Grover A. Walsh
Victor Mature Coleen Gray Glenn Langan Reginald Gardiner Albert Van Dekker Fred Clark Charles Kemper Robert Warwick
general captain gambler brother mine owner indian chief dense spirited jail fort mine court graveyard street frame-ups mining brotherhood investigation impersonation native americans
Two sons of a general try to prove that he did not give an order that resulted in the Indian massacre of a wagon train and army fort.
War
USA
1941
98 Minutes
Roger Pillby
Tyrone Power Betty Grable John Sutton Reginald Gardiner Donald Stuart Ralph Byrd Richard Fraser Denis Green
pilot commander girlfriend friend engaging rousing england nightclub military base london world war ii patriotism air force duty romance love discovery transformation 1940s
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
Musical, Romance
USA
1946
91 Minutes
Herbert Benham
Maureen O'Hara Dick Haymes Harry James Reginald Gardiner Richard Gaines Stanley Prager B.S. Pully Chick Chandler Alma Kruger Almira Sessions Douglas Wood
teacher headmistress singer bandleader musician cheery frenetic winsome confident conservatory train nightclub dance hall big-band music power of music unrequited love change of lifestyle love triangle pursuit transformation
The woman dean of a music school undergoes a glamorous transformation after she meets a swing bandleader.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
75 Minutes
Charles, Duke of Trippingham
Betty Grable Robert Young Adolphe Menjou Reginald Gardiner Virginia Grey Phil Regan Sig Ruman Alan Dinehart
burlesque performer music hall singer newspaper reporter duke fiancé fiancée spirited engaging amusing playful london music hall newsroom secret past musical performance love new identity marriage love triangle transformation
Music-hall star Madeleine Marlowe leaves London engaged to the Duke of Trippingham only to find back home that Police Gazette hack Samuel A. McGee has exposed her as former burlesque queen ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Tony - Duke of Breck
Betty Grable John Payne June Haver Reginald Gardiner Frank Latimore Gene Sheldon Sig Ruman Trudy Marshall
dancer uncle duke sister singer cheery charming new york city broadway theater paris new york state train show business immigration success sister relationship career vs. love rags to riches love rise
Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.
Comedy, Drama
1943
91 Minutes
Jerry Seymour
Dorothy McGuire Robert Young Ina Claire Reginald Gardiner Olga Baclanova Jean Howard
wife husband mother neighbor singer endearing winsome connecticut small town family home marriage small-town life mother/child relationship illness growing up love 1940s
A Connecticut bride (Dorothy McGuire) tries to adjust to her new husband (Robert Young) and her mother's (Ina Claire) imminent death.
Comedy
USA
1946
100 Minutes
Hilary Ames
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.
Comedy
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Francois
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Jean Parker James Finlayson Reginald Gardiner Charles Middleton Jean Del Val Richard Cramer Michael Visaroff
stan soldier commander dream girl innkeeper ollie amusing madcap paris morocco airplane military base jail inn french foreign legion desertion love triangle execution reincarnation love
Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Keggs
Fred Astaire George Burns Joan Fontaine Gracie Allen Reginald Gardiner Ray Noble Constance Collier Montagu Love Harry Watson Jan Duggan Mario Berini
lady singer pr person secretary butler footman lighthearted amusing witty london castle infatuation gambling mistaken identity marriage romance quest love 1930s
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Harold Hermann
Jerry Lewis Marilyn Maxwell Connie Stevens Salvatore Baccaloni Reginald Gardiner Hans Conried Ida Moore Gary Lewis Judy Franklin Isobel Elsom Alex Geary
movie star sister agent father repairman baby amusing madcap charming house movie set office mexico small town secret childcare babies unrequited love marriage sacrifice
A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.
War
USA
1950
113 Minutes
Sgt. Johnson
Richard Widmark Jack Palance Robert Wagner Jack Webb Reginald Gardiner Karl Malden Philip Ahn
lieutenant soldier enemy doctor thrilling patriotic gripping rousing japan island world war ii invasion battle courage quest rescue sacrifice 1940s
A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.
Musical
USA
1948
89 Minutes
Alberto
Betty Grable Ernst Lubitsch Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Cesar Romero Walter Abel Reginald Gardiner Harry Davenport Virginia Campbell
countess newlywed colonel duke baron amusing charming frenetic castle italy invasion royalty ghosts ancestry romance forbidden love temptation 16th century
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years ... See full summary »
War
1943
91 Minutes
Tom Benedict
Henry Fonda Thomas Mitchell Maureen O'Hara Allyn Joslyn Reginald Gardiner Melville Cooper Bramwell Fletcher Morton Lowry
sergeant corporal soldier girlfriend german soldier patriotic thrilling inspiring emotional libyan desert cairo oasis world war ii leadership responsibility confidence brotherhood travel transformation underdog
His tough old sergeant's (Thomas Mitchell) death inspires a World War II corporal (Henry Fonda) to bravery in the Libyan desert.
Drama
USA
1961
107 Minutes
Dalian
Susan Hayward John Gavin Vera Miles Charles Drake Virginia Grey Reginald Gardiner Tammy Marihugh Robert Eyer Natalie Schafer Doreen McLean Alex Gerry
In Lincoln, the ambitious aspirant-designer Rae Smith has an incident with a wolf department store businessman and is rescued by the Marine Paul Saxon. They immediately fall in love with ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1945
78 Minutes
Composer , Archie Dexter
Jack Benny Alexis Smith Guy Kibbee Dolores Moran Allyn Joslyn Reginald Gardiner John Alexander Franklin Pangborn Margaret Dumont Robert Blake Ethel Griffies
musician angel thief campy cheeky hedonistic quirky earth new york city radio station restaurant dreams radio performers hedonism fall quest temptation transformation 1940s
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.
Drama
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Jim Fisk
Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan Alexis Smith Jack Carson Jane Wyman Reginald Gardiner John Loder Marjorie Gateson Thurston Hall John Abbott Marjorie Hoshelle
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party--until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Jerrold Hope
Allan Jones Judy Garland Fanny Brice Reginald Owen Billie Burke Reginald Gardiner Lynne Carver
young girl sister father singer maid cook hilarious frenetic heartwarming all-girls school classroom family home stage theater ocean liner music show business family ambition friendship
Judy Bellaire, played by Judy Garland, is the center of trouble at her exclusive private and very conservative school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a Jazzy style in her music ... See full summary »
War
USA
1942
113 Minutes
Scrounger Harris
James Cagney Dennis Morgan Brenda Marshall Alan Hale George Tobias Reginald Gardiner Reginald Denny Russell Arms Paul Cavanagh Clem Bevans J.M. Kerrigan
bush pilot fiancée doctor daughter storekeeper commanding officer spirited canada england plane crash aviation world war ii air force adventure sacrifice 1940s
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
Comedy
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Beverly Carlton
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
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Lentulus
Jean Simmons Alan Young Victor Mature Robert Newton Maurice Evans Elsa Lanchester Reginald Gardiner Gene Lockhart Alan Mowbray Noel Willman John Hoyt
slave christian lion gladiator captain thrilling solemn touching rome wilderness colosseum arena unlikely allies kindness christianity friendship paganism slavery escape rescue
Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
Comedy
USA
1964
111 Minutes
Painter
Shirley MacLaine Paul Newman Robert Mitchum Dean Martin Gene Kelly Bob Cummings Dick Van Dyke Reginald Gardiner Margaret Dumont Fifi D'Orsay
widow psychiatrist millionaire husband artist clown witty madcap amusing quirky psychiatrist's office farm shack paris small town curse wealth marriage death ambition
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1965
89 Minutes
Lt. Comm. Talbott
Frankie Avalon Deborah Walley Cesar Romero Fred Clark Gale Gordon Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Buster Keaton Reginald Gardiner Eve Arden
sergeant general chimpanzee pilot bride outlandish wild parade outer space hotel military base marriage space travel impersonation adventure transformation 1960s
An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.
Biography
1938
149 Minutes
Comte d'Artois
Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Gladys George Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Reginald Gardiner Peter Bull Albert Van Dekker
marie antoinette louis xvi count louis xv duke engaging melodramatic spectacular france palace versailles, france royal life revolution affair execution love growing up wretched excess fall 1790s
The 18th-century Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) has an affair with a Swedish count (Tyrone Power) and becomes queen of France.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
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 »