List of the best Richard Haydn movies: Dear Wife(1949), Mr. Music(1950), Miss Tatlock's Millions(1948), Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion(1965), The Sound of Music(1965), Singapore(1947), Her Twelve Men(1954), Never Let Me Go(1953), The Emperor Waltz(1948), The Merry Widow(1952), No Time for Love(1943), Mutiny on the Bounty(1962) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Director
William Holden Joan Caulfield Edward Arnold Billy De Wolfe Mona Freeman Arleen Whelan Mary Philips Harry von Zell Raymond Roe Elisabeth Fraser Bill Murphy
Thanks to political activist teen Miriam, her brother-in-law and father find themselves rival candidates for state senator.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
113 Minutes
Director
Bing Crosby Nancy Olson Charles Coburn Robert Stack Tom Ewell Ruth Hussey Ida Moore Charles Kemper Donald Woods Richard Haydn
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.
Comedy
1948
101 Minutes
Director
A fixer (Barry Fitzgerald) pays a stuntman (John Lund) to pose as a lost heir so an heiress (Wanda Hendrix) can claim her fortune.
Adventure
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Rupert Rowbotham
Marshall Thompson Betsy Drake Richard Haydn Cheryl Miller Alan Caillou Rockne Tarkington Maurice Marsac Robert DoQui Albert Amos Dinny Powell Mark Allen
doctor researcher teen girl tutor native lion lighthearted charming africa compound savanna wildlife lions science research father/daughter relationship adventure discovery 1960s
When a native village is apparently terrorized by a lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the lion ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1965
174 Minutes
Max Detweiler
Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer Eleanor Parker Richard Haydn Peggy Wood Charmian Carr Heather Menzies Nicholas Hammond Duane Chase Angela Cartwright Debbie Turner
governess captain child singer nun soldier heartwarming touching mansion austria cemetery church car mountain world war ii nazism song and dance education politics romance
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.
Adventure
USA
1947
79 Minutes
Deputy Commissioner Hewitt
Fred MacMurray Ava Gardner Roland Culver Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez Spring Byington Porter Hall George Lloyd Maylia Lal Chand Mehra H.T. Tsiang
After WW2, an American skipper returns to Singapore to retrieve his hidden stash of pearls and finds his lost fiancee who now has amnesia.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Dr. Avord Barrett
Greer Garson Robert Ryan Barry Sullivan Richard Haydn Barbara Lawrence James Arness Rex Thompson Tim Considine David Stollery Frances Bergen Ian Wolfe
teacher student father professor widow classmate cheery heartwarming inspiring boarding school classroom dormitory gym student-teacher relationship disapproval boarding-school life school teaching new life underdog
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1953
94 Minutes
Christopher Wellington St. John Denny
Clark Gable Gene Tierney Bernard Miles Richard Haydn Kenneth More Belita Theodore Bikel
An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
106 Minutes
Emperor Franz-Josef
Bing Crosby Joan Fontaine Roland Culver Richard Haydn Lucile Watson Sig Ruman Julia Dean Harold Vermilyea Roberta Jonay John Goldsworthy
salesman emperor franz josef countess baron guard veterinarian amusing charming vienna palace royalty class distinctions true love dogs deception gramophone love sacrifice 1900s
A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Baron Popoff
Lana Turner Fernando Lamas Una Merkel Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez John Abbott Marcel Dalio King Donovan Robert Coote Lisa Ferraday Shepard Menken
widow count king ambassador baron winsome amusing marshovia royal court dance hall palace royal life national security love courtship financial crisis love pursuit 1900s
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Romance
1943
83 Minutes
Roger Winant
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ilka Chase Richard Haydn Paul McGrath June Havoc Marjorie Gateson Bill Goodwin Rhys Williams Murray Alper Grant Withers
photographer worker friend fiancé publisher witty lighthearted new york city tunnel unlikely romance love triangle journalism employment construction reconciliation love rivalry 1940s
A magazine photographer (Claudette Colbert) makes a he-man tunnel digger (Fred MacMurray) her assistant.
Adventure
USA
1962
179 Minutes
William Brown (botanist, narrator)
Marlon Brando Carol Reed Trevor Howard Richard Harris Hugh Griffith Richard Haydn Tim Seely Percy Herbert Tarita Gordon Jackson
ship captain sailor islander thrilling tense ship tahiti england pitcairn island william bligh fletcher christian class distinctions mutiny underdog adventure escape 1780s
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
Comedy
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Horatio Willing
Ronald Colman Peggy Cummins Edna Best Vanessa Brown Richard Haydn Charles Russell Nydia Westman
father son cousin daughter boyfriend wife amusing confident playful boston household club new york city family tradition social standing prejudice courtship rivalry transformation
George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1960
111 Minutes
Alfred North
Doris Day David Niven Janis Paige Spring Byington Richard Haydn Patsy Kelly Jack Weston Margaret Lindsay
critic housewife singer friend son amusing emotional new york city apartment country house theater street marriage career success jealousy theater love rise rivalry
Drama critic Larry McKay, his wife Kate, and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1953
99 Minutes
Bertie Searles
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Marjie Millar Pat Crowley Richard Haydn Robert Strauss Gerald Mohr Sheldon Leonard Romo Vincent Jack Kruschen Lou Lubin
When Herman promises the mob to fix a racing horse in order to pay off his debts, he selects his veterinarian cousin as a patsy to help him but things go awry.
Comedy
1956
88 Minutes
John Fusenot
Jeff Chandler Laraine Day Tim Hovey Cecil Kellaway Richard Haydn David Janssen
art designer vice president artist son director boy charming lighthearted amusing new york city advertising office boarding school small town artist's studio lake advertising ambition parenthood father figure impersonation
A New York adman (Jeff Chandler) is conned into posing as the father of a co-worker's (Laraine Day) son (Tim Hovey) at boarding school.
Comedy
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Prof. Oddly (Botany)
Gary Cooper Barbara Stanwyck Dana Andrews Oscar Homolka Dan Duryea S.Z. Sakall Richard Haydn Henry Travers Tully Marshall Gene Krupa
professor burlesque dancer mobster police officers garbage collector hysterical cheeky sultry thrilling library nightclub house new york city church love language crime class distinctions forbidden love rivalry
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
Comedy
USA
1946
100 Minutes
Jonathan W. Wilson
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
1974
105 Minutes
Gerhard Falkstein
Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Cloris Leachman Marty Feldman Madeline Kahn Teri Garr Kenneth Mars Gene Hackman Richard Haydn Liam Dunn Danny Goldman
doctor servant housekeeper fiancée frankenstein's monster villager cheeky hilarious unrestrained offbeat witty hysterical castle transylvania small town village medical school laboratory experiments culture clash
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
113 Minutes
Director
Bing Crosby Nancy Olson Charles Coburn Robert Stack Tom Ewell Ruth Hussey Ida Moore Charles Kemper Donald Woods Richard Haydn
A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.