List of the best Sterling Holloway movies: Twilight on the Rio Grande(1947), A Walk in the Sun(1946), Sioux City Sue(1946), Saddle Pals(1947), Advice to the Lovelorn(1933), Robin Hood of Texas(1947), Doubting Thomas(1935), Cheers for Miss Bishop(1941), Thunder and Lightning(1977), Wild Boys of the Road(1933), Shake, Rattle and Rock(1956), Remember the Night(1940) ... ...
5.9/10
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Sterling Holloway Adele Mara Bob Steele Charles Evans Martin Garralaga
friend outlaw ranger jewel thief singer singing cowboy engaging spirited tense mexican-american border cantina desert town mexico wild west search vengeance crime murder old west
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
7.0/10
War
USA
1946
117 Minutes
McWilliams
Dana Andrews Richard Conte Sterling Holloway John Ireland George Tyne Lloyd Bridges Herbert Rudley Norman Lloyd Steve Brodie Huntz Hall James Cardwell
soldier nazi sergeant gutsy tense italy beach countryside bridge dangerous assignment world war ii quest discovery 1940s
During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1946
69 Minutes
Nellie Bly
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Richard Lane Ralph Sanford Helen Wallace Pierre Watkin Ken Lundy
gene autry ranch hand casting director executive hollywood producer horse hilarious frenetic uplifting ranch hollywood, calif. movie studio recording studio theater city vs. country hollywood filmmaking relocation human-animal friendship quest
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air Corps service, "Sioux City Sue" has ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Western
USA
1947
72 Minutes
Waldo T. Brooks Jr.
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Irving Bacon Damian O'Flynn Charles Arnt Jean Van Tom London
gene autry old friend landowner lawyer board member sister gutsy rousing engaging spirited lake ranch corporate headquarters office american west property rights corruption debt business false accusations
Someone is trying to drive wealthy land owner Waldo Brooks into bankruptcy, and Gene is just the guy to expose the badguys.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1933
62 Minutes
Benny
Lee Tracy Sally Blane Sterling Holloway Jean Adair Paul Harvey
Los Angeles newspaper reporter Toby Prentiss is continually in trouble with his editor. He is demoted to running the paper's "Miss Lonelyhearts" advice column because he missed the scoop on... See full summary »
6.1/10
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Droopy Haynes
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Adele Mara James Cardwell John Kellogg
gene autry sheriff accomplice gang leader partner boyfriend lighthearted confident texas boardinghouse shop town hideout ranch bank robbery deception betrayal false accusations hostage situation singing
A gang of bank robbers arrive at Gene's ranch. Gene winds up chasing them around the west.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Mr. Spindler
Will Rogers Billie Burke Alison Skipworth Sterling Holloway Andrew Tombes Gail Patrick Frances Grant Frank Albertson John Qualen Johnny Arthur Helen Flint
father mother beautician boyfriend agent actor heartwarming amusing lighthearted small town household stage dreams family marriage small-town life impersonation movies quest sacrifice
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1941
95 Minutes
Chris Jensen
Martha Scott William Gargan Edmund Gwenn Sterling Holloway Sidney Blackmer Mary Anderson Dorothy Peterson
teacher suitor friend student emotional melodramatic small town college nebraska teaching romance friendship aspirations transformation love discovery sacrifice 1930s
Dedicated Midwestern teacher Ella Bishop is distressed when her fiancé runs off with her vixenish cousin Amy. After Amy dies in childbirth, Ella is left to care for Amy's daughter Hope.
5.4/10
Adventure, Action
USA
1977
95 Minutes
Hobe Carpenter
David Carradine Kate Jackson Roger C. Carmel Sterling Holloway Eddie Barth Ron Feinberg George Murdock Charles Napier
moonshiner father daughter mobster police officer amusing engaging florida backwoods everglades on the run moonshine competition romance crime rivalry pursuit 1970s
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Ollie
Frankie Darro Dorothy Coonan Edwin Phillips Rochelle Hudson Sterling Holloway Arthur Hohl Ann Hovey Minna Gombell
teen boy high-school student police officer teen girl aunt panhandler gritty dark profound train cleveland chicago camp dump new york state great depression unemployment child labor friendship quest
In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.
Musical
1956
74 Minutes
Albert "Axe" McAllister
Lisa Gaye Michael Connors Sterling Holloway Raymond Hatton Margaret Dumont Paul Dubov Eddie Kafafian Clarence Kolb Percy Helton Charles Evans Frank Jenks
rock star teenager overbearing parent disc jockey radio personality cheery spirited rousing small town radio station club suburban life rock 'n' roll censorship public outcry music parent/child relationship underdog growing up 1950s
A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for teens.
7.6/10
Other, Romance
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Willie Simms
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Beulah Bondi Elizabeth Patterson Willard Robertson Sterling Holloway Charles Waldron Paul Guilfoyle Charles Arnt John Wray Thomas W. Ross
district attorney shoplifter sheriff mother love interest amusing emotional charming new york city jail court pennsylvania indiana car romance opposites attract christmas family shoplifting redemption
Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
5.9/10
Musical
USA
1968
90 Minutes
Milkman
Elvis Presley Michele Carey Don Porter Rudy Vallee Dick Sargent Sterling Holloway Celeste Yarnall Eddie Hodges Joan Shawlee Mary Grover Emily Banks
elvis presley landlady photographer amusing passionate office building united states photo shoot secret double life love discovery 1960s
Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Speakeasy Piano Patron
Constance Bennett Joel McCrea Paul Lukas Jobyna Howland Walter Pidgeon Sterling Holloway
Actress Judy Carroll, from the gas-house district has been trained, educated and developed so well by her manager, that not even the publicity-seeking world of the theater has guessed her ... See full summary »
5.0/10
Musical, Comedy, Romance
USA
1934
64 Minutes
Freddy Finn
Mary Boland Polly Moran Ned Sparks Sidney Fox Sidney Blackmer Sterling Holloway Marjorie Gateson Irene Franklin
A family loses everything in the crash of 1929 except for their yacht. In order to make money, they rent out the yacht. A couple of guys feel sorry for the young maiden, who has everything ... See full summary »
4.3/10
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Lon Setter
Chill Wills Lance Fuller Cathy Downs Jess Barker Jeanne Cagney Sterling Holloway Henry Hull John Alvin Rory Mallinson John Pickard George Keymas
wagon master passenger american indian pioneer repairman negotiator tense emotional engaging wagon wagon train wilderness frontier guns greed travel race relations ultimatum stranded rivalry
While the wagon train forges ahead, a few people stay behind to repair a disabled rifle-filled wagon but they have to contend with one another's ego and with aggressive Comanches who demand the rifles as payment for safe passage.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Chris
Will Rogers Rochelle Hudson Richard Cromwell George Barbier Jane Darwell Slim Summerville Sterling Holloway Thomas Beck Roger Imhof Charles Sellon John Bradford
In small-town America the easy-going publisher of the local paper finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1933
74 Minutes
Nick Kane
Joe E. Brown Patricia Ellis Claire Dodd Frank McHugh Preston Foster Russell Hopton Sterling Holloway Emma Dunn Charles Wilson Jessie Ralph Douglas Dumbrille
baseball player girlfriend manager gambler teammate amusing heartwarming chicago baseball field baseball love success rivalry underdog adventure 1930s
Country bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball. His skill with a bat takes the team to the World Series, but on the way to the championship he has to deal with gamblers and crooked pitchers.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1938
87 Minutes
Rupert (the groom)
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 »
6.4/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Wild Plum
Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Eddie Collins Edwin Maxwell Thurston Hall Sterling Holloway Claire DuBrey Dorothy Dearing
daughter mother fairy brother lumberjack creative emotional heartwarming moving positive uplifting forest home past future war growing up fairies journey adventure
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness.
5.9/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1942
79 Minutes
Sverdrup Svenssen
Sonja Henie John Payne Jack Oakie Felix Bressart Osa Massen Joan Merrill Fritz Feld Sterling Holloway Adeline de Walt Reynolds Ludwig Stossel
corporal marine ice skater fiancé boyfriend friend lighthearted amusing playful reykjavík, iceland nightclub restaurant hotel culture shock engagement misunderstanding world war ii military occupation ice skating love
Marine, James Murfin, is unaware of Icelandic customs. When he flirts with Katina her Icelandic family take his actions as a proposal of marriage to Katina. Desperately wanting out, James ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1934
99 Minutes
Mischka
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Edward Everett Horton Una Merkel George Barbier Herman Bing Minna Gombell Sterling Holloway Peggy Watts
widow count ambassador stranger groom king airy charming paris marshovia mansion marriage taxes national security schemes deception identity love pursuit quest
A playboy prince (Maurice Chevalier) from a tiny kingdom is sent to woo a rich widow (Jeanette MacDonald) in Paris.
7.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
96 Minutes
Messenger boy (uncredited)
Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Warren William Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers Sterling Holloway Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Agnew
showgirl singer songwriter theatrical producer wealthy man brother engaging playful rousing new york city apartment broadway theater poverty wealth show business romance deception song and dance underdog love
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1932
76 Minutes
Photographer
Tallulah Bankhead Robert Montgomery Hugh Herbert Maurice Murphy Louise Closser Hale Anna Appel Lawrence Grant Henry Kolker Sterling Holloway Phil Tead Jack Clifford
socialite executive millionaire brother mistress suitor emotional spirited household street wealth poverty romance great depression social standing love transformation sacrifice 1930s
Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
71 Minutes
Fleming
Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez Norman Foster William Gargan Marian Nixon The Mills Brothers Eugene Pallette Minna Gombell Sterling Holloway Leila Bennett Franklin Pangborn
A struggling writer finds success writing scripts for a radio comic at the expense of his high-brow ambitions.
6.6/10
War
USA
1933
105 Minutes
Seaman Jenks
Robert Montgomery Walter Huston Madge Evans Jimmy Durante Eugene Pallette Robert Young Edwin Styles John Lee Mahin David Newell Sterling Holloway Charles Irwin
In 1918, U.S. Navy Lt. Tommy Knowlton participates in dangerous submarine missions, disobeys orders, gets court-martialed and romances a married woman who happens to be his C.O.'s daughter.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Walter Pidgeon Rita Johnson Henry Hull Stanley Ridges Donald Meek Addison Richards Henry Victor Milburn Stone Martin Kosleck Frank Faylen Sterling Holloway
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Romance
1935
92 Minutes
Joan Crawford Brian Aherne Frank Morgan Aline MacMahon Eric Blore Arthur Treacher Fred Keating Jessie Ralph Frank Conroy Etienne Girardot Edward Brophy
socialite archaeologist father millionaire butler grandmother airy witty charming lighthearted new york city yacht greece island connecticut museum class distinctions deception vacation love triangle
An heiress and a young archaeologist fall in love during a chance meeting, but they find that money poses a problem.
6.8/10
Musical
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Franchot Tone Nelson Eddy May Robson Winnie Lightner Robert Benchley Ted Healy The Three Stooges Gloria Foy Maynard Holmes
burlesque dancer playboy director assistant grandmother singer heartwarming emotional new york city broadway theater dance love triangle jealousy show business love pursuit 1930s
An attractive dancer is rescued from jail by a rich man, who helps her to have her first big opportunity at a musical play on Broadway.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Rosemary Lane Walter Catlett Ted Healy Johnnie Davis Lee Dixon Mabel Todd George MacFarland Halliwell Hobbes Edward Brophy
A former student, who is now a big Broadway show producer with three flops to his reputation, is invited back to direct the College's annual student's stage show.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1932
94 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall Cary Grant Dickie Moore Robert E. O'Connor Gene Morgan Rita La Roy Sidney Toler Morgan Wallace Francis Sayles Gertrude Short
A cabaret singer takes up with a millionaire to pay for her gravely ill husband's operation.
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