List of the best Una Merkel movies: The Mad Doctor of Market Street(1942), The Bat Whispers(1930), Kill the Umpire(1950), Murder in the Private Car(1934), The Good Old Soak(1937), Paris Interlude(1934), Abraham Lincoln(1930), Don't Tell the Wife(1937), It's a Joke, Son(1947), Evelyn Prentice(1934), I Love Melvin(1953), Riffraff(1935) ... ...
5.2/10
Horror
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Aunt Margaret Wentworth
A mad scientist is forced to leave San Francisco when his experiments become known. He lands on a tropical island, takes control and terrorizes the local populace. The survivor of a ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Chester Morris Una Merkel Maude Eburne Chance Ward Richard Tucker Wilson Benge DeWitt Jennings Sidney D'Albrook S.E. Jennings Grayce Hampton Spencer Charters
burglar police detective dowager niece fiancé bank employee eerie dark crafty suspenseful mansion long island, n.y. theft crime spree houseguest murder disguise mystery pursuit 1930s
A master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1950
78 Minutes
Betty Johnson
umpire father-in-law wife baseball fan baseball player madcap lighthearted baseball field house school baseball new identity unemployment role reversal relationships transformation discovery rise 1950s
An umpire-hating ex-baseball player loses many jobs because his passion for watching ball games during working hours but he decides to combine business with pleasure by becoming an umpire himself.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
60 Minutes
Charles Ruggles Una Merkel Mary Carlisle Russell Hardie Porter Hall Willard Robertson Berton Churchill Cliff Thompson Fred S. Toones
heiress father railroad tycoon detective boyfriend best friend lighthearted suspenseful train los angeles office united states murder plot mistaken identity kidnapping inheritance wealth train travel mystery 1930s
Ruth Raymond works on the switchboard and her boyfriend is John Blake. It has taken 14 years, but a detective named Murray has found her and confirmed that she is Ruth Carson. As a child, ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1937
67 Minutes
A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Julie has a star crossed romance with Sam, leaning on pal Cassie when unhappy. When Sam is believed dead Cassie urges Julie to take up with good guy Pat. When Sam returns Cassie tries to do the right thing by her best friend.
5.7/10
Biography
USA
1930
97 Minutes
Ann Rutledge
Walter Huston Una Merkel Kay Hammond Edgar Dearing Russell Simpson Cameron Prud'Homme Oscar Apfel Henry B. Walthall
lawyer husband poor boy emotional fascinating log cabin illinois birth presidency rise
An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
Comedy
1937
62 Minutes
Guy Kibbee Una Merkel Lynne Overman Thurston Hall Guinn "Big Boy" Williams William Demarest Lucille Ball Harry Tyler Bradley Page Si Jenks Charles West
Con men use an honest front man (Guy Kibbee) to get a farmer (Lynne Overman) to promote their gold mine.
Comedy
1947
63 Minutes
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Kenny Delmar Una Merkel June Lockhart Kenneth Farrell Douglas Dumbrille Jimmy Conlin Matt Willis Ralph Sanford Vera Lewis Margaret McWade Ida Moore
Bigwigs want Beauregard Claghorn (Kenny Delmar) to run for state senator against his wife, Magnolia (Una Merkel).
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Amy Drexel
Myrna Loy William Powell Una Merkel Harvey Stephens Isabel Jewell Rosalind Russell Henry Wadsworth Edward Brophy Cora Sue Collins Jessie Ralph Perry Ivins
husband wife pretty woman criminal lawyer tense melodramatic household courtroom street marital problems jealousy flirtation accidental killing trial secrets temptation forbidden love fall 1930s
The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Mom Schneider
Donald O'Connor Debbie Reynolds Una Merkel Richard Anderson Allyn Joslyn Les Tremayne Noreen Corcoran Jim Backus Barbara Ruick
assistant actress heir father photographer chorus girl emotional heartwarming amusing broadway theater new york city central park office fame confidence impersonation dreams photography publishing love
Melvin, a photographer for Look magazine, meets Judy and he wants to marry her. Her father is against that and as a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue, a task easier said than done.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
89 Minutes
Lil
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Una Merkel Joseph Calleia Mickey Rooney Victor Kilian J. Farrell MacDonald Roger Imhof Juanita Quigley Paul Hurst Vince Barnett
fisherman factory worker night watchman union boss sister wife melodramatic fiery bleak coast factory california prison small town house worker's rights marriage thievery pregnancy poverty
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. He quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Flo Saunders
Bob Hope Shirley Ross Una Merkel Rufe Davis Bernard Nedell Frank Sully Bernadene Hayes Richard Denning Clarence Wilson Dudley Dickerson Harry Barris
promoter drummer business owner singer writer lighthearted engaging cheeky atlantic city, n.j. boardwalk dance hall nightclub show business partnership gambling song and dance romantic dilemma fall rise rivalry
Gene is the foreman at the ranch owned by wealthy rodeo owner Maureen. She will lose her rodeo contract unless sales improve.
5.9/10
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
Dolly
Lee Tracy Benita Hume Una Merkel James Gleason Alan Edwards Eugene Sigaloff Ari Kutai
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Mary Taylor
Joan Bennett Spencer Tracy Una Merkel James Kirkwood Dorothy Peterson Douglas Cosgrove Don Dillaway Lucille LaVerne Tetsu Komai Constantine Romanoff
Impoverished Jane Miller is loved by millionaire Roger and newspaperman William. Though William warns her otherwise, she goes with the millionaire to his French chateau where she risks ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Comedy, Romance
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Sally McBride
Janet Gaynor Warner Baxter Una Merkel John Arledge Claude Gillingwater Effie Ellsler Kendall McComas Kathlyn Williams Elizabeth Patterson Louise Closser Hale
Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1932
104 Minutes
football player football coach rival sister roommate doctor melodramatic spirited gary, ind. new haven, conn. yale university dorm football field college athletics college life football friendship illness class conflict rivalry
Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale college. Over the four years of his ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Kitty Riley
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.
Comedy
1956
81 Minutes
Miss Bedelia Baines
Comedy
1940
74 Minutes
Myrtle Sousé
W.C. Fields Cora Witherspoon Una Merkel Evelyn Del Rio Jessie Ralph Franklin Pangborn Shemp Howard Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Russell Hicks
guard bank teller inspector swindler daughter bank robber madcap hilarious lighthearted outlandish small town bank hotel car luck schemes embezzlement hero worship bank heist getaway
A man inadvertently foils a robbery and is awarded the job of bank guard, forcing him to face a real holdup.
Drama
1932
79 Minutes
Sally (Lillian's roommate)
Jean Harlow Chester Morris Una Merkel Lewis Stone Leila Hyams Henry Stephenson May Robson Charles Boyer Harvey Clark
A gold digger (Jean Harlow) breaks up her boss's (Chester Morris) marriage and sins her way to financial success.
Action
1936
70 Minutes
Josephine `'Jo'` Sanderson
James Stewart Wendy Barrie Una Merkel Ted Healy Weldon Heyburn Patricia Wilder Ralph Morgan Robert Randall Charles Trowbridge William Tannen Walter Kingsford
driver engineer pretty woman partner rival boss engaging emotional detroit auto factory racetrack city auto racing love triangle competition engineering race against time rivalry discovery 1930s
The boss's niece (Wendy Barrie) helps a test driver (James Stewart) at Indianapolis and the Utah salt flats.
7.7/10
Fantasy
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Marcia Giles
Lionel Barrymore Cedric Hardwicke Beulah Bondi Una Merkel Bobs Watson Nat Pendleton Henry Travers Grant Mitchell Eily Malyon James Burke Charles Waldron
grandfather grandchild aunt death doctor amusing cheeky emotional heartwarming house tree united states death old age family discovery sacrifice 1930s
A cantankerous old man takes in his beloved, orphaned grandson, whom he must protect at all costs, including from an agent of Death with the help of a magical apple tree.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1961
118 Minutes
Mrs. Winemiller
Geraldine Page Laurence Harvey Rita Moreno Una Merkel John McIntire Thomas Gomez Pamela Tiffin Malcolm Atterbury Lee Patrick Casey Adams Earl Holliman
doctor spinster beautiful woman neighbor melodramatic emotional passionate mississippi small town romance hedonism small-town life unrequited love love triangle rise transformation 1910s
Plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1931
84 Minutes
Sibyl Chase
Norma Shearer Robert Montgomery Reginald Denny Una Merkel Jean Hersholt George Davis
husband wife ex-husband ex-wife charming madcap switzerland hotel marriage love-hate relationship honeymoon fidelity love pursuit 1930s
Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Kitty Corbett
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Julia Quimby
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Una Merkel Eric Blore Iris Adrian Lionel Royce Buck Woods Leigh Whipper Ernest Whitman Noble Johnson
con artist circus performer best friend tycoon love interest charming lighthearted africa jungle resort swindling road trip circus love triangle friendship mining adventure quest love 1940s
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Jenny Saks
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 »
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1932
63 Minutes
Ruth "Ruthie" Holman
Kay Francis David Manners Andy Devine Una Merkel Kenneth Thomson Claire Dodd Charlotte Merriam Edward Van Sloan Robert Greig
magazine editor playboy salesman fiancée secretary polo player airy witty lighthearted brooklyn, n.y. coney island office nightclub infidelity workplace romance love triangle jealousy corporate ladder divorce forbidden love
A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Ella
Irene Dunne Lionel Atwill Phillips Holmes Una Merkel Douglas Walton C. Henry Gordon Jean Parker Mitchell Lewis
Showgirl Sally meets young playboy Leonard St. John; they fall in love and are secretly married. When Leonard's father discovers this he sets out to break them apart, and following a bitter... See full summary »
5.6/10
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Widow Weeks
James Craig Lynn Bari Johnnie Johnston Una Merkel Wallace Ford Harry Davenport Sara Allgood Victor Cutler Reed Hadley Clancy Cooper Bert Conway
Tobias Simms (James Craig) is torn between his criminal career as the masked bandit named the "El Paso Kid", and the life of a law-abiding citizen with his long-suffering wife Zoe (Lynn ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1935
70 Minutes
"Toots" Timmons
Robert Taylor Jean Parker Ted Healy Una Merkel Nat Pendleton Jean Hersholt Arthur Byron Frank Shields Raymond Hatton Donald Cook Mischa Auer
saboteur girlfriend naval officer businessman dignitary sailor suspenseful cheeky lighthearted naval yard cruiser deck sabotage murder investigation conspiracy military life inventions bribery mystery revenge
Taylor is cast as Lt. Tom Randolph, one of several naval officers confined to his ship when a murder occurs. The victim was in the process of delivering the components for a new electrical ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1934
99 Minutes
Queen Dolores
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
Romance
Austria
1959
96 Minutes
Ma Larkin
Debbie Reynolds Tony Randall Paul Douglas Fred Clark Una Merkel Philip Ober Philip Coolidge Charles Lane Trevor Bardette William Smith Addison Powell
irs officer farmer daughter wife government official reverend madcap lighthearted maryland countryside farm hotel tax evasion culture clash outsider bartering opposites attract family discovery transformation
7.1/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Verbena
Hayley Mills Maureen O'Hara Brian Keith Charles Ruggles Una Merkel Leo G. Carroll Joanna Barnes Cathleen Nesbitt Ruth McDevitt Crahan Denton Linda Watkins
twin father young girl mother nanny amusing playful summer camp boston california friendship divorce practical jokes camping mistaken identity sabotage love quest 1960s
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Mac
Jean Harlow Lee Tracy Franchot Tone Frank Morgan Una Merkel Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith
movie star publicist father brother millionaire emotional amusing hollywood, calif. fame romance exploitation deception acting love transformation 1930s
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Bunny
Loretta Young Ricardo Cortez Franchot Tone Andy Devine Una Merkel Warren Hymer Ivan F. Simpson Harold Huber
young woman criminal lawyer socialite friend clerk melodramatic gutsy gripping tense courtroom reform school jail gambling house law office apartment murder case poverty bad luck crime
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1948
98 Minutes
Miss Doberly
Van Johnson June Allyson Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Hume Cronyn Una Merkel Arlene Dahl Richard Derr Lloyd Corrigan Elisabeth Risdon Clara Blandick Kathleen Howard
author illustrator juvenile delinquent publisher widower orphan amusing charming melodramatic new york city office duplicity identity romance alcoholism schemes wretched excess love rivalry 1940s
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won... See full summary »
6.3/10
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Sophie Wakefield
Burt Lancaster Dianne Foster Diana Lynn John McIntire Una Merkel John Carradine John Litel Rhys Williams Walter Matthau Donald MacDonald Edward Norris
frontiersman frontier woman schoolteacher indentured servant son father emotional tender spirited kentucky frontier texas journey family father/son relationship frontier life friendship adventure discovery love
A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Dixie Dare
Loretta Young George Brent David Manners Louis Calhern Una Merkel Joseph Cawthorn Helen Vinson
Marian moves to New York to make it big in the chorus and becomes involved in a love triangle.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1935
82 Minutes
Slade Kinnicott
Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Edward Everett Horton Edward Arnold Una Merkel Charles Richman Greta Meyer Willard Robertson Donald Meek
Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues psuedo-portait artist Marion Forsythe on her arrival from Europe after painting (and possibly being involved with) notables all over the ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Fritzi
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Lionel Barrymore Frank Morgan Walter Pidgeon Una Merkel Cliff Edwards George Zucco Hattie McDaniel Margaret Hamilton
After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
96 Minutes
Miss Irma Gilbert
Betty Grable Dan Dailey David Wayne Jane Wyatt Mitzi Gaynor Una Merkel Don Hicks Louise Beavers Laura Pierpont
husband wife dancer friend baby orphanage director charming emotional new york city radio station new jersey apartment tv station hospital pregnancy car accident miscarriage love triangle song and dance black market
Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
98 Minutes
Mrs. Dugan
Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds Adolphe Menjou Tommy Noonan Nita Talbot Una Merkel Melville Cooper Bill Goodwin Howard McNear Robert H. Harris Mary Treen
salesgirl business owner son baby coworker landlady hilarious frenetic heartwarming new york city department store apartment restaurant office family home maternity single mothers mistaken identity unusual romance gossip
After finding a baby outside an orphanage, a salesgirl receives sympathy from those around her, including her boss' son, as they all assume the baby is hers.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
98 Minutes
Mother
Jane Powell Cliff Robertson Keith Andes Kaye Ballard Tommy Noonan Una Merkel Kelly Brown Judy Nugent Frank Cady Nacho Galindo Chris Essay
pretty woman boyfriend blue-collar worker millionaire fiancé best friend lighthearted spirited amusing balboa, calif. beach ferry household yacht tijuana, mexico marriage proposal romantic dilemma marrying for money jealousy true love
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts... See full summary »
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1966
90 Minutes
Violet Ranley
Elvis Presley Shelley Fabares Diane McBain Deborah Walley Cecil Kellaway Una Merkel Jack Mullaney Will Hutchins
journalist heiress rock star millionaire race car driver drummer lighthearted amusing santa barbara, calif. racetrack concert stage car rock 'n' roll love triangle racing marriage commitment romance rivalry love
Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Lorraine Fleming
Ruby Keeler Warner Baxter Bebe Daniels George Brent Dick Powell Guy Kibbee Una Merkel Ginger Rogers Ned Sparks George E. Stone
actress actor director diva engaging spirited playful broadway theater new york city love triangle redemption hope quest love rivalry 1930s
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
95 Minutes
Glynnie
Jane Powell Danielle Darrieux Wendell Corey Vic Damone Fernando Lamas Marcel Dalio Una Merkel Richard Anderson Jean Murat Hans Conried Monique Chantal
rancher daughter nightclub employee seducer mother boyfriend mushy spirited playful paris nightclub hotel restaurant father/daughter relationship mother/daughter relationship secret marital problems reunion culture clash love
Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, takes his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Western
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Lily Belle
James Stewart Marlene Dietrich Mischa Auer Charles Winninger Brian Donlevy Allen Jenkins Warren Hymer Irene Hervey Una Merkel Billy Gilbert Samuel S. Hinds
sheriff boss drunk singer amusing lighthearted small town wild west corruption romance showdown adventure rise 19th century
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
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