List of the best Virginia O'Brien movies: Merton of the Movies(1947), Hullabaloo(1940), Meet the People(1944), Ringside Maisie(1941), The Show-Off(1946), Ship Ahoy(1942), The Harvey Girls(1946), Panama Hattie(1942), Lady Be Good(1941), Ziegfeld Follies(1946), Du Barry Was a Lady(1943), Francis in the Navy(1955) ... ...
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1947
82 Minutes
Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Leon Ames Gloria Grahame Alan Mowbray Hugo Haas
usher stuntwoman movie star actress actor hero charming madcap lighthearted kansas small town movie theater movie set club hollywood, calif. film industry aspirations robbery friendship romance
A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Frank Morgan Virginia Grey Virginia O'Brien Leni Lynn Curt Bois Billie Burke Dan Dailey Connie Gilchrist Sara Haden Charles Holland Cyrus W. Kendall
vaudevillian ex-wife daughter widow radio station manager sponsor campy quirky hilarious radio station family home amusement park romantic dilemma reunion radio performers deception failing career father/daughter relationship pursuit underdog
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career - all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
5.8/10
Musical
USA
1944
100 Minutes
"Woodpecker" Peg
Lucille Ball Dick Powell Virginia O'Brien Bert Lahr Rags Ragland June Allyson Steven Geray Paul Regan Howard Freeman Betty Jaynes John Craven
shipyard worker broadway star coworker uncle producer inspiring lighthearted spirited patriotic town broadway theater new york city shipyard rally patriotism working class class conflict world war ii broadway unlikely romance
A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1941
96 Minutes
Virginia O'Brien
Ann Sothern George Murphy Robert Sterling Virginia O'Brien Natalie Thompson Max Rosenbloom Jack LaRue Margaret Moffatt
boxer trainer burlesque dancer friend rival cheery playful emotional striking boxing ring brooklyn, n.y. nightclub new york state adirondack mountains boxing friendship loyalty secret life love triangle blindness
Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let ... See full summary »
Comedy
1946
83 Minutes
Hortense
Red Skelton Marilyn Maxwell Marjorie Main Virginia O'Brien Eddie Anderson George Cleveland Leon Ames Marshall Thompson Jacqueline White Wilson Wood Lila Leeds
clerk love interest mother father sister braggart amusing playful madcap house family home united states ambition tall tales unlikely romance social climbing love relationships rise transformation
A windbag (Red Skelton) tries to impress his fiancee (Marilyn Maxwell) and her family with false accounts of his success.
Musical, Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Fran Evans
Eleanor Powell Red Skelton Bert Lahr Virginia O'Brien William Post Jr. Stuart Crawford
dancer writer spy best friend agent leader cheery madcap spirited broadway theater ship stage cabin nightclub dressing room espionage undercover operations dance writing mistaken identity
A hack writer (Red Skelton) and his sidekick (Bert Lahr) meet a tap dancer (Eleanor Powell) duped by Axis spies on a cruise to Puerto Rico.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Alma
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Musical
1942
79 Minutes
Flo Foster
Ann Sothern Red Skelton Rags Ragland Ben Blue Marsha Hunt Virginia O'Brien Alan Mowbray Dan Dailey Jackie Horner Carl Esmond The Berry Brothers
hotel owner sailor wealthy man rich girl friend amusing winsome hotel panama music hall romance class distinctions world war ii espionage jealousy love pursuit 1940s
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Lull
Eleanor Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young Lionel Barrymore John Carroll Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Tom Conway Dan Dailey Reginald Owen Rose Hobart
songwriter husband best friend dancer judge charming cheery stage backstage courtroom apartment divorce marriage friendship show business music love transformation 1930s
A composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1946
110 Minutes
George Sidney William Powell Charles Walters Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Fred Astaire Lucille Ball Fanny Brice Lena Horne
singer dancer actor actress comedian spirited spectacular charming lighthearted theater new york city song and dance show business love 1940s
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
6.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
101 Minutes
Ginny
Red Skelton Lucille Ball Gene Kelly Douglas Dumbrille Rags Ragland Donald Meek George Givot Zero Mostel Tommy Dorsey Virginia O'Brien Louise Beavers
singer dancer nightclub employee louis xv madame du barry charming new york city nightclub french royal court love triangle unrequited love marrying for money performance sacrifice temptation rivalry french revolution
A night club's coatroom attendant who's in-love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Donald O'Connor Martha Hyer Richard Erdman Jim Backus Clint Eastwood David Janssen Leigh Snowden Martin Milner Paul Burke Phil Garris Myrna Hansen
A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy.
6.4/10
Musical, Biography
USA
1946
132 Minutes
Robert Walker Van Heflin Lucille Bremer Dorothy Patrick Judy Garland Kathryn Grayson Lena Horne Tony Martin Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra June Allyson
composer mentor daughter producer sweetheart singer charming confident moving new york city theater ship london countryside nightclub songwriting ambition broadway romance competition
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
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