List of the best Willard Waterman movies: Hollywood or Bust(1956), Rhubarb(1951), Get Yourself a College Girl(1964), Louisa(1950), Three for the Show(1955), Sunny Side of the Street(1951), Mystery Street(1950), It Happens Every Thursday(1953), Auntie Mame(1958), The Apartment(1960), Fourteen Hours(1951), Darling, How Could You!(1951) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1956
94 Minutes
Manager Neville
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Pat Crowley Anita Ekberg Max Rosenbloom Willard Waterman Jack McElroy Michael Ross Frank Wilcox Kathryn Card Richard Karlan
gambler chorus girl dog film fan bookie actress madcap playful lighthearted amusing car new york city chicago las vegas hollywood, calif. casino road trip on the run unlikely allies romance
A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.
Comedy
USA
1951
95 Minutes
Orlando Dill
Ray Milland Jan Sterling Gene Lockhart William Frawley Elsie Holmes Taylor Holmes Willard Waterman Henry Slate James Griffith Jim Hayward Donald MacBride
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
86 Minutes
Senator Hubert Morrison
The Dave Clark Five The Animals Mary Ann Mobley Joan O'Brien Nancy Sinatra Chris Noel Chad Everett Willard Waterman Fabrizio Mioni James Millhollin Paul Todd
college student songwriter dean senator executive dance instructor campy lighthearted amusing college sun valley, idaho ski resort lodge rock 'n' roll youth hypocrisy music scandal skiing growing up
A college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her.
Romance
1950
90 Minutes
Dick Stewart
Ronald Reagan Charles Coburn Spring Byington Ruth Hussey Edmund Gwenn Piper Laurie Scotty Beckett Connie Gilchrist Willard Waterman Jimmy Hunt Marjorie Crosland
mother widow grocer teenager boss architect amusing charming madcap family home small town store family generation gap dating old age relationships love triangle love rivalry
A widowed grandmother (Spring Byington) has two suitors: a local grocer and her son's (Ronald Reagan) boss (Charles Coburn).
Musical, Comedy
1955
93 Minutes
TV Show Moderator
Betty Grable Gower Champion Jack Lemmon Marge Champion Myron McCormick Paul Harvey Robert Bice Hal K. Dawson Charlotte Lawrence Willard Waterman Aileen Carlyle
wife husband dancer best friend colonel producer amusing lighthearted stage reno, nev. new york city love triangle missing persons misunderstanding friendship marriage performance love rivalry 1950s
A Broadway star (Betty Grable) marries her husband's (Jack Lemmon) partner; then her husband returns from World War II.
Musical
1951
71 Minutes
J.R. Stevens
Frankie Laine Terry Moore Jerome Courtland Billy Daniels Toni Arden Audrey Long Dick Wesson Lynn Bari William Tracy Willard Waterman Jonathan Hale
singing star aspiring singer girlfriend childhood sweetheart boss television executive amusing campy television studio apartment embassy television show singing stardom love triangle romantic dilemma musical performance transformation love rivalry
The key to Ted's success in television turns out to be his former girlfriend Gloria Pelly, the TV station owner's daughter.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban Sally Forrest Herman Brix Elsa Lanchester Marshall Thompson Jan Sterling Edmon Ryan Betsy Blair Wally Maher Ralph Dumke Willard Waterman
forensic expert barmaid boyfriend suspect dark intricate bar cape cod boston laboratory murder love triangle mystery mystery rescue 1950s
A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Loretta Young John Forsythe Frank McHugh Edgar Buchanan Palmer Lee Harvey Grant Jimmy Conlin Jane Darwell Gladys George Regis Toomey Willard Waterman
pregnant wife husband reporter real estate agent farmer neighbor witty amusing new york city california small town newsroom moving culture clash newspapers small business small-town life publicity stunts love quest
A New York couple takes over a small town newspaper.
Comedy
USA
1958
143 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Forrest Tucker Coral Browne Fred Clark Roger Smith Patric Knowles Peggy Cass Jan Handzlik Joanna Barnes Pippa Scott Lee Patrick
aunt nephew executive businessperson amusing heartwarming quirky new york city apartment childcare child custody family independence feminism eccentricity adventure growing up 1940s
An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine Fred MacMurray Ray Walston David Lewis Jack Kruschen Joan Shawlee Edie Adams Hope Holiday Naomi Stevens Frances Weintraub Lax
insurance salesman manager mistress charming witty tender dark new york city apartment office romance infidelity ambition big business love rivalry underdog 1960s
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Paul Douglas Richard Basehart Barbara Bel Geddes Debra Paget Agnes Moorehead Robert Keith Howard da Silva Jeffrey Hunter Martin Gabel Grace Kelly Frank Faylen
young man cop psychiatrist girlfriend mother father gritty tense new york city skyscraper hotel office suicide dysfunction depression divorce family rescue fall 1950s
An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.
Comedy
USA
1951
96 Minutes
Joan Fontaine John Lund Mona Freeman Peter Hansen David Stollery Virginia Farmer Angela Clarke Lowell Gilmore Robert Barrat Gertrude Michael Mary Murphy
Based on James Barrie's play "Alice Sit-By-The-Fire". In turn-of-the-century New York, a young girl who believes she's learned "the seamy side of life" from a risque play takes it upon ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Elizabeth Taylor Joan Bennett Don Taylor Billie Burke Leo G. Carroll Moroni Olsen Melville Cooper Taylor Holmes Paul Harvey Frank Orth
father bride daughter mother groom amusing playful endearing america household church wedding marriage family aging parenthood love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.