Movies by William Frawley
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The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley …
Directed by: Gary Smith
All the classic comedic and musical moments of the "I Love Lucy" show -- along with rare, vintage footage from the series -- are packed into this unforgettable 50th anniversary special. In…
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The Funny World of Lucy: Vol. 1 (2001)
Cast: Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Lucille Ball …
No history of 20th-century American comedy is complete without covering the contributions of the legendary Lucille Ball, whose early career is traced in this informative documentary. The film…
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The Funny World of Lucy: Vol. 2 (2000)
Cast: Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, William Frawley …
This anthology features some of Lucille Ball's funniest sketches from her classic TV shows "I Love Lucy," "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show," as well as material from some of her…
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I Love Lucy: The Movie and Other Great Rarities (1952)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance …
Directed by: Edward Sedgwick
Locked away in a random canister inside the Paramount vaults for some 50 years, this feature-length film was rediscovered in 2001 and is actually a compilation of three linked-together "I…
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Rhubarb (1951)
Cast: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
When eccentric millionaire T.J. Banner (Gene Lockhart) wills his fortune and his pathetic Brooklyn Loons pro baseball team not to his family but to Rhubarb, his cat, everyone has an axe to…
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Marx Brothers: Papa Romani / Person-to-Person (1950)
Cast: Chico Marx, Margaret Hamilton, William Frawley …
Chico Marx made his debut in 1950 in the 30-minute "Papa Romani," which originally aired as a sitcom pilot (as part of the "Silver Theater" series) and co-starred Margaret Hamilton and…
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East Side, West Side (1949)
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin …
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Jessie Bourne (Barbara Stanwyck) discovers that her husband, Brandon (James Mason), is having an affair with a model (Ava Gardner). Finding solace in sympathetic pal Mark (Van Heflin), Jessie…
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The Girl From Manhattan (1948)
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Charles Laughton …
Directed by: Alfred E. Green
High school sweethearts Tom Walker (George Montgomery) and Carol Maynard (Dorothy Lamour) meet again in their old hometown, after following very different paths in life: Carol has become a…
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Miracle on 34th Street: B&W Version (1947)
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood …
Directed by: George Seaton
When Santa falls down drunk in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, reluctant Macy's supervisor Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara) offers the job to a bearded Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn, who won…
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Down to Earth (1947)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Roland Culver …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
In this quasi-sequel to 1941's Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Terpsichore (Rita Hayworth), the Greek muse of dance, learns that Broadway producer Danny Miller (Larry Parks) is mounting a show…
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Miracle on 34th Street: Colorized Version (1947)
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Gene Lockhart …
Directed by: George Seaton
When Santa falls down drunk in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, reluctant Macy's supervisor Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara) offers the job to a bearded Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn, who won…
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The Inner Circle (1946)
Cast: Warren Douglas, Adele Mara, William Frawley …
Directed by: Phil Ford
Hardened gumshoe Johnny Strange (Warren Douglas) never thought he'd find himself in this sticky predicament: His secretary (Adele Mara) has fingered him for the murder of an acerbic…
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Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Fanny Brice …
Directed by: George Sidney, Robert Lewis, Charles Walters …
Winner of the award for Best Musical Comedy at the Cannes Film Festival, this star-studded production opens in heaven, with the late Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld looking down to earth…
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Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Cast: John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut …
Directed by: Joseph Kane
John Wayne is Duke Fergus, a Montana cowboy who travels to San Francisco to collect a debt from crooked gambler Tito Morell, owner of a casino on the Barbary Coast. After falling for an…
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Going My Way (1944)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Risë Stevens, Barry Fitzgerald …
Directed by: Leo McCarey
In one of cinema's most charming pairings, Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald star in this classic musical drama that tells the tale of singing Father O'Malley (Crosby), sent to take…
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Breakfast in Hollywood / Minstrel Man (1944)
Cast: Benny Fields, Nat King Cole, Judy Clark …
Directed by: Harold D. Schuster, Joseph H. Lewis
This double-header of long-lost 1940s musicals, both insider takes on the world of early 20th-century showbiz, features performances from the likes of Nat King Cole and his Trio as well as…
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Roxie Hart (1942)
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery …
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Ambition trumps murder in this satire based on the play "Chicago." Ginger Rogers stars as feisty Roxie Hart, who's so thirsty for notoriety she doesn't care that she's accused…
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Gentleman Jim (1942)
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Errol Flynn stars as Irish-American boxer James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, a bank clerk-turned-prizefighter who became the world's first heavyweight champion and helped elevate the…
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The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin …
Directed by: William Keighley
Planning to elope with a bandleader (Jack Carson) she's known only four days, oil heiress Joan Winfield (Bette Davis) hires pilot Steve Collins (James Cagney) to fly them to Nevada. But…
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One Night in the Tropics / Buck Privates / In the Navy / Hold That Ghost (1940)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Allan Jones …
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland, Arthur Lubin
Slapstick abounds in this quartet of comedies starring icons Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. One Night in the Tropics, the duo's first film together, finds them helping a young couple…
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Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson …
Directed by: Gregory Ratoff
In this musical drama, singing sensation Rose Sargent (Alice Faye) falls hard for charismatic con man Barton DeWitt Clinton (Tyrone Power) in 1920s New York, but her efforts to keep him out…
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Something to Sing About / Blood on the Sun (1937)
Cast: James Cagney, William Frawley, Evelyn Daw …
Directed by: Victor Schertzinger, Frank Lloyd
Two unforgettable performances by silver-screen tough guy James Cagney are featured in this classic collection. Something to Sing About (1937) allows Cagney to show off his tap-dancing skills…
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Waikiki Wedding / Double or Nothing (1937)
Cast: Joan Blondell, Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton …
Directed by: Frank Tuttle, Theodore Reed
Legendary crooner Bing Crosby stars in this pair of lighthearted musical comedies. In Waikiki Wedding (1937), Crosby plays ad executive Tony Marvin, who's smitten with the Miss Pineapple…
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The General Died at Dawn (1936)
Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
American soldier of fortune O'Hara (Gary Cooper) becomes the target of politically ambitious Chinese warlord Gen. Yang (Akim Tamiroff) when the mercenary accepts a dicey assignment to…
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Rhythm on the Range / Rhythm on the River: Double Feature (1936)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Mary Martin …
Directed by: Victor Schertzinger, Norman Taurog
In Rhythm on the Range, Bing Crosby's a lackadaisical (when wasn't he?) cowpoke on his way back west after an eastern visit. He meets a young train stowaway (Frances Farmer), whom…
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Harmony Lane (1935)
Cast: Douglass Montgomery, Evelyn Venable, Adrienne Ames …
Directed by: Joseph Santley
Douglass Montgomery stars as composer Stephen Foster in this 1935 biopic. As a young man, Foster pens some of America's most iconic tunes, such as "Camptown Races" and "Oh! Susanna," but…
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Here is My Heart / Mississippi (1934)
Cast: Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle, Roland Young …
Directed by: Frank Tuttle, A. Edward Sutherland
Bing Crosby tries on a double feature's worth of personas in this pair of classic movie musicals. In Here Is My Heart (1934), he's a radio singer swooning over a Russian minx (Kitty…