The best Ann Gillis’s comedy movies

Ann Gillis

Ann Gillis

12/02/1927- 31/01/2018
Today we present the best Ann Gillis’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Ann Gillis’s movies.

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen
6.2/10
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyFantasy
  • Release: 13/08/1946
  • Character: Nora O'Leary
Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

In Society

In Society
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 16/08/1944
  • Character: Gloria Winthrop
Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly

The Cheaters

The Cheaters
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 15/07/1945
  • Character: Angela Pidgeon
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.

Janie

Janie
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 02/09/1944
  • Character: Paula Rainey
Teenage Janie (Joyce Reynolds) falls in love with a private (Robert Hutton) from an Army base opposed by her editor father (Edward Arnold).

Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 05/12/1941
  • Character: Brenda Lee
Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living in Hollywood. He gets back into the movie business when he overhears a conversation between producers discussing their newest prodigy. Cooper butts in and suggests the producers remake Skippy (a real-life 1931 film that made young Cooper a star). The bigwigs like the idea and then hire Cooper to become the boy's acting coach. Once back on the backlot, Cooper finds both trouble and romance while helping the young boy adjust to life as a movie star.

Little Men

Little Men
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 29/11/1940
  • Character: Nan
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/02/1941
  • Character: Nancy Dana
Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her "nice girl" image when an associate of her father comes to town on his way to study Australian Aboriginal tribes.

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/05/1942
  • Character: Jane Goodwin
A young newlywed couple learns to make their new marriage work; trying to impress family, stay on budget, and remain as diplomatic towards each other as possible.

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
5.9/10
The East Side Kids find a young girl in the apartment of a man who has just been murdered. Believing her to be innocent, they hide her in their clubhouse while they try to find the real killer. The killer, however, used a baseball bat as his murder weapon, and the bat has the fingerprints of one of the gang on it.

My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back
6.3/10
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. The trouble begins when he cannot meet her one night and Tony goes in his place. Tony believes that Julius and Amelia are a couple and then son Paul thinks that Tony and Amelia are a couple as he is sending her the money. The worst part is that Amelia might leave classical music for swing music with classmates Dusty, Joy and the band.

Gay Blades

Gay Blades
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 25/01/1946
  • Character: Helen Dowell (as Anne Gillis)
New York hockey player Andy Buell is approached by Hollywood talent scout Nancy Davis to play the hunk lead in "The Behemoth" but he would prefer she quit her job and become his wife.

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
5.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 02/12/1938
  • Character: Fluerette de Cava
Trouble-prone Billy Peck and his gang descend on a traveling circus that has just hit town, and before long their antics are causing the circus owner all kinds of problems.

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