The best Ann Rutherford’s comedy movies

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

02/11/1917- 11/06/2012
We present our ranking of the best Ann Rutherford’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Ann Rutherford.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.9/10
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.8/10
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 21/07/1939
  • Character: Polly Benedict
Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.

These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 18/08/1939
  • Character: Mary Rose Wilston
A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead, she stays and shows up both him and his classmates' snooty dates.

The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
  • Release: 08/10/1937
  • Character: Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.

Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn
6.7/10
Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 26/07/1976
  • Character: Grayson's Studio Secretary
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

Out West with the Hardys

Out West with the Hardys
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 25/11/1938
  • Character: Polly Benedict
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.

Love Finds Andy Hardy

Love Finds Andy Hardy
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 22/07/1938
  • Character: Polly Benedict
Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.

Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son
6.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 22/12/1939
  • Character: Polly Benedict
Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.

Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 29/09/1939
  • Character: Eve Greeley
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman (Thurston Hall) and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star. To ensure they get a good winner, the men plant a real dancer, Patty Marlow (Lana Turner), at the college, having secretary Eve (Ann Rutherford) take the entrance exams for her. On campus, Patty gets involved with newspaper editor Pug Braddock (Richard Carlson) to investigate the contest's legitimacy.

Keeping Company

Keeping Company
5.9/10
Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.

Whistling in Dixie

Whistling in Dixie
6.5/10
Radio sleuth Wally 'The Fox' Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to help Carol's college chum, Ellamae Downs, solve a mystery involving a murdered man, old Fort Dixon, and buried treasure.

Her Favorite Patient

Her Favorite Patient
5.9/10
A beautiful female doctor visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle, who is the town's doctor, wants her to stay and help him, and he and a macho test pilot who's fallen for her come up with a plan that involves the pilot faking an illness and being treated by her, with her uncle's "help".

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
6.6/10
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/04/1939
  • Character: Polly Benedict
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 27/01/1939
  • Character: Patricia 'Pat' Page
Young Women go through Nursing School together, each with there own motivation for being there. They learn more than how to be a Nurse.

You're Only Young Once

You're Only Young Once
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 10/12/1937
  • Character: Polly Benedict
Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyMystery
  • Release: 08/08/1941
  • Character: Carol Lambert
The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is set to inherit a large sum after the deceased woman's heir also dies. Leader Joesph Jones decides to hurry the process along and kidnaps Wally Benton, his fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is a radio sleuth who solves murders on the air. Jones wants him to devise a perfect murder, and isn't above killing others sloppily along the way to get his foolproof murder plot.

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home
5.9/10
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive. Director William Thiele's 1940 film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Harold Huber, Donald Meek, Nat Pendleton, Renie Riano, Frank Albertson, Reginald Owen, Ann Morriss and Richard Carle.

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