The best Barbara Brown’s comedy movies

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

18/10/1901- 07/07/1975
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Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday
7.5/10
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen
7/10
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 19/11/1942
  • Character: Mrs. Delfina Acuña
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk
5.8/10
A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans.

Wallflower

Wallflower
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/06/1948
  • Character: Mrs. Linnett
Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

Janie

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

Home Town Story

Home Town Story
5/10
Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the people. Miss Martin works in the "Herald" newspaper office. When tragedy strikes, Blake must re-examine his views.

Top Man

Top Man
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 17/09/1943
  • Character: Mrs. Martha Fairchild
In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little work, he even convinces Count Basie to come with his band.

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly
6.6/10
Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with the soldiers. Beverly's younger brother and his two buddies are soldiers at the camp. The buddies vie for Beverly's attentions.

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 22/09/1955
  • Character: Helen's Mother
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.

Our Wife

Our Wife
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 20/08/1941
  • Character: Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town
6.4/10
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it. Complicating matters, Hope's boyfriend, Tommy, is a newspaper reporter in the hotel covering some labor negotiations.

The Doughgirls

The Doughgirls
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 25/11/1944
  • Character: Elizabeth Brush Cartwright
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, his new boss, and when he comes back, he finds three girls in his suite. He orders Vivian to get rid of them, but they are friends of Vivian's and as time goes by, it looks more like Grand Central Station than the quiet honeymoon suite Arthur expected. As long as there is anyone else in the suite, Arthur will not stay there and there will be no honeymoon.

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails
7.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/08/1946
  • Character: Mrs. Latimer
When his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up marrying an heiress.

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/05/1951
  • Character: Elizabeth Parker
The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and Tom's mother-in-law, Mrs. Parker, fight over whether their grandchild will be raised "hygiencially."

The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone
4.8/10
Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.

The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer
6.3/10
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

That Way With Women

That Way With Women
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 29/03/1947
  • Character: Minerva Alden
A bored millionaire (Sydney Greenstreet) matches his daughter (Martha Vickers) with his partner (Dane Clark) in a gas station.

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/05/1942
  • Character: Frantic Tenant (Uncredited)
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.

Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 09/06/1945
  • Character: Mrs. Kate Otley
With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale. She finally gets one tentative sale with the Black Hills Oil Co., but Earl wants dinner with her. With the shortage of housing due to the war, Jean needs a military husband to get a place to stay in Clayfield, which is next to Camp Clay. She gets Lt. Mallory to act as her husband just to register. Then things go wrong as his commanding officer is there and believes them to be married. It gets worse as Don's mother shows up and then Jean's father.

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