The best Frances Gifford’s movies

Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford

07/12/1919- 15/01/1994
Today we present the best Frances Gifford’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 Frances Gifford’s movies.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/10/1939
  • Character: Hopper Girl (uncredited)
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

Tarzan Triumphs

Tarzan Triumphs
6.2/10
Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon
6.7/10
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.

The Glass Key

The Glass Key
7/10
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Riding High

Riding High
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/04/1950
  • Character: Margaret Higgins
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 23/11/1943
  • Character: Helen
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper, show up. Many conflicts arise among these women who are thrown together in what is a desperate and ultimately hopeless situation.

Sky Commando

Sky Commando
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 21/08/1953
  • Character: Jo McWethy
Colonel Ed Wyatt is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee, and Jo McWethy, a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become more friendly than meets Wyatt's approval. When Wyatt's plane is forced down behind enemy lines, he orders his crew to proceed to the American lines with the vital film they have shot, while he remains behind to hold off the enemy.

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 05/03/1942
  • Character: Frances Gifford (uncredited)
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players.

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
7.6/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 06/09/1945
  • Character: Viola Johnson
Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world and experience the ups and downs of life as the season pass.

Night Spot

Night Spot
5.2/10
A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which two of the band-members are in reality undercover-police officers who believe that the club is the headquarters of a dangerous gang of crooks.

Jungle Girl

Jungle Girl
6.9/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 21/06/1941
  • Character: Nyoka Meredith
Dr. John Meredith has been driven from civilization by the criminal activities of his twin brother Bradley Meredith. With his infant daughter, he settles in the African jungle, where his ability to cure the native ills has resulted in his virtual control of the Masamba tribes, who possess vast diamond mines coveted by a gang of crooks.

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After
5.8/10
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.

Tombstone: The Town too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town too Tough to Die
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 13/06/1942
  • Character: Ruth Grant
Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a docile dragon the art of being a force to be reckoned with. In 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' (1947), Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck confront the fearsome Willie the Giant to try to retrieve the magical singing harp to Happy Valley.

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyFantasy
  • Release: 05/03/1942
  • Character: Miss Halsey
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 01/07/1938
  • Character: Salesgirl (uncredited)
Teddy, an overworked New York office girl, seeks 2 weeks of rest and relaxation at a camp in the Catskills. She is definitely not a happy camper because of the crowded and noisy conditions. She tries her best to fit in and, after an initial dislike, falls for college educated Chick, a waiter at the camp. Teddy becomes suspicious of his motives, however, and he becomes alarmed when she spends an innocent night in the cabin of a rival suitor. All ends happily, however, as their love proves true enough and trust triumphs over suspicions.

Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner
6.4/10
A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.

The Arnelo Affair

The Arnelo Affair
5.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 13/02/1947
  • Character: Anne Parkson
A neglected wife gets mixed up with an hypnotic charmer and murder.

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance
6.5/10
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.

American Empire

American Empire
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 11/12/1942
  • Character: Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.

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