The best Frank Faylen’s comedy movies on YouTube

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

08/12/1905- 02/08/1985
We present our ranking of the best Frank Faylen’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 Frank Faylen.

Funny Girl

Funny Girl
7.4/10
The story of the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her second husband, Nick Arnstein.

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 Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 28/08/1942
  • Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gerry and Tom Jeffers are finding married life hard. Tom is an inventor/ architect and there is little money for them to live on. They are about to be thrown out of their apartment when Gerry meets rich businessman being shown around as a prospective tenant. He gives Gerry $700 to start life afresh but Tom refuses to believe her story and they quarrel. Gerry decides the marriage is over and heads to Palm Beach for a quick divorce but Tom has plans to stop her.

Francis

Francis
6.4/10
The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his right mind. In the process of all this, the mule assisted in uncovering a spy, Mareen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles, but was actually...

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost
6.9/10
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid
7/10
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World
6.8/10
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight
6.5/10
A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy
6.5/10
A burlesque comic doubles for a spy in Tangier and meets the spy's girlfriend, who is also a spy.

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle
6.6/10
Chris Hunter is a sly newsreel reporter. While in Shanghai doing reports on the Chinese-Japanese war, he meets pilot Alma Harding. At first she doesn't trust him, but by a trick he manages to get her hired as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America he manages to change her view of him.

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 24/12/1943
  • Character: Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Playboy Andy Mason, on leave from the army, romances showgirl Edie Allen overnight to such effect that she's starry-eyed when he leaves next morning for active duty in the Pacific. Only trouble is, he gave her the assumed name of Casey. Andy's eventual return with a medal is celebrated by his rich father with a benefit show featuring Eadie's show troupe, at which she's sure to learn his true identity...and meet Vivian, his 'family-arrangement' fiancée. Mostly song and dance.

The Monkey's Uncle

The Monkey's Uncle
5.9/10
College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
6.5/10
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.

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