The best Fred Essler’s comedy movies

Fred Essler

Fred Essler

13/02/1895- 17/01/1973
We present our ranking of the best Fred Essler’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 Fred Essler.
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Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married
6.2/10
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage

G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 23/11/1960
  • Character: Papa Mueller
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean (Elvis Presley) hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 26/03/1945
  • Character: Stooge (uncredited)
Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 11/10/1957
  • Character: Captain
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 11/06/1964
  • Character: Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she sets out to make her way in the world. She assures the Leadville saloon keeper that she can sing and play the piano, and learns quickly. Soon she marries Johnny Brown, who in a few years will be able to replace the original cigar wrapper wedding ring with a replica in gold and gemstones. The Browns head for Europe and bring a few crowned heads back to Denver for a party that turns into a ballroom brawl. Molly goes to Europe alone, returning on the Titanic. She didn't survive a flood as a baby for the story to end here.

Wintertime

Wintertime
6.3/10
Nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken-down hotel in Canada. After Nora falls for the handsome owner, she convinces her uncle to invest in the inn and modernize it. After the hotel opens, Nora's uncle faces financial ruin and her romance hit a snag in the form of pretty reporter.

Around the World

Around the World
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 27/11/1943
  • Character: Teuton
Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.

Faithful in My Fashion

Faithful in My Fashion
5.9/10
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge promotion where they used to work together - and has become engaged to another man.

Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff
6.8/10
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 21/11/1945
  • Character: Marcel Vivin
An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.

The Admiral Was a Lady

The Admiral Was a Lady
5.8/10
Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.

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