The best Greer Garson’s comedy movies

Greer Garson

Greer Garson

29/09/1904- 06/04/1996
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The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun
6/10
Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls, like Nichole and little Dominic. When Father Clementi hears Sister Ann's uplifting singing style, he takes her to a talent contest. Sister Ann is signed to a record deal and everyone is listening to her lighthearted songs. She is unprepared for her newfound fame (like appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show) and unwanted side effects, including a wrongful attraction to an old friend.

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 08/08/1948
  • Character: Julia Packett
Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when their daughter he has raised invites her mother to her wedding, with the disapproval of William's mother.

The Happiest Millionaire

The Happiest Millionaire
6.5/10
A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes?

Pepe

Pepe
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 21/12/1960
  • Character: Greer Garson
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.

Adventure

Adventure
6.1/10
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet
6.5/10
Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without telling Mary who she is.

Her Twelve Men

Her Twelve Men
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 11/08/1954
  • Character: Jan Stewart
An inexperienced female teacher is hired at a private elite school for boys where she raises a few eyebrows among the all-male faculty.

The Youngest Profession

The Youngest Profession
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 26/02/1943
  • Character: Herself - Guest Star
Joan Lyons and her friend Patricia Drew are autograph hounds spending most of their day bumping into, and having tea, with the likes of Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Based on misinformation from a meddling old-maid governess, Miss Featherstone, Joan also devotes some time to working on the no-problem marriage of her parents to the extent of hiring Dr. Hercules, the strong man from a side show to pay attention to her mother in order to make her father jealous, despite the good advice received from Walter Pidgeon.

Remember?

Remember?
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 19/12/1939
  • Character: Linda Bronson
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff, Linda and Jeff fall in love and marry. But Jeff's work puts a strain on the marriage and a divorce is planned. Sky uses an experimental memory loss drug to make Linda and Jeff forget their rough times (and the fact that they were married) and they fall in love all over again.

The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 20/07/1951
  • Character: Jane Hoskins
A former housemaid (Garson) now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.

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