Cast: George Burns

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring George Burns. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Sunshine Boys

1975 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Herbert Ross

Cast Walter Matthau · George Burns · Richard Benjamin · Carol Arthur

Plot Al Lewis and Willy Clark were once a popular vaudeville comedy team called Lewis and Clark, also known as The Sunshine Boys. After forty-three years as a team, they parted...

6.6

630 votes

6.6

630 votes

Six of a Kind

1934 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction Leo McCarey

Cast Charles Ruggles · Mary Boland · W.C. Fields · George Burns

Plot The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and thier great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand dollars in a suitcase,...

6.4

22 votes

6.4

22 votes

Going in Style

1979 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Martin Brest

Cast George Burns · Art Carney · Lee Strasberg · Charles Hallahan

Plot Joe, Al, and Willie are three old men and friends who have resigned themselves to dying. One night, Joe hatches a scheme to put a bit of excitement back into...

6.2

119 votes

6.2

119 votes

A Damsel in Distress

1937 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction George Stevens

Cast Fred Astaire · George Burns · Gracie Allen · Joan Fontaine

Plot Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X." After Alyce goes to...

6.1

234 votes

6.1

234 votes

Movie Movie

1978 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Stanley Donen

Cast George C. Scott · Harry Hamlin · Trish Van Devere · Eli Wallach

Plot A double feature spoof of the typical 1930s: "Dynamite Fists" and "Blansky's Beauties of 1933".

6.1

212 votes

6.1

212 votes

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV)

1995 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Chuck Workman

Cast Peter Coyote · Robert Altman · Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle · Fred Astaire

Plot Documentary based on the first anniversary of the most important exporter of films in the world as it is Hollywood, this story is told by actors and actresses as well...

6.0

26 votes

6.0

26 votes

Oh, God!

1977 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Carl Reiner

Cast John Denver · George Burns · Teri Garr · Donald Pleasence

Plot Jerry, a assistant grocery manager (John Denver) is approached by God to help spread his message. Reluctant at first, Jerry finally ends up in a court case involving the slander...

5.7

122 votes

5.7

122 votes

Radioland Murders

1994 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Mel Smith

Cast Brian Benben · Mary Stuart Masterson · Ned Beatty · George Burns

Plot 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America's airwaves. As the broadcast begins, a mysterious voice breaks the broadcast and suddenly members of the cast turn...

5.4

67 votes

5.4

67 votes

18 Again

1988 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

5.3

215 votes

5.3

215 votes

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Michael Schultz

Cast Peter Frampton · Barry Gibb · Robin Gibb · Maurice Gibb

Plot A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart...

4.2

75 votes

4.2

75 votes

George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Carl Gottlieb · Phil Alden Robinson

Cast George Burns · Cynthia Windham · Candice Azzara · Colleen Camp

Plot George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by George Burns.

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The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

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Shower of Stars (TV Series)

1954 · Series · 60 min. · United States

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International House

1933 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction A. Edward Sutherland

Cast W.C. Fields · Peggy Hopkins Joyce · Rudy Vallee · Stuart Erwin

Plot Professor Wong has invented a television machine and invites everyone to see it at China's International House Hotel. Every time Tommy Nash attempts to wed his fiancée Carol Fortescue he...

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Honolulu

1939 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Edward Buzzell

Cast Eleanor Powell · Robert Young · George Burns · Gracie Allen

Plot Movie star Brooks Mason tries to avoid his fans and spend some weeks on vacation. When Hawaiian plantage-owner George Smith is mistaken by Mason's fans for Mason and brought to...

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We're Not Dressing

1934 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Norman Taurog

Cast Bing Crosby · Carole Lombard · George Burns · Gracie Allen

Plot Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. She makes her way to an island with...

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College Holiday

1936 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Frank Tuttle

Cast Jack Benny · George Burns · Gracie Allen · Mary Boland

Plot Expecting to put on a musical show, singing and dancing college students are brought to a struggling hotel to be guinea pigs in an ancient Greek-themed eugenics experiment.

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Oh, God! Book II

1980 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Gilbert Cates

Cast George Burns · Suzanne Pleshette · David Birney · Louanne

Plot God asks a young girl to help spread his word and influence with a slogan.

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College Swing

1938 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast George Burns · Gracie Allen · Martha Raye · Bob Hope

Plot Gracie Alden tries to graduate on college to get an inheritance.

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Love in Bloom

1935 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Elliott Nugent

Cast George Burns · Gracie Allen · Joe Morrison · Dixie Lee

Plot A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York City and becomes involved with a handsome young songwriter. George Burns and Gracie Allen play...

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