Cast: Barnett Parker

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


The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Robert Youngson

Cast Clark Gable · Greta Garbo · Jean Harlow · Cary Grant

Plot A compilation of scenes from classic MGM comedies from the silent era up to 1948's "A Southern Yankee." Among the films showcased are "The Thin Man," "A Night at the...

6.5

24 votes

6.5

24 votes

Double Wedding

1937 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast William Powell · Myrna Loy · Florence Rice · John Beal

Plot Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free spirited artist in an auto trailer have romantic complications in this screwball comedy.

6.4

33 votes

6.4

33 votes

Babes in Arms

1939 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Busby Berkeley

Cast Judy Garland · Mickey Rooney · Charles Winninger · June Preisser

Plot The struggle of two talented young artists, to make their own way in the show business. In this musical, with autobiographical elements of Mickey Rooney's life, he plays Mickey Moran,...

6.1

287 votes

6.1

287 votes

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker · Hamilton Luske · Jack Cutting · Ub Iwerks

Cast Robert Benchley · Frances Gifford · Buddy Pepper · Nana Bryant

Plot Humorist Robert Benchley visits the Disney Studios to sell Walt on the idea of animating the story of The Reluctant Dragon. While evading an officious young studio guide, Benchley stumbles...

5.9

525 votes

5.9

525 votes

Personal Property

1937 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction W.S. Van Dyke

Cast Jean Harlow · Robert Taylor · Reginald Owen · Una O'Connor

Plot Robert Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. The sheriff gets him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby.

5.7

27 votes

5.7

27 votes

A Man Betrayed

1941 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction John H. Auer

Cast John Wayne · Frances Dee · Edward Ellis · Wallace Ford

Plot Country lawyer Lynn Hollister comes to the city to investigate the death of a friend who is found shot to death after spending the evening in The Inferno, a night...

5.0

23 votes

5.0

23 votes

Wake Up and Live

1937 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Lanfield

Cast Walter Winchell · Ben Bernie · Alice Faye · Patsy Kelly

Plot Built around the publicity "feud" between newspaper-radio-gossip spreader Walter Winchell and band leader Ben Bernie, a radio star, Alice Huntley (Alice Faye), who does an advice-and-inspiration program, helps a mike-shy...

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The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction George Fitzmaurice

Cast William Powell · Luise Rainer · Robert Young · Maureen O'Sullivan

Plot Male Polish secret agent and female Russian secret police spy smuggle messages to Petersburg in candlesticks and while chasing after stolen candlesticks discover each other's identity and fall in love.

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La Conga Nights

1940 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Hugh Herbert · Dennis O'Keefe · Constance Moore · Ferike Boros

Plot Henry I. Dibble, Jr. (Hugh Herbert)is a dizzy millionaire playboy who loves rhumba music. Thorns in his side are his four maiden sisters Faith (Hugh Herbert), Hope (Hugh Herbert), Charity...

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The President's Mystery

1936 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Phil Rosen

Cast Henry Wilcoxon · Betty Furness · Sidney Blackmer · Evelyn Brent

Plot A millionaire with a crumbling personal life comes up with an idea on how he can disappear, start a new life without anyone knowing who he is and be able...

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She Married a Cop

1939 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Salkow

Cast Phil Regan · Jean Parker · Jerome Cowan · Dorothea Kent

Plot Jean Parker plays a cartoon producer who is right now looking for a singer for a new cartoon character. A Pig. By accident, she discovers a policemen who can sing...

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Listen, Darling

1938 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin

Cast Judy Garland · Freddie Bartholomew · Mary Astor · Walter Pidgeon

Plot A girl and her friend go to great lengths to prevent her widowed mother from marrying the wrong person.

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Kisses for Breakfast

1941 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Seiler

Cast Dennis Morgan · Jane Wyatt · Shirley Ross · Lee Patrick

Plot Rodney has just married the often engaged Juliette and they are both ready to leave on their honeymoon. But Clara show up and Rodney sneaks out to talk to her....

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The Girl Downstairs

1938 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Norman Taurog

Cast Franciska Gaal · Franchot Tone · Walter Connolly · Reginald Gardiner

Plot Paul Wagner and Rosalind Brown are in love, but her father doesn't feel Paul's lifestyle will make him a suitable husband for his daughter. When Mr. Brown instructs all the...

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Married Before Breakfast

1937 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin

Cast Robert Young · Florence Rice · June Clayworth · Barnett Parker

Plot After a leading razor company pays inventor Tom Wakefield a quarter of a million dollars not to publicize a hair-removing shaving cream that makes razors obsolete, he makes plans to...

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Hit Parade of 1941

1940 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction John H. Auer

Cast Kenny Baker · Frances Langford · Hugh Herbert · Mary Boland

Plot A small radio station is saved of getting bankrupt by a backer, who invests money for a TV equipment...

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Live, Love and Learn

1937 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction George Fitzmaurice

Cast Robert Montgomery · Rosalind Russell · Robert Benchley · Helen Vinson

Plot Bob is a struggling artist who paints for his own amusement. Julie is a rich society girl. When they meet, it is cute and they are soon married. Living in...

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We Who Are About to Die

1937 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

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Love Thy Neighbor

1940 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Mark Sandrich

Cast Jack Benny · Fred Allen · Mary Martin · Verree Teasdale

Plot Jack Benny is preparing his New Year's Eve radio broadcast but takes time out to take his valet Rochester to meet his girlfriend Josephine arriving on a steamer. Fred Allen...

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Love Is a Headache

1938 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast Gladys George · Franchot Tone · Ted Healy · Mickey Rooney

Plot A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans.

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