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1. A Wing and a Prayer (1944)
directed by Henry Hathaway
featuring Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Cedric HardwickeFormer president Ronald Reagan may have genuinely believed that he was referring to a real-life act of selfless wartime bravery whenever repeating ... More
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2. Moon over Miami (1941)
directed by Walter Lang
featuring Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Robert Cummings, Charlotte Greenwood, Jack HaleyThe first of several remakes of 1938's Three Blind Mice, the Technicolor musical Moon Over Miami stars Betty Grable and Carole Landis as Kay and ... More
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3. Down Argentine Way (1940)
directed by Irving Cummings, William Witney
featuring Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte GreenwoodHollywood's handful of Technicolor cameras got a real workout on 20th Century-Fox's Down Argentine Way. Don Ameche stars as Ricardo Quintana, the ... More
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4. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
directed by Henry King
featuring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack HaleyHis Aunt Sophie (Helen Westley) and his teacher Professor Heinrich (Jean Hersholt) are sure that Roger Grant (Tyrone Power) will be a famous ... More
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5. Heaven Can Wait (1943)
directed by Ernst Lubitsch
featuring Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main, Laird CregarOn the day of his death in 1943, the spirit of Henry Van Cleave (Don Ameche) obligingly heads for the place where so many people had previously told ... More
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6. Slightly French (1949)
directed by Douglas Sirk
featuring Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche, Janis Carter, Willard Parker, Adele JergensDirector Douglas Sirk's love of cinematic esoterica was kept in check in the musical comedy Slightly French. Dorothy Lamour stars as Mary O'Leary, a ... More
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7. Midnight (1939)
directed by Mitchell Leisen
featuring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer, Mary AstorParamount's screwball comedy Midnight is the first collaboration between director Mitchell Leisen and screenwriting duo Charles Brackett and Billy ... More
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8. So Goes My Love (1946)
directed by Frank Ryan
featuring Myrna Loy, Don Ameche, Rhys Williams, Bobby Driscoll, Richard GainesDon Ameche stars in this semi-screwball comedy as a handsome, eccentric 19th century inventor. Myrna Loy is his golddigging fiancee, who foolishly ... More
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9. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
directed by Irving Cummings
featuring Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Gene LockhartThis fictionalized biography of the famed American inventor's life provided actor Don Ameche with his signature role. For years after its release, ... More
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10. Josette (1938)
directed by Allan Dwan
featuring Don Ameche, Simone Simon, Robert Young, Joan Davis, Bert LahrIn this musical comedy of errors, David Brassard, Sr. (William Collier, Sr.) has his heart stolen from him by a conniving, gold-digging nightclub ... More
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11. Folks! (1992)
directed by Ted Kotcheff
featuring Tom Selleck, Don Ameche, Anne Jackson, Christine Ebersole, Wendy CrewsonList of all editionsIn this comedy, stockbroker Jon Aldrich (Tom Selleck) is the man who has it all, until his ill, aging parents (Don Ameche and Anne Jackson) move in ... More
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12. Trading Places (1983)
directed by John Landis
featuring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee CurtisList of all editionsThe "nature-nurture" theory that motivated so many Three Stooges comedies is the basis of John Landis's hit comedy. The fabulously wealthy but ... More
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13. Lillian Russell (1940)
directed by Irving Cummings
featuring Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Edward Arnold, Warren WilliamList of all editionsLillian Russell is the sanitized musical biopic of the legendary (and much-married) 19th century musical comedy star. Discovered in 1880 by ... More
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14. Greenwich Village (1944)
directed by Walter Lang
featuring Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, Vivian Blaine, Felix BressartList of all editionsThose willing to accept Carmen Miranda as a "typical" 1920s type will be able to swallow the rest of the lavish but rather silly 20th Century-Fox ... More
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15. One in a Million (1936)
directed by Sidney Lanfield
featuring Sonja Henie, Adolphe Menjou, Jean Hersholt, Ned Sparks, Don AmecheList of all editionsNorwegian skating sensation Sonja Henie made her Hollywood screen debut in the splashy 20th Century-Fox musical One in a Million. While preparing for ... More
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16. Pals (1987)
directed by Lou Antonio
featuring Don Ameche, George C. Scott, James Greene, Sylvia SidneyList of all editionsThe "pals" of the title, played by Don Ameche and George C. Scott, are Army chums living a sedentary retirement. Occasionally the twosome becomes a ... More
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17. Swanee River (1939)
directed by Sidney Lanfield
featuring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, Felix Bressart, Chick ChandlerThis musical presents a romantic and sanitized biography of distinguished American songwriter Stephen Foster. The story begins with the romance ... More
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18. Oscar (1991)
directed by John Landis
featuring Sylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Peter Riegert, Tim Curry, Marisa Tomei, Don AmecheList of all editionsSylvester Stallone gives comedy another try in this farce set in the 1930s. Angelo "Snaps" Provelone (Stallone) is the wealthy and powerful head of ... More
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19. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
directed by Duwayne Dunham
featuring Robert Hays, Kim Greist, Jean Smart, Benji Thall, Michael J. Fox, Don Ameche, Veronica Lauren, Sally FieldList of all editionsHomeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Disney's 1993 remake of the 1963 hit The Incredible Journey, follows three household pets as they travel ... More
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20. Cocoon (1985)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen VerdonList of all editionsCocoon is a warm-hearted science-fiction fable that avoids becoming overly corny thanks to the performances of its mostly senior cast. Wilford ... More
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21. Cocoon: The Return (1988)
directed by Daniel Petrie
featuring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen StapletonList of all editionsCocoon 2: The Return, like most sequels, relies a bit too heavily on one's familiarity with the first film. Without dwelling too long on Cocoon #1, ... More
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22. Things Change (1988)
directed by David Mamet
featuring J.T. Walsh, Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston, Ricky JayList of all editionsPerhaps it was his collaborator Shel Silverstein who said to screenwriter David Mamet "Lighten up. Do a comedy." Whatever the case, Things Change was ... More
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23. That Night in Rio (1941)
directed by Irving Cummings
featuring Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda, J. Carrol Naish, S.Z. SakallList of all editionsThat Night in Rio is a musical remake of 1934's Folies Bergère. Don Ameche plays a dual role as a middle-aged Brazilian industrialist, and a young ... More
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24. In Old Chicago (1938)
directed by Henry King
featuring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Alice Brady, Andy Devine, Brian DonlevyList of all editionsIn Old Chicago was 20th Century-Fox's spin on MGM's San Francisco--a personal saga played out against the backdrop of a famous 19th Century disaster. ... More
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25. The Three Musketeers (1939)
directed by Allan Dwan
featuring Don Ameche, The Ritz Brothers [Al, Jimmy, Harry], Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Pauline MooreList of all editionsAllan Dwan's comedic musical adaptation of the classic Dumas story sticks close to the original tale, yet it augments it with healthy doses of humor ... More







