Spring Byington Movie Rankings
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Alice Sycamore has to introduce the family of her fiance, Tony Kirby, to her own family. The Kirby's are wealthy, stuffy family of great self- importance, while the Sycamore's are a collection of good-hearted lunatics. ... more about You Can't Take It with You
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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2.9742
Set in antebellum New Orleans during the early 1850's, this film follows Julie Marsden through her quest for social redemption on her own terms. ... more about Jezebel
3
2.8732
Little Women is a "coming of age" drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops. ... more about Little Women
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2.8270
Department store owner J.P. Merrick finds that several of his employees are unionizing to get more money and better working conditions. In order to find out who the organizers are, he gets a job at the store as a shoe salesman. ... more about Devil and Miss Jones
Not Available on DVD
5
2.8153
Henry Van Cleve presents himself at the gates of Hell only to find he is closely vetted on his qualifications for entry. ... more about Heaven Can Wait
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2.7570
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe. ... more about Meet John Doe
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2.7146
Drama critic Larry McKay, his wife Kay, and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kay settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York. ... more about Please Don't Eat the Daisies
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2.6635
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. ... more about Theodora Goes Wild
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2.5630
It's turn of the century America when Andrew and Veronica first meet - by crashing into each other. They develop an instant and mutual dislike which intensifies when, later on, Andrew is forced to hire Veronica as a saleslady at Oberkugen's music store. ... more about In the Good Old Summertime
10
2.5570
Talented small-town girl Lily Mars hounds producer John Thornway for a part in his new play, but he doesn't want anything to do with stage-struck amateurs. ... more about Presenting Lily Mars
11
2.5410
Major Vickers is an officer at the 27th Lancers in India 1856. When the regiment is on maneuver, the barracks are attacked by Surat Khan and his soldiers who massacre British women and children. ... more about Charge of the Light Brigade
12
2.5204
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. ... more about My Love Came Back
Not Available on DVD
13
2.4839
The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. ... more about Voice of Bugle Ann
Not Available on DVD
14
2.4555
A young woman reporter blames the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak on the obscenely abusive manager. ... more about Angels in the Outfield
15
2.4413
A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. ... more about Enchanted Cottage
Not Available on DVD
16
2.4117
Alvah, a young GI who happens to own a vineyard, elopes to Las Vegas with Lee, his housekeeper's daughter. But Alvah's chicken pox postpone the wedding night. ... more about No Room for the Groom
Not Available on DVD
17
2.4063
In the War of 1812, the British have sacked Washington and hope to capture New Orleans, where pirate Jean Lafitte romances blueblooded Annette de Remy and openly sells his loot in a pirates' market. But he never attacks American ships. ... more about Buccaneer
Not Available on DVD
18
2.3675
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness. ... more about Blue Bird
19
2.3287
Ginger Rogers is a convict released from state penitentiary for a Christmas leave. On the train, she meets Sergeant Joseph Cotton who has been released from a mental hospital and she invites him home for dinner. ... more about I'll Be Seeing You
20
2.3256
To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don't seem to let dames swing, and even with top slippery lawyer Billy Flynn, it's all something of a gamble. ... more about Roxie Hart
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2.3150
Dr. Newell Paige is a dedicated surgeon and physician who is devoted to his patients and to the ethics of his profession. Covering for his mentor, Dr. Endicott, who is consumed by personal problems, Paige operates on a wealthy donor to the hospital, Mrs. ... more about Green Light
Not Available on DVD
22
2.2556
Basil Underwood and Joyce Arden have postponed their marriage eleven times. Henry Grant's fiancée Macia is infatuated with Basil. ... more about It's Love I'm After
Not Available on DVD
23
2.2373
Broadway dance director George Randall (Dick Powell) is stuck with staging a Broadway show starring Peggy Revere (Joan Blondell), a wealthy but untalented performer who is starring only because she is backing the show. ... more about Stage Struck
Not Available on DVD
24
2.1780
Young idealist Richard Miller is selected as valedictorian for his New England high school commencement class of 1906 and intends to inject modern anti-capitalistic ideas into his speech. ... more about Ah
Not Available on DVD
25
2.1734
Polly Fulton is the only daughter of rich industrialist B.F. Fulton. She is about to marry the man of her dreams, attorney Robert Tasmin, then she meets the intellectual Thomas Brett. They fall in love and soon they marry. ... more about B.F.'s Daughter
Not Available on DVD
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2.1278
Not Available on DVD
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28
1.9551
Lance Poole, an Indian who won a Medal of Honor fighting at Gettysburg , returns to his tribal lands intent on peaceful cattle ranching. ... more about Devil's Doorway
Not Available on DVD
29
1.7907
A charming, smooth-talking gambler calling himself Chris Hale arrives in Ashton, home of the Corelli shoe factory. Claiming to have lived there as a boy, he soon ingratiates himself with the townspeople... ... more about Walk Softly
Not Available on DVD
30
1.7359
The Norton family is in a turmoil due to faultfinding grandma Louisa. ... more about Louisa
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy
Not Available on DVD
31
1.7168
Billy Coy comes to Garret. Red, Billy's late father's mechanic, hires Billy as a mechanic. Billy soon gets a job as a driver. ... more about Big Wheel
32
1.6894
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. ... more about When Ladies Meet
Not Available on DVD
33
1.4703
In 1844, farmer's daughter Miranda Wells is invited by Nicholas Van Ryn, distant relation, to live in his mansion as companion to his daughter. Arriving in high hopes, Miranda finds the Van Ryns a bit strange. ... more about Dragonwyck
Not Available on DVD
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The Jones family and their friend invest in a oil scheme promoted by a football star returning to his hometown. All appears lost when the wells contain only mud. ... more about Big Business
Not Available on DVD
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The Jones family goes to a convention traveling in a trailer. The oldest daughter gets involved with a convict, the oldest son has a love affair, and the youngest son gets into photography. ... more about Back to Nature
Not Available on DVD
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Winnie Wharton gets an audition to sing at the Intime nightclub at the urging of Ted "Lucky" Lorimer, and with Tommy Blake as her pianist, she becomes a big hit. ... more about Broadway Hostess
Not Available on DVD
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WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942. ... more about Captain Eddie
Not Available on DVD
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An traveling merchant (Carrillo) takes his family to New York where he explores his weakness for poker as he looks for work aided by his daughter (Withers). ... more about Chicken Wagon Family
Not Available on DVD
46
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Pappa Wheeler (Eugene Pallette) hires a recently-discharged soldier, Clarence Smith (Roscoe Karns), to repair a water heater and Wheeler keeps him on as an odd-job man around the house. ... more about Clarence
Not Available on DVD
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Jones family romp with father trying to convince son to follow him as a druggist, rather than becoming a pilot, until the son's piloting skills come in handy. ... more about Educating Father
Not Available on DVD
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Not Available on DVD
51
0.0001
First of the Jones family movies with kids who ignore father (Prouty) and get consolation from mother (Byington) through a series of family episodes. ... more about Every Saturday Night
Not Available on DVD
52
0.0001
Bonnie (nee Jones) Thompson (Shirley Deane) is pregnant and attends a lecture given by a quack doctor named Pillcoff (Reginald Denny), who, as soon as the baby is taken home from the hospital, sends Nurse Cordell (Claire DuBrey), whom Granny Jones ... more about Everybody's Baby
Not Available on DVD
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54
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In this is the entry into the Andy Hardy series about a small town depression era family, Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. ... more about Family Affair
Not Available on DVD
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Not Available on DVD
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The Jones family is into politics with father running for mayor. His son prints a newspaper which causes controversy by quoting his dad regarding his crooked opponent. ... more about Hot Water
Not Available on DVD
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Not Available on DVD
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62
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Evie's co-workers at the uniform shirt factory, and her almost-fiancée's inability to kiss, inspire her to slip a letter into a size sixteen-and-a-half shirt for some anonymous soldier. ... more about Letter for Evie
Not Available on DVD
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64
0.0001
Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not what she led him to believe, but also that she expects a quick divorce. Both Mr. ... more about Living in a Big Way
Not Available on DVD
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The Jones family's daughter (Deane) and her husband (Gleason) try to live on a tight budget while Uncle Charlie (Dinehart) plans to increase their income. ... more about Love on a Budget
Not Available on DVD
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The Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family helps raise the entrance fee and care for the horse. ... more about Off to the Races
Not Available on DVD
70
0.0001
The Jones family (without father) head for California to open a bungalow court. To increase business they advertise for families with children and pets. A neighbor threatens to sue. ... more about On Their Own
Not Available on DVD
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72
0.0001
A notorious gambler who is short of money want his daughter to marry a British young man, who has plenty of money. At first she obies, but then she falls in love to a poor, young American. ... more about Palm Springs
Not Available on DVD
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Not Available on DVD
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0.0001
Penrod Schofield and his gang are "Jr. G Men," a secret club where all members are sworn to uphold the law and turn in crooks. When the mother of the youngest member of the G Men is killed by bank robbers the boys go into action. ... more about Penrod and Sam
Not Available on DVD
76
0.0001
Alison Kirbe of London, receives a telegram from Texas, that she has inherited a livestock ranch. It is plastered throughout the London newspapers that Alison has become a rich heiress, and is sailing to the United Slates alone to claim her inheritance. ... more about Please Believe Me
Not Available on DVD
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Susan Miller (Gene Tierney) works behind the girdle counter in a department store and dreams about the beautiful clothes and glamour she can never hope to have. ... more about Rings on Her Fingers
Not Available on DVD
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Wacky complications ensue when a little boy comes into possession of a ray gun that compels anyone caught in its beam to tell the truth. He uses it to prevent his orphanage from being shut down by creditors and to help a cute couple fall in love. ... more about Rocket Man
Not Available on DVD
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Salty owes money to Doc Baxter; he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. ... more about Salty O'Rourke
Not Available on DVD
84
0.0001
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces... ... more about Singapore
Not Available on DVD
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0.0001
Not Available on DVD
86
0.0001
Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. ... more about Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Not Available on DVD
87
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Cynthia is swept off her feet and marries a rich and very successful business executive but buisiness affairs make him abandon her during their honeymoon. Cynthia is sad and while he's away, meets the charming war hero, Capt Milvaine who is on leave. ... more about Thrill of a Romance
Not Available on DVD
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The Jones family females decide to teach Father (Prouty) a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores. ... more about Too Busy to Work
Not Available on DVD
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Not Available on DVD
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Father (Prouty) sells his drugstore and the Jones family heads for New York to enjoy sophisticated city life. They lose all their money before deciding to go back home. This was the last Jones family movie. ... more about Young as You Feel
Not Available on DVD
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