Movie Database

Movies by Actor - Melvyn Douglas (87 [Missing: 15])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Tonight or NeverA young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.1931Mervyn LeRoyComedy,Romance6.5 (1.4K votes)8020211228
As You Desire MeAn officer tries to convince an amnesiac bar entertainer that she is his long-lost lover.1932George FitzmauriceDrama,Romance6.4 (691 votes)7020211228
Broken Wing, TheIn a little Mexican village by the American border. However powerful big shot Captain Innocencio (a misnomer indeed!)is, he proves unable to charm Lolita, the shapely daughter of his neighbor, a big-time rancher. Lolita expects bette1932Lloyd CorriganDrama,Romance5.5 (27 votes)7120211228
Old Dark House, TheSeeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.1932James WhaleAdventure,Comedy,Drama7.1 (10.7K votes)7220211228
PrestigeA woman travels to a French penal colony in Indo China to be with her fiancée, the commander. She arrives to find that he is now an alcoholic.1931Tay GarnettAdventure,Drama5.7 (277 votes)7120211228
The Wiser SexNA1932 Comedy,Drama Not Available
Counsellor at LawSuccessful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.1933William WylerComedy,Drama7.6 (1.2K votes)8220211228
NaganaNA1933 Adventure,Drama,Romance Not Available
Vampire Bat, TheWhen corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible.1933Frank R. StrayerDrama,Horror,Mystery5.8 (2.5K votes)6520211228
Dangerous CornerAn unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.1934Phil RosenMystery6.0 (310 votes)6620211228
Woman in the DarkA paroled prisoner hits a man attacking a woman. He runs away scared that he may have killed him - he did not. From a book "Woman in the Dark" by Dashiell Hammett.1934Phil RosenCrime,Drama6.0 (414 votes)6820211228
Annie OakleyA romanticized biography of the famous sharpshooter.1935George StevensBiography,Drama,Western6.7 (1.7K votes)9020211228
Lone Wolf Returns, TheOnce a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his old habits when he is tempted by the emerald 1935Roy William NeillAdventure,Crime,Mystery6.9 (140 votes)6820211228
Mary Burns, FugitiveA young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangster. The association results in her being tried and sentenced to a long prison term. However, the authorities permit her to escape...1935William K. HowardCrime,Drama,Mystery6.8 (291 votes)8420221116
People's Enemy, TheMoney was what gangster Vince M. Falcone wanted most and he did lay hands on millions of dollars by fair means or (mostly) foul. But once he became rich what he craved for was respectability. So why not marry a lovely society lady? A1935Crane WilburAction,Crime,Drama5.9 (45 votes)7020211228
She Married Her BossAn efficient secretary at a department store marries her boss, but discovers that taking care of him at home is a lot different to taking care of him at work.1935Gregory La CavaComedy,History,Mystery6.6 (632 votes)8520211228
And So They Were MarriedA bitter divorcée and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel that is cut off from the outside by a snowstorm. Although both have no intention of getting married again, they begin to fall for each other. Their children, how1936Elliott NugentComedy,Romance6.0 (387 votes)7420211228
Gorgeous HussyPresident Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.1936Clarence BrownDrama,History5.6 (1.2K votes)10320211228
Theodora Goes WildThe author of a controversially racy best-selling book tries to hide her celebrity status from her provincial small-town neighbors, who'd be scandalized if they knew.1936Richard BoleslawskiComedy,Mystery,Romance7.2 (2.5K votes)9420211228
AngelA woman and her husband take separate vacations, and she falls in love with another man.1937Ernst LubitschComedy,Drama,Romance7.3 (2.7K votes)9120211228
Captains CourageousA spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship in the 1920s gets picked up by a New England fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.1937Victor FlemingAdventure,Drama,Family8.0 (9.4K votes)11720211228
I Met Him in ParisKay Denham, romanced in Paris by friends Gene and George, can't figure out why George disapproves of Gene.1937Wesley RugglesComedy,Romance6.1 (431 votes)8620211228
I'll Take RomanceAn opera manager tries to woo a contract-breaking soprano into performing in Buenos Aires.1937Edward H. GriffithMusic,Romance6.0 (130 votes)9020211228
Women of GlamourA triangle romance involving Gloria Hudson (Virginia Bruce), a gold-digger from the wrong side of the tracks, a socialite, Carol Coulter (Leona Maricle), and Richard Stark (Melvyn Douglas), a wealthy artist. Fritz Eagan (Reginald Den1937Gordon WilesComedy,Drama,Romance6.5 (49 votes)6820211228
Arsene Lupin ReturnsA woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène L1938George FitzmauriceCrime,Drama,Mystery6.7 (471 votes)8120211228
Fast CompanyA husband and wife team who are in rare books and are skillful at recovering stolen volumes for insurance companies become involved in the murder of a fence.1938Edward BuzzellComedy,Drama,Mystery6.6 (568 votes)7520211228
Shining Hour, TheA nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.1938Frank BorzageDrama,Romance6.3 (1.1K votes)7620211228
That Certain AgeA teenage girl clashes with her newspaper publisher father's star reporter while he stays in their country guest house, but soon finds herself falling in love with him.1938Edward LudwigComedy,Musical6.7 (358 votes)9520211228
There's Always a WomanAn investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.1938Alexander HallComedy,Crime,Mystery6.7 (815 votes)8120211228
Toy Wife, TheThe beautiful and frivolous wife of a plantation owner in antebellum Louisiana proves unsatisfactory at running the household, leading her serious-minded husband to enlist the help of her unmarried sister.1938Richard ThorpeDrama,History,Romance5.8 (368 votes)9620211228
Amazing Mr. Williams, TheKenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it 1939Alexander HallComedy,Crime,Drama6.5 (484 votes)8020211228
Good Girls Go to ParisA Midwesterner waitress, scheming to gold-dig her way to Paris, gets mixed up with a wealthy New York family.1939Alexander HallComedy,Drama,Romance6.7 (460 votes)7520211228
NinotchkaA stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.1939Ernst LubitschComedy,Romance7.9 (20.6K votes)11020211228
Tell No TalesMichael Cassidy is the editor of a failing newspaper. A scoop would be welcome to boost the sales and to avoid closure. To this end, he decides to personally track down a gang of kidnappers.1939Leslie FentonCrime,Drama,Mystery6.6 (390 votes)6920211228
There's That Woman AgainBill Reardon, a private detective, is working on a case involving stolen items from a local jewelry store. The case takes a different turn when Bill's prying wife wants to help catch the crook.1938Alexander HallComedy,Crime,Mystery6.0 (198 votes)7220211228
He Stayed For BreakfastIn Paris, the estranged wife of a wealthy banker hides a fiery communist fugitive in her apartment.1940Alexander HallComedy6.3 (174 votes)8920211228
Third Finger, Left HandA single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.1940Robert Z. LeonardComedy,Romance6.9 (953 votes)9620211228
This Thing Called LoveA woman insists to her new husband that they must remain celibate for the first three months of their marriage, which he tries desperately to get around.1940Alexander HallComedy6.3 (168 votes)9820211228
Too Many HusbandsLong-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.1940Wesley RugglesComedy,Romance6.5 (1.5K votes)8120211228
Our WifeJerry Marvin, a talented musician and composer, wallows in drunken self-pity after he is divorced by his wife Babe. Along comes new love Susan, who rescues Jerry and provides him with fresh inspiration to complete his trumpet concert1941John M. StahlComedy,Romance6.3 (238 votes)9220211228
That Uncertain FeelingA psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.1941Ernst LubitschComedy6.7 (2.6K votes)8420211228
Two-Faced WomanAfter a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old flame, she decides to pose as her (fictitious) twin sister in an attempt to keep him faithful.1941George CukorComedy,Mystery,Romance6.3 (1.8K votes)9020211228
Woman's Face, AA female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.1941George CukorDrama,Film-Noir,Thriller7.2 (3.3K votes)10620211228
They All Kissed the BrideDivine Crawford who gives all - in this really funny comedy , she donated all her salary from this movie to the Red Cross after Carole Lombard's plane crashed .1942Alexander HallComedy,Romance6.1 (718 votes)8520211228
We Were DancingTwo titled aristocrats support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche.1942Robert Z. LeonardComedy,Romance6.1 (437 votes)9520211228
Three Hearts For JuliaWorld War II home front romantic comedy in which a war correspondent's wife wants a divorce along with his help in choosing her next husband.1943Richard ThorpeComedy,War5.8 (201 votes)8320211228
Guilt of Janet Ames, TheAn obsessively bitter war widow and one of the men her husband saved in WW2 meet. He tries to convince her the sacrifice was necessary, but her problem isn't that simple. And can she help him with his wartime emotional scars he hides1947Henry LevinDrama,Mystery,Romance6.3 (530 votes)8320211228
Sea Of Grass, TheOn America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.1947Elia KazanDrama,Western6.3 (2.2K votes)12320211228
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseA man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.1948H.C. PotterComedy,Romance7.3 (11.3K votes)9420211228
My Own True LoveAn Englishman's (Melvyn Douglas) fiancee (Phyllis Calvert) comforts his son (Philip Friend) who has lost a leg and a family in World War II.1949Compton BennettDrama,Romance5.6 (48 votes)8420211228
Great Sinner, TheA young writer goes to Wiesbaden to write about gambling and gamblers, only to ultimately become a compulsive gambler himself. Losing all his wealth, as well as his moral fibre, he commits the ultimate degradation of robbing a church1949Robert Siodmak, Mervyn LeRoyDrama6.6 (1.3K votes)11020211228
Woman's Secret, AFailed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.1949Nicholas RayDrama,Film-Noir,Mystery6.1 (1.6K votes)8420211228
My Forbidden PastBarbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800's. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. Barbara's family is of the high society stratum1951Robert StevensonCrime,Drama,Romance6.1 (922 votes)7020211228
On the LooseShunned by her self-absorbed parents, a teenage girl's need for love and attention drives her to delinquency and a suicide attempt - an act that finally brings her parents to their senses.1951Charles LedererDrama6.0 (185 votes)7820211228
Billy BuddWhen a good-hearted sailor accidentally kills the master-at-arms, his superiors have to decide whether to hang him or set him free.1962Peter UstinovAdventure,Drama,War7.8 (4.2K votes)12320211228
HudHonest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.1963Martin RittDrama,Western7.8 (21.3K votes)11220211228
Advance to the RearA Union army outfit of misfits and rejects is sent to the Western territory. Southern spies try to figure out what they're up to.1964George MarshallComedy,War,Western5.9 (779 votes)10020211228
Americanization of Emily, TheAn American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.1964Arthur HillerComedy,Drama,Romance7.4 (5.1K votes)11520211228
RaptureAgnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farm in Brittany, France. When Joseph develops an attraction to Agnes, her father threatens to break up the union.1965John GuillerminDrama7.2 (932 votes)10420211228
Companions in NightmareNA1968 Drama,Mystery Not Available
Crucible, TheIn the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, Reverend Parris. One of the girls, Parris's ...1967Alex SegalDrama,History7.8 (103 votes)13520220531
HotelA historical New Orleans hotel struggles to financially survive while the dramas of its various guests unfold.1967Richard QuineDrama6.6 (1.4K votes)12420211228
Hunters Are for KillingNA1970 Drama Not Available
I Never Sang For My FatherA man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.1970Gilbert CatesDrama7.5 (2.6K votes)9220211228
Death Takes a HolidayDeath takes a human form and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to cling to life. He unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful young woman.1971Robert ButlerDrama,Fantasy,Romance7.2 (300 votes)7320240609
The Going Up of David LevNA1973 Drama,Family Not Available
Candidate, TheBill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.1972Michael RitchieComedy,Drama7.0 (10.8K votes)11020211228
One Is a Lonely NumberA young woman has difficulty understanding why her husband walks out on her. Alone for the first time, she finds life difficult to cope with and for a time lives with the hope that her husband will come back to her. After uncovering 1972Mel StuartDrama6.1 (357 votes)9720211228
Death Squad, TheWhen petty criminals start turning up murdered, a detective discovers they are being killed by a group of his fellow officers who think the criminals were treated too leniently by the courts.1974Harry FalkCrime,Drama5.2 (105 votes)7520230126
Murder or MercyNA1974 Drama Not Available
Tenant, TheA bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.1976Roman PolanskiDrama,Thriller7.6 (42.8K votes)12620211228
Intimate StrangersNA1977 Drama Not Available
Twilight's Last GleamingAn imprisoned rogue USAF general with a secret personal agenda, escapes the brig and takes over an ICBM silo, threatening to start WW3.1977Robert AldrichDrama,Thriller6.8 (3.3K votes)14620211228
A Gift to LastNA1976 Drama Not Available
Being ThereAfter the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.1979Hal AshbyComedy,Drama8.0 (70.9K votes)13020211228
Seduction of Joe Tynan, TheRespected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time 1979Jerry SchatzbergDrama6.1 (1.7K votes)10820211228
Changeling, TheAfter the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.1980Peter MedakHorror,Mystery7.2 (33.4K votes)10720211228
Tell Me a RiddleTouching story of elderly couple David and Eva who go on one last journey across the USA when they discover Eva is dying, ending up with their granddaughter Jeannie in San Francisco.1980Lee GrantDrama6.2 (207 votes)9020220723
Ghost StoryTwo generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.1981John IrvinDrama,Horror,Thriller6.3 (8.4K votes)11020211228
Hot Touch, TheA master art forger and his partner in crime, an art expert who can vouch for the authenticity of the forgeries, are making a bundle. An art dealer figures out their scheme but agrees to keep quiet if they forge some art lost in WWII1981Roger VadimCrime,Drama5.0 (141 votes)9320211228
Lamp at MidnightNA1966 Drama Not Available
Once Upon a TractorNA1965 Comedy,Short Not Available
Inherit the WindNA1965 Drama Not Available
The Lives of Benjamin FranklinNA1974 Biography,Drama,History Not Available
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8NA1939 Documentary,Short,Sport Not Available
The ChoiceNA1969 Drama Not Available
A Very Close FamilyNA1964 Drama Not Available