Charles Coburn
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

The Devil and Miss Jones
(1941)John P Merrick, the world's richest man, is annoyed to hear workers at one of his stores are trying to form a union. Getting a menial job, he's determined to root out the troublemakers, but soon finds their grievances are genuine through the eponymous Miss Jones, Merrick's co-worker and O'Brien's girlfriend. Eventually, Merrick leads the fight for decent rights and also finds a girl of his own.
Edison, the Man
(1940)The More the Merrier
(1943)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)Showgirl Lorelei and best friend Dorothy embark upon a boat trip to Paris, where Lorelei intends to marry millionaire Gus Esmond. En route, the girls are bedevilled by private detective Malone, hired by Esmond's father to make certain that Lorelei isn't just another gold-digger. When Dorothy falls in love with the poverty-stricken Malone, Lorelei decides to find her pal a wealthier potential husband.

Lured
(1947)British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.

The Lady Eve
(1941)Card-playing conwoman Jean nearly dupes millionaire Charlie into marriage. He rumbles her scam in time, but does the dope still love her?

Impact
(1949)When an unfaithful wife’s murder plot with her lover kills him instead, her presumed dead husband hides out to let her face the criminal consquences.
George Washington Slept Here
(1942)
Monkey Business
(1952)Hilarity ensues when a research chemist's chimp puts the chemist's fountain of youth potion in the water cooler, dosing both the chemist and his wife.

Heaven Can Wait
(1943)Arriving at the gates of hell, a deceased playboy recounts tales from his carefree life as Satan reviews his eligibility to enter the underworld.

Made for Each Other
(1939)When a rising young lawyer marries a girl he's only known for one day, their love is tested by his disapproving boss and family and a baby on the way.
Rhapsody in Blue
(1945)Robert Alda stars alongside musical greats Al Jolson, Paul Whiteman, and Oscar Levant in this lavish fictionalized biography of composer George Gershwin. The film traces Gershwin's rise from a "song plugger" for a Manhattan music publishing company to the heights of international fame and fortune. Gershwin's first big hit is "Swanee," introduced on Broadway by Al Jolson. In collaboration with his lyricist brother, Ira, George pens hit after hit in show after show. But George's kindly old music teacher wants his prize pupil to aspire to something more artistic. Gershwin responds with "Rhapsody in Blue," which debuts at Aeolian Hall in 1924 under the baton of bandleader Paul Whiteman. As his fame and workload grows, George finds he has no time at all for romance; the two ladies in his life both eventually realize that they'll always have to play second fiddle to Gershwin's muse.

Trouble Along the Way
(1953)A famous football coach uses underhanded means to turn a bankrupt college's team into winners.
The Power and the Prize
(1956)H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)The Constant Nymph
(1943)Unavailable for over sixty years, the lost classic returns at last. For many decades, the closest people could come to experiencing this timeless tale of love, tragedy and inspiration was through Erich Wolfgang Korngold's rousing, luscious and lauded score – but no more! Now, all can open their hearts to The Constant Nymph. Joan Fontaine delivers one of her finest performances playing Tessa, a teenaged free spirit locked in battle with her complicated, sophisticated cousin Florence (Alexis Smith) over the love of Lewis (Charles Boyer), an impoverished, gifted composer. Lewis is married to Florence, but young Tessa loves Lewis so completely he finds himself drawn to her more and more. Tessa is soon transformed, first into Lewis' muse, and then into something more; while Florence's jealousies cage her in a competition with a child she can't hope to win. Peter Lorre adds to the magic, shining in a rare, sympathetic supporting role.

Of Human Hearts
(1938)Academy Award® winners* Walter Huston and James Stewart star in this stirring drama about the hardships of pioneer times.

Wilson
(1944)An all-star cast illuminates the amazing story of Woodrow Wilson, who went from Princeton head to New Jersey Governor to U.S. President, ultimately bringing World War I to an end.