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1. Harvey (1950)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn, Victoria Horne
Votes: 58,271
2. Marilyn (1963)
83 min | Documentary
Anthology of excerpts from Marilyn Monroe's 20th Century-Fox output, narrated by Rock Hudson, and created as a cinematic eulogy to Monroe, who died the year before.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Anne Baxter
Votes: 125
3. Die vertauschte Braut (1934)
86 min | Comedy
Capricious Lady Virginia has an unexpected double in a girl who works at a fair and wishes for a beauty salon. When the first one's eccentricities lead to her arrest, the second is paid for... See full summary »
Director: Karel Lamac | Stars: Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook, Fritz Odemar, Otto Wernicke
Votes: 10
4. Hard Luck Mary (1934)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy
A young woman from the Berlin slums gets her chance to move into a new suburban home with her boyfriend, when she wins a lottery.
Director: Erich Engel | Stars: Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, Willi Schur, Mally Georgi
Votes: 14
5. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
G | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley
Votes: 20,912
6. It Started with Eve (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 1,834
7. Jane Eyre (1943)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, Romance
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, Peggy Ann Garner
Votes: 9,510 | Gross: $3.82M
8. Eine Handvoll Helden (1967)
94 min | Drama, War
A handful of Prussian soldiers defend a strategic outpost, against rushing Frenchmen. Goal is to hold up the Frenchmen as long as possible, to save time for regular forces to retreat.
Director: Fritz Umgelter | Stars: Horst Frank, Valeria Ciangottini, Karlheinz Fiege, Volkert Kraeft
Votes: 64
9. Wer nimmt die Liebe ernst...? (1931)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
A small time crook keeps trying to reunite with a woman who briefly sheltered him while he was on the run from the law.
Director: Erich Engel | Stars: Max Hansen, Jenny Jugo, Otto Wallburg, Willi Schur
Votes: 57
10. Peter (1934)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
A 17 year old girl, hustling money as a street musician after being evicted from her family home, is forced to disguise as a boy,is charged with a crime, and causes later confusion due to her double identity.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Felix Bressart, Friedl Czepa, Richard Eybner
Votes: 63
11. Five from the Jazzband (1932)
88 min | Comedy, Musical
A dizzy young lady with no musical talent suddenly finds herself the star attraction of a jazz band.
Director: Erich Engel | Stars: Jenny Jugo, Rolf von Goth, Fritz Klippel, Karel Stepanek
Votes: 31
12. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
Directors: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger
Votes: 3,067
13. Catherine the Last (1936)
89 min | Comedy
Hans, an idle young man, must find a way to reach his beloved one against her rich father's firm opposition. He finds it through enamoring Katharina, the scullery maid, a simple and straight young girl.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Hans Holt, Hans Olden, Otto Wallburg
Votes: 70
14. A csúnya lány (1935)
84 min | Comedy
Dr Halmi has very strict principles towards women. He only employs ugly women in his office. So what can a poor unemployed secretary do? With the help of a wig and a pair of glasses, ... See full summary »
Directors: Béla Gaál, Henry Koster | Stars: Pál Jávor, Ella Gombaszögi, Gyula Kabos, Márton Rátkai
Votes: 85
15. The Cross-Patch (1935)
86 min | Comedy
Willy, the son of baron Van Hergershuizen, finds himself disinherited after he marries an untitled girl. When his father sabotages Willy's job applications, his wife decides to apply for the job of the baron's housekeeper.
Directors: Henry Koster, Ernst Winar | Stars: Cor Ruys, Louis De Bree, Dolly Mollinger, Philip Dorn
Votes: 42
16. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 4,471
17. A Man Called Peter (1955)
Approved | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46. Based on real events.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau, Jill Esmond
Votes: 1,135
18. Come to the Stable (1949)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 1,608
19. Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
Approved | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Ruth Hussey
Votes: 963
20. Married by the Stork (1932)
89 min | Comedy
A modernist lady sculptor seeks a model for a statue to be put in front of a Berlin hospital, and finds him in the form of a London policeman-boxer.She's also interested in having a child.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Lil Dagover, Hans Rehmann, Margarete Kupfer, Paul Bildt
Votes: 16
21. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
Approved | 107 min | Drama
After her admission to the hospital, town-famous stern teacher Miss Dove nostalgically reminisces about her youth and about the pupils she taught over the years.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton, Robert Douglas
Votes: 1,187
22. My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire
Votes: 3,400
23. First Love (1939)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
An orphaned boarding school graduate secretly attends a prestigious ball, where she falls for the boyfriend of her snobbish cousin.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette, Helen Parrish
Votes: 764
24. Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy
An urbane, sharp-tongued expert on how to stay young interrupts a lecturing tour to prove his theory at a dilapidated old people's home. To the despair of his agent and the alarm of the ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Clifton Webb, Joanne Dru, Hugh Marlowe, Zero Mostel
Votes: 535
25. Little Mother (1935)
90 min | Drama
A girl from a boarding school finds a baby and has to keep it because she seems to be the real mother to everyone.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Bandi, Friedrich Benfer, Otto Wallburg
Votes: 42
26. L'homme qui assassina (1931)
88 min | Drama
The new French military attaché at the Constantinople embassy helps a young woman being blackmailed by her own husband.
Directors: Curtis Bernhardt, Jean Tarride | Stars: Jean Angelo, Marie Bell, Gabriel Gabrio, Max Maxudian
Votes: 11
27. Flower Drum Song (1961)
Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo
Votes: 3,712 | Gross: $10.90M
28. The Rage of Paris (1938)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution is to try to snare a rich husband, and she enlists the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre d' to catch the eye of Bill Duncan.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer, Louis Hayward
Votes: 978
29. Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Musical
Three sisters believe life is going to be easy now that their parents are back together, but then one sister falls in love with another's fiancé and the youngest plays matchmaker.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Winninger, Nan Grey, Helen Parrish
Votes: 430
30. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, Lauri Peters
Votes: 5,862
31. The Robe (1953)
Approved | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie
Votes: 11,766 | Gross: $36.00M
32. The Inspector General (1949)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 3,566
33. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady, Leopold Stokowski
Votes: 1,239 | Gross: $2.27M
34. Music for Millions (1944)
Passed | 117 min | Drama, Family, War
Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WW II.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 648
35. Spring Parade (1940)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Hungarian woman whose fortune predicts that she will marry may find it coming true when she meets an army drummer.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa Auer, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 383
36. Der Mann, der den Mord beging (1931)
93 min | Drama
The Marquis de Sévigné is put in a difficult position when he falls for the lovely Lady Falkland, a married woman whose husband, the strict Lord Falkland, subjects her to constant abuse.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Trude von Molo, Heinrich George, Friedl Haerlin
Votes: 57
37. The Story of Ruth (1960)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, History, Romance
Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Elana Eden, Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood
Votes: 1,451
38. The Virgin Queen (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) overcomes court intrigue to win favor with Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson
Votes: 3,072
39. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 1,177
40. Three Smart Girls (1936)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Binnie Barnes, Charles Winninger, Alice Brady, Ray Milland
Votes: 1,531 | Gross: $3.00M
41. Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A high society Boston girl goes from the Bowery to the opera with the help of her sister.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 695
42. There Goes the Bride (1932)
79 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train. When she ... See full summary »
Director: Albert de Courville | Stars: Jessie Matthews, Owen Nares, Carol Goodner, Jerry Verno
Votes: 185
43. The Private Secretary Gets Married (1933)
74 min | Comedy
An unattractive secretary is hired so the men in the office will focus on their work,but comic complications ensue.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Dolly Haas, Max Hansen, Otto Wallburg, Genia Nikolaieva
Votes: 35
44. Fräulein (1958)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Nazi's fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Dana Wynter, Mel Ferrer, Dolores Michaels, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 298
45. The Unfinished Dance (1947)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth, Danny Thomas
Votes: 508
46. Die letzte Kompagnie (1930)
79 min | Drama
A band of Prussian soldiers fighting Napoleon garrison themselves in a country windmill, the miller's daughter insists on staying with them.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans, Erwin Kalser, Else Heller
Votes: 31
47. Désirée (1954)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie
Votes: 3,483 | Gross: $9.81M
48. Elopement (1951)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
Industrial designer Howard Osborne (Clifton Webb) wants his daughter Jacqueline (Anne Francis), shortened to Jake by her efficient-minded father, to follow in his footsteps and study abroad... See full summary »
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Clifton Webb, Anne Francis, Charles Bickford, William Lundigan
Votes: 193
49. Der Rebell (1932)
65 min | Drama
A young medical student returns to his Tyrolean home to find out that Napoleon's troops have taken over the area and that his mother and sister have been murdered.
Directors: Curtis Bernhardt, Edwin H. Knopf, Luis Trenker | Stars: Luis Trenker, Luise Ullrich, Victor Varconi, Ludwig Stössel
Votes: 88
50. Ball im Savoy (1935)
82 min | Musical
Anita, famous actress staying at the Savoy hotel, is singing at the balcony when her fur cape falls down onto Baron Wollheim. In returning it she takes him for a waiter. As long as he can stay near her he's not willing to discourage her.
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Gitta Alpar, Hans Jaray, Rosy Barsony, Willy Stettner
Votes: 29