6 Best Betty Grable Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 30, 2026

Comedy feel good

Betty Grable became the top box-office star and the most famous pin-up girl in America during the 1940s, anchoring a string of cheerful Technicolor musicals. In How to Marry a Millionaire (1953): Three models pool their resources to rent a Manhattan apartment and hunt for wealthy husbands. Another standout is Mother Wore Tights (1947): A vaudeville couple’s touring act and family life are seen through the eyes of their grown daughter.

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) 01

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

IMDb ★ 5.9

Two burlesque dancers hide out at a women's college after witnessing a murder.

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) 02

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

IMDb ★ 7.1

Three models pool their resources to rent a Manhattan apartment and hunt for wealthy husbands.

Mother Wore Tights (1947) 03

Mother Wore Tights (1947)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A vaudeville couple's touring act and family life are seen through the eyes of their grown daughter.

Coney Island (1943) 04

Coney Island (1943)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A rivalry between two nightclub owners centers on the singer they both want to make a star.

Moon Over Miami (1941) 05

Moon Over Miami (1941)

IMDb ★ 6.3

Two sisters pose as a wealthy heiress and her maid while hunting for rich husbands in Florida.

Down Argentine Way (1940) 06

Down Argentine Way (1940)

IMDb ★ 6.2

An American horse breeder's business trip to Argentina turns into a romantic entanglement with a local rancher.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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