6 Best Clarence Kolb Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 12, 2026

Comedy feel good

Clarence Kolb was a familiar Hollywood character actor, often cast as a blustery executive or father, who appeared in dozens of comedies in the 1930s and 40s. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew and Five Little Peppers at Home follow a family fighting to keep an inherited copper mine, Nothing but the Truth bets a stockbroker he can tell only the truth, and Fun on a Weekend has two broke strangers posing as a wealthy couple. White Tie and Tails and True to Life round out the list.

Five Little Peppers at Home (1940) 01

Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Clarence Kolb is in this family drama where the Pepper family fights to keep their copper mine when their elderly benefactor dies.

Directed by Charles Barton · 1h 07m

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939) 02

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Clarence Kolb appears in this family drama about a widowed mother and her five children who navigate their unexpected hardships with cheer.

Directed by Charles Barton · 0h 58m · Rated NR

Fun on a Weekend (1947) 03

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Clarence Kolb is in this comedy about two broke strangers who pose as a wealthy, eccentric couple and find their scheme working better than expected.

Directed by Andrew L. Stone · 1h 33m · Rated NR

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Nothing but the Truth (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Clarence Kolb features in this Bob Hope comedy about a stockbroker who bets his business partners $10,000 that he can tell nothing but the truth for a full twenty-four hours.

Directed by Elliott Nugent · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

White Tie and Tails (1946) 05

White Tie and Tails (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Clarence Kolb is in this comedy about a butler who masquerades as a millionaire while his employer is away and gets entangled with a wealthy heiress.

Directed by Charles Barton · 1h 21m · Rated NR

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True to Life (1943)

TMDB ★ 8.0

Clarence Kolb is in this comedy about a radio writer who secretly bases his hit show on a real family, then falls for their daughter and struggles with guilt over the charade.

Directed by George Marshall · 1h 34m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

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