01 An advertising man desperate for his wife's approval finds his career further complicated by a wacky inventor's embalming fluid campaign.
6 Best Edward Everett Horton Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 11, 2026
Edward Everett Horton was a beloved Hollywood comic character actor known for his fussy, exasperated persona, appearing in well over one hundred films across five decades. In Cold Turkey (1971): A small Iowa town led by its minister attempts to quit smoking for a month to win a massive cash prize, despite tobacco executives plotting against them. Equally memorable is Ladies Should Listen (1934): A switchboard operator who has fallen for a businessman she’s only spoken to by phone devises a scheme to save him from being swindled.
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02 A scheming woman seeking a life of luxury entangles a judge, an aristocrat, and an estate superintendent with disastrous results.
03 A circus performer falls in love with a wealthy car dealer's son against her family's wishes in this dance-filled musical.
04 A confirmed bachelor who dislikes children is left in charge of his two young nieces and slowly warms to family life.
05 A switchboard operator who has fallen for a businessman she's only spoken to by phone devises a scheme to save him from being swindled.
06 A small Iowa town led by its minister attempts to quit smoking for a month to win a massive cash prize, despite tobacco executives plotting against them.
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