01 Diana Lynn appears in this wartime musical revue where a studio gatekeeper falsely claims to be a top executive to impress his visiting sailor son.
Directed by George Marshall · 1h 39m · Rated NR
6 Best Ernest Truex Movies
By Vlad Zakh · July 22, 2026
Ernest Truex brought a meek, fussy charm to Hollywood’s golden age and frequently played beleaguered husbands and nervous office workers in beloved screwball comedies. His Girl Friday schemes to stop a reporter’s remarriage, Bachelor Mother mistakes a clerk for an abandoned baby’s mother, Christmas in July believes an office worker won a slogan contest, and Star Spangled Rhythm spirals a gateman’s tall tales into a show. These Glamour Girls and Start Cheering round out the list.
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02 A newspaper editor schemes to stop his star reporter ex-wife from remarrying and leaving journalism.
Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 32m · Rated NR
Where to watch
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03 A hopeful office worker believes he has won a lucrative slogan contest and spends wildly before the truth comes out.
Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 07m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
04 A department store clerk is mistakenly believed to be the mother of an abandoned baby.
Directed by Garson Kanin · 1h 22m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
05 Ernest Truex features in this comedy about a wealthy college student whose drunken invitation to a taxi dancer for a weekend house party goes wrong.
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon · 1h 19m · Rated NR
06 Ernest Truex features in this musical comedy about a movie star who enrols in college to escape his overbearing manager and joins the school's struggling cheerleading squad.
Directed by Albert S. Rogell · 1h 18m · Rated NR
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