Billie Burke

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  Frank Morgan  •  Ray Bolger  •  Bert Lahr

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  Frank Morgan  •  Ray Bolger  •  Bert Lahr

Dinner at Eight (1933)

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  John Barrymore  •  Wallace Beery  •  Jean Harlow

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  John Barrymore  •  Wallace Beery  •  Jean Harlow

Father of the Bride (1950)

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Joan Bennett  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Don Taylor

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Joan Bennett  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Don Taylor

Pepe (1960)

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Cantinflas  •  Shirley Jones  •  Dan Dailey  •  Bing Crosby

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Cantinflas  •  Shirley Jones  •  Dan Dailey  •  Bing Crosby

Swing Out, Sister (1945)

Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secretly harboring the desire to become a swingin' jazz trumpeter, Geoffrey takes a job at a "hot" Broadway nightclub. Here he meets and falls in love with café ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward C. Lilley
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Billie Burke  •  Arthur Treacher  •  Frances Raeburn

Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secretly harboring the desire to become a swingin' jazz trumpeter, Geoffrey takes a job at a "hot" Broadway nightclub. Here he meets and falls in love with café ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward C. Lilley
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Billie Burke  •  Arthur Treacher  •  Frances Raeburn

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Walters
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Oscar Levant  •  Billie Burke

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Walters
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Oscar Levant  •  Billie Burke

Topper (1937)

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Cary Grant  •  Roland Young  •  Billie Burke

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Cary Grant  •  Roland Young  •  Billie Burke

Becky Sharp (1935)

The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanity Fair", the film looks at the English class system during the Napoleonic Wars era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rouben Mamoulian
CAST:  Miriam Hopkins  •  Frances Dee  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Billie Burke

The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanity Fair", the film looks at the English class system during the Napoleonic Wars era.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rouben Mamoulian
CAST:  Miriam Hopkins  •  Frances Dee  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Billie Burke

Hullabaloo (1940)

A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edwin L. Marin
CAST:  Frank Morgan  •  Virginia Grey  •  Dan Dailey  •  Billie Burke

A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edwin L. Marin
CAST:  Frank Morgan  •  Virginia Grey  •  Dan Dailey  •  Billie Burke

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael J. Sheridan  •  Bud Friedgen
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Lena Horne  •  Howard Keel

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael J. Sheridan  •  Bud Friedgen
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Lena Horne  •  Howard Keel

The Cheaters (1945)

An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Joseph Schildkraut  •  Billie Burke  •  Eugene Pallette  •  Ona Munson

An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Joseph Schildkraut  •  Billie Burke  •  Eugene Pallette  •  Ona Munson

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Barbara Rush  •  Alexis Smith  •  Brian Keith

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Barbara Rush  •  Alexis Smith  •  Brian Keith

Merrily We Live (1938)

Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Brian Aherne  •  Alan Mowbray  •  Billie Burke

Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Brian Aherne  •  Alan Mowbray  •  Billie Burke

Christopher Strong (1933)

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Colin Clive  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Billie Burke  •  Helen Chandler

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Colin Clive  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Billie Burke  •  Helen Chandler

After Office Hours (1935)

A managing editor sends a socialite reporter to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Constance Bennett  •  Stuart Erwin  •  Billie Burke

A managing editor sends a socialite reporter to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Constance Bennett  •  Stuart Erwin  •  Billie Burke

Zenobia (1939)

A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Oliver Hardy  •  Harry Langdon  •  Billie Burke  •  Alice Brady

A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Oliver Hardy  •  Harry Langdon  •  Billie Burke  •  Alice Brady

Father's Little Dividend (1951)

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Joan Bennett  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Don Taylor

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Joan Bennett  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Don Taylor

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his daughter grown and about to marry; his wife divorced and also about to marry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Billie Burke  •  David Manners

Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his daughter grown and about to marry; his wife divorced and also about to marry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Billie Burke  •  David Manners

Society Doctor (1935)

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Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Robert Taylor  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Billie Burke

Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Robert Taylor  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Billie Burke

Bridal Suite (1939)

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilhelm Thiele
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Annabella  •  Walter Connolly  •  Billie Burke

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilhelm Thiele
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Annabella  •  Walter Connolly  •  Billie Burke
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