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Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. Her specialty was wisecracking no-nonsense types.

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Movies Starring Mary Wickes (68)

Too Much Johnson (2013)

This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gillette's 1894 comedy about a New York playboy who flees from the violent husband of his mistress and borrows ...

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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (2008)

A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless Groom, Sing a Song of Six Pants, and Malice in the Palace, also Ed Wynn's live TV Camel Comedy Caravan starring Shemp, Larry, and Moe. ...

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'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)

Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954). ...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearle ...

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Little Women (1994)

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. ...

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is d ...

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Sister Act (1992)

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters. ...

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Postcards from the Edge (1990)

A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment. ...

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Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)

Frank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural parents. ...

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ALF Loves a Mystery (1987)

ALF (short for Alien Life Form) and Benji Gregory explore an shabby mansion hoping to find hidden treasure. During their search, they manage to preview the NBC's Saturday morning schedule of 1987. ...

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Almost Partners (1987)

Molly McCue becomes bored with her quiet, suburban life and fantasizes about becoming a detective. She gets her chance when the urn containing the ashes of her recently departed grandfather is stolen. Molly joins forces with a reluctant New York City polic ...

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The Christmas Gift (1986)

A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus. ...

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First The Egg (1985)

A group of high school students take part in a parenting class where their first assignment is to 'parent' an egg. ...

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The Canterville Ghost (1985)

The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young gi ...

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Touched by Love (1980)

A teenager with cerebral palsy attempts to become pen pals with her idol, Elvis Presley. ...

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Willa (1979)

A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her to embark on a new career as a trucker in the rig her late father used to drive. ...

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Lucy Calls the President (1977)

Homemaker Lucy Whittaker calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue—and to her astonishment, he agrees to come dine at her house. Now Lucy has her hands full as family, friends and Secret Service agents invade her home in prepara ...

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Snowball Express (1972)

When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they decide to try to fix it up and run it. But Martin Ridgeway, who wants ...

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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

Lecturer and broadcaster Sheridan Whiteside has been invited to dinner at the home of a pompous small-town bigwig. But he stays rather longer than anyone expects. ...

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Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend. ...

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The Open Window (1972)

A man travels to the country house of a distant aunt in search of peace and quiet. But when he arrives, he learns of a tragedy that happened there which keeps the house and the family frozen in time. ...

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Suitable for Framing (1971)

A wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer. ...

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The Monk (1969)

Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs. Barnes and jumps on a merry-go-round of viciousness and murder. ...

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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)

Mother Superior of St. Francis Academy is challenged by a modern young nun when they take the girls on a bus trip across the country. ...

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The Spirit Is Willing (1967)

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts. ...

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The Trouble with Angels (1966)

Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming ...

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The Decorator (1965)

A respected but struggling interior decorator from a wealthy background moves in with some of her clients in order to meet their specific needs. In the process, she tends to become friends with the families and get drawn into their personal problems. In th ...

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Dear Heart (1965)

A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention. ...

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How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a f ...

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Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason. ...

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The Music Man (1962)

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town. ...

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The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves. ...

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement. ...

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Cimarron (1960)

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889. ...

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It Happened to Jane (1959)

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world". ...

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The Proud Rebel (1958)

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly ...

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Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II. ...

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Dance with Me, Henry (1956)

Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trouble with the mob, and Lou finds himself struggling to keep his adopted children. When Bud is forced to make a shady deal, Lou tries to arrange a deal with t ...

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Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)

Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor, who is a former student of Miss Dove's, comes to her aid. As many of her pupils, present and past, come ...

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Destry (1954)

Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson and Lyle Bettger. ...

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White Christmas (1954)

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act. ...

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Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)

The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal way. Judges are a comin' to award a child with a scholarship. However, who ever has the nicest looking farm and raises their kids in a good enviroment has a chanc ...

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The Actress (1953)

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom. ...

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Half a Hero (1953)

A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs. ...

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By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)

Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family. ...

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Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)

A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for h ...

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The Story of Will Rogers (1952)

Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers ...

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Young Man with Ideas (1952)

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children. ...

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I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression. ...

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On Moonlight Bay (1951)

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sh ...

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The Petty Girl (1950)

An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his arwork. She declines his offer, but he's determined not to take no for an answer. ...

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Anna Lucasta (1949)

A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process. ...

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The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)

A young boy begins to have fantasies when he learns his parents are planning to divorce. Director Peter Godfrey's 1948 drama stars Ted Donaldson, Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas, Cecil Kellaway, John Hoyt, Mary Wickes and Harry Davenport. ...

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June Bride (1948)

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong. ...

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Higher and Higher (1943)

A valet to a bankrupt millionaire plans to rebuild his boss's fortune by passing a scullery maid off as a high-society debutante. ...

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Happy Land (1943)

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence. ...

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My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author faces the wrath of a socialite after stealing her chef. ...

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Rhythm of the Islands (1943)

Rhythm of the Islands is set in the South Seas, presumably far away from the shooting war. The nonsensical plotline finds hero Tommy (Allan Jones) posing as a native chief. Joan Holton (Jane Frazee), daughter of a millionaire (Ernest Truex), falls in love ...

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How's About It (1943)

A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics. ...

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Who Done It? (1942)

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast. ...

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Now, Voyager (1942)

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise. ...

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The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)

In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict ...

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Private Buckaroo (1942)

A rebellious young inductee has trouble toeing the line until he meets a retired officer's lovely daughter. James and his band are also drafted and decide to perk up their camp by putting on a big show. ...

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Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)

Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby always creates is the appearance of Hans Conried as a cynical author who becomes caught up in the Bumstead lifestyle. ...

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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family. ...

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Seeing Red (1939)

When he is fired from his job, Red puts a hex on his boss. That evening, the boss goes to a nightclub and discovers that the hex worked. ...

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Hollywood Hotel (1938)

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact m ...

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Art Trouble (1934)

Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard enter the world of fine art in Paris. ...

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