The 30+ Best June Allyson Movies
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1James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank MorganThis fact-based sports drama chronicles the life of famous pitcher Monty Stratton. Stratton (James Stewart), a star athlete, loses his leg when his hunting rifle misfires during a wilderness outing. Initially, Stratton's career is derailed, and he wallows in the depth of depression; however, with the encouragement of his loving spouse, Ethel (June Allyson), he decides to get back in the game. Equipped with a prosthetic leg, Stratton eventually works his way back to pitching in the minor leagues.
2James Stewart, June Allyson, Charles DrakeGlenn Miller (James Stewart) is a poor trombone player with dreams of fame. Eventually, through years of hard work and determination, he is able to start his own band, and they become one of the most successful groups of the big-band era. With a beautiful wife (June Allyson) and one of the biggest songs in America, "Moonlight Serenade," Miller has it all. But at the onset of World War II, Miller enlists, giving up his fame and success to help entertain the troops stationed in Europe.
3Lucille Ball, Dick Powell, Virginia O'BrienWhile at a war bond rally in a Delaware shipyard, starry-eyed welder Swanee Swanson (Dick Powell) becomes infatuated with Broadway star Julie Hampton (Lucille Ball). Swanee reveals to Julie that he has written a musical, "Meet the People," that celebrates the working class. An impressed Julie pitches the idea to her producer. But when the play is transformed into a flashy Broadway extravaganza, the idealistic Swanee is left feeling bitter, and his trust for Julia is tarnished.
4June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia MarshallTommy (Peter Lawford) is Tait College's quarterback and the biggest heartthrob on campus; unfortunately, his preoccupations with football and girls leave little time for studying. With an important game on the horizon, Tommy flunks a test. The college refuses to let Tommy play unless he retakes the test and gets a decent grade. Bookish student Connie (June Allyson) is enlisted to help; when they begin to hit it off, another seductive Tait coed grows jealous and decides to butt in.More Good News
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5Van Johnson, June Allyson, Gloria DeHavenAfter a successful nightclub performance, singer Patsy (June Allyson) and her gold digger sister Jean (Gloria DeHaven) hold a private show for servicemen, after which both become smitten with a sailor named Johnny (Van Johnson). Unexpectedly, Patsy and Jean receive a huge anonymous donation, which they use to refashion an abandoned warehouse into a canteen. As they continue working on their new business, they try to determine who their benefactor was, all the while competing for Johnny's love.
6James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank LovejoySaga of the US Air Force special bomber unit during the Cold War era. A professional baseball player is recalled to military service because of the expert flying skills he acquired during World War II. Although the athlete and his wife are both reluctant to give up civilian life, both come to realize the importance of the defense mission. The film features spectacular aerial footage of big bombers on maneuvers.
7June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth TaylorThe March sisters -- Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Beth (Margaret O'Brien) and Amy (Elizabeth Taylor) -- struggle to make ends meet in their New England household while their father is away fighting in the Civil War. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, often with neighbor Laurie (Peter Lawford) as a companion. As they mature, they face burgeoning ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, all the while maintaining their unbreakable bond.More Little Women- Dig Deeper...Every Oscar Winning Film Ever
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8The McConnell Story
Alan Ladd, June Allyson, James WhitmoreJoseph "Mac" McConnell Jr. (Alan Ladd) dreams of piloting airplanes, so much that he goes AWOL from an Army base to take flying lessons. When the military police go looking for him, Mac hitches a ride with Bob (Robert Ellis), a teenager who takes him home to meet the family, including Bob's sister, Pearl (June Allyson). Mac and Pearl eventually marry, but she worries whenever he sets foot in a plane -- especially when he's chosen as a test pilot for the new Sabre jet.
9William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara StanwyckA ruthless expose of the machinations of big business. A power struggle ensues when the president of a large corporation dies. Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation left no instructions as to who should take his place, and the board is having difficulties deciding who the job should go to, Loren Shaw, the corporate shark, or Don Walling, the genius engineer.
10Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, June AllysonIn this fictionalized account of the partnership of songwriting legends Richard Rogers and Lorenz "Larry" Hart, Richard (Tom Drake), a well-mannered composer, teams up with eccentric but talented wordsmith Larry (Mickey Rooney). After years of failure, they finally manage to hit it big on Broadway. Meanwhile, Richard tries to win over the mature Joyce (Ann Sothern), and Larry, who is attempting to romance vocalist Peggy (Betty Garrett), struggles with depression and a debilitating illness.
11Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz MelchiorBoston socialite Abigail Chandler (Kathryn Grayson) dreams of singing with the New York Metropolitan Opera. After her aunt and uncle kindly pay for her to go to New York for voice lessons, Abigail secretly takes a job singing at a beer hall in the Bowery in order to pay for the lessons. Abigail's stuffy sister, Martha (June Allyson), remains after a family visit to keep an eye on her, and, instead of being shocked by Abigail's secret performing life, she ends up enthusiastically joining her.
12David Niven, Eva Gabor, June AllysonMy Man Godfrey is a 1957 comedy film starring June Allyson and David Niven. It is a color remake of Gregory La Cava's 1936 screwball comedy of the same name. Allyson played the role created by Carole Lombard in the original version, and Niven took on the role made famous by William Powell. Niven had played the role of Tommy Gray, Godfrey's former classmate, in a 1938 radio version. The plot begins as a zany heiress uses and then takes pity on a man whom she believes to be homeless. She insists the man come home with her and gives him a job as the eccentric family's butler—much to the chagrin of her father, especially when it becomes clear the girl is falling in love with the fellow. The family's new butler, however, harbors a secret: he is actually as wealthy, and in fact more well-born, than they. The supporting cast included Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith and Eva Gabor. It was adapted by Peter Berneis, William Bowers and Everett Freeman, and directed by Henry Koster.
13Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June AllysonAspiring swordsman D'Artagnan (Gene Kelly) arrives in Paris with hopes of joining the royal guard and falls in love with the beautiful Constance (June Allyson). After clashing with three of the king's musketeers, Athos (Van Heflin), Porthos (Gig Young) and Aramis, he joins them in fighting the forces of corrupt Richelieu (Vincent Price). When Richelieu attempts to undermine the throne and fan the flames of war, D'Artagnan and the musketeers must thwart his plans.
14Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan WynnIn an Army field hospital during the Korean War, a tempestuous relationship develops between an arrogant, cynical, brilliant military surgeon named Maj. Jed Webbe (Humphrey Bogart) and a nurse, Lt. Ruth McCara (June Allyson), who is new to the front. Though Webbe is gruff and awkward in his advances, his romance with McCara nevertheless deepens. However, the harsh reality of war and the couple's commitment to their military duties complicates the love affair.- 15Robert Walker, Van Heflin, Lucille BremerOn opening night of his new Broadway musical, "Show Boat," composer Jerome Kern (Robert Walker) reflects on his long career. With the help of his mentor, composer James Hessler (Van Heflin), a young Jerry travels to Europe and soon has one of his tunes placed in a successful production. Back home, Jerry's unceasing efforts result in the production of his first show. Jerry's career blossoms and he works with the best artists of the day while guiding James' wayward but talented daughter, Sally.
16June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores GrayFormer radio singer Kay (June Allyson) learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve (Leslie Nielsen), has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal (Joan Collins). Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back.
17Music for Millions
Margaret O'Brien, Jimmy Durante, June AllysonAn orchestra leader's (Jose Iturbi) right-hand man (Jimmy Durante) befriends a little girl (Margaret O'Brien) whose musician sister is pregnant.
18Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil StrattonDistracted by female students and performing poorly in the classroom, Danny Churchill Jr. (Mickey Rooney) moves west to a university that his father believes is free of temptation. Soon, though, Danny strikes up a friendship with Ginger Gray (Judy Garland). When Ginger, whose family runs the all-male college, explains that the school has money troubles, creative Danny puts together a big fundraiser. The event highlights their song-and-dance skills and also cements their bond.
19James Arness, June Allyson, Arthur KennedyThe Girl in White is a 1952 film drama directed by John Sturges. It is based on the memoirs of the pioneering female surgeon Emily Dunning Barringer.
20Hedy Lamarr, June Allyson, Agnes MooreheadHer Highness and the Bellboy is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, and June Allyson. Written by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman, the film is about a beautiful European princesss who travels to New York City to find the newspaper columnist she fell in love with six years earlier. At her posh New York hotel, she is mistaken for a maid by a kind-hearted bellboy. Charmed by his confusion, the princess insists that he become her personal attendant, unaware that he has fallen in love with her. Her Highness and the Bellboy was released by MGM in the United States on July 11, 1945.
21June Allyson, Dick Powell, David WayneDr. Kevin G. Maguire (Cecil Kellaway) and his daughter, Kathleen (June Allyson), work at the local zoo as the superintendent and tour guide, respectively. As such, they believe that all animals should be treated with kindness, which conflicts with the views of a powerful and crooked political boss (Ray Collins). When the boss has Maguire fired due to this difference, Kathleen springs into action by contacting an attorney and mayoral hopeful (Dick Powell) for help in saving her father's job.
22Van Johnson, June Allyson, Jackie "Butch" JenkinsBoozing children's author Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson), known as Uncle Bump, enlists the help of illustrator Martha Terryton (June Allyson), who is appalled by his womanizing ways and seeming hatred for kids. She threatens to tell the world he's a fraud, so he pretends to be a widower and the father of a troubled son (Butch Jenkins) in a scheme cooked up by his publisher (Hume Cronyn). Martha believes the story and tries to help him -- until she finds out the truth.
23June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles BickfordFurious over the elopement of his daughter, Ellie (June Allyson), with a fortune hunter, millionaire A.A. Andrews (Charles Bickford) has her kidnapped and sequestered on his yacht. Ellie defies her father by escaping and taking a bus to meet her husband, only to lose all her money to a thief. After Ellie accidentally allows the bus to leave without her, she is befriended by fellow passenger Peter Warne (Jack Lemmon), an unemployed reporter who knows her identity and is primed for a scoop.
24Gig Young, June Allyson, Van JohnsonCelebrity contestants win money for charity by answering increasingly difficult questions.
25June Allyson, Hume Cronyn, Reginald OwenThe Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1945 comedy film based on the story of Chester Erskine, written by Anne Morrison Chapin and Whitfield Cook, and directed by Richard Whorf.
26Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia WeidlerBeloved actress Lucille Ball plays herself in this lively musical comedy, based on the Broadway play and featuring the music of popular bandleader Harry James. When young military cadet Bud Hooper (Tommy Dix) invites Ball to be his date at the academy's prom, her agent convinces her that accepting would be a great publicity stunt. Soon Ball's presence at the school leads to chaos, and the redheaded celebrity unwittingly incurs the wrath of Bud's girlfriend, Helen (Virginia Weidler).
27Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Kelly, Lena HorneThe second sequel in MGM's musical compilation series, released to commemorate MGM's 70th anniversary, acts as a retrospective, featuring rare and previously unreleased footage. The film also includes alternate performances of various well-known routines such Ava Gardner's original vocals from "Show Boat" before her voice was dubbed over by Annette Warren. Like its predecessors, the film includes a series of cameos from performers such as Howard Keel, Gene Kelly and Lena Home.
28Clifton Webb, June Allyson, Van HeflinIn order to select the new general manager of his auto company, Ernest Gifford (Clifton Webb) summons three strong candidates to New York, along with their wives. While Sidney (Fred MacMurray) and Elizabeth Burns (Lauren Bacall) have a strained relationship, Bill Baxter (Cornel Wilde) and his wife, Katie (June Allyson), are earnest and down-to-earth. Rounding out the competitors is the poised Jerry Talbot (Van Heflin), whose uncouth spouse, Carol (Arlene Dahl), threatens to derail his chances.
29James Garner, Katharine Ross, Hal HolbrookWhen a woman is mysteriously killed in the small coastal town of Eden Landing, Police Chief Abel Marsh (James Garner) investigates. Initially, he's inclined to believe the town rumor that she was killed by her own Doberman Pinscher. But as Abel digs deeper he uncovers a complex network of connections between the dead girl and virtually everyone else in their tiny community. Faced with an ever-widening number of suspects, Abel consoles himself by sleeping with the prettiest (Katharine Ross).
30June Allyson, Dick Powell, Ricardo MontalbanPrizewinning boxerJohnny Monterez (Ricardo Montalban) is mad at the world, feeling persecuted because of his Mexican heritage. Worse yet, his right hand is damaged from years of fighting. Then Johnny falls in love with Pat O'Malley (June Allyson), his manager's pretty daughter, even though his best friend, Rick Gavery (Dick Powell), is already besotted with her. Everything is on the line when Johnny, against Rick's wishes, agrees to a match with a fearsome opponent.
