
Acting
Barbara Whiting
Born 1931-05-19 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Barbara Whiting Smith (May 19, 1931 – June 9, 2004) was an actress in movies and on radio and television, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s.
Acting credits
4.5Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix up their widowed mom with the handsome detective investigating the case.
Home Sweet Homicide
1946
6.0Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seemingly likable dead-end-kids, are dangerously involved with racketeer Gaggsy Steens. Despite the efforts of Franks's parents, he and pal Benny get involved in a serious crime. Can Stan Albert, head of the community center, prevent them from becoming full-time crooks?
City Across the River
1949
NRThe professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
South Pacific
1952
6.0The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Dangerous When Wet
1953
5.9In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
Centennial Summer
1946
8.5This whaked out anime short pulls out all the stops, making fun of every aspect of the story and filmmaking in general. Britain Dunham speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger as "The Tinmanator" in this adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic of the girl carried to a fantastic realm who must seek out the Wizard to get home.
The Wizard of Oz
1991
6.1A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
Beware, My Lovely
1952
10.0Two singers step in to help an aspiring actress whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
7.8A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been released from prison.
Junior Miss
1945
6.0A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
7.0Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947
8.0Trouble ensues when a new theatre-restaurant owner discovers the backer to be a harmless and moneyless lunatic.
Paris Follies of 1956
1955