
Barbara Whiting
Actor · 1931 – 2004 · 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.
Movies11
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceThe 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 · 25 votes
Movie6.0DramaA 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 · 11 votes
Movie6.1DramaCrimeA psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
Beware, My Lovely
1952 · 43 votes
Movie10.0MusicTwo singers step in to help an aspiring actress whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952 · 1 votes
Movie8.5AnimationComedyThis 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 · 4 votes
Movie6.0CrimeDramaBrooklyn 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 · 9 votes
Movie7.0MusicTwo pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947 · 3 votes
Movie7.8ComedyA 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 · 5 votes
Movie8.0MusicTrouble ensues when a new theatre-restaurant owner discovers the backer to be a harmless and moneyless lunatic.
Paris Follies of 1956
1955 · 1 votes
Movie4.5ComedyMysteryMystery 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 votes
Movie5.9MusicComedyIn 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 · 7 votes
Series6
TV6.5DramaCrimeFollows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet
1951 · 36 votes
TV6.8ComedyTalk ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · 23 votes
TV6.3DramaThe Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
Public Defender
1954 · 4 votes
- TV10.0Comedy
The Jimmy Durante Show is a 51-episode half-hour comedy/variety television program presented live on NBC from October 2, 1954 to June 23, 1956.
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954 · 1 votes
TV7.0DramaYour Jeweler's Showcase is an American television anthology drama series. At least 21 episodes aired on CBS from November 11, 1952 to August 30, 1953. From January 6, 1953 to May 26, 1953 it alternated weekly with Demi-Tasse Tales.
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952 · 2 votes
- TV7.0Comedy
Those Whiting Girls is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from July 4, 1955 to September 30, 1957. The series stars sisters Barbara and Margaret Whiting, playing themselves and living with their mother in Los Angeles.
Those Whiting Girls
1955 · 1 votes