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Frances Langford

Frances Langford

Acting·1913–2005·42 films

Frances Langford won fame on radio (primarily as Bob Hope's vocalist, later sparring comically with Don Ameche as "The Bickersons"), via recordings and in the movies. In spite of the fact that she played mostly in minor musicals (plus appearing occasionally in "A" productions, including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), This Is the Army (1943) and The Glenn Miller Story (1954)), she introduced major songs like "I'm in the Mood for Love" in Every Night at Eight (1935), "You are My Lucky Star" and "Broadway Rhythm" in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), Cole Porter's "Easy to Love" in Born to Dance (19

As Actor

Melody Time
Melody Time (1948)Frances Langford
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)Singer
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)Frances Langford
Born to Dance
Born to Dance (1936)'Peppy' Turner
This Is the Army
This Is the Army (1943)Herself
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)Frances Langford
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland (2003)Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
Once Upon a Wintertime
Once Upon a Wintertime (1948)Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)Eileen Eilers
All-American Co-Ed
All-American Co-Ed (1941)Virginia Collinge
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel (1938)Alice
People Are Funny
People Are Funny (1946)Frances Langford - Guest
Combat America
Combat America (1943)Self
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal (1949)Janet Masters
Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs (1949)(archive footage)
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)Pat Abbott
The Bamboo Blonde
The Bamboo Blonde (1946)Louise Anderson
Dixie Jamboree
Dixie Jamboree (1944)Susan Jackson
Career Girl
Career Girl (1944)Joan Terry
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)Self
Every Night at Eight
Every Night at Eight (1935)Susan Moore
Dreaming Out Loud
Dreaming Out Loud (1940)Alice
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
The Hit Parade (1937)Ruth Allison
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)Self (archive footage)
Swing It Soldier
Swing It Soldier (1941)Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Girl Rush
Girl Rush (1944)Flo Daniels
Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler (1942)Beth Cornell
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment (1943)Julie Russell
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933)Singer
Beat the Band
Beat the Band (1947)Ann Rogers
Music Land
Music Land (1955)Singer (archive footage)
Palm Springs
Palm Springs (1936)Joan Smythe
Collegiate
Collegiate (1936)Miss Hay
Purple Heart Diary
Purple Heart Diary (1951)Frances Langford
Memo for Joe
Memo for Joe (1944)Self
Radio Stars on Parade
Radio Stars on Parade (1945)Sally Baker
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)Babs Lee
Follow the Band
Follow the Band (1943)Frances Langford

As Writer