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Date of Death:

11 July 2005, Jensen Beach, Florida, USA more

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Frances Langford won fame on radio, primarily with Bob Hope recordings... more

Trivia:

Teamed up with Don Ameche on radio and on record albums as a battling... more

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Filmography

Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hollywood Ending (2002) (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (1937)) 2002 - 6.3 (9,568)
- 2. Entertaining the Troops (1994) (performer: "It's Been a Long, Long Time", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Embraceable You") 1994 - 7.8 (43)
- 3. "Disneyland" (1954)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. The Glenn Miller Story (1954) (performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo") 1954 - 7.2 (3,088)
- 5. Purple Heart Diary (1951)   (performer: "Hold Me in Your Arms", "Hi, Fellow Tourists", "Where are you from ?", "Bread and Butter Woman", "Tattle-Tale Eyes") 1951 - 6.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • No Time for Tears
- 6. Deputy Marshal (1949) (performer: "Levis, Plaid Shirt and Spurs", "Hideout in Hidden Valley") 1949 - 5.7 (12)
- 7. Make Mine Laughs (1949) (performer: "Send back My Love To Me", "Moonlight over the Islands") 1949 - 6.4 (21)
- 8. Melody Time (1948) (performer: "Once Upon a Wintertime") 1948 - 6.7 (687)
- 9. Beat the Band (1947) (performer: "I've Got My Fingers Crossed", "At the Kissing Well", "I've got my Fingers Crossed", "I'm in Love") ("I'm in Love") 1947 - 6.6 (22)
- 10. The Bamboo Blonde (1946) (performer: "I'm Good for Nothing but Love", "Dreaming out Loud", "Moonlight over the Islands", "Right Along about Evening") 1946 - 6.1 (128)
- 11. People Are Funny (1946) (performer: "I'm in the Mood for Love") 1946 - 5.8 (30)
- 12. Radio Stars on Parade (1945) (performer: "Don't Believe Everything You Dream", "Can't Get Out of This Dream", "My Shining Hour", "The Old Black Magic") 1945 - 6.0 (28)
- 13. Girl Rush (1944) (performer: "When I'm Walking Arm in Arm with Jim" (1944), "Annabella's Bustle" (1944), "Rainbow Valley" (1944)) ("When I'm Walking Arm in Arm with Jim" (1944)) 1944 - 4.7 (74)
- 14. Dixie Jamboree (1944) (performer: "The Dixie Showboat", "If It's a Dream", "Big Stuff") 1944 - 4.3 (24)
- 15. Career Girl (1944) (performer: "That's How the Rumba Began", "Some Day", "Blue in Love Again", "A Dream Came True") 1944 - 6.0 (32)
- 16. Never a Dull Moment (1943) (performer: "My Blue Heaven") 1943 - 7.2 (7)
- 17. This Is the Army (1943) (performer: "What Does He Look Like") 1943 - 6.1 (338)
- 18. Follow the Band (1943) (performer: "My Melancholy Baby" (uncredited)) 1943 - 7.2 (5)
- 19. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (performer: "Over There" (uncredited), "In a Kingdom of Our Own", "Love Nest", "Nellie Kelly, I Love You", "The Man Who Owns Broadway", "Molly Malone", "Billie") 1942 - 7.8 (5,622)
- 20. Mississippi Gambler (1942)   (performer: "There Goes My Romance", "Got Love") 1942 - 6.4 (8)
AKAs:
  • Danger on the River (USA: TV title)
- 21. Swing It Soldier (1941)   (performer: "My Melancholy Baby", "I'm Gonna Swing My Way To Heaven", "Got Love", "I'm Going To Swing My Way Up To Heaven") 1941 - 6.3 (9)
AKAs:
  • Radio Revels of 1942 (UK)
- 22. All-American Co-Ed (1941) (performer: "I'm a Chap with a Chip on My Shoulder", "Out of the Silence", "The Poor Farmers Daughter") 1941 - 4.9 (105)
- 23. Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)   (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Rhythm", "Who Am I?") 1940 - 6.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • Romance and Rhythm (USA: reissue title)
- 24. Too Many Girls (1940) (performer: "'Cause We Got Cake", "Love Never Went to College", "Look Out!", "You're Nearer") ("You're Nearer", "Conga") 1940 - 6.1 (277)
- 25. Dreaming Out Loud (1940) (performer: "Dreaming out Loud") 1940 - 6.6 (31)
- 26. Hollywood Hotel (1937) (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (1937), "Sing, You Son of a Gun" (1937)) ("Silhouetted in the Moonlight" (1937)) 1937 - 6.5 (188)
- 27. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937)   (performer: "The Glory Beyond", "I'll Reach for a Star", "Last Night I Dreamed of You", "Was It Rain", "Sweet Heartache") ("Sweet Heartache") 1937 - 6.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
  • I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
  • The Hit Parade
- 28. Born to Dance (1936) (performer: "Hey, Babe, Hey" (1936), "Easy to Love" (1936), "Swingin' the Jinx Away" (1936)) 1936 - 6.6 (372)
- 29. Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936) (performer: "Broadway Rhythm") 1936 - 6.1 (21)
- 30. Palm Springs (1936)   (performer: "Overture", "Will I Ever Know", "I Don't Want to Make History, I Just Want to Make Love", "The Hills of Old Wyoming" (reprise)) 1936 - 6.8 (13)
AKAs:
  • Palm Springs Affair (UK)
- 31. Collegiate (1936)   (performer: "You Hit the Spot") 1936 - 7.0 (16)
AKAs:
  • Charm School (UK)
- 32. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) (performer: "Broadway Rhythm" (1935), "You Are My Lucky Star" (1935)) ("I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" (1935)) 1935 - 6.9 (357)
- 33. Every Night at Eight (1935) (performer: "Take it Easy", "Song Medley", "Then You've Never Been Blue", "Every Night at Eight", "I Feel a Song Coming on", "I'm in the Mood for Love") 1935 - 7.2 (27)
- 34. Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933)   (performer: "Hello, My Lover, Goodbye" (uncredited)) 1933 - 5.2 (9)
AKAs:
  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row No. 5
Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966)   Prof. Bonaventure Van Sickle (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (67)
AKAs:
  • The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show" (1951) Co-host (1951-52) 1951 - 5.8 (5)
- 3. "Cavalcade of Stars" (1949)   Guest Vocalist / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1950) 1950 - 6.9 (12)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. Deputy Marshal (1949) Janet Masters 1949 - 5.7 (12)
- 5. Beat the Band (1947) Ann Rogers 1947 - 6.6 (22)
- 6. The Bamboo Blonde (1946) Louise Anderson 1946 - 6.1 (128)
- 7. People Are Funny (1946) Frances Langford 1946 - 5.8 (30)
- 8. Radio Stars on Parade (1945) Sally Baker 1945 - 6.0 (28)
- 9. Girl Rush (1944) Flo Daniels 1944 - 4.7 (74)
- 10. Dixie Jamboree (1944) Susan Jackson 1944 - 4.3 (24)
- 11. Career Girl (1944) Joan Terry 1944 - 6.0 (32)
- 12. Never a Dull Moment (1943) Julie Russell 1943 - 7.2 (7)
- 13. Cowboy in Manhattan (1943) Babs Lee 1943 - -
- 14. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Singer 1942 - 7.8 (5,622)
- 15. Mississippi Gambler (1942)   Beth Cornell 1942 - 6.4 (8)
AKAs:
  • Danger on the River (USA: TV title)
- 16. Swing It Soldier (1941)   Patricia Loring and Evelyn Loring Waters 1941 - 6.3 (9)
AKAs:
  • Radio Revels of 1942 (UK)
- 17. All-American Co-Ed (1941) Virginia Collinge 1941 - 4.9 (105)
- 18. Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)   Pat Abbott 1940 - 6.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • Romance and Rhythm (USA: reissue title)
- 19. Too Many Girls (1940) Eileen Eilers 1940 - 6.1 (277)
- 20. Dreaming Out Loud (1940) Alice 1940 - 6.6 (31)
- 21. Hollywood Hotel (1937) Alice 1937 - 6.5 (188)
- 22. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937)   Ruth Allison (nee Ruth Swanson) 1937 - 6.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
  • I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
  • The Hit Parade
- 23. Born to Dance (1936) 'Peppy' Turner 1936 - 6.6 (372)
- 24. Palm Springs (1936)   Joan Smyth 1936 - 6.8 (13)
AKAs:
  • Palm Springs Affair (UK)
- 25. Collegiate (1936)   Miss Hay 1936 - 7.0 (16)
AKAs:
  • Charm School (UK)
- 26. Every Night at Eight (1935) Susan Moore 1935 - 7.2 (27)
- 27. The Subway Symphony (1932) Frances Langford 1932 - -
Music Department
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- 1. "Disneyland" (1954)   musician: singing voice (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
  • Magic and Music (1958) (musician: singing voice) (archive footage) (in "Once Upon a Wintertime")
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Purple Heart Diary (1951)   (article) 1951 - 6.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • No Time for Tears
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Biography" (1987)   Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 8.0 (267)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Victory in the Pacific (1995) (TV) Herself 1995 - 7.7 (16)
- 3. Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991) (TV) Herself 1991 - -
- 4. Bob Hope: Don't Shoot Special (1990) (TV) Herself 1990 - -
- 5. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) Herself 1980 - 6.5 (53)
- 6. "The Hollywood Palace" (1964)   Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 9.5 (45)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)   Herself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   Herself (2 episodes, 1961) 1961 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
2 TV episodes:
- 9. "The Frances Langford Show" (1960) Herself 1960 - -
- 10. "The Bob Hope Show" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.3 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Frances Langford Presents" (1959) Herself 1959 - -
- 12. Once Upon a Wintertime (1954) (singing voice) Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford 1954 - 6.4 (72)
- 13. The Glenn Miller Story (1954) Herself 1954 - 7.2 (3,088)
- 14. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 9.2 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "The Name's the Same" (1951)   Guest star contestant (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.4 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 16. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Herself - Singer (2 episodes, 1950-1952) 1952 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
2 TV episodes:
- 17. Purple Heart Diary (1951)   Herself, Frances Langford 1951 - 6.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • No Time for Tears
- 18. "The Jack Carter Show" (1950)   Herself (2 episodes, 1950-1951) 1951 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 19. "Star Time" (1950) Herself (Co-Host, 1950-1951) 1950 - -
- 20. "The Ed Wynn Show" (1949)   Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
1 TV episode:
- 21. Melody Time (1948) (voice) Herself 1948 - 6.7 (687)
- 22. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 7: Hollywood Victory Show (1946) Herself 1946 - -
- 23. Memo for Joe (1944) Herself 1944 - 7.2 (5)
- 24. This Is the Army (1943) Herself 1943 - 6.1 (338)
- 25. Follow the Band (1943) Herself 1943 - 7.2 (5)
- 26. Combat America (1943) Herself 1943 - 6.4 (38)
- 27. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942) Herself 1942 - 6.4 (7)
- 28. Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942) Herself 1942 - 6.0 (13)
- 29. Picture People No. 4: Stars Day Off (1941) Herself 1941 - 5.0 (5)
- 30. Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936) Herself 1936 - 6.1 (21)
- 31. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) Herself 1935 - 6.9 (357)
- 32. Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933)   Herself 1933 - 5.2 (9)
AKAs:
  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row No. 5
- 1. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) Alice in 'Hollywood Hotel'
- 2. "Great Performances"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. Bob Hope: Memories of World War II (1995) (TV) Herself
- 4. Entertaining the Troops (1994) Herself
- 5. That's Dancing! (1985) Herself, film clip
- 6. "Hollywood and the Stars"  
1 TV episode:
- 7. Cassino to Korea (1950) Frances Langford - USO Show
- 8. Make Mine Laughs (1949) Edited from The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
- 9. Some Day When the Clouds Roll by (1945) Edited from: Career Girl (1944)
- 10. A Dream Came True (1945) Edited from: Career Girl (1944)
- 11. Tropical Moon (1945) Edited from: Career Girl (1944)

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Other Works:

As Blanche, to Don Ameche's John, in radio's "The Bickersons". more

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