Bill Goodwin Movies

The Jolson Story

74/100

This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a... See full summary »

Bathing Beauty

65/100

A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.

It's a Great Feeling

62/100

A waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when two actors agree to help her.

House of Horrors

63/100

An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.

The Atomic Kid

52/100

A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes radioactive, and helps the FBI break up an enemy spy ring.

So This Is New York

67/100

A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City. Urban culture shock takes the form of strange ways and oddball characters Based on Ring Lardner's novel "The Big Town."

The Life of Riley

71/100

A factory worker's family is thrown into an uproar when his teenage daughter starts to date his boss' son.

Going Steady

57/100

Two high school students manage to keep their marriage a secret from their family and friends, but that all changes when she becomes pregnant.

Mickey

70/100

Young girl is constantly getting into trouble and embarrassing her father, who finally puts his foot down.

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

70/100

River Gang

60/100

Wendy (Gloria Jean), a naive young girl, lives with her kindly Uncle Bill (John Qualen), who has sheltered her from life by instilling a belief in fairy-tales and make-believe. Uncle Bill, ... See full summary »

The First Time

63/100

Expectant parents Joe and Betsy Bennett anxiously await the arrival of their new baby. Then after the baby arrives...