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Franklin Pangborn

Actor · 128 credits · 24 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Frequent collaborators: Ray Cooke, Edmund Breese, Edgar Kennedy, Bud Jamison, Dorothy Dix

Best Franklin Pangborn movies by genre

Movies (128 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sullivan's Travels

    1941 · ★ 7.4 (517 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Adventure

    1

  2. Now, Voyager

    1942 · ★ 7.4 (234 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    2

  3. Stage Door

    1937 · ★ 7.1 (140 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    3

  4. Call Out the Marines

    1942 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    4

  5. Design for Living

    1933 · ★ 7.1 (212 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    5

  6. Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944 · ★ 7.1 (77 votes)

    Comedy, War

    6

  7. Divorce Sweets

    1933

    Comedy

    7

  8. Christmas in July

    1940 · ★ 7.0 (91 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    8

  9. Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    1938 · ★ 7.1 (107 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    9

  10. Doctor Rhythm

    1938 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    10

  11. A Fool's Advice

    1932 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. Romance on the High Seas

    1948 · ★ 6.7 (36 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    12

  13. Fifth Avenue Girl

    1939 · ★ 7.0 (26 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    13

  14. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

    1941 · ★ 7.0 (38 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. On Trial

    1928 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Carefree

    1938 · ★ 6.7 (71 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Romance

    16

  17. Three Smart Girls

    1936 · ★ 6.4 (21 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Music

    17

  18. The Half-Naked Truth

    1932 · ★ 5.1 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    18

  19. Tell It to a Star

    1945

    Music, Comedy

    19

  20. Thrill of a Lifetime

    1937 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    20

  21. Hit Parade of 1941

    1940 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Romance

    21

  22. She Married an Artist

    1937

    Comedy, Romance, Music

    22

  23. Trying Out Torchy

    1933

    Comedy

    23

  24. Strictly Dynamite

    1934 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    24

  25. Two Weeks to Live

    1943 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    25

  26. Love on Toast

    1937 · ★ 5.5 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. The Headline Woman

    1935 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    27

  28. Professional Sweetheart

    1933 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    28

  29. Young and Beautiful

    1934 · ★ 4.5 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    29

  30. Topper Takes a Trip

    1938 · ★ 6.6 (28 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.