Ethel Merman Movies List: Best to Worst

List of the best Ethel Merman movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Ethel Merman's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Ethel Merman movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Ethel Merman movies will be at the top of the list. Ethel Merman has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Ethel Merman movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Ethel Merman films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Ethel Merman role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Ethel Merman performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Items on this list include You're Gonna Love It Here and Anything Goes.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Ethel Merman movies?" and "What are the greatest Ethel Merman roles of all time?"

If Ethel Merman movies are your thing, then check out the greatest movies by The Andrews Sisters and Petula Clark too.

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1 28 2 Stage Door Canteen Katharine Hepburn, Helen Hayes, Ethel Merman Stage Door Canteen is a musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Frank Borzage and features many cameo appearances by celebrities. ...more

2 16 6 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Buster Keaton It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American epic comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast, about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 ...more

3 11 4 Airplane! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen, Ethel Merman Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical disaster comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Robert Hays and ...more

4 10 4 There's No Business Like Show Business Marilyn Monroe, Ethel Merman, Irving Berlin There's No Business Like Show Business is a 1954 20th Century-Fox musical-comedy-drama, directed by Walter Lang. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald ...more

5 8 3 Alexander's Ragtime Band Tyrone Power, Ethel Merman, Don Ameche Alexander's Ragtime Band is a film released by 20th Century Fox that takes its name from the 1911 Irving Berlin song "Alexander's Ragtime Band" to tell a story of a society boy who ...more

6 6 1 Mickey's Christmas Carol Gene Kelly, Ethel Merman, Victor Borge Mickey's Christmas Carol is a 1983 American animated fantasy short film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It was directed and produced by Burny ...more

7 7 3 Call Me Madam George Sanders, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor Call Me Madam is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang, with songs by Irving Berlin, based on the stage musical of the same name. The film, with a screenplay by Arthur ...more

8 3 0 Mary Martin and Ethel Merman: The Ford 50th Anniversary Show Mary Martin

9 6 4 Journey Back to Oz Liza Minnelli, Bill Cosby, Mickey Rooney Journey Back To Oz is a 1974 Filmation Studios animated film and an unofficial sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum's second Oz novel, The Marvelous ...more

10 4 2 Anything Goes Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Ida Lupino Anything Goes is a 1936 American musical film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, and Ida Lupino. Based on the stage musical Anything Goes by Guy ...more

11 3 1 Kid Millions Lucille Ball, Ethel Merman, Paulette Goddard Kid Millions is an American film directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and starring Eddie Cantor.

12 1 0 Anything Goes Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ethel Merman

13 1 1 Panama Hattie Ethel Merman, Red Skelton Panama Hattie is a 1942 film directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

14 0 0 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July is a 90-minute crossover television film by Rankin Bass filmed in stop-motion animation in the style of its 1964 Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed ...more

15 0 0 Time on My Hands Ethel Merman, Mae Questel Time On My Hands is a 1932 Screen Songs animated short, produced by Fleischer Studios and directed by Dave Fleischer. The song featured in this Screen Song Time on My Hands was a popular song ...more

16 2 3 We're Not Dressing Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns We're Not Dressing is a 1934 screwball musical comedy directed by Norman Taurog. Based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play The Admirable Crichton, the film is about a beautiful yacht owner who becomes ...more

17 2 3 The Art of Love Dick Van Dyke, James Garner, Carl Reiner The Art of Love is a 1965 comedy film starring James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, and Angie Dickinson. The film involves an American artist in Paris who fakes his own death in order to ...more

18 0 1 Cole Porter: An All-Star Tribute Ethel Merman, Cole Porter, John Raitt

19 0 1 You're Gonna Love It Here Ethel Merman, Austin Pendleton You're Gonna Love It Here is a 1977 comedy film written by Bruce Paltrow and directed by Bruce Paltrow and Gordon Rigsby.

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Stage Door Canteen Katharine Hepburn, Helen Hayes, Ethel Merman Stage Door Canteen is a musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Frank Borzage and features many cameo appearances by celebrities. ...more

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Buster Keaton It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 American epic comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Spencer Tracy with an all-star cast, about the madcap pursuit of $350,000 ...more

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Airplane! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen, Ethel Merman Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical disaster comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Robert Hays and ...more

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There's No Business Like Show Business Marilyn Monroe, Ethel Merman, Irving Berlin There's No Business Like Show Business is a 1954 20th Century-Fox musical-comedy-drama, directed by Walter Lang. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald ...more

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Alexander's Ragtime Band Tyrone Power, Ethel Merman, Don Ameche Alexander's Ragtime Band is a film released by 20th Century Fox that takes its name from the 1911 Irving Berlin song "Alexander's Ragtime Band" to tell a story of a society boy who ...more

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Mickey's Christmas Carol Gene Kelly, Ethel Merman, Victor Borge Mickey's Christmas Carol is a 1983 American animated fantasy short film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It was directed and produced by Burny ...more

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Call Me Madam George Sanders, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor Call Me Madam is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang, with songs by Irving Berlin, based on the stage musical of the same name. The film, with a screenplay by Arthur ...more

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Mary Martin and Ethel Merman: The Ford 50th Anniversary Show Mary Martin

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Journey Back to Oz Liza Minnelli, Bill Cosby, Mickey Rooney Journey Back To Oz is a 1974 Filmation Studios animated film and an unofficial sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum's second Oz novel, The Marvelous ...more

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Anything Goes Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Ida Lupino Anything Goes is a 1936 American musical film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, and Ida Lupino. Based on the stage musical Anything Goes by Guy ...more

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Kid Millions Lucille Ball, Ethel Merman, Paulette Goddard Kid Millions is an American film directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and starring Eddie Cantor.

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Anything Goes Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ethel Merman

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Panama Hattie Ethel Merman, Red Skelton Panama Hattie is a 1942 film directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July is a 90-minute crossover television film by Rankin Bass filmed in stop-motion animation in the style of its 1964 Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed ...more

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Time on My Hands Ethel Merman, Mae Questel Time On My Hands is a 1932 Screen Songs animated short, produced by Fleischer Studios and directed by Dave Fleischer. The song featured in this Screen Song Time on My Hands was a popular song ...more

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We're Not Dressing Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns We're Not Dressing is a 1934 screwball musical comedy directed by Norman Taurog. Based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play The Admirable Crichton, the film is about a beautiful yacht owner who becomes ...more

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The Art of Love Dick Van Dyke, James Garner, Carl Reiner The Art of Love is a 1965 comedy film starring James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, and Angie Dickinson. The film involves an American artist in Paris who fakes his own death in order to ...more

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Cole Porter: An All-Star Tribute Ethel Merman, Cole Porter, John Raitt

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You're Gonna Love It Here Ethel Merman, Austin Pendleton You're Gonna Love It Here is a 1977 comedy film written by Bruce Paltrow and directed by Bruce Paltrow and Gordon Rigsby.