In the 1940s, Daley embarked on a movie career, most notably in "The Fleet's In" (1942) with Dorothy Lamour and Betty Hutton and "Crazy House" (1943) with Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson. She also starred opposite Dick Powell and Dorothy Lamour in "Riding High" in 1943, and opposite Eddie Bracken and Diana Lynn in "Out of This World" in 1945. She had a part in "Red Garters" opposite Rosemary Clooney in 1954, and her last movie appearances were in "The Spirit Is Willing" in 1967 and in "Norwood" in 1970.