Norman Z. McLeod — Director (14)
Casanova's Big Night (1954) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Casanova's Big Night
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: Bob Hope / Joan Fontaine
other title: La grande notte di Casanova / Der Schürzenjäger von Venedig
Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca. He little suspects what awaits him... Locked into the incongruous role by the desperation of the real Casanova's creditors, Pippo must journey to Venice on a delicate mission far beyond his capabilities.
The Miracle Man (1932) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Miracle Man
other title: Spiel am Abgrund
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader, John Madison, encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam the gullible public of funds for a supposed chapel. But when a real healing takes place, a change comes over the gang.
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Kid from Brooklyn
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: Danny Kaye / Virginia Mayo
other title: Preferisco la vacca / Der Held des Tages
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Alias Jesse James (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Alias Jesse James
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: Bob Hope / Rhonda Fleming
other title: Arriva Jesse James / Valentão Era Apelido
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have Milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as Jesse, and collect on the policy.
Merrily We Live (1938) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Merrily We Live
other title: Wie leben wir doch glücklich! / Un mendigo original
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.
The Paleface (1948) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Paleface
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: Bob Hope / Jane Russell
other title: Viso pallido / Blegansigt
Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless Calamity as she fights off outlaws and Indians.
Topper Takes a Trip (1938) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Topper Takes a Trip
other title: Viaggio nell'impossibile / Topper ta'r på tur
Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost Marion Kirby. Marion comes back from heaven's door to help Cosmo again, this time only with dog Mr. Atlas. Due to a strange behavior of Cosmo, the judge refuses to divorce them, so Mrs. Parkhurst takes Mrs. Topper on a trip to France where she tries to arrange the final reasons for the divorce. With help of a gold-digging French baron, Marion takes Cosmo to the same hotel to bring them back together and to get her own final ticket to heaven, but the whole thing turns out to be not too easy.
It's a Gift (1934) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
It's a Gift
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: W.C. Fields / Baby LeRoy
other title: Che bel regalo / Das ist geschenkt
After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.