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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 Caddy (1953) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Caddy
director: Norman Taurog actor: Jerry Lewis / Dean Martin
other title: Occhio alla palla / Der Tolpatsch
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.
Lady Bodyguard (1943) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Lady Bodyguard
director: William Clemens actor: Anne Shirley / Eddie Albert
A.C.Baker, advertising executive for an insurance company, approaches test pilot Terry Moore with a proposition that in return for using his picture and endorsement he will get a paid-for-a-year $1000 policy. High-risk Terry agrees. George MacAlister fires his secretary, Miss Tracy, just as she is typing up the policy and she, for spite, changes the amount from a thousand dollars to one million dollars. A.C. delivers the policy, without noticing the difference, to Terry at a party at the Frolics Club, a cheap joint wedged between a burlesque house and a flop house hotel. Three characters, an elderly hat-check "girl" known as Mother Hodges; Avery Jamieson, a broken-down actor; and bartender Harry Gargan are named beneficiaries. When the company discovers the error, A.C. is sent to get back the policy and, pending that, don't let Terry make any test flights.
The Feminine Touch (1941) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Feminine Touch
director: W.S. Van Dyke actor: Rosalind Russell / Don Ameche
other title: Chi dice donna... / Huellas femeninas
A college professor who believes there's no place for jealousy in modern marriage, John Hathaway (Don Ameche) moves with his wife, Julie (Rosalind Russell), to New York where he plans to publish a book on the subject. Meeting with publisher Elliott Morgan (Van Heflin), who falls head over heels for Julie, John is assigned to his assistant Nellie (Kay Francis), who only has eyes for her boss. Working closely with Nellie, who Julie thinks is after her husband, John continues his high-minded ways while his angry spouse schemes to make him so jealous he'll knock Elliott's block clean off.
Fancy Pants (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Fancy Pants
director: George Marshall actor: Bob Hope / Lucille Ball
other title: Ai vostri ordini signora! / Um Conde em Sinuca
An American actor, impersonating an English butler, is hired by a rich woman from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter. The complications increase when the town believes the actor/butler to be an earl and President Roosevelt decides to pay a visit.
The Face of Marble (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Face of Marble
The story of Dr. Charles Randolph, a scientist dedicated to deciphering the secrets of life and death. Aided by assistant David Cochran, Charles conducts experiments that have horrifying side effects. Charles's lonely wife, Elaine, is frightened by his work, and in order to protect her, housekeeper Maria unleashes a torrent of voodoo that wrecks havoc.
The Big Noise (1936) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Big Noise
director: Frank McDonald actor: Guy Kibbee / Warren Hull
other title: Mr. Trent schlägt dem Alter ein Schnippchen
The Big Noise is retired textile manufacturer Julius Trent (Guy Kibbee). Seeking a new outlet for his entrepreneurial energies, Trent buys a half interest in a thriving dry-cleaning establishment. This gets him mixed up with a gang of protection racketeers, who promise dire consequences if Trent doesn't dance to their tune.
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.
Variety Girl (1947) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Variety Girl
director: George Marshall actor: Bing Crosby / Bob Hope
other title: Rivista di stelle / Mädchen für Hollywood
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
See My Lawyer (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
See My Lawyer
director: Edward F. Cline actor: Ole Olsen / Chic Johnson
other title: Voyez mon avocat
Ole and Chic are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts to take a better job. But the prissy nightclub owner, B. J. Wagonhorn, refuses to let them go. In reprisal, they start hurling insults at the nightclub patrons… a ploy that soon has them facing multiple lawsuits… to the delight of three struggling attorneys, Charlie Rodman, Bettty Wilson and Arthur Lane.
The Naughty Nineties (1945) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Naughty Nineties
director: Jean Yarbrough actor: Bud Abbott / Lou Costello
other title: L'arca di Noè / Tramposos entrampados
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.