Jerry Lewis
Biography: Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 16, 1926
Deathday: August 20, 2017
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The King of Comedy
1982-12-18
The King of Comedy
Overview: Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-18
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Arizona Dream
1993-01-06
Arizona Dream
Overview: An Inuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-06
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Overview: A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-07
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Pardners
1956-08-01
Pardners
Overview: Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes Slim's initial reluctance to accept him by using his fortune to buy a prize cow and new car to help Slim in his job as foreman on the Kingsley family ranch, currently under siege by a gang of outlaws called "masked raiders." Wade generously tries to pay off the ranch's mortgage with $15,000 of his own money, but unfortunately neither "pardner" realizes that respected banker Dan Hollis, the son of their fathers' murderer, is the leader of the gang.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-01
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The Patsy
1964-06-24
The Patsy
Overview: When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley Belt (Lewis), can't do anything right. The TV show is getting closer, and Stanley is getting worse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-24
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At War with the Army
1950-12-31
At War with the Army
Overview: Two former nightclub partners are now enlisted in the Army. Sergeant Puccinelli ranks above his former partner, Private First Class Korwin. Puccinelli is desperately trying to get transferred from his dull job to active duty overseas. Meanwhile, all Korwin wants is a pass to see his wife and new baby.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002-12-17
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Overview: Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-17
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Scared Stiff
1953-04-27
Scared Stiff
Overview: A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...
Genres: Music Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-27
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I Know A Riddle
2004-04-01
I Know A Riddle
Overview: Old fashioned riddles and answers are flashed on the screen, together with non-stop film clips of vintage comedy routines in the background. Cameos from Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges, and many more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-01
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The Hollywood Clowns
1979-03-23
The Hollywood Clowns
Overview: Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-23
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Li'l Abner
1959-12-11
Li'l Abner
Overview: A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.
Genres: Comedy Music Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-11
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Hollywood Legenden
2004-01-01
Hollywood Legenden
Overview: Documentary about Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Ladies Man
1961-06-21
The Ladies Man
Overview: After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-06-21
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The Disorderly Orderly
1964-12-16
The Disorderly Orderly
Overview: Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches!
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-16
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The Errand Boy
1961-11-28
The Errand Boy
Overview: Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-11-28
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It's Only Money
1962-11-20
It's Only Money
Overview: Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. He begins to notice little things, like how much those family portraits look like him. Surely..no..he can't be...can he ?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-20
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Funny Bones
1995-09-20
Funny Bones
Overview: Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-20
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Who's Minding the Store?
1963-11-28
Who's Minding the Store?
Overview: Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-28
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Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021-11-14
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Overview: Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-14
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Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958-07-23
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Overview: An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart—now a famous movie star—so her career will not suffer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-23
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Smorgasbord
1983-04-13
Smorgasbord
Overview: Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. In desperation, he goes to a psychiatrist to see if there is some way for him to end his troubles.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-13
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Hollywood or Bust
1956-12-06
Hollywood or Bust
Overview: The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-06
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The Sad Sack
1957-11-27
The Sad Sack
Overview: Private Meredith Bixby is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. After he loses a tank, WAC Major Shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. She requests Corporal Dolan and Private Stan Wensalawsky to help with the training. Dolan and Stan both have scores to settle with Bixby and their "guidance" leads to more mishaps. Sergeant Pulley has them shipped out to Morocco. On leave in North Africa, Bixy wanders alone into a bar, has a few Moroccan Delights, which he thinks are malted milks, and becomes convinced that exotic singer-dancer Zita is THE girl for him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-27
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Artists and Models
1955-11-07
Artists and Models
Overview: A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-07
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Jumping Jacks
1952-06-11
Jumping Jacks
Overview: Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-11
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The Geisha Boy
1958-11-02
The Geisha Boy
Overview: Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-11-02
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The Caddy
1953-08-10
The Caddy
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-10
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The Delicate Delinquent
1957-06-06
The Delicate Delinquent
Overview: Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-06-06
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The Bellboy
1960-07-20
The Bellboy
Overview: Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is involved. One day, Jerry Lewis arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-20
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3 Ring Circus
1954-12-22
3 Ring Circus
Overview: Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-22
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Boeing, Boeing
1965-12-22
Boeing, Boeing
Overview: Living in Paris, journalist Bernard has devised a scheme to keep three fiancées: Lufthansa, Air France and British United. Everything works fine as long as they only come home every third day. But when there's a change in their working schedule, they will be able to be home every second day instead. Bernard's carefully structured life is breaking apart
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-22
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Three on a Couch
1966-03-01
Three on a Couch
Overview: An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a psychiatrist who currently has three female patients who don't like men. So, he guises himself as three different men to gauge their trust and hopefully cure them so that his fiancee can go with him.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-01
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Close Up
2012-09-30
Close Up
Overview: More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-30
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Living It Up
1954-07-15
Living It Up
Overview: Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-15
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The Nutty Professor
2008-11-24
The Nutty Professor
Overview: To impress a beautiful girl, Harold Kelp, the grandson of professor Julius Kelp, who created a potion to transform his personality, gets his hands on his grandfather's secret elixir and unleashes his destructive alter ego, Jack.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-24
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Sailor Beware
1952-02-08
Sailor Beware
Overview: Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-08
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The Nutty Professor
1963-06-04
The Nutty Professor
Overview: A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-04
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Cinderfella
1960-12-18
Cinderfella
Overview: When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes, the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually, Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-18
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004-07-28
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Overview: From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-28
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The Family Jewels
1965-07-01
The Family Jewels
Overview: A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-07-01
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You're Never Too Young
1955-08-25
You're Never Too Young
Overview: When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-25
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Money from Home
1953-12-31
Money from Home
Overview: Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn't tell Virgil what he is really up to. Mistaken identities are assumed, while along the way, Virgil meets a female vet and Herman falls for the owner of the horse.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-12-31
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That's My Boy
1951-05-31
That's My Boy
Overview: Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-31
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Slapstick of Another Kind
1982-12-09
Slapstick of Another Kind
Overview: A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-09
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968-07-12
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Overview: George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, she threatens to send George to jail for fraud, cause she didn't give her approval. George needing some fast bucks, decides to turn to an old cohort of his, William Homer but Willy's a little short. George then decides to steal the plans to a new drill, Pamela's suitor, Dudley Heath is working on. But when George gets the mumps, he can't make it to the meeting place and refuses to give Willy the plans unless he gives him the cash first. And the buyers won't give unless they see the merchandise first.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-12
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The Stooge
1951-11-15
The Stooge
Overview: Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. After Ted begins to steal the show, Bill's girlfriend and his pals advise him to make Ted an equal partner.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-15
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Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005-03-08
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
Overview: Classic Dean Martin performances, including "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On", "King of the Road", and others.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-08
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Cookie
1989-08-02
Cookie
Overview: Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-02
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996-05-19
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Overview: Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-19
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My Friend Irma
1949-10-14
My Friend Irma
Overview: Prototype dumb blonde Irma and her slacker, wheeler-dealer boyfriend Al interfere in the love life of Irma's level-headed room mate Jane.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-14
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My Friend Irma Goes West
1950-06-25
My Friend Irma Goes West
Overview: Singer Steve, friend Seymour and fiance Jane, along with her dizzy blonde room mate Irma, have a series of misadventures on a California-bound train and end up involved with a gang of murderous gangsters in Las Vegas.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-25
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Visit to a Small Planet
1960-02-04
Visit to a Small Planet
Overview: The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth... Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet to visit the Earth, and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in UFOs and aliens. Wanting to study humans but not able to fully understand them, Kreton makes a mess out of it, generating a lot of comic situations.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-02-04
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The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022-02-23
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
Overview: Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars directors say he was a bully who sexually harassed—and in at least one case, sexually assaulted—women with impunity.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-23
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Way... Way Out
1966-10-26
Way... Way Out
Overview: A platonically wed American couple run a lunar weather station near an unwed Soviet couple.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-26
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969-02-17
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Overview: A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest stars.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-02-17
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The Big Mouth
1967-07-12
The Big Mouth
Overview: A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-07-12
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Which Way to the Front?
1970-09-03
Which Way to the Front?
Overview: Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not take "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-03
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Hook, Line and Sinker
1969-06-06
Hook, Line and Sinker
Overview: Told he is terminally ill, an insurance executive goes on a credit-card spending spree--and then learns his medical diagnosis was a mistake.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-06
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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011-12-17
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Overview: It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse others since he was five years old. Since that early age, audiences split their sides watching his wacky antics, whilst wannabe comics aspired to his prolific career, from his solo work to his double act with Dean Martin. Indeed, many of his famous fans share stories of affection and admiration for the now 86-year-old performer and filmmaker in Gregg Barson’s documentary. Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Eddie Murphy and Jerry Seinfeld are among those waxing lyrical about Lewis’ particular brand of genius, and his place in the annals of history. Including a cavalcade of hilarious clips from eight decades in the spotlight, Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis examines the icon and his influence, and is essential viewing for aficionados of the man and his legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-17
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Don't Give Up the Ship
1959-07-03
Don't Give Up the Ship
Overview: The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-03
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Hardly Working
1980-01-30
Hardly Working
Overview: In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-30
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How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984-11-18
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
Overview: Clovis Blaireau is a private detective. It is charged by Nadège de Courtaboeuf wife knew wealthy industrialist Prosper de Courtaboeuf, to obtain evidence of the infidelity of her husband. Clovis managed to penetrate the intimacy of Prosper, and became his friend. Following diverse Clovis and Prosper adventures will find themselves in Tunisis pursued by a band of Mafioso and by members of the Front of breaking load of Couscous.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-11-18
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995-08-24
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Overview: After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet agents kidnap and force him to develop spy technology.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-24
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Overview: A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Max Rose
2016-09-02
Max Rose
Overview: An ageing jazz pianist learns something about his wife of 65 years, leading him to question their life together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-02
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Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
2006-03-15
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2006-03-15
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The Last Laugh
2016-04-18
The Last Laugh
Overview: Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-18
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An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988-11-05
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
Overview: TV movie starring Sammy Davis Jr and Jerry Lewis.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-05
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Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006-03-15
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Overview: A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-15
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How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949-01-01
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
Overview: Comedy short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-01
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Sports on the Silver Screen
1997-03-16
Sports on the Silver Screen
Overview: HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historical figures shown both cinematic and athletic- in this tribute to the merging of sports and Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-16
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Fight for Life
1987-03-23
Fight for Life
Overview: Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only available in England) for use in the U.S.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-23
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Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996-08-18
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Overview: Jerry Lewis biography
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-18
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Mystery Reel
2022-08-19
Mystery Reel
Overview: A look into the subconscious of the 20th century.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-19
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The Defective Detective
1984-10-31
The Defective Detective
Overview: Lewis plays a Las Vegas policeman visiting his ex-wife in France, only to be caught up in the shenanigans of a group of art thieves. His ex-wife has remarried and her husband is undercover among the art thieves, carrying out an assignment given him by his superiors in the police force. Inevitably, the current husband and the ex-husband are bound to clash.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-10-31
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Rat Pack
2022-01-11
Rat Pack
Overview: In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford together form the "rat pack": they sing the most popular hits of the moment, star in the most profitable Hollywood films and are already making a splash on television . This documentary, produced by a recognized specialist in the history of Hollywood, recounts the exceptional destiny of this informal group which flirted with the greats of this world, notably through Sinatra, personal friend of American President Kennedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-01-11
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Soap Opera
1964-06-27
Soap Opera
Overview: Soap Opera, starring Baby Jane Holzer and Lester Persky, among Factory regulars, intercuts television commercials of its day with silent domestic scenes shot by Warhol.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-27
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002-11-26
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Overview: A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday and many others during her distinguished career that lasted more than six decades and earned her eight Academy Awards wins in between more than 30 nominations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-26
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Red Line 7000
1965-11-09
Red Line 7000
Overview: The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-09
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019-03-22
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Overview: Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1968. Praised for her highly opinionated and feisty writing style and criticised for her subjective and sometimes ruthless reviews, Kael’s writing was refreshingly and intensely rooted in her experience of watching a film as a member of the audience. Loved and hated in equal measure – loved by other critics for whom she was immensely influential, and hated by filmmakers whose films she trashed - Kael destroyed films that have since become classics such as The Sound of Music and raved about others such as Bonnie and Clyde. She was also aware of the perennial difficulties for women working in the movies and in film criticism, and fiercely fought sexism, both in her reviews and in her media appearances.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-22
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A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011-10-25
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Overview: Documentary about Laurel & Hardy
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-25
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The Trust
2016-04-29
The Trust
Overview: A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-29
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Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
2011-01-01
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
Overview: A documentary on the career of famed French clown and filmmaker Pierre Étaix.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014-05-14
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Overview: Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese and 'The King of Comedy'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-14
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Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980-01-01
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Overview: The short shows various clips from Hollywood feature films that, like the title of the film, are full of double entendre. It includes a segment from a Little Rascals short, a performance by Glen Campbell (who ironically was a well-known homophobe), and a segment from a Gene Autry singing cowboy western, as well as a Jerry Lewis bit with Jerry in drag.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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The Day the Clown Cried
The Day the Clown Cried
Overview: An unfinished and unreleased Swedish-French comedy-drama about a Circus clown imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
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Medicine Ball Caravan
1971-09-20
Medicine Ball Caravan
Overview: Documentary of a 154-person bus and truck tour that set out to spread the gospel of flower power to the hinterlands of the U.S.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-20
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009-08-07
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Overview: The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the Yellow Hat, George travels by foot, train, and truck to reach Kayla's brother and sister in California, only to be accused of elephant-napping and brought all the way back to New York.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-07
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Dying Laughing
2017-02-24
Dying Laughing
Overview: The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-24
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The Clown
2016-02-03
The Clown
Overview: A documentary directed by Eric Friedler about Jerry Lewis' never released movie "The Day The Clown Cried".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2016-02-03
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One More Time
1970-05-01
One More Time
Overview: London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-01
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990-02-04
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing performers.
Genres: Comedy Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-04
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A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004-01-01
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Overview: Documentary which aired on television in 2004, about the two daughters of Judy Garland and their relationship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013-12-27
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
Overview: After all the trouble in the first film, Tino and Jane have more fun adventures. Still tasting bitter failure, they see a light at the end of the tunnel with uncle Olavinho’s unexpected inheritance. However, the will carries an unusual request: the rich uncle wants his ashes to be scattered throughout the Grand Canyon. The couple takes the opportunity of the trip to fulfill this wish and decides to go to Las Vegas and end up getting into comical situations. Big time spender Tino will fall into the greatest temptations and indulge in the casinos of the gambling city.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-12-27
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Road to Bali
1953-01-29
Road to Bali
Overview: Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-29
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Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016-09-02
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Overview: Since the early days, Jerry Lewis—in the line of Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel—had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmaker whose unquenchable curiosity led him to write, produce, stage and direct many of the films he appeared in, resulting in such adored classics as The Bellboy, The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, and The Nutty Professor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-09-02
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The story of... The Day The Clown Cried
2016-01-04
The story of... The Day The Clown Cried
Overview: Jewish comedian David Schneider presents a look at some exclusive behind the scenes material from the notorious unseen Jerry Lewis film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-04
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Mr. Saturday Night
1992-09-23
Mr. Saturday Night
Overview: Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-23
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017-09-11
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Overview: A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-11
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013-08-23
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Overview: Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into the spiritually enlightened heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is legendary, but this religious awakening also led to a bitter legal battle with the U.S. government after he refused to serve in the Vietnam War. This film reveals the perfect storm of race, religion and politics that shaped one of the most recognizable figures in sports history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-23
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991-01-01
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Overview: A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992-01-01
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Overview: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the hottest act in America in the 1950's & the highest paid comedy team in show business. They starred in nightclubs, radio, television & movies. Martin & Lewis were a unique team. Both were talented entertainers & good friends on & off stage. Thru rare TV appearances, film clips, movie highlights & newsreels, follow their career from the beginning to their break-up.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Come Back Little Shiksa
1952-01-01
Come Back Little Shiksa
Overview: A Jerry Lewis directed home movie remake of the Burt Lancaster drama Come Back Little Sheba. Dean Martin stars as an alcoholic surgeon who fights the temptation to become sober.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Fairfax Avenue
1951-01-01
Fairfax Avenue
Overview: Janet Leigh commands her close-up as the faux Norma Desmond character in what an elaborate title sequence identifies as “the Jewish Sunset Boulevard.” Tony Curtis finds his inner boy-toy as the Desmond character’s companion and ostensible screenwriter, while Dean Martin defies typecasting as the Italian tenor who croons the title song.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011-12-28
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Overview: The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos of all time: a lesson on how to make people laugh.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2011-12-28
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Rickles... On the Loose
1986-08-23
Rickles... On the Loose
Overview: Special featuring Don Rickles in his live comedy act at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, mixed with footage of Rickles "on the loose" across the state of California.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-23
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Overview: A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974-12-21
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Overview: Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. It features interviews with Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-21
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Rascal Dazzle
1981-01-01
Rascal Dazzle
Overview: The Most Memorable Adventures from the "Our Gang Comedies" aka "The Little Rascals", Narrated By Jerry Lewis, Music by Nelson Riddle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972-01-01
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
Overview: Jeanne Moreau, filmed by Jacques Rozier, meets with Jerry Lewis, Barbet Schroeder and Orson Welles, among others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020-04-07
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
Overview: A showcase of 3-D Kodachrome slides taken between the 40's and 70s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-07
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Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021-05-16
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Overview: The career of the famous production designer Miljen Kljaković – Kreka and reveals all the beauty and importance of film scenography.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sr
Release Date: 2021-05-16
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From Darkness to Light
2024-09-01
From Darkness to Light
Overview: Explores Jerry Lewis' unreleased 1972 film "The Day the Clown Cried," its mysterious disappearance, and the search for footage. Includes interviews with Lewis' associates and previously unseen production content.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-01
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The Day the Clown Cried [Reconstruction]
1972-08-01
The Day the Clown Cried [Reconstruction]
Overview: A reconstruction of available footage from Jerry Lewis' famous abandoned film, The Day the Clown Cried.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-08-01
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