Frederick De Cordova

Johnny is a riverboat gambler who becomes convinced that a redhead is his good luck charm -- problem is, Frankie is a blonde! (imdb)

Single father Bob Holcomb, dissatisfied with his daughter JoJo's choice of partner, seizes an unexpected opportunity to bring her on a trip to Sweden in order for her to forget all thoughts on marriage. Confronted with liberal Swedish morals, he finds out that marriage might not be too bad an idea after all. (imdb)

College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development. (imdb)

A New Orleans entertainer falls for a pirate who has another identity. (imdb)

A U.S. Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas; but the arrival of one of Porter's ex-students, the willful and independent Lt. David Farragut, brings a new mission: to disguise the ship and crew as a pirate ship and help the Navy locate the criminals who have been robbing America's merchant fleet... (imdb)

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics. (imdb)

A desert guerrilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter. (imdb)

As Lt. Jed Sayre struggles to prevent pre-Civil War tensions and a racist commanding officer from triggering war between the U.S. Cavalry and Navajo Indians, he finds his efforts are being undermined by the machinations of Confederate sympathizers. (imdb)

In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two brothers. (imdb)

When Ozzie tries to get some publicity for an ad agency, David and Ricky get mixed up with gangsters. (imdb)

A former pilot goes undercover to help break up a smuggling ring. (imdb)

A singer can''t choose between a charismatic gangster and an honest newspaperman. (TCM)

The educated chimp moves in with a college football coach's family. (imdb)

Millionaire Turner, on his deathbed, leaves a million to Jane Barker. A movie addict who believes life is like the movies, marries Donn without telling him about the bequest. Turner gets better and wants his money back, opening conflict for the newlyweds. Throughout the movie Jane imagines her own experiences as if they were taking place in movies with real movie stars in them. (imdb)

This musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats. Included in the film are ice skating numbers and songs. (imdb)

A curious toddler creates trouble when he finds bank robbers' loot in this comedy. His recently paroled father, and his grandmother about have heart attacks when the tot brings home the cash in his wagon. Unfortunately, the babe is unable to tell then where he got the money. Now the family must decide what to do with the hot loot. The mother wants to burn it. The grandma wants to keep it. The parolee decides to take it to the police without his family's knowledge. (allmovie.com)

Katherine Standish, who has been brought up in a strict manner in a prudish New England town, falls in love with a city slicker commercial artist, Peter Van Arden. The romance blossoms until Katie falls victim of some false information, and becomes convinced that Peter is already married and the father of two children. (imdb)

A belly dancer causes a scandal with her "suggestive" and "immoral" dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century. (imdb)

Jack Carson and Robert Hutton make a curious but copacetic comedy duo in the Warner Bros. musical Love and Learn. The stars are cast as Jingles and Bob, a pair of would-be songwriters hoping to get a break on Broadway. Along comes Barbara Wyngate (Martha Vickers), a wealthy young woman who hopes to make it on her own in the Big Apple. Hiding her true identity, Barbara helps the boys behind the scenes without their knowing it. (allmovie.com)

Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.

Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joins Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provide George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.

The comic misadventures of the skinflint comedian and his friends.

A bored automobile industry tycoon assumes a false identity, buys a half interest in a gas station, and plays matchmaker for his daughter. (imdb)

In Bombay, India in 1945, American soldier Ira Enright encounters Patsy Weatherby, a former acquaintance, who tells him that his ex-wife Sally had a baby boy shortly after their marriage ended and gave the child up for adoption. Back in his room, Ira remembers the beginning of his relationship with Sally in California: Eighteen-year-old mechanic Ira meets seventeen-year-old Sally Sawyer, an aspiring actress, while she is dating his friend, Johnny Cole. Soon Ira and Sally have fallen in love.

Joy (Janis Paige) is used to getting male attention, while her step-sister, Jackie (Joyce Reynolds), stands on the sidelines. The pair, who have a strong bond, come home from college and meet the handsome Warren (Robert Hutton) at a dance. Despite initially being attracted to Jackie, those feelings are instantly forgotten when he meets Joy. The two sisters vie for his attention, and Jackie decides to undergo a makeover in order to gain his affections. Her makeover has surprising consequences.

After Professor Brookfield and his pretty daughters Peggy and Susan move into the small town Pasadena in California, their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding immediately takes over control, helps them moving in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Although they're not thrilled, they enter the competition. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy, unaware that her heart already belongs to a famous football star.

Charming and wise Lily Ruskin lives with her daughter and son-in- law who, along with her close friend Hilda Crocker, are always trying to find suitable older marriageable companionship for her. (imdb)