Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Birth : 1916-10-22, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Death : 2004-01-10

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Sidney Miller

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Walt Disney Treasures - The Mickey Mouse Club
Director
"M-I-C--K-E-Y--M-O-U-S-E." Before the theme song's memorable spelling became an audio icon, before the series even aired, the Mickey Mouse Club was the most anticipated children's programming ever. This volume features the five episodes of week one of the black-and-white series that launched a television revolution.
A Christmas Carol
(voice)
One of the best-loved holiday stories of all time is back in this animated, musical version of Charles Dickens' most famous tale. An all-star voice lineup features Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Asner, Michael York and Tim Curry as Scrooge. Come share the joy as cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge, the man who "bah-humbugged" his way through Christmas, discovers the true holiday spirit after he's visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. With original music and eight great songs, this uplifting, animated tale is destined to become a new holiday classic.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Oompe (voice)
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
Star 80
Nightclub Owner
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
Lucy Moves to NBC
Al Cody
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production assistant, Gale Gordon, she starts working on a new series titled "The Music Mart".
The World's Greatest Lover
Man at the Table
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.
For Pete's Sake
Drunk Driver
Henry is a woman who would do anything for her husband Pete, including borrow money so he has a chance of making his dreams come true. But now there's the loan sharks to deal with...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
George
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.
Which Way to the Front?
Hitler
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 takes "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.
Yours, Mine and Ours
Dr. Ashford
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
Tammy and the Millionaire
Director
A bayou girl (Debbie Watson) and her kin (Frank McGrath, Denver Pyle) have run-ins with some rich folks.
Get Yourself a College Girl
Director
A young music student faces expulsion after her instructors learn she is moonlighting as a pop-music writer.
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Director
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a delivery boy who invents a machine which turns his girlfriend into a giantess.
Walking My Baby Back Home
Wally Thomas
A young man from a wealthy New York family pursues a career as the leader of a dance band.
The Sniper
Hospital Intern
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
The Lucky Stiff
Bernstein
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
The Judge Steps Out
Newsboy (uncredited)
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
On Stage Everybody
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Radio's miracle show is on the screen.
Patrick the Great
Tony
A famous stage actor hopes to land the lead role in a big new Broadway musical, but he's unaware his teenage son has already been given the part.
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Trumpet player (uncredited)
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.
There Goes Kelly
Sammy Cohn
Musical turned murder mystery set at a radio station.
She Gets Her Man
Boy
The corny daughter of a famed policewoman tries to catch a blowgun killer.
Babes on Swing Street
Corny Panatowsky
The president of a settlement-house group puts on a benefit variety show.
Hot Rhythm
Sammy Rubin
Jimmy O'Brien (Robert Lowery)and Sammy Rubin (Sidney Miller), write jingle commercials for radio, and meet Mary Adams (Dona Drake), who wants to break into radio as a soloist for a band.
Moonlight in Vermont
Cyril
A poor country girl from Vermont travels to New York City to attend a theatrical school.
Here Comes Kelly
Sammy Cohn
Cocky Kelly's girlfriend helps him straighten up enough to get a job as a process server.
Top Man
Higgins - Soda Jerk
In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little work, he even convinces Count Basie to come with his band.
Hi Diddle Diddle
Benny (uncredited)
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.
For God and Country
Solly Rosenfeld
The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O'Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.
Madame Spy
Newsboy
Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister. Returning to the US, Bannister becomes suspicious when Joan begins keeping company with known Nazi functionaries, notably the sinister Mr. Peter. Suspecting that his own wife may be the elusive “Madame Spy” wanted by American authorities, Bannister is in for quite a few surprises.
Get Hep to Love
Boy Waiter
Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.
Private Buckaroo
Jeep Driver
The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrew Sisters attending USO dances. The film is a mixture of comedy and songs.
Alias Boston Blackie
Herman - Bellhop (uncredited)
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as Inspector Farrady. One of the clowns in the show is kidnapped and replaced by a con who wants to get even with two ex-partners. Boston Blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Blackie's clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Of course, the Inspector immediately suspects Blackie of being involved. Now it is Blackie's job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother.
Mr. Wise Guy
Charlie Horse
The gang is sent to the Wilton Reform School after they are unjustly convicted of stealing a truck. Bill Collins, brother of co-leader Danny, becomes involved in a killing and, while also innocent, is convicted and sentenced to death. Through a series of events, Muggs, Glimpy, Danny and the rest of the gang, learn that Knobby, a henchman of Luke Manning, knows something about the murder.
Babes on Broadway
Tony (uncredited)
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.
Henry Aldrich for President
Sidney
Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president.
Men of Boys Town
Mo Kahn
Father Flanagan raises funds, helps a disabled boy, and saves an older boy from reform school.
Little Nellie Kelly
Boy at Dance (uncredited)
Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and maternal grandfather while rising to the top on Broadway.
Strike Up the Band
Sid - a Student
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.
City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
Golden Gloves
Sammy Sachs
An amateur boxer's girlfriend inspires him to face a ring pro entered by a gangster.
20,000 Men a Year
Irving Glassman
Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boost when the government launches a program which it hopes will produce 20,000 pilots a year.
Babes in Arms
Sid (uncredited)
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.
What a Life
Pinkie Peters
Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Sidney
Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.
Streets of New York
Jiggsy
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln, for guidance. Will Jimmy see his dreams come true, or will he be another of the countless hopefuls chewed up and spit out by New York's mean streets?
Panama Patrol
Jimmy
A U.S. agent attempts to track down a spy ring working to destroy the Panama Canal.
Scouts to the Rescue
Hermie - a Boy Scout
Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure
Cipher Bureau
Jimmy
The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.
Boys Town
Mo Kahn
Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.
The Big Shot
Newsboy
A small-town veterinarian inherits $2 million from an uncle he barely knew. His attempts to help mankind don't go smoothly.
Women Are Trouble
Copy Boy
A young reporter tries to prove her mettle by exposing a liquor racketeering gang.
One Rainy Afternoon
Theater Doorman (Uncredited)
Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Sidney Levy
Upset by discipline at school, a 17-year-old runs away to New York City and learns there are worse problems than going to his little red school house.
The Girl Who Came Back
Telegram Boy
A counterfeiter gives up her life of crime and goes straight. She gets a job in a bank, but the members of her former gang hear about it and try to blackmail her into helping them rob the bank.
Dinky
Sammy
A mother sends her young son to military school so he won't find out she's been sentenced to a prison term on a framed fraud charge.
The Bands Plays On
Rosy as a Boy
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
Our Daily Bread
Cohen's Son (uncredited)
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society based upon the teachings of Edward Gallafent. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.
Desirable
First Western Union Messenger
A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
Managed Money
Sidney-Sonny's friend
Young Mary Lou tries to help her brother Sonny raise money so that he can attend a military academy.
Hi, Nellie!
Louie (uncredited)
Managing Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield with embezzlement of the bank. He considers Frank a straight shooter and he goes easy on the story. Every other paper goes with the story that Frank took the money and Brad is demoted, by the publisher, to the Heartthrob column - writing advice to the lovelorn. After feeling sorry for himself for two months, he takes the column seriously and makes it the talk of the town. But Brad still wants his old job back so he will have to find Canfield and the missing money.
The Big Shakedown
Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Wild Boys of the Road
Boy Selling Letter (uncredited)
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school Sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.
Merrily Yours
Harry's stooge
Sonny falls for the pretty new girl next door and decides to take her to a part. First, however, he has to get his sister Mary Lou to go to sleep, which is proving to be a harder task than he anticipated.
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Meglin Kid Dancer (uncredited)
A schoolteacher helps his friend Dora by getting his students to help him to make a radio commercial.
Rafter Romance
Julius
A working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.
This Day and Age
Harold Miller
A modern-day tale of gangsterism and revenge. After a notorious mobster murders a Jewish tailor and is let off for the crime, a band of outraged high-school students turns into vigilante crusaders hell-bent on punishing the wrongdoers. Memorable pre-Code moment: the students torturing a gangster by dangling him over a pit filled with rats.
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Sanford Nussbaum (uncredited)
A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.
The Mayor of Hell
Isidore "Izzy" Horowitz
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
Penguin Pool Murder
Student with Glasses Isadore Marks (uncredited)
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin tank at the aquarium.
Three on a Match
Willie Goldberg (uncredited)
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
Penrod and Sam
Maurice Levy (uncredited)
Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join the club and when the boys lose their clubhouse in a land sale. But there’s also plenty of time to play pranks, put on a carnival, experience the pangs of first love, and romp with Duke, the world’s best dog.