Phil Silvers

American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.

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.

A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Her story is well-known - the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars. And yet, in spite of the breakdowns, the failed marriages, the sordid rumors surrounding her life -- and her death.

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.

In this interplanetary baseball story, a group of friends are playing a sandlot game on Earth that is noticed by Irwin, an outer space promoter of baseball. The haphazard team consists of an eagle, a beaver, a bear, a kangaroo, and a mole. Irwin invites the Earth team to play against the Outer Space All-Stars, an awesome team that has never lost a game, of that matter, been scrored upon. Their secret: they are the biggest cheaters in the universe.

A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.

Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film version of her memoirs.

Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.

Centred around a former tennis champ who swings with the girls and volleying straight sets with the rich and famous while set on owning his own tennis court.

San Francisco, 1940. Lou Peckinpaugh es un torpe detective privado. Su compañero es hallado muerto y los intereses amorosos de la viuda hacia él le convierten en el principal sospechoso. El detective debe actuar con rapidez y descubrir al asesino antes de que le inculpen. Pero sus pesquisas le llevan al centro de una intrincada red en la que demasiadas personas están interesadas en hacerle desistir de su investigación.

Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous virus that is to be used in bacterial warfare.

A late-1960s teen (Steve Guttenberg) working in a chicken-takeout stand cannot get his mind off his dream-girl (Lisa Reeves).

Guest stars include Georgia Engel as a stowaway, Gary Frank and Melanie Mayron as a pair of tremulous honeymooners, Stella Stevens and Pat Harrington as an eternally bickering married couple, and Audra Lindley and Phil Silvers as, respectively, an outspoken middle-aged lady and a woebegone widower.

Hollywood, año 1924. La dulce Estie llega a la ciudad soñando con convertirse en una estrella de cine. Pero no será sencillo de conseguir triunfar en la meca del cine, aunque ella y el perro Won Ton Ton harán todo lo posible por conseguirlo.

Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."

Comedia familiar de ambiente estudiantil en el que los protagonistas describen una fórmula similar al elixir mágico de Astérix. En ese momento los protagonistas se dedicarán a deshacer entuertos.

En Newport, uno de los puertos más concurridos del mundo, Thomas Garland es nombrado director de la Estación de los Guardacostas de Point Loma. Antes de llegar a su destino, tiene un accidente de tráfico y choca contra el coche de Harry, Max y Charlie, tres ladrones de joyas que intentan huír a México. Poco después, derrama un bote de pintura sobre Kate Fairchild, una atractiva joven

Dieciséis años después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), tres ex combatientes norteamericanos regresan a San Fiorino, un pueblecito italiano, en el que vive Carla Campbell, una joven viuda que les dio cobijo durante la guerra. Durante todo ese tiempo, Carla les ha estado reclamando dinero y atribuyéndole a cada uno de ellos la paternidad de su hija. (FILMAFFINITY)

Bertram Oliphant West (also known as Bo West) wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation. He joins the Foreign Legion, with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there is trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise...

Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr. Applegate, who offers to turn Boyd into Joe Hardy, a powerful young baseball player, in exchange for his soul. When Boyd agrees, he becomes Hardy and leads the Senators on a winning streak. When he starts to miss his wife, though, and questions the deal, Applegate sends temptress Lola into the mix.

Walter Matthau interpreta a un hombre felizmente casado desde hace doce años pero que comienza a sentirse inquieto, especialmente cuando observa a las bellezas que le rodean por todas partes en Los Ángeles. Su mejor amigo es también un hombre casado, pero tiene amantes desde hace doce años y decide aconsejar a su amigo de cómo tener una sin que se entere la esposa.

Cuando un astuto esclavo, mentiroso, perezoso, ocurrente y tramposo descubre que el hijo de su amo está enamorado de una joven virgen, le ofrece su ayuda para conquistarla si a cambio le condede la libertad. Pero los amoríos se ven obstaculizados por asombrosas sorpresas, ingeniosos disfraces y una alocada carrera de cuádrigas.

A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

Un grupo de automovilistas viaja por un agreste paisaje del sur de California. De pronto, un coche les adelanta a gran velocidad pero, al tomar una curva, se precipita por un barranco. Los automovilistas se detienen e intentan ayudar a los ocupantes del vehículo siniestrado, pero llegan tarde, y el conductor moribundo confiesa que tiene escondido un botín de trescientos mil dólares en el parque de Santa Rosita.

Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods line up, the actors and actress band together to ruin Silvers' show.

This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, including wardrobe tests and clips from her last, uncompleted project, "Something's Got To Give". Hosted and narrated by Rock Hudson.

This very special television event that aired February 1963 helped launch the famed Judy Garland Show which captivated TV audiences throughout 1963 and 1964. Along with co-stars Robert Goulet (who was at the time reeling from the Broadway success of Camelot) and Phil Silvers (enjoying similar success due to popular performances in TV's Sgt. Bilko) join Judy at her entertaining best for song dance and brilliant comedy.

Stephen dirige un casino y, a pesar de los problemas que esto implica, los mayores quebraderos de cabeza se los causan tres mujeres: su ex mujer, una bella cantante, sobrina del propietario del casino, y una niña de cinco años a la que su padre, después de perder todo su dinero, ha dejado olvidada en el casino.

Tras seis años desaparecida, una mujer es rescatada por la marina norteamericana. Los problemas surgen al volver a casa, pues su marido se ha vuelto a casar.

The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. Fletcher is so cowardly the townsfolk are sure that the local outlaws will be too proud to gun him down. This proves to be the case, and the outlaws hire their own cowardly gunfighter, Chicken Farnsworth, to go up against The Silver Dollar Kid. Written by Jim Beaver

Tom Miller es un representante de artistas acabado, obsesionado por el recuerdo de una famosa cantante que le ha abandonado. Ella era además la única de sus artistas que había conseguido llevar al estrellato. Un día Murdock, un gángster recién salido de la cárcel, pide ayuda a Tom para que haga de protegida de la sexy Jerri Jordan, la nueva reina del rock´n´ roll. Pero, a pesar de su físico descomunal, Jerri tiene una voz que podría ser un serio handicap.

Un grupo de cuatro artistas de teatros de escaso éxito se ven forzados a trabajar lavando platos en un hotel de Miami, donde tienen la oportunidad de conocer a Dick, un famoso compositor de Broadway.

Jerry Biffle is the star of the Blendo Soap Program. He has been invited to participate in an autograph-signing party for his new book at an important department store. Jerry meets Sally Peters, one of the department store models, and makes her part of his TV troupe. As part of his campaign to court Sally, Jerry gets Cliff Lane, the tenor of his TV company, to sing to her over the phone. When Sally and Cliff meet, they fall in love, with Biffle ignorant of the complications.

La cosecha ha sido un poco escasa en la granja Falbury: judías, heno… y canciones. Jane Falbury es una granjera que agarra un tremendo berrinche cuando su hermana, aspirante a actriz, se presenta en su casa con una compañía teatral que pretende montar un musical en el granero.

Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate is really a stooge for a corrupt political machine, which discovers the band's handsome and appealing singer would make a better stooge. Meanwhile, romance blossoms between the band's singers. When election day approaches, the band's singer wants out of the campaign, but the machine threatens to smear him and his pals in the band if he quits.

Tras haber sido encontrado galanteando con la hija del sultán, Aladino sale huyendo y se encuentra con una lámpara que, cuando la frota, convoca Babs, el genio de la lámpara, que le promete concederle todos los deseos que quiera. Aladino lo utiliza para volver como un príncipe extranjero y pedir la mano de la princesa. Por desgracia para él, el malvado hermano gemelo del sultán ha usurpado el trono en secreto y alguien más va detrás de la lámpara para sus propios fines.

When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he finds himself resorting to prison to escape them.

Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.

The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern plantation Magnolia Manor, which alas proves to be a "termite trap" and tax liability. Fortunately, Sgt. Rocky Fulton from a nearby army camp appears with a plan to convert the place to a hotel for army wives; but to pay bills until then, they decide to put on a show. Of course, romantic and military complications intervene...

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.

Una bailarina de Brooklyn abandona a su novio tras ganar un concurso de belleza y convertirse en una famosa modelo de revista, pero pronto descubrirá que la fama y la fortuna no pueden reemplazar al amor verdadero.

Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye y Mitzi Mayfair son cuatro muchachas que se desplazan a un campamento militar en el norte de África donde se va a celebrar un festival benéfico con la participación del resto del reparto. Situaciones cómicas y algún amago de relación dan pie a una canción tras otra.

Una chica de ciudad conoce un guapo cowboy de rodeo en una visita turística a la ciudad en autobús. Con él olvidará a sus pretendientes

Eddie Johnson va a Coney Island para encontrarse con Joe Rocco. Eddie está decidido a obtener una participación en el nuevo local de Joe, en el que actúa Kate Farley. Eddie convence a un amigo para convertir su local en un "harén turco" con bailarinas. Su idea es un éxito y aleja a los clientes de Joe. Eddie envía a sus matones a destruir el local

Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out on sequestration in order to solve the case himself!

Película ambientada en Nueva York y dividida en varios episodios independientes, pero enlazados entre sí por un traje de hombre que va pasando de unas manos a otras. Cada personaje vive una aventura especial relacionada con el traje.

Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts paying attention to beautiful chorus girl Pat Lambert. Pat's boyfriend Bill Smith isn't impressed with Tommy even though Tommy gets him a boxing part in the show. When Tommy finds out that Pat and Bill were secretly together the night before the show opens, he angrily plans to turn the boxing scene with Bill into a real bout.

Película biográfica que relata los primeros años de vida del compositor gay de la era de los noventa Paul Dresser mientras deja atrás su trabajo como animador de carnaval y asciende a la sociedad de Nueva York, escribiendo una canción de éxito tras otra. A pesar de su comportamiento egoísta, logra cortejar y conquistar a Sally Elliott, una de las cantantes más populares del momento.

A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.

Gloves Donahue, un jugador de Broadway y truhán simpático, quiere encontrar al asesino del señor Miller, un anciano panadero. Donahue reconoce a Leda Hamilton, cantante de un club nocturno propiedad de Marty Callahan, a la que vio salir de la panadería. Joe Denning, el socio de Marty es asesinado, Leda desaparece de forma misteriosa. Donahue, a quien la policía considera sospechoso junto a Marty del asesinato de Joe Denning, sigue la pista de Leda hasta encontrarla, ésta le confiesa que se ve obligada a colaborar con agentes nazis para proteger a su padre prisionero en Alemania.

Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.

Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.

Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out.

Janie no acaba de decidirse: no sabe si casarse con Tom, un vendedor de coches con una prometedora carrera; Harry, un mecánico extrovertido y algo alocado; o Dick un multimillonario. Janie imagina su vida de casada con sus tres pretendientes antes de tomar la decisión final

In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.

A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.

In this musical, the second entry in a five-film series, a thrift shop owner sells his business and buys a small time radio station. He begins looking for sponsors. He finds one with a department store owner who will only lend him the money if he will allow his daughter, an aspiring tap-dancer and singer, to perform on the air. This is unfortunate as she is tone-deaf. To compensate, the owner hires a real singer to dub the daughter's voice. The singer and the owner's nephew fall in love and mayhem ensues. Songs include: the Oscar nominated "Who Am I?," "Swing Low Sweet Rhythm," "In The Cool of the Evening," "Make Yourself at Home," "The Swap Shop Song," "The Trading Post," "Sally," "Ramona," "Sweet Sue," "Dinah," "Margie," and "Mary Lou."

Short comedy/musical film featuring Josephine Huston and Phil Silvers.

An elevator operator and an engaged girl in love dodge the girl's fiancee and attempt to win over her father.

Elmer proposes to Molly, but she says he needs her fathers permission. He wants Elmer to become a ballplayer, but his eyesight keeps getting him into trouble. Elmer also needs a new pair of glasses.