Chic Johnson

5

Crazy House

Oct 08, 1943

Crazy House

1943 80 min 3 vues

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel. Undaunted, the comedians hire an assistant director and unknown talent, and set out to make their own movie.

Music

7.1

Hellzapoppin

Dec 25, 1941

Hellzapoppin

1941 84 min 97 vues

Au cours d'un tournage, le réalisateur interrompt les prises de vues, car le film n'a pas de sens. Il lui manque une histoire d'amour. Jeff, le scénariste, se met au travail et laisse alors libre cours à son imagination.Parallèlement, Ole et Chic, les vedettes de la revue Hellzapoppin, font tout leur possible pour saboter le spectacle pour lequel le régisseur cherche un commanditaire.

Music

1

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

Sep 22, 1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

1932 10 min 1 vues

"Stuart Erwin acts as master of ceremonies in this variety skit, the second in the series produced by Lewis Llewyn for Paramount release. Erwin introduces Bing Crosby, who engages in some comedy byplay with George Burns and Gracie Allen, after which the crooner sings a number. The rest of the short is devoted to Olsen and Johnson, the comedy headliners, who do some nutty stuff on the beach with the support of a bunch of bathing beauties".

Comedy

7.2

All Over Town

Aug 09, 1937

All Over Town

1937 63 min 5 vues

Two vaudevillian comedians try to stage a show in a theatre that has a reputation for being being haunted.

Comedy

6.5

Country Gentlemen

Nov 08, 1936

Country Gentlemen

1936 66 min 2 vues

After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find themselves accused of kidnapping a young boy to whom they offered a ride. When that misunderstanding is cleared up, the two conmen hatch a plot to unload all their worthless paper on the gullible citizens of Chesterville.

Comedy

3

Gold Dust Gertie

Jun 27, 1931

Gold Dust Gertie

1931 65 min 1 vues

Early 30s pre-code comedy about a woman attempting to get her two ex-husbands to pay back alimony.

Comedy

10

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Jan 01, 1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 76 min 1 vues

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

Documentary

2.2

Johnny at the Fair

Jan 01, 1947

Johnny at the Fair

1947 8 min 5 vues

At the Canadian National Exhibition, a young boy gets separated from his parents and meets some celebrities.

Comedy

7

Oh, Sailor, Behave!

Aug 15, 1930

Oh, Sailor, Behave!

1930 70 min 1 vues

Based on the farcical stage play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning* writer Elmer Rice, Oh, Sailor Behave! is a movie Musical with a split personality. Nanette Dodge (Irene Delroy) falls for newspaper reporter Charlie Carroll (Charles King) who is on assignment in Venice to land an interview with Romanian General Skulany (Noah Beery). Our couple is split apart by a pair of storylines - Nanette tries to woo a Russian prince (Lowell Sherman) who is blackmailing her sister, while Charlie, following a lead to the general, finds himself Romantically involved with Kunegundi (Vivien Oakland), "the general's favorite."

Music

6.3

50 Million Frenchmen

Feb 14, 1931

50 Million Frenchmen

1931 70 min 3 vues

In this comedy, two men make an extravagant $50,000 dollar bet that one of them will be able to successfully court a lovely woman without spending any money. To foil his scheme, the other bettor hires two henchmen to stop him.

Romance

5.4

Ghost Catchers

Jun 16, 1944

Ghost Catchers

1944 68 min 5 vues

Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.

Comedy

6

See My Lawyer

Mar 09, 1945

See My Lawyer

1945 68 min 2 vues

Ole and Chic are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts to take a better job. But the prissy nightclub owner, B. J. Wagonhorn, refuses to let them go. In reprisal, they start hurling insults at the nightclub patrons… a ploy that soon has them facing multiple lawsuits… to the delight of three struggling attorneys, Charlie Rodman, Bettty Wilson and Arthur Lane.

Comedy

6.6

This Is Your Life

Apr 30, 1961

This Is Your Life

1961 min 9 vues

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.

Documentary

5

The Steve Allen Show

Jun 20, 1960

The Steve Allen Show

1960 min 4 vues

Comedy

6.917

What's My Line?

Sep 03, 1967

What's My Line?

1967 min 24 vues

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

Family