Red O’Hara, just released from prison after serving an unjust sentence on a frame engineered Read More »
Tag Archives: Jackie Gleason
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942) Charles Barton, Jackie Gleason, Jack Durant, Florence Rice
A pair of barbers are driven out of business because most of the men in their small town are drafted into the army. Read More »
The Desert Hawk (1950) Frederick De Cordova, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Greene, Jackie Gleason
“2000 years ago” desert guerilla Omar, with henchmen Aladdin and Sinbad, opposes tyrannical Prince Murad. Read More »
How Do I Love Thee? (1970) Michael Gordon, Jackie Gleason, Maureen O’Hara, Shelley Winters
Stanley Waltz (Jackie Gleason) is seeking forgiveness in Lourdes, France Read More »
Soldier in the Rain (1963) Ralph Nelson, Steve McQueen, Jackie Gleason, Tuesday Weld
Sentemental military comedy revolves around two contemporary army buddies, Master Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter (Jackie Gleason) Read More »
Papa’s Delicate Condition (1963) George Marshall, Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles
If Jack Griffith’s wife doesn’t like the color of a neighbor’s house, he’ll arrange for it to be a house of a different color. Read More »
The Hustler (1961) Robert Rossen, Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, Drama, Sport
“Fast” Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. Read More »
Gigot (1962) Gene Kelly, Jackie Gleason, Katherine Kath, Gabrielle Dorziat, Comedy
A poignant comedy about a mute who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute. Read More »
How to Commit Marriage (1969) Norman Panama, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman, Comedy, Music, Romance
When a young couple is about to marry, the bride’s parents decide to divorce. Loosing faith in marriage, the young couple live together instead. Read More »
The Toy (1982) Richard Donner, Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Comedy
Unemployed journalist Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by Louisiana millionaire U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason). On his annual visit to his father’s store, Bates’ pampered son, Eric (Scott Schwartz), is told he can choose one item in the toy department. To everyone’s horror, he chooses Jack. Paid handsomely to spend one week with the troublesome kid, Jack soon discovers the roots of Eric’s bad behavior.
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