Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Read More »
Tag Archives: Norman Taurog
Dont Give Up the Ship (1959) Norman Taurog, Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Diana Spencer
John Paul Steckler was the Junior Officer aboard a destroyer when WWII ended. He gets stuck with the job of sailing the ship to the states to be decommissioned. Read More »
Blue Hawaii (1961) Norman Taurog, Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury
Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend. Read More »
The Birds and the Bees (1956) Norman Taurog, George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven
George ‘Hotsy’ Hamilton II, heir to a meat-packing fortune, returns home from an expedition in the Congo. Read More »
Presenting Lily Mars (1943) Norman Taurog, Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter
Talented small-town girl Lily Mars hounds producer John Thornway for a part in his new play, but he doesn’t want anything to do with stage-struck amateurs. Read More »
The Bride Goes Wild (1948) Norman Taurog, Van Johnson, June Allyson, Jackie ‘Butch’ Jenkins, Comedy, Romance
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Read More »
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) Norman Taurog, Tommy Kelly, Jackie Moran, Ann Gillis, Adventure, Family
Sentiment rules in this version of the Twain tale of boyhood in 1850 Missouri, reasonably faithful except for minor details and making the character Jim a boy instead of a man. Read More »
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957) Norman Taurog, Jane Russell, Keenan Wynn, Ralph Meeker, Comedy, Crime
Laurel Stevens (Jane Russell) is a movie star who’s kidnapped by a pair of desperate amateurs – Mike Valla (Ralph Meeker) and “Dandy” (Keenan Wynn). Read More »
Onionhead (1958) Norman Taurog, Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau, Comedy, Drama, War
After his girlfriend Jo refuses to make a commitment to their relationship, Al Woods decides to enlist and finds himself in the US Coast Guard. Read More »
Follow the Leader (1930) Norman Taurog, Ed Wynn, Ginger Rogers, Stanley Smith, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Crickets is the cheery, lovable chef at gangland’s favorite restaurant and, inadvertently ( and barely explainable), he becomes a hero in their eyes and becomes their unwilling leader. Read More »