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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight is a 1945 comedy fantasy film directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Jack Benny.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Mary Martin
It's in the Bag! (1945)
It's in the Bag! is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has been preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Carole Lombard•Eddie Anderson
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World
Starring: Alexis Smith•Nancy Carroll
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
George Washington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, and Hattie McDaniel. It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Everett Freeman, and was directed by William Keighley.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Joan Bennett•Jack Benny
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny, and featuring Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill, Stanley Ridges and Sig Ruman. The plot concerns a troupe of actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who use their abilities at disguise and acting to fool the occupying troops. It wa...
Starring: Una Merkel•Alexis Smith•Gracie Allen
Charley's Aunt (1941)
Charley's Aunt is a 1941 American historical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Benny and Kay Francis. It was the third filmed version of the 1892 stage farce of the same name by Brandon Thomas. It remained one of Benny's personal favourites among his own films.
Starring: Mary Carlisle•Alexis Smith•Ruth Etting
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and Dennis Day. It also included a debut film appearance for radio star Lillian Cornell. The film was directed an...
Starring: Alexis Smith•Ida Lupino•Sydney Howard
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Love Thy Neighbor is a film produced by Paramount in 1940 which starred Jack Benny and Fred Allen, directed by Mark Sandrich. It features Mary Martin with her famous fur coat striptease performance of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" which is set in a stage revue.
Starring: Eleanor Powell•Alexis Smith•Eddie Anderson
Man About Town (1939)
Man About Town is a 1939 musical comedy film starring Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour, and Edward Arnold. The screenplay concerns a producer who tries to get his leading lady to take him seriously romantically by pursuing other women.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Don Ameche
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
Artists and Models Abroad is a 1938 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny and Joan Bennett. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Ken Englund, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Starring: Priscilla Lane•Charles Coburn•Alexis Smith
Artists and Models (1937)
Artists and Models is a 1937 black-and-white American musical comedy film, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Jack Benny and Ida Lupino. It was produced by Lewis E. Gensler.
Starring: Robert Stack•Alexis Smith•Fred Allen
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
The Big Broadcast of 1937 is a 1936 Paramount Pictures production directed by Mitchell Leisen, and is the third in the series of Big Broadcast movies. The musical comedy stars Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross, Ray Milland, Benny Fields, Frank Forest and the orchestra of Benny Goodman. It was in this film ...
Starring: Alexis Smith•Nancy Carroll•Una Merkel
College Holiday (1936)
College Holiday is a 1936 Paramount comedy. The film stars Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Martha Raye. It was directed by Frank Tuttle.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Nancy Carroll•Una Merkel
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. It was a follow-up of sorts to the successful The Broadway Melody, which had been released in 1929, although, there is no story connection with the earlier film beyond th...
Starring: Alexis Smith•George Burns•Gracie Allen
It's in the Air (1935)
It's in the Air is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Byron Morgan and Lew Lipton. The film stars Jack Benny in his final film for MGM, Ted Healy, Una Merkel, Nat Pendleton, Mary Carlisle and Grant Mitchell. It's in the Air was released on October 11, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Mary Carlisle•Ed Sullivan
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round is a 1934 American drama film with musical and comedic elements, directed by Benjamin Stoloff.
Starring: Ruth Etting•Alexis Smith•Sydney Howard
Mr. Broadway (1933)
Mr. Broadway is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film written by Abel Green and Ed Sullivan. The film was directed by Johnnie Walker (1894–1949) who was also a silent film actor and producer, and stars Sullivan along with a cast of celebrity walk-ons. It was shot in New York City.
Starring: Alexis Smith•Eleanor Powell•Robert Taylor
The Medicine Man (1930)
The Medicine Man is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Scott Pembroke, released by Tiffany Pictures, and starring Jack Benny, Betty Bronson and Eva Novak.
Starring: Conrad Nagel•Alexis Smith
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929, or simply The Hollywood Revue, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the studio's second feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films. Produced by Harry Rapf and Irving Thalberg and directed by Charles Reisner, it features nearly all of MGM's stars in a ...
Starring: Betty Bronson•Alexis Smith