Movies by Frank Tashlin
As a director:
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O' Farrell (1968)
Cast: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Bob Hope stars as Sgt. O'Farrell in this seaworthy comedy about a wayward Japanese torpedo that's hit a cargo ship full of beer. O'Farrell takes it upon himself to "rescue" the…
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Caprice (1967)
Cast: Doris Day, Richard Harris, Ray Walston …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Industrial spy Patricia Fowler (Doris Day) searches for the secret formula of a coveted product that keeps ladies' hair dry in the water. She and fellow spy Christopher White (Richard…
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The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Cast: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Engineer Bruce Templeton (Rod Taylor) makes quite a catch when he reels in public-relations worker and part-time mermaid Jennifer Nelson (Doris Day). Smitten with the costumed cutie, Bruce…
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The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Glenda Farrell, Everett Sloane …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
The zany antics of a mental hospital orderly cause the head of the sanitarium to consider herself a candidate for the straightjacket. But despite his high jinks, the wacky orderly transforms…
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Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Ray Walston …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
When penniless klutz Norman Phiffier (Jerry Lewis) falls in love with department-store heiress Barbara Tuttle (Jill St. John), the girl's snooty mother (Agnes Moorehead) tries to derail…
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It's Only Money (1962)
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Joan O'Brien, Zachary Scott …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Jerry Lewis stars in this slapstick romp as a bumbling television repairman named Lester March. March fantasizes about being a detective and gets a chance to play gumshoe when he learns of a…
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Cinderfella (1960)
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Judith Anderson …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Fowler is a simple guy who's saddled with the unpleasant task of taking care of his stepmother and egotistic stepbrothers, Maximilian and Rupert, in this updated twist on the classic…
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The Geisha Boy (1958)
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald, Sessue Hayakawa …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
While keeping troops entertained in the Pacific, a magician of questionable skill makes fast friends with a young orphan boy. But their unlikely bond is tested when the boy follows his new…
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Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Reginald Gardiner …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
This comedy-plus-music remake of Preston Sturges's Miracle of Morgan's Creek stars Jerry Lewis and features an unlikely but engaging plot. Lewis plays a doofus TV repairman whose…
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Jayne Mansfield Collection: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Cast: Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield, Betsy Drake …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Jayne Mansfield teams with Tony Randall in this hilarious spoof about an ad man who nabs a movie star for his campaign -- and opens a can of worms in the process. Ad writer Rockwell Hunter…
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Jayne Mansfield Collection: The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Cast: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Jayne Mansfield exudes glamour in this witty farce about a gangster who goes to great lengths to turn his seemingly untalented girlfriend into a star. Mobster Marty "Fatso" Murdock (Edmond…
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Pardners / Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lori Nelson …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin, Norman Taurog
This pair of 1956 comedies -- which combine strong performances with the trademark slapstick of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin -- were among the last, and best, movies the duo made together. In…
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You're Never Too Young / Artists and Models (1955)
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Diana Lynn …
Directed by: Norman Taurog, Frank Tashlin
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are in top form as their slapstick humor and musical numbers blend effortlessly in this vintage double bill that packs a rollicking punch. In You're Never Too…
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Son of Paleface (1952)
Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
In this sequel to Bob Hope's 1948 hit "The Paleface," Hope is Junior Potter, a Harvard-educated man who heads West to claim the inheritance left him by his gunslinger father, only to…