Movies by Jack Carson
As part of the cast:
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 28 (1961)
Cast: Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Ann Jillian …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cast: Jack Carson, Larry Gates, Burl Ives …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Members of an avaricious Southern clan scramble to curry favor with dying, wealthy patriarch Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt (Burl Ives) in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of playwright Tennessee…
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Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Cast: Joan Collins, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward …
Directed by: Leo McCarey
Sleepy suburb Putnam's Landing has been earmarked for a new Army missile base, and Grace Bannerman (Joanne Woodward) won't stand for it. Meanwhile, her husband, (Paul Newman), who…
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A Star Is Born (1954)
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson …
Directed by: George Cukor
When small-time stage and lounge singer Esther Blodgett is discovered by famous actor Norman Maine, she rises to the top while he drinks himself to the bottom -- leaving her with a…
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Red Garters (1954)
Cast: Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Guy Mitchell …
Directed by: George Marshall
George Marshall directs a real rarity: a musical parody of Western movies. Saloon owner Calaveras Kate (Rosemary Clooney) lusts after the town lawyer, Jason Carberry (Jack Carson). When Reb…
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Phffft (1954)
Cast: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson …
Directed by: Mark Robson
Robert and Nina Tracey (Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday) resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to…
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Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Cast: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson …
Directed by: Charles Walters
The daughter of fitness-conscious parents (William Demarest and Charlotte Greenwood), Katie Higgins (Esther Williams) sets out to become the first woman to swim across the English Channel.…
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The Groom Wore Spurs/Oklahoma Annie (1951)
Cast: John Russell, Judy Canova, Joan Davis …
Directed by: Richard Whorf, R.G. Springsteen
Old West divas rule the big screen in this collection of romantic comedies. In The Groom Wore Spurs, attorney Abigail Jane "A.J." Furnival (Ginger Rogers) is hired to keep cowboy Ben Castle…
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It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Cast: Doris Day, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson …
Directed by: David Butler
After discovering aspiring actress Judy (Doris Day) at the Warner Bros. commissary, actors Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson, who both star as themselves, agree to hire her as the leading lady in…
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My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Cast: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz, Friz Freleng
Fed up with the arrogant antics of his best singer (Lee Bowman), a desperate talent agent (Jack Carson) looks for a fresh face, only to find star quality in chanteuse Martha Gibson (Doris…
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Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Cast: Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Socialite Elvira Kent (Janis Paige) asks nightclub singer Georgia Garrett (Doris Day) to take her place on an expensive cruise so she can stay home and catch her husband cheating. But neither…
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Mildred Pierce (1945)
Cast: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
This potent mixture of melodrama and film noir was nominated for six Oscars and features a standout performance by Joan Crawford. When police interrogate restaurateur Mildred Pierce…
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Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Jack Benny …
Directed by: Delmer Daves
This star-studded morale booster tells the tale of a sailor (Robert Hutton) who stays at the title club on three days' leave. While there, he falls for performer Joan Leslie (as…
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Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: Norman Krasna
Discontented Princess Maria (Olivia de Havilland) boards a plane bound for San Francisco on the advice of her uncle (Charles Coburn), who hopes the trip will cheer her up. Her sojourn is cut…
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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland …
Directed by: David Butler
When two producers want to hire Dinah Shore for their new revue, her egomaniacal boss (Eddie Cantor) insists on a starring role for himself. As the show comes together, Warner Brothers'…
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Gentleman Jim (1942)
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Errol Flynn stars as Irish-American boxer James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, a bank clerk-turned-prizefighter who became the world's first heavyweight champion and helped elevate the…
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Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford …
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
When fresh-from-prison "Pressure" Maxwell's (Edward G. Robinson) plans to walk the straight and narrow are thwarted, he and a pal buy a luggage store in order to tunnel into a…
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Blues in the Night (1941)
Cast: Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf …
Directed by: Anatole Litvak
Jigger Pine (Richard Whorf) and his traveling jazz band face rejection, alcoholism, heartbreak and tragedy as they try to make it big -- with a little help from a gangster who books them at…
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
No less than Alfred Hitchcock takes a turn at the helm of this decidedly romantic comedy starring Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard as the titular couple, David and Ann Smith. After three…
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The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin …
Directed by: William Keighley
Planning to elope with a bandleader (Jack Carson) she's known only four days, oil heiress Joan Winfield (Bette Davis) hires pilot Steve Collins (James Cagney) to fly them to Nevada. But…
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Love Crazy (1941)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick …
Directed by: Jack Conway
Steve and Susan Ireland (William Powell and Myrna Loy) host Susan's mother (Florence Bates), who's recuperating from a sprained ankle. When a misunderstanding prompts her to goad…
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Gene Autry Collection: Shooting High (1940)
Cast: Gene Autry, Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver …
Directed by: Alfred E. Green
In this classic film featuring an intoxicating mix of songs and Western action, singing cowboy Gene Autry plays a man whose grandfather was a hero of the town. A film crew arrives on the…
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Destry Rides Again (1939)
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer …
Directed by: George Marshall
Jimmy Stewart stars as Tom Destry, a tough lawman who doesn't like guns. And that could pose a problem when a saloon owner and a corrupt mayor plan to rob the local cowpokes blind, with…
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Carefree (1938)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy …
Directed by: Mark Sandrich
With Fred playing a psychoanalyst and Ginger as his besotted patient, this Astaire-Rogers vehicle is as much screwball comedy as it is musical. When patient falls in love with doctor, that…
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Law of the Underworld (1938)
Cast: Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli …
Directed by: Lew Landers
With a well-respected persona, Gene Fillmore (Chester Morris) has successfully hidden his true identity as an underworld crime boss. But when two innocent people take the fall for a murder…