Jack Donohue

Directing

Jack Donohue

Born November 3, 1908 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died March 27, 1984 · aged 75

John Francis "Jack" Donohue was an American film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and choreographer. Some of his movie directing roles include Babes in Toyland, Marriage on the Rocks, and Assault on a Queen.

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Bathing BeautyBathing Beauty · 1944
Bathing Beauty
5.91944
MovieMusicComedy
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
Calamity JaneCalamity Jane · 1953
Calamity Jane
7.01953
MovieWestern
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.
Assault on a QueenAssault on a Queen · 1966
Assault on a Queen
5.81966
MovieAdventureCrime
A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.
Duchess of IdahoDuchess of Idaho · 1950
Duchess of Idaho
4.91950
MovieRomanceComedy
Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for Ellen (who often played his "fiancée" when he had a female he couldn't discourage otherwise.) Complications arise when Chris catches the eye of band leader Dick Layne, and finds herself caught in a triangle between the two men.
Madame BovaryMadame Bovary · 1949
Madame Bovary
6.81949
MovieDramaRomance
In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
Babes in ToylandBabes in Toyland · 1961
Babes in Toyland
5.91961
MovieComedyFantasy
All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!
Marriage on the RocksMarriage on the Rocks · 1965
Marriage on the Rocks
5.81965
MovieComedyRomance
Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake.
The Fleet's InThe Fleet's In · 1942
The Fleet's In
7.31942
MovieMusicRomance
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.

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The Lucy ShowThe Lucy Show · 1962
The Lucy Show
7.01962
SeriesComedy
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

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