Acting
Oscar Levant
Born December 27, 1906 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died August 14, 1972 · aged 65
Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was more famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music.
Known For
An American in Paris · 1951An American in Paris
★ 7.01951
MovieMusicRomance
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
The Band Wagon · 1953The Band Wagon
★ 7.21953
MovieComedyRomance
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Romance on the High Seas · 1948Romance on the High Seas
★ 6.71948
MovieComedyRomance
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
The Cobweb · 1955The Cobweb
★ 5.71955
MovieDrama
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.
O. Henry's Full House · 1952O. Henry's Full House
★ 6.91952
MovieComedyDrama
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".
Made for Each Other · 1939Made for Each Other
★ 6.11939
MovieComedyDrama
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
Charlie Chan at the Opera · 1936Charlie Chan at the Opera
★ 6.81936
MovieCrimeMystery
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.
That's Entertainment! III · 1994That's Entertainment! III
★ 7.11994
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
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Nothing Sacred · 1937Nothing Sacred
★ 6.31937
MovieComedyRomance
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
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