10 1979  R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, Robert Webber, Dee Wallace, Brian Dennehy, Max Showalter, Sam J. Jones, Doug Sheehan
This film sky-rocketed Dudley Moore to stardom and was the impetus that sent American women to their hairdressers to have their hair styled into cornrows like Bo Derek's style for the movie. The story involves a middle-aged song composer/singer (Dudley Moore) who becomes obsessed with a beautiful young woman (Bo Derek), and he follows her to Mexico–on her honeymoon!
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Blind Date 1987  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Bruce Willis, Kim Basinger, John Larroquette, Mark Blum, William Daniels, Graham Stark, Joyce Van Patten, George Coe, Phil Hartman
Bruce Willis is an upwardly mobile professional. Just when his blind date with a beautiful blonde (Kim Basinger) looks like it might be the start of something great, she has a drink and turns the night into a living hell. Not only does she almost destroy a restaurant, she has a jealous ex-boyfriend (John Larroquette). A real Bomb!
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 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961   N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney, Jose Luis Villalonga, Alan Reed, Stanley Adams, Claude Stroud, Dorothy Whitney
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) leaves her small town and arrives in New York City to lead a life of sophistication. Along the way, she falls in love with neighbor Paul Varjak (George Peppard). An Academy Award was received for the song "Moon River," and songwriter Henry Mancini also won an Oscar for the Best Musical Score. Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Hepburn).
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The Carey Treatment 1972 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: James Coburn, Jennifer O'Neill, Pat Hingle, Skye Aubrey, Elizabeth Allen, Alex Dreier, Regis Toomey, Robert Mandan, Dan O'Herlihy, James Hong
Following the death of a young woman during an abortion, the doctor's name is cleared when the real murderers are found.
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Curse of the Pink Panther 1983  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Burt Kwouk, David Niven, Ted Wass, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Roger Moore, Joanna Lumley, Leslie Ash, Graham Stark, Andre Maranne, Peter Arne, Patti Davis
In this sequel, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) rigs the computer, and Interpol provides a successor to Inspector Clouseau, Sgt. Clifton Sleigh (Ted Wass), who is even more inept than his predecessor. The motive behind Dreyfus' plot is that he is sure Sleigh will never be able to track down the stolen Pink Panther diamond. But, will Dreyfus' plan backfire?
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Darling Lili 1970 G, 139 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Jeremy Kemp, Michael Witney, Lance Percival, Jacques Marin, Andre Maranne, Niall MacGinnis, Vernon Dobtcheff, Gloria Paul, Bernard Kay, Doreen Keogh, Carl Duering, Laurie Main, Louis Mercier
This story about World War I espionage features Julie Andrews in the role of Lili. Posing as a British music hall singer, Lili is really a German spy whose assignment is to uncover enemy plans. Her mission is jeopardized when she falls in love with handsome American pilot, Major William Larrabee (Rock Hudson), and, as a result, she puts both of their lives in danger when William realizes her secret but does not tell the authorities.
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Days of Wine and Roses 1962 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Debbie Megowan, Jack Klugman, Alan Hewitt, Tom Palmer, Jack Albertson, J. Pat O'Malley, Ken Lynch
When a public relations man (Jack Lemmon) fails to find satisfaction in his work, he turns to liquor for relief. As he sinks deeper and deeper into alcoholism, he pulls his wife (Lee Remick) into the abyss with him. The title song won an Academy Award, and both Lemmon and Remick received nominations.
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Experiment in Terror 1962 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole, Anita Loo, Ross Martin, Dick Crockett, Ned Glass, Clifton James, Gilbert Green, Patricia Huston
Set in San Francisco, this story is about a psychopath (Ross Martin) who kidnaps a young woman (Stefanie Powers) as a means to force her sister (Lee Remick) to embezzle bank funds for him.
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The Great Race 1965 N/R, 157 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Larry Storch, Dorothy Provine, Vivien Vance, Arthur O'Connell, Ross Martin
A car race from New York City to Paris in the early 1900s is the subject for this film. Plenty of laughs, especially the slapstick comedy provided by villainous Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) as he tries to foil the white-clad hero, Leslie the Great (Tony Curtis). Highlight: the Academy Award-nominated song, "The Sweetheart Tree" sung by Maggie (Natalie Wood).
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Gunn 1967  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Craig Stevens, Laura Devon, Edward Asner, Albert Paulsen, Sherry Jackson, Helen Traubel, Regis Toomey, Dick Crockett
This feature-length version of the then-popular television series, "Peter Gunn," features suave detective Peter Gunn in hot pursuit of a gangster's murderer. Watch the TV show reruns instead of this.
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He Laughed Last 1956  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Frankie Laine, Lucy Marlow, Anthony Dexter, Richard Long, Alan Reed, Robin Morse, Jesse White, Henry Slate, Peter Brocco, Paul Dubov
This film is narrated by Frankie Laine and is an enjoyable parody on gangster films that flourished about the Roaring Twenties.
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 The Man Who Loved Women 1983 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Marilu Henner, Cynthia Sikes, Tracy Vaccaro, Jennifer Edwards, Barry Corbin, Sela Ward, Denise Crosby
Burt Reynolds plays a man who is helpless when it comes to falling for the opposite sex. In fact, the chase has taken over his life. Julie Andrews plays his psychiatrist in this funny, but sometimes slow, remake of the 1977 film.
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Micki + Maude 1984 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking, Richard Mulligan, George Gaynes, Wallace Shawn, George Coe, John Pleshette, Lu Leonard, Priscilla Pointer
The star of a TV show (Dudley Moore) finds himself in the middle of an unusual predicament–both his wife and girlfriend are pregnant. This is a very funny movie with Dudley Moore at his devious best when he tries to reconcile his two worlds.
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Mister Cory 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant, Louise Lorimer, Russ Morgan, Dick Crockett, William Reynolds, Henry Daniell, Willis Bouchey
Cory (Tony Curtis) was a poor young man who made it big in the gambling world. When he returns to his boyhood home in the Chicago slums, he learns the errors of his way of life
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Operation Petticoat 1959 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Arthur O'Connell, Virginia Gregg, Robert F. Simon, Gavin McLeod, Robert Gist, George Dunn, Dick Crockett
The U.S.S. Sea Tiger is a World War II submarine that undergoes more than any military vessel should be required to endure. Not only must the boat be painted pink, it is also used to transport a group of nurses across the Pacific. Cary Grant plays the hapless commanding officer.
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The Perfect Furlough 1958 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Tony Curtis, Keenan Wynn, Elaine Stritch, Janet Leigh, Linda Cristal, Troy Donahue, Marcel Dalio, Les Tremayne, Jay Novello, King Donovan
Tony Curtis plays a soldier stationed in the Arctic when he wins a furlough to Paris where he begins a romance with a military psychiatrist (Janet Leigh).
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Colin Blakely, Leonard Rossiter, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk, Andre Maranne, Richard Vernon, Dick Crockett, Paul Maxwell, Byron Kane, Briony McRoberts, Dudley Sutton, Hal Galili, Robert Beatty
French Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is again in charge of the case. This time, Clouseau is the intended victim of an assassination by his ex-boss who is now out of the asylum. Former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) intends to take over the world. Will Clouseau avoid the killer (Leslie-Anne Down) and stop Dreyfus?
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 The Pink Panther 1963 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, Brenda De Banzie, Colin Gordon, Fran Jeffries, John Le Mesurier, Martin Miller, James Lanphier, Guy Thomajan, Michael Trubshawe, Riccardo Billi, Meri Welles
Sophisticated jewel thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven), a.k.a. the Phantom, is plotting to steal the Pink Panther diamond from Princess Dala (Claudia Cardinale), and French Inspector Jacques Cousteau (Peter Sellers) is on his trail. Clouseau is also trying to catch Lytton's accomplice who, unbeknownst to Clouseau, is his own wife Simone (Capucine). For years, Simone has warned her lover Lytton when Clouseau is about to catch him. Now another thief appears on the scene; he is Lytton's nephew George (Robert Wagner), and he has his own plans to steal the Pink Panther diamond. Clouseau may be inept, but the odds are in his favor that he will be successful in retrieving the Pink Panther diamond. 1 User Review
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The Return of the Pink Panther 1975 G, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, Peter Arne, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Maranne, Peter Jeffrey, Eric Pohlmann, David Lodge, Graham Stark, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Mike Grady
Someone has stolen the Pink Panther diamond from the museum in Lugash, and bungling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) heads to Switzerland believing that, once again, Sir Charles Lytton (Christopher Plummer), a.k.a. the Phantom, and his wife Claudine (Catherine Schell) are the culprits. But, Lytton is not the one who stole the diamond and is, instead, trying to track down the real jewel thief while Claudine sends Clouseau on a wild-goose chase. Meanwhile, Clouseau's boss Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) gets fed up with Clouseau's ineptness and plots to get rid of him once and for all.
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Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Burt Kwouk, Paul Stewart, Andre Maranne, Graham Stark, Robert Loggia, Ferdy Mayne, Tony Beckley, Marc Lawrence, Alfie Bass, Sue Lloyd, Danny Schiller
This is Peter Sellers' last film as the bungling Inspector Clouseau. This time around, Clouseau is on the heels of an international drug trafficking ring led by drug lord Douvier (Robert Webber) who gives orders to kill Clouseau. When Clouseau's car crashes, Douvier believes that Clouseau, not an escaping criminal, was killed. Clouseau fakes his own death, and Douvier, believing he is dead, is not on the lookout for him. Now, Clouseau goes incognito to Hong Kong, and Douvier's ex-girlfriend Simone Legree (Dyan Cannon), who seeks revenge against Douvier, helps Clouseau solve the case.
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S.O.B. 1981  R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, Robert Vaughn, Robert Webber, Shelley Winters, Robert Preston, Loretta Swit
Director Blake Edwards presented this satire on Hollywood's filmmaking that parallels the experiences of Edwards and his wife, Julie Andrews, as they rose to fame.
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A Shot in the Dark 1964 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom, Tracy Reed, George Sanders, Graham Stark, Andre Maranne, Douglas Wilmer, Vanda Godsell, Burt Kwouk, Moira Redmond, Maurice Kaufmann, Ann Lynn, David Lodge, Martin Benson
The Pink Panther series continues as Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), the inept–but some would say brilliant–detective solves another crime. This story takes place in Benjamin Ballon's (George Sanders) mansion in the outskirts of Paris where parlormaid Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer) is accused of murdering her lover. Clouseau believes that Maria is innocent; however, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is sure that she is guilty and is dismayed–once again–at Clouseau's handling of the case. The number of murder victims increases, but Clouseau is convinced that Marie is being framed and remains determined to prove her innocence.
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Skin Deep 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field, Peter Donat, Don Gordon, Nina Foch, Denise Crosby, Michael Kidd
An alcoholic writer (John Ritter), constantly on the make, finds a new target in his wife's hairdresser (Julianne Phillips). His wife (Alyson Reed) finds out, and husband is out.
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Son of the Pink Panther 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Burt Kwouk, Robert Davi, Graham Stark, Jennifer Edwards, Anton Rodgers, Shabana Azmi, Mark Schneider, Mike Starr, Kenny Spalding, Oliver Cotton, Aharon Ipale
Inspector Clouseau fathered an illegitimate son just as bungling as himself. In this story the son, Jacques (Roberto Benigni), gets in the way of an investigation being led by his father's old nemesis, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom).
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Stampede 1949 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Johnny Mack Brown, Don Castle, Donald Curtis, John Eldredge, John Miljan, Jonathan Hale, James Harrison, Blake Edwards
Produced and written by Blake Edwards, this is the story of farmers moving west but not without problems encountered by ranchers over land rights.
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Sunset 1988  R, 107 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlan, Joe Dallesandro, Jennifer Edwards, Patricia Hodge, M. Emmet Walsh, Richard Bradford
During the making of a Hollywood movie, cowboy star Tom Mix (Bruce Willis) teams up with the subject of his film, Wyatt Earp (James Garner), to solve a real murder. This is a real dog.
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Switch 1991 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Perry King, Tony Roberts, Lysette Anthony, Bruce Payne, Victoria Mahoney, Basil Hoffman
Following his murder, a male chauvinist, Steve Brooks (Perry King), is given the chance for redemption by returning to Earth as a woman.
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The Tamarind Seed 1974  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy, Sylvia Syms, Oskar Homolka, Bryan Marshall, Roger Dann, George Mikell, Kate O'Mara
A widowed, British government worker (Julie Andrews) vacations in Barbados where she becomes involved with a Russian KGB agent (Omar Sharif). 1 User Review
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That's Life! 1986 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Julie Andrews, Sally Kellerman, Robert Loggia, Jennifer Edwards, Robert Knepper, Chris Lemmon, Felicia Farr, Nicky Blair, Biff Elliot
In just one weekend, a married couple (Jack Lemmon and Julie Andrews) face a 60th birthday, sexual impotency, a cancer biopsy, and becoming grandparents. There is humor in the pathos, and Lemmon puts on another good performance.
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This Happy Feeling 1958 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Curt Jurgens, John Saxon, Alexis Smith, Mary Astor, Estelle Winwood, Hayden Rorke, Troy Donahue, Gloria Holden, Alex Gerry
Young Janet Blake (Debbie Reynolds) has a crush on an older man, Preston Mitchell (Curt Jurgens), while neighbor Bill Tremaine (John Saxon) pines for her attentions.
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This Man's Navy 1945 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, James Gleason, Jan Clayton, Selena Royle, Noah Beery, Henry O'Neill, Steve Brodie, Paul Cavanagh, Blake Edwards
Ned Trumpet (Wallace Beery) is an old salt who takes a young recruit, Jess Weaver (Tom Drake), under his wing. They form a close relationship, which ends tragically when Weaver's heroic action results in his death.
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Tokyo Rose 1946 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Keye Luke, Leslie Fong, Grace Lem, Donald Douglas, Blake Edwards, Richard Loo, Lotus Long, H.T. Tsiang
While selling propaganda as a radio commentator for the Axis powers during World War II, Tokyo Rose becomes the object of a kidnapping plot.
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Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Burt Kwouk, Robert Wagner, Joanna Lumley, Graham Stark, Peter Arne, Andre Maranne, Ronald Fraser, Marne Maitland
The investigation involving the death of Inspector Clouseau (following Peter Seller's actual death) provides the occasion for this film to patch together previous film clips of the inspector in action.
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Victor/Victoria 1982 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-Davies, Graham Stark, Peter Arne, Norman Chancer, Malcolm Jamieson
Unable to make it big as a cabaret singer, Victoria (Julie Andrews) poses as a female impersonator–with the help of her gay friend, Toddy (Robert Preston). She becomes a star, which presents unforeseen problems for Toddy. In addition to an Oscar for Best Musical Score, the film received six nominations, including Best Actress, Actor (Preston), and Supporting Actress (Lesley Ann Warren).
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 1966 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni, Aldo Ray, Harry Morgan, Carroll O'Connor, Giovanna Ralli, Leon Askin, Jay Novello, Kurt Kreuger, Rico Cattani, Vito Scotti, William Bryant, Johnny Seven, Art Lewis
During the 1943 Allied invasion of Italy, American soldiers–Capt. Cash (Dick Shawn) and Lt. Christian (James Coburn)–are ordered to invade a strategic town in Italy. The Italian soldiers agree to surrender IF they can first hold the annual soccer game and wine festival. The deal is made. There is aerial reconnaissance, but those viewing from the planes see the celebration and believe it is a battle in progress. American and German soldiers arrive on the scene, and they are greeted by the drunken troops enjoying a wild party.
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| 1. 10 (1979)
2. Blind Date (1987)
3. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
4. Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
5. The Carey Treatment (1972)
6. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
7. Darling Lili (1970)
8. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
9. Experiment in Terror (1962)
10. A Fine Mess (1986)
11. The Great Race (1965)
12. Gunn (1967)
13. He Laughed Last (1956)
14. High Time (1960)
15. In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
16. Justin Case (1988)
17. The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
18. Micki + Maude (1984)
19. Mister Cory (1957)
20. Operation Petticoat (1959)
21. The Party (1968)
22. The Perfect Furlough (1958)
23. Peter Gunn (1989)
24. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
25. The Pink Panther (1963)
26. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
27. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
28. S.O.B. (1981)
29. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
30. Skin Deep (1989)
31. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
32. Stampede (1949)
33. Sunset (1988)
34. Switch (1991)
35. The Tamarind Seed (1974)
36. That's Life! (1986)
37. This Happy Feeling (1958)
38. This Man's Navy (1945)
39. Tokyo Rose (1946)
40. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
41. Victor/Victoria (1982)
42. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
43. Wild Rovers (1971)
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