The Court Jester 1956   N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Parker, Edward Ashley, Robert Middleton, John Carradine, Alan Napier, Michael Pate, Herbert Rudley, Lewis Martin, Patrick Aherne
Danny Kaye is at his best as the medieval court jester who tries to restore the rightful king to his throne. 1 User Review
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The Five Pennies 1959  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Bob Crosby, Harry Guardino, Tuesday Weld, Ray Anthony, Bobby Troup, Shelly Manne, Bob Hope
This sentimental biography of 1920s' coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols (Danny Kaye) features jazz hits of the era. Highlight: Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong's rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."
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Hans Christian Anderson 1952  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Jeanmaire, Joey Walsh, Roland Petit, John Qualen, Philip Tonge, John Brown, Robert Malcolm, George Chandler
This musical biography of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen (Danny Kaye) received several Academy Award nominations and includes such songs as "Thumbelina," "Inchworm," and "Ugly Duckling." Corny but Danny Kaye is always worth watching.
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Inspector General 1949  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, Walter Catlett, Rhys Williams, Benny Baker, Norman Leavitt, Nestor Paiva, Byron Foulger, Jimmy Conlin, Fred Kelsey
A case of mistaken identity results in a very funny story as an illiterate stooge, Georgi (Danny Kaye), is wrongly identified as a man of power in the government. When he arrives in their town, corrupt town officers believe that Georgi is the Inspector General and grant him wishes and bribes to keep them from being arrested for stealing tax money. When the real Inspector General (Rhys Williams) arrives on the scene, the corruption is brought to an end, and Georgi is appointed the town's mayor–free to live happily ever after with the woman of his dreams, Leza (Barbara Bates). Songs include "The Gypsy Drinking Song."
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It's a Great Feeling 1949 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson, Bill Goodwin, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Danny Kaye, Ronald Reagan, Irving Bacon, Claire Carleton, Mel Blanc, Michael Curtiz, David Butler, Frank Cady
This spoof on Hollywood musicals is Doris Day's third movie, and many Warner Bros. stars make cameo appearances. The story begins as Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson (Themselves) are preparing their next film and are unable to find a director, so Carson decides to take the job. Morgan is unhappy with Carson's decision and threatens to bow out–until Carson promises a waitress, Judy Adams (Day), at the Warner Bros. commissary a job as an actress if she will pose as his pregnant wife and convince Morgan that he needs the money. The ploy works, but there is no part for Judy in the film, and a dejected Judy returns to her Wisconsin home to marry her boyfriend. The film ends at the wedding when the newly married couple turns around, and the groom looks just like Errol Flynn (played by himself).
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The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Eve Arden, Walter Abel, Lionel Stander, Fay Bainter, Clarence Kolb, Jerome Cowan
In this remake of "The Milky Way," Danny Kaye takes on Harold Lloyd's role of the milkman who rises in the rankings to become a champion boxer–mostly due to his manager's wheeling and dealing.
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The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969  G, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, Claude Dauphin, Edith Evans, Danny Kaye, Paul Henreid, Margaret Leighton, Richard Chamberlain, Yul Brynner, Donald Pleasence
The eccentric countess, Aurelia (Katharine Hepburn) tries to fight those who, for greed, would destroy a section of Paris in the name of progress. Good caste can't help this one.
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On the Double 1961 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Margaret Rutherford, Diana Dors, Allan Cuthbertson, Jesse White, Gregory Walcott, Rex Evans, Edgar Barrier
Private First Class Ernie Williams (Danny Kaye) impersonates a high-ranking British officer to confuse the Nazis about D-Day plans.
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On the Riviera 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, Corinne Calvet, Marcel Dalio, Jean Murat, Henri Letondal, Clinton Sundberg, Sig Ruman, Joyce Mackenzie, Mari Blanchard
Entertainer Jack Martin (Danny Kaye) is performing on the Riviera and is the look-alike of French aviation hero Henri Duran (also played by Danny Kaye). Jack is persuaded to stand in for Henri at an important party, and the comedy of mistaken identities begins–especially when he is approached by women in the aviator's life (though he is married). Lots of good music and Danny Kaye gags.
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 Pinocchio 1976 G, 76 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Ron Field, Sid Smith
Cast: Danny Kaye, Sandy Duncan, Clive Revill, Liz Torres, Flip Wilson, Gary Morgan
This is a made-for-TV musical version of the classic Carlo Collodi story about the marionette Pinocchio (Sandy Duncan). Pinocchio was crafted by woodcarver Geppetto (Danny Kaye), and when Pinocchio comes to life, he gets into many scrapes–culminating at a mysterious island where Pinocchio is threatened with being turned into a donkey. The music is a highlight of this film.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Boris Karloff, Virginia Mayo, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, Reginald Denny, Thurston Hall, Konstantin Shayne, Florence Bates, Gordon Jones
This is good entertainment with Danny Kaye at his best as Walter Mitty, the shy book editor, whose fantasies bring excitement into his otherwise dreary existence.
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A Song Is Born 1948 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Hugh Herbert, Steve Cochran, Felix Bressart, Louis Armstrong, Esther Dale, J. Edward Bromberg, Ludwig Stossel, Ford Washington Lee, John William Sublett, O.Z. Whitehead, Ben Weldon, Mary Field
In this remake of "Ball of Fire," musicologist Professor Hobart Frisbee (Danny Kaye) heads a team of professors studying the history of jazz. While they do research, gangster Tony Crow's (Steve Cochran) moll, Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo), decides that the house where the team of professors are living would make a great place to hide while police search for her to testify at Tony's trial. Honey introduces the professors to popular music, and a good time is had by all–until Tony spoils the party. Lots of Big Band greats are featured and certainly add to the entertainment value of this film. 1 User Review
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| | mllagers 03/14/2007 | | It's great. Great historical value. |
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Up in Arms 1944 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Dana Andrews, Constance Dowling, Louis Calhern, Elisha Cook Jr., Lyle Talbot, Walter Catlett, George Meeker, Margaret Dumont
In Danny Kaye's first feature film, he recreates Eddie Cantor's role from "Whoopee!" as a hypochondriac involved in many escapades following his Army induction.
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White Christmas 1954 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Grady Sutton, Sig Ruman, Mary Wickes, John Brascia, Anne Whitfield, Herb Vigran, Joe Ploski, George Chakiris, I. Stanford Jolley, Barrie Chase
Irving Berlin songs are the real draw in this film as Phil and Bob (Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby) come to the aid of their ex-military boss Maj. Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger) who needs a boost in his struggling winter resort. Accompanied by singing sisters Betty and Judy (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen), Phil and Bob travel to Vermont and make plans to put on a musical show to raise needed funds for Waverly. Songs include "White Christmas," "Sisters," and "Blue Skies"–and "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
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Wonder Man 1945 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods, S.Z. Sakall, Allen Jenkins, Edward Brophy, Steve Cochran, Otto Kruger, Huntz Hall, Eddie Acuff
Danny Kaye stars as two brothers: Buzzy is a nightclub entertainer who is murdered by gangsters and studious twin Edwin who is called on to help get the killers. The film won an Oscar for special effects and was nominated for the music.
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| 1. The Court Jester (1956)
2. The Five Pennies (1959)
3. Hans Christian Anderson (1952)
4. Inspector General (1949)
5. It's a Great Feeling (1949)
6. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
7. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
8. On the Double (1961)
9. On the Riviera (1951)
10. Pinocchio (1976)
11. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
12. A Song Is Born (1948)
13. Up in Arms (1944)
14. White Christmas (1954)
15. Wonder Man (1945)
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