The Boatniks 1970  G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Phil Silvers, Norman Fell, Mickey Shaughnessy, Wally Cox, Don Ameche, Joey Forman, Vito Scotti, Tom Lowell, Bob Hastings, Joe E. Ross
Coast Guard Ensign Thomas Garland (Robert Morse) ineptly pursues a trio of jewel thieves (Phil Silvers, Norman Fell, and Mickey Shaughnessy) who are trying to retrieve a picnic basket of stolen jewels that have been dropped accidentally into Newport Harbor.
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The Calendar Girl Murders 1984  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sharon Stone, Barbara Bosson, Robert Beltran, Pat Corley, Robert Morse, Alan Thicke, Rip Taylor, Silvana Gallardo, Michael C. Gwynne, Robert Culp, Barbara Parkins
Richard Trainor (Robert Culp) has produced a new calendar filled with a nude model for every month. The calendar is a big success, but there is a problem: the models are being killed off in the order they appeared in the calendar, and Miss April is next. Detective Dan Stoner (Tom Skerritt) and photographer Cassie Bascomb (Sharon Stone) race to find the killer before more tragedy occurs.
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The Cardinal 1963  N/R, 175 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley, Maggie McNamara, John Saxon, John Huston, Robert Morse, Dorothy Gish, Burgess Meredith, Ossie Davis
A humble Irish-American priest rises to an exalted position in the College of Cardinals. The film won six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Supporting Actor (John Huston).
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The Emperor's New Clothes 1987 G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: David Irving
Cast: Sid Caesar, Clive Revill, Robert Morse, Lysette Anthony, Julian Chagrin, Jason Carter, Art Carney, Danny Segev, Yehuda Efroni, Israel Gurion, Eli Gorenstein, Zachi Noy
In this version of the Hans Christian Anderson classic, Sid Caesar takes on the role of the vain Emperor who is conned into believing his new set of clothes will be woven from threads made of diamonds–which he, of course, must provide.
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A Guide for the Married Man 1967  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon, Carl Reiner, Claire Kelly, Jason Wingreen, Eddie Quillan, Robert Patten, Many Guest Stars
Ed Stander (Robert Morse) finds a willing pupil in Paul Manning (Walter Matthau) who, after 12 years of marriage, wants some extra-marital excitement. Several stars demonstrate Stander's many methods of cheating on one's spouse.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1967  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Swift
Cast: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony "Scooter" Teague, Maureen Arthur, Murray Matheson, Anne Seymour, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Virginia Sale, Kay Reynolds
Based on the Broadway musical comedy, this is the story about window cleaner J. Pierpont Finch (Robert Morse) who reads a book about getting ahead in business and becomes a vice-president in charge of advertising for a large company by employing his own unique methods for the climb up the corporate ladder.
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Hunk 1987 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Lawrence Bassoff
Cast: John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, Deborah Shelton, Rebeccah Bush, James Coco, Robert Morse, Avery Schreiber, Cynthia Szigeti, Melanie Vincz, Doug Shanklin, Page Mosely, Hilary Shepard, Charles Dougherty
Nerdy, computer programmer Bradley Brinkman (Steve Levitt) makes a deal with the Devil, Dr. D (James Coco), in which he temporarily gives up his soul in order to be turned into macho Hunk Golden (John Allen Nelson). Life is good–until She-Devil O'Brien (Deborah Shelton) threatens to turn him back into his nerdy self if he does not perform as the Devil orders.
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The Loved One 1965 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Lionel Stander, James Coburn
This very funny satire on life and death in Southern California features Robert Morse as English poet Dennis Barlow who is employed by an L.A. pet cemetery, "Happy Hunting Grounds." Barlow watches the strange world of Aimee Thanatogenos (Anjanette Comer) who is the cosmetologist at Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Aimee eventually commits suicide by embalming herself (Rod Steiger plays the chief embalmer) and then being launched into space.
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The Matchmaker 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Joseph Anthony
Cast: Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford, Robert Morse, Wallace Ford, Perry Wilson, Russell Collins, Rex Evans, Gavin Gordon, Torben Meyer, Bess Flowers
This forerunner of the musical "Hello, Dolly" stars Shirley Booth as matchmaker Dolly Levi who falls in love with Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford). Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine play the young couple, Cornelius Hackl and Irene Malloy, who Dolly has matched.
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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Doris Day, Robert Morse, Terry-Thomas, Patrick O'Neal, Lola Albright, Steve Allen, Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Pat Paulsen, Earl Wilson
Set amidst the 9 November 1965 blackout in the Northeastern United States, this is an attempt-at-a-comedy about crises encountered during that long evening.
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| 1. The Boatniks (1970)
2. The Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
3. The Cardinal (1963)
4. The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
5. A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
6. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
7. Hunk (1987)
8. The Loved One (1965)
9. The Matchmaker (1958)
10. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
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