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1. Save the Tiger (1973)
R | 100 min | Drama
A disillusioned war veteran has two days to let go of his shaken morals if he wants his small fashion company to survive.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton
Votes: 5,613 | Gross: $2.33M
2. Betsy's Wedding (1990)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
The very different Betsy and Jake are getting married. They want a small wedding, but their dads want to give them a huge one.
Director: Alan Alda | Stars: Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Joey Bishop, Madeline Kahn
Votes: 3,949 | Gross: $19.74M
3. The Subject Was Roses (1968)
G | 107 min | Drama
A young man returning home from World War II finds himself caught up in his parents' turbulent relationship.
Director: Ulu Grosbard | Stars: Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen, Don Saxon
Votes: 1,836
4. Ciao Manhattan (1972)
R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
This parallels the life of Andy Warhol Factory star Edie Sedgwick. The film chronicles "Susan Superstar's" (Sedgwick) glory days in the late 1960s through her inevitable downfall and the tragic addiction that would claim her life only weeks after filming wrapped in 1971.
Directors: John Palmer, David Weisman | Stars: Edie Sedgwick, Wesley Hayes, Isabel Jewell, Jeff Briggs
Votes: 1,200
5. Hollywood Mouth (2008)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
In Hollywood, a film buff gets involved with selling a Faberge egg.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Michael Abruscato, Katy Baker, Sam Bologna, Veli Erturk
Votes: 714
6. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
So White flees from the wicked Queenie, wins over the thugs from Murder Inc. and meets her overrated Prince Chawmin'.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Ivie Anderson, Mel Blanc, Ruby Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge
Votes: 1,562
7. The Great Rupert (1950)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Family
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth
Votes: 1,575
8. Of Thee I Sting (1946)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A (male?!) mosquito army prepares for the attack. We see basic training, which includes an obstacle course (slapping hands, fly swatters), target practice on stuffed dummy human forms, and ... See full summary »
Directors: Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 169
9. Baby Bottleneck (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
It's the start of the Baby-Boom, and the overworked delivery system is full of glitches: Mother Goose gets a baby skunk, a Scotty dog gets a little hippo, and Mr. and Mrs. Mouse wind up ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
Votes: 975
10. Dick Tracy Special (2010 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Warren Beatty, in character as Dick Tracy (1990), is interviewed by Leonard Maltin.
Directors: Warren Beatty, Chris Merrill | Stars: Warren Beatty, Leonard Maltin, Kevin Berntson, Steve Monroe
Votes: 166
11. Bosko's Picture Show (1933)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bosko runs a movie theater that shows a wacky newsreel with Jack Dumpsey, a slapstick short from Haurel and Lardy, and a turn-of-the-century melodrama starring Honey.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman | Stars: The Guardsmen, Rochelle Hudson, Rudolf Ising, Dudley Kuzelle
Votes: 277
12. Swooner Crooner (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Porky Pig's egg farm faces production problems when a crooning rooster distracts the hens from their jobs.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach
Votes: 819
13. Book Revue (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, Daffy Duck sings and dances before being chased by the Big Bad Wolf.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach
Votes: 1,538
14. Lucy Gets Lucky (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Lucy Gets Lucky finds the wacky redhead pulling out all the stops in Las Vegas to see her favorite entertainer, 'Dean Martin'. Lucy gets a job working at the MGM Grand casino and high stakes hijinks follow.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Lucille Ball, Dean Martin, Jackie Coogan, Bruce Gordon
Votes: 79
15. A Gruesome Twosome (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Two cats (one a caricature of Jimmy Durante) battle violently for the affections of a pretty girl cat, who'll dispense her favors on the one who brings her a little bird. Unfortunately for ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
Votes: 614
16. Maltin on Movies (2014 Podcast Series)
Documentary
Stars: Leonard Maltin, Jessie Maltin, Ron Perlman, Julie Hagerty
Votes: 7
17. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mickey puts on a big show to raise money for the orphaned mice.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Marcellite Garner, Beatrice Hagen, Jayne Shadduck, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 553
18. What's Buzzin' Buzzard? (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Two buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Pat McGeehan, Dick Nelson
Votes: 516
19. The Merry Old Soul (1933)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Oswald the Rabbit gathers some of the greatest entertainers of the age to cure Old King Cole of the blues.
Directors: Walter Lantz, William Nolan | Stars: Tex Avery, Walter Lantz
Votes: 302
20. Surf-Bored Cat (1967)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom and Jerry are taking a cruise when Tom decides to go surfing. He has problems with a shark and a rather tenacious starfish.
Directors: Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, June Foray, William Hanna
Votes: 394
21. Slicked-up Pup (1951)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Spike has just washed his pup. Tom and Jerry's chase knocks him into a mud puddle. Spike makes Tom clean him up again and promise to keep him clean which of course is Jerry's opening to get Tom in trouble.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Bob Shamrock
Votes: 958
22. Elmer Elephant (1936)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little elephant is ashamed of his trunk until he saves his tiger girlfriend with it by using it as a fire hose when her house burns.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Bernice Hansen, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,447
23. Young and Beautiful (1934)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A press agent convinces his boss to sign his girlfriend, June Dale to a studio contract. His relentless publicity stunts to brighten her star drive her into the arms of a wealthy admirer.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: William Haines, Judith Allen, Joseph Cawthorn, Ted Fio Rito Orchestra
Votes: 329
24. Hollywood Daffy (1946)
TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy sneaks onto the Warmer Brothers lot, eventually posing as a tour guide. Daffy spoofs a number of contemporary stars, and others appear as "themselves". He also has a number of run-ins with a studio cop.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach
Votes: 529
25. A Hick a Slick and a Chick (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A mouse named Elmo, who's a bit of a yokel, goes to beautiful Daisy Lou to woo her. However, he finds her with the slick Blackie.
Director: Arthur Davis | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Stan Freberg
Votes: 188
26. Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye is being honored for his 20 years of films at a dinner hosted by 'Bob Hope' (several other celebrities are present, like 'Jimmy Durante', 'Bing Crosby', 'Jerry Lewis' and 'Dean Martin... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster, Nick Tafuri, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 188
27. Fair and Worm-er (1946)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
One long chase: worm chases apple, bird chases worm, cat chases bird, dog chases cat, dogcatcher chases dog, dogcatcher's wife chases dogcatcher, mouse chases dogcatcher's wife. With occasional interruptions by a skunk.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 206
28. Bosko in Person (1933)
8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bosko and Honey perform a wacky stage act that includes doing imitations of Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo and Jimmy Durante.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman | Stars: Ken Darby, Rochelle Hudson, Rudolf Ising, Johnny Murray
Votes: 234
29. Mickey Plays Papa (1934)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Mickey Mouse and Pluto find themselves in charge of a baby who was left on their doorstep.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Marcellite Garner, Walt Disney
Votes: 299
30. The Mouse-Merized Cat (1946)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Babbit hypnotizies Catsello, despite his efforts to resist, into believing he's Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and 'Jimmy Durante', then a chicken, and finally a dog, who he sics on the cat. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Richard Bickenbach, Sam Glaser, Bob Lyons
Votes: 318
31. Mickey's Gala Premier (1933)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A host of movie stars show up for the premiere of Mickey and Minnie's newest cartoon.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Beatrice Hagen
Votes: 536
32. Young and Healthy (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The lazy yet large King Louis couldn't care less about the royal ball and is more interested in sleeping on his throne. He suddenly heard the cries and cheers of the kingdom's kids playing ... See full summary »
Directors: Rudolf Ising, Friz Freleng | Stars: Ken Darby, Rudolf Ising, Johnny Murray, Shirley Reed
Votes: 272
33. Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy
Cinematic Titanic dissects The Oozing Skull, aka _Brain of Blood (1972)_.
Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Joel Hodgson, Mary Jo Pehl
Votes: 308
34. Goofy News Views (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A wacky newsreel shows us a beauty pageant gone wrong, a Jimmy Durante-like judo expert, two victims of the machine age, the horror of preserving beauty, Professor Baggysacks's gyro-copter hat, a push-button-age card sharp and more.
Director: Sid Marcus | Stars: Frank Graham, Dave Barry
Votes: 22
35. Off His Base (1932)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
A reluctant baseball player's uncle gets him a shot in the big leagues. In the big game, he gets his chance to be a hero with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
Director: James Gleason | Stars: James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 14
36. Hoppy Daze (1961)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sylvester gets coaching for mouse catching, but it turns out he chose the wrong place to practice because it's Hippety Hopper's territory.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 232
37. Post War Inventions (1945)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Sourpuss the Cat and Gandy Goose share a dream about the post-war world with its crazy, and even dangerous, modern inventions.
Director: Connie Rasinski | Star: Tom Morrison
Votes: 42
38. In the Aleutians (1945)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dick Nelson
Votes: 166
39. Pink Elephants (1937)
7 min | Animation, Short
A man wakes up to find that he's being pursued by hallucinations of pink elephants, presumably after a night of drinking.
Directors: Dan Gordon, George Gordon, Paul Terry
Votes: 38
40. Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Looks at the life of entertainer Jimmy Durante. Includes segments from his television series and interviews with his wife, daughter and film and television historian Leonard Maltin.
Directors: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld | Stars: Fred Applegate, Ethel Barrymore, Jimmy Durante, CeCe Durante-Bloum
Votes: 12
41. Hook, Line and Sinker (1939)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sourpuss the cat and Gandy Goose are fishermen who end up getting chased by a whale.
Director: Eddie Donnelly | Star: Arthur Kay
Votes: 20
42. Scrappy's Party (1933)
Animation, Short
Scrapy's birthday party is attended by a raft caricatures of famous movie stars and world leaders, including Mussolini, John D. Rockefeller, Will Rogers, Laurel & Hardy, George Bernard Shaw... See full summary »
Director: Dick Huemer
Votes: 22
43. Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh (1940)
6 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 30
44.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Scuba Doobie-Doo
(2001)
TV-PG | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A scuba diver (at least a man who dresses like one) is found dead, fully equipped with an oxygen tank, on a tree in a burned forest.
Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 896
45.
Darkwing Duck (1991–1992)
Episode:
Dead Duck
(1991)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Short, Action
Darkwing dies and returns as a ghost in an attempt to reclaim his living status.
Directors: Saburo Hashimoto, Kiyotaka Kantake, Yukio Okazaki, Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove | Stars: Christine Cavanaugh, Dan Castellaneta, Jim Cummings, Marty Ingels
Votes: 168
46.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Alan Brady Show Presents
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
It's the first Christmas presentation of The Alan Brady Show where he turns the spotlight upon his talented staff to entertain the TV public.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 299
47.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Sick Boy and the Sitter
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Alan Brady is throwing a party at his penthouse for a few of the network executives and he wants the writing staff to attend. Unfortunately for Rob though Laura thinks Richie is on the ... See full summary »
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 430
48.
The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode:
Dripper
(1966)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The cavemen and their children meet "Dripper," a dolphin-like sealasaurus and star of a show at a marine park. Dripper is the target of an abduction plot. Thinking they have Dripper, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Henry Corden
Votes: 160
49.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
L.A. at Last!
(1955)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy
When the Ricardos and the Mertzes arrive in Hollywood, Lucy goes to the Brown Derby restaurant where her sighting of William Holden turns catastrophic.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 659
50.
Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode:
Robin Williams/Adam Ant
(1984)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
Sketch's include "Winter Olympics, Buddweiser Light, Rock and Roll and then some, Wild Kingdom of Heaven, Gandi and The Bandit, Firing Line, Babies In Makeup, Mime Roommate, New Bad Babies,... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Wilson, Henry Holtzman, Claude Kerven | Stars: Robin Williams, Jim Belushi, Robin Duke, Mary Gross
Votes: 102