Hal Kanter

Lunch

For the past 40 years, a group of comedy writers and directors has gathered every other Wednesday for lunch - and other nourishment. These are the fabled guys that made America funny.

Release Date:2012-11-09

Character:Himself

You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story

The film tells actor Jack Soo's story through a montage of film and television clips, rare footage, interviews with family members, friends, co-workers, and others who knew him best. From his early appearances on programs such as The Jack Benny Show and Valentines' Day, Soo's life is examined both in the historical context of the times, and the grandeur of an earlier Hollywood where stars like Soo succeeded in a multitude of artistic mediums, reminiscent of vaudevillian times. From Soo's early training as an announcer and stand-up comic, to his singing, acting and dancing career on Broadway, culminating with his signature role as Detective Nick Yemana, Soo's unique talent and dedication to his craft are fully explored and captured through a dazzling kaleidoscope of images, music, montages, interviews and stories.

Release Date:2009-03-15

Character:Self

The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel

One of the dominating figures in Elvis Presley's life was his manager, who was known as the "Colonel". No other relationship in Elvis' life was as controversial and misunderstood as the one he had with Colonel Tom Parker. The truth about their unique friendship is revealed in this documentary.

Release Date:2002-03-31

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

Elvis Presley: Elvis in Hollywood

Home videos, TV appearances and performances from the King's early films (including Love Me Tender, Loving You, Jailhouse Rock, and King Creole) tell the story of Elvis Presley's 1950s movie career in this fascinating documentary. Also included are interviews with co-stars and remastered songs such as "Anyplace Is Paradise," "Money Honey," "Blue Suede Shoes," "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Long Tall Sally."

Release Date:1993-09-01

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

Oscar's Greatest Moments

Highlights from Oscar ceremonies between 1971 and 1991.

Release Date:1992-02-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

Color Adjustment

From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.

Release Date:1992-01-29

Character:Self

Vote Count:10

For the Love of It

An entrepreneur discovers a Russian plan for taking over the Middle East. He wants to use it to create a new video game but the KGB, the CIA and the FBI have different ideas.

Release Date:1980-09-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney. These are some of the titles of the Disney anthology series that first aired as Disneyland in 1954. Ron Howard and Suzanne Somers serve as hosts for the musical celebration.

Release Date:1978-09-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.

Release Date:1974-09-13

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:88

Vote Count:12

The Jimmy Stewart Show

The Jimmy Stewart Show is an American sitcom starring James Stewart. Twenty-four episodes of the show were broadcast in the 1971–1972 season on the NBC network's Sunday night schedule, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble.

Release Date:1971-09-19

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:2

All in the Family

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

Release Date:1971-01-12

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:210

Vote Count:159

Julia

Julia is an American sitcom notable for being one of the first weekly series to depict an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role. Previous television series featured African American lead characters, but the characters were usually servants. The show stars actress and singer Diahann Carroll, and ran for 86 episodes on NBC from September 17, 1968 to March 23, 1971. The series was produced by Savannah Productions, Inc., Hanncar Productions, Inc., and 20th Century-Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed series title was Mama's Man. The series was also unique in that it was among the few situation comedies in the late 1960s that did not use a laugh track; however, 20th Century-Fox Television added them when the series was reissued for syndication and cable rebroadcasts in the late 1980s.

Release Date:1968-09-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:8

Dear Brigitte

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.

Release Date:1965-01-08

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:26

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a 1964 comedy television series that appeared on ABC's schedule. The series starred Tony Franciosa as Valentine Farrow, a swinging Manhattan publishing executive, and Jack Soo, later of Barney Miller as Rocky Sin, Farrow's poker-playing con-artist valet. The show was created by Hal Kanter and lasted only one season. One noteworthy episode was produced as a tie-in to the movie Rio Conchos, in which Franciosa co-starred; he played both Valentine and his Mexican character from the feature.

Release Date:1964-09-18

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:34

Move Over, Darling

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

Release Date:1963-12-19

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:87

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.

Release Date:1963-10-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:6

Vacation Playhouse

The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was successful during its first few seasons due to the fact that the show's concept, airing unsold and unaired television pilots, was a popular concept in the 1960s. But during its last two seasons on the air, the series did find some trouble due to the fact that the series were running out of pilots to air and, in their 4th season, they began airing repeats from the three seasons prior. During its 1966 summer run, the series aired eights new pilots and two repeats and during its last year airing five new pilots and four repeats.

Release Date:1963-07-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Pocketful of Miracles

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.

Release Date:1961-12-18

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:171

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Release Date:1961-12-11

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:7

Blue Hawaii

Chad Gates has just been discharged from the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend.

Release Date:1961-11-22

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:134

Bachelor in Paradise

A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct.

Release Date:1961-11-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:22

Mardi Gras

A military school cadet romances a visiting French actress during Mardi Gras. With songs, kissing and New Orleans locations.

Release Date:1958-11-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:7

Once Upon a Horse...

Two zany cowboys steal a herd of cattle only to discover it costs more to feed them than they are worth.

Release Date:1958-09-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

I Married a Woman

Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.

Release Date:1958-03-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:6

Loving You

Deke Rivers is a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote the talented newcomer to fame and fortune, giving him every break he deserves. Romantic complications arise as Susan, another singer in the group, offers him devoted admiration as Glenda leads him on with promises of a golden future.

Release Date:1957-07-09

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:51

The Rose Tattoo

A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.

Release Date:1955-12-12

Department:Writing

Job:Adaptation

Vote Count:77

Artists and Models

A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.

Release Date:1955-11-07

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:121

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show is an American television series hosted George Gobel that aired on NBC from 1954 to 1960.

Release Date:1954-10-02

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:59

Vote Count:2

About Mrs. Leslie

A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.

Release Date:1954-08-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:5

Casanova's Big Night

Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca. He little suspects what awaits him... Locked into the incongruous role by the desperation of the real Casanova's creditors, Pippo must journey to Venice on a delicate mission far beyond his capabilities.

Release Date:1954-04-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:16

Money from Home

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn't tell Virgil what he is really up to. Mistaken identities are assumed, while along the way, Virgil meets a female vet and Herman falls for the owner of the horse.

Release Date:1953-12-31

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:28

Here Come the Girls

Bob Hope stars as an inept member of the chorus boy in a turn of the century stage show. After being fired, he finds himself starring acting as a decoy when a killer goes after the real star.

Release Date:1953-10-22

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:7

The Oscars

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

Release Date:1953-03-19

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:29

Vote Count:65

Road to Bali

Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.

Release Date:1953-01-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:74

Off Limits

Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. However, life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn when Bullet gets drafted.

Release Date:1952-12-30

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:15

Two Tickets to Broadway

A young woman (Janet Leigh) leaves her small hometown in Vermont and travels to New York City with hopes of becoming a Broadway star.

Release Date:1951-11-20

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:10

The Ed Wynn Show

Release Date:1949-10-06

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1