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Norman Taurog

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Boys TownBoys Town (1938)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney
Bittersweet weepie in which Spencer Tracy won an Oscar as a priest who develops a school for delinquents with a knee–high Mickey Rooney as his…
Broadway Melody of 1940Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy
The final of the loosely connected BROADWAY MELODY quartet is unusually plot–heavy, but still features glittery dance numbers and a lovely Cole…
Little Nellie KellyLittle Nellie Kelly (1940)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, George Murphy
Filmed version of the hit Broadway musical comedy from 1922 about Irish–American immigrants starring Judy Garland, who was fresh to…
Presenting Lily MarsPresenting Lily Mars (1943)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter
MGM Musical comedy starring Judy Garland in an early grown–up role as the titular small–town girl who heads to Broadway but struggles to…
Stooge, TheStooge, The (1951) Recommended
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen
Comedy set in the world of 1930's vaudeville, where an egotistical but struggling Broadway performer (Dean Martin) finds success when he hires a…
Jumping JacksJumping Jacks (1952)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
The comic duo of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make an unlikely pair of paratroopers.
Caddy, TheCaddy, The (1953)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
Golf comedy from the Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin stable. Lewis caddies, Martin sings ‘That’s Amore’.
Living It UpLiving It Up (1954)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh
One of the funnier Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies of the 17 they made together. Jerry Lewis plays a stationmaster from provincial New Mexico…
PardnersPardners (1956)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Agnes Moorehead
Comic–partners Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis saddle–up for a jaunt in the Old West.
SpeedwaySpeedway (1958)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
Elvis Presley musical set in stock–car racing scene. With Nancy Sinatra in the passenger seat.
Don't Give Up the ShipDon't Give Up the Ship (1959)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill
Comedy with Jerry Lewis playing a Junior Navy Officer whose ship mysteriously goes missing years after WWII, and he is called upon to find it right…
G.I. BluesG.I. Blues (1960)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
A fond Elvis vehicle in which his guitar–playing G.I. meddles with things a young cadet shouldn't while stationed in Germany. Presley sings…
Blue HawaiiBlue Hawaii (1961)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
Lush setting for this Elvis vehicle is easy on the eye. The King's least Rock'n'Roll effort.
It Happened At The World's FairIt Happened At The World's Fair (1963)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Yvonne Craig, Gary Lockwood
The King plays a pilot–for–hire who hitchhikes to the World's Fair in Seattle to earn some cash after his plane is seized by the local…
SpinoutSpinout (1966)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares
Musical comedy starring Elvis as a race car driver and singer in a band, whose carefree single life is threatened by the romantic advances of three…
Double TroubleDouble Trouble (1967)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams
Elvis goes on tour in Europe and gets embroiled with a besotted heiress and an espionage plot. Some good tunes (including "Long Legged Girl") hardly…
Live a Little, Love a LittleLive a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Rudy Vallee
Another musical comedy pairing director Norman Taurog with The King. Elvis plays a playboy pin–up photographer whose carefree life is…

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