Milton Berle

Milton Berle was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

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A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Milton Berle  •  Sid Caesar  •  Buddy Hackett

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Milton Berle  •  Sid Caesar  •  Buddy Hackett

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

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The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Paul Reubens  •  Elizabeth Daily  •  Mark Holton  •  Diane Salinger

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Paul Reubens  •  Elizabeth Daily  •  Mark Holton  •  Diane Salinger

Sun Valley Serenade (1941)

When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  John Payne  •  Glenn Miller  •  Milton Berle

When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  John Payne  •  Glenn Miller  •  Milton Berle

The Bellboy (1960)

Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Alex Gerry  •  Bob Clayton  •  Sonnie Sands

Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Alex Gerry  •  Bob Clayton  •  Sonnie Sands

The Happening (1967)

A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with the $200,000 ransom. Demonico is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliot Silverstein
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Michael Parks  •  George Maharis  •  Robert Walker Jr.

A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with the $200,000 ransom. Demonico is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliot Silverstein
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Michael Parks  •  George Maharis  •  Robert Walker Jr.

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Noah Beery  •  Charles Hill Mailes  •  Claire McDowell

Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Niblo
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Noah Beery  •  Charles Hill Mailes  •  Claire McDowell

The Muppet Movie (1979)

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A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Frawley
CAST:  Jim Henson  •  Frank Oz  •  Jerry Nelson  •  Richard Hunt

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Frawley
CAST:  Jim Henson  •  Frank Oz  •  Jerry Nelson  •  Richard Hunt

Journey Back to Oz (1974)

Dorothy and Toto return to the Land of Oz to find the Scarecrow as ruler of the Emerald City. Unfortunately for the new mayor, the wicked Mombi is conspiring to take over the city for herself. With the help of the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and other familiar ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Sutherland
CAST:  Liza Minnelli  •  Milton Berle  •  Ethel Merman  •  Paul Lynde

Dorothy and Toto return to the Land of Oz to find the Scarecrow as ruler of the Emerald City. Unfortunately for the new mayor, the wicked Mombi is conspiring to take over the city for herself. With the help of the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and other familiar ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Sutherland
CAST:  Liza Minnelli  •  Milton Berle  •  Ethel Merman  •  Paul Lynde

Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Mia Farrow  •  Nick Apollo Forte  •  Craig Vandenburgh

A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Mia Farrow  •  Nick Apollo Forte  •  Craig Vandenburgh

Going Overboard (1989)

A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valerie Breiman
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Burt Young  •  Scott LaRose  •  Tom Hodges

A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valerie Breiman
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Burt Young  •  Scott LaRose  •  Tom Hodges

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)

Behind in the mortgage on Sunnybrook Farm and barely managing to feed seven hungry mouths, mother sends young Rebecca off to Riverboro to be raised by her wealthy Aunt Miranda. The little girl is treated like a prisoner by her strict Aunt, yet she gamely does her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marshall Neilan
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Eugene O'Brien  •  Helen Jerome Eddy  •  Marjorie Daw

Behind in the mortgage on Sunnybrook Farm and barely managing to feed seven hungry mouths, mother sends young Rebecca off to Riverboro to be raised by her wealthy Aunt Miranda. The little girl is treated like a prisoner by her strict Aunt, yet she gamely does her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marshall Neilan
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Eugene O'Brien  •  Helen Jerome Eddy  •  Marjorie Daw

Radio City Revels (1938)

A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Jack Oakie  •  Bob Burns  •  Milton Berle  •  Ann Miller

A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Jack Oakie  •  Bob Burns  •  Milton Berle  •  Ann Miller

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Bruce Dern  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Art Carney  •  Phil Silvers

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Bruce Dern  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Art Carney  •  Phil Silvers

For Singles Only (1968)

Anne and Helen move into a California apartment complex for single only where all the occupants are looking to hook up with Milton Berle as the building manager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Dreifuss
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Mary Ann Mobley  •  Milton Berle  •  Lana Wood

Anne and Helen move into a California apartment complex for single only where all the occupants are looking to hook up with Milton Berle as the building manager.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Dreifuss
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Mary Ann Mobley  •  Milton Berle  •  Lana Wood

Rise and Shine (1941)

The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Jack Oakie  •  George Murphy  •  Linda Darnell  •  Walter Brennan

The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Jack Oakie  •  George Murphy  •  Linda Darnell  •  Walter Brennan

Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)

A self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Ruth Roman  •  Bert Lahr

A self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Ruth Roman  •  Bert Lahr

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers payed up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clark Jones
CAST:  Jane Alexander  •  Peter Allen  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Steve Allen

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers payed up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clark Jones
CAST:  Jane Alexander  •  Peter Allen  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Steve Allen

Seven in Darkness (1969)

A plane carrying seven blind people to a convention for the blind in Seattle crashes in the mountains due to severe weather. Only the blind survive the crash and they must make their way back through the wilderness to civilization.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Caffey
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  Bill Dyer  •  Sean Garrison  •  Nancy Fisher

A plane carrying seven blind people to a convention for the blind in Seattle crashes in the mountains due to severe weather. Only the blind survive the crash and they must make their way back through the wilderness to civilization.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Caffey
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  Bill Dyer  •  Sean Garrison  •  Nancy Fisher

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.  (more)

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CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Desi Arnaz  •  William C. Paley  •  Vivian Vance

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.  (more)

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CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Desi Arnaz  •  William C. Paley  •  Vivian Vance

The Spike Jones Story (1988)

This program presents a combination of entertainer Spike Jones' personal and professional history, featuring Milton Berle and Danny Thomas, plus numerous family members and collaborators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McGlynn
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  Eddie Brandt  •  Helen Grayco  •  Barry Hansen

This program presents a combination of entertainer Spike Jones' personal and professional history, featuring Milton Berle and Danny Thomas, plus numerous family members and collaborators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McGlynn
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  Eddie Brandt  •  Helen Grayco  •  Barry Hansen
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