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The Second Woman (1950) -- In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast...
"The Donna Reed Show" (1958): Season 1: Episode 8 -- Mary would like George, the basketball star, to ask her to The Varsity Prom.

Overview

Date of Birth:

22 September 1909, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

9 November 1966, Encino, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Director, singer, director and songwriter ("Easy Street"), educated at... more

Trivia:

Prior to becoming a director, he was a member of a singing group called... more

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Alternate Names:

Yacht Club Boys | James Kern | The Yacht Club Boys

Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "My Three Sons" (1960)   (99 episodes, 1964-1967) 1967 - 7.2 (324)
- 2. "My Favorite Martian" (1963)   (6 episodes, 1965) 1965 - 7.3 (236)
AKAs:
  • My Favourite Martian (Australia)
- 3. "The Joey Bishop Show" (1961)   (26 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 6.8 (25)
- 4. "Pete and Gladys" (1960)   (2 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 7.8 (35)
2 TV episodes:
- 5. "The Jack Benny Program" (1950)   (4 episodes, 1954-1961) 1961 - 8.8 (192)
AKAs:
  • The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
  • The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- 6. "Maverick" (1957)   (3 episodes, 1958-1960) 1960 - 8.4 (382)
3 TV episodes:
- 7. "77 Sunset Strip" (1958)   (4 episodes, 1958-1960) 1960 - 8.1 (210)
- 8. "New Comedy Showcase" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The Gale Storm Show" (1956)   (2 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.0 (43)
AKAs:
  • Oh! Susanna
2 TV episodes:
- 10. "Bourbon Street Beat" (1959)   (4 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 7.9 (45)
4 TV episodes:
- 11. "Sugarfoot" (1957)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.8 (95)
AKAs:
  • Tenderfoot (UK)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "The Millionaire" (1955)   (7 episodes, 1956-1959) 1959 - 7.8 (115)
AKAs:
  • If You Had a Million
- 13. "The Ann Sothern Show" (1958)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (29)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "The Donna Reed Show" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.7 (154)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Date with the Angels" (1957)   (6 episodes, 1957) 1957 - 7.1 (8)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 16. "I Love Lucy" (1951)   (39 episodes, 1955-1957) 1957 - 9.0 (3,045)
AKAs:
  • Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
  • The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
  • The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
- 17. I Love Lucy Christmas Show (1956) (TV) 1956 - 8.1 (36)
- 18. "Hey, Jeannie!" (1956)   (2 episodes, 1956) 1956 - 8.1 (9)
2 TV episodes:
- 19. "Conflict" (1956)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.5 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Lum and Abner Abroad (1956) 1956 - 8.9 (5)
- 21. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   (unknown episodes) 1955 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
- 22. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 23. Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) 1951 - 5.7 (136)
- 24. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   (unknown episodes) 1950 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- 25. The Second Woman (1950)   1950 - 6.4 (235)
AKAs:
  • Ellen (UK)
  • Here Lies Love
  • Twelve Miles Out
- 26. April Showers (1948) 1948 - 6.3 (68)
- 27. Stallion Road (1947) 1947 - 5.6 (82)
- 28. Never Say Goodbye (1946) 1946 - 6.7 (163)
- 29. Movieland Magic (1946) (as James Kern) 1946 - -
- 30. The Doughgirls (1944) 1944 - 6.2 (143)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Lum and Abner Abroad (1956) (story) 1956 - 8.9 (5)
- 2. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Never Say Goodbye (1946) (screenplay) 1946 - 6.7 (163)
- 4. Her Kind of Man (1946) (story) 1946 - 6.5 (18)
- 5. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) (writer) 1945 - 6.8 (461)
- 6. The Doughgirls (1944) (writer) 1944 - 6.2 (143)
- 7. Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) (screenplay) (as James Kern) 1944 - 6.6 (116)
- 8. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) (screenplay) 1943 - 7.3 (482)
- 9. Playmates (1941) (screenplay) (story) 1941 - 5.1 (75)
- 10. Look Who's Laughing (1941) (screenplay) (story) 1941 - 6.0 (139)
- 11. You'll Find Out (1940)   (screenplay) (story) 1940 - 5.8 (347)
AKAs:
  • Here Come the Boogie Men
- 12. If I Had My Way (1940) (writer) 1940 - 5.7 (41)
- 13. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) (screenplay) 1939 - 6.0 (85)
- 14. East Side of Heaven (1939) (writer) 1939 - 6.2 (45)
Actor
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- 1. Artists and Models Abroad (1938)   Yacht Club Boys Member 1938 - 6.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Stranded in Paris (UK)
- 2. Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) (as The Yacht Club Boys) Jimmie 1937 - 8.3 (6)
- 3. Artists & Models (1937) (as Yacht Club Boys) Member, Yacht Club Boys 1937 - 6.3 (74)
- 4. Pigskin Parade (1936)   (as The Yacht Club Boys) Member - The Yacht Club Boys 1936 - 6.3 (178)
AKAs:
  • Harmony Parade (UK)
- 5. Stage Struck (1936) (as The Yacht Club Boys) Jimmy 1936 - 5.7 (61)
- 6. The Singing Kid (1936) (uncredited) Yacht Club Boy 1936 - 7.1 (41)
- 7. Dough-Nuts (1936) 1936 - -
- 8. Thanks a Million (1935) (uncredited) A Yacht Club Boys Member 1935 - 6.9 (61)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Pete and Gladys" (1960)   associate producer (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.8 (35)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "The Jack Benny Program" (1950)   producer (3 episodes, 1956-1961) 1961 - 8.8 (192)
AKAs:
  • The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
  • The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
3 TV episodes:
- 3. Lum and Abner Abroad (1956) (producer) 1956 - 8.9 (5)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) (lyrics: "The Little Red Fox (N'Ya N'Ya You Can't Catch Me)" (1939)) 1939 - 6.0 (85)
- 2. Artists and Models Abroad (1938)   (writer: "You're Broke, You Dope") 1938 - 6.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Stranded in Paris (UK)

Additional Details

Other Works:

In 1960, he produced a pilot for a series about an orphanage called "Two Hundred Children". more

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Drama | Musical more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Male Female Relationship | Dog more

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