
William Gaxton
Actor · 1889 – 1963 · San Francisco, California, USA
Movies9
Movie6.3ComedyRomanceWealthy Jack bets friend Michael he can woo Lu Lu without money within 2 weeks. Michael hires inept detectives to stop Jack, leading to comedic misadventures as Jack pursues Lu Lu while hiding his penniless state.
50 Million Frenchmen
1931 · 4 votes
Movie6.5MusicA press agent, a composer and a landlord of a theatrical boardinghouse revive vaudeville on Broadway.
Something to Shout About
1943 · 6 votes
Movie5.0ComedyDruggist Elmer Prettywillie is sleeping. A woman rings the night bell only to buy a two-cent stamp. Then garbage collectors waken him. Next it's firemen on a false alarm. And then a real fire.
It's the Old Army Game
1926 · 12 votes
Movie4.8ComedyTemperamental stage diva Fay Lawrence is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway producer to star in his latest production.
The Heat's On
1943 · 7 votes
Movie7.0MusicComedyJoe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.
Diamond Horseshoe
1945 · 2 votes
Movie6.8ComedyMusicBud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.
Best Foot Forward
1943 · 5 votes
Movie4.7MysteryComedyEarly '30s comedy-mystery involving magicians, fake psychics and murder.
Their Big Moment
1934 · 7 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDramaJohnny Rooney is a fast-stepping young politician and Molly Taylor is an even faster-stepping showgirl in "George White's Scandals" in a tale of New York City's theatrical and political life during prohibition and the jazz-age.
Stepping Along
1926 · 1 votes
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Series1
TV6.8ComedyTalk ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · 23 votes