Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and — perhaps his most accomplished performance — The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children's favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization.

  • Title: Danny Kaye
  • Popularity: 23.404
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1911-01-18
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: David Daniel Kaminsky, Daniel David Kaminsky
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Danny Kaye Movies

  • 1955
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    The Court Jester
    The Court Jester

    7.296 1955 HD

    A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1949
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    It's a Great Feeling
    It's a Great Feeling

    5.9 1949 HD

    A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dennis Morgan

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  • 1945
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    Wonder Man
    Wonder Man

    6.6 1945 HD

    Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1954
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    White Christmas
    White Christmas

    7.23 1954 HD

    Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bing Crosby

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  • 1947
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    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    6.761 1947 HD

    Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1949
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    The Inspector General
    The Inspector General

    6.4 1949 HD

    An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1951
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    On the Riviera
    On the Riviera

    5.9 1951 HD

    In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye plays both a performer and a heroic French...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1952
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    Hans Christian Andersen
    Hans Christian Andersen

    6.3 1952 HD

    A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1971
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    Here Comes Peter Cottontail
    Here Comes Peter Cottontail

    6 1971 HD

    Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except for Evil Irontail. Peter must deliver more eggs...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1959
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    The Five Pennies
    The Five Pennies

    6.7 1959 HD

    Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1948
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    A Song Is Born
    A Song Is Born

    6.5 1948 HD

    The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1958
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    Merry Andrew
    Merry Andrew

    6 1958 HD

    When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1961
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    On the Double
    On the Double

    6.9 1961 HD

    American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1954
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    Knock on Wood
    Knock on Wood

    6.6 1954 HD

    Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1946
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    The Kid from Brooklyn
    The Kid from Brooklyn

    6.2 1946 HD

    Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1944
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    Up in Arms
    Up in Arms

    5.9 1944 HD

    Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1958
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    Me and the Colonel
    Me and the Colonel

    6.3 1958 HD

    Nazis are about to overrun France, and a Jewish man named Jacobowsky is stranded in Paris. He hitches a ride with reluctant Polish serviceman Colonel...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1972
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    The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
    The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes

    5 1972 HD

    This is one of the 'Animagical' titles from the children's film archive of Rankin/Bass. The story line is reminiscent of an earlier 1966 R/B Animagic...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1969
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    The Madwoman of Chaillot
    The Madwoman of Chaillot

    6.7 1969 HD

    An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Katharine Hepburn

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  • 1963
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    The Man from the Diners' Club
    The Man from the Diners' Club

    5.5 1963 HD

    Meek credit card company clerk Ernest Klenk is feeling the pressure of demanding coworkers, new computers, and an upcoming wedding. This stress leads...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1938
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    Money on Your Life
    Money on Your Life

    1 1938 HD

    This fun little piece has Danny Kaye as man who buys a life insurance policy. What the insurance salesman doesn't know is that Danny is on the hit...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1981
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    Skokie
    Skokie

    6 1981 HD

    A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1938
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    Getting an Eyeful
    Getting an Eyeful

    10 1938 HD

    Nickotai (Danny Kaye) needs an eye test and is the first patient of ‘eyetestometist’ Henry Groper.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Charles Kemper

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  • 1976
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    Pinocchio
    Pinocchio

    6.8 1976 HD

    This musical adaptation of Pinocchio from 1976 features the incomparable talents of Danny Kaye, Sandy Duncan, Flip Wilson, and Clive Revill. Framed...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Sandy Duncan

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  • 1942
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    Night Shift
    Night Shift

    8 1942 HD

    Documentary short film depicting the work in a British armaments plant in which the night shift consists of women workers.

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    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1937
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    Dime a Dance
    Dime a Dance

    3 1937 HD

    June Allyson is a cashier in a dance hall and her friend Imogene Coca wants to get a job there as a dance hostess. June advises her she needs to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Imogene Coca

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  • 2015
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    Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
    Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

    10 2015 HD

    Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: John Amos

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  • 2000
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    Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
    Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

    1 2000 HD

    Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Doris...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Frank Sinatra

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  • 1960
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    Lifetime of Comedy
    Lifetime of Comedy

    1 1960 HD

    Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bing Crosby.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Monkhouse

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  • 1944
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    I Am an American
    I Am an American

    5.3 1944 HD

    The history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout American history.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gary Gray

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  • 1949
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    Breakdowns of 1949
    Breakdowns of 1949

    6 1949 HD

    Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lauren Bacall

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  • 1997
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    Bogart: The Untold Story
    Bogart: The Untold Story

    1 1997 HD

    Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stephen H. Bogart

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  • 1976
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    Peter Pan
    Peter Pan

    6 1976 HD

    Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Mia Farrow

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  • 1993
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    The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
    The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

    1 1993 HD

    Legendary showman Danny Kaye's greatest moments have been handpicked by Kaye's daughter, Dena, in this lighthearted compilation. Highlights ranging...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1938
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    Cupid Takes a Holiday
    Cupid Takes a Holiday

    1 1938 HD

    Because his family has a history of insanity that breaks out when a family member hasn't married by the time they are 25 years old, Nikolai...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1965
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    Salute to Stan Laurel
    Salute to Stan Laurel

    1 1965 HD

    A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1985
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    That's Dancing!
    That's Dancing!

    7 1985 HD

    A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Mikhail Baryshnikov

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...
    And the Oscar Goes To...

    7 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Anjelica Huston

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  • 1997
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    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    5 1997 HD

    A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Dan Butler

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  • 2000
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    'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
    'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

    5 2000 HD

    Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954).

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Rosemary Clooney

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  • 2014
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    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    7 2014 HD

    Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bing Crosby

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  • 1981
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    An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
    An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

    10 1981 HD

    A night of classical music,conducted by famous comedian actor Danny Kaye,is something for the whole family to watch. Danny puts his talents to use...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1981
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    Musical Comedy Tonight II
    Musical Comedy Tonight II

    1 1981 HD

    A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Sylvia Fine

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  • 1979
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    The Hollywood Clowns
    The Hollywood Clowns

    1 1979 HD

    Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bud Abbott

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  • 1982
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    Showbiz Goes to War
    Showbiz Goes to War

    10 1982 HD

    While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bud Abbott

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  • 1997
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    Sports on the Silver Screen
    Sports on the Silver Screen

    10 1997 HD

    HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Liev Schreiber

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  • 2002
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    Edith Head: The Paramount Years
    Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    7 2002 HD

    A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Chierichetti

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  • 1976
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    CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
    CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

    6 1976 HD

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

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    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1982
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    EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
    EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

    1 1982 HD

    Danny Kaye tours EPCOT Center, singing its praises in Future World and the World Showcase. He meets celebrities and park characters like Dreamfinder...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 1985
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    Night of 100 Stars II
    Night of 100 Stars II

    8 1985 HD

    This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Debbie Allen

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  • 1985
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    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    1 1985 HD

    William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bud Abbott

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  • 1963
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    The Sound of Laughter
    The Sound of Laughter

    2 1963 HD

    A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ed Wynn

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  • 1997
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    Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
    Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

    6.3 1997 HD

    Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Harry Smith

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  • 1949
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    Task Force
    Task Force

    7 1949 HD

    After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gary Cooper

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  • 2017
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    À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
    À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

    7 2017 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Pierre Richard

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  • 1963
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    Danny Kaye Christmas Show
    Danny Kaye Christmas Show

    1 1963 HD

    In this Christmas-themed show, Danny welcomes as his guests Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Danny and Dick are featured in a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 2015
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    Trumbo
    Trumbo

    7.2 2015 HD

    The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bryan Cranston

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  • 1971
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    The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1971 HD

    The 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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ed Sullivan

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  • 1967
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    The Danny Kaye Show
    The Danny Kaye Show

    6.3 1967 HD

    The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Kaye

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  • 2024
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    The Oscars
    The Oscars

    6.923 2024 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1992
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    The Cosby Show
    The Cosby Show

    6.982 1992 HD

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bill Cosby

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  • 1989
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    The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone

    7.719 1989 HD

    This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Robin Ward

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  • 1968
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    The Lucy Show
    The Lucy Show

    7.013 1968 HD

    The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1981
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    The Muppet Show
    The Muppet Show

    8.024 1981 HD

    Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: Jim Henson

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  • 2011
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1973
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    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.5 1973 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Richard Dawson

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  • 1964
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    The DuPont Show of the Week
    The DuPont Show of the Week

    6 1964 HD

    The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons on NBC from September 17, 1961 to August 30, 1964.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2023
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    The Kennedy Center Honors
    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.2 2023 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 2022
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    The American Film Institute Salute to ...
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    4.5 2022 HD

    In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally...

    Genre: Reality

    Cast:

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  • 2024
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    The Emmy Awards
    The Emmy Awards

    7.4 2024 HD

    An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

    Genre:

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  • 1980
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    V.I.P. Schaukel
    V.I.P. Schaukel

    6 1980 HD

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Margret Dünser

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  • 1986
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    Auf los geht's los
    Auf los geht's los

    1 1986 HD

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Joachim Fuchsberger

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  • 1995
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    The Dick Cavett Show
    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.559 1995 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Dick Cavett

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  • 1967
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    The Merv Griffin Show
    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.3 1967 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Merv Griffin

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  • 1992
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.3 1992 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Johnny Carson

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  • 1967
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    What's My Line?
    What's My Line?

    6.619 1967 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: John Charles Daly

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  • 2020
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    Le Grand Échiquier
    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 2020 HD

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Anne-Sophie Lapix

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  • 1960
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    Startime
    Startime

    6 1960 HD

    Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast:

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  • 1984
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    The Bob Hope Show
    The Bob Hope Show

    8 1984 HD

    The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Hope

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