Steve Allen
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1921-12-26
Locus Natus: New York City, New York, USA
Et ut: Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, Steven Allen, Steve Allen Jr.
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi Gaynor in a song and dance hour with an all-male, star-studded ensemble featuring her main guests Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie)...
release : 1975.03.24popularis : 2.058
The Movie Orgy
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and...
release : 1968.01.01popularis : 4.877
The Player
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
release : 1992.04.03popularis : 20.51
Allen in Movieland
TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming title role in "The Benny Goodman Story."
release : 1955.07.02popularis : 1.039
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of...
release : 1968.06.19popularis : 4.288
The Benny Goodman Story
Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny...
release : 1956.02.02popularis : 1.738
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.
release : 1992.04.05popularis : 1.887
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.
release : 1966.05.01popularis : 1.264
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Rodney Dangerfield wants the hottest up-and-coming comedians for his new HBO special, but as always, he gets no respect.
release : 1991.08.03popularis : 2.106
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a...
release : 1972.01.01popularis : 0.952
College Confidential
Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people. Some of the good...
release : 1960.08.26popularis : 4.777
Warning Shot
Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
release : 1967.01.18popularis : 3.667
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
release : 1998.10.21popularis : 2.888
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
release : 2005.04.05popularis : 2.61
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
release : 1988.05.16popularis : 1.728
The Big Circus
A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show...
release : 1959.07.05popularis : 4.394
Casino
In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but...
release : 1995.11.22popularis : 29.079
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Witness the last days of the Beat poet whose works would capture the very essence of the 1960 counter-cultural movement in an informative documentary...
release : 1997.11.21popularis : 0.973
I'll Get By
I'll Get By is an updated remake of the 1940 20th Century-Fox musical Tin Pan Alley. William Lundigan and Dennis Day play William Spencer and Freddie...
release : 1950.10.02popularis : 1.303
The Power of the Market
Dr. Friedman states, "There is not a single person in the world who can make this pencil." He explains that the creation of even a simple object -...
release : 1990.01.01popularis : 4.474
The Sunshine Boys
Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't...
release : 1975.11.06popularis : 9.288
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the...
release : 2002.03.31popularis : 1.401
Stone
Dennis Weaver is a Joseph Wambaugh-type novelist cop and Pat Hingle is his hard-nosed superior who wants him to stick to police work or get off the...
release : 1979.08.26popularis : 0.728
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Roast of Rodney Dangerfield recorded in Aspen on his 75th birthday.
release : 1997.01.01popularis : 1.565
On Location: Myron Cohen
With an uncanny ability to mimic just about any dialect he heard and accompany it with a hilariously appropriate facial expression, classic nightclub...
release : 1976.10.16popularis : 0.101
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel Life
release : 1999.10.26popularis : 1.256
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Elvis fans, thank your lucky stars. This jam-packed collection of pulse-raising performances from TV, movies, concerts and special events showcases...
release : 2007.11.12popularis : 1.39
The Making of the Stooges
A documentary recounting the personal and professional lives of the Three Stooges, including rare footage and interviews with family members.
release : 1984.01.01popularis : 0.899
Lucy Calls the President
Homemaker Lucy Whittaker calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue—and to her astonishment, he agrees to come dine at...
release : 1977.11.21popularis : 1.163
Great Balls of Fire!
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and...
release : 1989.06.30popularis : 12.824
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Don't Ask Me, Ask God is a TV Special starring Michael J. Fox.
release : 1984.01.01popularis : 0.68
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...
release : 2022.10.27popularis : 3.928
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was...
release : 1986.04.16popularis : 4.243
The Comic
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a...
release : 1969.11.19popularis : 2.221
The Sunshine Boys
Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't...
release : 1975.11.06popularis : 9.288
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
A biography of comedian duo Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
release : 1996.04.29popularis : 1.432
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so...
release : 2010.08.03popularis : 2.541
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while...
release : 2016.05.03popularis : 5.046
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty...
release : 2020.03.06popularis : 3.248
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
Jazz Pianist on the Creative Process & Self-Teaching. Here is the late, brilliantly original jazz pianist in intense conversation with his...
release : 1966.01.01popularis : 0.882
Heart Beat
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
release : 1980.04.25popularis : 4.718
James Dean and Me
A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.
release : 1995.01.01popularis : 0.745
Joys
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies...
release : 1976.03.05popularis : 2.236
The Gossip Columnist
New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters.
release : 1980.03.21popularis : 1.61
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in...
release : 2007.10.17popularis : 4.172
The Ratings Game
A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
release : 1984.12.15popularis : 5.659
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More
Elvis fans, thank your lucky stars. This jam-packed collection of pulse-raising performances from TV, movies, concerts and special events showcases...
release : 2007.11.12popularis : 0.827
James Dean Remembered
Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.
release : 1974.01.01popularis : 0.606
The Funny Farm
The laughs are nonstop as a gang of ambitious young comics strives to make it in the exciting world of stand-up comedy at the famous comedy club in...
release : 1983.02.18popularis : 1.144
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
In a triumphant career that lasted forty years Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to its limits, developed an international...
release : 2013.04.09popularis : 2.128
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Comedy ever made by the American Film Institute.
release : 2001.12.31popularis : 1.497
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows teach viewers computer terminology, basic functionality and the many common uses of home computers.
release : 1984.06.05popularis : 0.265
Now You See It, Now You Don't
A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.
release : 1968.11.11popularis : 1.128
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Members of a town's Jewish community decide to substitute for their Christian friends and neighbors so they can enjoy Christmas. The good folk...
release : 1977.12.16popularis : 1.3
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet...
release : 1979.05.16popularis : 7.843
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with...
release : 1988.06.18popularis : 0.883
WWE WrestleMania VI
More than 65,000 fans pack the Toronto SkyDome to witness The Ultimate Challenge as The Ultimate Warrior faces Hulk Hogan with both the WWE...
release : 1990.04.01popularis : 3.425
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through...
release : 2018.01.19popularis : 13.405
Nichols and May: Take Two
A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.
release : 1996.05.22popularis : 1.33
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she...
release : 2021.08.16popularis : 2.54
Down Memory Lane
This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo...
release : 1949.08.01popularis : 0.842
Night of 100 Stars
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
release : 1982.03.08popularis : 3.004
Something's Got to Give
Remake of "My Favorite Wife," unfinished because of star Marilyn Monroe's firing, rehiring, and sudden August 1962 death.
release : 1962.01.01popularis : 2.033
Amazon Women on the Moon
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird...
release : 1987.09.18popularis : 12.016