Direction: James V. Kern
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by James V. Kern. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
I Love Lucy (TV Series)
1951 · Series · 25 min. · United States
Direction William Asher · James V. Kern · Ralph Levy · Marc Daniels
Cast Lucille Ball · Desi Arnaz · Vivian Vance · William Frawley
Plot TV Series (1951-1957). 6 Seasons. 181 Episodes. A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations. Cuban Bandleader...
6.5
587 votes
6.5
587 votes
The Second Woman
1950 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern
Cast Robert Young · Betsy Drake · John Sutton · Florence Bates
Plot In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff,...
6.3
169 votes
6.3
169 votes
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
1958 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Roy Huggins · George Waggner · Montgomery Pittman · Robert Douglas
Cast Roger Smith · Efrem Zimbalist Jr. · Edd Byrnes · Jacqueline Beer
6.0
37 votes
6.0
37 votes
My Favorite Martian (TV Series)
1963 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Oscar Rudolph · Leslie Goodwins · John Erman · David Alexander
Cast Ray Walston · Bill Bixby · Pamela Britton · Alan Hewitt
Plot A sarcastic Martian comes to live with a hapless young Terran on Earth.
5.8
149 votes
5.8
149 votes
Two Tickets to Broadway
1951 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern
Cast Tony Martin · Janet Leigh · Gloria DeHaven · Eddie Bracken
Plot Nancy Peterson and her friends wants to get a spot on Bob Crosby's TV show, but their agent has linked them.
4.7
40 votes
4.7
40 votes
Never Say Goodbye
1946 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern
Cast Errol Flynn · Eleanor Parker · Lucile Watson · S.Z. Sakall
Plot Phil and Ellen Gayley have been divorced for a year, and their 8-year old daughter, Flip, is very unhappy that her parents are not together. Flip starts a correspondence with...
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The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (TV Series)
1956 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Lee Karson · William A. Seiter · Charles Barton · James V. Kern
Cast Gale Storm · ZaSu Pitts · Roy Roberts · James Fairfax
Plot TV Series (1956-1960). 4 seasons. 126 episodes. The series was based on a cruise director, Susanna Pomeroy (Gale Storm), on a ship travelling around the world.
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The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
1950 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Frederick de Cordova · Ralph Levy · Norman Abbott · Seymour Berns
Cast Jack Benny · Mary Livingstone · Eddie "Rochester" Anderson · Phil Harris
Plot The Jack Benny Program evolved from a variety show blending sketch comedy and musical interludes into the situation comedy form we know even now, crafting particular situations and scenarios from...
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The Millionaire (TV Series)
1955 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction James Sheldon · Alfred E. Green · Gerald Mayer · Robert Altman
Cast Marvin Miller · Paul Frees · Roy Gordon · Tido Fedderson
Plot In this hit 1950's TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away one million dollars apiece to persons that he has never met.
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My Three Sons (TV Series)
1960 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Frederick de Cordova · James V. Kern · Gene Reynolds · Peter Tewksbury
Cast Fred MacMurray · Stanley Livingston · Don Grady · William Demarest
Plot Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of...
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April Showers
1948 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern
Cast Jack Carson · Ann Sothern · Robert Alda · S.Z. Sakall
Plot A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get...
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Stallion Road
1947 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern · Raoul Walsh
Cast Ronald Reagan · Alexis Smith · Zachary Scott · Peggy Knudsen
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The Doughgirls
1944 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern
Cast Ann Sheridan · Alexis Smith · Jack Carson · Jane Wyman
Plot Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, his new boss, and...
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The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series)
1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction James V. Kern · Abby Berlin · Richard Whorf · Sidney Miller
Cast Ann Sothern · Ann Tyrrell · Don Porter · Jack Mullaney
Plot TV Series (1958-1961). 3 seasons. 93 episodes. Katy O'Connor is the assistant manager of the Bartley House Hotel in New York City working for Jason Macauley. She expected to get...
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