Direction: Norman Panama

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Norman Panama. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


6.5

501 votes

The Trap

1959 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama

Cast Richard Widmark · Lee J. Cobb · Tina Louise · Earl Holliman

Synopsis Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit from the country. Ralph's arrival has a profound effect on...

6.4

76 votes

6.4

76 votes

Knock on Wood

1954 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Melvin Frank · Norman Panama

Cast Danny Kaye · Mai Zetterling · Torin Thatcher · David Burns

Synopsis Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his doll Clarence becomes mean and jealous. His fiancée Audrey leaves him and Jerry smashes his...

6.2

94 votes

6.2

94 votes

Above and Beyond

1952 · Movie · 122 min. · United States

Direction Melvin Frank · Norman Panama

Cast Robert Taylor · Eleanor Parker · James Whitmore · Larry Keating

Synopsis "Above and Beyond" depicts the events leading up to the use of the first atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Colonel Paul Tibbetts is chosen by the Air Force to test the new long-range planes and to...

6.1

130 votes

6.1

130 votes

Not with My Wife, You Don't!

1966 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama

Cast Tony Curtis · Virna Lisi · George C. Scott · Carroll O'Connor

Synopsis During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis and George C. Scott. Lisi marries Curtis after he convinces her that Scott has been killed in a plane crash. She soon discovers...

5.1

53 votes

5.1

53 votes

The Road to Hong Kong

1962 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Norman Panama

Cast Bing Crosby · Bob Hope · Joan Collins · Robert Morley

Synopsis Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.

4.5

52 votes

4.5

52 votes

That Certain Feeling

1956 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Melvin Frank · Norman Panama

Cast Bob Hope · Eva Marie Saint · George Sanders · Pearl Bailey

Synopsis When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicated when Francis rekindles his love for his ex-wife, who happens to be Larkin's secretary and...

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The Reformer and the Redhead

1950 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama · Melvin Frank

Cast Dick Powell · June Allyson · David Wayne · Cecil Kellaway

Synopsis Hot-tempered Kathleen Maguire enlists the services of a young attorney to help her zookeeper father get his job back after he is fired for political reasons. In the midst of uncovering local political corruption and dealing with a lion that's...

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The Maltese Bippy

1969 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama

Cast Dan Rowan · Dick Martin · Carol Lynley · Julie Newmar

Synopsis A man buys a house and comes to believe that not only is the house haunted by werewolves, but a family of vampires lives next door.

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How to Commit Marriage

1969 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama

Cast Bob Hope · Jackie Gleason · Jane Wyman · Leslie Nielsen

Synopsis Young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's parents wind up adopting the baby using a fake name.

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I Will... I Will... For Now

1976 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama

Cast Diane Keaton · Elliott Gould · Victoria Principal · Paul Sorvino

Synopsis They set out to try everything in the book... what happens next you won't find in any book...

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Callaway Went Thataway

1951 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Norman Panama · Melvin Frank

Cast Fred MacMurray · Dorothy McGuire · Howard Keel · Jesse White

Synopsis Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in...

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