Direction: Norman Panama
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Norman Panama. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 14
The Court Jester
1955 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Melvin Frank · Norman Panama
Cast Danny Kaye · Glynis Johns · Angela Lansbury · Basil Rathbone
6.5
501 votes
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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Strictly Dishonorable
1951 · Movie · 86 min. · United States
Direction Norman Panama · Melvin Frank
Cast Ezio Pinza · Janet Leigh · Millard Mitchell · Gale Robbins
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Barnaby and Me (TV)
1978 · Movie · 90 min. · Australia
Direction Norman Panama
Cast Sid Caesar · Juliet Mills · Sally Boyden · Rangi Nicholls
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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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