Screenplay: Herbert Baker
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Herbert Baker. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Dream Wife
1953 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Sidney Sheldon
Cast Cary Grant · Deborah Kerr · Walter Pidgeon · Betta St. John
Plot Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough...
6.1
175 votes
6.1
175 votes
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tashlin
Cast Tom Ewell · Jayne Mansfield · Edmond O'Brien · Julie London
Plot A down-and-out gangster hires an alcoholic press agent to make his blonde bombshell girlfriend a recording star in 6 weeks. But what is he going to do when he finds...
6.1
186 votes
6.1
186 votes
Artists and Models
1955 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
Direction Frank Tashlin
Cast Dean Martin · Jerry Lewis · Shirley MacLaine · Dorothy Malone
Plot Eugene and Rick are two struggling artists who share apartment. However, Rick has problems with that, because Eugene is obsessed with pulp fiction comic books and has nightmares because of...
6.0
498 votes
6.0
498 votes
Big Leaguer
1953 · Movie · 71 min. · United States
Direction Robert Aldrich
Cast Edward G. Robinson · Vera-Ellen · Jeff Richards · Richard Jaeckel
Plot Big Leaguer was the inauspicious feature-film debut for director Robert Aldrich. Edward G. Robinson stars as the real-life Hans Lobert, the baseball scout in charge of the New York Giants'...
6.0
23 votes
6.0
23 votes
King Creole
1958 · Movie · 116 min. · United States
Direction Michael Curtiz
Cast Elvis Presley · Carolyn Jones · Dolores Hart · Dean Jagger
Plot Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is...
5.9
587 votes
5.9
587 votes
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction Richard Fleischer
Cast Neil Diamond · Laurence Olivier · Lucie Arnaz · Catlin Adams
Plot Neil Diamond stars in this remake of "The Jazz Singer"; this time this is the tale of Yussel, a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music....
5.5
128 votes
5.5
128 votes
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Norman Taurog
Cast Dean Martin · Jerry Lewis · Mona Freeman · Don DeFore
Plot Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.
5.5
94 votes
5.5
94 votes
Scared Stiff
1953 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction George Marshall
Cast Dean Martin · Jerry Lewis · Lizabeth Scott · Carmen Miranda
Plot Nightclub singer Larry Todd breaks off his romance with a beautiful showgirl when he realizes she's the girlfriend of a murderously jealous gangster. While on the run, Larry mistakenly believes...
5.5
169 votes
5.5
169 votes
Loving You
1957 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Hal Kanter
Cast Elvis Presley · Lizabeth Scott · Wendell Corey · Dolores Hart
Plot Elvis Presley plays Deke Rivers, a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle (Lizabeth Scott) and country-western musician Tex Warner (Wendell Corey) who want to promote the talented...
4.9
124 votes
4.9
124 votes
Murderers' Row
1966 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Henry Levin
Cast Dean Martin · Ann-Margret · Karl Malden · Camilla Sparv
Plot The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. However it's just faked for his latest top-secret mission: He...
4.9
78 votes
4.9
78 votes
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Norman Taurog
Cast Jerry Lewis · Dina Merrill · Diana Spencer · Mickey Shaughnessy
Plot John Paul Steckler was the Junior Officer aboard a destroyer when WWII ended. He gets stuck with the job of sailing the ship to the states to be decommissioned. Now...
4.8
28 votes
4.8
28 votes
Hammerhead
1968 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Miller
Cast Vince Edwards · Judy Geeson · Peter Vaughan · Diana Dors
Plot Hammerhead is a dangerous international criminal suspected by British Intelligence of trying to steal NATO defense secrets. In desperation, a young, charming soldier of fortune is called in to match...
4.8
40 votes
4.8
40 votes
The Ambushers
1967 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Henry Levin
Cast Dean Martin · Senta Berger · Janice Rule · James Gregory
Plot A government space saucer is hijacked mid-flight by a powerful laser beam under the control of Jose Ortega, who then proceeds to rape the female pilot, Sheila Sommars. ICE sends...
4.3
40 votes
4.3
40 votes
An Evening with Fred Astaire (TV)
1958 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Bud Yorkin
Cast Fred Astaire · Barrie Chase · Art Gilmore · Jonah Jones
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Francis Joins the WACS
1954 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Arthur Lubin
Cast Donald O´Connor · Julie Adams · Mamie Van Doren · Joan Shawlee
Plot On arrival at Fort Chase, ex-soldier Peter Stirling, recalled to active duty, is re-united with his old pal Francis the Talking Mule. Gradually, it dawns on Peter that a clerical...
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Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
1967 · Movie · 86 min. · United States
Direction Richard Quine · Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Rosalind Russell · Robert Morse · Barbara Harris · Hugh Griffith
Plot A mother drops her son and husband off at a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for...
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So This Is New York
1948 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction Richard Fleischer
Cast Henry Morgan · Rudy Vallee · Bill Goodwin · Hugh Herbert
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The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (TV)
1962 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Greg Garrison
Cast Lucille Ball · Danny Kaye
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Sextette
1978 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Ken Hughes
Cast Mae West · Timothy Dalton · Dom DeLuise · Tony Curtis
Plot Marlo Manners is enjoying her honeymoon with Sir Michael Barrington, husband number 6. As luck would have it, an international conference is taking place in the same hotel and the...
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The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series)
1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Robert Scheerer
Cast Danny Kaye · Harvey Korman · Joyce Van Patten · Howard Morris
Plot TV Series (1963-1967). 4 seasons. 120 episodes. Primary focus on the multi-talented Kaye - singing and dancing his way through comedy skits and monologues - assisted by semi-regular guests, singers,...
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