Directing
George Sidney
Born October 4, 1916 · Long Island City, New York, USA
Died May 5, 2002 · aged 85
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sidney (October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002) was an American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sidney was assigned to direct the Our Gang comedies in 1938. After a year of working on these shorts, he moved on to the Crime Does Not Pay series and popular Pete Smith specialties. He graduated to directing features in …
Known For
Bathing Beauty · 1944Bathing Beauty
★ 5.91944
MovieMusicComedy
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
Scaramouche · 1952Scaramouche
★ 7.01952
MovieAdventureRomance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Filmmakers in Action · 2006Filmmakers in Action
★ 7.22006
MovieDocumentary
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)
The Three Musketeers · 1948The Three Musketeers
★ 6.81948
MovieAdventureRomance
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
Cass Timberlane · 1947Cass Timberlane
★ 6.01947
MovieDramaRomance
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass' Brad Criley. While quarreling the Judge tells Virginia to stay with Brad, but when she becomes sick he brings her home.
Rita · 2003Rita
★ 8.32003
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
Bye Bye Birdie · 1963Bye Bye Birdie
★ 5.91963
MovieComedyMusic
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
Ziegfeld Follies · 1945Ziegfeld Follies
★ 6.01945
MovieMusicComedy
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Movies
Bathing Beauty · 1944Bathing Beauty
★ 5.91944
MovieMusicComedy
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
Scaramouche · 1952Scaramouche
★ 7.01952
MovieAdventureRomance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Filmmakers in Action · 2006Filmmakers in Action
★ 7.22006
MovieDocumentary
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)
The Three Musketeers · 1948The Three Musketeers
★ 6.81948
MovieAdventureRomance
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
Cass Timberlane · 1947Cass Timberlane
★ 6.01947
MovieDramaRomance
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass' Brad Criley. While quarreling the Judge tells Virginia to stay with Brad, but when she becomes sick he brings her home.
Rita · 2003Rita
★ 8.32003
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
Bye Bye Birdie · 1963Bye Bye Birdie
★ 5.91963
MovieComedyMusic
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
Ziegfeld Follies · 1945Ziegfeld Follies
★ 6.01945
MovieMusicComedy
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
The Harvey Girls · 1946The Harvey Girls
★ 6.61946
MovieMusicWestern
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
A Ticklish Affair · 1963A Ticklish Affair
★ 5.91963
MovieRomanceComedy
A young widow Amy Martin with three young boys is investigated by the Navy after one of her children inadvertently sends out a distress signal in Morse code by the blinds on his upstairs bedroom window. Commander Weedon and crew observe the signal from their ship and investigates. He falls for the young mother and proposes marriage. However, she is reluctant to have her family live out of a suitcase and initially declines. Gramps tries to bring her on board to sail the sea of love with the commander.
Pal Joey · 1957Pal Joey
★ 6.31957
MovieMusicRomance
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Viva Las Vegas · 1964Viva Las Vegas
★ 6.21964
MovieMusicRomance
Lucky Jackson arrives in Las Vegas with his car literally in tow ready for the first Grand Prix — once he has the money for an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he'll lose both race and girl, problems complicated by rivalry from womanizing fellow racer Elmo Mancini.
Show Boat · 1951Show Boat
★ 6.21951
MovieMusicRomance
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
Annie Get Your Gun · 1950Annie Get Your Gun
★ 6.71950
MovieMusicComedy
Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Anchors Aweigh · 1945Anchors Aweigh
★ 6.81945
MovieMusicComedy
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Sunday Night at the Trocadero · 1937Sunday Night at the Trocadero
★ 4.51937
MovieMusicComedy
A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more interesting for the historical significance than for entertainment.
Pacific Paradise · 1937Pacific Paradise
★ 6.51937
MovieMusic
In this MGM Miniature Musical, Harry Owens and his orchestra perform several song numbers.
Kiss Me Kate · 1953Kiss Me Kate
★ 6.51953
MovieMusicComedy
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.
Jupiter's Darling · 1955Jupiter's Darling
★ 4.91955
MovieMusicAdventure
Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancée, Amytis, is curious about the fearless conqueror. Amytis travels to Hannibal's camp just to get a look at him, but she ends up being captured. However, she is instantly smitten by the Carthaginian commander, so she tries to shift his attentions away from Rome -- and to her instead.
Who Was That Lady? · 1960Who Was That Lady?
★ 6.41960
MovieComedyRomance
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story that he is an undercover FBI agent. To help him with his story he enlists the aid of a friend who is a TV writer. The wife swallows the story and the film's climax takes place in the sub-basements of the Empire State Building. The professor and his friend, believing themselves prisoners on an enemy submarine, patriotically try to scuttle the vessel and succeed only in rocking the building.
The Eddy Duchin Story · 1956The Eddy Duchin Story
★ 6.31956
MovieDramaRomance
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Flicker Memories · 1941Flicker Memories
★ 5.81941
MovieComedy
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.
Pepe · 1960Pepe
★ 6.31960
MovieComedyMusic
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
Alfalfa's Aunt · 1939Alfalfa's Aunt
★ 6.51939
MovieComedy
Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the Spanky and the gang to save him.
TV Shows
The Donna Reed Show · 1958The Donna Reed Show
★ 6.51958
SeriesComedyFamily
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.
The Oscars · 1953The Oscars
★ 7.01953
Series
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
E! True Hollywood Story · 1996E! True Hollywood Story
★ 8.21996
SeriesDocumentary
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.