Film di Jack Haley

Human Affairs

Il mago di Oz

Mettiti in viaggio per la Città di Smeraldo, lungo la strada più famosa della storia del cinema. Dorothy, lo Spaventapasseri, l’uomo di latta e il Leone Codardo ti aspettano sulla strada di mattoni gialli e al di là dell’arcobaleno.

Vacation in Reno

A hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a divorce and bank robbers want him dead.

People Are Funny

A comedy based on NBC's "People Are Funny" radio (and later television) program with Art Linkletter with a fictional story of how the program came to be on a national network from its humble beginning at a Nevada radio station. Jack Haley is a producer with only half-rights to the program while Ozzie Nelson and Helen Walker are the radio writers and supply the romance. Rudy Vallee, always able to burlesque himself intentional and, quite often, unintentional, is the owner of the sought-after sponsoring company. Frances Langford, as herself, sings "I'm in the Mood for Love" while the Vagabonds quartet (billed 12th and last) chimes in on "Angeline" and "The Old Square Dance is Back Again."

Canta quando torni a casa

Il vanitoso corrispondente di guerra Steve Kimball, che vuole ad ogni costo lasciare la Parigi occupata per tornare negli Stati Uniti, accetta di prendere sotto la sua ala protettiva un gruppo di giovani artisti sperduti. Più la rossa Bridget, anche lei in viaggio verso casa.

George White's Scandals

Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.

Scared Stiff

A meek reporter happens upon a murder, an escaped gangster and a stolen jade chess set.

One Body Too Many

An insurance salesman, Albert Tuttle, is hired as a body guard for a millionaire.

Take It Big

Jack Haley plays Jack North, the nether end of a vaudeville horse act who inherits a western ranch. When he heads to the Great Outdoors to take possession, Jack winds up at the wrong place: a swanky dude ranch. He immediately begins running things, at it's quite a while before his error is discovered. By the time he shows up at his own ranch, he's up to his ears in unpaid debts-which naturally requires a fund-raising musical show as a bail-out. Harriet Hilliard handles the romantic portion of the proceedings, occasionally dueting with her real-life husband, bandleader Ozzie Nelson.

Il denaro non è tutto

Una volta il signor Drake aveva denaro a palate, ma ora è precipitato sul lastrico. Data la situazione, il maggiordomo Mike O'Brien escogita un piano: spacciare la cameriera Millie come figlia di Drake e farle accalappiare un ricco marito. Ma non sarà così semplice...

Beyond the Blue Horizon

A young girl's parents are killed on a tropical island, and the girl is raised and protected by the jungle animals. When she is found, as a grown woman, she is taken back to the United States to claim her inheritance. There are several people, with vested interests, who stand to gain something if she is shown not to be the missing heir.

Navy Blues

On a layover in Hawaii, two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to wager bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current champ has just transferred aboard their ship. What they haven't realized, however, is that the marksman's enlistment is up before the contest is supposed to take place.

Appuntamento a Miami

After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich husbands. With the aid of their aunt Susan, the sisters take the last of their money and head to a well-known Miami resort where they soon meet two wealthy young men, Phil and Jeff, who begin a fierce rivalry for Kay, not realizing that Barbara has fallen in love with one of them.

Thanks for Everything

Promoters set up a radio contest to find the average American and use him to sell food, apparel and notions. All goes well until he falls in love with a girl who upsets things.

Hold That Co-ed

An egotistical politician believes he can win votes by turning a small college's hapless football squad into a championship team.

La grande strada bianca

Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend and, when Roger returns home after the war, an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together.

Rondine senza nido

Rebecca è una bambina dalla voce splendida. L'impresarioTony Kent, dopo averla ascoltata, le propone un'audizione alla radio convinto cha potrebbe ottenere successo. Per una serie di casi fortuiti, Rebecca non riesce a cantare alla radio e suo zio Harry, avido e avaro, pensando di non ricavare nulla dall'avere in casa la bambina, la affida alla vecchia zia Miranda. Tony riesce a rintracciare Rebecca e la fa esibire alla radio anche se deve superare l'ostilità della zia, contraria al mondo dello spettacolo e timorosa che qualcuno voglia approfittarsi della bambina. Quando Rebecca ottiene un trionfo alla radio, lo zio Harry torna con la pretesa di portare via con sé la bambina, che però si rivela molto più astuta di lui.

Danger – Love at Work

A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina family.

She Had to Eat

An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con woman and is repeatedly mistaken for a gangster.

Pick a Star

A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.

Pigskin Parade

Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a hillbilly farmhand and his sister. The hillbilly farmhand's ability to throw melons enables him to become their star passing ace.

Mister Cinderella

Boston blueblood Aloysius Merriweather loves to play jokes on people and he's come up with a joy-buzzer of a doozy. He'll send barber Joe Jenkins in his place to a dinner party aimed at squeezing a few Merriweather millions. That Cinderella plan soon turns into a pumpkin coach with the wheels fallen off. Circumstances will force shave-and-a-haircut Joe to masquerade as Merriweather for much longer.The comedy comes fast and frantic in Mister Cinderella, from Hal Roach Studios.

Una povera bimba milionaria

Due industriali, concorrenti nella produzione del sapone, sono di temperamento opposto: uno è giovane, vedovo, dalle vedute moderne, l'altro è un vecchio misogino incapace di adeguarsi alle nuove esigenze del mercato. La figlia del primo smarrisce la strada del collegio, viene raccolta da una coppia di artisti del varietà e si esibisce con loro cantando e ballando. Il trio viene scritturato con successo dall'anziano e il papà ritrova sua figlia.

F-Man

Johnny Dime has aspiration of becoming a "G-Man" , gums up the work of Rogan, an actual government agent is his pursuit of Public Enemy No. 1. Dimes ambitious goal is to improve his "F" rating to a "G". His sweetheart, Evelyn hopes to not get shot in the process.

Coronado

Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego track, in a tent-city with her father. Otto, and ditzy sister, Violet, June Wray is a singer with the Eddy Duchin Orchestra appearing to the hotel. Johnny Marvin, an aspiring songwriter and the son of a wealthy automobile manufacturer, is staying at the hotel and, from they moment June and Johnny meet, they fall instantly in love. Trouble arises when Johnny's father objects to the romance, and complications and help arrive in the form of two Marine-hating sailors,Chuck Hornbostel and "Pinky" Falls, when Chuck marries June's ditzy sister.

The Girl Friend

An actor and two songwriters become rural con men.

Redheads on Parade

A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him from withdrawing his support.

Spring Tonic

Betty Ingals walks out on her fiancé in search of adventure. She gets more than she bargained for when she stumbles upon a gang of bootleggers.

Here Comes the Groom

Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. But the robbery goes awry and Mike finds himself on the run from the police, pretending to be a famous singer whose gimmick is wearing a mask in public.

Sitting Pretty

Jack Oakie and Jack Haley are songwriters are enroute from New York to Hollywood to make their fame and fortune; Ginger Rogers, a lunchwagon proprieter, joins them.

Salt Water Daffy

In this comedic short, two screw-ups join the Navy and make life miserable for their supervisor.

Wrongorilla

Jack Haley joins the circus.

Success

Elmer proposes to Molly, but she says he needs her fathers permission. He wants Elmer to become a ballplayer, but his eyesight keeps getting him into trouble. Elmer also needs a new pair of glasses.

Follow Thru

Lora Moore, the club champion, loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Downs, a handsome golf pro, and his goofy friend, Jack Martin, show up. Lora takes him on as her golf teacher to work on her putt. She falls for him, but so do several other women. Meanwhile Angie Howard, Lora's friend, chases after Jack. A lot of silliness ensues.

The 20th Amendment

The year is 1950. Food comes in the form of little pills - such as a pill for eggs and another pill for bacon. Coffee comes in the form of a spritz from a spray bottle, administered by a maid. One day Haley opens the newspaper to discover that a 20th amendment has been passed, "compelling every male citizen to have as many wives as he can support...because too many unmarried men are leaving this country due to the enforcement of Prohibition, and in order to protect the American home and the country's future population." So Haley immediately opens his little black book and before you know it has gathered a whole harem, one wife for each day of the week.