Donald O'Connor
Birthday: 1925-08-28
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography: Donald O’Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. He is best known today for his role in Singin' in the Rain.
Movies
Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par...
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There's No Business Like Show Business
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets ha...
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Toys
Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle...
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Ragtime
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the ra...
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It Can't Last Forever
Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the ...
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Follow the Boys
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star...
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Beau Geste
When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped ...
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Francis
During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatri...
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Francis in the Navy
In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message f...
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Something in the Wind
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, ...
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That Funny Feeling
Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City busines...
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Call Me Madam
Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy....
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Anything Goes
Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'disco...
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Out to Sea
Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search...
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I Love Melvin
Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress nam...
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Francis Goes to the Races
In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter g...
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Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Bandit (Brian Bloom) gets an unexpected and unwelcome visit from his eccentric Uncle Cyrus....
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Double Crossbones
Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Da...
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Francis Covers the Big Town
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial....
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Francis Joins the WACS
Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active duty...in the WACs!...
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Francis Goes to West Point
Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at W...
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On Your Toes
A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer....
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Get Hep to Love
Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her...
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Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a...
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC....
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Sing, You Sinners
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in ...
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The Buster Keaton Story
An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton....
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Patrick the Great
A famous stage actor hopes to land the lead role in a big new Broadway musical, but he's unaware his...
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Mister Big
Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but they co...
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The Merry Monahans
The film concerns a family vaudeville troupe headed by patriarch Pete Monahan. Because of his love a...
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Walking My Baby Back Home
A young man from a wealthy New York family pursues a career as the leader of a dance band....
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Boy Trouble
A fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys....
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Men with Wings
Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville an...
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Top Man
In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is...
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Sons of the Legion
Sons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their Legion ...
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Tom Sawyer, Detective
The further adventures of Twain's most beloved fictional characters of Tom Sawyer and his friend, Hu...
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It Comes Up Love
This modest bit of comedy and romance in the adolescent vein is about a couple of spirited juveniles...
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Alice in Wonderland
From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a ...
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Chip Off the Old Block
The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star....
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The Wonders of Aladdin
Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie....
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That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi...
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby
At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football....
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A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
A Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his sleu...
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This Is the Life
18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance which sh...
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Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a...
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Unmarried
Pals Pat Rogers and Slag Bailey try to collect a debt from Slag's recently deceased boxing promoter ...
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Father Frost
Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable...
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Million Dollar Legs
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie F...
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What's Cookin'?
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Cour...
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Give Out, Sisters
The Andrews Sisters headline this musical. They play the lead act at a popular nightclub. The troubl...
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When John...
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Private Buckaroo
A rebellious young inductee has trouble toeing the line until he meets a retired officer's lovely da...
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Bowery to Broadway
Two Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them suddenly ...
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Pandemonium
A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleadin...
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he forme...
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That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929...
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A Time to Remember
It is small town America in the 1950's. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sin...
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentar...
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Are You With It?
Milton Haskins, a math genius known for his infallibility with numbers, quits his job with an insura...
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Lucy Moves to NBC
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a prod...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi...
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Marilyn
This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in...
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Night Work
The Fitch family is managing an apartment building when the grandfather of their adopted son Butch d...
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first hal...
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Death of a Champion
Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territo...
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That's Dancing!
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca...
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The Big Fix
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political sm...
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The Lion Roars Again
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in ...
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as ...
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film....
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Pioneers of Primetime
An in-depth look at the early days of television and its first stars....
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