George Jessel
Birthday: 1898-04-03
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Valley of the Dolls
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show busin...
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Politics
An ambitious campaign manager makes friends, influences people and welcomes his long-lost mother to ...
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Diary of a Young Comic
A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis a...
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The Phynx
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania ...
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Yesterday and Today
A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of the m...
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Wonders of New Orleans
Travelogue featuring New Orleans, its music, and its Mardi Gras....
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Private Izzy Murphy
Isadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an Irish-neigh...
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Sailor Izzy Murphy
Izzy Murphy is a street vendor of scents that falls in love with the beautiful woman (Audrey Ferris)...
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Wonders of Chicago
A BAFTA award nominated documentary taking a satirically narrated look at the "Windy City"....
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George Jessel and His Russian Art Choir
Veteran vaudevillian regales the audience with highlights from his comedy travel monologue and intro...
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Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Heironymus Merkin is an internationally successful singer approaching middle age who retells his lif...
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Happy Days
In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing ...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war...
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Juke Box Rhythm
An European princess visiting America helps a record producer organize a big concert....
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The Other Side of the Wind
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad i...
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Love, Live & Laugh
Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can't ...
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Four Jills in a Jeep
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas....
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Stage Door Canteen
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars o...
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Ginsberg the Great
Johnny Ginsberg (George Jessel) is a tailor's assistant whose ambition is to become a successful con...
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Lucky Boy
A young Jewish man works in his father's jewelry business, but he doesn't like it at all--he wants t...
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Rambling 'Round Radio Row #9
An immigrant has become a mailman on Radio Row. One of his first duties is to deliver letters to Bun...
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass P...
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Reds
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his...
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Frank Capra's American Dream
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard....
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Sid & Judy
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entert...
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The Busy Body
Sid Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the suit ...
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu...
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