List of the best Harvey Lembeck movies: Pajama Party(1964), How to Stuff a Wild Bikini(1965), Stalag 17(1953), Beach Party(1963), Fireball 500(1966), Kiss Me, Kate(1958), Beach Blanket Bingo(1965), Love With the Proper Stranger(1963), Sergeant Deadhead(1965), The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini(1966), A View From the Bridge(1961), The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
85 Minutes
Eric Von Zipper
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Elsa Lanchester Harvey Lembeck Jesse White Jody McCrea Buster Keaton Dorothy Lamour Ben Lessy Donna Loren Cheryl Sweeten
surfer alien widow love interest motorcycle gang leader chief cheeky campy spirited beach shop swimming pool small town summer vacation opposites attract alien invasion heist party showdown love
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Eric Von Zipper
Annette Funicello Dwayne Hickman Brian Donlevy Harvey Lembeck Beverly Adams Jody McCrea John Ashley Marianne Gaba Len Lesser Bobbi Shaw Frankie Avalon
naval officer boyfriend girlfriend witch doctor beautiful woman biker campy madcap melodramatic southern california beach tahiti witchcraft jealousy infidelity femme fatales navy long-distance relationship transformation temptation
Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra... See full summary »
War
USA
1953
120 Minutes
Harry "Sugar Lips" Shapiro
William Holden Otto Preminger Robert Strauss Don Taylor Harvey Lembeck Richard Erdman Peter Graves Neville Brand Sig Ruman Michael Moore Peter Baldwin
prisoner of war spy guard pilot sergeant nazi engaging gripping suspenseful tense germany prison camp world war ii prisoners of war loyalty imprisonment escape mystery quest 1940s
When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Comedy
USA
1963
101 Minutes
Eric Von Zipper
Bob Cummings Dorothy Malone Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Harvey Lembeck Jody McCrea John Ashley Morey Amsterdam Eva Six Dick Dale David Lanfield
surfer professor anthropologist teenager campy amusing california beach teenage rebellion romance surfing rivalry temptation growing up 1960s
The first of the five official American-International "Beach Party" movies. Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers.... See full summary »
Action
USA
1966
92 Minutes
Charlie Bigg
Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Fabian Chill Wills Harvey Lembeck Julie Parrish Douglas Henderson Baynes Barron Sandy Reed
race car driver friend pretty woman criminal amusing lighthearted south carolina racetrack highway cars racing friendship competition smuggling moonshine rivalry adventure 1960s
Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race. He is assisted by Jane Harris and Sonny Leander Fox. Soon Dave and ... See full summary »
Musical
1958
90 Minutes
Alfred Drake Patricia Morison Julie Wilson Bill Hayes Harvey Lembeck Jack Klugman Paul McGrath Robinson Stone
A man and his fiance perform a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Offstage, the production team struggles to manage the couple and their numerous arguments.
Musical, Comedy
1965
98 Minutes
Eric Von Zipper
Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Paul Lynde Deborah Walley Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Jody McCrea Donna Loren Marta Kristen Linda Evans Timothy Agoglia Carey
mermaid boyfriend girlfriend singer surfer biker campy playful california beach party young love kidnapping publicity skydiving jealousy love quest rescue 1960s
Lovers (Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello) quarrel around surfers, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Von Zipper's biker gang.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
102 Minutes
Julio Rossini
Natalie Wood Steve McQueen Edie Adams Herschel Bernardi Tom Bosley Harvey Lembeck Penny Santon Virginia Vincent E. Nick Alexander Augusta Ciolli Anne Hegira
musician cook pregnant woman brother stripper emotional charming restaurant new york city apartment affair abortion pregnancy love triangle independence growing up love 1960s
A salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician, who does not even remember her.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1965
89 Minutes
Airman McEvoy
Frankie Avalon Deborah Walley Cesar Romero Fred Clark Gale Gordon Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Buster Keaton Reginald Gardiner Eve Arden
sergeant general chimpanzee pilot bride outlandish wild parade outer space hotel military base marriage space travel impersonation adventure transformation 1960s
An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.
Musical, Comedy
1966
82 Minutes
Eric Von Zipper
Tommy Kirk Deborah Walley Aron Kincaid Quinn O'Hara Jesse White Harvey Lembeck Nancy Sinatra Claudia Martin Francis X. Bushman Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff
young man young woman corpse ghost lawyer henchman amusing campy creepy california estate pool inheritance redemption party schemes supernatural phenomenon murder plot quest discovery
A corpse (Boris Karloff) and a ghost foil a lawyer's scheme to rob a beach boy (Tommy Kirk) of his inheritance.
Drama
France|Italy
1961
110 Minutes
Mike
Raf Vallone Maureen Stapleton Jean Sorel Carol Lawrence Raymond Pellegrin Morris Carnovsky Harvey Lembeck Mickey Knox Vincent Gardenia
dockworker wife niece cousin italian americans gripping passionate tense new york city waterfront apartment brooklyn, n.y. forbidden love jealousy unrequited love forbidden love rivalry 1960s
Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman is unhappily married to Beatrice and unconsciously in love with Catherine, the niece that they have raised from childhood. Into his house come two ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
128 Minutes
Polak
Debbie Reynolds Harve Presnell Ed Begley Jack Kruschen Hermione Baddeley Vassili Lambrinos Fred Essler Harvey Lembeck Lauren Gilbert Kathryn Card Hayden Rorke
orphan prince wife miner husband brash touching amusing witty quirky lighthearted colorado denver hms titanic marrying for money shipwreck rags to riches gold high society husband/wife relationship
A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life in this fictionalized biopic of Margaret "Molly" Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Comedy
USA
1980
89 Minutes
Man in Steam Room
Robin Altman Mabel King Jack Bernardi William Tregoe Lillie Shelton James B. Douglas Harvey Lembeck Ed Marinaro Murray Langston
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical ... See full summary »
War
1956
94 Minutes
Pvt. Bernard "Bernie" Meleski (Co. G)
Robert Wagner Terry Moore Broderick Crawford Buddy Ebsen Robert Keith Brad Dexter Mark Damon Ken Clark Harvey Lembeck Skip Homeier L.Q. Jones
landowner sharecropper commander soldier friend wife dark intense tennessee plantation pacific ocean island jungle world war ii national guard arrogance friendship friendly fire courage quest
A spoiled young Southerner (Robert Wagner) sees action under an unbalanced colonel (Broderick Crawford) in the World War II Pacific.
Comedy
1951
93 Minutes
Norelli
Gary Cooper Jane Greer Millard Mitchell Eddie Albert John McIntire Ray Collins Harry von Zell Jack Webb Richard Erdman Harvey Lembeck Henry Slate
lieutenant commander naval officer wife rear admiral boxer amusing lighthearted engaging patriotic submarine naval base virginia navy seafaring misfits world war ii technology group dynamics underdog
A new Navy officer (Gary Cooper) leads recruits on an untested steam-powered patrol boat dubbed the USS Teakettle.
Comedy
USA
1969
98 Minutes
Tony Randall Janet Leigh Jim Backus Roddy McDowall Ken Berry Charlotte Rae Kay Cole Richard Dreyfuss Lou Wagner Arnold Stang Harvey Lembeck
scientist family band member businessman record producer rival amusing charming crafty lighthearted madcap playful underwater research base family home scientific experiments rock 'n' roll escape escape quest rivalry
A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Paul Douglas Richard Basehart Barbara Bel Geddes Debra Paget Agnes Moorehead Robert Keith Howard da Silva Jeffrey Hunter Martin Gabel Grace Kelly Frank Faylen
young man cop psychiatrist girlfriend mother father gritty tense new york city skyscraper hotel office suicide dysfunction depression divorce family rescue fall 1950s
An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.
Drama
1977
150 Minutes
Peter Finch Martin Balsam Horst Buchholz Charles Bronson John Saxon Jack Warden Sylvia Sidney Yaphet Kotto Robert Loggia James Woods Dinah Manoff
commando hostage terrorist government official yitzhak rabin passenger intense suspenseful airplane airport uganda israel terrorism stand-off hijacking commando assault israeli-palestinian conflict quest rescue 1970s
Israeli commandos raid Uganda's airport in 1976 to free hostages from Palestinian-terrorist hijackers.