List of the best Jackie Gleason movies: Soldier in the Rain(1963), The Sting II(1983), Skidoo(1968), Smokey and the Bandit Part 3(1983), Don't Drink the Water(1969), Papa's Delicate Condition(1963), The Hustler(1961), Requiem for a Heavyweight(1962), How to Commit Marriage(1969), Escape From Crime(1942), Mr. Billion(1977), Lady Gangster(1942) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
87 Minutes
MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter
Jackie Gleason Steve McQueen Tuesday Weld Tony Bill Tom Poston Chris Noel Ed Nelson Lew Gallo Rockne Tarkington Lewis Charles Sam Flint
sergeant military officer friend teen girl endearing engaging army base cafeteria american south carnival courtroom military life friendship aspirations unlikely romance jealousy discovery rivalry 1960s
The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
Comedy
USA
1983
102 Minutes
Fargo Gondorff
Jackie Gleason Mac Davis Teri Garr Karl Malden Oliver Reed Bert Remsen Kathalina Veniero Jose Perez Larry Bishop Ron Rifkin Harry James
con artist friend partner pretty woman criminal amusing engaging california boardwalk scams romance deception teamwork friendship revenge pursuit 1940s
A team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.
Comedy
USA
1968
97 Minutes
Tough Tony Banks
Jackie Gleason Groucho Marx Carol Channing Frankie Avalon Fred Clark Michael Constantine Frank Gorshin John Phillip Law
mobster wife crime boss activist warden prisoner offbeat outlandish amusing prison san francisco california lsd consciousness crime imprisonment disillusionment assassination discovery escape
Infamous psychedelic all-star comedy about ex-gangster Tony Banks, who's called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1983
85 Minutes
Jackie Gleason Jerry Reed Colleen Camp Paul Williams Pat McCormick Mike Henry Faith Minton Burt Reynolds
sheriff business owner son bandit pretty woman outlandish wild florida texas highway road trip chases daunting task bet bad behavior pursuit rivalry 1980s
Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge.
Comedy
1969
98 Minutes
Jackie Gleason Estelle Parsons Ted Bessell Joan Delaney Michael Constantine Howard St. John Danny Meehan Richard Libertini Pierre Olaf Avery Schreiber Phil Leeds
father mother daughter soldier tourist amusing madcap vulgaria ellis island communism mistaken identity tourism vacation escape pursuit 1960s
A New Jersey kosher caterer (Jackie Gleason), his wife (Estelle Parsons) and daughter are hijacked on a plane to communist Vulgaria.
Comedy
1963
98 Minutes
Jack Griffith
Jackie Gleason Glynis Johns Charles Ruggles Laurel Goodwin Charles Lane Elisha Cook Jr. Juanita Moore Murray Hamilton
A railroad inspector's (Jackie Gleason) wife (Glynis Johns) and children live with his tippling in circa-1900 Texas.
Drama
USA
1961
135 Minutes
Paul Newman Jackie Gleason George C. Scott Piper Laurie Myron McCormick Murray Hamilton Michael Constantine Stefan Gierasch Jake LaMotta Gordon Clark Alexander Rose
hustler sexy woman gambler anti-hero alcoholic writer tense gritty bar california gambling money romance billiards comeback fall rise temptation rivalry 1960s
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Drama
USA
1962
87 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney Julie Harris Stanley Adams Madame Spivy Herbie Faye
boxer cassius clay trainer manager wrestler emotional gripping rousing new york city boxing ring boxing humiliation retirement fall transformation 1960s
Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1969
98 Minutes
Bob Hope Jackie Gleason Jane Wyman Maureen Arthur Leslie Nielsen Tina Louise Paul Stewart Professor Irwin Corey JoAnna Cameron Tim Matheson
Young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's parents wind up adopting the baby using a fake name.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Convict
Richard Travis Jacqueline Wells Jackie Gleason Frank Wilcox Rex Williams Wade Boteler Charles Wilson Paul Fix Ruth Ford John Hamilton Ann Corcoran
ex-convict wife photographer journalist parole officer thrilling suspenseful gutsy prison new york city newsroom crime scene crime journalism bank robbery photography vengeance frame-up transformation revenge
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Comedy
USA
1977
91 Minutes
John Cutler
mechanic assistant private investigator kidnapper billionaire heir amusing madcap lighthearted united states highway bar san francisco new york city inheritance death greed road trip sabotage corporate ladder
When an American billionaire dies, his poor Italian nephew inherits everything, provided he can arrive in the USA to claim his inheritance before the deadline but the corporate lawyer-executor tries to steal the inheritance.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Wilson
Faye Emerson Jacqueline Wells Frank Wilcox Roland Drew Jackie Gleason Ruth Ford Virginia Brissac Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Adams William Hopper Vera Lewis
aspiring actress bank robber district attorney radio host inmate detective suspenseful fiery gritty prison bank hospital cell bank robbery prison life unlikely romance prison break betrayal injustice escape
Dot Burton (Faye Emerson) has acted as a decoy in a bank robbery and fails to get away. Her arrest attracts the attention of Ken Phillips (Frank Wilcox), a former childhood sweetheart who ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1942
91 Minutes
The Commissioner (uncredited)
Betty Grable John Payne Carmen Miranda Cesar Romero Charlotte Greenwood Edward Everett Horton Jackie Gleason Frank Orth Harry Hayden Iron Eyes Cody Chick Chandler
dancer broadway star secretary valet ex-lover partner charming lighthearted uplifting resort rocky mountains broadway theater musical performance breakup reconciliation partnership misunderstanding love rivalry 1940s
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1942
107 Minutes
Starchy
Humphrey Bogart Conrad Veidt Kaaren Verne Jane Darwell Frank McHugh Peter Lorre Judith Anderson William Demarest Jackie Gleason Phil Silvers Wallace Ford
spy gambler nazi singer partner thrilling charming new york city murder espionage nazism gambling mystery adventure 1940s
Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.
Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford Jack Carson Anthony Quinn Edward Brophy Harry Davenport John Qualen Barbara Jo Allen Grant Mitchell Jackie Gleason
ex-convict bank robber daughter friend thief salesman offbeat frenetic hilarious new york city soda shop bank store prison bank heist redemption small business father/daughter relationship scam friendship
An ex-convict's (Edward G. Robinson) niece (Jane Wyman) runs a shop over the tunnel he and his partners are digging to a bank vault.