List of the best Joe Besser movies: Hey, Rookie(1944), The Silent Call(1961), Hand of Death(1962), The Rookie(1959), Woman in Hiding(1949), Africa Screams(1949), Say One for Me(1959), Let's Make Love(1960), Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops(1955) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
77 Minutes
Musical comedy star Jimmy Leighter wants to get away from show biz and his leading lady Winnie Clark, so he joins the Army. There he gets the order to put on a show, Winnie Clark appears in... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama
1961
62 Minutes
Art
Roger Mobley David McLean Gail Russell Joe Besser Jack Younger Rusty Wescoatt Roscoe Ates Sherwood Keith Milton Parsons Dal McKennon
A dog embarks on a journey from Nevada to Los Angeles to find the family (Roger Mobley, David McLean, Gail Russell) that left it behind.
Horror
1962
60 Minutes
Service station attendant
John Agar Paula Raymond Roy Gordon Ruth Terry Joe Besser Butch Patrick Normann Burton Kevin Enright Fred Krone Chuck Niles Bob Whitney
A cloud transforms a scientist (John Agar) into a hideous, scaly monster that can destroy anything it touches.
Comedy
1959
86 Minutes
Medical Corpsman
Tommy Noonan Peter Marshall Julie Newmeyer Jerry Lester Claude Stroud Norman Leavitt Joe Besser Vince Barnett Herb Armstrong
draftee private sergeant movie star medic japanese sailor amusing lighthearted playful radio station military base japan island hollywood, calif. world war ii draft love triangle jealousy publicity stunts basic training
A V-J Day draftee (Tommy Noonan) winds up marooned with his sergeant (Pete Marshall), a movie star (Julie Newmar) and two Japanese soldiers.
Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Salesman with Drum
Ida Lupino Howard Duff Stephen McNally John Litel Peggy Dow Taylor Holmes Irving Bacon Joe Besser Don Beddoe Peggie Castle
After her father is killed in an accident, mill heiress Deborah Chandler marries the plant manager, Selden Clark, but his motives are suspicious.
Comedy
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Harry
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Hillary Brooke Max Baer Shemp Howard Joe Besser
hunter friend explorer pretty woman man madcap playful thrilling africa jungle new york city mine deception expedition treasure hunting friendship wild animals assumed identity adventure quest
Two booksellers search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1959
119 Minutes
Joe Greb
Bing Crosby Debbie Reynolds Robert Wagner Ray Walston Les Tremayne Connie Gilchrist Frank McHugh Joe Besser Alena Murray Stella Stevens Nina Shipman
Father Conroy (Crosby) has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishoners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly (Reynolds) finds a job working ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Charlie Lamont
Marilyn Monroe Yves Montand Tony Randall Frankie Vaughan Wilfrid Hyde-White David Burns Michael David Mara Lynn Dennis King Jr. Joe Besser Madge Kennedy
billionaire actress beautiful woman publicist amusing playful theater new york city mistaken identity deception romance song and dance wealth theater production love transformation 1960s
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Comedy
1955
79 Minutes
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Fred Clark Lynn Bari Max Rosenbloom Frank Wilcox Henry Kulky Sam Flint Harold Goodwin Roscoe Ates Paul Dubov
Two suckers (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) follow a con man (Fred Clark) to 1912 Hollywood, where they get even as stuntmen.