List of the best Phil Silvers movies: Follow That Camel(1967), Top Banana(1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum(1966), Take It or Leave It(1944), Just Off Broadway(1942), Lucky Me(1954), A Thousand and One Nights(1945), The Boatniks(1970), The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood(1980), Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe(1945), A Lady Takes a Chance(1943), 40 Pounds of Trouble(1963) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1967
95 Minutes
Sergeant Nocker
Phil Silvers Jim Dale Peter Butterworth Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Anita Harris Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Angela Douglas John Bluthal Larry Taylor
wealthy man legionnaire cricket player sargeant amusing witty lighthearted hilarious cricket match cheating sports cricket foreign legion discovery adventure quest pursuit rivalry 1960s
A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
100 Minutes
Jerry Biffle
Phil Silvers Rose Marie Danny Scholl Judy Lynn Jack Albertson Johnny Coy Joey Faye Herbie Faye Brad Hatton
actor salesgirl tv personality personal assistant young man producer amusing lighthearted outlandish television studio department store show business love triangle television egoism publicity love rivalry 1950s
A filmed version of Phil Silvers' hit Broadway show about a television comic who tried to regain his ratings on TV.
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK
1966
99 Minutes
Marcus Lycus
Zero Mostel Phil Silvers Jack Gilford Buster Keaton Michael Crawford Annette Andre Michael Hordern Leon Greene
slave son elderly person soldier amusing cheeky playful family home rome colosseum slavery new love wager love quest pursuit ancient rome
A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
Comedy
USA
1944
70 Minutes
Phil Silvers
Phil Baker Phil Silvers Edward Ryan
Young sailors Eddie Collins and Herb Gordon eagerly begin their shore leave in New York City, where they are greeted at the dock by Eddie's wife Kate. Kate, who is pregnant for the first ... See full synopsis »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
66 Minutes
Roy Higgins
Lloyd Nolan Marjorie Weaver Phil Silvers Janis Carter Richard Derr Joan Valerie Don Costello
Private detective Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is serving on the jury trying Lillian Hubbard (Janis Carter) for the murder of Harley Forsythe. A witness with information that could clear ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
100 Minutes
Hap Schneider
Doris Day Bob Cummings Phil Silvers Eddie Foy Jr. Nancy Walker Martha Hyer Bill Goodwin Marcel Dalio Hayden Rorke James Burke Herb Vigran
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Fantasy
USA
1945
93 Minutes
Abdullah
Cornel Wilde Evelyn Keyes Phil Silvers Adele Jergens Dusty Anderson Dennis Hoey Philip Van Zandt Gus Schilling Nestor Paiva Rex Ingram Richard Hale
aladdin genie princess sultan sidekick amusing playful baghdad palace romance magic class distinctions jealousy sabotage adventure pursuit love transformation unknown era
Tongue-in-cheek fantasy film set in Baghdad and loosely based on the One Thousand and One Nights medieval story.
Comedy
USA
1970
100 Minutes
Harry Simmons
Young and awkward U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Thomas Garland suffers from constant comparison with his late father, a war hero. He falls for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1980
85 Minutes
William B. Warkoff
A prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides to make the film on her own despite sabotage.
Musical, Romance
1945
104 Minutes
Blinkie Miller
Betty Grable Dick Haymes Phil Silvers William Gaxton Beatrice Kay Margaret Dumont Roy Benson George Melford Hal K. Dawson Kenny Williams Reed Hadley
medical student dancer father girlfriend lighthearted amusing engaging nightclub stage father/son relationship new love show business dance love temptation 1940s
One New York nightclub star (Betty Grable) inspires another's son (Dick Haymes) to drop show business for medical school.
Romance
USA
1943
86 Minutes
Smiley Lambert
Jean Arthur John Wayne Charles Winninger Phil Silvers Mary Field Don Costello John Philliber Grady Sutton
new yorker rodeo rider sidekick tour guide suitor hilarious spirited heartwarming new york city bus american west rodeo saloon small town city vs. country tourism opposites attract unlikely romance journey love
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her simpy city suitors.
Romance
USA
1963
106 Minutes
Bernie Friedman
Tony Curtis Suzanne Pleshette Claire Wilcox Phil Silvers
Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl.
Comedy
1977
92 Minutes
Max Ober
Steve Guttenberg Ed Lauter Lisa Reeves Phil Silvers Meridith Baer Branscombe Richmond Will Seltzer Gino Baffa
A late-1960s teen (Steve Guttenberg) working in a chicken-takeout stand cannot get his mind off his dream-girl (Lisa Reeves).
Comedy
1968
113 Minutes
Phil Newman
Gina Lollobrigida Shelley Winters Peter Lawford Phil Silvers Telly Savalas Lee Grant Janet Margolin
italian soldier captain daughter wife widow hilarious cheeky charming lighthearted italy village paternity money family scams impersonation pursuit love 1960s
Three veterans are reunited in Italy with a mutual lover (Gina Lollobrigida) they've been supporting for 20 years.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
107 Minutes
Genius
Rita Hayworth Gene Kelly Eve Arden Lee Bowman Phil Silvers Leslie Brooks Otto Kruger Jess Barker Anita Colby Curt Bois Edward Brophy
dancer club owner theatrical producer publisher girlfriend boyfriend charming endearing inspiring witty brooklyn, n.y. new york city nightclub fame success dance beauty loyalty love rise
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
89 Minutes
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.
Musical, Romance
USA
1943
96 Minutes
Frankie
Betty Grable Cesar Romero George Montgomery Charles Winninger Phil Silvers Matt Briggs Paul Hurst Frank Orth
promoter saloon owner singer carnival worker bartender drunk amusing cheeky lighthearted coney island broadway theater saloon carnival backstage stage show business jealousy carnivals ambition love triangle
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1974
92 Minutes
Kirwood Krinkle
Kurt Russell Joe Flynn Eve Arden Cesar Romero Phil Silvers Dick Van Patten Harold Gould Michael McGreevey William Schallert
college student college dean criminal thug competitor playful amusing campy quirky medfield college chemistry class miracle product experiments science gone awry superhuman abilities business scheme rivalry discovery temptation rise
Dexter Riley and his friends accidently discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Herb Blake
Judy Garland Gene Kelly Eddie Bracken Gloria DeHaven Marjorie Main Phil Silvers Ray Collins Carleton Carpenter Nita Bieber Hans Conried Paul E. Burns
actress sister dancer housekeeper fiancé cheery lighthearted farm connecticut stage farming sibling rivalry song and dance romance show business transformation love rivalry 1950s
A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.
Biography
USA
1942
103 Minutes
Wiley
Rita Hayworth Victor Mature John Sutton Carole Landis James Gleason Phil Silvers Mona Maris Walter Catlett
songwriter musician singer girlfriend countess publisher charming indiana family home countryside stage new york city office show business vaudeville medicine show songwriting ambition paul dresser love
Chronicles the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1942
107 Minutes
Waiter
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
79 Minutes
Edward Arnold Gene Reynolds Lionel Barrymore Marsha Hunt Robert Sterling Emma Dunn Veda Ann Borg Richard Lane Gloria DeHaven Grant Mitchell Phil Silvers
The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.
Musical
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Eleanor Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young Lionel Barrymore John Carroll Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Tom Conway Dan Dailey Reginald Owen Rose Hobart
songwriter husband best friend dancer judge charming cheery stage backstage courtroom apartment divorce marriage friendship show business music love transformation 1930s
A composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.
Comedy
USA
1978
92 Minutes
Peter Falk Ann-Margret Eileen Brennan Sid Caesar Stockard Channing James Coco Dom DeLuise Louise Fletcher John Houseman Madeline Kahn Fernando Lamas
detective resistance fighter old flame sexy woman police detective amusing lighthearted san francisco office false accusations investigation infidelity jewelry theft race against time pursuit underdog mystery 1940s
San Francisco, 1940, detectives, dames, documents, Nazis, and a treasure.