List of the best Ted Bessell movies: Don't Drink the Water(1969), Billie(1965), McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force(1965) ... ...
Comedy
1969
98 Minutes
Axel Magee
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
1965
86 Minutes
Robert "Bob" Matthews
Patty Duke Jim Backus Jane Greer Warren Berlinger Billy De Wolfe Charles Lane Dick Sargent Susan Seaforth Ted Bessell Richard Deacon Bobby Diamond
tomboy athlete high-school student father boyfriend coach positive amusing charming high school small town gender roles sports father/daughter relationship romance politics coming of age love growing up 1960s
A mayoral candidate (Jim Backus) and his wife (Jane Greer) fret over their tomboy daughter (Patty Duke), a high-school track star.
Comedy
1965
90 Minutes
Joe Flynn Tim Conway Bob Hastings Gary Vinson Billy Sands Edson Stroll John Wright Gavin MacLeod Tom Tully Susan Silo Henry Beckman
PT-boat Ensign Parker (Tim Conway) poses as an Air Force officer and sinks the Japanese fleet, without McHale.