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Frank Tashlin
Director 1913 - 1972

Frank Tashlin

Weehawken, New Jersey, USA

Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts for Warner... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

16 titles
Caprice

Caprice

Frank Tashlin 1967 1h 32m 4.5

Doris Day stars as Patricia Foster, an industrial designer, when see sells a secret cosmetics formula to a competitor the troubles never stop.

The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat

Frank Tashlin 1966 1h 50m 5.5

Bruce (Rod Taylor), the owner of a aerospace company, is infatuated with Jennifer (Doris Day) and hires her to be his biographer so that he can be near her and win her affections. Is she actually a Russian spy trying to obtain aerospace secrets?

The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly

Frank Tashlin 1964 1h 29m 6.5

Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches!

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Frank Tashlin 1963 1h 30m

Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?

It's Only Money

It's Only Money

Frank Tashlin 1962 1h 23m 5.0

Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. He begins to notice little things, like how much those family portraits look like him. Surely..no..he can't be...can he ?

Cinderfella

Cinderfella

Frank Tashlin 1960 1h 28m 5.0

When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family, Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate.

Say One for Me

Say One for Me

Frank Tashlin 1959 2h

Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishioners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly finds a job working for a dance club of questionable character, which is run by Tony Vincent. Vincent never made the big time, and Father Conroy tries to look after Holly.

The Geisha Boy

The Geisha Boy

Frank Tashlin 1958 1h 38m

Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Frank Tashlin 1958 1h 43m 6.0

A Movie star has triplets, but does not want her beloved public to find out. Has she made a mistake in hiring Jerry Lewis as the babysitter ?

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Frank Tashlin 1957 1h 33m 7.5

To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick. But she wants something too: he has to pretend to be her new lover.

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

Frank Tashlin 1956 1h 38m 7.2

A down-and-out gangster hires an alcoholic press agent to make his blonde bombshell girlfriend a recording star in 6 weeks. But what is he going to do when he finds out that she has no talent? And what is going to happen when the two fall in love?

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

Frank Tashlin 1956 1h 35m 5.0

The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's.

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Frank Tashlin 1955 1h 50m 7.0

Rick Todd uses the dreams of his roommate Eugene as the basis for a successful comic book.

Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here

Frank Tashlin 1954 1h 38m

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel.

Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

Frank Tashlin 1952 1h 35m

In this sequel to "The Paleface", Peter Potter Jr. and Mike 'The Torch' Delroy return as the lead characters. Junior Potter returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found; Mike 'The Torch' Delroy is the luscious head of a gang of thieves; and Roy Barton is a federal marshal hot on Mike's trail.

The Way of Peace

The Way of Peace

Frank Tashlin 1947 18m

Punctuated with stories from the Bible, the film’s purpose was to reinforce Christian values in the atomic age by condemning the consequences of human conflict with scenes of the crucifixion, lynching and Nazi fascism.

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