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Jack Donohue
Director 1908 - 1984

Jack Donohue

Brooklyn, New York, USA

John Francis "Jack" Donohue was an American film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and choreographer. Some of his movie directing roles include Babes in Toyland, Marriage on the Rocks, and Assault on a Queen.

Directed Films

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7 titles
Assault on a Queen

Assault on a Queen

Jack Donohue 1966 1h 46m 3.5

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

Jack Donohue 1965 1h 49m 6.0

A businessman's neglected wife divorces her husband by mistake and marries his best friend by accident.

Backstage Party

Backstage Party

Jack Donohue, Hamilton Luske 1961 1h 6.0

Television show, aired December 17, 1961, being a tour of the Disney Studio and a party celebrating the completion of Babes in Toyland. Annette Funicello hosts the final segment by introducing various cast members who perform.

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Jack Donohue, Austen Jewell 1961 1h 46m 5.0

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses!

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

Jack Donohue 1954 1h 40m 6.0

A songwriter (Robert Cummings) finds a singer (Doris Day) and her stranded troupe working in a Miami hotel's kitchen.

The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

Jack Donohue 1950 1h 25m 6.0

A clumsy, accident-prone taxicab driver, after inventing elastic glass, risks losing his valuable invention to a group of con men led by a crooked lawyer, but the pretty lady owner of the Yellow Cab Co. comes to his aid.

Close-Up

Close-Up

Jack Donohue 1948 1h 16m

A photographer accidentally photographs a Nazi war criminal on the streets of New York and becomes a target for reprisals and murder.

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