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Walter Lang
Director 1896 - 1972

Walter Lang

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Walter Lang was an American film director.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

17 titles
Snow White and the Three Stooges

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Walter Lang 1961 1h 47m

An ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.

Can-Can

Can-Can

Walter Lang 1960 2h 22m 5.7

A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend.

Desk Set

Desk Set

Walter Lang 1957 1h 43m 8.5

Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department.

The King and I

The King and I

Walter Lang 1956 2h 13m 7.3

Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children.

There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Walter Lang 1954 1h 58m 5.0

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

Walter Lang 1953 1h 56m

Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.

With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart

Walter Lang 1952 1h 57m

Jane Froman, an aspiring songstress, lands a job in radio with help from pianist Don Ross, whom she later marries. Jane's popularity soars, and she leaves on a European tour... but her plane crashes in Lisbon, and she is partially crippled. Unable to walk without crutches, Jane nevertheless goes on to entertain the Allied troops in World War II.

On the Riviera

On the Riviera

Walter Lang 1951 1h 29m

In this fast-paced remake of the Muarice Chavlier vehicle Folies Bergere, talented Danny Kaye plays both a performer and a heroic French military pilot.

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

Walter Lang 1950 1h 25m 3.0

"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families.

When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me

Walter Lang 1948 1h 38m

Bonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer marital difficulties when Skid gets an offer to appear on Broadway while Bonny gets left behind on the road.

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

Walter Lang 1948 1h 23m 8.0

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man.

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

Walter Lang 1947 1h 47m

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her.

State Fair

State Fair

Walter Lang 1945 1h 40m

During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel (Charles Winninger) has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa (Fay Bainter) enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results.

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

Walter Lang 1940 1h 34m

Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited when the boys, now in the army, show up in England.

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

Walter Lang 1940 1h 28m 7.0

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

The Little Princess

The Little Princess

Walter Lang 1939 1h 33m 6.0

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast

Walter Lang 1936 1h 10m

Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.

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