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Frank Tashlin
Writer 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 →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

22 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 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?

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Walter Lang 1961 1h 47m 6.0

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

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.

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 Scarlet Hour

The Scarlet Hour

Michael Curtiz 1956 1h 35m

An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.

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?

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.

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 Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

Sidney Lanfield 1951 1h 31m 6.0

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.

Love Happy

Love Happy

David Miller 1949 1h 25m 6.0

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

The Paleface

The Paleface

Norman Z. McLeod 1948 1h 31m 4.5

Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless Calamity as she fights off outlaws and Indians.

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

William A. Seiter 1948 1h 22m 7.0

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus falls in love with him.

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

George Marshall 1947 1h 33m

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.

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.

Delightfully Dangerous

Delightfully Dangerous

Arthur Lubin 1945 1h 32m 6.0

Teen Sherry Williams dreams of a singing career and idolizes her sister Josephine, who performs in New York. Encouraged by false stories about her sister from a Broadway producer. when Sherry pays a surprise visit to New York.

A Corny Concerto

A Corny Concerto

Robert Clampett 1943 8m 6.0

Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.

Brave Little Tailor

Brave Little Tailor

Bill Roberts, Burt Gillett 1938 9m 7.0

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the giant for real.

Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat

Charley Rogers 1935 20m 7.0

Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the grocery right next door is run by the man and wife whom they encountered in "Them Thar Hills" (1935). Stan and Ollie go and visit to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer again becomes convinced that Ollie and his wife are fooling around.

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