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Norman Panama
Writer 1914 - 2003

Norman Panama

Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norman Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former school friend, Melvin Frank, to form a writing partnership which endured for three... Read full bio →

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12 titles
Not With My Wife, You Don't!

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

Norman Panama 1966 1h 59m 5.0

During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis and George C. Scott. Lisi marries Curtis after he convinces her that Scott has been killed in a plane crash. She soon discovers Scott is alive, but remains happily married to Curtis until Scott re-enters their lives 14 years later.

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

Norman Panama 1962 1h 31m 6.0

When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust into international intrigue, trying to stay alive while keeping the formula out of enemy hands.

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

Melvin Frank 1960 1h 43m

Two romantic couples are each married to different people! They really DO love each other. At the beginning Kitty thinks Larry is un-funny...

The Trap

The Trap

Norman Panama 1959 1h 24m 6.0

In a remote Californian desert town, a lawyer arranges for a wanted mobster to skip the country via a small airstrip but the local sheriff and his deputy could pose a problem.

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

Melvin Frank 1959 1h 53m

A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving.

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama 1955 1h 41m 8.0

A 12th century court jester in England becomes involved with a desperate band of outlaws who are attempting to overthrow the king.

White Christmas

White Christmas

Michael Curtiz 1954 2h 7.2

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business.

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama 1953 1h 43m

Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his two dolls become mean and jealous. Morgan's dollmaker Papinek is a member of a spy ring who has stolen the secret plans for the top-secret Lafayette airplane.

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama 1952 2h 2m

The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

H. C. Potter 1948 1h 34m 6.7

Cary Grant stars as an advertising executive who dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

Hal Walker 1945 1h 30m 5.0

While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs. In Alaska to recover her father's map, Sal Van Hoyden falls in with Ace Larson, who secretly wants to steal the gold mine for himself.

My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

Sidney Lanfield 1942 1h 18m

Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch—and is being pursued by Nazi agents.

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