Irving Berlin is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Sound and Compositor American born on 11 may 1888 at Mogilyov (Biélorussie)
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin participated to
52 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
12 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Scriptwriter
, 2h1
Directed by Michael CurtizOrigin USAGenres War,
Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Musical films,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicals,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors George Murphy,
Joan Leslie,
George Tobias,
Charles Butterworth,
Alan Hale,
Dolores CostelloRating58%
In World War I song-and-dance man Jerry Jones (George Murphy) is drafted into the US Army, where he stages a revue called Yip Yip Yaphank. It is a rousing success, but one night during the show orders are received to leave immediately for France: instead of the finale, the troops march up the aisles through the audience, out the theater's main entrance and into a convoy of waiting trucks. Among the teary, last minute goodbyes Jones kisses his newlywed bride Ethel (Rosemary DeCamp) farewell., 1h47
Directed by Busby Berkeley,
George Sidney,
Charles Walters,
John WatersOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Action,
Musical,
Romance,
WesternThemes Circus films,
Films about music and musicians,
Théâtre,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Betty Hutton,
Howard Keel,
Benay Venuta,
Louis Calhern,
Edward Arnold,
Keenan WynnRoles Lyricist
Rating68%
Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton), jeune fille extrêmement douée avec sa carabine est remarqué par Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern) et intègre le Wild West Show. Pour le spectacle elle est confrontée à Frank E. Butler (Howard Keel), la star du tir à qui elle vole rapidement la vedette. Malgré la rivalité professionnelle, une histoire d'amour naît entre les deux tireurs., 1h47
Directed by Charles WaltersOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Judy Garland,
Fred Astaire,
Peter Lawford,
Ann Miller,
Jules Munshin,
Liza MinnelliRoles Lyricist
Rating72%
In 1912, Broadway star Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is buying Easter presents for his sweetheart, starting with a hat and some flowers ("Happy Easter"). He goes into a toy shop and buys a cuddly Easter rabbit, after persuading a young boy to part with it and buy a set of drums instead ("Drum Crazy"). Hewes takes the gifts to his dancing partner, Nadine Hale (Ann Miller), who explains that she has an offer for a show that would feature her as a solo star. Don tries to change her mind and it looks as if he has succeeded ("It Only Happens When I Dance With You"), until Don's best friend, Johnny (Peter Lawford), turns up. Nadine reveals that she and Don are no longer a team and it becomes obvious that Nadine is attracted to Johnny. She does continue to try and pursue him, but he politely refuses her relationship out of respect for Don.Sound
, 3h5
Directed by Robert Z. LeonardOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors William Powell,
Myrna Loy,
Luise Rainer,
Frank Morgan,
Toni Mannix,
Fanny BriceRating65%
The son of a highly respected music professor, Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld, Jr. yearns to make his mark in show business. He begins by promoting Eugen Sandow, the "world's strongest man", at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, overcoming the competition of rival Billings and his popular attraction, belly dancer Little Egypt, with savvy marketing (allowing women to feel Sandow's muscles).Scriptwriter
, 1h46
Directed by Henry KingOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Tyrone Power,
Tyrone Power Jr.,
Alice Faye,
Don Ameche,
Ethel Merman,
Jack HaleyRoles Lyricist
Rating67%
Actor
, 1h40
Directed by Fred Astaire,
Bing Crosby,
Charles C. Coleman,
Mark Sandrich,
Oscar RudolphOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Musical theatre,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Christmas films,
Musical filmsActors Bing Crosby,
Fred Astaire,
Marjorie Reynolds,
Walter Abel,
Virginia Dale,
Irving BerlinRoles Flower Store Manager (uncredited)
Rating72%
Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby), Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire), and Lila Dixon (Virginia Dale) have a musical act popular in the New York City nightlife scene. On Christmas Eve, Jim prepares to give his last performance as part of the act before marrying Lila and retiring with her to a farm in Connecticut. At the last minute, Lila decides she is not ready to stop performing, and that she has fallen in love with Ted. She tells Jim that she will stay on as Ted's dancing partner. While heartbroken, Jim follows through with his plan and bids the act goodbye.Sound
, 1h25
Directed by King VidorOrigin USAGenres Drama,
MelodramaThemes Films about alcoholism,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors Wallace Beery,
Jackie Cooper,
Irene Rich,
Roscoe Ates,
Edward Brophy,
Marcia Mae JonesRating72%
Andy "Champ" Purcell (Wallace Beery) is the former world heavyweight champion, now down on his luck and living in squalid conditions with his eight-year-old son "Dink" in Tijuana, Mexico. Champ attempts to train and to convince promoters to set up a fight for him, but his efforts are consistently stymied by his alcoholism. Dink is repeatedly disappointed and let down by his father's irresponsible actions and frequent broken promises to quit drinking, but his utter devotion to his father nonetheless never wavers., 2h8
Directed by Sam WoodOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
RomanceThemes Sports films,
Baseball filmsActors Gary Cooper,
Teresa Wright,
Walter Brennan,
Dan Duryea,
Elsa Janssen,
Ludwig StösselRoles Songs
Rating75%
Lou Gehrig (Cooper) is a young Columbia University student whose old-fashioned mother (Elsa Janssen) wants him to study hard and become an engineer. But the young man has a gift for baseball. A sportswriter (Brennan) befriends Gehrig and persuades a scout to come see him play. Before long Gehrig signs with the team he has always revered, the New York Yankees. With the help of his father (Ludwig Stössel), he endeavors to keep his career change a secret from his mother., 1h49
Directed by King VidorOrigin USAGenres Drama,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Nina Mae McKinney,
Daniel L. Haynes,
Stymie Beard,
Clarence Muse,
Sam McDanielRoles Songs
Rating66%
Sharecroppers Zeke and Spunk Johnson sell their part of the cotton crop for $100. Cheated out of the money by Zeke's girlfriend Chick (16-year-old Nina Mae McKinney), in collusion with her gambling-hustler friends, Spunk is murdered in the ensuing brawl. Zeke runs away and reforms his life, becoming a minister. , 1h43
Directed by John Francis DillonOrigin USAGenres MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Marilyn Miller,
Alexander Gray,
Joe E. Brown,
Ford Sterling,
Pert Kelton,
T. Roy BarnesRating61%
Sally (Marilyn Miller) plays the part of an orphan who had been abandoned as a baby at the Bowling Green telephone exchange. While growing up in an orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. In an attempt to save money enough to become a dancer, Sally began working at odd jobs. While working as a waitress, a man named Blair (Alexander Gray) begins coming to her work regularly to see her. They both soon fall for each other. , 1h25
Directed by Norman TaurogOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Jackie Cooper,
Robert Coogan,
Mitzi Green,
Willard Robertson,
Enid Bennett,
Guy OliverRating62%
Skippy (Jackie Cooper) is the feisty son of the strictly Dr. Herbert Skinner (Willard Robertson) and his wife Ellen (Enid Bennett). Skinner forbids his son Skippy to play in the pauperized Shantytown, because of the unhygenical and criminal surroundings there. But Skippy and his friend Sidney (Jackie Searl) still go to Shantytown whrere sidney meets a new boy named Sooky (Robert Coogan, Jackie Coogan's little brother). He saves the small boy Sooky from the much bigger bully Harley Nubbins (Donald Haines). Skippy and Sooky become friends. One day Harley accidentally breaks the windshield of his father's car with Skippy's yo-yo. Harley, who has a very aggressive and brute father, blames it on Skippy and Sooky. Mr. Nubbins (Jack Rube Clifford), who works as a dog catcher, takes Sooky's dog and demands that they pay him for the damages if they want their dog back. The boys gather three dollars by breaking Skippy's savings bank, but Mr. Nubbins accepts it only for his windshield. He gives them three days for getting another three dollars for a dog license and he threatens that he'll kill their dog if they don't get the money.