Movies: Les Brown

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles...

Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra...

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC....

Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious ki...

A retrospective documentary on the life and career of Ohio-born actress, singer and TV star Doris Day....

A young woman who is unable to pay her rent gets some unexpected help when the other tenants throw a last-minute rent party in her apartment. In the process, they all charm the landlady out of a year's rent. The entire story is told in song (swing mu...

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there...

Beginning with William Wrigley's acquisition of the Santa Catalina Island Company in 1919, the history of the island is explored with archival footage, stills, interviews of residents, historians and celebrities....

The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springville with her two teenage children Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea for a town youth center, and she is aided by Tom Griffit...

A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from George Burns, Danny Thomas, Kirk Cameron, and Betty White....

Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day...

A two hour celebration of Bob Hope's 25 years of television shows that features highlights that start with his first special that aired in 1950. Between the clips, Hope reminisces with guests Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra....

In this musical short, Tex Beneke, Les Brown, and their Orchestras perform multiple numbers....

Virginia O'Brien visits Martin Block as he hosts a radio show devoted to Les Brown and His Band of Renown. A few numbers are heard from the band as Block gives a brief history of how they started. O'Brien also recalls her first movie song....

Doris Day & Jimmie Palmer have a romantic musical interlude....