Frank Tashlin — Director (38)
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The Lady Said No (1946)
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Frank Tashlin
Pepito approaches a beautiful senorita who icily rebuffs him, but he is persistent and she allows him to take her to an upscale restaurant, where Pepito can not pay the bill. The consequences are realized later when he finds himself at the altar, about to be married, a confused victim of a misunderstanding.
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Booby Hatched (1944)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Sara Berner / Mel Blanc
other title: Le frileux petit canard / Le Frileux Petit Canard
A duck struggles mightily and finally hatches her eggs in the bitter cold. All but one, that is: poor little Robespierre. Mama doesn't notice him missing until after he has sprouted legs and run off in search of warmth.
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Puss n' Booty (1943)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Bea Benaderet / Mel Blanc
other title: Le chat chatié / El gatito y el canario …
Woman wonders why her little pet birds keep disappearing. Rudolph the cat knows, but other than burping feathers, he's not saying. But it looks like he's met his match when the woman orders another bird from the pet shop: a little yellow canary named "Petey".
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Porky Pig's Feat (1943)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Mel Blanc
other title: Une note salée / Porky à l'hôtel …
Porky Pig and Daffy Duck owe an outrageous sum to the Broken Arms Hotel. The manager thwarts their efforts to escape without paying their bill.
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The Fox and the Grapes (1941)
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Frank Tashlin
Illustrating the origin of the term 'sour grapes', (post-Aesop, that is), Crow gets Fox to trade him his picnic lunch for some grapes high on a vine. After many difficulties, the fox manages to get to them but discovers they are sour indeed.
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Brother Brat (1944)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Mel Blanc / Bea Benaderet
other title: Bereit zum Kampf
A "Rosie the Riveter" type is in need of a baby-sitter for her awful child. The only person available is a clueless Porky Pig. His only instructions are to use a book of child psychology. After fruitless attempts to control the brat, his mother returns to show Porky how to use the book - as a paddle on his little behind.
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The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (1938)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Tommy Bond / Mel Blanc …
other title: Le Major mentira jusqu’à l'Aube / Le major mentira jusqu'à l'aube
We open on a big game hunter telling a little boy (a caricture of child star Freddie Bartholomew) stories about hunting in the jungles of Africa. He tells him a story about a day he was hunting there. The game hunter gets help from African natives to catch some animals, with some odd results. Sight gags include an elephant who can't remember something he was supposed to do, and the game hunter riding a elephant and having to "shift gears" like an automobile to get up a steep hill.
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Bachelor Flat (1961)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Tuesday Weld / Richard Beymer …
other title: Dinosaurier bevorzugt / 荒唐教授 …
Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female students and is engaged to Helen Bushmill. While Helen goes on vacation, Bruce decides to stay at her apartment but is surprised by the arrival of Libby, Helen's 17-year-old daughter. Having never been told by Helen of this daughter, Bruce assumes she's another student. During her stay, Libby is noticed by an amorous neighbor, Mike.
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Nasty Quacks (1945)
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Frank Tashlin actor: Mel Blanc / Sara Berner …
other title: Un animal trop familier / Entenplage
A doting father gives a cute little duckling to his little daughter. That duckling grows up to become Daffy Duck, who soon develops quite a night life, which he loudly explains at breakfast, in the process of eating everything in sight. When the exasperated father's attempts at violently removing Daffy fail, he tries one final measure to drive Daffy away...
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It's Only Money (1962)
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弗兰克·塔什林 actor: 杰瑞·刘易斯 / Joan O'Brien …
other title: Geld spielt keine Rolle / L'increvable Jerry …
Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. He begins to notice little things, like how much those family portraits look like him. Surely..no..he can't be...can he ?