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Norman Panama

Norman Panama (21 April 1914 – 13 January 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former schoolfriend, Melvin Frank to form a writing partnership which endured for 3 decades. He also wrote gags for comedians such as Bob Hope's radio...
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The Court Jester

The Court Jester is a 1956 comedy film starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, and Angela Lansbury. The movie was co-written, co-directed, and co-produced by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 27, 1956

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 101 min (60.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 4,000,000 (US$)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 American comedy film directed by H.C. Potter and starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. The film was written and produced by the team of Melvin Frank and Norman Panama and was an adaptation of Eric Hodgins'...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 4, 1948

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 93 min (56 hs )

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong (1962) was the last in the long-running Road to... series and the only episode not produced by Paramount Pictures, though reference to the other films in the series are shown in Maurice Binder's opening title sequence. Filmed...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 27, 1962

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 91 min (55 hs )

Produced by:

White Christmas

White Christmas is a 1954 Technicolor musical motion picture starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that features the songs of Irving Berlin, including the titular "White Christmas". The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and co-stars Rosemary Clooney...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 14, 1954

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 120 min (72 hs )

Produced by:

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life is a 1960 romantic comedy starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as middle-aged people who have an affair despite being married to other people. Written, directed, and produced by the longtime Hope associates Melvin Frank and Norman...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 14, 1960

Runtime:

  • 103 min (61.8 hs )

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia, filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, is the fourth film of the "Road to..." series. The film is the only Road to... film without a real place in its title though Alaska with its gold mines is referred to as "Utopia" several...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 27, 1946

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

Produced by:

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond is a 1952 film about Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. It starred Robert Taylor as Tibbets and Eleanor Parker as his wife. James Whitmore played security officer Major Bill Uanna. The film was...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 21, 1952

Runtime:

  • 122 min (73.2 hs )
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