Eddie Bracken

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

William Dieterle

Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.

Wild Wild World

Eddie Bracken

A study of some bizarre customs as practiced throughout the world: opium smoking and prostitution in Kowloon; interracial lovemaking in a stag movie; showgirls performing in Los Angeles; prostitution in Hong Kong; bullfighting, flamenco dancing, and striptease in Madrid; ancient tribal marriage and fertility rites practiced in Luzon; West Indians dancing in Martinique; and much much more!

Hail the Conquering Hero

Preston Sturges

Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Preston Sturges

Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton

A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Kenneth Bowser

Fritz Weaver, Eddie Bracken

Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.

National Lampoon's Vacation

Harold Ramis

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

The Wind in the Willows

Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass

Charles Nelson Reilly, Roddy McDowall

The Irresponsible Toad is in a mess and needs help from his friends try and save Toad Hall.

Summer Stock

Charles Walters

Judy Garland, Gene Kelly

To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.

Sweater Girl

William Clemens

Eddie Bracken, June Preisser

College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Chris Columbus

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

Rainbow Island

Ralph Murphy

Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken

Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill the sailors for trespassing on their sacred ground.

Fun on a Weekend

Andrew L. Stone

Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane

Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.

Ladies' Man

William D. Russell

Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley

A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.

The Fleet's In

Victor Schertzinger

Dorothy Lamour, William Holden

Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.

Caught in the Draft

David Butler

Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour

Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?

Reaching for the Sun

William A. Wellman

Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew

Comedy of a North Woods clam-digger who journeys to Detroit to earn money for outboard motor by working on auto assembly line.