The best Gale Gordon’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Gale Gordon’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Gale Gordon.
The 'Burbs
6.8/10
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Sergeant Dead Head
4.7/10
An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.
Speedway
5.5/10
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
5.9/10
Harry Bannerman, a Connecticut suburbanite, becomes involved in various shenanigans when his wife Grace leads a protest movement against a secret army plan to set up a missile base in their community.
Don't Give Up the Ship
6.4/10
The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Visit to a Small Planet
5.9/10
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth... Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet to visit the Earth, and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in U.F.O's and aliens. Wanting to study humans but not able to fully understand them, Kreton makes a mess out of it, generating a lot of comic situations.
Francis Covers the Big Town
6.3/10
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
All in a Night's Work
6.1/10
Tony Ryder takes over the magazine of his late uncle, who supposedly died while spending time with a mistress. Worried that the news will besmirch his magazine's wholesome reputation, Tony hires a detective to find out who the mistress is.
All Hands on Deck
5.6/10
The admiral is coming, so a sailor and his buddy hide their girlfriend and pet turkey.
Lucy Calls the President
6.8/10
Homemaker Lucy Whittaker calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue—and to her astonishment, he agrees to come dine at her house. Now Lucy has her hands full as family, friends and Secret Service agents invade her home in preparation for the big dinner summit.
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
5.4/10
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a delivery boy who invents a machine which turns his girlfriend into a giantess.
Dondi
3.5/10
World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan.
Here Come the Nelsons
6.5/10
The homespun Nelson family must deal with various comical situations, including an encounter with gangsters.
Bungle Abbey
Comedy pilot about wacky monks in a monastery.
Our Miss Brooks
6.4/10
The big-screen translation of the successful television show of the 1950's. Arden stars as Connie Brooks, wisecracking English teacher at Madison High School, still hoping to tie the knot with shy biology teacher Philip Boynton (Robert Rockwell).
Lucy Moves to NBC
7.1/10
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production assistant, Gale Gordon, she starts working on a new series titled "The Music Mart".
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
7.2/10
Here We Go Again
5.8/10
It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone declines their invitation, they decide to go on a second honeymoon instead. After one night at the broken down Ramble Inn, where they spent their first honeymoon, they decide to go across the lake to a swanky (and expensive) lodge, where they bump into their old friends Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Gildersleeve, and Mrs. Uppington, so the party is on again.
