The best Joe Besser’s movies

Joe Besser

Joe Besser

12/08/1907- 01/03/1988
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Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 08/09/1960
  • Character: Charlie Lamont
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

Which Way to the Front?

Which Way to the Front?
4.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 03/09/1970
  • Character: Dock Master
Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not takes "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.

I, the Jury

I, the Jury
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 14/08/1953
  • Character: Pete, Elevator Operator
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer in his first film adventure. Originally screened in 3D.

Africa Screams

Africa Screams
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/05/1949
  • Character: Harry
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.

The Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk
5.5/10
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.

The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 28/11/1961
  • Character: Man Watching Rushes
Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.

Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 22/11/1950
  • Character: Salesman with Drum
Deborah Chandler's rejected suitor, Selden Clark, manages the factory of her father, who dies a suspicion death. But charming Clark manages to win her over and marry her. On the honeymoon, Clark's former girl Patricia intervenes and opens Deborah's eyes, alas too late. Now Clark tries to kill Deborah. Believed dead by all but Clark, she flees. But drifter Keith Ramsey recognizes and follows her. Can she trust him? Can he believe her?

Outside the Wall

Outside the Wall
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 08/02/1950
  • Character: Cook (uncredited)
Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and takes a quiet job at a country sanitarium. Thete, he meets and falls for a nurse, Charlotte Maynard, and he knows the only way to enter her web is to have a lot of money, for Miss Maynard is somewhat of a gold-digger.

Hand of Death

Hand of Death
4.7/10
A scientist invents a new serum, tries it on himself and turns into a murderous monster.

Oil's Well That Ends Well

Oil's Well That Ends Well
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/12/1958
  • Character: Joe
The stooges need money for their father's operation, so they head for the country to prospect for uranium. Instead of uranium, they discover oil on their father's property and all their troubles are solved.

Mad at the World

Mad at the World
5.7/10
A neighborhood is terrorized by group of young juvenile delinquents called The WolfPack. When a young father's infant child is seriously injured because of the WolfPack, he decides that the police aren't working fast enough to catch the ones who hurt his baby and sets out to infiltrate the gang himself and mete out the punishment they deserve.

Say One for Me

Say One for Me
5.5/10
Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishioners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly finds a job working for a dance club of questionable character, which is run by Tony Vincent. Vincent never made the big time, and Father Conroy tries to look after Holly.

Sins of Jezebel

Sins of Jezebel
4.6/10
  • Release: 04/09/1953
  • Character: Yonkel
Biblical costume drama starring Paulette Goddard as the beautiful pagan Jezebel, corruptor of men.

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/12/1959
  • Character: Gallagher (uncredited)
An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.

Flying Saucer Daffy

Flying Saucer Daffy
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 09/10/1958
  • Character: Joe
Joe accidentally takes a picture of a paper plate which Moe and Larry submit to a magazine as an authentic picture of a flying saucer. Moe and Larry collect a big prize, but when the picture is proven to be phony, they're hauled off to Jail. Joe then gets a picture of a real spaceship and this time he gets the fame and fortune, while Moe and Larry wind up in a sanitarium.

Hoofs and Goofs

Hoofs and Goofs
5.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 31/01/1957
  • Character: Joe
Joe dreams that the stooge's sister Birdie has died and been reincarnated as a horse. The stooges take Birdie home but must conceal her from the snoopy landlord. They succeed, but more complications ensue when Birdie gives birth to a colt. Joe wakes up to suffer some abuse from the real Birdie (Moe in drag), when he tells her he dreamed she was a horse.

The Rookie

The Rookie
4.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/12/1959
  • Character: Soldier
A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military comedy.

Fifi Blows Her Top

Fifi Blows Her Top
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/04/1958
  • Character: Joe Besser
The stooges reminisce about their wartime romances in Europe. After they finish their tales, they discover that Joe's girl Fifi, whom he left behind in Paris, has moved in next door. The only problem is that she's now married, with a very jealous husband. The husband turns out to be a real cad, and when Fifi overhears him tell about his plans to find a new wife, she clobbers him and goes back to Joe.

Sweet And Hot

Sweet And Hot
4.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/09/1958
  • Character: Joe
Nightclub performer Larry wants Joe and his sister Tiny to join the act. The only problem is that Tiny is afraid to sing in front of people. They take her to a psychiatrist (Moe) who cures her, and the act is a success.

Pies And Guys

Pies And Guys
5.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/06/1958
  • Character: Joe
A professor attempts to win a bet by turning the stooges into gentlemen. After some lessons in etiquette, the boys make their society debut at a fancy party. They soon revert to their old habits and a wild pie fight ensues.

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