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Hal Walker is a Director and Assistant Director American born on 20 march 1896 at Ottumwa (USA)

Hal Walker

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Birth name Harold Walker
Nationality USA
Birth 20 march 1896 at Ottumwa (USA)
Death 3 july 1972 (at 76 years) at Tracy (USA)

Hal Walker, né Harold Walker le 20 mars 1896 à Ottumwa (Iowa) et mort à Tracy (Californie), le 3 juillet 1972, est un réalisateur américain.

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Filmography of Hal Walker (28 films)

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Director

Road to Bali, 1h31
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Action, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye, Humphrey Bogart, Leon Askin
Rating63% 3.1984653.1984653.1984653.1984653.198465
George (Bing Crosby) and Harold (Bob Hope), American song-and-dance men performing in Melbourne, Australia, leave in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals. They end up in Darwin, where they take jobs as pearl divers for a prince. They are taken by boat to an idyllic island on the way to Bali, Indonesia. They vie for the favours of exotic (and half-Scottish) Princess Lala (Dorothy Lamour), a cousin of the Prince (Murvyn Vye). A hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels, which the Prince plans to claim as his own.
Sailor Beware, 1h48
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on plays, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Corinne Calvet, Marion Marshall, Robert Strauss, Leif Erickson
Rating61% 3.098523.098523.098523.098523.09852
After meeting in the Navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers (Dean Martin) and Melvin Jones (Jerry Lewis) become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, 11 times, but was always rejected because of a bad knee. However, he keeps trying so that he can impress women (including Betty Hutton in a cameo role as "Hetty Button"). Melvin, meanwhile, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the Navy as this was the only way he could afford to follow doctor's orders.
At War with the Army, 1h33
Directed by Hal Walker, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Military humor in film, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mike Kellin, Polly Bergen, Tommy Farrell, Danny Dayton
Rating55% 2.751242.751242.751242.751242.75124
The film is set at a United States Army base in Kentucky at the end of 1944, during World War II.
That's My Boy, 1h38
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Ruth Hussey, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall, Eddie Mayehoff
Rating60% 3.047393.047393.047393.047393.04739
Junior Jackson (Jerry Lewis) is the nerdy son of a former All-American football hero, Jarring Jack Jackson (Eddie Mayehoff). His mother (Ruth Hussey) is another former star athlete, having been a champion Olympic swimmer. Junior is something of a disappointment to his father, who has a difficult time understanding how two athletes could produce such a weakling.
My Friend Irma Goes West, 1h30
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Crime
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, John Lund, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn, Corinne Calvet
Rating60% 3.0014753.0014753.0014753.0014753.001475
The movie picks up where My Friend Irma left off, Al (John Lund) is still trying to promote Steve's (Dean Martin) career. Eventually, he gets booked to a local TV station and is spotted by a movie producer. He is offered a contract and Steve, as well as the rest of the gang, Irma (Marie Wilson), Jane (Diana Lynn) and Seymour (Jerry Lewis), all head to Hollywood.
My Friend Irma, 1h43
Directed by George Marshall, Hal Walker, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn, Don DeFore, John Lund
Rating64% 3.2000153.2000153.2000153.2000153.200015
The storyline follows two women, Irma Peterson (Marie Wilson) and Jane Stacey (Diana Lynn), who room together in New York. Irma is a somewhat dim-witted blonde who deep down has good intentions. Jane is an amibitious woman who dreams of marrying a rich man. She winds up as a secretary for a millionaire, Richard Rhinelander (Don DeFore).
Road to Utopia, 1h30
Directed by Norman Panama, Hal Walker, Melvin Frank, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Douglass Dumbrille, Hillary Brooke, Robert Benchley
Rating70% 3.54553.54553.54553.54553.5455
After the credits we see Sal and Chester Hooton (Lamour and Hope), an old married couple. They are visited by an equally old Duke Johnson (Crosby), and the three reminisce about their previous adventure in the Klondike.
Duffy's Tavern, 1h37
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Ed Gardner, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake
Rating58% 2.909332.909332.909332.909332.90933
En 1945, aux Etats-Unis, un aubergiste et un patron de studio d'enregistrement recrutent des stars d'Hollywood pour qu'elles aident à renflouer leurs entreprises. Une adaptation d'un "Radio Show" très célèbre aux Etats-Unis composée de plusieurs sketches où apparaissent les stars fantastiques de la Paramount.
The Stork Club, 1h38
Directed by Hal Walker, Oscar Rudolph, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Betty Hutton, Mae Busch, Barry Fitzgerald, Don DeFore, Andy Russell, Robert Benchley
Rating63% 3.196193.196193.196193.196193.19619
Judy Peabody saves an old man from drowning. He turns out to be Jerry Bates, "J.B." to his lawyer Curtis, "Pop" to Judy, who mistakenly believes the wealthy old-timer to be poor.
Duffy's Tavern, 1h37
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Bing Crosby, Ed Gardner, Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour
Rating58% 2.909332.909332.909332.909332.90933
En 1945, aux Etats-Unis, un aubergiste et un patron de studio d'enregistrement recrutent des stars d'Hollywood pour qu'elles aident à renflouer leurs entreprises. Une adaptation d'un "Radio Show" très célèbre aux Etats-Unis composée de plusieurs sketches où apparaissent les stars fantastiques de la Paramount.
Out of This World, 1h36
Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Diana Lynn, Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Cass Daley, Donald MacBride, Florence Bates
Rating63% 3.1902253.1902253.1902253.1902253.190225
Betty Miller and her all-women orchestra are struggling until singer Herbie Fenton joins the band. Problems develop when Betty sells 125% of Herbie to investors.
The Uninvited, 1h39
Directed by Charles C. Coleman, Hal Walker, Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Ghost films
Actors Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dorothy Stickney
Rating71% 3.596943.596943.596943.596943.59694
In 1937, London music critic and composer Roderick "Rick" Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) fall in love with Windward House, an abandoned seaside house, during a holiday on Cornwall's rocky coast. They purchase it for an unusually low price from Commander Beech (Donald Crisp).
China
China (1943)
, 1h19
Directed by John Farrow, Hal Walker, Oscar Rudolph, Harve Foster, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Philip Ahn, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung
Rating65% 3.293683.293683.293683.293683.29368
In 1941, in Mei-Ki, China, war profiteer David Jones (Alan Ladd) narrowly escapes with his life when Chinese Captain Tao-Yuan-Kai arrests him for selling oil to the Japanese but releases him because he is American. Japanese aircraft bomb the town, and Jones drives toward Shanghai with his partner, Johnny Sparrow (William Bendix), who has brought with him an orphaned baby boy.
The Palm Beach Story, 1h28
Directed by Hal Walker, Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about marriage
Actors Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallée, William Demarest, Sig Arno
Rating74% 3.745633.745633.745633.745633.74563
Tom and Gerry Jeffers (Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert) are a married couple in New York City who are down on their luck financially, which is pushing the marriage to an end. But there is another, deeper problem with their relationship, one that is hinted at in the prologue of the movie as the opening credits roll and then explained near the movie's end.