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Hy Averback is a Actor, Director and Producer American born on 21 october 1920 at Minneapolis (USA)

Hy Averback

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Birth name Hyman Jack Averback
Nationality USA
Birth 21 october 1920 at Minneapolis (USA)
Death 14 october 1997 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback, (October 21, 1920 – October 14, 1997) was an American radio, television, and film actor who eventually became a producer and director.

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Filmography of Hy Averback (14 films)

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Actor

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, 1h32
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Herb Edelman
Roles Rabbi Conducting Wedding Ceremony (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.095563.095563.095563.095563.09556
Attorney Harold Fine (Sellers) is having second thoughts about marrying his longtime girlfriend Joyce. He encounters his brother, a hippie living in Venice Beach. He falls for an attractive flower power hippie girl (played by Leigh Taylor-Young) who has a knack for making pot brownies. Harold runs out of his wedding to live with the hippie girl, and tries to find himself with the aid of a guru. Ultimately he finds the hippie lifestyle as unfulfilling and unsatisfying as the "straight" lifestyle and once more decides to marry Joyce. At the last minute, he again leaves her at the altar and runs out of the wedding onto a city street saying he doesn't know for sure what he is looking for but, "there's got to be something beautiful out there.
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, 1h29
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Doris Day, Patrick O'Neal, Robert Morse, Terry-Thomas, Steve Allen, Lola Albright
Roles Newscaster (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.9003452.9003452.9003452.9003452.900345
November 9, 1965: Margaret Garrison (Doris Day) is a stage actress who has spent her career starring in virginal roles, although she would relish the opportunity to play someone less savory, such as an Italian prostitute, at least once before she retires. When a blackout shutters her current Broadway play for the night, she returns home unexpectedly and discovers her architect husband Peter (Patrick O'Neal) being overly attentive to attractive reporter Roberta Lane (Lola Albright). Infuriated, she heads to the couple's weekend house in Connecticut and takes a concoction to fall asleep.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 2h1
Directed by David Swift
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallée, Anthony 'Scooter' Teague, Maureen Arthur, Ruth Kobart
Roles 2nd Junior Executive
Rating71% 3.5964253.5964253.5964253.5964253.596425
J. Pierpont Finch buys a book, How to Succeed in Business, describing in step-by-step fashion how to rise in the business world. The ambitious young window cleaner follows its advice carefully. He joins the "World-Wide Wicket Company" and begins work in the mailroom. Soon, thanks to the ethically-questionable advice in the book, he rises to Vice-President in Charge of Advertising, making sure that each person above him gets either fired or moved or transferred within the company.
The Benny Goodman Story, 1h56
Directed by Valentine Davies
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, Sammy Davis Jr., Hy Averback
Roles Willard Alexander - Benny's manager
Rating66% 3.3451353.3451353.3451353.3451353.345135
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Edward Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Cry Danger
Cry Danger (1951)
, 1h19
Directed by Robert Parrish, Dick Powell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Dick Powell, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Erdman, William Conrad, Regis Toomey, Jean Porter
Roles Bookie
Rating72% 3.6423653.6423653.6423653.6423653.642365
Rocky Mulloy was sentenced to life in prison for a robbery and murder that he didn't commit. He's released five years later when a witness named Delong appears and provides an alibi. Rocky then sets out to find who framed him, hoping that by uncovering the actual criminals, he'll be able to free his friend Danny Morgan, also accused of the same crime.

Director

Where the Boys Are, 1h34
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Road movies
Actors Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Russell Todd, Howard McGillin
Rating41% 2.064612.064612.064612.064612.06461
Four co-eds from snowbound Penmore College head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break: Carole (Lorna Luft) taking a separate vacation from her steady boyfriend, winds up as a hot contender in a "Hot Bod Contest"; Jennie (Lisa Hartman) is doubly lucky, courted by both a rich classical pianist and a devil-may-care rocker; Sandra (Wendy Schaal) looking for the Mr. Right who will finally satisfy her; and Laurie (Lynn-Holly Johnson) dreams of a night of unbridled passion with a real he-man.
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Lee Purcell, Jack Elam, Gary Lockwood, Burton Gilliam, Zohra Lampert, Jerry Mathers
Rating58% 2.907962.907962.907962.907962.90796
A magical a gold watch with the power to stop time becomes the center of a swindle by a corrupt land baron.
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Lee Purcell, Gary Lockwood, Jack Elam, Burton Gilliam, Zohra Lampert, Jerry Mathers
Rating58% 2.907962.907962.907962.907962.90796
A couple have a gold watch that has the power to stop time.
She's in the Army Now
Directed by Hy Averback
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Kathleen Denise Quinlan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Melanie Griffith, Julie Carmen, Janet MacLachlan, Steven Bauer
Rating45% 2.2796752.2796752.2796752.2796752.279675
Cass (Quinlan), Rita (Curtis), Sylvie (Griffith), Virginia (Blanchard) and Yvette (Carmen) are five beautiful Women's Army Corps recruits attached to the United States Army's 3rd Platoon of Alpha Company at Fort Jackson. Although they are raw recruits, their drill sergeant, Sgt. Reed (MacLachlan), sees them as future soldiers. The proposal relates the women's efforts to train to become soldiers while also dealing with their personal problems. During and by the end of their basic training, they discover that a soldier's life is more than a uniform and that strength doesn't always depend on the size of their muscles.
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?, 1h53
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Ivan Dixon, Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Ewell
Rating54% 2.709242.709242.709242.709242.70924
Col. Flanders commands a U.S. Army base in the South. To improve relations with the locals, he decides to throw a community dance. He gives the assignment to Warrant Officer Nace, sergeants Gambroni and Jones and a captain, Myerson.
The Great Bank Robbery, 1h38
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch
Rating56% 2.807552.807552.807552.807552.80755
Un faux prêtre et une fausse bonne sœur qui, accompagnés de faux moines, se retrouve confrontée à d'autres malfaiteurs lorsqu'ils tentent de braquer une banque.
The Great Bank Robbery, 1h38
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Heist films
Actors Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch
Rating56% 2.807552.807552.807552.807552.80755
Gold stolen by outlaws is stashed in the impenetrable bank of Friendly, a small town in Texas. A preacher, Rev. Pious Blue, is actually a thief. He and his associates, including partner Lyda Kebanov, plan to tunnel into the vault and blow it up with TNT, just as a Fourth of July celebration drowns out the noise.
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, 1h29
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Doris Day, Patrick O'Neal, Robert Morse, Terry-Thomas, Steve Allen, Lola Albright
Rating58% 2.9003452.9003452.9003452.9003452.900345
November 9, 1965: Margaret Garrison (Doris Day) is a stage actress who has spent her career starring in virginal roles, although she would relish the opportunity to play someone less savory, such as an Italian prostitute, at least once before she retires. When a blackout shutters her current Broadway play for the night, she returns home unexpectedly and discovers her architect husband Peter (Patrick O'Neal) being overly attentive to attractive reporter Roberta Lane (Lola Albright). Infuriated, she heads to the couple's weekend house in Connecticut and takes a concoction to fall asleep.
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, 1h32
Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Herb Edelman
Rating61% 3.095563.095563.095563.095563.09556
Attorney Harold Fine (Sellers) is having second thoughts about marrying his longtime girlfriend Joyce. He encounters his brother, a hippie living in Venice Beach. He falls for an attractive flower power hippie girl (played by Leigh Taylor-Young) who has a knack for making pot brownies. Harold runs out of his wedding to live with the hippie girl, and tries to find himself with the aid of a guru. Ultimately he finds the hippie lifestyle as unfulfilling and unsatisfying as the "straight" lifestyle and once more decides to marry Joyce. At the last minute, he again leaves her at the altar and runs out of the wedding onto a city street saying he doesn't know for sure what he is looking for but, "there's got to be something beautiful out there.