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Leonard B. Stern is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 23 december 1923 at New York City (USA)

Leonard B. Stern

Leonard B. Stern
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Birth name Leonard Bernard Stern
Nationality USA
Birth 23 december 1923 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 june 2011 (at 87 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Awards Emmy Award

Leonard Bernard Stern (December 23, 1923 – June 7, 2011) was an American screenwriter, film and television producer, director, and one of the creators, with Roger Price, of the classic word game Mad Libs.

Usually with

Bernie Kopell
Bernie Kopell
(3 films)
Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Leonard B. Stern (13 films)

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Actor

Get Smart
Get Smart (2008)
, 1h50
Directed by Peter Segal
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews
Rating64% 3.2476553.2476553.2476553.2476553.247655
Maxwell "Max" Smart, an analyst for the top secret American intelligence agency, CONTROL, yearns to become a field agent like his idol, Agent 23. Despite top scores in the acceptance tests, Max is denied the promotion because the Chief of CONTROL feels that Max is too valuable as an analyst. Max goes for a walk, looking at Fang, a puppy in the pet store. A woman bumps into him. When CONTROL headquarters is attacked by the terrorist organization KAOS, almost all of CONTROL's agents' identities are exposed, leaving only Agent 99, the woman Max bumped into as a viable field operative, while the others are demoted to desk jobs. Max is therefore promoted to field agent as Agent 86, but the experienced 99 is reluctant to partner with him because of his penchant for clumsiness.

Director

Missing Pieces, 1h27
Directed by Leonard B. Stern
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Eric Idle, Robert Wuhl, Lauren Hutton, Janice Lynde, Bob Gunton, James Hong
Rating52% 2.6235052.6235052.6235052.6235052.623505
Eric Idle and Robert Wuhl star as a mismatched couple, Wendel and Lou in this mystery-comedy caper. Characters include a one-handed kingpin,a lawyer who suffers from dwarfism, and twin brothers, one a crazed photographer and the other a mild-mannered antique dealer. One of Wendel's many former foster parents, Mr Hu, dies, and his lawyer (the dwarf) gives Wendel his inheritance. A riddle. Wendel and Lou (his cello-playing best friend) soon realise the riddle isn't Hu's heirloom, just the key to finding Wendel's inheritance. But they are pursued by several unfavourable characters, almost all of whom want them dead.
Just You and Me, Kid, 1h33
Directed by Leonard B. Stern
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Brooke Shields, George Burns, Burl Ives, Ray Bolger, Lorraine Gary, Christopher Knight
Rating59% 2.9501352.9501352.9501352.9501352.950135
Bill (George Burns) is an elderly ex-vaudevillian performer who lives alone. He awakens to a special alarm clock. Along the way, Bill looks at photographs of his deceased wife. After breakfast, Bill goes to the supermarket. Inside the market, Bill interacts in a friendly way with two employees, charming them with a magic trick.

Scriptwriter

Missing Pieces, 1h27
Directed by Leonard B. Stern
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Eric Idle, Robert Wuhl, Lauren Hutton, Janice Lynde, Bob Gunton, James Hong
Rating52% 2.6235052.6235052.6235052.6235052.623505
Eric Idle and Robert Wuhl star as a mismatched couple, Wendel and Lou in this mystery-comedy caper. Characters include a one-handed kingpin,a lawyer who suffers from dwarfism, and twin brothers, one a crazed photographer and the other a mild-mannered antique dealer. One of Wendel's many former foster parents, Mr Hu, dies, and his lawyer (the dwarf) gives Wendel his inheritance. A riddle. Wendel and Lou (his cello-playing best friend) soon realise the riddle isn't Hu's heirloom, just the key to finding Wendel's inheritance. But they are pursued by several unfavourable characters, almost all of whom want them dead.
Get Smart, Again!
Directed by Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Bernie Kopell, Steve Levitt, Dick Gautier, King Moody
Rating60% 3.046693.046693.046693.046693.04669
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams), acting as a protocol officer since CONTROL was disbanded in the early 1970s, is reactivated as a counterintelligence agent by Commander Drury (Kenneth Mars) of the United States Intelligence Agency. KAOS, long considered defunct, has been revitalized by a corporate takeover. Its first scheme involves turning a forgotten American scientist and using his weather control machine to extort US$250 billion from the United States Government. (This plot is similar to the one used in the 1990s Avengers movie, another film based on a 1960s TV spy series.)
Target
Target (1985)
, 1h57
Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt, Brad Williams, Josef Sommer, Guy Boyd
Rating58% 2.9494952.9494952.9494952.9494952.949495
In Dallas, Walter Lloyd (Hackman) runs a lumber business. After checking out at the office, Walter stops by the local racetrack, where his college-age son Chris (Dillon) works repairing stock cars. He reminds Chris of his mother's departure for Europe that afternoon, and Chris meets him back at the house to send her off.
The Nude Bomb, 1h34
Directed by Clive Donner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel, Dana Elcar, Andrea Howard, Vittorio Gassman, Rhonda Fleming
Rating51% 2.5565752.5565752.5565752.5565752.556575
La société KAOS a inventé une arme capable de détruire tous les vêtements sur Terre. L'agent Maxwell Smart, aidé de l'Agent 34 vont tenter de déjouer les plans de Sauvage, le patron de la société. La tâche se complique lorsqu'on découvre que Sauvage a aussi mis au point une machine capable de cloner les humains. Il va falloir retrouver le bon Sauvage.
Three for the Show, 1h33
Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Betty Grable, Jack Lemmon, Gower Champion, Marge Champion, Myron McCormick, Paul Harvey
Rating60% 3.04793.04793.04793.04793.0479
Singing-and-dancing stage star Julie (Betty Grable) is told that husband Marty (Jack Lemmon) is reported missing in action during Korea. After a long waiting period, she makes plans to marry Vernon (Gower Champion), who is Marty's best friend. After the marriage, Marty (who crashed but survived on an island) turns up at one of Julie's shows. Upon discovering Julie's new marriage, Marty demands his rights as her first husband.
The Jazz Singer, 1h47
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays
Actors Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Eduard Franz, Mildred Dunnock, Alex Gerry, Allyn Joslyn
Rating57% 2.855562.855562.855562.855562.85556
As Jerry Golding (a young Korean War veteran) scales the heights of show business, he breaks the heart of his father, who had hoped that Jerry would instead follow in the footsteps of six consecutive generations of cantors in their family. Sorrowfully, Cantor David Golding reads the Kaddish service, indicating that, so far as he is concerned, his son is dead. A tearful reconciliation occurs when Jerry dutifully returns to sing the "Kol Nidre" in his ailing father's absence.
Lost in Alaska, 1h16
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mitzi Green, Tom Ewell, Bruce Cabot, Iron Eyes Cody
Rating61% 3.0992753.0992753.0992753.0992753.099275
The time is the 1890s, and the place is San Francisco. George Ball (Lou Costello) and Tom Watson (Bud Abbott) are firemen who rescue 'Nugget' Joe McDermott (Tom Ewell) from committing suicide by drowning. Joe wants to die because his girlfriend, Rosette (Mitzi Green) no longer loves him. The boys keep an eye on him and Joe is thankful for it after receiving a telegram the next morning from Rosette claiming that she still loves him. George and Tom take their gold reward to the bank when they learn the police mistakenly believe Joe was murdered for his gold that night by the two men who actually rescued. They catch up to Joe on his boat for the Yukon and try to get him down to the police station only to see the ship depart San Francisco with all three of them on it.
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, 1h20
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Military humor in film, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter Slezak, Douglass Dumbrille, Marc Lawrence
Rating62% 3.1485853.1485853.1485853.1485853.148585
Bud Jones (Bud Abbott) and Lou Hotchkiss (Lou Costello) are wrestling promoters. Their star, Abdullah (Wee Willie Davis), no longer wishes to follow the script for their crooked matches, especially since he is supposed to lose his next match. Abdullah leaves America to return to his homeland, Algeria. The promoters' financiers, a syndicate that has lent them $5,000 to bring Abdullah to the States, are now requiring them to return the money or face the consequences. The two men follow Abdullah to Algeria in hopes of bringing him back.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, 1h19
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Charles McGraw, Jim Backus
Rating66% 3.3429853.3429853.3429853.3429853.342985
After winning the house-of-the-future Ma and Pa are content. Until they receive a notice stating that they have won a contest from the Bubble-Ola Company, and the prize - a free all-paid trip to New York City. Ma tells Pa that they can't go because they have no one to look out for the kids. Meanwhile, famous bank robber Shotgun Munger crashes and drives into the Kettle Farm. Pa comes along and greets him, after a long conversation Munger tells Pa that he can stay and watch over the kids (he was trying to hide from the police). So, Ma and Pa Kettle go to New York City and get in contact with their daughter-in-law Kim and their son Tom.
The Milkman, 1h27
Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante, Piper Laurie, William Conrad, Henry O'Neill, Paul Harvey
Rating65% 3.2891453.2891453.2891453.2891453.289145
Roger Bradley (O'Connor) is the son of the owner of a milk company. He wants to get a job as a milkman at his father's company, but his father denies it because of Roger's after-war trauma: when he gets stressed or frustrated, he quacks like a duck. Roger gets upset at his father and does not see any problem with the quacking. In revenge, he gets a job with his father's arch-rival, Breezy Albright (Durante) at another milk company. He becomes very successful and quickly falls in love with the boss's daughter, Chris Abbott (Laurie).
Africa Screams, 1h20
Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Max Baer Jr., Shemp Howard
Rating59% 2.999082.999082.999082.999082.99908
Diana Emerson (Hillary Brooke) is in the book department of Klopper's Department store looking for a copy of the book Dark Safari, written by the famed explorer Cuddleford. Buzz Johnson (Bud Abbott) overhears Diana saying that she will pay $2,500 for a map that is inside that book. He devises a plan to pass off his friend Stanley Livington (Lou Costello) as a great explorer who accompanied Cuddleford on the expedition described in the book. With claims that he can reproduce the map, the two men go to Diana's home that very night. They agree to accompany her on an African expedition, and when Buzz overhears that Clyde Beatty has been offered $20,000 to lead the expedition, he feels that the map is worth considerably more than $2,500.