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Keenan Wynn

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Since You Went AwaySince You Went Away (1944)
Dir. John Cromwell, Andre De Toth
Feat. Joseph Cotton, Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones
While husband Joseph Cotton is away at WWII, Claudette Colbert must hold home and family together. A lengthy dose of home–front stoicism, that…
Clock, TheClock, The (1945)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason
Judy Garland's first dramatic role (in which she did not sing) reunites her with director (and future husband) Vincente Minnelli from MEET ME IN ST.…
Song of the Thin ManSong of the Thin Man (1947)
Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn
The Thin Man legacy is stretched out to a sixth film, with Nick and Nora busting one last case involving a dispute over owed money to a two–bit…
Royal WeddingRoyal Wedding (1951)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford
Famous for its legendary tap–dance on the ceiling, this otherwise thinly–plotted musical (set against the marriage of Princess Elizabeth…
Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, TheMan in the Gray Flannel Suit, The (1956)
Dir. Nunnally Johnson
Feat. Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March
Adapted from the novel by Sloan Wilson, this powerful drama evokes the multiple crises of an Madison Avenue advertising executive (Peck), whose…
A Time to Love and a Time to DieA Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. John Gavin, Jock Mahoney, Don DeFore
Bittersweet WWII melodrama finds Douglas Sirk at his gravest; John Gavin plays a returning German solider who falls in love under the shadow of war.…
Hole in the Head, AHole in the Head, A (1959)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker
One of dir. Capra's (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) final efforts stays true to the redemptive themes of his classic works. Sinatra runs a threadbare…
Absent-Minded Professor, TheAbsent-Minded Professor, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn
One of Disney's perenial comedies conserns absent–minded prof MacMurray and his invention – 'flubber', a gravity–defying substance,…
Son of FlubberSon of Flubber (1963)
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn
A (then) rare Disney sequel in which Fred MacMurray returns as THE ABSENT–MINDED PROFESSOR for another round of visual gags based around the…
Patsy, ThePatsy, The (1964)
Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, John Carradine, Nancy Kulp
The retinue of a recently–deceased celebrity connive to groom his bellhop to impersonate him and thus continue the gravy train. Of course with…
Bikini BeachBikini Beach (1964)
Dir. William Asher
Feat. Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Keenan Wynn
The third of the "Beach Party" movies starring peaches 'n' cream teens Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, this is arguably an improvement on both…
Great Race, TheGreat Race, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood
Near–classic comedy set around the first New York–to–Paris car race in the early 20th century, with a cast of greats and bag of…
Point BlankPoint Blank (1967) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
Fascinating, at times jarring, thriller has underworld hitman Lee Marvin hunting for those who double–crossed him in The Organisation, only to…
War Wagon, TheWar Wagon, The (1967)
Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel
A light–hearted western with John Wayne playing a rancher who returns to his home town after being wrongfully imprisoned, to take revenge on…
Mechanic, TheMechanic, The (1972)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jill Ireland
Charles Bronson broods away as an ageing hitman (or 'mechanic') who takes on a apprentice (Vincent). Although none–too–distinguished this…
OrcaOrca (The Killer Whale) (1977)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek
A killer whale goes feral after its pregnant mate is slayed by grizzly fisherman Richard Harris in this largely maligned JAWS spinoff from the dir.…

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