Red Skelton

Red Skelton

July 18, 1913 · 113 years old

The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At…

Known For

14 titles
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965 · 2h 18m · Movie

Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and c...

7.0
2
Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

1977 · 1h 0m · Movie

Rudolph must find Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight on New Year's Eve.

6.6
3
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945 · 1h 50m · Movie

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

6.4
4
Three Little Words

Three Little Words

1950 · 1h 42m · Movie

The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.

6.9
5
Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

1944 · 1h 41m · Movie

A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.

6.4
6
Neptune's Daughter

Neptune's Daughter

1949 · 1h 35m · Movie

A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heartbreaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters.

6.3
7
Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 · 1h 41m · Movie

A nightclub's coatroom attendant who's in love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV, courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.

6.1
8
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938 · 1h 10m · Movie

Bored New York office girl Teddy Shaw goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.

6.0
9
Flight Command

Flight Command

1940 · 1h 56m · Movie

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives ...

6.3
10
The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

1948 · 1h 33m · Movie

Striving to be a whiz-bang salesman and screwing up at every turn, Red Skelton turns in a genius comic performance inevitably getting into big trouble, impossible situations and a wild chase involving dastardly crooks.

6.8
11
Panama Hattie

Panama Hattie

1942 · 1h 19m · Movie

Sailors suspicious of spies and a singer who is in love enjoy life in the Canal Zone.

5.9
12
The Clown

The Clown

1953 · 1h 31m · Movie

Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking. His son Little Dink idolizes him and faithfully believes in a comeback. He persuades "Uncle" Goldi...

6.5
13
Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 · 1h 26m · Movie

Vaudeville performer Maisie Ravier seeks new job, meets aspiring comedian Hap Hixby, joins his act despite his romantic entanglement with Elsie McIntyre. Challenges arise from Hap's abilities, business venture, and love triangle.

6.2
14
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941 · 1h 23m · Movie

A week before Dr. Kildare's wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont, the hospital bustles with wedding plans. Dr. Gillespie helps a conductor restore his hearing, then tragedy occurs.

6.3