James Gleason
29 titles
Filmography
29 results

The Yellow Cab Man
(1950)Sheer, utter madness is the order of the day in this laugh riot on wheels that features one of America's all-time favorite funnymen, Red Skelton. In a story ranging from the weird to the whimsical, Skelton plays "Red," an accident-prone inventor of safety gadgets (no one can bump his head any funnier) who winds up driving a cab to prove the worth of his latest brainchild, Elastiglass. But while he is falling in love with the cab company's claims adjuster (Gloria De Haven), a crooked lawyer (Edward Arnold) and a phony psychiatrist (Walter Slezak) are plotting to steal his secret formula. One attempt results in a hilarious truth-serum sequence that sends Red back to the playpen and his famous "mean widdle kid" characterization. Climaxed by a frenzied free-for-all chase inside a home-show exposition - complete with a rotating house-of-the-future gone berserk - The Yellow Cab Man features Red Skelton's broad brand of comedy at its wacky best.

Down to Earth
(1947)It's heaven on earth in this delightful musical comedy sequel to the enormously successful "Here Comes Mr. Jordan". Rita Hayworth plays an incredibly angelic muse, incensed at the notion that a Broadway musical is going to portray her as a modern living sexpot. She sets off for earth to set the record straight and the results are more than a-"musing."

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
(1937)Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.

The Night of the Hunter
(1955)A stolen fortune left behind by their dead father pits two young children against a psychopathic preacher after he marries their naive mother.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)When a young boxer dies too early due to a heavenly clerical error, an angel seeks a replacement body to help him return to Earth.

Meet John Doe
(1941)A fired reporter’s screed about corporate corruption via a fictitious suicidal and unhomed man’s column turns into a publicity stunt for her employer.

Key to the City
(1950)Academy Award winners Clark Gable and Loretta Young star as two mayors from opposite sides of the United States who meet and fall in love at a mayoral convention in San Francisco.
Tycoon
(1947)Romantic melodrama about an engineer, played by John Wayne, battling to build a railroad in the Andes while trying to save his marriage to the boss's daughter.

Mother
(1996)A Los Angeles sci-fi novelist moves back in with mum to figure out why his relationships with women always fail.