Jack Donohue

Directing

Jack Donohue

Born — Died

1908-11-03 — 1984-03-27

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

25 titles

John Francis "Jack" Donohue was an American film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and choreographer. Some of his movie directing roles include Babes in Toyland, Marriage on the Rocks, and Assault on a Queen.

Known for

The Lucy Show poster
7.1

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

The Lucy Show

1962

Here's Lucy poster
6.7

Lucille Ball's third network sitcom, following I Love Lucy (1951–57) and The Lucy Show (1962–68).

Here's Lucy

1968

Babes in Toyland poster
5.9

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

Babes in Toyland

1961

Marriage on the Rocks poster
5.8

Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake.

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

Assault on a Queen poster
5.8

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

Assault on a Queen

1966

Lucky Me poster
6.8

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.

Lucky Me

1954

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Babes in Toyland poster
5.9

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

Babes in Toyland

1961

Marriage on the Rocks poster
5.8

Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake.

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

Assault on a Queen poster
5.8

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

Assault on a Queen

1966

Lucky Me poster
6.8

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.

Lucky Me

1954

Close-Up poster
5.0

A photographer accidentally photographs a Nazi war criminal on the streets of New York and becomes a target for reprisals and murder.

Close-Up

1948

Backstage Party poster
7.0

Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes

Backstage Party

1961

The Yellow Cab Man poster
6.9

Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day that he meets the lovely Ellen of the Yellow Cab Co., he also meets the crooked lawyer named Creavy. Pirdy is an inventor and when Creavy learns about elastic-glass, his new invention, he makes plans to steal the process. With the help of another con man named Doksteader, and the boys, he will steal this million dollar invention no matter who gets hurt.

The Yellow Cab Man

1950

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years poster
NR

Gala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979

The All Star Spangled Mission poster
NR

United States Savings Bond Division payroll informational training film produced by Paramount Pictures, starring Sandy Duncan and characters from various other television series including "Mission: Impossible", "The Odd Couple" and "Mannix".

The All Star Spangled Mission

1973

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye poster
5.2

As her 25th anniversary approaches, Norma Michaels realizes that her marriage to her dentist husband Malcolm has become boring. Seeking independence, Norma turns to her friend Fay while Malcolm receives advice from his swinging associate Greg.

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974

No artwork available
NR

Stan Freberg satirizes contemporary television, particularly commercials.

Chun King Chow Mein Hour

1962

No artwork available
NR

Stan Freberg satirizes contemporary television, particularly commercials.

Chun King Chow Mein Hour

1962

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

1964

Rhythm in the Air poster
8.0

A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses his balance and falls.

Rhythm in the Air

1936

Watch the Birdie poster
5.5

A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.

Watch the Birdie

1950

No artwork available
10.0

1980 TV pilot

The Further Adventures of Wally Brown

1980

Lucy Gets Lucky poster
4.5

Lucy pulls out all the stops in Las Vegas to see her favorite entertainer, Dean Martin. Lucy gets a job working at the MGM Grand casino and high-stakes hijinks follow.

Lucy Gets Lucky

1975