Frederick de Cordova

Directing

Frederick de Cordova

Born 1910-10-27 · New York City, New York

Frederick "Fred" Timmins de Cordova (October 27, 1910 – September 15, 2001) was an American stage, motion picture and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Frankie and Johnny poster
5.6

Johnny is a riverboat entertainer with a big gambling problem. After a psychic tells Johnny how he can change his luck, the appearance of a new 'lady luck' soon causes a catfight with Johnny's girlfriend, Frankie.

Frankie and Johnny

1966

Buccaneer's Girl poster
5.8

A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.

Buccaneer's Girl

1950

The Desert Hawk poster
5.4

A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.

The Desert Hawk

1950

I'll Take Sweden poster
5.2

Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden! But once they're "safely" out of the country, JoJo falls for a sly Swedish playboy.

I'll Take Sweden

1965

Blithe Spirit poster
8.0

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.

Blithe Spirit

1956

Column South poster
6.2

In the weeks prior to the start of the Civil War, Confederate sympathizers hope to help their cause by inciting a Navajo war in the New Mexico Territory. Director Frederick de Cordova's 1953 western stars Audie Murphy, Robert Sterling, Joan Evans, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Palmer Lee, Jack Kelly, James Best, Bob Steele and Ralph Moody.

Column South

1953

No artwork available
9.0

A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest stars.

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

1969

Bedtime for Bonzo poster
6.0

College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.

Bedtime for Bonzo

1951

Yankee Buccaneer poster
6.0

A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas; but the arrival of one of Porter's ex-students, the willful and independent Lieutenant David Farragut, brings a new mission: to disguise the ship and crew as a pirate ship and help the Navy locate the criminals who have been robbing America's merchant fleet. But as Farragut's disobedience threatens the safety of the crew, they stumble upon an international conspiracy.

Yankee Buccaneer

1952

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas poster
NR

For the first time ever, this release brings together the magic of the holiday season with three classic shows from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

2008

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas poster
NR

For the first time ever, this release brings together the magic of the holiday season with three classic shows from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

2008

Her Kind of Man poster
6.3

A nightclub singer can't choose between a charismatic small-time gangster and an honest newspaperman.

Her Kind of Man

1946

Carnival Nights poster
7.0

Jack Benny presents a variety hour with a carnival theme that stars Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Ben Blue, and Paul Revere and The Raiders. Cameos by The Smothers Brothers (as Joe-Joe, the two-headed boy), George Burns (as Martine, the Bearded Lady), and Dean Martin (as Rip Van Rinkle, the sleeping man). Songs include Lucille Ball singing "It's So Nice To Have a Man Around the House" and "Cleo" (to the tune of "Mame"), "Too Much Talk" and "Him or Me" sung by Paul Revere and The Raiders.

Carnival Nights

1968

For the Love of Mary poster
6.2

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

For the Love of Mary

1948

The Countess of Monte Cristo poster
7.0

This musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats. Included in the film are ice skating numbers and songs.

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1948

The Gal Who Took the West poster
6.0

In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.

The Gal Who Took the West

1949

Wallflower poster
6.6

Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

Wallflower

1948

Peggy poster
6.0

Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.

Peggy

1950

Bonzo Goes to College poster
6.0

When Bonzo turns out to be the answer to the football teams troubles, the only solution is to enroll him into a college.

Bonzo Goes to College

1952

Too Young to Know poster
7.0

A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son.

Too Young to Know

1945

Little Egypt poster
8.0

A belly dancer causes a scandal with her suggestive dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.

Little Egypt

1951

Finders Keepers poster
10.0

A curious toddler creates trouble when he finds bank robbers' loot

Finders Keepers

1952

Carson Country poster
NR

It's an all star, all American country line-up! We've opened the vaults and re-discovered treasured memories with Johnny's favorite country stars! Includes musical performances from The Judds, Dwight Yoakum, and Johnny Cash.

Carson Country

2006

Always Together poster
7.3

An old millionaire, who believes he's dying, bequeaths his fortune to a young woman with a fanatical obsession with movie stars. But then the elderly tycoon recovers from his illness and decides he wants his money back. Comedy most notable for its numerous unbilled cameos by Warner Bros. actors.

Always Together

1947