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Filmography

Hal Kanter - filmography


  • Pocketful Of Miracles on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  Glenn Ford,  Thomas Mitchell
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Director Frank Capra's last feature film, Pocketful of Miracles is a Technicolor remake of his 1933 film Lady for a Day. A barely recognizable Bette Davis plays Apple Annie, the besotted, unkempt, rag-clad street vendor who controls the activities of all the beggars on Broadway. Apple Annie is the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 332 members
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  • Blue Hawaii on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Angela Lansbury,  Nancy Walters,  Joan Blackman
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Elvis Presley's ode to the exotic island paradise sees him play Chad Gates, an ex-soldier who returns home to Hawaii with three things on his mind: fun, music and girls. Chad's mother, Sarah Lee (Angela Lansbury), wants him to embark on a career in big business, but Chad has other ideas and takes a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,178 member
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  • Elvis - Loving You on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Dolores Hart,  Lizabeth Scott,  Elvis Presley
    Director: Hal Kanter
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A publicist discovers gas station attendant Elvis Presley and puts him into her husband's band, propelling him to overnight stardom. Elvis' second film includes the songs 'Teddy Bear' and 'Loving You'.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 485 members
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  • The Bob Hope Story on DVD (1952)
    Starring: Bob Hope
    Director: Hal Walker
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A triple bill of Bob Hope comedies. In 'The Road to Bali' (1952), one of the series of 'Road to' films he made with Bing Crosby, the two song-and-dance men decide to take work as divers when they have to leave Australia in a hurry. Dropped off at an island on the way to Bali, the pair soon run ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 23 members
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  • Bing Crosby - The Still Of The Night on DVD
    Starring: Bing Crosby
    Director: Hal Walker
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The inventor and originator of croon featured in documentary, movie role and audio CD complete with booklet. The bovine tones of Bing Crosby held the world in sway for most of a career that spanned from the '30s until his death in 1977. He pioneered the art of crooning - singing in an easy, ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 33% from 11 members
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Hal Kanter facts

5 most recent films

Pocketful Of Miracles - 3.0 stars
Blue Hawaii - 3.5 stars
Elvis - Loving You - 3.5 stars
The Bob Hope Story - 2.0 stars
Road to Bali - Bob Hope 100th Anniversary - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Blue Hawaii - 3.5 stars
Elvis - Loving You - 3.5 stars
Road to Bali - Bob Hope 100th Anniversary - 3.0 stars
Pocketful Of Miracles - 3.0 stars
Basin Street Revue / Forbidden Music - 2.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Bing Crosby - The Still Of The Night - 2.0 stars
The Bob Hope Story - 2.0 stars
Basin Street Revue / Forbidden Music - 2.0 stars
Pocketful Of Miracles - 3.0 stars
Road to Bali - Bob Hope 100th Anniversary - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Elvis Presley - 2 times - show films
Bob Hope - 2 times - show films
Bing Crosby - 2 times - show films
Ralph Dumke - 1 times - show films
Howard McNear - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Hal Walker - 3 times - show films
Norman Taurog - 1 times - show films
Joseph Kohn - 1 times - show films
Leonard Reed - 1 times - show films
Frank Capra - 1 times - show films