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  • Tickle Me (1965)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Julie Adams,  Jocelyn Lane
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Elvis just happens to land a summer job working at a dude ranch completely staffed by pretty cowgirls, but falls in love with the club's lovely owner. Featured hits include 'Slowly But Surely', 'Put the Blame on Me' and 'Night Riders'.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 5 members
    Due for release on 11th January 2010
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  • Blue Hawaii on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Angela Lansbury,  Roland Winters
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In a return to musical comedy after several dramatic roles, Elvis Presley stars in this vehicle tailored to his singing talents. Chad Gates (Presley) returns home to Honolulu after a stint in the service. He shows little interest in working for his overbearing parents' pineapple plantation, much to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 991 members
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  • G.I. Blues on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Juliet Prowse,  James Douglas
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The first film Elvis made after his stint in the army, G.I. BLUES tells the musical tale of Tulsa (Presley), a singing G.I stationed in West Germany who dreams of opening his own club when he gets out of the service. He has very little money, though, so he makes a large bet with fellow serviceman ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 822 members
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  • Pardners on DVD (1956)
    Starring: Dean Martin,  Jerry Lewis
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Martin and Lewis unite for another raucous comedy numbers, this time poking fun at the Western genre.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 87 members
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  • Living It Up (1954)
    Starring: Dean Martin,  Jerry Lewis,  Janet Leigh
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Bus driver Martin (Carmelo Gomez) decides he has nothing to live for and opts to commit suicide. But then somebody makes the suggestion that, if he is going to die anyway, he might as well borrow $1 million from the mafia, have the time of his life, and then kill himself. Martin does just that, but ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 86 members
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  • Broadway Melody of 1940 on DVD (1940)
    Starring: Fred Astaire
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 65% from 163 members
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  • Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
    Starring: Judy Garland,  George Murphy,  Charles Winninger
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York, which again angers Nellie's father. Still, fear of never seeing his daughter again convinces the old man to also head to the States. In New ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 4 members
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  • Boys Town on DVD (1938)
    Starring: Spencer Tracy,  Mickey Rooney,  Henry Hull
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Spencer Tracy won an Oscar for his portrayal of Father Flanagan, who opens Boys Town and dedicates himself to helping juvenile delinquents go straight. Mickey Rooney plays one of the tougher kids, figuring out early on that Flanagan is nobody's fool.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 186 members
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  • Skippy (1931)
    Starring: Jackie Cooper,  Robert Coogan,  Mitzi Green
    Director: Norman Taurog
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Kids' adventure based on the popular comic strip of the day, in which Skippy befriends a boy called Sooky from the wrong side of town, and tries to help him find a way to keep his dog.
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 26% from 3 members
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Norman Taurog facts

5 most recent films

Speedway - 3.0 stars
Elvis Presley - Double Trouble - 3.0 stars
Spinout - 3.0 stars
Tickle Me - 2.0 stars
It Happened at the World's Fair - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Boys Town - 3.5 stars
G.I. Blues - 3.5 stars
Pardners - 3.5 stars
Blue Hawaii - 3.5 stars
Broadway Melody of 1940 - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Skippy - 1.5 stars
Tickle Me - 2.0 stars
Bing Crosby Collection - Rhythm On The River / Rhythm On The Range - 3.0 stars
Little Nellie Kelly - 3.0 stars
It Happened at the World's Fair - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Elvis Presley - 8 times - show films
Dean Martin - 2 times - show films
Jerry Lewis - 2 times - show films
Jackie Moran - 2 times - show films
Charles Richman - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Gil Pratt - 1 times - show films
Victor Schertzinger - 1 times - show films