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1. The Muppet Movie (1979)
G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Votes: 39,144 | Gross: $76.66M
2. Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Passed | 132 min | Comedy, Romance, War
"Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker
Votes: 1,827
3. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Approved | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan, Bill Roberts | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten, Anita Gordon
Votes: 9,407
4. Letter of Introduction (1938)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
From a "letter of introduction" aging actor John learns that he has a grown daughter, aspiring actress Katherine. They keep their secret, but he agrees to star with her in a play to further her career on Broadway.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 430
5. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family
The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.
Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Votes: 1,885
6. The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Passed | 122 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Hit song: "Love Walked In.
Directors: George Marshall, H.C. Potter | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, The Ritz Brothers, Vera Zorina
Votes: 522
7. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Various Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Al Bernie, Thelma Boardman, Beatrice Hagen, Ann Lee
Votes: 638
8. The Autograph Hound (1939)
8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Autograph hound Donald, despite the security guard, manages to get signatures from Greta Garbo, 'Mickey Rooney', Sonja Henie, The Ritz Brothers, and Shirley Temple before he's recognized ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: Donald Barry, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 756
9. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953 TV Special)
113 min
The 25th Academy Awards and the first time the ceremony is broadcast on television. Held on March 19th, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, it is hosted by Bob Hope and honors the films of 1952.
Directors: Bill Bennington, John Rich | Stars: Bob Hope, Anne Baxter, Edgar Bergen, Jacques Bergerac
Votes: 215
10. Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings
Votes: 102
11. One Hour in Wonderland (1950 TV Special)
Unrated | 59 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Disney's first-ever TV production. Edgar Bergen takes Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd to a Christmas party thrown by Walt Disney. Clips of movies and animated shorts, including Disney's... See full summary »
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Walt Disney, Edgar Bergen, Danny Alguire, Kathryn Beaumont
Votes: 180
12. Christmas with Walt Disney (2009)
51 min | Documentary
Disney family home movies and holiday clips from Walt's shorts and feature films.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Diane Disney, Ron Miller, Mary Blair, Sharon Disney
Votes: 121
13. All American Drawback (1935)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy
The Dean and Board of Flunk Well College are arguing with its football coach, Bergen, about the team's star player, Charlie McCarthy, who is the only reason the team is a winning one, but ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Gerrie Worthing, June Carr
Votes: 173
14. Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Music
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Dinehart | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Diana Lynn
Votes: 17
15. Pure Feud (1934)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Comedy
Edgar Appletree and his sister arrive at a mountain resort for a rest cure, only to find themselves in the midst of a shooting war between the McCarthys and their neighbors.
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Vicki Cummings, Valerie Bergere
Votes: 146
16. General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954 TV Special)
Comedy, History, Musical
Tribute to the then-ten-year partnership between composer Richard Rodgers and librettist-lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, presented by General Foods, celebrating its 25th anniversary. ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Mary Martin, Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 26
17. Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd in Sweden (1950)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy
Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen takes his two famous creations along on a trip to his homeland of Sweden.
Director: Larry Lansburgh | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd
18. Two Boobs in a Balloon (1935)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Professor Cicero Pu and his dummy Charlie take a trip in the "Spirit of Ammonia" hot air balloon to the stratosphere. After the balloon goes out of control, they land in an unexpected place.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fred Harper, Almira Sessions
Votes: 90
19. The Great Radio Comedians (1972 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Bob Hope Show, and The Fred Allen Show.
Director: Perry Miller Adato | Stars: Edgar Bergen, George Burns, Jack Benny, Jim Jordan
Votes: 8
20. Charlie's Haunt (1950)
59 min | Comedy
The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are constantly putting themselves in danger.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Richard Travis, Don Wilson, Olin Howland
Votes: 10
21. Free and Easy (1931)
8 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie McCarthy and the Professor are among a group of hobos sitting around a campfire in a railroad yard. They dream of visiting a gypsy fortune teller to find the location of money buried in an abandoned house.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Christina Graver
Votes: 98
22. A Neckin' Party (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Western, Short
Edgar Bergen and his wooden dummy, Charlie McCarthy, tired of night life, go do a dude ranch, in Mexico, for rest and recreation. Charlie's recreation, however, consists of flirting with a ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd
Votes: 114
23. The Eyes Have It (1931)
Unrated | 10 min | Comedy, Short
A nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has been complaining about headaches and has missed a lot of school. The doctor, with the help of... See full summary »
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver, Charlie McCarthy
Votes: 342
24. The Operation (1930)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
One evening, a lovely young woman stops to see what's wrong with a news boy who's stretched out on a park bench. A dapper gentleman stops as well. The boy, aged 11, is Charlie McCarthy, and... See full summary »
Director: Murray Roth | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver, Charlie McCarthy
Votes: 62
25. Double Talk (1937)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
The wealthy Mrs. Virginia Delaware is at the Bergen Orphanage to choose a child to adopt. Dr. Bergen wants Mrs. Delaware to choose the troublesome Charlie McCarthy if only to get rid of him... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Florence Auer, Lynne Carver
Votes: 120
26. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
With Al Jolson doing the narration, this short presents the story behind the famous footprints and signatures outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and many of the top names in... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Al Jolson, Ralph Staub, Gene Autry, Edgar Bergen
27. Nut Guilty (1936)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
In this short subject, Charlie and Mr. Bergen preside over the courtroom for a day, dispensing their own comic brand of justice.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, George Anderson, Gerrie Worthing
Votes: 100
28. At the Races (1934)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Edgar and Eleanor get a tip at the racetrack from jockey Charlie. When the horse loses, Edgar believes Charlie has sabotaged him and they both end up as street cleaners.
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eleanore King, Owen Martin
Votes: 11
29. The Office Scandal (1930)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Charlie to be hired by Mr. Depew as an office boy. Julie is married to another man and to Mr. Depew. It doesn't take long before Charlie is fired. Who is the second husband?
Stars: Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver, Charlie McCarthy
Votes: 22
30. Africa Speaks -- English (1933)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy's plane runs out of gas and lands in the African jungle. After a short comedy routine between the two, some natives come by and insist that they stay for ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Francis De Vere, Charles H. Doyle
Votes: 60
31. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 7 (1942)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Opens with Janet Blair and a squadron of Air Corps men singing "Nothing Can Stop the Army, Now." Then cuts to a burlesque court-martial scene of Charlie McCarthy, who is being defended by ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: James Stewart, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd
Votes: 9
32. Donkey Business (1931)
9 min | Comedy, Short
Edgar Bergen's ventriloquist act.
Director: Arthur Hurley | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Christina Graver
33. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (1938)
10 min | Short, Documentary
A dwarf village on Hollywood's Wilshire Boulevard is shown; a bench is dedicated in honor of the late Lon Chaney; a visit to Leo Carrillo's new ranch is offered; Hollywood notables appear ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Fay Bainter, Edgar Bergen, Russell Birdwell, Walter Brennan
Votes: 167
34. Bring on the Girls (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Sitting in a theater box, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy make comments between the acts of a vaudeville show.
Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Jerry Goff, Jack Kerr
Votes: 120
35. A 1960'S Radio Broadcast Addition: Chase and Sandborn 101st Anniversary (1965 TV Movie)
History
A special retrospective of radio highlights.
Stars: Fred Allen, Tallulah Bankhead, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen
36. The Strawberry Blonde (1959 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story focuses on a Dentist's attempts to get even with the man who placed him in jail, and married his sweetheart, Virginia Brush(the strawberry blonde)
Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Janet Blair, Eddie Bracken, Dolores Dorn
37. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 6 (1939)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Movie stars doing radio is the theme: Bob Hope, Irene Rich, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy are seen at NBC (National Broadcasting Company); Conrad Nagel, Joe Penner, Ida Lupino, and ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Harry Einstein, Bob Hope, Ida Lupino
38. The Heart of Show Business (1957)
40 min | Short
The history of Variety Clubs International, showing its inception in Pittsburgh and the charitable work of many of the Tents.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Edgar Bergen, Victor Borge, Cantinflas
Votes: 27
39. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 2 (1938)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Viewers visit Bob Burns' ranch; Tyrone Power and his mother dedicate a plaque to the memory of his father, Tyrone Power Sr., at the Hollywood Bowl; Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy leave ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Bob Burns, Leo Carrillo, Charlie McCarthy
40.
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1977)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Cindy bumps into Rich Little and gives him amnesia.
Director: Jack Regas | Stars: Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick
Votes: 20
41.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Host: Burl Ives; with Ann Miller, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Candice Bergen, Anna Moffo, Pat Henry
(1964)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Director: Grey Lockwood | Stars: Burl Ives, Rih Aruso, The Baranton Sisters, Candice Bergen
Votes: 16
42.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Episode #3.21
(1966)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Stars: Bing Crosby, Edgar Bergen, Rosemary Clooney, Gary Crosby
43.
Hour Glass (1946–1947)
Episode:
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy
(1946)
Comedy, Music
Stars: Helen Parrish, Eddie Mayehoff, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy
44.
I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
Episode:
Marisa Pavan
(1956)
TV-G | Family, Game-Show
Stars: Garry Moore, Marisa Pavan, John Cannon, Bill Cullen
45.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Christmas Show
(1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's script with his guest star. When Edgar is detained rehearsing his radio show, his wife ... See full summary »
Directors: James V. Kern, Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 44
46.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
The Bergen Show
(1959)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Candice isn't around when Jack visits the Bergen household, but Charlie McCarthy is - he's actually a real child, headed to the city dump in his tuxedo, for target practice. Jack can't ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Frances Bergen, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 40
47.
The Jackie Gleason Show (1966–1970)
Episode:
Episode #3.6
(1968)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Musical
Stars: Jackie Gleason, Johnny Olson, Edgar Bergen, Shelley Berman
48.
The Joey Bishop Show (1961–1965)
Episode:
Joey Meets Edgar Bergen
(1964)
30 min | Comedy
Edgar Bergen is a guest on Joey's show and afterwards teaches him some ventriloquism tricks. Joey decides to play a practical joke on everyone at home by making them think a three month old baby can talk.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Joey Bishop, Abby Dalton, Corbett Monica, Joe Besser
Votes: 9
49.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Alice in Wonderland
(1954)
60 min | Drama
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Director: Maury Holland | Stars: Grace Dorian, Marilyn Delaney, Bobra Harris, Carl White
Votes: 26
50.
The Muppet Show (1976–1981)
Episode:
Edgar Bergen
(1977)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Inspired by Edgar Bergen and his companion characters, Fozzie decides to try his hand at ventriloquism.
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Votes: 182