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I Love N.Y. (1988)

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988)

Help Wanted: Male (1982)

House Calls (1978)

House Calls (1978)

Confidentially Connie (1953)

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Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Learn Learn Learn Work Work Work

Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Grainbelt University

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I Love N.Y. (1988)

Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988)

Help Wanted: Male (1982)

House Calls (1978)

House Calls (1978)

Confidentially Connie (1953)

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Confidentially Connie (1953)

Half a Hero (1953)

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)

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Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)

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Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Learn Learn Learn Work Work Work At the freshman dance at Grainbelt U, title character Bobby Van still hasn’t got the name of the cute brunette (Debbie Reynolds), sidekick George (Bob Fosse) has problems, and she calls her parents (Hanley Stafford, Lurene Tuttle), in The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, 1953, from the stories by Max Shulman.

Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Grainbelt University Opening from MGM, for the feature that led to the popular TV series, introducing Bobby Van in the lead role, Lawrence Dobkin the counselor, and future Broadway/Hollywood giant Bob Fosse as sidekick George, in The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, 1953, also starring Debbie Reynolds.

Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) An Asinine Outburst Dobie (Bobby Van) has followed Pansy (Debbie Reynolds) and amorous Lorna (Barbara Ruick) and tagalong George (Bob Fosse) have followed him to the first class by prissy professor Pomfritt (Hans Conreid), planting seeds of conflict to come, in The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, 1953

Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right The only complete production number in the movie, choreography credit to Alex Romero, song from the MGM catalog by Floyd Huddleston and Hanley Stafford, performance by Bob Fosse and Barbara Ruick, joined by leads Bobby Van and Debbie Reynolds in The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis, 1953.

Tender Trap, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Big And Strong And Fat Lifelong pal Joe (David Wayne), having just left his wife and kids, is admiring showbiz agent bachelor friend Charlie (Frank Sinatra) having a parade of female guests at his New York pad, Jessica (Jarma Lewis) the latest, early in The Tender Trap, 1955.

Tender Trap, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Scarsdale Public High Agent Charlie (Frank Sinatra) with visiting married friend Joe (David Wayne) and erstwhile girlfriend Sylvia (Celeste Holm), all of them impressed at how unimpressed Julie (Debbie Reynolds) is with being offered a part in a Broadway show, in The Tender Trap, 1955.

Confidentially Connie (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Good Red Meat Introduced in the waiting room, Janet Leigh (title character) dreams of meat while visiting the obstetrician (Robert Burton) then, with pal Phyllis (Marilyn Erskine) decides that college professor's wives can afford to visit the butcher (Walter Slezak), early in Confidentially Connie, 1953.

Confidentially Connie (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Summon Up The Blood Introducing first the dean (Gene Lockhart) and his crew, we meet leading man Van Johnson as professor Joe who, in teaching jock Moska (Dick Sands), not only recites but edits Shakespeare off the cuff, in MGM's Confidentially Connie, 1953, starring Janet Leigh.

Confidentially Connie (1953) -- (Movie Clip) I Had To Toughen Him Up We know already that Opie (Louis Calhern) is a cattle baron and the estranged father of underpaid college professor Joe (Van Johnson) but we learn here, as he visits Maine, that he hasn't yet met his pregnant daughter in-law Janet Leigh (title character), in Confidentially Connie, 1953.

Rally 'Round The Flag Boys! -- (Movie Clip) Fellow Citizens Grace (Joanne Woodward) is enthralled at the town meeting when called upon to serve, nominating fed-up husband Harry (Paul Newman) to help fend off the new military installation, Angela (Joan Collins) observing, in Rally 'Round The Flag, Boys!, 1959.

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