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Norman Taurog (1899-1968) was a Best Director Oscar®-winning American film director and writer. As a child, Taurog was a successful stage actor. As an adult he found great success as a director. He won a Best Director Oscar® for 1931’s Skippy. His IMDb page shows 185 directing credits from 1920 to 1968. This page will rank Norman Taurog movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Norman Taurog Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1938 | Boys Town (1938) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1938 | Mad About Music (1938) |  |
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| 1951 | The Stooge (1951) | |
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| 1943 | Girl Crazy (1943) | |
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| 1941 | Men of Boys Town (1941) | |
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| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars (1943) | |
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| 1932 | If I Had a Million (1932) | |
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| 1953 | The Caddy (1953) | |
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| 1940 | Young Tom Edison (1940) | |
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| 1955 | You're Never Too Young (1955) | |
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| 1961 | Blue Hawaii (1961) | |
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| 1960 | G.I. Blues (1960) | |
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| 1952 | Jumping Jacks (1952) | |
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| 1954 | Living It Up (1954) | |
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| 1959 | Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) | |
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| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild (1948) | |
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| 1956 | Pardners (1956) | |
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| 1931 | Skippy (1931) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Win |
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| 1948 | Words and Music (1948) | |
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| 1952 | Room For One More (1952) |  |
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| 1937 | You Can't Have Everything (1937) | |
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| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) | |
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| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) | |
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| 1936 | Strike Me Pink (1936) | |
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| 1960 | Visit to a Small Planet (1960) | |
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| 1947 | The Beginning or the End (1947) | |
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| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly (1940) | |
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| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss (1949) | |
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| 1942 | A Yank At Eton (1942) | |
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| 1950 | The Toast of New Orleans (1950) | |
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| 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? (1942) | |
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| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) Director |
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| 1937 | Fifty Roads To Town (1937) | |
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| 1958 | Onionhead (1958) | |
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| 1941 | Married Bachelor (1941) |  |
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| 1934 | We're Not Dressing (1934) | |
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| 1934 | College Rhythm (1934) | |
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| 1956 | The Birds and the Bees (1956) | |
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| 1962 | Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) | |
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| 1932 | The Phantom President (1932) | |
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| 1933 | A Bedtime Story (1933) | |
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| 1965 | Tickle Me (1965) | |
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| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint (1946) | |
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| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range (1936) | |
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| 1933 | The Way To Love (1933) | |
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| 1953 | The Stars Are Singing (1953) | |
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| 1948 | Big City (1948) | |
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| 1951 | Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) | |
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| 1941 | Design For Scandal (1941) | |
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| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) |  |
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| 1968 | Speedway (1968) | |
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| 1956 | Bundle of Joy (1956) | |
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| 1932 | Hold Em' Jail (1932) | |
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| 1929 | Lucky Boy (1929) | |
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| 1931 | Huckleberry Finn (1931) | |
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| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) | |
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| 1961 | All Hands on Deck (1961) | |
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| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs (1938) | |
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| 1966 | Spinout (1966) | |
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| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie (1940) | |
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| 1931 | Sooky (1931) | |
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| 1931 | Finn And Hattie (1931) Director |
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| 1963 | Palm Springs Weekend (1963) | |
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| 1936 | Reunion (1936) | |
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| 1950 | Please Believe Me (1950) |  |
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| 1968 | Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) | |
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| 1965 | Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) |  |
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| 1963 | It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) | |
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| 1931 | Newly Rich (1931) | |
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| 1967 | Double Trouble (1967) | |
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| 1957 | The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957) |  |
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| 1930 | Follow The Leader (1930) | |
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| 1965 | Sergeant Dead Head (1965) |  |
Norman Taurog Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Norman Taurog movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)
Review
Oscar Nom / Win
UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1
Boys Town (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomSpencer Tracy &
Mickey Rooney11.30
451.6
648.10
2
86
05 / 02
99.4
2
Mad About Music (1938)
Deanna Durbin &
Herbert Marshall6.40
255.5
255.50
18
75
04 / 00
97.2
5
The Stooge (1951)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis10.00
215.6
215.60
11
74
00 / 00
96.1
3
Girl Crazy (1943)
Mickey Rooney &
Judy Garland7.50
267.8
387.20
22
72
00 / 00
95.7
4
Men of Boys Town (1941)
Spencer Tracy &
Mickey Rooney6.90
267.0
267.00
11
71
00 / 00
95.5
6
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Judy Garland &
Van Heflin6.30
227.5
334.20
39
70
00 / 00
95.1
9
If I Had a Million (1932)
Gary Cooper &
Charles Laughton3.60
177.0
177.00
8
77
00 / 00
95.0
10
The Caddy (1953)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis10.60
190.6
190.60
14
70
00 / 00
94.4
9
Young Tom Edison (1940)
Mickey Rooney &
Fay Bainter4.70
181.0
181.00
19
72
00 / 00
94.1
10
You're Never Too Young (1955)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis9.70
201.4
201.40
30
64
00 / 00
93.6
12
Blue Hawaii (1961)
Elvis Presley &
Joan Blackman13.40
195.6
195.60
11
64
00 / 00
93.3
12
G.I. Blues (1960)
Elvis Presley &
Juliet Prowse12.30
191.9
191.90
16
65
00 / 00
93.2
11
Jumping Jacks (1952)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis11.10
217.8
217.80
9
62
00 / 00
93.0
14
Living It Up (1954)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis12.10
284.6
284.60
19
61
00 / 00
92.6
17
Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
Jerry Lewis &
Dina Merrill11.40
205.3
205.30
19
60
00 / 00
92.3
18
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
Van Johnson &
Arlene Dahl7.10
192.0
267.10
31
62
00 / 00
92.2
19
Pardners (1956)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis10.30
201.6
201.60
25
57
00 / 00
91.5
18
Skippy (1931)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director WinJackie Cooper
3.00
151.9
151.90
23
62
04 / 01
91.5
19
Words and Music (1948)
Cyd Charisse &
Mickey Rooney9.10
244.9
322.80
12
56
00 / 00
90.9
20
Room For One More (1952)
Cary Grant &
Betsy Drake6.60
129.1
188.50
36
70
00 / 00
88.2
22
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Don Ameche
3.70
151.8
151.80
54
63
00 / 00
88.1
21
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Fred Astaire &
Eleanor Powell2.80
108.6
108.60
59
75
00 / 00
87.7
23
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Tommy Kelly
3.00
118.8
118.80
71
70
01 / 00
87.2
24
Strike Me Pink (1936)
Ethel Merman
3.10
131.5
131.50
55
66
00 / 00
86.9
25
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
Jerry Lewis &
Joan Blackman9.10
142.8
142.80
27
60
01 / 00
86.3
26
The Beginning or the End (1947)
Brian Donlevy &
Norman Lloyd3.30
96.1
152.90
105
70
00 / 00
84.0
27
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Judy Garland &
George Murphy2.80
106.5
225.10
62
65
00 / 00
82.8
28
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
Mario Lanza &
Kathryn Grayson4.80
120.3
221.20
60
60
00 / 00
82.5
31
A Yank At Eton (1942)
Mickey Rooney &
Edmund Gwenn4.40
163.8
163.80
59
46
00 / 00
82.3
29
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Kathryn Grayson &
Mario Lanza4.80
107.2
208.60
60
62
01 / 00
81.8
30
Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
Ray Milland &
Anne Revere3.00
111.5
111.50
92
61
00 / 00
81.6
32
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
DirectorGeorge Burns
2.70
122.7
122.70
38
56
01 / 00
81.2
34
Fifty Roads To Town (1937)
Don Ameche
2.90
118.2
118.20
85
57
00 / 00
80.4
33
Onionhead (1958)
Andy Griffith &
Felicia Farr5.70
102.7
102.70
46
61
00 / 00
80.2
35
Married Bachelor (1941)
Robert Young
2.90
111.5
111.50
87
58
00 / 00
79.7
36
We're Not Dressing (1934)
Bing Crosby &
Carole Lombard1.80
84.8
84.80
63
64
00 / 00
78.5
38
College Rhythm (1934)
Joe Penner
2.10
100.3
100.30
47
59
00 / 00
78.1
39
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
George Gobel &
Mitzi Gaynor5.10
100.8
100.80
56
57
00 / 00
77.0
39
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Elvis Presley &
Stella Stevens9.40
135.5
135.50
27
46
00 / 00
76.5
42
The Phantom President (1932)
Claudette Colbert
2.10
103.6
103.60
33
55
00 / 00
75.6
41
A Bedtime Story (1933)
Maurice Chevalier
1.70
79.4
79.40
52
62
00 / 00
75.3
41
Tickle Me (1965)
Elvis Presley &
Julie Adams8.10
85.7
85.70
38
60
00 / 00
75.3
44
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
William Powell &
Angela Lansbury3.10
96.2
130.60
100
56
00 / 00
74.1
43
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Bing Crosby &
Frances Farmer1.50
62.6
62.60
123
65
00 / 00
73.2
45
The Way To Love (1933)
Maurice Chevalier
1.20
57.1
57.10
72
66
00 / 00
72.4
47
The Stars Are Singing (1953)
Rosemary Clooney
4.80
87.1
87.10
68
56
00 / 00
71.8
46
Big City (1948)
Margaret O'Brien &
Robert Preston2.40
64.5
99.20
127
63
00 / 00
71.1
48
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
Jane Powell &
Danielle Darrieux5.50
119.2
184.70
53
45
01 / 00
71.1
49
Design For Scandal (1941)
Walter Pidgeon &
Rosalind Russell2.10
81.8
131.30
111
57
00 / 00
70.5
48
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Dorothy Malone
2.20
49.5
58.70
141
66
00 / 00
69.6
52
Speedway (1968)
Elvis Presley &
Nancy Sinatra8.60
70.5
70.50
42
59
00 / 00
69.3
50
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Debbie Reynolds &
Adolphe Menjou2.30
44.8
44.80
129
67
00 / 00
68.2
54
Hold Em' Jail (1932)
Bert Wheeler &
Robert Woolsey1.20
58.2
71.50
97
61
00 / 00
66.0
53
Lucky Boy (1929)
George Jessel
0.80
25.5
25.50
124
71
00 / 00
65.6
55
Huckleberry Finn (1931)
Jane Darwell
1.10
57.9
57.90
137
60
00 / 00
65.1
55
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
W.C. Fields
1.20
57.2
57.20
94
60
00 / 00
64.8
58
All Hands on Deck (1961)
Pat Boone &
Buddy Hackett4.30
62.4
62.40
54
58
00 / 00
63.7
57
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
Franchot Tone
1.30
51.9
51.90
150
61
00 / 00
63.3
60
Spinout (1966)
Elvis Presley &
Shelley Fabares6.00
58.4
58.40
47
58
00 / 00
62.7
59
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
Ann Sothern
0.90
33.7
33.70
176
66
00 / 00
62.0
61
Sooky (1931)
Jackie Cooper
1.70
89.6
89.60
68
47
00 / 00
60.9
62
Finn And Hattie (1931)
DirectorZasu Pitts
0.70
34.4
34.40
177
63
00 / 00
57.7
63
Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
Troy Donahue &
Connie Stevens2.90
35.8
35.80
71
60
00 / 00
53.0
64
Reunion (1936)
Jean Hersholt
1.30
55.6
55.60
129
53
00 / 00
52.5
65
Please Believe Me (1950)
Deborah Kerr &
Robert Walker1.70
37.2
49.50
159
56
00 / 00
45.6
66
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Elvis Presley
2.70
22.3
22.30
102
60
00 / 00
44.5
68
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Vincent Price &
Frankie Avalon5.10
54.3
54.30
54
47
00 / 00
39.3
70
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
Elvis Presley &
Kurt Russell6.80
85.1
85.10
42
37
00 / 00
38.6
67
Newly Rich (1931)
Edna May Oliver
0.40
18.6
18.60
199
57
00 / 00
36.3
69
Double Trouble (1967)
Elvis Presley &
Annette Day4.00
35.6
35.60
61
52
00 / 00
36.1
71
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
Jane Russell &
Keenan Wynn1.30
25.6
25.60
140
49
00 / 00
24.7
72
Follow The Leader (1930)
Ginger Rogers
0.40
21.0
21.00
177
49
00 / 00
20.9
73
Sergeant Dead Head (1965)
Frankie Avalon &
Eve Arden0.90
9.3
9.30
134
44
00 / 00
9.5
Norman Taurog’s Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Boys Town (1938) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Mickey Rooney |
648.10 | |
| Girl Crazy (1943) | Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland |
387.20 | |
| Presenting Lily Mars (1943) | Judy Garland & Van Heflin |
334.20 | |
| Words and Music (1948) | Cyd Charisse & Mickey Rooney |
322.80 | |
| The Bride Goes Wild (1948) | Van Johnson & Arlene Dahl |
267.10 | |
| Little Nellie Kelly (1940) | Judy Garland & George Murphy |
225.10 | |
| That Midnight Kiss (1949) | Mario Lanza & Kathryn Grayson |
221.20 | |
| The Toast of New Orleans (1950) | Kathryn Grayson & Mario Lanza |
208.60 | |
| Room For One More (1952) | Cary Grant & Betsy Drake |
188.50 | |
| Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) | Jane Powell & Danielle Darrieux |
184.70 | |
| The Beginning or the End (1947) | Brian Donlevy & Norman Lloyd |
152.90 | |
| Design For Scandal (1941) | Walter Pidgeon & Rosalind Russell |
131.30 | |
| The Hoodlum Saint (1946) | William Powell & Angela Lansbury |
130.60 | |
| Big City (1948) | Margaret O'Brien & Robert Preston |
99.20 | |
| Hold Em' Jail (1932) | Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey |
71.50 | |
| Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | Dorothy Malone | 58.70 | |
| Please Believe Me (1950) | Deborah Kerr & Robert Walker |
49.50 |
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I have seen 63 films on this list. The highest rated film I have not seen is Fifty Roads to Town.
I have seen 27 Norman Taurog movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Boys Town.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Mad About Music.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown.
Favourite Norman Taurog Movies:
Girl Crazy
Words and Music
Presenting Lily Mars
Broadway Melody of 1940
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Rhythm on the Range
Design For Scandal
That Midnight Kiss
Other Norman Taurog Movies I Have Seen:
Boys Town
Men of Boys Town
Young Tom Edison
Blue Hawaii
Room For One More
Strike Me Pink
The Beginning or the End
Little Nellie Kelly
The Toast of New Orleans
A Yank at Eton
Onionhead
Married Bachelor
The Hoodlum Saint
Bundle of Joy
Rich, Young and Pretty
The Girl Downstairs
Please Believe Me
It Happened at the World’s Fair
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
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