Movies by Richard Quine

Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.

Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball

In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.

Sunny Side of the Street

Sunny Side of the Street

A TV worker has fickle designs on an aspiring singer for whom she arranges an audition.

The Specialists

The Specialists

Inspectors for the U.S. Public Health Service try to track down the cause of a rash of mysterious ailments suddenly appearing among the general populace.

Siren of Bagdad

Siren of Bagdad

Director Richard Quine's 1953 adventure comedy about a magician's efforts to rescue a dancing princess stars Patricia Medina, Paul Henreid, Hans Conried, Laurette Luez and Michael Fox.

Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

A trio of singers entertaining hospitalized soldiers during WWII encourage a wounded soldier in his love for a nurse.

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.

A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving

This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch from a cunning outlaw. At the ranch, the gambler discovers that his new lands have entangled him in an ancient Aztec curse. The ranch's patriarch tries to persuade the newcomer to marry his daughter and explains that the family's women are doomed to be especially fierce and prolific in their romantic encounters.

The Awful Sleuth

The Awful Sleuth

Drug store soda jerk Bert is a true-crime buff who revels in detective magazines. But he doesn't recognize the notorious gangster he waits on, smiling Memphis Mike.

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Two singers step in to help an aspiring actress whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career