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He didn't register with the public until he signed with Warner Brothers in to do comedy roles in the film adaptations of Broadway shows such as Sally and Top Speed Joe would be well known for his loud yell, his infectious grin and his cavernous mouth. Since many of his films revolved around sports, his natural athletic ability, combined with the physical comedy, made them hits.

As he had briefly played semi-pro baseball, he was a natural for films like Fireman, Save My Child! Two of his biggest hits also involved the game of baseball, Elmer, the Great and Alibi Ike In his contract with Warners, he had it written that he would have his own baseball team at the studio to play when he was able. Joe was one of the top ten moneymaking stars for and Inhe left Warners to make films for David L.

Loewand it was a disaster. Most of the films were cheaply made with poor production values, and only a few were successful. Two of the better ones were Riding on Air and The Gladiator Brown always called signing with Loew his biggest professional mistake, and with Loew his popularity fell. By the end of the s he was working in "B" material, which would have been unimaginable less than five years earlier.

With the advent of World War II, Joe worked tirelessly to entertain the troops while his film career floundered. Their enthusiastic response enabled Joe to overcome the death of his son, Captain Donald Brown, on a training flight. In Joe was back in the biz and back on stage in a road company tour of the comedy "Harvey". His first movie role in three years was as a small-town minister in the drama The Tender Years Even though he gave a good performance, it would be another three years before he was again on the big screen, in the big-budget remake of Show Boatin which he played Cap'n Andy Hawks.

When his film career became almost nonexistent, Joe worked on radio and in television. He starred as the clown in the drama The Buick Circus Hour from to and made guest appearances on a number of other shows in the s and early s. His peers regarded him as one of the few truly nice people in Hollywood. After a few small movie roles in the s, he was discovered by a new generation as the millionaire Osgood Fielding III in Billy Wilder 's classic Some Like It Hotuttering the immortal last line of the film, "Well, nobody's perfect.

Add to list. Photos Known for. Some Like It Hot. Osgood Fielding III. Show Boat. Cap'n Andy Hawks. Union Official. Around the World in 80 Days. Fort Kearney Station Master. Credits Edit. Archive Sound 1 Self 67 Archive Footage Expand below. Previous The Christophers 7. The Greatest Show on Earth 7. The Comedy of Terrors 6. Route 66 7. The Ann Sothern Show 7.

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Youtube joe e brown movies

Show Boat 6. Hollywood Canteen 7. Trivia According to studio records, shooting took 31 days. Goofs Sam helps Joe grease up for the big swimming race. In the first shot close-uphe is greasing Joe's right thigh, and Joe's leg below the knee is clean. The next close-up shows Sam working his way down Joe's calf. In a subsequent long shot, Joe's right calf is greased up to the knee, but his thigh is clean.

User reviews 17 Review. Featured review. Antediluvian, yet sprightly. Brown is a member of that exclusive club of actors such as "Singin' in the Rain's" Jean Hagen who would probably be forgotten but for one role that made them immortal. You may at one time have been exposed to Brown's "Nobody's perfect. But TCM, bless its heart, has been running a festival of Brown films from the early sound era, which showcase the young Joe as a superb physical comedian as well as the yowling rubberface we remember so fondly.

And because of the physical nature of the comedy, much of the action takes place outdoors, which makes the films seem fresher and more grounded in reality, in spite of all the old cars and "funny" clothes. Also even though I've seen nothing I would call vulgar or even risquethe fact that these films were made before the stranglehold of the Production Code seems to allow for a much fresher attitude towards physical expression including the occasional glimpse of a little harmless flesh than you'd see in films made just a few years later and which now seem far more antique.

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