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Jack Carson

Oh boy! I'm so smart it's a disease!

About Me

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Here's what "they" say about me:When Jack Carson arrived in Hollywood in 1937, he found work at RKO as an extra. After a few years he developed into a popular character actor who would be seen in a large number of comedies, musicals and a few westerns. Not happy with the direction his career was heading, he went to Warner Brothers in 1941, where the quality of his supporting roles improved. It also did not hurt to be in films that starred James Cagney, such as The Strawberry Blonde (1941) and The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941).After three years he starred with Jane Wyman in Make Your Own Bed (1944) and again in The Doughgirls (1944). Jack would play the nice guy with the heart of gold who was still a nice guy even when he was angry. He would take the double take and the quizzical look to a higher level, but he could also act in dramas.He provided a good portrayal of Albert in The Hard Way (1943) and was acclaimed for his performance in Mildred Pierce (1945). However, it was comedies that provided most of his work. He teamed up with his old friend Dennis Morgan for several films in the tradition of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.It was in the 1940s that Jack would become popular as a wisecracking comedian on radio. This would lead him to TV in the 1950s, where he was one of the hosts on "Ford Star Revue" (1950), which ran until 1952. He would also help host "The U.S. Royal Showcase" (1952). He would appear on a number of shows during the 1950s, one of his most remembered being an episode of "The Twilight Zone" (1959) where he was a somewhat underhanded used-car salesman who came into possession of an old Model A Ford that was "haunted" in that whoever owned it had to tell the truth, whether he wanted to or not. Although his movie career slowed in the 1950s, he still appeared in a number of prestige pictures, such as A Star Is Born (1954) with Judy Garland, The Tarnished Angels (1958) with Rock Hudson and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) with Paul Newman.Doris Day once said about me: "He helped me enormously with my technical indoctrination into movie acting," she wrote. "He taught me dozens of tricks about how to move to precise camera marks without actually looking for them, how to handle myself in close-ups so that my face or profile rather than the back of my head would be in a shot, how to sustain the evenness of a performed scene.... Since we were also going together, we'd often discuss some of these things in the evening, and there's no doubt that my relationship with Jack helped me considerably in my early going."

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Movies:

My movies: You Only Live Once (1937) Stage Door (1937) Stand- In (1937) Too Many Wives (1937) It Could Happen to You (1937) Music for Madame (1937) The Toast of New York (1937) Reported Missing (1937) The Saint in New York (1937) Vivacious Lady (1937) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938) She's Got Everything (1938) Night Spot (1938) Law of the Underworld (1938) This Marriage Business (1938) Having a Wonderful Time (1938) Maids Night Out (1938) Everybody's Doing It (1938) Quick Money (1938) Bringing up Baby (1938) Go Chase Yourself (1938) Carefree (1938) Destry Rides Again (1939) The Kid From Texas (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Legion of Lost Flyers (1939) The Escape (1939) The Honeymoon's Over (1939)The Girl in 313 (1940) Shooting High (1940) Young as You Feel (1940) Enemy Agent (1940) Parole Fixer (1940) Alias the Deacon (1940) Queen of the Mob (1940) Sandy Gets His Man (1940) Love Thy Neighbour (1940) Lucky Partners (1940) I Take This Woman (1940) Typhoon (1940) The Strawberry Blonde (1941) Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) Love Crazy (1941) The Bride Comes C.O.D. (1941) Navy Blues (1941) Blues in the Night (1941) The Male Animal (1942) Gentleman Jim (1942) Larceny Inc. (1942) Wings of the Eagle (1942) The Hard Way (1942) Princess O'Rourke (1943) Thank Your Luck Stars (1943) Shine On Harvest Moon (1944) Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) The Doughgirls (1944) Make Your Own Bed (1944) Roughly Speaking (1945) Mildred Pierce (1945) One More Tomorrow (1946) The Time The Place The Girl (1946) Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) Love and Learn (1947) April Showers (1948) Romance on the High Seas (1948) Two Guys from Texas (1948) John Loves Mary (1949) My Dream is Yours (1949) It's a Great Feeling (1949)Bright Leaf (1950) Mr. Universe (1951) The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) The Good Humor Man (1951) Dangerous When Wet (1953) Phffi! (1954) Red Garters (1954) A Star is Born (1954) Ain't Misbehavin' (1954) The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) The Magnificent Roughnecks (1956) The Tattered Dress (1957) Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Rally Round the Flag Boys (1958) The Tarnished Angels (1958)The Bramble Bush (1960) King of the Roaring Twenties (1961) Sammy The Way Out Seal (TV-1962)TV Series - Cast: The Jack Carson Show (host, 1954-1955)

Television:

The Jack Carson Show