Irving Brecher

Bye Bye Birdie -- Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke star in this irresistible account of Elvis-mania in the 1950s. Based on the Broadway smash.

Meet Me in St. Louis -- The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John.

A nightclub lackey dreams he's France's King Louis XVI in this amusing comedy starring Golden Globe-winner and multiple Emmy-winner Lucille Ball (TV's "I Love Lucy") and Oscar-honoree and Golden Globe-winner Gene Kelly ("Singin' in the Rain"). Co-starring Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Red Skelton ("Around the World in 80 Days"). An enjoyable film for the entire family.

Double trouble: Winsocki Military Institute cadet Bud Hooper has two dates for the prom: his best girl - and publicity-seeking glamour girl Lucille Ball, who unexpectedly says yes to starstruck Bud's invitation. Comedy puts its Best Foot Forward in this snappy frolic based on the Broadway smash. The title could also apply to film-debuting June Allyson and Nancy Walker, memorably recreating their stage roles as sassy prom dates. Harry James and His Music Makers make Two O'Clock Jump jump, everybody socks over Buckle Down, Winsocki, and Lucy is lovely - and loopy, especially in a zany sequence stripped to her scanties and dashing in and out of closets. Okay, school isn't this much fun. But it should be!