Norman Leavitt
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Jimmy Durante, Doris Day, and Martha Raye star in this big-screen portrayal of Rodgers and Hart's Broadway musical about an all-out effort to save a struggling circus—Billy Rose's Jumbo. Pop Wonder's (Durante) gambling debts have put his circus in danger of default—an event completely unforeseen by Lulu (Martha Raye) the fortuneteller—and the circus has to sell its beloved elephant, Jumbo. Suddenly, the Wonder circus' luck seems to turn with the arrival of jack-of-all trades Sam Rawlins (Stephen Boyd), who helps save the big top as he steals the heart of Wonder's daughter, Kitty (Day). But is Rawlins the circus' romantic savior that he seems to be, or does he have another motive? And can the growing love between Kitty and Rawlins be enough to win his loyalty?
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
When a sightseeing Soviet commander runs his submarine aground off the New England coast, the crew's attempts to find a boat to dislodge them almost start WWIII! Alan Arkin leads an all-star cast including Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith and Jonathan Winters in this riotous comedy! Russian Lt. Rozanov (Arkin) and his crew hit the beaches of Massachusetts unaware of the panic they're about to start. Despite the Russians' harmless intentions, the folks in town think a full-scale Soviet invasion has been launched! What's worse, their police chief (Keith) has left his hysterical assistant (Winters) in charge and the one man who knows the truth (Reiner) is only stirring up more chaos!