Biography
John Francis "Jack" Donohue was an American film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and choreographer. Some of his movie directing roles include Babes in Toyland, Marriage on the Rocks, and Assault on a Queen.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown
1980
Director
1980 TV pilot
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979
Director
Gala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.
Lucy Gets Lucky
1975
as Ralph
Lucy pulls out all the stops in Las Vegas to see her favorite entertainer, Dean Martin. Lucy gets a job working at the MGM Grand casino and high-stake...
Lucy Gets Lucky
1975
Director
Lucy pulls out all the stops in Las Vegas to see her favorite entertainer, Dean Martin. Lucy gets a job working at the MGM Grand casino and high-stake...
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
Director
As her 25th anniversary approaches, Norma Michaels realizes that her marriage to her dentist husband Malcolm has become boring. Seeking independence, ...
Assault on a Queen
1966
Director
A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the ...
Marriage on the Rocks
1965
Director
Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his...
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
1964
Director
Chun King Chow Mein Hour
1962
Director
Stan Freberg satirizes contemporary television, particularly commercials.
Backstage Party
1961
as Self
Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes
Backstage Party
1961
Director
Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes
Babes in Toyland
1961
as Sylvester J. Goose (uncredited)
All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so h...
Babes in Toyland
1961
Director
All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so h...
Lucky Me
1954
Director
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promi...
Calamity Jane
1953
Choreographer
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way...
Watch the Birdie
1950
Director
A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.
Duchess of Idaho
1950
Choreographer
Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to ...
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
Director
Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day that...
Madame Bovary
1949
Choreographer
A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.
Close-Up
1948
Director
A photographer accidentally photographs a Nazi war criminal on the streets of New York and becomes a target for reprisals and murder.
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
Choreographer
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
Choreographer
Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to someone else.
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
Choreographer
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house ...
The Fleet's In
1942
Choreographer
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are plac...
Kiss Her!
1940
Choreographer
Lisa Larsson, dancer at a theater, witnesses a traffic accident and banker Brenner's private driver asks her to be a witness. When her friends see her...
The Singing Cop
1938
Choreographer
“Spy comedy with operatic background.” - BFI.
Mayfair Melody
1937
Choreographer
“Romantic comedy of a motor factory mechanic encouraged to train his voice by the daughter of the magnate.” - BFI.
O.H.M.S.
1937
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie i...
Rhythm in the Air
1936
as Jack Donovan
A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses his...
Rhythm in the Air
1936
Writer, Choreographer
A young riveter working high up on a steel girder watches a girl practising a tap-dance in a building opposite, and while applauding her, he loses his...