Jackie Gleason Trailers
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John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but videotaping moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there.
Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds).
Most Popular Jackie Gleason Trailers
Total trailers found: 53
24 April 1942
Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers.
07 July 1969
A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption.
03 December 1975
Lucille Ball stars with the Great One, Jackie Gleason, combining their comedic talents for the first time in a trio of comedy-dramas centered on the various aspects of marriage.
22 February 2001
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 5
22 January 1960
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived.
10 December 1982
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift.
13 December 1981
Burt Reynolds is honored by more than 100 of his fellow celebrities and co-workers.
22 February 2001
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 5
23 September 1985
The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers who become two of the best prohibition agents in the 1920's.
27 May 1977
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
25 September 1961
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
01 January 1968
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
15 August 1980
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T.
02 June 1994
Even more fun
10 September 1988
Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.
04 September 2025
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
10 January 1942
Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.
29 July 1986
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
04 September 1942
Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot.
03 March 1977
An Italian mechanic finds that he has inherited a billion-dollar company from his dead uncle, but he needs to be in San Francisco in 20 days to sign over the will.
18 February 1983
Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter.
06 March 1963
A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the bottle starts to alienate him from his wife and oldest daughter.
10 June 2005
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble.
13 September 1941
On a layover in Hawaii, two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to wager bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current champ has just transferred aboard their ship.
01 January 1998
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn Crosby.
05 August 1950
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.
13 December 1941
Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.
19 December 1968
Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard.
10 December 1978
With a Christmas lotto radio show coming up, Ralph Kramden invests his mother-in-law's social security check, Ed Norton's Christmas bonus, and the Nortons' life savings into lottery tickets.
12 August 1983
The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant.
20 November 2004
This film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment building that is falling apart who becomes the unwilling guardian to a young girl with a bit of an attitude.
16 October 1962
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.
26 July 2019
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures.
11 November 1969
The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria.
01 January 1998
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) such stars as Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali and Johnny Carson; guests then recalled comedic moments they shared.
01 October 1970
A professor recalls his atheistic father, his devoted mother and his father's blousy mistress.
02 April 1942
Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war.
01 November 1962
A poignant comedy about a mute who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute. Gleason shows his considerable talents as an actor without uttering a sound as he plays the bumbling, kind-hearted janitor, Gigot.
28 November 1977
Ralph Kramden directs a play version of "A Christmas Carol" for his boss' fundraiser.
27 November 1963
Maxwell Slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Admired by handsome young Sgt.
01 April 1942
An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 bank robbery.
06 November 1942
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes a nosedive.
25 September 2002
Celebrate the holidays with the hilarious antics of America's favorite bus driver and gang. The Honeymooners Holiday Classics is fun-filled family entertainment at its finest.
23 August 1983
Towards the end of their lives, two men from very different worlds discover that one of them was in love with the other one's wife for more than thirty years.
01 January 2002
A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved.
29 October 1976
Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs! On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute collection proves that laughter is the universal language with a sidesplitting salute to slapstick, satire, sketch comedy and zingers.
07 November 2000
Rediscover the comedy classic that features bus driver Ralph Cramden and his wife Alice, as well as their wacky friends Ed and Trixie Norton in this tribute collection of three documentary programs primarily consisting of numerous clips, bloopers, and improvised segments from the original TV series, as well as one full episode, "Letter to the Boss".
01 March 2006
This special is a thorough retrospective of Jackie's most popular characters from his 1950's television series, characters that include: Ralph Kramden, Reginald Van Gleason, III, the Poor Soul, Fenwick Babbit and Joe The Bartender.
25 July 1942
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
21 April 1961
A couple of crooks made off with one of the largest hauls. The crime - they made off with Jackie Gleason, the kidnaping began at the benefit for the Heart Fund.
09 November 2005
An in-depth look at the early days of television and its first stars.
