Movies: Walter Matthau

Jim Burton, chronic alcoholic, is cared for by Ellen, his incredibly patient, sexy, hard-working wife. A doctor's warning that Jim could become mentally ill strikes enough fear into him that he really wants to cure himself...but can't. One night, he ...

An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II....

A bored housewife poses as a call girl for a movie star sex-symbol, hoping she can prove to her husband, the star's agent, that she is still desirable to other men and thereby, rekindle the spark in their marriage....

Jack Benny's 1968 TV specials features topical references including a parody of The Graduate....

A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin....

A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni....

A family living 50 miles away try to flee from the fallout of an atomic bomb that fell on New York City....

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play. Personalities and politics clas...

French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking....

Carol Channing hosts musical variety special with guests Walter Matthau, George Burns, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, The Association, Eddy Arnold....

A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to 1982....

An evening of Christmas music from stars living in Beverly Hills, California....

A timid man with money problems gets into a big card game with some high-rollers....

This short video features illustrations from the Dr Seuss story book with narration by Walter Matthau. A hermit known as the Grinch hates Christmas and is tired of the Whos of Who-ville celebrating it. This year, he plans to steal it from them. Vide...

A documentary hosted by Walter Matthau, which discussed and showed examples from cinematic comedy classics. Long portions of the documentary were devoted to the comedy teams of Abbot & Costello and Laurel & Hardy, and to the films of director Ernst L...