Movies directed by Charles Walters

Easter Parade (1948)

107 mins     Musical, Romance      

"Easter Parade" is the sort of musical which I like and dislike, which may sound like a contradiction but it is not alone as there are many musicals which I like and also dislike. From a musical perspective what is there not ...

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

109 mins     Comedy, Musical      

"The Barkleys of Broadway" was the last movie which Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made together, although originally it was Judy Garland who was set to appear with Astaire not Ginger. And sadly whilst not a bad movie it is a...

Three Guys Named Mike (1951)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Over the years cinema has evolved going from silent movies to talkies, black and white to colour and whilst 3D isn't new the technology which is used now has certainly improved it. But one thing which hasn't changed is the co...

High Society (1956)

111 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

"High Society" has one huge, gigantic problem and that is it is a musical adaptation of Philip Barry's play which was the source for the wonderful screwball comedy "The Philadelphia Story". There is no way that anything, even...

Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

112 mins     Comedy, Romance      

In the range of Doris Day movies "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" would come firmly in the middle to lower half because whilst it's pleasantly entertaining it's far from being memorable. It has all the prescribed elements, thos...

Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

123 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

If you look at the career of Doris Day, by the end of the 50s she was reinventing herself with a series of romantic comedies putting behind her those musicals which formed much of her early movie career. Yet right slap bang i...