Jack Cummings

Jack Cummings

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John "Jack" Cummings (February 16, 1905 – April 28, 1989) was an American film producer and director. He was the second husband of Betty Kern, daughter of Jerome Kern. Cummings spent most of his career at his uncle Louis B. Mayer's studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he began work in the 1920s. Mayer started his nephew out as an office boy and expected him to work his way up through the ranks. Cummings became a staff producer at MGM in 1934, where he worked in the B-feature unit for two years. In 1936, he produced the extravagant Cole Porter musical Born to Dance, which established his reputation as a respected producer. Cummings remained at MGM even after his uncle was fired from the studio in 1951, working with talent such as the Marx Brothers, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, and Fred Astaire and producing some of the era's best-known musicals, including 1953's Kiss Me Kate and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in 1954, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He left MGM to become an independent producer affiliated with Twentieth Century-Fox and produced the 1959 remake of The Blue Angel and the 1960 movie version of the Abe Burrows-Cole Porter Broadway musical Can-Can. In 1964, he returned to MGM one last time to produce the Elvis Presley musical Viva Las Vegas. Other credits included Easy to Wed, It Happened in Brooklyn, Three Little Words, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Interrupted Melody, and The Teahouse of the August Moon. Jack Cummings was the son of Ida Mayer Cummings, sister of Louis B Mayer. He had two sisters, Ruth (married to film director Roy Rowland) and Mitzi (married to film producer Sol Baer Fielding), as well as a younger half brother Leonard 'Sonny' Cummings. Mr. Cummings was survived by his four daughters, Julie Cummings Siff, of Manhattan, Kathy Cummings St. Aubin, of Los Angeles, Linda Kern Cummings, of Danville, Ky., and Carla Luisa Cummings, of Los Angeles.

  • Title: Jack Cummings
  • Popularity: 0.305
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1905-02-16
  • Place of Birth: New Brunswick, Canada
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Jack Cummings Movies

  • 1956
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    Operation Teahouse

    Operation Teahouse

    1 1956 HD

    This short promotional film provides a behind-the-scenes look at "The Teahouse of the August Moon" (1956).

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  • 1964
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    Viva Las Vegas

    Viva Las Vegas

    6.2 1964 HD

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  • 1976
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    Pipe Dreams

    Pipe Dreams

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1960
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    Can-Can

    Can-Can

    6.6 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    5.5 1955 HD

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  • 1943
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    I Dood It

    I Dood It

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

    3.5 1935 HD

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  • 1961
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    Bachelor Flat

    Bachelor Flat

    4.9 1961 HD

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  • 1953
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    Give a Girl a Break

    Give a Girl a Break

    5.2 1953 HD

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  • 1932
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    Over the Counter

    Over the Counter

    4.7 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Nertsery Rhymes

    Nertsery Rhymes

    5.1 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Beer and Pretzels

    Beer and Pretzels

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Plane Nuts

    Plane Nuts

    4.5 1933 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Second Time Around

    The Second Time Around

    6.167 1961 HD

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  • 1930
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    Crazy House

    Crazy House

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Swing High

    Swing High

    6.444 1932 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1951
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    Texas Carnival

    Texas Carnival

    4.4 1951 HD

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  • 1944
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    Bathing Beauty

    Bathing Beauty

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1940
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    Broadway Melody of 1940

    Broadway Melody of 1940

    6.7 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    Honolulu

    Honolulu

    6.1 1939 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Last Time I Saw Paris

    The Last Time I Saw Paris

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1946
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    Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1949
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    Neptune's Daughter

    Neptune's Daughter

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 1954
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    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

    4 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    Kiss Me Kate

    Kiss Me Kate

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1933
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    Hello Pop

    Hello Pop

    9 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Gems of M-G-M

    Gems of M-G-M

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1950
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    Three Little Words

    Three Little Words

    5.9 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Two Weeks with Love

    Two Weeks with Love

    5.9 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Lovely to Look At

    Lovely to Look At

    5.1 1952 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Teahouse of the August Moon

    The Teahouse of the August Moon

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1944
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    Broadway Rhythm

    Broadway Rhythm

    5.5 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Go West

    Go West

    6.483 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    Listen, Darling

    Listen, Darling

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Broadway Melody of 1938

    Broadway Melody of 1938

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Stratton Story

    The Stratton Story

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1938
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    Yellow Jack

    Yellow Jack

    5.6 1938 HD

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  • 1954
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    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    7.166 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    Many Rivers to Cross

    Many Rivers to Cross

    6.2 1955 HD

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  • 1936
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    Born to Dance

    Born to Dance

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1953
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    Sombrero

    Sombrero

    4.2 1953 HD

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  • 1934
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    Jail Birds of Paradise

    Jail Birds of Paradise

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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