In 1965 he moved to Columbia Pictures where he produced, directed and starred in "Three On A Couch"... he then wrote, produced, directed and starred in "The Big Mouth" and "Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River." His next project was to direct Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis, Jr. in "One More Time" (a sequel to "Salt and Pepper") in England for United Artists before moving to Warner Bros. to star, produce and direct "Which Way To The Front?".

In 1967 he became a professor at the University of Southern California, where he taught graduate students a course in film direction. "The Total Film-Maker", based on recordings of 480 hours of his classroom lectures, was edited by him and published by Random House in 1971. The USC library also houses an extensive collection of his original documents relating to motion picture production.

  A FEW OF HIS MANY FILMS:

 

Errand Boy, The (1961) .... Morty S. Tashman

Cinderfella (1960) .... Cinderfella

Visit to a Small Planet (1960) .... Kreton

Bellboy, The (1960) .... Stanley

Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) .... John Paul Steckler

Li'l Abner (1959) (uncredited) .... Bit Part

Geisha Boy, The (1958) .... Gilbert Wooley

Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) .... Clayton Poole

Delicate Delinquent, The (1957) .... Sidney Pythias

Sad Sack, The (1957) .... Bixby

Hollywood or Bust (1956) .... Malcolm Smith

Pardners (1956) .... Wade Kingsley Jr./Wade Kingsley Sr.

You're Never Too Young (1955) .... Wilbur Hoolick

Artists and Models (1955) .... Eugene Fullstack

Living It Up (1954) .... Homer

Three Ring Circus (1954) .... Jerry Hotchkiss

Money from Home (1953) .... Virgil Yokum

Caddy, The (1953) .... Harvey Miller, Jr

Scared Stiff (1953) .... Myron Mertz

Stooge, The (1953) .... Ted Rogers

Road to Bali (1952) .... Man in Lala's Dream

Jumping Jacks (1952) .... Hap Smith

Sailor Beware (1951) .... Melvin Jones

That's My Boy (1951) .... "Junior" Jackson

At War with the Army (1950) .... Private First Class Alvin Corwin

Milkman, The (1950) (uncredited) .... Milkman

My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) .... Seymour

"Colgate Comedy Hour, The" (1950) TV Series .... Occasional Co-host (1950-1955)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (1955) (new title)

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border (1949)

My Friend Irma (1949) .... Seymour