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Red Skelton in the Movies
We may remember Red Skelton for his twenty year reign on television, but he also starred in dozens of motion pictures.
Here's a partial list of the great movies Red starred, co-starred or appeared in:
* Having Wonderful Time (1938)
* Flight Command (1940)
* The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
* Whistling in the Dark (1941)
* Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
* Lady Be Good (1941)
* Ship Ahoy (1942)
* Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
* Panama Hattie (1942)
* Whistling in Dixie (1942)
* DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)
* Thousands Cheer (1943)
* I Dood It (1943)
* Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
* Bathing Beauty (1944)
* Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
* The Show-Off (1946)
* Merton of the Movies (1947)
* The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
* A Southern Yankee (1948)
* Neptune's Daughter (1949)
* The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
* Three Little Words (1950)
* Duchess of Idaho (1950)
* The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
* Watch the Birdie (1950)
* Excuse My Dust (1951)
* Texas Carnival (1951)
* Lovely to Look at (1952)
* The Clown (1953)
* Half a Hero (1953)
* The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
* Susan Slept Here (1954)
* Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
* Public Pigeon No. One (1957)
* Ocean's Eleven (1960)
"Goodnight now and may God bless"
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Red Skelton Performing Arts Center was built on the Vincennes University campus. The Center was officially dedicated on Friday, February 24, 2006. The building includes an 850-seat theater, classrooms, rehearsal rooms and dressing rooms. The grand foyer is a gallery for Red Skelton paintings, statues and film posters.
In addition to Vincennes University theatrical and musical productions, the theater hosts special events, convocations and conventions. Work is underway on the Red Skelton Gallery and Education Center to house the $3 million collection of Skelton memorabilia donated by Lothian Skelton. As of June 2009, part of the museum including a gift shop is open.[128][129] In September 2010, the museum and the Indiana Historical Society entered into a partnership for a permanent archive of Skelton's material.[130] The museum received a one million dollar donation in November 2010.[131] The Red Skelton Foundation also assists needy children in Vincennes with new clothing.[132]
The Red Skelton Festival, which is held the second week of June, but on June 14, 2008 in Vincennes, featured the "Parade of a Thousand Clowns," an Evening of Music, with Crystal Gayle, and clown seminars.[129] Restoration is underway for the historic Vincennes Pantheon Theatre where Skelton performed during his youth.[133]
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