''Here Come the Nelsons'' is a 1952 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

starring real-life husband and wife

Ozzie Ozzie or Ozzy is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Oswald, Oscar, Osborne, Osman and Ozymandias and other names, surname and nickname which may refer to: Animals * Ozzie (gorilla) (born c. 1961) People * Chris Osgood ...

and Harriet Nelson and their sons

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

and Ricky Nelson. The supporting cast includes Rock Hudson, Sheldon Leonard, Jim Backus,

Gale Gordon Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor perhaps best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfist ...

, and Chubby Johnson. The film was directed by

Frederick de Cordova Frederick Timmins de Cordova (October 27, 1910 – September 15, 2001) was an American stage, motion picture and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life De Cordov ...

. ''Here Come the Nelsons'' doubled as the pilot for the television series ''

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...

''.

Premise

When Ozzie tries to get some publicity for an ad agency, David and Ricky get mixed up with gangsters.

Cast

Adv of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Family 1952

* Ozzie Nelson as Ozzie Nelson * Harriet Nelson as Harriet Nelson * David Nelson as David Nelson * Ricky Nelson as Ricky Nelson * Rock Hudson as Charles E. "Charlie" Jones * Barbara Lawrence as Barbara Schutzendorf * Sheldon Leonard as Duke * Jim Backus as Joe Randolph *

Paul Harvey Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast ''News and Comment'' on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous ''The Rest o ...

as Samuel T. Jones *

as H.J. Bellows * Ann Doran as Clara Randolph * Chubby Johnson as Tex, Man at Fair * Edwin Max as Monk

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frederick de Cordova Films based on radio series Universal Pictures films American television series premieres 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub