Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "skyscraper-construction"

1. Two Seconds (1932)

67 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne, Guy Kibbee, Preston Foster

Votes: 1,298

2. East Side, West Side (1927)

Passed | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

After his mother and stepfather have been killed in a barge accident, John Breen is rescued from some East Side toughs by the Lipvitches. He remains in the city, determined to find his real... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Valli, J. Farrell MacDonald, Dore Davidson

Votes: 166

3. Liberty (1929)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy

With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tom Kennedy, Sam Lufkin

Votes: 1,907

4. Tot Watchers (1958)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The lady of the house has gone out for a few hours, leaving her baby in the care of a stereotypical 1950s teenager, who immediately begins calling her friends. Tom and Jerry must call a ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Julie Bennett, William Hanna, Bill Thompson

Votes: 758

5. Pent-House Mouse (1963)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

A snooty woman hires Tom and Calaboose Cal to rid her apartment of Jerry in The Penthouse Mouse.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 512

6. Bad Day at Cat Rock (1965)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Tom and Jerry are on a building construction site. Things explode, Tom loses his fur for a while, Jerry hides in a glove, Tom falls from a great height, and Tom has great trouble with a rock-and-girder see-saw.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 518

7. Rhapsody in Rivets (1941)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Builders construct a building to the tune of Franz Liszt's "Second Hungarian Rhapsody".

Director: Friz Freleng

Votes: 631

8. Assault and Flattery (1956)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bluto is accusing Popeye in judge Wimpy's courtroom. Bluto tells a sad tale of how Popeye attacked him without provocation, but Popeye tells his side, in detail (in other words, a large chunk of A Balmy Swami (1949)).

Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster, Thomas Johnson, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jackson Beck, Gilbert Mack, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 252

9. Cat Feud (1958)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Marc Anthony, the ferocious guard dog, falls for a cute cuddly little kitty. An evil cat tries to swipe the kitty and it's up to Marc Anthony to protect the sweet feline.

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 476

10. Skyscraper Caper (1968)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

One night, Speedy Gonzales tries to save his pal Daffy Duck from sleepwalking through a construction site.

Director: Alex Lovy | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 162

11. Alcoa Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode: The Long House on Avenue A (1959)

30 min | Drama

Contemporary drama about a rising young construction worker whose career ambitions come into conflict with tribal loyalties.

Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Henry Silva, Susan Oliver, Richard Hale, Russell Thorson

12. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: H.M.S. Yakko/Slappy Goes Walnuts/Yakko's Universe Song (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The Warners encounter the dastardly pirate Captain Mel./ Slappy demonstrates Skippy different techniques how to gather walnuts from the yard of Doug the Dog./ Yakko takes a trip around the Milky way.

Directors: Spike Brandt, Michael Gerard, Jon McClenahan, Alfred Gimeno | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Sherri Stoner

Votes: 272

13. Nova (1974– )
Episode: High-Risk High-Rise (2022)

TV-PG | Documentary

The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes.

Stars: Ibrahim Almufti, Howard Dickstein, Ronald O. Hamburger, Jeffrey Heller

Votes: 71

14. The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
Episode: Episode #7.2 (1971)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music

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Stars: Dean Martin, Carroll O'Connor, Vikki Carr, Ruth Buzzi

15. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Land of Opportunity (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a homeless migrant is murdered, evidence leads Cosgrove and Shaw to a mysterious cover-up at a construction site. Price and Maroun push a key witness to testify, knowing that speaking out could lead to legal consequences.

Director: Timothy Busfield | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy

Votes: 221