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Chester Clute
Chester Lamont Clute (February 18, 1891 – April 2, 1956) was an American actor familiar in scores of Hollywood films from his debut in 1930. Diminutive, bald-pated with a bristling moustache, he appeared in mostly unbilled roles, consisting usually of one or two lines, in nearly 250 films. Biography Born Chester Lamont Clute in Orange, New Jersey, Clute died of a heart attack in Woodland Hills, California, aged 65. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Career Clute's Broadway credits included ''Ceiling Zero'' (1935), ''Page Miss Glory'' (1934), ''Triplets'' (1932), ''Oh, Promise Me'' (1930), ''The New Yorkers'' (1927), and ''She Couldn't Say No'' (1926). Selected filmography * ''The Dentist'' (1932) * ''Crash Donovan'' (1936) - Mr. Horner (uncredited) * '' Navy Blues'' (1937) - Uncle Andrew * ''There Goes My Girl'' (1937) - Stu Parker - Whelan's Idea Man * '' Dance, Charlie, Dance'' (1937) - Alvin Gussett * '' Exclusive'' (1937) - Garner * '' She Asked fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navy Blues (1937 Film)
''Navy Blues'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ralph Staub. Plot summary A sailor bets his friends he can date any woman he wants to. They pick out a librarian with a reputation as a "cold fish", and when he pursues her he discovers that he has competition—and his rival has much more sinister intentions than he does. Cast *Mary Brian as Doris Kimbell *Dick Purcell as Russell J. 'Rusty' Gibbs *Warren Hymer as Gerald 'Biff' Jones *Joe Sawyer as Chips *Edward Woods as Julian Everett *Horace McMahon as Gateleg *Chester Clute Chester Lamont Clute (February 18, 1891 – April 2, 1956) was an American actor familiar in scores of Hollywood films from his debut in 1930. Diminutive, bald-pated with a bristling moustache, he appeared in mostly unbilled roles, consi ... as Uncle Andrew Wayne *Lucile Gleason as Aunt Beulah Wayne *Ruth Fallows as Goldie *Alonzo Price as Dr. Crowley *Mel Ruick as Lawson *Carleton Young as Spencer, of Naval Intelligence Soundtrack E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45 Fathers
''45 Fathers'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by James Tinling, written by Frances Hyland and Albert Ray, and starring Jane Withers, Thomas Beck, Louise Henry, Richard Carle, Nella Walker and Andrew Tombes. It was released on November 26, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. Plot The plot is built around a group of old men that decide to adopt an orphan girl, once adopted she dances, sings and does whatever she can to help around. Cast *Jane Withers as Judith Frazier * Thomas Beck as Roger Farragut * Louise Henry as Elizabeth Carter *Paul Hartman as Joe McCoy * Grace Hartman as Flo McCoy *Richard Carle as Bunny Carothers *Nella Walker as Mrs. Carter *Andrew Tombes as Judge *Leon Ames as Vincent *Sammy Cohen as Prof. Ziska *George Givot as Prof. Bellini *Ruth Warren as Sarah *Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing You Sinners (film)
''Sing You Sinners'' is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Ellen Drew, and Donald O'Connor. Written by Claude Binyon, the film is about three singing brothers who go to California to find their fortune. Initially the film was to be titled "The Unholy Beebes" and then "Harmony for Three" before finishing with "Sing You Sinners". Filming took place in April/May 1938 in Hollywood. Race track scenes were filmed at the Pomona Fairgrounds and at Santa Anita using two dozen of Crosby's horses. ''Sing You Sinners'' was premiered on August 5, 1938 at the Del Mar racetrack with the New York premiere taking place on August 16. The film introduced the two Crosby hit songs " Small Fry" and "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams". Crosby recorded the former title as a duet with Johnny Mercer for Decca Records. However, it does not include the song ''Sing You Sinners''. Plot The three Beebe brothers are talented singers looking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Smiling (1938 Film)
''Keep Smiling'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Roger Livesey and Mary Maguire. The film follows a group of performers who club together to buy a bus and travel around the country doing shows after they are cheated out of money by an ex-manager. Plot Cast * Gracie Fields as Gracie Gray * Roger Livesey as Bert Wattle * Mary Maguire as Avis Maguire * Peter Coke as Rene Sigani * Jack Donohue as Denis Wilson * Hay Petrie as Jack * Mike Johnson as Charlie * Eddie Gray as Silvo * Tommy Fields as The Three Bolas * Gladys Dehl as The Three Bolas * Nino Rossini as The Three Bolas * Edward Rigby as Silas Gray * Joe Mott as Bill Sneed * Philip Leaver as De Courcy * Gus McNaughton as Eddie Perkins * Paula Rae Wright (Paula Raymond age 14) as Bettina Bowman * Carol Adams as Dancer * Joss Ambler as Max * Monty Banks as Auditioner * Hal Gordon * Wilfrid Hyde-White as Assistant hotel clerk * Eliot Makeham as Printer * Julian Vedey a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter Of Introduction (film)
''Letter of Introduction'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Plot An aging actor, John Mannering, is surprised when his estranged daughter, Kay Martin, shows up. She is an actress trying to succeed on Broadway. He is persuaded to perform on Broadway for the first time in twelve years in a play with her. He is anxious about his performance, so turns to alcohol to overcome his self-doubt. He tries to re-establish his relationship with his daughter while trying to hide from the press that she is his daughter. Cast *Adolphe Menjou as John Mannering *Andrea Leeds as Katherine "Kay" Martin *George Murphy as Barry Paige * Edgar Bergen as himself *Rita Johnson as Honey * Ann Sheridan as Lydia Hoyt *Ernest Cossart as Andrews, the Butler *Frank Jenks as Joe, theatre prompter *Eve Arden as Cora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rascals (1938 Film)
''Rascals'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Withers, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox, Borrah Minevitch, Steffi Duna and Katharine Alexander. The film was released on May 20, 1938, by 20th Century Fox. Plot A group of Gypsy thieves with Robin Hood-like morals take in an amnesiac socialite named Margaret Adams. They try to raise money to cover an operation to restore Adams's memories. Cast *Jane Withers as Gypsy *Rochelle Hudson as Margaret Adams * Robert Wilcox as Tony *Borrah Minevitch as Gino *Steffi Duna as Stella *Katharine Alexander as Mrs. Agatha Adams *Chester Clute as Mr. Roger Adams * José Crespo as Baron Von Brun * Paul Stanton as Dr. Cecil Carter *Frank Reicher as Dr. C.M. Garvey * Edward Cooper as Grayson *Kathleen Burke as Dr. Carter's Nurse *Myra Marsh as Hospital Nurse *Frank Puglia as Florist *Robert Gleckler as Police Lieutenant * Eddie Dunn as Dugan *Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Chase Yourself
''Go Chase Yourself'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Paul Yawitz and Bert Granet. The film stars Joe Penner, Lucille Ball, Richard Lane, June Travis, Fritz Feld and Tom Kennedy. The film was released on April 22, 1938, by RKO Pictures. Plot A milquetoast bank clerk finds himself stuck in a speeding trailer towed by gangsters after a bank robbery goes awry. Unfortunately for him, the police and even his own domineering wife believe that he is the robber and so head off in hot pursuit, precipitating a fast-paced merry chase. Cast * Joe Penner as Wilbur Meeley * Lucille Ball as Carol Meeley * Richard Lane as Nails * June Travis as Judy Daniels * Fritz Feld as Count Pierre Fountaine de Louis-Louis * Tom Kennedy as Icebox * Granville Bates as Halliday * Bradley Page as Frank * George Irving as Mr. Daniels * Arthur Stone as Warden * Jack Carson as Warren Miles * Frank M. Thomas Frank Marion Thomas (July 13, 1889 – November 25, 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Couldn't Say No
''He Couldn't Say No'' is a Warner Bros. romantic comedy film released on March 18, 1938. It stars Frank McHugh as a timid advertising man who is dominated by everyone, including his girlfriend, played by Jane Wyman. It is based on the play ''Larger than Life'' by Joseph Schrank and the short story of the same name by Norman H. Matson. Plot Lambert T. Hunkins (Frank McHugh) works at a linoleum company. When his boss, Oxnard O. Parsons (Ferris Taylor), gives him a raise from $30 a month to $40, his girlfriend Violet's (Jane Wyman) mother, Mrs. Coney (Cora Witherspoon), decides that it is time for the two to get married. Lambert is too meek to object. They go to an auction to buy some furniture, but when he sees a statue that resembles socialite Iris Mabby ( Diana Lewis), the woman he adores from afar, he buys it, over the Coneys' objections. As Lambert is leaving, Iris's father, Senator Mabby (Berton Churchill), tries to buy the statue from him, but Lambert refuses to sell at any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckless Living (1938 Film)
''Reckless Living'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Charles Grayson. It is based on the 1922 novel ''Riders Up'' by Gerald Beaumont. The film stars Robert Wilcox, Nan Grey, Jimmy Savo, William Lundigan, Frank Jenks and Harry Davenport. The film was released on March 1, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast * Robert Wilcox as Danny Farrell *Nan Grey as Laurie Andrews *Jimmy Savo as Stuffy *William Lundigan as Stanley Shaw *Frank Jenks as Freddie *Harry Davenport as 'General' Jeff *May Boley as Mother Ryan *Charles Judels as Harry Myron *Harlan Briggs as 'Colonel' Harris *Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Edmund Lincoln Anderson (September 18, 1905 – February 28, 1977) was an American comedian and actor. To a generation of early radio and television comedy he was known as "Rochester". Anderson entered show business as a teenager on the vaudevi ... as Dreamboat References External links * {{Frank McDonald 1938 films 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsène Lupin Returns
''Arsène Lupin Returns'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by James Kevin McGuinness, Howard Emmett Rogers, and George Harmon Coxe. The film stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, and Monty Woolley. The film was released on February 25, 1938 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot After being asked to resign from the FBI, a publicity-hungry detective goes into private business. His first job is to protect a very precious jewel belonging to the Grissac family, which is the object of a failed robbery attempt in New York City. When he accompanies the Grissacs back to France, he encounters a friend of the family, Rene Farrand, who he rapidly comes to suspect is the master thief Arsène Lupin, someone believed to have been killed several years before. Cast * Melvyn Douglas as Rene Farrand * Virginia Bruce as Lorraine de Grissac * Warren William as Steve Emerson * John Halliday as Count de Grissac * Nat Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jury's Secret
''The Jury's Secret'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Kent Taylor, Fay Wray, and Jane Darwell. Cast *Kent Taylor as Walter Rusell *Fay Wray as Linda Ware *Jane Darwell as Mrs. Sheldon *Nan Grey as Mary Norris * Larry J. Blake as Bill Sheldon * Fritz Leiber (Sr.) as John Morrow *Leonard Mudie as District Attorney *Samuel S. Hinds as Brandon Williams *Granville Bates as Judge Pendegast *Halliwell Hobbes Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 187720 February 1962) was an English actor. Early years The future actor was the son of William Albert Hobbes (1841-1909), a Warwickshire solicitor, and his wife, Marion Hobbes, née Dennis, (1838-1925). ... as John *Edward Broadley as William's Butler *Ted Osborne as Reporter Thompson * William B. Davidson as Page References External links * * 1938 films American courtroom films American black-and-white films 1938 drama films American drama films Films directed by Edward Sloman 1930s Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is A Headache
''Love Is a Headache'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and written by Marion Parsonnet, Harry Ruskin and William R. Lipman. The film stars Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Ted Healy, Mickey Rooney, Frank Jenks and Ralph Morgan. The film was released on January 14, 1938, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o .... Plot Carlotta Lee is a famed actress whose career is not doing so well. In the hopes of saving her career, her manager convinces her to adopt two orphan children. Cast References External links * * * * 1938 films 1930s English-language films American comedy films 1938 comedy films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Richard Thorpe American black-and-white films Films scored by Edward W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |