Mason Alan Dinehart Sr. (born Harold Alan Dinehart; October 3, 1889 – July 18, 1944) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager.

Biography

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Dinehart initially studied to be a priest, but he turned to the theater instead. His first acting experience came at Missoula University in Montana. He was active in Vaudeville before moving into other areas of entertainment. He left school to appear on stage with a

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and had no screen experience when he signed a contract with

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in May 1931. He became a character actor and supporting player in at least eighty-eight films between 1931 and 1944. Earlier, he appeared in more than twenty

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plays. Dinehart co-wrote and starred in the Broadway play ''Separate Rooms'', which opened on March 23, 1940 at the

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and ran for 613 performances. Dinehart's likeness was drawn in caricature by

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for

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, the

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theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library. Dinehart's second son,

Mason Alan Dinehart Mason Alan Dinehart (born 1936) is an American business consultant and retired actor best known for his role as a youthful Bat Masterson in 34 episodes between 1955 and 1959 of the ABC/Desilu television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Ea ...

, was cast in several 1950s

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, including the role of a young

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in the

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, ''

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'', starring

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in the title role.

Personal life

In 1936, Dinehart had his name legally changed to Mason Alan Dinehart. He had been baptized Harold Alan Dinehart, but his wife explained that the change would permit their son to be legally named Alan Dinehart III.

Death

Dinehart suffered heart failure and died on 17 July 1944. Some reports stated the cause as a

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and the day of death as July 18 at age 54.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19440721&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Gazette, Montreal, July 21, 1944, p.3

Selected filmography

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The Brat ''The Brat'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazim ...

'' (1931) - MacMillan Forrester *''

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'' (1931) - Blake *'' Girls About Town'' (1931) - Jerry Chase *''

Good Sport ''Good Sport'' is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and written by William Hurlbut. The film stars Linda Watkins, John Boles, Greta Nissen, Minna Gombell, Hedda Hopper and Alan Dinehart. The film was released on Decembe ...

'' (1931) - Rex Parker *''

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'' (1932) - Fletcher *''

Devil's Lottery ''Devil's Lottery'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Guy Bolton. The film stars Elissa Landi, Victor McLaglen, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan, Paul Cavanagh and Barbara Weeks. The film was releas ...

'' (1932) - American (uncredited) *''

The Trial of Vivienne Ware ''The Trial of Vivienne Ware'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein, and starring Joan Bennett, Donald Cook, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, ZaSu Pitts, Lilian Bond and ...

'' (1932) - Prosecutor *'' Street of Women'' (1932) - Lawrence 'Larry' Baldwin *'' Bachelor's Affairs'' (1932) - Luke Radcliff *'' Almost Married'' (1932) - Inspector Slante *''

Okay, America! ''Okay, America!'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell. Cast * Lew Ayres as Larry Wayne * Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Barton * Louis Calhern as Mileawa ...

'' (1932) - Roger Jones *'' Washington Merry-Go-Round'' (1932) - Norton *''

Rackety Rax ''Rackety Rax'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Victor McLaglen, Greta Nissen and Nell O'Day. Plot Always looking for an angle, "Knucks" McGloin purchases the mortgage on Canarsie Colle ...

'' (1932) - Counsellor Sultsfeldt *'' The Devil Is Driving'' (1932) - Jenkins *''

Lawyer Man ''Lawyer Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle, based on the novel by Max Trell. The film stars William Powell and Joan Blondell. It was produced by Warner Bros. By the time of the release, several actors w ...

'' (1932) - Granville Bentley *''

As the Devil Commands ''As the Devil Commands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film written by Jo Swerling from a story by Keene Thompson. It is directed by Roy William Neill and stars Alan Dinehart, Mae Clarke and Neil Hamilton. Plot When John Duncan becomes ill, he ...

'' (1932) - Robert Waldo *''

Sweepings ''Sweepings'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Lester Cohen, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart and Alan Dinehart. It was released on April 14, 1933, by RKO Pictu ...

'' (1933) - Thane Pardway *'' Supernatural'' (1933) - Paul Bavian *''

A Study in Scarlet ''A Study in Scarlet'' is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. The book's title der ...

'' (1933) - Merrydew *''

I Have Lived ''I Have Lived'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Alan Dinehart, Anita Page and Allen Vincent.Pitts p.93 Plot A playwright discovers an actress to star in his latest play, unaware of her secret background. ...

'' (1933) - Thomas Langley *''

Her Bodyguard ''Her Bodyguard'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Edmund Lowe, Wynne Gibson and Edward Arnold.Marshall p.315-16 Cast * Edmund Lowe as Casey McCarthy * Wynne Gibson as Margot Brienne * Edwa ...

'' (1933) - Lester Cunningham *''

No Marriage Ties ''No Marriage Ties'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by Arthur Caesar, H.W. Hanemann, Sam Mintz. The film stars Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Doris Kenyon, Alan Dinehart and David Landau. The film ...

'' (1933) - 'Perk' Perkins *''The Road Is Open Again'' (1933, short subject, as

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) - George Washington *''

Dance Girl Dance ''Dance Girl Dance'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Frank Strayer from an original screenplay by Robert Ellis. The picture stars Alan Dinehart, Evalyn Knapp, and Edward Nugent, and premiered on September 1, 1933. Cast ...

'' (1933) - Wade 'Val' Valentine *''As the Devil Commands'' (1933) - Robert Waldo *''

Bureau of Missing Persons ''Bureau of Missing Persons'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film with comic overtones directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Bette Davis, Lewis Stone, Pat O'Brien and Glenda Farrell . The screenplay by Robert Presnell is based on the book ' ...

'' (1933) - Therme Roberts *''

Fury of the Jungle ''Fury of the Jungle'' is a 1933 American adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Donald Cook, Peggy Shannon and Alan Dinehart. It was co-written by Dore Schary from a story by Horace McCoy. Plot A love triangle story set in ...

'' (1933) - Taggart *''

The World Changes ''The World Changes'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as an ambitious farm boy who becomes rich, but does not handle success well. Aline MacMahon and Mary Astor play his mother and wife r ...

'' (1933) - Ogden Jarrett *''

The Sin of Nora Moran ''The Sin of Nora Moran'' is a 1933 American pre-code melodrama and proto-noir film directed by Phil Goldstone and based on the short story "Burnt Offering" by W. Maxwell Goodhue. The film is also known as ''Voice from the Grave'' (American reiss ...

'' (1933) - District Attorney John Grant *'' Cross Country Cruise'' (1934) - Steve Borden *''

The Crosby Case ''The Crosby Case'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Warren B. Duff and Gordon Kahn. The film stars Wynne Gibson, Onslow Stevens, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Alan Dinehart, Warren Hymer, William C ...

'' (1934) - Police Inspector Thomas *'' Jimmy the Gent'' (1934) - Charles Wallingham *'' A Very Honorable Guy'' (1934) - The Brain *''

The Love Captive ''The Love Captive'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Max Marcin and written by Karen DeWolf, adapted from Marcin's play of the same name. The film stars Gloria Stuart, Nils Asther, Paul Kelly, Alan Dinehart, Renee Gadd, and Russ Bro ...

'' (1934) - Roger Loft *''

Baby Take a Bow ''Baby, Take a Bow'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Harry Lachman and is one of the earliest Hays code Hollywood films (its MPAA certificate marks it as the third ever code-approved film). The screenplay by Philip Klein and Edw ...

'' (1934) - Welch *''

The Cat's-Paw ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound. ''The Cat’s Paw'', a novel by Clarence ...

'' (1934) - Mayor Ed Morgan *''

Lottery Lover ''Lottery Lover'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Franz Schulz and Billy Wilder. The film stars Lew Ayres, Pat Paterson, Peggy Fears, Sterling Holloway, Walter Woolf King and Alan Dinehart. The film wa ...

'' (1935) - Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley *'' $10 Raise'' (1935) - Fuller *''

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'' (1935) - Jonesy *''

Redheads on Parade ''Redheads on Parade'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Don Hartman and Rian James. The film stars John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart and Patsy O'Connor. The film was ...

'' (1935) - George Magnus *'' The Payoff'' (1935) - Marty *''

Thanks a Million ''Thanks a Million'' is a 1935 musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It stars Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak and Fred Allen, and features Patsy Kelly, David Rubinoff and Paul Whiteman and his band with si ...

'' (1935) - Mr. Kruger *'' In Old Kentucky'' (1935) - Slick Doherty *''

Your Uncle Dudley ''Your Uncle Dudley'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Allen Birkin, Joseph Hoffman and Dore Schary. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson, John McGuire, Rosina Lawrence, Alan Dinehart and ...

'' (1935) - Charlie Post *''

It Had to Happen ''It Had to Happen'' is a 1936 American drama film starring George Raft and Rosalind Russell. The movie was written by Kathryn Scola, and Howard Ellis Smith, and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It is based on the 1909 short story "Canavan, the Man Wh ...

'' (1936) - Rodman Dreke *''

Everybody's Old Man ''Everybody's Old Man'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by Patterson McNutt and A.E. Thomas. The film stars Irvin S. Cobb, Rochelle Hudson, Johnny Downs, Norman Foster, Alan Dinehart, Sara Haden, Donald Mee ...

'' (1936) - Frederick Gillespie *'' The Country Beyond'' (1936) - Ray Jennings *'' Human Cargo'' (1936) - Lionel Crocker *''

Parole! ''Parole!'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and written by Kubec Glasmon and Horace McCoy. The film stars Henry Hunter, Ann Preston, Alan Dinehart, Alan Baxter, Alan Hale Sr. and Grant Mitchell. The film was released on ...

'' (1936) - Richard Mallard *''

The Crime of Dr. Forbes ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by George Marshall and starring Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent and Henry Armetta.Monaco p.357 The film's art direction was by Duncan Cramer. This film was shot at 20th Century Fox ...

'' (1936) - Prosecuting Attorney *''

Charlie Chan at the Race Track ''Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' is the 12th film in the 20th Century Fox-produced Charlie Chan series starring Warner Oland in the title role. Plot When a prominent racehorse owner winds up dead-allegedly kicked to death by his prized stall ...

'' (1936) - George Chester *'' Star for a Night'' (1936) - James Dunning *''

King of the Royal Mounted ''King of the Royal Mounted'' is an American comics series which debuted February 17, 1935 by Stephen Slesinger, based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed as ''Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted''. The series' protagonist ...

'' (1936) - Frank Becker *''

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'' (1936) - Philip Crandell *'' Born to Dance'' (1936) - McKay *''

Woman-Wise ''Woman-Wise'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Ben Markson. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck, Alan Dinehart, Douglas Fowley and George Hassell. The film was released on January 2 ...

'' (1937) - Richards *''

Step Lively, Jeeves! ''Step Lively, Jeeves!'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root, and starring Arthur Treacher as P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves alongside Patricia Ellis, Robert Kent, Alan Dinehart, George Gi ...

'' (1937) - Hon. Cedric B. Cromwell *'' Midnight Taxi'' (1937) - Philip Strickland *''

This Is My Affair ''This Is My Affair'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. It was released by 20th Century Fox. Plot In 1901, US President William McKinl ...

'' (1937) - Doc Keller *''

Fifty Roads to Town ''Fifty Roads to Town'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Don Ameche and Ann Sothern. The film is based on a book of the same name by author Frederick Nebel. This is the third novel Nebel wrote. Plot ...

'' (1937) - Jerome Kendall *'' Dangerously Yours'' (1937) - Julien Stevens *''

Danger – Love at Work ''Danger – Love at Work'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by James Edward Grant and Ben Markson focuses on an attorney's frustrating efforts to deal with a wildly eccentric family. Plot Henry ...

'' (1937) - Allan Duncan *''

Ali Baba Goes to Town ''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' is a 1937 musical film directed by David Butler and starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Cantor plays a hobo named Aloysius "Al" Babson, who walks into the camp of a movie company that is making the ...

'' (1937) - Boland *''

Big Town Girl ''Big Town Girl'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Lou Breslow, Robert Ellis, Helen Logan and John Patrick. The film stars Claire Trevor, Donald Woods, Alan Dinehart, Alan Baxter, Murray Alper and Spen ...

'' (1937) - Larry Edwards *''

Love on a Budget ''Love on a Budget'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The Jones' eldest daughter Bonnie ...

'' (1938) - Charles M. Dixon / Uncle Charlie *''

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'' (1938) - Samuel Z. Walker *''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...

'' (1938) - Purvis *''

Up the River ''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role of ...

'' (1938) - Warden Clarence Willis *'' Fast and Loose'' (1939) - Dave Hilliard *''

King of the Turf ''King of the Turf'' is a 1939 American drama film starring Adolphe Menjou.''King of the Turf
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'' (1939) - Nick Grimes *'' Second Fiddle'' (1939) - George 'Whit' Whitney *'' The House of Fear'' (1939) - Joseph Morton *''

Hotel for Women ''Hotel for Women'' (or ''Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women'') is a 1939 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, and James Ellison. It was Darnell's screen debut. Plot When she is jilted by her boyfr ...

'' (1939) - Stephen Gates *''

Two Bright Boys ''Two Bright Boys'' is a 1939 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Val Burton and Edmund Hartmann, and starring Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Alan Dinehart, Melville Cooper, Dorothy Peterson ...

'' (1939) - Bill Hallet *''

Everything Happens at Night ''Everything Happens at Night'' is a 1939 American drama-comedy film starring Sonja Henie, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings. Plot American Geoffrey Thompson and Englishman Ken Morgan are reporters from rival newspapers who are sent to a remote ...

'' (1939) - Fred Sherwood *'' Slightly Honorable'' (1939) - Commissioner Joyce *'' Girl Trouble'' (1942) - Charles Barrett *'' It's a Great Life'' (1943) - Collender Martin *''

Fired Wife ''Fired Wife'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Robert Paige, Diana Barrymore and Louise Allbritton. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. This was one of the final films in Barrymore's short-lived Uni ...

'' (1943) - Jerry Donohue *'' Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' (1943) - Arthur Skinner *''

The Heat's On ''The Heat's On'' (1943) is a musical movie starring Mae West, William Gaxton, and Victor Moore, and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot Broadway star Fay Lawrence (West) is a temperamental diva who is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway produ ...

'' (1943) - Forrest Stanton *''

What a Woman! ''What a Woman!'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne. The screenplay concerns a literary agent Carol Ainsley's trying to transform her star client, Michael Cobb, i ...

'' (1943) - Pat O'Shea *''

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'' (1943) - Gorman *'' Moon Over Las Vegas'' (1944) - Hal Blake *''

Seven Days Ashore ''Seven Days Ashore'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Edward Verdier, Irving Phillips and Lawrence Kimble. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Marcy McGuire, Virginia Mayo, Elaine Shepard, Gordon Oliv ...

'' (1944) - Daniel Arland *'' Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More'' (1944) - Judge *'' Minstrel Man'' (1944) - Lew Dunn *'' Oh, What a Night'' (1944) - Detective Norris *'' A Wave, a WAC and a Marine'' (1944) - R. J., the Producer (final film role)

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