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Floyd B. Bartlett, known professionally as Benny Bartlett or Bennie Bartlett (August 16, 1924 – December 26, 1999), was an American
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, musician, and later a member of the long-running feature-film series ''
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''.


Biography


Career

Benny Bartlett's first stage role was when he was ten days old. He became a musical prodigy, playing the trumpet at age four, directing and singing with his own dance orchestra on radio. He made his debut in motion pictures in 1935, appearing in the
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musical ''
Millions in the Air ''Millions in the Air'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Sig Herzig and Jane Storm. The film stars John Howard, Wendy Barrie, Willie Howard, George Barbier, Benny Baker, Eleanore Whitney and Robert Cummings. ...
'' (1935), in which he had a piano specialty. The next year he appeared in a short for
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, singing "An Old-Fashioned Mill," which he had composed at the age of nine. The studio signed him to a contract soon afterward. Paramount had plans for Bartlett: syndicated columnist Mollie Merrick reported that the "eight-year-old" Bartlett (he was really 11) would star in the title role of ''Tom Sawyer, Detective '' opposite co-star Elizabeth Patterson.''Hartford Courant '', "Tom Sawyer Picture to Be Produced," Nov. 5, 1935, p. 6. The project was shelved—perhaps because Paramount had already fudged Bartlett's age—and the film was ultimately made with Billy Cook as Sawyer and new find
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as
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. Bartlett began appearing with many of Paramount's biggest stars, and became such a hot property that he was often loaned out to other studios. Columbia featured him in an Andy Clyde short, ''Swing, You Swingers!'' (1938), in which he played an adolescent bandleader; he received billing as "Benny Bartlett and His Band."


Later career

By the early 1940s, Bartlett had outgrown child roles and was playing incidental parts in feature films like '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943, as a theater call boy). He was also working in Monogram's
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comedies. Bartlett joined the military during
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. After his enlistment was over, he resumed his acting career at
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, where he co-starred in the Gas House Kids comedies, an imitation of The Bowery Boys with Our Gang alumni
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and
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. Bartlett was billed second and was quite prominent in the Gas House Kids vehicles; he played his trumpet in ''
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'' (1947). He might have continued there indefinitely, but the PRC studio was absorbed by a larger company and the series was discontinued.
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, who had directed Bartlett in ''Gas House Kids Go West'', remembered Bartlett's comic skills and recruited him for the Bowery Boys. He was usually billed as "Bennie Bartlett" (and once, erroneously, as "David Bartlett," mistaken for co-star
David Gorcey David Gorcey (February 6, 1921 – October 23, 1984) was an American actor and the younger brother of actor Leo Gorcey. Gorcey is best known for portraying "Chuck Anderson" in Monogram Pictures' film series The Bowery Boys, and "Pee Wee" in i ...
). Bartlett left the series in 1949 and was replaced by
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, a utility player in the East Side Kids/Bowery Boys franchises. When Gorman left the series to get married in 1951, Bartlett returned. He remained with the series until 1955, but with his participation and dialogue sharply curtailed.
Leo Gorcey Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and, as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was ...
even addressed him facetiously on screen as "No Lines" and "Blabbermouth," and in one film (''
Paris Playboys ''Paris Playboys'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 7, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-third film in the series. Plot After Sach is mistaken by Fre ...
'') he had no dialogue at all. Bartlett did try to break away from the series (he has a bit in the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock thriller ''
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'', and he accepted small roles on television). He may have stayed with the Bowery Boys as a favor to director
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, or perhaps Bartlett's contract simply ran out; in any event, when Bernds left the series after ''
Dig That Uranium ''Dig That Uranium'' is a 1956 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on January 8, 1956, by Allied Artists and is the fortieth film in the series. Plot An old friend of the boys returns to town and tells them st ...
'', so did Bennie Bartlett. He gave up his acting career in 1958 and became a professional realtor, reverting to his given name of Floyd B. Bartlett.


Selected filmography

* ''
Millions in the Air ''Millions in the Air'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Sig Herzig and Jane Storm. The film stars John Howard, Wendy Barrie, Willie Howard, George Barbier, Benny Baker, Eleanore Whitney and Robert Cummings. ...
'' (1935) - Kid Pianist * ''
Timothy's Quest ''Timothy's Quest'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Dirigo Films and distributed by American Releasing. It was directed by Sidney Olcott based on a story written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and starred the child actor Joseph Depew. ...
'' (1936) - Jimmy * ''
The Sky Parade ''The Sky Parade'' is a 1936 American aviation drama film directed by Otho Lovering and written by Arthur J. Beckhard, Robert M. Burtt, Brian Marlow, Wilfred G. Moore and Byron Morgan. Starring Jimmie Allen, William Gargan, Katherine DeMille, ...
'' (1936) - Jimmie Allen - Age 9 (uncredited) * '' Thirteen Hours by Air'' (1936) - Waldemar Pitt III * ''
The Princess Comes Across ''The Princess Comes Across'' is a 1936 mystery/comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, the second of the four times they were paired together. Lombard, playing an actress from Brooklyn preten ...
'' (1936) - Ship's Bellhop (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1936) - Boy (uncredited) * '' The Texas Rangers'' (1936) - David * '' Three Married Men'' (1936) - Percy Mullins * ''
Time Out for Romance ''Time Out for Romance'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick, and starring Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Joan Davis, Chick Chandler, Douglas Fowley and Benny Bartlett ...
'' (1937) - Orville Healy * ''
Maid of Salem ''Maid of Salem'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Plot It tells the story of a young girl in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, who has an affair with an adventurer. ...
'' (1937) - Timothy - Her Son * ''
Let Them Live ''Let Them Live'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Harold Young and written by Lionel Houser and Bruce Manning. The film stars John Howard, Nan Grey, Edward Ellis, Judith Barrett, Robert Wilcox and Benny Bartlett. The film was releas ...
'' (1937) - Mike * '' Easy Living'' (1937) - Newsboy (uncredited) * '' Exclusive'' (1937) - Boy (uncredited) * '' Danger – Love at Work'' (1937) - Junior Pemberton * ''
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge ''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howa ...
'' (1937) - Cabin Boy * ''
Penrod and His Twin Brother ''Penrod and His Twin Brother'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Jacobs and Hugh Cummings. The film stars Billy Mauch, Bobby Mauch, Frank Craven, Spring Byington, Charles Halton and Claudia Co ...
'' (1938) - Chuck * ''
Sons of the Legion ''Sons of the Legion'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Lynne Overman, Evelyn Keyes and Tim Holt. Its plot concerns a group of boys looking to start a S.A.L. squadron. However, because a boy's father wrongf ...
'' (1938) - Red O'Flaherty * ''
Gang Bullets ''Gang Bullets'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film is also known as ''The Crooked Way'' in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United ...
'' (1938) - Billy Jones * '' Just Around the Corner'' (1938) - Milton Ramsby * ''
The Great Man Votes ''The Great Man Votes'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Barrymore as a widowed professor turned drunkard who has the deciding vote in an election for mayor. It was based on the short story of the same name by Gordon Malherbe Hillman p ...
'' (1939) - Davy McCarthy * '' The Family Next Door'' (1939) - Rufus Pierce * '' Mickey the Kid'' (1939) - Joe Fisher * ''
Honeymoon in Bali ''Honeymoon in Bali'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film. It is also known by the alternative titles ''Husbands or Lovers'' and ''My Love for Yours''. Virginia Van Upp's screenplay was based on the short stories "Our Miss Keane" by Grace S ...
'' (1939) - Jack, Singing Telegram Boy * '' What a Life'' (1939) - 'Butch' Williams * ''
Our Neighbors – The Carters ''Our Neighbors – The Carters'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by S.K. Lauren. The film stars Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe, Genevieve Tobin, Mary Thomas and Mildred Coles. The film was released ...
'' (1939) - Junior Carter * ''
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'' (1940) - Willie Clark * ''
Let's Make Music ''Let's Make Music'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins starring Bob Crosby, Jean Rogers and Elisabeth Risdon. It was produced by RKO Pictures and written by Nathanael West. The film's songs include the classic "Big No ...
'' (1941) - Tommy * ''
Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...
'' (1941) - Red (uncredited) * ''
Men of Boys Town ''Men of Boys Town'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film '' Boys Town''. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hic ...
'' (1941) - Older Homeless Boy (uncredited) * ''
Tillie the Toiler ''Tillie the Toiler'' is a newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Russ Westover who initially worked on his concept of a flapper character in a strip he titled ''Rose of the Office''. With a title change, it sold to King Features Syndicate ...
'' (1941) - Glennie * ''
Code of the Outlaw ''Code of the Outlaw'' is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English. Plot Cast * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * Weldon Heyburn as Bart 'Pop' Hard ...
'' (1942) - Tim Hardin * ''
Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.
'' (1942) - Boy (uncredited) * '' Kid Dynamite'' (1943) - Beanie Miller * ''
He Hired the Boss ''He Hired the Boss'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and Ben Markson. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Evelyn Venable, Thurston Hall, Vivian Blaine, William T. Orr and Benny Bartlett. T ...
'' (1943) - Jimmy * ''
Clancy Street Boys ''Clancy Street Boys'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the East Side Kids. It is Beaudine's first film with the team; he would direct several more in the series and many in the Bowery Boys canon. Leo Gorcey marrie ...
'' (1943) - Benny * ''
Follow the Band ''Follow the Band'' is a 1943 black-and-white musical film directed by Jean Yarbrough, one of many Universal churned out during World War II. It stars Eddie Quillan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Leon Errol, and is noteworthy as an early credit for Ro ...
'' (1943) - Cootie * '' A Lady Takes a Chance'' (1943) - Henry (uncredited) * ''
Nobody's Darling ''Nobody's Darling'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Anthony Mann and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Mary Lee, Louis Calhern, Gladys George, Jackie Moran, Lee Patrick and Benny Bartlett. The film was released on August 2 ...
'' (1943) - Julius aka The Deacon * ''
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) - Bellboy (uncredited) * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) - Page Boy (uncredited) * '' Her Adventurous Night'' (1946) - Horace * '' The Adventures of Don Coyote'' (1947) - Ted Riley * ''
Gas House Kids Go West ''Gas House Kids Go West'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. A sequel to the 1946 film '' Gas House Kids'', which had starred former Dead End Kids leader Billy Halop, this new film emphasized comedy and recast the gang w ...
'' (1947) - Orvie * ''
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'' (1947) - Orvie * ''
Big Town After Dark ''Big Town After Dark'' is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer and Robert Kent. ...
'' (1947) - McGonigle (uncredited) * ''
Angels' Alley ''Angels' Alley'' is a 1948 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. It is the ninth film in the series and the first one without Bobby Jordan. Plot Slip's cousin Jimmy is released from prison for good behavior and ...
'' (1948) - Harry 'Jag' Harmon * ''
Heart of Virginia ''Heart of Virginia'' is a 1948 American sports drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Janet Martin, Robert Lowery and Frankie Darro.Martin p.76 Believing that he is responsible for the death of a fellow rider, a jockey develops ...
'' (1948) - 'Breezy' Brent * '' Jinx Money'' (1948) - Butch * ''
The Babe Ruth Story ''The Babe Ruth Story'' is a 1948 biographical film of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix (New York Yankee batboy in the 1920s) as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife Claire Merritt Hodgson. Critic ...
'' (1948) - Newsboy (uncredited) * ''
Smugglers' Cove ''Smuggler's Cove'' is a 1948 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on October 10, 1948 by Monogram Pictures and is the eleventh film in the series. Plot Young amateur sleuth Terence "Slip" Mahoney works cleaning offices in ...
'' (1948) - Butch * '' Trouble Makers'' (1948) - Butch * ''
Fighting Fools ''Fighting Fools'' is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 17, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the thirteenth film in the series. Plot The Bowery Boys, led by the notorious Slip Mahoney, are helping out at ...
'' (1949) - Butch * ''
Hold That Baby! ''Hold That Baby!'' is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 26, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the fourteenth film in the series. Plot The boys are running a laundromat in the back room of Louie's Sweet Sh ...
'' (1949) - Butch * '' Any Number Can Play'' (1949) - Tommy Smith (uncredited) * '' Angels in Disguise'' (1949) - Butch * '' Master Minds'' (1949) - Butch * ''
Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsel ...
'' (1950) - Joe Scales (uncredited) * ''
Southside 1-1000 ''Southside 1-1000'' is a 1950 semidocumentary-style film noir directed by Boris Ingster featuring Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias and Gerald Mohr as the off-screen narrator. It is about a Secret Service agent (Don DeFore) who goes undercov ...
'' (1950) - Eddie, Bellboy * ''
Crazy Over Horses ''Crazy Over Horses'' is a 1951 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on November 18, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-fourth film in the series. Plot Louie is owed money by a stable-owner and sends Slip and the b ...
'' (1951) - Butch * ''
Hold That Line ''Hold That Line'' is a 1952 comedy film starring the Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 23, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the 25th film in the series. Plot The members of the local university's trust make a wager that anyone can s ...
'' (1952) - Butch (Credited as David Bartlett) * ''
Belles on Their Toes ''Belles on Their Toes'' is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948), which covered the period after Frank Gil ...
'' (1952) - 'Bubber' Beasley (uncredited) * ''
Here Come the Marines ''Here Come the Marines'' is a 1952 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 29, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-sixth film in the series. Plot After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang ...
'' (1952) - Butch * ''
Feudin' Fools ''Feudin' Fools'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys, Anne Kimbell and Dorothy Ford. The film was released on September 21, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-seventh film in the serie ...
'' (1952) - Butch * ''
No Holds Barred No holds barred or No Holds Barred may refer to: * ''No Holds Barred'' (1952 film), a film starring The Bowery Boys * ''No Holds Barred'' (1989 film), a film starring Hulk Hogan * ''No Holds Barred'' (Biohazard album) (1997) * ''No Holds Barred ...
'' (1952) - Butch * ''
Jalopy A decrepit car is a car that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, the more popular including junk car, beater, clunker, hooptie, jalopy, shitbox, junker, and banger ...
'' (1953) - Butch * ''
The Girls of Pleasure Island ''The Girls of Pleasure Island'' is a 1953 Technicolor comedy film directed by Alvin Ganzer and F. Hugh Herbert. The screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert is based on the novel ''Pleasure Island'' by former Marine William Maier. The original music score ...
'' (1953) - Marine (uncredited) * ''
Loose in London ''Loose in London'' is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 24, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirtieth film in the series. Plot Sach receives notice that a dying British earl is his long-lost relative. ...
'' (1953) - Butch * '' Clipped Wings'' (1953) - Butch * '' Private Eyes'' (1953) - Butch * ''
Paris Playboys ''Paris Playboys'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on March 7, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-third film in the series. Plot After Sach is mistaken by Fre ...
'' (1954) - Butch * ''
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters ''The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 6, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-fourth film in the series. Plot The front win ...
'' (1954) - Butch * ''
Rear Window ''Rear Window'' is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film st ...
'' (1954) - Man with Miss Torso (uncredited) * ''
Jungle Gents ''Jungle Gents'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on September 5, 1954 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-fifth film in the series and the film debut of Clint Walker in ...
'' (1954) - Butch * ''
Bowery to Bagdad ''Bowery to Bagdad'' is a 1955 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on January 2, 1955, by Allied Artists and is the thirty-sixth film in the series. Plot Sach buys a magic lamp containing a Genie. A group of gangsters s ...
'' (1955) - Butch * ''
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'' (1955) - Butch * ''
Spy Chasers ''Spy Chasers'' is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on July 31, 1955 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-eighth film in the series. Plot Princess Ann ...
'' (1955) - Butch * ''
Jail Busters ''Jail Busters'' is a 1955 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on September 18, 1955 by Allied Artists and is the thirty-ninth film in the series. Plot Chuck gets a job working for a newspaper. When promoted, h ...
'' (1955) - Butch * ''
Dig That Uranium ''Dig That Uranium'' is a 1956 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on January 8, 1956, by Allied Artists and is the fortieth film in the series. Plot An old friend of the boys returns to town and tells them st ...
'' (1956) - Butch


References


Further reading

* Dye, David. ''Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 11–12. * Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 151–152.


External links

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Benny Bartlett at Classic Movie Kids
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