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
The City of Orange is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 30,134, reflecting a decline of 2,734 (−8.3%) from the 32,868 counted in 2000.
Orange was original ...
, Clute died of a heart attack in
Woodland Hills, California
Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
Geography
Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of Ca ...
, aged 65.
He is buried at
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California.
The cemetery has an entrance called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for aviation ...
.
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
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The Dentist
''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, and Charles Finch. It stars Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman and Ken Foree. It is the first installment in ''The Dentist'' film ser ...
'' (1932)
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Crash Donovan
''Crash Donovan'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Nigh and Jean Negulesco and starring Jack Holt, John 'Dusty' King and Nan Grey.Schlossheimer p.110 It marked the directorial debut of the Romanian-born Negulesco.
Partial cas ...
'' (1936) - Mr. Horner (uncredited)
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Navy Blues'' (1937) - Uncle Andrew
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There Goes My Girl
''There Goes My Girl'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes, written by Harry Segall, and starring Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Gordon Jones, Richard Lane, Frank Jenks and Bradley Page. It was released on May 21, 1937, by RKO P ...
'' (1937) - Stu Parker - Whelan's Idea Man
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Dance, Charlie, Dance'' (1937) - Alvin Gussett
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Exclusive'' (1937) - Garner
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She Asked for It'' (1937) - Photographer (uncredited)
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The Wrong Road
''The Wrong Road'' is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill. The film is now in the public domain.
Plot
A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose plans ...
'' (1937) - Dan O'Fearna
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The Great Garrick
''The Great Garrick'' is a 1937 American historical comedy film directed by James Whale and starring Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, and Edward Everett Horton. The film also features Lionel Atwill, Luis Alberni, Melville Cooper, and future sta ...
'' (1937) - M. Moreau
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Live, Love and Learn
''Live, Love and Learn'' is a 1937 romantic comedy film starring Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, and Robert Benchley. The movie was directed by George Fitzmaurice.
Cast
* Robert Montgomery as Bob Graham
*Rosalind Russell as Julie Stoddard
...
'' (1937) - Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
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Living on Love
''Living on Love'' (1937) is an American romantic comedy film released by RKO Radio Pictures. Directed by Lew Landers, it stars James Dunn, Whitney Bourne, and Joan Woodbury. The film is a remake of the RKO film ''Rafter Romance'' (1933). It is ...
'' (1937) - Jessup
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
''Thoroughbreds Don't Cry'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in their first film together.
Plot
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a pair of vocal cords that bri ...
'' (1937) - Man with Toupee (uncredited)
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45 Fathers'' (1937) - Timid Juror (uncredited)
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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) - Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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True Confession
''True Confession'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and John Barrymore. It was based on the 1934 play ''Mon Crime'', written by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil. I ...
'' (1937) - Juror (uncredited)
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Change of Heart'' (1938) - Tom Jones (uncredited)
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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 ...
'' (1938) - Pants Salesman (uncredited)
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The Jury's Secret'' (1938) - Secretary (uncredited)
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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 Hal ...
'' (1938) - Reporter (uncredited)
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Reckless Living'' (1938) - Sucker (uncredited)
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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 ''Lar ...
'' (1938) - Musgrave
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Mr. Moto's Gamble
''Mr. Moto's Gamble'' is the third film in the Mr. Moto series starring Peter Lorre as the title character. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the Charlie Chan series and being changed to a Mr. Moto entry at the last minute.
Plo ...
'' (1938) - Ticket Theft Victim (uncredited)
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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 ...
'' (1938) - Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
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Rascals'' (1938) - Mr. Roger Adams
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Letter of Introduction
''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 pu ...
'' (1938) - Guest at Cocktail Party (uncredited)
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Mr. Chump
''Mr. Chump'' is a 1938 American Musical film, musical comedy film directed by William Clemens (film director), William Clemens and written by George Bricker. The film stars Johnnie Davis, Lola Lane (actress/singer), Lola Lane, Penny Singleton, Do ...
'' (1938) - Ed Mason
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Keep Smiling'' (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited)
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Sing You Sinners'' (1938) - Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
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You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Hammond (uncredited)
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Personal Secretary
''Personal Secretary'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Otis Garrett and written by Betty Laidlaw, Robert Lively and Charles Grayson. The film stars William Gargan, Joy Hodges, Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly, Samuel S. Hinds and Fran ...
'' (1938) - Levering (uncredited)
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Youth Takes a Fling
''Youth Takes a Fling'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Joel McCrea.
McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves to New York to try to get a job as a sailo ...
'' (1938) - Salesman
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Touchdown, Army
''Touchdown, Army'' retitled ''Generals of Tomorrow'' in the UK is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann, written by Lloyd Corrigan and Erwin S. Gelsey, and starring John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, O ...
'' (1938) - Mr. Rawlings (uncredited)
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Service de Luxe'' (1938) - Chester Bainbridge
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Hard to Get'' (1938) - Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
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Annabel Takes a Tour
''Annabel Takes a Tour'' is a 1938 comedy directed by Lew Landers, starring Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. Annabel (Lucille Ball) is on a promotional tour and, as a publicity stunt, leaks a story that she is having a romantic fling with a famous ro ...
'' (1938) - Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
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Comet Over Broadway
''Comet over Broadway'' ( 1938) is an American film starring Kay Francis and released by Warner Brothers. John Farrow stepped in as director when Busby Berkeley became ill, but Farrow was uncredited on the film.
Plot
Eve Appleton (Francis), wife ...
'' (1938) - Willis
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Artists and Models Abroad
''Artists and Models Abroad'' (UK title: ''Stranded in Paris'') is a 1938 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny and Joan Bennett. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Ken Englund, Howard Lin ...
'' (1938) - Simpson
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Pardon Our Nerve
''Pardon Our Nerve'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Lynn Bari, June Gale, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Michael Whalen, Edward Brophy and John Miljan. The ...
'' (1939) - Mr. Flemingwell
* ''
I Was a Convict
''I Was a Convict'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Ben Markson. The film stars Barton MacLane, Beverly Roberts, Clarence Kolb, Janet Beecher, Horace McMahon and Ben Welden. The fi ...
'' (1939) - Evans
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Dodge City
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'' (1939) - Coggins (uncredited)
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East Side of Heaven
''East Side of Heaven'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by David Butler and written by William M. Conselman and James V. Kern. The film stars Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Kent and Jer ...
'' (1939) - Phil (uncredited)
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Bachelor Mother
''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna from an Academy Award-nominated story by Felix Jac ...
'' (1939) - Oliver - Man in Park (uncredited)
* ''
The Spellbinder
''The Spellbinder'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Hively, written by Thomas Lennon and Joseph Fields, and starring Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane
Allan "Rocky" Lane (born Harry Leonard Albershardt; Sept ...
'' (1939) - Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
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Miracles for Sale
''Miracles for Sale'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Robert Young and Florence Rice. It was Browning's final film as a director. The film is based on a locked-room mystery novel by well-known mystery wr ...
'' (1939) - Waiter with Sugar (uncredited)
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Dust Be My Destiny'' (1939) - Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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Dancing Co-Ed
''Dancing Co-Ed'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner in the titular role, Richard Carlson as an inquisitive college reporter, and bandleader Artie Shaw as himself.
Plot
When a dancer's ...
'' (1939) - Braddock
* ''
Television Spy
''Television Spy'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring William Henry.
Plot
A scientist invents a television called the Iconoscope, which thieves try to steal.
Cast
* William Henry as Douglas Cameron
* Judith ...
'' (1939) - Harry Payne
* ''
Too Busy to Work Too Busy to Work may refer to:
* ''Too Busy to Work'' (1932 film), an American drama film
* ''Too Busy to Work'' (1939 film), an American comedy film
{{disambiguation ...
'' (1939) - Springer
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Laugh It Off'' (1939) - Eliot Rigby
* ''
The Honeymoon's Over'' (1939) - Higginsby (uncredited)
* ''Thou Shalt Not Kill'' (1939) - Waiter (uncredited)
* ''
Invisible Stripes
''Invisible Stripes'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring George Raft as a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden, Jane Bryan and Humphrey ...
'' (1939)
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Remember the Night
''Remember the Night'' is a 1940 American Christmas romantic comedy trial film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film was written by Preston Sturges and was the last of his scripts shot by another d ...
'' (1940) - Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) - Pompous Man (uncredited)
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Blondie on a Budget
''Blondie on a Budget'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake and Rita Hayworth. It is the fifth entry into the long-running Blondie series of films, which ran between 1938 and 1950 ...
'' (1940) - Ticket Agent (uncredited)
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The Doctor Takes a Wife'' (1940) - Johnson
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My Favorite Wife
''My Favorite Wife'' (released in the U.K. as ''My Favourite Wife'') is a 1940 screwball comedy produced by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin. The picture stars Irene Dunne as a woman who, after being shipwrecked on a tropical island fo ...
'' (1940) - Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
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Turnabout'' (1940) - Briggs (uncredited)
* ''
Millionaires in Prison
''Millionaires in Prison'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton. The film stars Lee Tracy, Linda Hayes, Raymond Walburn, Morgan Conway and Truman Bradley. The film was released on ...
'' (1940) - Sidney Keats
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Wildcat Bus
''Wildcat Bus'' is a 1940 American action film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Lou Lusty. The film stars Fay Wray, Charles Lang, Paul Guilfoyle, Don Costello and Paul McGrath. The film was released on August 23, 1940, by RKO Pictures.
...
'' (1940) - Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
* ''
Dance, Girl, Dance
''Dance, Girl, Dance'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows two dancers who strive to preserve their own integrity while fi ...
'' (1940) - Bailey #2
* ''
Hired Wife
''Hired Wife'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.
Plot
When Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne), boss of Dexter Cement, competes with the giants in his ...
'' (1940) - Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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Public Deb No. 1'' (1940) - Car Payment Man (uncredited)
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Too Many Girls'' (1940) - Lister
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A Little Bit of Heaven'' (1940) - Mr. Dixon
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Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
''Who Killed Aunt Maggie?'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Hubbard, Wendy Barrie and Mona Barrie. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.
Plot
Radio-mystery script writer Sally Ambler is ...
'' (1940) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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She Couldn't Say No'' (1940) - Ezra Pine
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Love Thy Neighbor'' (1940) - Judge
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This Thing Called Love'' (1940) - Bit Part (uncredited)
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Tall, Dark and Handsome
"Tall, dark, and handsome" is a phrase that refers to an appealing man, often found in romantic fiction aimed at women.
History
The term came to prominent use in the early 1900s and was commonly used in Hollywood during the 1920s to describe Ru ...
'' (1941) - Floorwalker (uncredited)
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Footlight Fever
''Footlight Fever'' is a 1941 sequel to the 1940 comedy '' Curtain Call'', with Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride.
Plot
Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride reprise their roles as theatrical producers Donald Avery and Geoffrey 'Jeff' Crandall. This ti ...
'' (1941) - Mr. Holly - Parker's Secretary (uncredited)
* ''
They Met in Argentina
''They Met in Argentina'' is a 1941 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Jack Hively for RKO Pictures. Hively had to come in and finish the picture after Goodwins was hospitalized for pneumonia. Maureen O'Hara plays an Argentinian who fal ...
'' (1941) - B.A. Jackson, Hastings' Secretary (uncredited)
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She Knew All the Answers'' (1941) - Butter and Egg Man
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Hurry, Charlie, Hurry'' (1941) - Cardwell, Daniel's Secretary (uncredited)
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Manpower
Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ...
'' (1941) - Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Sun Valley Serenade'' (1941) - Process Server
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Scattergood Meets Broadway'' (1941) - Quentin Van Deusen
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Unfinished Business'' (1941) - Mr. Beck (uncredited)
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The Smiling Ghost
''The Smiling Ghost'' is a 1941 American film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, and Alan Hale. The film is in the horror comedy genre, which was popular in the 1940s.
Plot
The elderly Mrs. Bentley (Helen West ...
'' (1941) - Homely Woman's Husband (uncredited)
* ''
Hold Back the Dawn
''Hold Back the Dawn'' is a 1941 American romantic drama film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havi ...
'' (1941) - Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
* ''
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ...
'' (1941) - Potter
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Three Girls About Town
''Three Girls About Town'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair (in her film debut). It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The story was written by Rich ...
'' (1941) - Frank - Magician (uncredited)
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New York Town
''New York Town'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Akim Tamiroff, and Robert Preston. The film was written by Lewis Meltzer and an uncredited Preston Sturges based on a ...
'' (1941) - Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
* ''
Look Who's Laughing
''Look Who's Laughing'' (aka ''Look Who's Talking'') is a 1941 film from RKO Radio Pictures. The film is built around a number of radio stars from the Golden Age of Radio and centers around radio personality Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee from the co ...
'' (1941) - Mr. Blaize (scenes deleted)
* ''
The Perfect Snob
''The Perfect Snob'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Charlotte Greenwood, Lynn Bari, Cornel Wilde, Anthony Quinn and Alan Mowbray. The film was r ...
'' (1941) - Nibsie Nicholson
* ''
Bedtime Story
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'' (1941) - Second Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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The Man Who Came to Dinner
''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...
'' (1942)
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All Through the Night'' (1942) - Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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The Fleet's In
''The Fleet's In'' is a 1942 movie musical produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Dorothy Lamour and William Holden. Although sharing the title of the 1928 Paramount film starring Clara Bow and Jack Oakie, ...
'' (1942) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* ''
A Tragedy at Midnight
''A Tragedy at Midnight'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. The film stars John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Roscoe Karns, Mona Barrie, Keye Luke and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on ...
'' (1942) - Pierre (uncredited)
* ''
Valley of the Sun
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'' (1942) - Wilbur (uncredited)
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The Lady Is Willing'' (1942) - Income Tax Man (uncredited)
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The Remarkable Andrew'' (1942) - Sam Marbery (uncredited)
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Larceny, Inc.
''Larceny, Inc.'' is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, a ...
'' (1942) - Mr. Buchanan
* ''
The Wife Takes a Flyer
''The Wife Takes a Flyer'' (aka ''Highly Irregular'', UK title: ''A Yank in Dutch'') is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of ''The Wif ...
'' (1942) - Adolphe Bietjelboer
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The Spoilers'' (1942) - Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
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This Gun for Hire
''This Gun for Hire'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel ''A Gun for Sale'' by Graham Gr ...
'' (1942) - Rooming House Manager
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Meet the Stewarts
''Meet the Stewarts'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy directed by Alfred E. Green, which stars William Holden and Frances Dee. It was Holden's final film prior to his entering military service for World War II
World War II or ...
'' (1942) - Mr. Hamilton, Club Manager (uncredited)
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My Favorite Spy'' (1942) - Higgenbotham
* ''
Yankee Doodle Dandy
''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George To ...
'' (1942) - Harold Goff
* ''
Joan of Ozark
''Joan of Ozark'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown and Eddie Foy Jr. It was one of thirteen films Canova made with Republic Studios.Hurst p.233 It is also known by the alternative ti ...
'' (1942) - Salesman (uncredited)
* ''
Tales of Manhattan
''Tales of Manhattan'' is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Ba ...
'' (1942) - Mr. Langehanke (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
* ''
Pardon My Sarong
''Pardon My Sarong'' is a 1942 comedy film starring Abbott and Costello.
Plot
Tommy Layton, a wealthy bachelor, rents a city bus to take him from Chicago to Los Angeles to participate in a yacht race to Hawai’i. The bus drivers, Algy and Welli ...
'' (1942) - Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
* ''
Just Off Broadway
''Just Off Broadway'' is a 1942 Drama (genre), Drama directed by Herbert I. Leeds, starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver. This is the sixth of a series of seven that Lloyd Nolan played Michael Shayne for Twentieth Century Fox films. Hugh Bea ...
'' (1942) - Sperty
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Henry Aldrich, Editor
''Henry Aldrich, Editor'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Rita Quigley and Vaughan Glaser. The film ...
'' (1942) - Drug Store Clerk
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Get Hep to Love
''Get Hep to Love'' is a 1942 musical film starring Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Peggy Ryan. The film was directed by Charles Lamont.
Plot
Doris Stanley is an adolescent singer ("14 going on 15") billed as an ...
'' (1942) - Mr. Tolly (uncredited)
* ''
The Forest Rangers'' (1942) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''
George Washington Slept Here
''George Washington Slept Here'' is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, and Hattie McDaniel. It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Everett F ...
'' (1942) - Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
* ''
Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) - Air-Raid Warden - Bob Hope Skit (uncredited)
* ''
No Place for a Lady
''No Place for a Lady'' is a 1943 black and white mystery film, directed by James P. Hogan.
Plot
At a warehouse in Los Angeles, trucks are loaded with stacks of tires to be delivered to a San Francisco warehouse. On a country road under cover ...
'' (1943) - Yvonne
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The Meanest Man in the World
Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film)
''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon ...
'' (1943) - Lawyer (uncredited)
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Sagebrush Law
''Sagebrush Law'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Tim Holt (''The Magnificent Ambersons (film), The Magnificent Ambersons'', ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sier ...
'' (1943) - Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
* ''
Chatterbox
Chatterbox also styled as CHATTERbOX was a project of the Crucified's Jeff Bellew. The project has hosted many session musicians, including Stavesacre and the Crucified's Mark Salomon, and Argyle Park and Circle of Dust's Scott Albert. Bellew ha ...
'' (1943) - Wilfred Peckinpaugh
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The More the Merrier
''The More the Merrier'' is a 1943 American comedy film by Columbia Pictures starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn, and directed by George Stevens. The film script — from "Two's a Crowd", an original screenplay by Garson Kan ...
'' (1943) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Three Hearts for Julia
''Three Hearts for Julia'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Sothern and Melvyn Douglas. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
Foreign correspondent Jeff Seabrook's prolonged abs ...
'' (1943) - Man with Binoculars (uncredited)
* ''
The Desperadoes
''The Desperadoes'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan. Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arriv ...
'' (1943) - Rollo (uncredited)
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False Faces'' (1943) - Apartment Manager
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Du Barry Was a Lady
''Du Barry Was a Lady'' is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and the book by Herbert Fields and Buddy DeSylva. '' (1943) - Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
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Crime Doctor'' (1943) - Headwaiter (uncredited)
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The Good Fellows
''The Good Fellows'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jo Graham and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown, Patti Hale and Kathleen Lockhart. The film was r ...
'' (1943) - Abner Merritt (uncredited)
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Someone to Remember
''Someone to Remember'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Frances Hyland. The film stars Mabel Paige, Harry Shannon, John Craven, Dorothy Morris, Charles Dingle and David Bacon. The film was released on Aug ...
'' (1943) - Mr. Roseby
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The West Side Kid'' (1943) - Gwylim
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So's Your Uncle
''So's Your Uncle'' is 1943 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Billie Burke and Donald Woods. The screenplay concerns a man who impersonates his uncle and runs into trouble with his girlfriend's aunt.
Cast
* Billie Burke as Aun ...
'' (1943) - Dinwiddle
* ''
I Dood It
''I Dood It'' (UK title ''By Hook or by Crook'') is a 1943 American musical-comedy film starring Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell, directed by Vincente Minnelli, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay is by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig ...
'' (1943) - Hotel Manager With Flowers (uncredited)
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Crazy House'' (1943) - Fud
* ''
Princess O'Rourke
''Princess O'Rourke'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna (in Krasna's directorial debut), and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Origina ...
'' (1943) - Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
* ''
Swing Fever'' (1943) - Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
* ''
Here Comes Elmer
''Here Comes Elmer'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Stanley Davis and Jack Townley. The film stars Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Frank Albertson, Gloria Stuart, Wally Vernon and Nick Cockrane. The film was relea ...
'' (1943) - Postelwaite
* ''
What a Woman'' (1943) - Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Sing a Jingle
''Sing a Jingle'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Allan Jones, June Vincent and Samuel S. Hinds.Taylor & Jackson p.274
Plot
Partial cast
* Allan Jones as Ray King
* June Vincent as Muriel Crane
* ...
'' (1944) - Hendricks (uncredited)
* ''
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
''Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Agnes Christine Johnston. Ninth in a series of 11 films made between 1939 and 1944 about the Aldrich family and their ...
'' (1944) - Mr. Pollup (uncredited)
* ''
Hat Check Honey'' (1944) - Uniformed Officer
* ''
Rationing
Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is one's allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular ...
'' (1944) - Roberts
* ''
Bermuda Mystery
''Bermuda Mystery'' is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Scott Darling. The film stars Preston Foster, Ann Rutherford, Charles Butterworth, Helene Reynolds, Jean Howard and Richard Lane. The film was rel ...
'' (1944) - Angela's Father (uncredited)
* ''
3 Men in White'' (1944) - Mr. Burns (uncredited)
* ''
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More'' (1944) - Mr. Collins
* ''
Reckless Age
''Reckless Age'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Gertrude Purcell and Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, Franklin Pangborn, Andrew Tombes, Marshall Thompson, Jan ...
'' (1944) - Jerkins
* ''
Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1944) - Dr. Gilchrist
* ''
Ever Since Venus'' (1944) - Milquetoast Customer (uncredited)
* ''
San Diego, I Love You
''San Diego, I Love You'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton and Edward Everett Horton.McLaughlin p.249
Synopsis
Philip McCooley, a widowed high school teacher in small-town Cali ...
'' (1944) - Percy Caldwell
* ''My Gal Loves Music'' (1944) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
Nothing but Trouble'' (1944) - Clerk in 1944 (uncredited)
* ''
The Falcon in Hollywood'' (1944) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
* ''
The Town Went Wild
''The Town Went Wild'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Freddie Bartholomew and Edward Everett Horton
Plot
Like Romeo and Juliet, next door neighbours David Conway and Carol Harrison are deeply in love wi ...
'' (1944) - Mr. Kurtz (uncredited)
* ''
Lake Placid Serenade
''Lake Placid Serenade'' is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette and Barbara Jo Allen.Martin p.103 Following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia a Czech ice-skating champion goe ...
'' (1944) - Haines (uncredited)
* ''Nothing But the Truth'' (1944)
* ''
She Gets Her Man She Gets Her Man may refer to:
* She Gets Her Man (1935 film), an American comedy film
* She Gets Her Man (1945 film)
''She Gets Her Man'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Warren Wilson, Clyde Bruckman, Ra ...
'' (1945) - Charlie, in Play
* ''
Roughly Speaking'' (1945) - The Proprietor (uncredited)
* ''
The Man Who Walked Alone
''The Man Who Walked Alone'' is a 1945 American B film romantic comedy film produced by PRC Pictures, Inc., directed by Christy Cabanne, with top-billed Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge, along with Walter Catlett
Walter Leland Catlett (Febr ...
'' (1945) - Mr. Monroe
* ''
The Clock'' (1945) - Michael Henry, Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Earl Carroll Vanities
''Earl Carroll Vanities'' is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger, Alan Mowbray and Stephanie Bachelor. It was released on Ap ...
'' (1945) - Mr. Weems
* ''
Two O'Clock Courage
''Two O'Clock Courage'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Anthony Mann and written by Robert E. Kent, based on novel written by Gelett Burgess. The drama features Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford. It is a remake of ''Two in the Dark'' (1936). ...
'' (1945) - Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
* ''
Swing Out, Sister
''Swing Out, Sister'' is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Arthur Treacher, Rod Cameron and Billie Burke. The screenplay concerns two people who get jobs anonymously at a jazz club without telling th ...
'' (1945) - Mr. Gaston (uncredited)
* ''
Blonde Ransom
''Blonde Ransom'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Donald Cook, Virginia Grey, and Pinky Lee.Marshall p.246
Plot
Cast
* Donald Cook as Duke Randall
* Virginia Grey as Vicki Morrison
* Pinky Lee as P ...
'' (1945) - Clerk
* ''
Dangerous Partners
''Dangerous Partners'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Marion Parsonnet and Edmund L. Hartmann, based on the novel “Paper Chase” by Oliver Weld Bayer, the pen-name of Leo and Eleanor Bayer (later kn ...
'' (1945) - The Diner (uncredited)
* ''
Wonder Man
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #9 (October 1964). The c ...
'' (1945) - Man on Bus (uncredited)
* ''
Blonde from Brooklyn'' (1945) - Mr. Weams (uncredited)
* ''
On Stage Everybody
''On Stage Everybody'' is a 1945 film starring Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, and Johnny Coy. Also appearing are Otto Kruger, Esther Dale, Milburn Stone, Wallace Ford, Julie London, and The King Sisters, who sang " Stuff Like That There", written by ...
'' (1945) - Tupper (uncredited)
* ''
Anchors Aweigh
"Anchors Aweigh" is the fight song of the United States Naval Academy and unofficial march song of the United States Navy. It was composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmermann with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. When he composed "Anchors Aweigh", Zim ...
'' (1945) - Iturbi's Assistant
* ''
Guest Wife
''Guest Wife'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Bruce Manning and John Klorer, and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, and Dick Foran
John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was ...
'' (1945) - Urban Nichols
* ''
Lady on a Train
''Lady on a Train'' is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Charles David and starring Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, and David Bruce.
Based on a story by Leslie Charteris, the film is about a woman who witnesses a murder in a nea ...
'' (1945) - Train Conductor (uncredited)
* ''
Arson Squad'' (1945) - Sam Purdy
* ''
Mildred Pierce
''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941.
A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...
'' (1945) - Mr. Jones (uncredited)
* ''
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood
''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' is a 1945 American black-and-white comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello alongside Frances Rafferty. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was produced by Marti ...
'' (1945) - Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
* ''
She Went to the Races
''She Went to the Races'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Frances Gifford and Ava Gardner. The screenplay concerns a team of scientists who discover a seemingly foolproof way of discovering ...
'' (1945) - Wallace Mason
* ''
Sing Your Way Home
''Sing Your Way Home'' is a 1945 musical film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Jack Haley and Marcy McGuire.
Cast
* Jack Haley as Steve Kimball
* Marcy McGuire as Bridget Forrester
* Glen Vernon as Jimmy McCue
* Anne Jeffreys as Kay Lawren ...
'' (1945) - Heathcliffe (uncredited)
* ''
Saratoga Trunk
''Saratoga Trunk'' is a 1945 American Western film (or historical romance film, per the American Film Institute) directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Flora Robson. Written by Casey Robinson, based on the novel '' ...
'' (1945) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
The Sailor Takes a Wife'' (1945) - Lone Diner (uncredited)
* ''
The Gentleman Misbehaves
''The Gentleman Misbehaves'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Bob Haymes and Hillary Brooke. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Cast
* Bob Haymes as Edgar Raleigh
* Osa Ma ...
'' (1946) - Quackenbush (uncredited)
* ''
Cinderella Jones
''Cinderella Jones'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Charles Hoffman. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishop, William Prince, S. Z. Sakall, and Edward Everett Horton. The film w ...
'' (1946) - Krencher
* ''
To Each His Own'' (1946) - Clarence Ingham (uncredited)
* ''
Two Sisters from Boston'' (1946) - George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
* ''
One Exciting Week
''One Exciting Week'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and written by Jack Townley and John K. Butler. The film stars Al Pearce, Pinky Lee, Jerome Cowan, Shemp Howard, Arlene Harris and Mary Treen. It was released on ...
'' (1946) - Mayor Clarence Teeple
* ''
Inside Job
An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization's security ...
'' (1946) - Husband (uncredited)
* ''
Night and Day'' (1946) - Music Publisher (uncredited)
* ''
Canyon Passage
''Canyon Passage'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and set in frontier Oregon. It stars Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward and Brian Donlevy. Featuring love triangles and an Indian uprising, the film was adapted from the ...
'' (1946) - Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
* ''
Two Guys from Milwaukee
''Two Guys from Milwaukee'' (UK title: ''Royal Flush'') is a 1946 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, and Joan Leslie. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The film is about a Balkan prince who ...
'' (1946) - Manicure Customer - Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
* ''
Down Missouri Way
''Down Missouri Way'' is a 1946 American musical film directed by Josef Berne and written by Sam Neuman. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie Dean, William Wright, Roscoe Karns and Renee Godfrey. The film was released on ...
'' (1946) - Prof. Shaw
* ''
Spook Busters
''Spook Busters'' is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fourth film in the series of forty eight.
Plot
All of the boys have just graduated from school where they learned exterminati ...
'' (1946) - Brown
* ''
Angel on My Shoulder'' (1946) - Kramer (uncredited)
* ''
No Leave, No Love'' (1946) - Mr. Tansey (uncredited)
* ''
That Brennan Girl
''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, and June Duprez. The story concerns a young woman raised in an unwhol ...
'' (1946) - Man in Night Club with Quarter (uncredited)
* ''
The Secret Heart
''The Secret Heart'' is a 1946 film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon and June Allyson.
Plot
Lee (Claudette Colbert) is engaged to marry Larry Adams (Richard Derr), a spendthrift widower with two childr ...
'' (1946) - Old Man (uncredited)
* ''
The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946) - Jeff's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
* ''
Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947) - Waiter (uncredited)
* ''
Suddenly It's Spring'' (1947) - Workman (uncredited)
* ''
Hit Parade of 1947
''Hit Parade of 1947'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Mary Loos. The film stars Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb, Bill Goodwin and William Frawley. The film was released on March 2 ...
'' (1947) - Radio Station Assistant (uncredited)
* ''
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
''It Happened on 5th Avenue'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Victor Moore, Ann Harding, Don DeFore, Charles Ruggles and Gale Storm. Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani were nominated for the Acade ...
'' (1947) - Phillips (uncredited)
* ''
A Likely Story
''A Likely Story'' is a 1947 film directed by H. C. Potter. It starred real-life husband and wife Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. It is also known as ''A Fascinating Nuisance'' and ''Never Say Die''.
Plot
Bill Baker ( Bill Williams) has recent ...
'' (1947) - Doctor Brown (uncredited)
* ''
Copacabana'' (1947) - Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Web of Danger
''Web of Danger'' is a 1947 American action film directed by Philip Ford, written by David Lang and Milton Raison, and starring Adele Mara, Bill Kennedy, Damian O'Flynn, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 10 ...
'' (1947) - Cornflakes Eater
* ''
Living in a Big Way
''Living in a Big Way'' (1947) is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time. This was director Gregory La Cava's final film.
P ...
'' (1947) - Union Leader (uncredited)
* ''
The Crimson Key'' (1947) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) - Willie Millick (uncredited)
* ''
Something in the Wind
''Something in the Wind'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, and John Dall.
Durbin's third husband Charles David said she "hated" making her last three films and that she ...
'' (1947) - Albert Beamis (uncredited)
* ''
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
''Joe Palooka in the Knockout'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg. It was the third part of the ''Joe Palooka'' series from Monogram Pictures starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as the boxer and Leon Errol as his manager.Drew p. ...
'' (1947) - Hotel Clerk
* ''
Always Together'' (1947) - Furrier (uncredited)
* ''
Mary Lou'' (1948) - Cheever Chesney
* ''
On Our Merry Way
''On Our Merry Way'' is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DVD lis ...
'' (1948) - Bank Teller (uncredited)
* ''
On an Island with You
''On an Island with You'' is a 1948 musical Technicolor romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisse, Kathryn Beaumont and Jimmy Durante.Miller, Frank"Articles: On an ...
'' (1948) - Tommy (uncredited)
* ''
Best Man Wins
''Best Man Wins'' is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story ''The Celebrated Jumping F ...
'' (1948) - Villager (uncredited)
* ''
Blondie's Reward
''Blondie's Reward'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the twenty-third of the 28 Blondie films.
Plot
Dagwood purchases the wrong rea ...
'' (1948) - Leroy J. Blodgett
* ''
Train to Alcatraz
''Train to Alcatraz'' is a 1948 American prison film directed by Philip Ford and starring Don Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft, and June Storey.
Plot
Criminals on a train bound for an infamous supermax prison plan to escape, an ...
'' (1948) - Train Conductor Yelvington
* ''
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
''Joe Palooka in Winner Take All'' is a 1948 American film in the ''Joe Palooka'' series. It was directed by Reginald Le Borg.
Cast
* Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as Joe Palooka
* Elyse Knox as Anne Howe
* William Frawley as Knobby Walsh
* Stanley Clements ...
'' (1948) - Doniger
* ''
Singin' Spurs'' (1948) - Mr. Totter
* ''
The Strange Mrs. Crane
''The Strange Mrs. Crane'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield (credited as Sherman Scott) for Eagle-Lion Films.
Plot
The Al Martin–penned murder drama centers around a gubernatorial candidate's wife's ex-partner's fiancé ...
'' (1948) - Fred Marlow
* ''
Jiggs and Maggie in Court'' (1948) - Worker
* ''
Blondie's Big Deal
''Blondie's Big Deal'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the twenty-fifth of the 28 Blondie films.
Plot
Dagwood accidentally invents a ...
'' (1949) - Mayor A.K. Ramsey
* ''
My Dream Is Yours
''My Dream Is Yours'' is a 1949 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film starring Jack Carson, Doris Day, and Lee Bowman.
Plot
The film opens in Los Angeles, where Doug Blake is dumped as a manager by Gary Mitchell. He goes to New York City to ...
'' (1949) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
Ringside
Ringside may refer to:
Sports
*Ringside of a boxing ring
*Ringside of a wrestling ring
*Ringside seating (combat sports), see Ringside (boxing)
Film
*'' Ringside Maisie'', 1941 boxing film
* ''Ringside'' (1949 film), American boxing drama film ...
'' (1949) - Timid Man
* ''
The Girl from Jones Beach
''The Girl from Jones Beach'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by I. A. L. Diamond. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake, Henry Travers and Lois Wilson. The film was release ...
'' (1949) - Collection Agent (uncredited)
* ''
Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
In the Good Old Summertime
''In the Good Old Summertime'' is a 1949 American Technicolor musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It stars Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, and Buster Keaton in his first featured film role at M ...
'' (1949) - Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
* ''
Mary Ryan, Detective
''Mary Ryan, Detective'' is a 1949 American crime drama, directed by Abby Berlin, which stars Marsha Hunt, John Litel, and June Vincent.
Cast list
* Marsha Hunt as Mary Ryan, also known as Mae Smith
* John Litel as Captain Billings
* June Vinc ...
'' (1950) - Chester Wiggin (uncredited)
* ''
Square Dance Jubilee
''Square Dance Jubilee'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western musical film directed by Paul Landres starring Don "Red" Barry, Mary Beth Hughes and Wally Vernon.
Plot
While searching for entertainers to place on a TV show, two talent scou ...
'' (1949) - Yes-Man
* ''
Bride for Sale'' (1949) - Mr. Baker (uncredited)
* ''
Master Minds'' (1949) - Mike Barton
* ''
The Great Lover'' (1949) - Passenger Drinking in Cabin (uncredited)
* ''
Bodyhold
''Bodyhold'' is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke.
Premise
Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is su ...
'' (1949) - Little Spectator in Crowd (uncredited)
* ''
The Good Humor Man'' (1950) - Meek Man (uncredited)
* ''
Kill the Umpire
''Kill the Umpire'' is a 1950 baseball comedy film starring William Bendix and Una Merkel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin.
Bendix two years earlier had portrayed baseball player Babe Ruth in the biographical film ''The B ...
'' (1950) - Man Talking to Wife on Phone (uncredited)
* ''
Lucky Losers
''Lucky Losers'' is a 1950 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 14, 1950 by Monogram Pictures and is the eighteenth film in the series. It had the working title of ''High Stakes''.
Plot
Slip and Sach's boss, David J ...
'' (1950) - Conventioneer from Paducah
* ''
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
''Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance'' is a 1950 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was part of the '' Joe Palooka'' series.
Plot
Knobby Walsh manages the champ, but unless he agrees to promoter Gordon Rogers' demand for 30 percent ...
'' (1950) - Upperbottom
* ''
Hit Parade of 1951
''Hit Parade of 1951'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine, Grant Wi ...
'' (1950) - Haberdashery Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Belle Le Grand'' (1951) - Secretary (uncredited)
* ''
Stop That Cab
''Stop That Cab'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Eugenio de Liguoro and starring Sid Melton, Iris Adrian and Marjorie Lord. It was produced as a second feature and distributed by the independent Lippert Pictures. Exclusive Films, wh ...
'' (1951) - Lucy's Father
* ''
Kentucky Jubilee'' (1951) - Mayor Horace Tilbury
* ''
All That I Have'' (1951) - Juror Meek
* ''
Colorado Sundown
''Colorado Sundown'' is a black and white 1952 American Western film directed by William Witney. It mixes genres: western, musical, crime story and comedy.
Interspersed during the action are musical selections sung by The Republic Rhythm Riders ...
'' (1952) - Lawyer Davis
* ''
Scared Stiff'' (1953) - Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited) (final film role)
References
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American male film actors
1891 births
1956 deaths
Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
20th-century American male actors
American male stage actors
Male actors from New Jersey
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