Creighton Hale (born Patrick Wills Fitzgerald; May 24, 1882 – August 9, 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s.
Career
Born in
County Cork
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, Ireland, Hale was one of two children born to Maud V. Hale and Daniel Fitzgerald.
["California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JQ-SKY : 9 March 2021), Creighton Hale and Kathleen E Bering, 01 Aug 1931; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,934.]["New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ81-1PG : 2 March 2021), Patrick Creighton Hale, 1910.] Educated in Dublin
[ and London, he later attended ]Ardingly College
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in Sussex
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. He emigrated to America in 1910, with a company headed by Gertrude Elliott
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. Remaining in the country, he acted in stock theater in Hartford, Indianapolis, and other cities, billed initially as Pat Creighton Hale. While starring in Charles Frohman
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's Broadway
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
production of ''Indian Summer'', Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company.[Slide, Anthony (1988). ]
The Cinema and Ireland
'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company pp. 86–87. . He eventually became known simply as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of "Creighton" remains unknown. Making his screen debut in ''The Exploits of Elaine
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'' (1914),[ Hale had prominent supporting roles in films like ]D.W. Griffith
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's ''Way Down East
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'', ''Orphans of the Storm
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The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial fail ...
'', and ''The Idol Dancer
''The Idol Dancer'' is a 1920 American silent South Seas drama film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Richard Barthelmess and Clarine Seymour in her final film role. Seymour was a young actress Griffith was grooming for stardom ...
'', and later starred in such films as ''The Marriage Circle
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'', ''Seven Footprints to Satan
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'' and '' The Cat and the Canary''. Regarding the latter, ''Picture Show
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'' wrote of Hale's performance, "He makes no attempt to be impressive. He is just natural."
It was thought that in 1923 Hale starred in an early pornographic "stag" film ''On the Beach'' (a.k.a. ''Getting His Goat'' and ''The Goat Man''). In the film, three nude women agree to have sex with him, but only through a hole in a fence. Photographs of the scene clearly show that the man in the film is not Hale, but is another actor who also wore glasses.
When talkies came about, Hale's career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach
Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...
's ''Our Gang
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'' series ('' School's Out'', '' Big Ears'', ''Free Wheeling
''Free Wheeling'' is a 1932 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 117th (29th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released.
Plot
Confined to a neck brace, poor little rich boy Dickie would like to ...
''), and also played uncredited bits in major talking films such as ''Larceny, Inc.
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'', '' The Maltese Falcon'', and ''Casablanca
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''.
Personal life
Hale's two sons, Creighton Hale Jr. and Robert Lowe Hale, from his first marriage to Victoire Lowe, were adopted by Lowe's second husband, actor John Miljan
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Biography
Born in 1892, Miljan was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four deca ...
. After his divorce, Hale married Kathleen Bering in Los Angeles in 1931.
Hale's sister-in-law, Isabelle Lowe, was both an accomplished stage actress and a published author and aspiring playwright. She and Hale performed together at least twice during the early 1920s—co-starring in revivals of Rida Johnson Young
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's ''Little Old New York'' and A.E. Thomas's ''Just Suppose''—and co-authored two never-produced plays.
Hale died at the Motion Picture Country Home
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on August 9, 1965, at age 83. In accordance with his wishes, no funeral service was held, his remains were cremated at Chapel of the Pines, and his ashes were brought to rest at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California
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.
Selected filmography
* ''The Million Dollar Mystery
''The Million Dollar Mystery'' is a 23-chapter film serial released in 1914, directed by Howell Hansel, and starring Florence La Badie and James Cruze. It is presumed lost.
Plot
A prologue for ''The Million Dollar Mystery'' introduced the chara ...
'' (1914) – Gang Member (film debut)
* '' The Stain'' (1914) – Office Clerk
* ''The Taint'' (1914) – Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
* '' The Three of Us'' (1914) – Clem
* ''The Exploits of Elaine
''The Exploits of Elaine'' is a 1914 American film serial in the damsel in distress genre of '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914).
''The Exploits of Elaine'' tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to f ...
'' (1914, Serial) – Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
* ''A Fool There Was A Fool There Was may refer to:
* ''A Fool There Was'' (1914 film) or ''She Wanted a Car'', a comedy directed by Frank Griffin and featuring Oliver Hardy
* ''A Fool There Was'' (1915 film), a melodrama directed by Frank Powell and starring Theda B ...
'' (1915) – Minor Role
* ''The New Exploits of Elaine
''The New Exploits of Elaine'' is a 1915 American action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton. It is presumed to be lost.
Cast
* Pearl White as Elaine Dodge
* Creighton Hale as Walter Jameson
* Arnold D ...
'' (1915) – Walter Jameson
* ''The Romance of Elaine
''The Romance of Elaine'' is a 1915 American silent adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz, Leopold Wharton and Theodore Wharton, based on the novel by Arthur B. Reeve. The film is considered to be lost.
Cast
* Pearl White as Elai ...
'' (1915, Serial) – Reuben Whitcomb
* ''Hazel Kirke'' (1916) – Pittacus Greene
* '' The Iron Claw'' (1916, Serial) – Davey
* ''Charity'' (1916) – Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
* ''Snow White
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'' (1916) – Prince Florimond
* ''The Seven Pearls
''The Seven Pearls'' is a 1917 American silent action film, action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie. Fragments are held by the Library of Congress.
Cast
* Mollie King (actress), Mollie King as Ilma Bay
* Creighton Ha ...
'' (1917) – Harry Drake
* ''Mrs. Slacker'' (1918) – Robert Gibbs
* ''For Sale For Sale may refer to:
Film
* ''For Sale'' (1918 film), a silent film starring Gladys Hulette and Creighton Hale
* ''For Sale'' (1924 film), a silent film starring Vera Reynolds
* ''For Sale'' (1998 film), a French drama film
Music
* Beatles fo ...
'' (1918) – Waverly Hamilton
* ''Annexing Bill
''Annexing Bill'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Albert Parker and starring Gladys Hulette, Creighton Hale and Kate Lester.Connelly p.14
Cast
* Gladys Hulette as Enid Barwell
* Creighton Hale as Billy
* Mark Smith ...
'' (1918) – Billy
* '' Waifs'' (1918) – Fitzjames Powers
* ''His Bonded Wife
''His Bonded Wife'' is a lost 1918 silent film comedy drama directed by Charles Brabin and starring Emmy Wehlen. It was produced by Maxwell Karger and distributed through Metro Pictures.
Cast
*Emmy Wehlen as Doris Morse
*Frank Currier as Digby M ...
'' (1918) – Philip Hazard
* ''The Woman the Germans Shot (''for the American sound film on Edith Cavell, see Nurse Edith Cavell'')
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'' (1918) – Frank Brooks
* ''The Great Victory
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'' (1919) – Conrad Le Brett
* '' Oh, Boy!'' (1919) – George Budd
* '' The Thirteenth Chair'' (1919) – Willy Grosby
* ''The Love Cheat
''The Love Cheat'' is a 1919 silent American film written by Peggy McCall and directed by George Archainbaud. It stars June Caprice and Creighton Hale.
Plot
Henry Calving is a struggling artist in New York City. When a potential client asks to ...
'' (1919) – Henry Calvin
* '' A Damsel in Distress'' (1919) – George Bevan
* '' The Black Circle'' (1919) – Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
* ''The Idol Dancer
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'' (1920) – Walter Kincaid
* ''A Child for Sale
''A Child for Sale'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ivan Abramson, starring Gladys Leslie and Creighton Hale.(October 24, 1920)"A Child For Sale" to be the Attraction For the Entire Week Starting Tomorrow ''The Delmarvia ...
'' (1920) – Charles Stoddard
* ''Way Down East
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'' (1920) – Professor Sterling
* ''Forbidden Love'' (1921) – Harold Van Zandt
* ''Orphans of the Storm
''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution.
The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial fail ...
'' (1921) – Picard
* ''Fascination
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Music
*"Fascination", a stride piano composition by James P. Johnson recorded in 1917 (as a piano roll) and 1939 (acoustic)
*''Fascination!'', a 1983 album by The Human League
**"(Keep Feeling) Fascination", a 1983 song ...
'' (1922) – Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
* '' Her Majesty'' (1922) – Ted Harper
* ''Mary of the Movies
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'' (1923) – The Boy
* '' Three Wise Fools'' (1923) – Young Trumbull
* ''Trilby
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'' (1923) – Little Billee
* ''Broken Hearts of Broadway
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Cast
...
'' (1923) – An Outcast
* ''Tea: With a Kick!'' (1923) – Art Binger
* ''The Marriage Circle
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'' (1924) – Dr. Gustav Mueller
* ''Name the Man
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Plot
Arriving home late one ...
'' (1924) – Alick Gell
* ''How to Educate a Wife
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'' (1924) – Billy Breese
* ''Riders Up
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'' (1924) – Richard (1897 prologue)
* '' The Mine with the Iron Door'' (1924) – St. Jimmy
* '' This Woman'' (1924) – Bobby Bleedon
* '' The Bridge of Sighs'' (1925) – Billy Craig
* '' Seven Days'' (1925) – Jim Wilson
* '' The Circle'' (1925) – Arnold Cheney
* ''Exchange of Wives
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...
'' (1925) – Victor Moran
* ''Time, the Comedian
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'' (1925) – Tom Cautley
* '' The Shadow on the Wall'' (1925) – George Walters
* ''Wages for Wives
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'' (1925) – Danny Kester
* ''Beverly of Graustark
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'' (1926) – Prince Oscar
* ''A Poor Girl's Romance'' (1926) – Wellington Kingston
* ''The Midnight Message
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'' (1926) – Billy Dodd
* '' Oh, Baby!'' (1926) – Arthur Graham
* ''Speeding Through'' (1926)
* ''Should Men Walk Home?
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Cast
* Mabel Normand as The Girl Bandit
* Creighton Hale as The Gentlema ...
'' (1927, Short) – The Gentleman Crook
* ''Why Girls Say No
''Why Girls Say No'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Max Davidson.
Plot
Every boy on the street is in love with Becky. But her father, Papa Whisselberg, insists that they be Jewish. While getting her hair cut, Becky encounte ...
'' (1927, Short) – Becky's Boyfriend
* '' One Hour Married'' (1927, Short)
* ''Annie Laurie
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'' (1927) – Donald
* ''Thumbs Down
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'' (1927) – Richard Hale
* '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927) – Paul Jones
* ''Rose-Marie
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'' (1928) – Etienne Doray
* ''Riley of the Rainbow Division
''Riley of the Rainbow Division'' is a 1928 American silent war comedy film directed by Bobby Ray and starring Creighton Hale, Al Alt and Pauline Garon.Munden p.644 In Britain, it was released under the alternative title of ''Flappers in Khaki ...
'' (1928) – Riley
* ''Sisters of Eve
''Sisters of Eve'' is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Anita Stewart, Betty Blythe and Creighton Hale.Goble p.353 It is based on the 1911 novel '' The Temptation of Tavernake'' by E. Phillips Oppenheim ...
'' (1928) – Leonard Tavernake
* ''The House of Shame
''The House of Shame'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire and Lloyd Whitlock.Pitts p.85
Cast
* Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore
* Virginia Brown Faire as Druid B ...
'' (1928) – Harvey Baremore
* ''Seven Footprints to Satan
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'' (1929) – James Kirkham
* '' The Great Divide'' (1929) – Edgar Blossom
* ''Holiday
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'' (1930) – Pete Hedges
* '' School's Out'' (1930, Short) – Jack Crabtree – Miss Crabtree's Brother
* '' Big Ears'' (1931, Short) – Wheezer's father
* ''Grief Street
''Grief Street'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Barbara Kent and John Holland. It was produced and distributed by the Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation.
Plot
A womanizing matin ...
'' (1931) – Ted
* ''Prestige
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* ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnett ...
'' (1931) – Lieutenant at Engagement Party (uncredited)
* ''The Greeks Had a Word for Them
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'' (1932) – Wedding Supervisor (uncredited)
* ''Shop Angel
''Shop Angel'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Marion Shilling, Holmes Herbert and Anthony Bushell.McCarty p.54
Cast
* Marion Shilling as Dorothy Hayes
* Holmes Herbert as James Walton Kennedy
* ...
'' (1932) – Maxie Morton
* ''Free Wheeling
''Free Wheeling'' is a 1932 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 117th (29th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released.
Plot
Confined to a neck brace, poor little rich boy Dickie would like to ...
'' (1932, Short) – Dickie's Father
* '' Sensation Hunters'' (1933) – Fred Barrett
* '' The Masquerader'' (1933) – Bobby Blessington (uncredited)
* '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) – (uncredited)
* ''What's Your Racket?
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Synopsis
Mae Co ...
'' (1934) – Chief
* ''Gambling Lady
''Gambling Lady'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Pat O'Brien.
Plot
Mike Lee raises his daughter Lady Lee to be as honest a gambler as he is. When he gets ...
'' (1934) – Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
* ''George White's Scandals
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'' (1934) – Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
* ''The Thin Man
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'' (1934) – Reporter (uncredited)
* '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1934) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
* ''The President Vanishes
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"''The President Vanishes'' was published Ano ...
'' (1934) – Wardell's Secretary (uncredited)
* '' Helldorado'' (1935) – Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
* ''Mystery Woman
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'' (1935) – Radio Operator (uncredited)
* ''One More Spring
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'' (1935) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935) – Drug Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Million Dollar Haul
''Million Dollar Haul'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Reed Howes, Janet Chandler and William Farnum.Pitts p.374
Synopsis
The owner of a Los Angeles warehouse that has been robbed calls in a private investi ...
'' (1935) – Arthur 'Curley' Roberts
* ''Becky Sharp
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'' (1935) – British Officer (uncredited)
* ''Men Without Names
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'' (1935) – Groom
* ''Death from a Distance
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It was the first feature film ...
'' (1935) – Witness (uncredited)
* ''Your Uncle Dudley
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'' (1935) – Auto Salesman (uncredited)
* ''Custer's Last Stand
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'' (1936, Serial) – Hank
* ''The Music Goes 'Round
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'' (1936) – Man on the Street (uncredited)
* ''The Millionaire Kid
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'' (1936) – Thomas Neville
* '' Till We Meet Again'' (1936) – English Artillery Officer (uncredited)
* '' The Country Beyond'' (1936) – Mountie (uncredited)
* ''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) – Student Doctor (uncredited)
* ''36 Hours to Kill
''36 Hours to Kill'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick, and starring Brian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley, Isabel Jewell, Stepin Fetchit and Julius Tannen. It is based on the ...
'' (1936) – Ticket Agent (uncredited)
* ''Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard is a major east–west street in Los Angeles, California. It begins in the east at Sunset Boulevard in the Los Feliz district and proceeds to the west as a major thoroughfare through Little Armenia and Thai Town, Hollywoo ...
'' (1936) – Himself – Actor at Trocadero Bar
* ''Under Your Spell
''Under Your Spell'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film with music directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins is based on a story by Sy Bartlett and Bernice Mason.
Plot
New York City opera star Anthony All ...
'' (1936) – Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''Find the Witness
''Find the Witness'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Quigley, Henry Mollison and Rosalind Keith.Langman & Finn p.86
Cast
* Charles Quigley as Larry McGill
* Henry Mollison as Rudolph Mordini
* Rosa ...
'' (1937) – Bell Captain
* ''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 Givot ...
'' (1937) – Reporter (uncredited)
* '' Midnight Taxi'' (1937) – G-Man (uncredited)
* ''Charlie Chan on Broadway
''Charlie Chan on Broadway'' (1937) is a Charlie Chan film. This is the 15th film starring Oland as Chan and produced by Fox.
Plot
While Charlie Chan and his number one son, Lee, are aboard a New York-bound transatlantic liner returning from Ger ...
'' (1937) – Reporter (uncredited)
* ''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 Spenc ...
'' (1937) – Desk Man (uncredited)
* '' International Settlement'' (1938) – Clerk (uncredited)
* ''One Wild Night
"One Wild Night" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on April 30, 2001, as a single from their 2001 live album, ''One Wild Night Live 1985–2001''. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, and produced ...
'' (1938) – Bank Teller (uncredited)
* ''Meet the Girls
''Meet the Girls'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Marguerite Roberts. The film stars June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert (Tex) Allen, Ruth Donnelly, Gene Lockhart and Wally Vernon. The film was released on Octobe ...
'' (1938) – Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
* ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy
''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, several m ...
'' (1939) – Draftsman (uncredited)
* '' Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter'' (1939) – Man in Sheriff's Office (uncredited)
* ''Indianapolis Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and and formerly the home of the United States ...
'' (1939) – Racetrack Official (uncredited)
* ''The Cowboy Quarterback
''The Cowboy Quarterback'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars Bert Wheeler, Marie Wilson, Gloria Dickson, William Demarest, Eddie Foy, Jr. and William Hopper. The film was rele ...
'' (1939) – Broadcaster (uncredited)
* '' Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite'' (1939) – Hotel Desk Clerk
* ''Everybody's Hobby
''Everybody's Hobby'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Kenneth Gamet and William W. Brockway. The film stars Irene Rich, Henry O'Neill, Jackie Moran, Aldrich Bowker, Jean Sharon, John Ridgely and Peg ...
'' (1939) – Hatfield's Reporter (uncredited)
* '' Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase'' (1939) – Reporter
* ''Dust Be My Destiny
''Dust Be My Destiny'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Garfield as a man who gets into trouble after being sentenced to a work farm.
Plot
Joe Bell (John Garfield) becomes embittered after he is jailed for 16 months for burglary . Late ...
'' (1939) – Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
* ''On Your Toes
''On Your Toes'' (1936) is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939.
While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dol ...
'' (1939) – First Stage Manager (uncredited)
* '' Pride of the Blue Grass'' (1939) – English Announcer (uncredited)
* ''On Dress Parade
''The 'Dead End' Kids "On Dress Parade"'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. film that marked the first time The Dead End Kids headlined a film without any other well-known actors.
Plot
A hero of World War I, Colonel William Duncan, is on his deathbed. He s ...
'' (1939) – Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
* ''The Roaring Twenties
''The Roaring Twenties'' is a 1939 American crime thriller film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was written by Jerry ...
'' (1939) – Customer (uncredited)
* ''Kid Nightingale
''Kid Nightingale'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by George Amy and written by Charles Belden and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy, Charles D. Brown, Max Hoffman Jr., ...
'' (1939) – Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
* ''The Return of Doctor X
''The Return of Doctor X'' (also billed as ''The Return of Dr. X'') is a 1939 American science fiction- horror film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, and Humphrey Bogart as the title character. It was based on ...
'' (1939) – Hotel Manager
* '' A Child Is Born'' (1939) – Elevator Operator (uncredited)
* ''Calling Philo Vance
''Calling Philo Vance'' is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also featur ...
'' (1940) – Du Bois – Fingerprint Man
* ''Granny Get Your Gun
''Granny Get Your Gun'' is a 1940 American comedy western film directed by George Amy and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars May Robson, Harry Davenport, Margot Stevenson, Hardie Albright, Clem Bevans and Clay Clement. It is based primarily o ...
'' (1940) – Second Reporter (uncredited)
* ''One Million B.C.
''One Million B.C.'' is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles ''Cave Man'', ''Man and His Mate'' and ''Tumak''.
The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist ...
'' (1940) – Shell Person
* ''King of the Lumberjacks
''King of the Lumberjacks'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Clemens and starring John Payne, Gloria Dickson and Stanley Fields.Pitts p.174
The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.
Partial cast
* ...
'' (1940) – Cashier (uncredited)
* ''Tear Gas Squad
''Tear Gas Squad'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Terry O. Morse and starring Dennis Morgan, John Payne and Gloria Dickson. The film was made under the working title of ''State Cop''. It includes the song ''I'm an Officer of the Law'' ...
'' (1940) – Police Announcer (uncredited)
* ''Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children may refer to:
* ''Saturday's Children'' (1929 film), a romantic comedy film by Gregory La Cava
* ''Saturday's Children'' (1940 film), a drama film by Vincent Sherman
*''Saturday's Children'', a 1927 play by Maxwell Anderson
...
'' (1940) – Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
* ''Flight Angels
''Flight Angels'' is a 1940 commercial aviation film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Edmund Grainger and directed by Lewis Seiler, from an original story by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wa ...
'' (1940) – San Francisco Airport Attendant (uncredited)
* ''Brother Orchid
''Brother Orchid'' is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was wri ...
'' (1940) – Reporter #3 (uncredited)
* ''A Fugitive from Justice
''A Fugitive from Justice'' is a 1940 film starring Roger Pryor (actor), Roger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks and Eddie Foy Jr.
Plot
Fugitive Lee Leslie (Don Douglas, Donald Douglas) is wanted by three groups; the police, the gangsters who fear his t ...
'' (1940) – Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
* ''Gambling on the High Seas
''Gambling on the High Seas'' is a 1940 American drama film remake of '' Special Agent'' (1935), directed by George Amy and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland, John Litel, Roger Pryor and Frank Wilco ...
'' (1940) – Nelson – Gambling Loser (uncredited)
* ''The Man Who Talked Too Much
''The Man Who Talked Too Much'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Walter DeLeon and Earl Baldwin. Starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, George Tobias a ...
'' (1940) – Reporter #4 (uncredited)
* ''All This, and Heaven Too
''All This, and Heaven Too'' is a 1940 American drama film made by Warner Bros.-First National Pictures, produced and directed by Anatole Litvak with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the 1938 ...
'' (1940) – Ship's Officer (uncredited)
* ''My Love Came Back
''My Love Came Back'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, and Jane Wyman. Based on the 1935 Austrian film ''Episode'' written and directed by Walter Reisc ...
'' (1940) – Thompson – Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Money and the Woman
''Money and the Woman'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Robert Presnell Sr.. The film stars Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, John Litel, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill and Roger Pryor. The film was released by ...
'' (1940) – Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
* ''Knute Rockne All American
''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald ...
'' (1940) – Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
* ''Tugboat Annie Sails Again
''Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' is a 1940 American comedy romance film directed by Lewis Seiler. The picture is a sequel to ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933). Marjorie Rambeau took over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting cast features Alan H ...
'' (1940) – James – Armstrong's Chauffeur (uncredited)
* ''East of the River
''East of the River'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was release ...
'' (1940) – Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
* '' Always a Bride'' (1940) – First Reporter (uncredited)
* ''Father Is a Prince
''Father Is a Prince'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith, starring Grant Mitchell and Nana Bryant. ''Father is a Prince'' is a remake of the 1934 comedy-drama '' Big Hearted Herbert'', itself based on a play by Sophie Kerr
Sophie ...
'' (1940) – Lawrence – Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
* ''Lady with Red Hair
''Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) is an American historical drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains and Richard Ainley. Released by Warner Brothers it stars Hopkins as the nineteenth century actress Mrs. Lesl ...
'' (1940) – Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
* '' She Couldn't Say No'' (1940) – Jasper – Loafer on Hotel Porch (uncredited)
* ''Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, th ...
'' (1940) – Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
* '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) – Ticket Agent (uncredited)
* ''The Strawberry Blonde
''The Strawberry Blonde'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City aroun ...
'' (1941) – Secretary (uncredited)
* ''The Great Mr. Nobody
''The Great Mr. Nobody'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ben Markson and Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, Sr., William Lundigan, John Litel, Charles Trowbridge and Paul ...
'' (1941) – Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
* '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941) – Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
* ''Here Comes Happiness
''Here Comes Happiness'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Charles L. Tedford. The film stars Mildred Coles, Edward Norris, Richard Ainley, Russell Hicks, Marjorie Gateson and John Ridgely. The film was rel ...
'' (1941) – Headline Printer (uncredited)
* ''Knockout
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'' (1941) – Second Reporter (uncredited)
* ''Affectionately Yours
''Affectionately Yours'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth.
Plot
Foreign correspondent Rickey Mayberry ( Dennis Morgan) hurriedly flies back from Port ...
'' (1941) – Hotel Manager with Key (uncredited)
* '' Out of the Fog'' (1941) – Pharmacist (uncredited)
* ''Sergeant York
Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine ...
'' (1941) – Associated Press Man (uncredited)
* ''The Bride Came C.O.D.
''The Bride Came C.O.D.'' is a 1941 American screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as an airplane pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress, and directed by William Keighley. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairi ...
'' (1941) – Reporter #5 (uncredited)
* ''Bullets for O'Hara
''Bullets for O'Hara'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn, Maris Wrixon, Dick Purcell and Richard Ainley. It was released by Warner Bros ...
'' (1941) – Jury Foreman (uncredited)
* ''Bad Men of Missouri
''Bad Men of Missouri'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Morris and Arthur Kennedy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 26, 1941.
...
'' (1941) – Bank Representative (uncredited)
* ''Highway West
''Highway West'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Heat Lightning''.Goble p.1
The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1941) – Waiter (uncredited)
* ''Dive Bomber
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'' (1941) – Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
* ''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 Westle ...
'' (1941) – Collector (uncredited)
* ''Nine Lives Are Not Enough
''Nine Lives Are Not Enough'' is a 1941 Comedy-drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, and James Gleason, with Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson and Edward Brophy. The film wa ...
'' (1941) – Mahan – Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
* ''Passage from Hong Kong
''Passage from Hong Kong'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley, Marjorie Gateson and G ...
'' (1941) – Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
* ''One Foot in Heaven
''One Foot in Heaven'' is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed ...
'' (1941) – Church Usher (uncredited)
* '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) – Stenographer (uncredited)
* ''Law of the Tropics
''Law of the Tropics'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn and Regis Toomey. By the time Bennett made the film, her career was in steep decline.Kellow, Brian. ''The Bennetts: An Actin ...
'' (1941) – Wilson – Clerk (uncredited)
* '' Blues in the Night'' (1941) – Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)
* ''The Body Disappears
''The Body Disappears'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Jeffrey Lynn and Jane Wyman.
Plot
Unconscious after his bachelor party, Peter De Haven (Jeffrey Lynn) is transported by his friends to the college ...
'' (1941) – Prof. Edwards (uncredited)
* ''Steel Against the Sky
''Steel Against the Sky'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, written by Paul Gerard Smith, and starring Lloyd Nolan, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens, Gene Lockhart, Edward Ellis and Walter Catlett. It was released by ...
'' (1941) – Jim (uncredited)
* ''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) – Radio Man (uncredited)
* ''Bullet Scars
''Bullet Scars'' is a 1942 American film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by D. Ross Lederman with top-billed stars Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire and Howard DaSilva.
Plot
Gangster Frank Dillon (Howard Da Silva) is on t ...
'' (1942) – Jess, the Druggist
* ''The Male Animal
''The Male Animal'' is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie.
The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott N ...
'' (1942) – Reporter (uncredited)
* ''Murder in the Big House
''Murder in the Big House'' is a black-and-white American crime drama, released by Warner Bros in April 1942. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is directed by the prolific specialist in low-budget action productions, B. Reeves Eason, a ...
'' (1942) Ritter – Warden's Secretary
* ''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. Carmichael
* ''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 Tobias, Ro ...
'' (1942) – Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
* ''Spy Ship
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Spy ...
'' (1942) – Reporter (uncredited)
* '' The Big Shot'' (1942) – Bit Role (uncredited)
* ''Wings for the Eagle
''Wings for the Eagle'' (aka ''Shadow of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American drama film starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and George Tobias, directed by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the story of workers at a Lockheed aircraft assembly pla ...
'' (1942) – Jeweler (uncredited)
* ''Escape from Crime
''Escape from Crime'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It has essentially the same plot as the earlier ''Picture Snatcher'' (1933). '' (1942) – Durkin (uncredited)
* ''The Gay Sisters
''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The ...
'' (1942) – Mourner / Courtroom Sketch Artist (uncredited)
* ''Busses Roar
''Busses Roar'' is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop.
Plot
A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.Pryor, Thoma ...
'' (1942) – The Ticket Agent (uncredited)
* ''You Can't Escape Forever
''You Can't Escape Forever'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Hector Chevigny. The film stars George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart, Roscoe Karns, Eduardo Ciannelli and Paul Harvey. Th ...
'' (1942) – Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
* '' The Hidden Hand'' (1942) – The Coroner (uncredited)
* '' Gentleman Jim'' (1942) – Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
'' (1942) – Dubious Gambler (uncredited)
* ''The Gorilla Man
''The Gorilla Man'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Despite the title and marketing, it is not a horror film, but a World War II espionage thriller.
Plot
Military officer Captain Craig Killian is wounded in the lin ...
'' (1943) – Constable Fletcher
* ''The Mysterious Doctor
''The Mysterious Doctor'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Richard Weil. The film stars John Loder, Eleanor Parker, Bruce Lester, Lester Matthews and Forrester Harvey. The film was released by Warner B ...
'' (1943) – Luke (uncredited)
* ''Action in the North Atlantic
''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey a ...
'' (1943) – Sparks (uncredited)
* ''Watch on the Rhine
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'' (1943) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
* '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) – Engineer (uncredited)
* ''The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case
''The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Warner Baxter, Lynn Merrick and Gloria Dickson.Erickson p.203 It is the second in a series of Crime Doctor films made by Columbia Pictures ...
'' (1943) – Dr. Carter (uncredited)
* '' Uncertain Glory'' (1944) – Prison Secretary (uncredited)
* '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) – Man with Mule (uncredited)
* ''Mr. Skeffington
''Mr. Skeffington'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim.
The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Jo ...
'' (1944) – Casey (uncredited)
* ''Crime by Night
''Crime by Night '' is a 1944 crime film directed by William Clemens, starring Jane Wyman and Jerome Cowan. It tells the story of Sam Campbell (Jerome Cowan) and his secretary Robbie Vance (Jane Wyman), who take a vacation and uncover a murder.
...
'' (1944) – Horace Grayson (uncredited)
* '' The Last Ride'' (1944) – Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
* ''Confidential Agent
''Confidential Agent'' is a 1945 American spy film starring Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall which was a Warner Brothers production. The movie was directed by Herman Shumlin and produced by Robert Buckner with Jack L. Warner as executive producer ...
'' (1945) – Postman (uncredited)
* ''Three Strangers
''Three Strangers'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film, crime drama directed by Jean Negulesco, written by John Huston and Howard Koch (screenwriter), Howard Koch, starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featu ...
'' (1946) – Man in Pub (uncredited)
* '' A Stolen Life'' (1946) – Attendant at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
* ''Her Kind of Man
''Her Kind of Man'' is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Frederick De Cordova, and starring Dane Clark, Janis Paige and Zachary Scott. The film is not to be confused with ''His Kind of Woman'' (1951) starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russ ...
'' (1946) – Backstage Man (uncredited)
* ''Janie Gets Married
''Janie Gets Married'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Vincent Sherman, and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Malone. The film was ...
'' (1946) – Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
* '' Night and Day'' (1946) – Man in Theatre (uncredited)
* ''Two Guys from Milwaukee
''Two Guys from Milwaukee'' (UK title: ''Royal Flush'') is a 1946 American comedy film directed by David Butler (director), David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, and Joan Leslie. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The film is abou ...
'' (1946) – Mayor's Aide (uncredited)
* ''The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, and ...
'' (1946) – Reporter (uncredited)
* ''Humoresque
Humoresque (or Humoreske) is a genre of Romantic music characterized by pieces with fanciful humor in the sense of mood rather than wit.
History
The name refers to the German term ''Humoreske'', which was given from the 1800s (decade) onward to h ...
'' (1946) – Professor (uncredited)
* ''Nora Prentiss
''Nora Prentiss'' is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, and Robert Alda. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The cinematography is by James Wong Howe ...
'' (1947) – Captain of Waiters, Sea Gull Cafe (uncredited)
* ''That Way with Women
''That Way with Women'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, written by Leo Townsend and Francis Swann, and starring Dane Clark, Martha Vickers, Sydney Greenstreet, Alan Hale, Sr., Craig Stevens and Barbara Brown. It ...
'' (1947) – Briggs
* ''The Two Mrs. Carrolls
''The Two Mrs. Carrolls'' is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Peter Godfrey (director), Peter Godfrey and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Alexis Smith. It was produced by Mark Hellinger from a screenplay by Thomas Job, bas ...
'' (1947) – Second Tout (uncredited)
* ''Stallion Road
''Stallion Road'' is a 1947 American Drama Western film directed by James V. Kern, written by Stephen Longstreet, and starring Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Peggy Knudsen, Patti Brady and Harry Davenport. It was released by Warner B ...
'' (1947) – Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' Love and Learn'' (1947) – Tom – the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
* ''Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
'' (1947) – Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
* '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) – Marcelled Leading Man
* '' Cry Wolf'' (1947) – Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
* ''Life with Father
''Life with Father'' is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, adapted from a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day. The Broadway production ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks to become the l ...
'' (1947) – Mr. Wickersham – Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
* ''Always Together
''Always Together'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova and written by I. A. L. Diamond, Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film stars Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Ernest Truex, Don McGuire and Ran ...
'' (1947) – Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
* '' April Showers'' (1948) – Hotel Guest (uncredited)
* '' The Woman in White'' (1948) – Underservant (uncredited)
* ''The Big Punch
''The Big Punch'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford. No copy of the film is known to survive in either a public repository or private collection, so it is currently presumed to be a lost film. In France, the film was ...
'' (1948) – Dr. LeRoy (uncredited)
* ''Embraceable You
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named ''East Is West''. It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway m ...
'' (1948) – Bus Station Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
* '' Johnny Belinda'' (1948) – Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''Smart Girls Don't Talk
''Smart Girls Don't Talk'' is a 1948 crime film directed by Richard L. Bare and starring Virginia Mayo and Bruce Bennett.
Plot
When small-time hood Johnny Warjack and his gang hold up the Club Bermuda, a nightclub/gambling den, he is recognized ...
'' (1948) – Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
* ''June Bride
''June Bride'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Bretaigne Windust. The screenplay, which was based on the unproduced play ''Feature for June'' by Eileen Tighe and Graeme Lorimer, was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for B ...
'' (1948) – Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
* ''Fighter Squadron
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'' (1948) – Cockney (uncredited)
* ''The Decision of Christopher Blake
''The Decision of Christopher Blake'' is a 1948 American drama film based upon the Moss Hart play. It was adapted by Ranald MacDougall and directed by Peter Godfrey. The film stars Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas, Cecil Kellaway, Ted Donaldson, ...
'' (1948) – Actor in Dream Play (uncredited)
* ''Whiplash
Whiplash may refer to:
* The long flexible part of a whip
* Whiplash (medicine), a neck injury
** Whiplash Injury Protection System (WHIPS), in automobiles
Film and television
* ''Whiplash'' (1948 film), a US film noir about a boxer
* ''Whiplas ...
'' (1948) – Man Leaving Nightclub (uncredited)
* ''John Loves Mary
''John Loves Mary'' is a 1949 comedy film directed by David Butler and written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Jack Carson. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 19, 1949. It's base ...
'' (1949) – Waiter (uncredited)
* ''Flaxy Martin
''Flaxy Martin'' is a 1949 film noir starring Zachary Scott and Virginia Mayo, and featuring Elisha Cook Jr., Dorothy Malone, and Douglas Kennedy. The crime thriller was directed by Richard L. Bare based on a story written by David Lang.
The ...
'' (1949) – George – Tenement Resident (uncredited)
* '' A Kiss in the Dark'' (1949) – Tenant (uncredited)
* ''Homicide
Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...
'' (1949) – Glorietta Desk Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
'' (1949) – Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''The Younger Brothers
''The Younger Brothers'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Wayne Morris, Bruce Bennett, Janis Paige.
Plot
Determined to reform from their outlaw ways, Cole, Jim and Bob Younger ride to Cedar Creek, Minnesot ...
'' (1949) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Night Unto Night
''Night unto Night'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Don Siegel and written by Kathryn Scola. It is based on the 1944 novel by Philip Wylie. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen a ...
'' (1949) – Auto Court Workman (uncredited)
* ''The Fountainhead
''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to com ...
'' (1949) – Court Clerk (uncredited)
* ''One Last Fling
''One Last Fling'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Richard Flournoy and William Sackheim. The film stars Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Douglas Kennedy, Ann Doran, Ransom M. Sherman and Veda Ann Borg. The ...
'' (1949) – Gus, Bolton's Valet (uncredited)
* ''The Girl from Jones Beach
''The Girl from Jones Beach'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey (director), Peter Godfrey and written by I. A. L. Diamond. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake, Henry Travers and Lois Wilso ...
'' (1949) – Waiter (uncredited)
* ''The House Across the Street
''The House Across the Street'' is a 1949 American comedy/newspaper film directed by Richard L. Bare and written by Russell S. Hughes. The film stars Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale, Sr., James Mitchell and Barbara Bates. ...
'' (1949) – Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
* ''Beyond the Forest
''Beyond the Forest'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by King Vidor, and featuring Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, and Ruth Roman. The screenplay is written by Lenore Coffee based on a novel by Stuart Engstrand.
The film marks Dav ...
'' (1949) – Townsman with Glasses (uncredited)
* ''The Story of Seabiscuit
''The Story of Seabiscuit'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple and Barry Fitzgerald in a semi-fictionalized account of racehorse Seabiscuit, the top money winner up to the 1940s. The screenplay w ...
'' (1949) – Oscar – Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Always Leave Them Laughing
''Always Leave Them Laughing'' is a 1949 musical comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Milton Berle and Virginia Mayo.
Plot
Unoriginal comic Kip Cooper meets aspiring showgirl Fay Washburn at a second rate hotel in Asbury Park, ...
'' (1949) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
'' (1950) – Rancher (uncredited)
* '' Backfire'' (1950) – Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''Francis
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
* Rural M ...
'' (1950) – Bank Employee (uncredited)
* '' Chain Lightning'' (1950) – Well-Wisher (uncredited)
* '' Perfect Strangers'' (1950) – Reporter (uncredited)
* ''The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
''The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by David Butler. It stars June Haver and Gordon MacRae. The story is mostly about the lives of musical performers in New York in the closing years of the 19th century. M ...
'' (1950) – Well-Wisher at Dressing Room Party (uncredited)
* ''The Flame and the Arrow
''The Flame and the Arrow'' is a 1950 American Technicolor swashbuckler film made by Warner Bros. and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Nick Cravat. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Harold Hecht and Frank Ross from a ...
'' (1950) – Undetermined role (uncredited)
* ''The Great Jewel Robber
''The Great Jewel Robber'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Borden Chase. The film stars David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer, Jacqueline deWit, Perdita Chandler and Stanley Church. The film was r ...
'' (1950) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Atom Man vs. Superman
''Atom Man vs. Superman'' is a 1950 American film serial and the second Superman movie serial featuring Kirk Alyn, credited (as with the previous serial) only by his character name, Superman.
When Lex Luthor blackmails the city of Metropolis by ...
'' (1950, Serial) – Observer h. 1
H is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet.
H may also refer to:
Musical symbols
* H number, Harry Halbreich reference mechanism for music by Honegger and Martinů
* H, B (musical note)
* H, B major
People
* H. (noble) (died after 1279 ...
(uncredited)
* ''Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in t ...
'' (1950) – Himself (uncredited)
* '' The Enforcer'' (1951) – Music Store Clerk (uncredited)
* ''Goodbye, My Fancy
''Goodbye, My Fancy'' is a 1948 play by Fay Kanin. A comedy in 3 Acts and 4 scenes, the work premiered at the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario on October 21, 1948 for tryout performances before the production moved to Broadway in New York City. ...
'' (1951) – Griswolds' Butler (uncredited)
* ''Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
'' (1951) – Railroad Backer (uncredited)
* '' On Moonlight Bay'' (1951) – Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)
* ''Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
"Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" is a popular song published in 1929. The music was written by Joe Burke and the lyrics by Al Dubin for the 1929 musical film ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' when it was sung by Nick Lucas. ''Gold Diggers of Broa ...
'' (1951) – Undetermined role (uncredited)
* ''Come Fill the Cup
''Come Fill the Cup'' is a 1951 film starring James Cagney and Gig Young, directed by Gordon Douglas. Young's performance was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Cagney plays an alcoholic newspaperman. He has a memorable li ...
'' (1951) – Newspaperman (uncredited)
* ''Starlift
''Starlift'' (a.k.a. ''Operation Starlift'') is a 1951 American musical film released by Warner Bros. in directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Karl Lamb and John D. Klorer. The film stars Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Ron Hagerthy and Ruth Roman. ...
'' (1951) – Theatre Manager (uncredited)
* ''The Girl in White
''The Girl in White'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by John Sturges and starring June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock. It is based on the memoirs of the pioneering female surgeon Emily Dunning Barringer.
Plot
Her pregnant m ...
'' (1952) – Instructor (uncredited)
* ''Scarlet Angel
''Scarlet Angel'' is a 1952 American Technicolor historical adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Yvonne de Carlo, Rock Hudson and Richard Denning. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The two leads appeared toget ...
'' (1952) – Judge Ames (uncredited)
* ''Washington Story
''Washington Story'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Robert Pirosh and starring Van Johnson and Patricia Neal. The screenplay concerns a reporter in search of government corruption who falls for a congressman.
Plot
On her first trip to ...
'' (1952) – Congressman (uncredited)
* ''Cattle Town
''Cattle Town'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Thomas W. Blackburn. The film stars Dennis Morgan, Philip Carey, Amanda Blake, Rita Moreno, Paul Picerni and Ray Teal. The film was released by Warner Br ...
'' (1952) – Townsman on Street (uncredited)
* ''Because You're Mine
''Because You're Mine'' is a 1952 musical comedy film starring Mario Lanza. Directed by Alexander Hall, the film also stars Doretta Morrow, James Whitmore, and Dean Miller.
Plot
Opera singer superstar Renato Rossano (Mario Lanza) is drafted in ...
'' (1952) – Eye Examiner (uncredited)
* ''Million Dollar Mermaid
''Million Dollar Mermaid'' (also known as ''The One Piece Bathing Suit'' in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur ...
'' (1952) – Husband on Beach (uncredited)
* '' Off Limits'' (1952) – Bar Patron (uncredited)
* '' So You Want to Learn to Dance'' (1953, Short) – Barber (uncredited)
* '' The System'' (1953) – Reporter at Senate Investigation Hearing (uncredited)
* '' Sangaree'' (1953) – Mr. Hale, plantation owner (uncredited)
* ''So This Is Love So This Is Love may refer to:
* "So This Is Love?" (song), by Van Halen
* "So This Is Love" (song), by The Future Sound of London (recording as Mental Cube)
* "So This Is Love", a song by Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
* "So This Is Love", a song ...
'' (1953) – Passerby (uncredited)
* ''Take the High Ground!
''Take the High Ground!'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden as drill sergeants who must transform a batch of everyday civilians into soldiers during the Korean War.
Plot
In May 195 ...
'' (1953) – Army Doctor (uncredited)
* '' Walking My Baby Back Home'' (1953) – Edwards (uncredited)
* ''Phantom of the Rue Morgue
''Phantom of the Rue Morgue'' is a 1954 American mystery horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin and Patricia Medina. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story ''The Murders in the Rue ...
'' (1954) – Concierge's Husband (uncredited)
* '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) – Undetermined role, crowd scene (uncredited)
* ''Strange Lady in Town
''Strange Lady in Town'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson. She plays a doctor who plans to introduce modern techniques of medicine to old Santa Fe in 1880, but is opposed by an established docto ...
'' (1955) – Card Player (uncredited)
* ''The McConnell Story
''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas (director), Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World W ...
'' (1955) – Fight Fan (uncredited)
* ''Illegal
Illegal, or unlawful, typically describes something that is explicitly prohibited by law, or is otherwise forbidden by a state or other governing body.
Illegal may also refer to:
Law
* Violation of law
* Crime, the practice of breaking the ...
'' (1955) – Undetermined role, courtroom scene
* ''The Steel Jungle
''The Steel Jungle'' is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Walter Doniger and starring Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, and Walter Abel. The film was directed and written by Walter Doniger. Produced independently, the film was distri ...
'' (1956) – Clerk
* ''Serenade
In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian w ...
'' (1956) – Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
* ''Our Miss Brooks
''Our Miss Brooks'' is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high-school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television (1952–56), it became one of the medi ...
'' (1956) – Faculty Member (uncredited)
* ''The She-Creature
''The She-Creature'', or ''The She Creature'', is a 1956 American black-and-white science fiction horror film, released by American International Pictures from a script by Lou Rusoff (brother-in-law of AIP executive Samuel Z. Arkoff). It was pr ...
'' (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''Top Secret Affair
''Top Secret Affair'' is a 1957 American romantic comedy film made by Carrollton Inc. and distributed by Warner Bros. that stars Susan Hayward and Kirk Douglas. It was directed by H. C. Potter and produced by Martin Rackin and Milton Sperling ...
'' (1957) – Clerk at Senate Hearing (uncredited)
* ''The Spirit of St. Louis
The ''Spirit of St. Louis'' (formally the Ryan NYP, registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlanti ...
'' (1957) – Man Driving Car (uncredited)
* ''The Helen Morgan Story
''The Helen Morgan Story'', released in the UK as ''Both Ends of the Candle'', is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz starring Ann Blyth and Paul Newman.
The screenplay by Oscar Saul, Dean Riesner, Stephen Longstreet, ...
'' (1957) – Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
* ''The Story of Mankind
''The Story of Mankind'' is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children ...
'' (1957) – Heavenly Judge (uncredited)
* '' Westbound'' (1959) – Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) (final film role)
References
Further reading
"Questions and Answers"
''Photoplay Magazine''. January 1916. p. 167
"Questions and Answers"
''Photoplay Magazine''. February 1916. p. 161
"Frank Powell Productions Organized"
''The New York Clipper''. July 8, 1916. p. 19
"Hale an Aviator"
''Moving Picture World''. Vol. 29, No. 5. July 29, 1916. p. 772
* Sayford, I.S. (November 1916)
"C. Hale, Human U-Boat"
''Photoplay Magazine''. p. 135
"Creighton Hale"
''Film Fun''. January 1918. p. 22
"Creighton Hale in Hollywood"
''Holly Leaves''. December 22, 1922. p. 45
"A Clever Actor Indeed"
''Close-Up''. July 20, 1923. p. 9
"'Trilby' Opens at the T. D. & L. Theater Today"
''Glendale Daily Press''. September 28, 1923. p. 12
"Creighton Hale in Vaudeville"
''Camera!''. December 1, 1923. p. 13
"Hollywood Has Film Orchestra"
''The Los Angeles Times''. February 24, 1924.
"Starts Actors' Orchestra"
''Los Angeles Evening Post-Record''. March 3, 1924. p. 3
"Creighton Hale Domestic"
''The Nebraska State Journal''. May 25, 1924. p. 25
"Creighton Hale in Cross Suit"
''Los Angeles Evening Post-Record''. October 23, 1924. p. 2
* Marshall, Marian (December 2, 1924)
"What Film Folk Are Now Doing; Hoot Gibson Makes Winter Scenes, Lytell Has Owl, Hale Sick"
''The Glendale Evening News''. p. 8
"Play a Conn Saxophone"
''Life''. February 12, 1925. p. 27
"Play a Conn Saxophone"
''Collier's''. March 14, 1925. p. 49
"Meet Creighton Hale, Pied Piper of Movies"
'' Sunday News''. October 25, 1925. p. 16
"Play a Conn Saxophone"
''Science and Invention''. January 1926. Volume XIII, No. 9. p. 869
"Actor Cast in Romance Role"
''The Los Angeles Times''. August 2, 1931. p. 32
"Actor Refuses to Give Up Sons; Ceighton Hale Denies He Deserted Two Boys"
''The Los Angeles Times''. July 13, 1932. p. 18
* Pooler, James S. (August 9, 1938)
"Serial Heroine and Villain Leave Successful Careers; What About Hero? Creighton Hale Is Still Seen on the Camera's Very Edge"
''Detroit Free Press''. p. 16
"Options"
''Boxoffice''. October 28, 1939. p. 43
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1965 deaths
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