Edward McWade (January 14, 1865 – May 17, 1943) was a writer, stage actor and an American film actor.
Biography
McWade was born in
Washington, D.C.
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, on January 14, 1865. His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and his younger brother was character actor Robert McWade Jr.
On September 4, 1897, McWade married actress Margaret May Fish. They performed in a number of stage and film productions together both before and after they were married.
McWade appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1944, mostly in secondary roles. He also wrote 15 stage plays and silent films scripts between 1897 and 1914.
McWade died in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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Selected filmography
* ''
Uncle Tom's Cabin
''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...
'' (1914)
* ''Hornet's Nest'' (1919) - Wimms
* ''
When a Man Loves
''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Abbe P ...
'' (1919) - Takamura
* ''Dangerous Days'' (1920) - Dr. Haverford
* '' The Great Accident'' (1920) - Williams
* ''
Stop Thief!
''Stop Thief!'' is a 1901 British short silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually q ...
'' (1920) - Mr. Carr
* ''The Husband Hunter'' (1920) - Charles Mack
* '' Wing Toy'' (1921) - Wong
* ''Pals of the West'' (1922) - Lee Wong
* ''
The Strangers' Banquet
''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn- ...
'' (1922) - Harriman
* '' The Town Scandal'' (1923) - Avery Crawford
* '' The Monster'' (1925) - Luke Watson
* '' The Big Gamble'' (1931) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* '' The Big Shot'' (1931) - Uncle Ira
* '' The Crowd Roars'' (1932) - Tom Beal - Counterman (uncredited)
* ''
Two Seconds
''Two Seconds'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne and Preston Foster. It was based on a successful Broadway play of the same name by Elliott Lester. The title ...
'' (1932) - The Prison Doctor
* ''
Love Is a Racket
''Love Is a Racket'' ( UK title: ''Such Things Happen'') is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ann Dvorak. The movie was written by Courtney Terrett from the novel by Rian James
Rian Jame ...
'' (1932) - Messenger (uncredited)
* '' Big City Blues'' (1932) - Baggage Master (uncredited)
* ''
Six Hours to Live
''Six Hours to Live'' is a 1932 American pre-Code science fiction drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan and John Boles.Solomon p.336
Cast
* Warner Baxter as Capt. Paul Onslow
* Miriam Jordan as Ba ...
'' (1932) - Ivan
* ''
The Son-Daughter
''The Son-Daughter'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown and written by John F. Goodrich, Claudine West, and Leon Gordon, adapted from the play of the same name by David Belasco. The film stars Helen Hayes, Ramon N ...
'' (1932) - Sin Kai's Servant (uncredited)
* ''
Lawyer Man
''Lawyer Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle, based on the novel by Max Trell. The film stars William Powell and Joan Blondell. It was produced by Warner Bros. By the time of the release, several actors w ...
'' (1932) - Moyle (uncredited)
* ''
The Billion Dollar Scandal
''The Billion Dollar Scandal'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Beatrice Banyard, Willard Mack and Gene Towne. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Constance Cummings, Olga Baclanova, Frank Morgan, ...
'' (1933) - Income Tax Man (uncredited)
* ''
Employees' Entrance
''Employees' Entrance'' is a 1933 pre-Code film about the devious manager of a New York department store (Warren William) and his romantic involvement with a reluctant new employee (Loretta Young). It was directed by Roy Del Ruth. In 2019, the f ...
'' (1933) - Second Fired Employee (uncredited)
* ''
Murders in the Zoo
''Murders in the Zoo'' is 1933 pre-Code horror film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, written by Philip Wylie and Seton I. Miller. Particularly dark, even for its time, film critic Leonard Maltin called the film "astonishingly grisly."
Plot
Bi ...
Girl Missing
''Girl Missing'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film starring Glenda Farrell, Ben Lyon and Mary Brian. It was directed by Robert Florey and released by Warner Bros. on March 4, 1933. Two women stranded in Palm Beach become involved in ...
'' (1933) - Henry Gibson's Valet (uncredited)
* ''
Song of the Eagle
''Song of the Eagle'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its release coincided with th ...
I Love That Man
''I Love That Man'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by C. Graham Baker, Casey Robinson and Gene Towne. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant M ...
'' (1933) - Casket Salesman (uncredited)
* ''
Bureau of Missing Persons
''Bureau of Missing Persons'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film with comic overtones directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Bette Davis, Lewis Stone, Pat O'Brien and Glenda Farrell . The screenplay by Robert Presnell is based on the book '' ...
'' (1933) - Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)
* ''
Ever in My Heart
''Ever in My Heart'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Otto Kruger, and Ralph Bellamy. It portrays the tragic consequences of the virulent propaganda that spread false stories of atroci ...
'' (1933) - Mailman (uncredited)
* ''
College Coach
''College Coach'' (UK title ''Football Coach'') is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak. The film features John Wayne in his last bit-part role.
Plot
Calvert College begins taking football more seriously, over ...
'' (1933) - Regent (uncredited)
* '' The Meanest Gal in Town'' (1934) - Clark - Tillie's Clerk
* '' I've Got Your Number'' (1934) - Crystal's Partner in Con Game (uncredited)
* ''
Journal of a Crime
''Journal of a Crime'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film produced by First National Pictures. It was directed by William Keighley and stars Ruth Chatterton, Adolphe Menjou and Claire Dodd. The film is a remake of the 1933 French film ...
Dr. Monica
''Dr. Monica'' is a 1934 American pre-Code melodrama film produced by Warner Bros. starring Kay Francis, Warren William, and Jean Muir. An obstetrician, who is unable to have children, discovers that the baby she is about to deliver was fathe ...
'' (1934) - Janitor (uncredited)
* ''
The Notorious Sophie Lang
''The Notorious Sophie Lang'' is a 1934 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Gertrude Michael, Paul Cavanagh and Alison Skipworth.The Party's Over'' (1934) - Hurley (uncredited)
* ''
One Exciting Adventure
''One Exciting Adventure'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank and starring Binnie Barnes, Neil Hamilton and Paul Cavanagh.Goble p.229 It is a remake of the 1933 German film ''What Women Dream''.
Cast
* Binnie Barnes as R ...
'' (1934) - Grouchy Man
* ''
A Lost Lady
''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the st ...
'' (1934) - Simpson
* ''
I Sell Anything
''I Sell Anything'' is a 1934 American film directed by Robert Florey and starring Pat O'Brien, Ann Dvorak, and Claire Dodd. It was produced by First National Pictures. Robert Florey directed.
O'Brien plays Spot Cash Cutler, a "smooth swindler ...
'' (1934) - Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)
* '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) - Pawnbroker (uncredited)
* ''
Murder in the Clouds
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the c ...
'' (1934) - Clement Williams
* '' Bordertown'' (1935) - Dean of Law School (uncredited)
* ''
Sweet Music
''Sweet Music'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Alfred E. Green, written by Jerry Wald, Carl Erickson and Warren Duff, and starring Rudy Vallée, Ann Dvorak, Ned Sparks, Helen Morgan, Robert Armstrong and Allen Jenkins. It wa ...
'' (1935) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
Mary Jane's Pa
''Mary Jane's Pa'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Tom Reed and Peter Milne. The film stars Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Robert McWade, Minor Watson, and Nan Grey. The film was released by ...
'' (1935) - Chuck - the Old Timer (uncredited)
* ''
The Girl from 10th Avenue
''The Girl from 10th Avenue'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon is based on the 1914 play ''Outcast'' by Hubert Henry Davies. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''Men on Her M ...
Dante's Inferno
''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...
'' (1935) - Professor of Anatomy (uncredited)
* ''
China Seas
The China Seas consist of a series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean, around China. They are the major components signifying the transition from the continent of Asia to the Pacific Ocean.Pinxian Wang, Qianyu Li, Chun-Feng Li, ''Geolog ...
'' (1935) - Minor Role (scenes deleted)
* '' Here's to Romance'' (1935) - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
* '' Red Salute'' (1935) - Baldy
* '' The Goose and the Gander'' (1935) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* ''
Shipmates Forever
''Shipmates Forever'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Delmer Daves. Set at the United States Naval Academy, the film stars Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone, Ross Alexander, John Arledge, Eddie Ac ...
'' (1935) - Tailor (uncredited)
* ''
Frisco Kid
''Frisco Kid'' is a 1935 film starring James Cagney and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Set in San Francisco in the 1850s, it traces the rise and fall (and possible redemption) of a sailor who achieves wealth and success on San Francisco's Barbary Coas ...
'' (1935) - Tupper
* ''
The Calling of Dan Matthews
''The Calling of Dan Matthews'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Richard Arlen, Charlotte Wynters and Douglass Dumbrille. It was based on the novel of the same title by Harold Bell Wright.Goble p.510
Plot
Cast
...
'' (1935) - Lawyer Partington
* ''
If You Could Only Cook
''If You Could Only Cook'' (1935) is a screwball comedy of mistaken identity starring Herbert Marshall as a frustrated automobile executive and Jean Arthur as a young woman who talks him into posing as her husband so they can land jobs as a butle ...
'' (1935) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* ''
Tough Guy
The Tough Guy Competition was an endurance challenge that claims to be the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal. First staged in 1987 and organised by Billy Wilson under the pseudonym of "Mr. Mouse", it is held on a 600-acre (2.42 sq ...
'' (1936) - Elderly Witness (uncredited)
* ''
Darkest Africa
''Darkest Africa'' (1936) is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called ''The Lost Jungle'', also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other companies, ...
'' (1936) - Gorn
* '' The Country Doctor'' (1936) - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
* ''
I Married a Doctor
''I Married a Doctor'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and written by Casey Robinson. It is an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel Main Street. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibb ...
'' (1936) - Pa Dawson (uncredited)
* ''
F-Man
''F-Man'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Richard Connell, Henry Johnson, Paul Gerard Smith and Eddie Welch. The film stars Jack Haley, William Frawley, Grace Bradley, Adrienne Marden, Onslow Stevens a ...
'' (1936) - Mr. Whitney
* '' The Ex-Mrs. Bradford'' (1936) - Minister in Film (uncredited)
* '' Forgotten Faces'' (1936) - Druggist
* '' The Big Noise'' (1936) - Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)
* ''
Satan Met a Lady
''Satan Met a Lady'' is a 1936 American detective film directed by William Dieterle and starring Bette Davis and Warren William.
The screenplay by Brown Holmes is a loose adaptation of the 1929 novel '' The Maltese Falcon'' by Dashiell Hammett ...
'' (1936) - City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
* ''
Alibi for Murder
''Alibi for Murder'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring William Gargan, Marguerite Churchill and Gene Morgan.
Plot
A radio newsman investigates the murder of a well-known inventor.
Cast
* William Gargan a ...
'' (1936) - Walter Emerson (uncredited)
* ''
The Case of the Black Cat
''The Case of the Black Cat'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William C. McGann and an uncredited Alan Crosland, based on the 1935 Perry Mason novel '' The Case of the Caretaker's Cat'' by Erle Stanley Gardner. The film stars Ricardo ...
The Man I Marry
''The Man I Marry'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Harry Clork and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Doris Nolan, Michael Whalen, Charles "Chic" Sale, Nigel Bruce, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Marjorie Gate ...
'' (1936) - Druggist
* ''
Reunion
Reunion may refer to:
* Class reunion
* Family reunion
Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to:
Places
* Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean
* Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, U ...
'' (1936) - Editor
* ''
Laughing at Trouble
''Laughing at Trouble'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brook Byron, Allan Lane, Sara Haden, Lois Wilson, and Margaret Hamilton. The film wa ...
The Road Back
''The Road Back'', also translated as ''The Way Back'', (german: Der Weg zurück) is a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, commonly regarded as a sequel to his 1929 novel ''All Quiet on the Western Front''. It was first serialized in the ...
'' (1937) - Ticket Taker (uncredited)
* ''
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' is a 1937 drama film directed by William Clemens. It stars Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It i ...
'' (1937) - Bishop Mallory
* ''
Slim
Slim or SLIM may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Slim Goodbody, a fictional character who teaches about anatomy
* Slim, one of the alien antagonists of the 1988 film '' Killer Klowns from Outer Space''
* Slim, the Pixl fro ...
'' (1937) - Doctor (uncredited)
* '' She Had to Eat'' (1937) - Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)
* ''
They Won't Forget
''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep South' ...
'' (1937) - Confederate Soldier
* ''
The Women Men Marry
''The Women Men Marry'' is a 1937 American film directed by Errol Taggart and starring George Murphy, Josephine Hutchinson, Claire Dodd and Toby Wing. The film's script is credited to Donald Henderson Clarke.
Cast
* George Murphy - Bill Raebur ...
'' (1937) - Brother Lamb
* ''
A Girl with Ideas
''A Girl With Ideas'' is a 1937 American comedy-drama film, directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Universal Pictures. It stars Wendy Barrie, Walter Pidgeon, and Kent Taylor.
Cast
* Wendy Barrie - Mary Morton
* Walter Pidgeon - Mickey McGuire
* Kent Ta ...
'' (1937) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''
Love and Hisses
''Love and Hisses'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie and Simone Simon. It is the sequel to the film ''Wake Up and Live''.Lev p.24 Twentieth Century Fox's Darryl F. Zanuck w ...
'' (1937) - Ticket Seller (uncredited)
* ''
The Patient in Room 18
''The Patient in Room 18'' is a 1929 mystery novel written by Mignon G. Eberhart. Eberhart's first published novel, it follows the adventures of Nurse Sarah Keate, who would later appear in six more of Eberhart's works, and became one of the mos ...
'' (1938) - Frank Warren
* ''
White Banners
''White Banners'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Claude Rains, Fay Bainter, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Henry O'Neill, and Kay Johnson.
Produced by Henry Blanke and Hal B. Wallis, the screenp ...
'' (1938) - Second Director (uncredited)
* '' Three Comrades'' (1938) - Ludwig - Pat's Majordomo (uncredited)
* ''
Four's a Crowd
''Four's a Crowd'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, and Patric Knowles. It was written by Casey Robinson and Sig Herzig from a story by Wallace Sul ...
'' (1938) - Mike (uncredited)
* '' Garden of the Moon'' (1938) - Peter McGillicuddy
* ''
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) - Harvey
* ''
Zenobia
Septimia Zenobia (Palmyrene Aramaic: , , vocalized as ; AD 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the city, ...
'' (1939) - Minister (uncredited)
* ''
They Asked for It
''They Asked for It'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars William Lundigan, Joy Hodges, Michael Whalen, Isabel Jewell, Lyle Talbot, Thomas Beck and Spencer Charters. The film ...
'' (1939) - 'Pi' Kelly
* '' Naughty but Nice'' (1939) - Professor Trill (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) - Tom Dugan, the Counterman
* ''
The Magnificent Fraud
''The Magnificent Fraud'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Akim Tamiroff, Lloyd Nolan, Mary Boland and Patricia Morison.
Plot
Akim Tamiroff plays an actor performing in a nameless Latin American country w ...
'' (1939) - Little Old Man (uncredited)
* '' Quick Millions'' (1939) - Storekeeper
* '' No Place to Go'' (1939) - Old Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
Bad Little Angel
''Bad Little Angel'' is a 1939 inspirational drama film starring Virginia Weidler as an orphan named Patsy Sanderson, living in America around 1900. The film was based on the story "Looking After Sandy" by Margaret Turnbull.
Plot
Treated with c ...
'' (1939) - Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)
* ''
Our Neighbors – The Carters
''Our Neighbors – The Carters'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by S.K. Lauren. The film stars Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe, Genevieve Tobin, Mary Thomas and Mildred Coles. The film was released ...
'' (1939) - Pop Hagen
* ''
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
''Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Melville Baker. The film stars Ann Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, William Gargan, Marsha Hunt and Tom Neal. It was ...
'' (1939) - Neighbor (uncredited)
* ''
Teddy, the Rough Rider
''Teddy, the Rough Rider'' is a 1940 American short drama film directed by Ray Enright. It won an Oscar at the 13th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Cast
* Sidney Blackmer as Theodore Roosevelt
* Pierre Watkin as Senator P ...
'' (1940, Short) - Russell Alger, Secretary of War (uncredited)
* ''
Hot Steel
Hot Steel is a 1940 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Peggy Moran.
Cast
*Richard Arlen as Frank Stewart
*Andy Devine as Matt Morrison
* Peggy Moran as Babe Morrison
*Anne Nagel as Rita Martin ...
The Return of Frank James
''The Return of Frank James'' is a 1940 Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film ''Jesse James''. Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Fran ...
'' (1940) - Colonel Jackson
* ''
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 release ...
'' (1940) - Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)
* ''
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Margaret, Marjorie or Margarita.
Margie may refer to:
People
* Margie Ackles (born 1939), American retired figure skater
* Marjorie Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American ...
'' (1940) - Pinwinkle
* ''
A Dispatch from Reuters
''A Dispatch from Reuters'' is a 1940 biographical film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name.''Harrison's Reports'' review; November 2, 1940, page 174.
Story behind Reuters
Paul Reuter starts a messe ...
'' (1940) - Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
* ''
Youth Will Be Served
''Youth Will Be Served'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell.
Plot
A southern girl (Withers) goes to a National Youth Association camp after her father goes to jail for bootlegging. ...
'' (1940) - Eli Hoy (uncredited)
* ''
Chad Hanna
''Chad Hanna'' is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Henry King, and was adapted from a bestseller of sorts that was published that same year. The novel was written by Walter Dumaux Edmonds (after it had first been published in seri ...
'' (1940) - Elias
* ''
Meet John Doe
''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...
'' (1941) - Joe (uncredited)
* ''
The Big Store
''The Big Store'' is a 1941 American comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx) that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel (a character name originatin ...
'' (1941) - Mr. Andrews (uncredited)
* ''
Blossoms in the Dust
''Blossoms in the Dust'' is a 1941 American biographical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds. It tells the true story of Edna Gladney, who helped o ...
'' (1941) - Darrow (uncredited)
* ''
Richest Man in Town
''The Richest Man in Town'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan, and Eileen O'Hearn.
Cast list
* Frank Craven as Abb Crothers
* Edgar Buchanan as Pete Martin
* Eileen O'Hearn as Mary Martin ...
'' (1941) - Old Timer (uncredited)
* ''
You'll Never Get Rich
''You'll Never Get Rich'' is a 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The title stems f ...
'' (1941) - Doctor at Induction Center (uncredited)
* '' Nothing but the Truth'' (1941) - Elderly Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
I Wake Up Screaming
''I Wake Up Screaming'' (originally titled ''Hot Spot'') is a 1941 film noir. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, adapted by Dwight Taylor. The film stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of ...
'' (1941) - Old Man at Library (uncredited)
* ''
Bedtime Story
A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockm ...
'' (1941) - Elderly Man (uncredited)
* ''
Mr. and Mrs. North
''Mr. and Mrs. North'' are fictional American amateur detectives. Created by Frances and Richard Lockridge, the couple was featured in a series of 26 Mr. and Mrs. North novels, a Broadway play, a motion picture and several radio and television ...
Woman of the Year
''Woman of the Year'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin (with uncredited work on the rewritten ...
'' (1942) - Adolph (uncredited)
* '' The Lady Is Willing'' (1942) - Boston Doorman (uncredited)
* ''
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) - New York Stage Doorman (uncredited)
* '' Are Husbands Necessary?'' (1942) - Mr. Greenfield (uncredited)
* ''
Lady in a Jam
''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1942) - Ground-Hog
* ''
Daring Young Man
''Daring Young Man'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, and William Wright. Brown plays the dual roles of a failure turned champion bowler, Jonathan Peckinpaw, and his own ...
'' (1942) - Old Man (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) - Jimmy (uncredited)
* '' The Hard Way'' (1943) - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
* ''
Crash Dive
A crash dive is a maneuver by a submarine in which the vessel submerges as quickly as possible to avoid attack. Crash diving from the surface to avoid attack has been largely rendered obsolete with the advent of nuclear-powered submarines, as they ...
'' (1943) - Crony (uncredited)
* '' Lost Angel'' (1943) - Old Man in the Park (uncredited)
* '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1944) - Mr. Gibbs - the old man