Hugh Herbert (August 10, 1885 – March 12, 1952)Hugh Herbert - L.A. Times Hollywood Star Walk
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and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches.

Career

Born in

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, Herbert attended

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. As an actor, he "had many serious roles, and for years was seen on major vaudeville circuits as a pathetic old Hebrew." The advent of talking pictures brought stage-trained actors to Hollywood, and Hugh Herbert soon became a popular movie comedian. His screen character was usually absent-minded and flustered. He would flutter his fingers together and talk to himself, repeating the same phrases: "hoo-hoo-hoo, wonderful, wonderful, hoo hoo hoo!" So many imitators (including

Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz (; October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), known professionally as Curly Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of the American comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his elder ...

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as Andy Hardy and

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in the

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comic book series) copied the catchphrase as "woo woo" that Herbert himself began to use "woo woo" rather than "hoo hoo" in the 1940s. Herbert's earliest movies, like

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's feature '' Hook, Line and Sinker'' (1930), cast him in generic comedy roles that could have been taken by any comedian. He developed his own unique screen personality, complete with a silly giggle, and this new character caught on quickly. He was frequently featured in

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films of the 1930s, including ''

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 '' ...

'', ''

Footlight Parade ''Footlight Parade'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and featuring Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly. The film was written by Manuel Seff and Ja ...

'' (both 1933), ''

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'', ''

Fog Over Frisco ''Fog Over Frisco'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Robert N. Lee and Eugene Solow was based on the short story ''The Five Fragments'' by George Dyer. Plot Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is ...

'', ''

Fashions of 1934 ''Fashions of 1934'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert and Carl Erickson was based on the story ''The Fash ...

'' (all 1934), and ''

Gold Diggers of 1935 ''Gold Diggers of 1935'' is an American musical film directed and choreographed by Busby Berkeley, and starring Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart and Alice Brady. Winifred Shaw, Hugh Herbert and Glenda Farrell are also featured. The son ...

'' (1935), as well as ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' (also 1935), a film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. He played leads in "B comedies", notably ''

Sh! The Octopus ''Sh! The Octopus'' is a 1937 comedy-mystery film produced by Warner Bros., directed by William McGann and starring Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins and Marcia Ralston. While contract players Herbert and Jenkins frequently appeared in the same pictu ...

'' (1937), a comedy-mystery featuring an exceptional unmasking of the culprit. Herbert was often caricatured in Warners'

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

shorts of the 1930s/40s, such as '' Speaking of the Weather'' (1937) and ''

The Hardship of Miles Standish ''The Hardship of Miles Standish'' is a 1940 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 27, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd. The title is derived from the narrative poem ''The Courtship of Miles Standis ...

'' (1940). One of the minor characters in the

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short '' The Talking Magpies'' (1946) is also a recognizably Hugh Herbertesque bird. In 1939 Herbert signed with

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, where, as at Warners, he played supporting roles in major films and leading roles in minor ones. One of his best-received performances from this period is in the Olsen and Johnson comedy '' Hellzapoppin''' (1941), in which he played a nutty detective. Herbert joined

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in 1943 and became a familiar face in short subjects, with the same actors and directors who made the Stooges shorts. He continued to star in these comedies for the remainder of his life. Herbert wrote six screenplays, co-writing the screenplays for the films '' Lights of New York'' (1928) and '' Second Wife'' (1930) and contributing to ''

The Great Gabbo ''The Great Gabbo'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson. The film features songs by Lynn Co ...

'' (1929), among others. He acted in a few films co-written by the much more prolific (but unrelated) screenwriter

F. Hugh Herbert Frederick Hugh Herbert (May 29, 1897 - May 17, 1958) was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and infrequent film director. Biography Born in Vienna, Austria, Herbert was educated at the University of London. He emigrated in ...

: ''

'' (1934), '' We're in the Money'' (1935) and '' Colleen'' (1936). He also directed one film, ''

He Knew Women ''He Knew Women'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by him and William B. Jutte, which was adapted from S. N. Behrman's 1927 play ''The Second Man''. It starred Lowell Sherman and Alice Joyce, in ...

'' (1930).

Recognition

Herbert has a star at 6251 Hollywood Boulevard on the

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. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

Personal life and death

Herbert was married to Rose Epstein, who was also known by the name Anita Pam. Herbert died on March 12, 1952 at age 66 from

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Brother

Hugh's brother,

Tom Herbert Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

, was a screen comedian who played mildly flustered roles. He is featured in the

short subject ''Double or Nothing'' (1940) as his brother Hugh's movie double.

Selected filmography

*'' Husbands for Rent'' (1927) .... Valet *'' Caught in the Fog'' (1928) .... Detective Riley *''Mind Your Business'' (1928, Short) *''

Danger Lights ''Danger Lights'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film, directed by George B. Seitz, from a screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman. It stars Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, and Jean Arthur. The plot concerns railroading on the Chicago, M ...

'' (1930) .... Professor - the Hobo *'' Hook, Line and Sinker'' (1930) .... Hotel House Detective *''She Went for a Tramp'' (1931, Short) *''

Laugh and Get Rich ''Laugh and Get Rich'' is a 1931 pre-Code American comedy film, directed by Gregory La Cava, from a screenplay he also wrote with contributions from Douglas MacLean, who also was the associate producer, and Ralph Spence. The film stars Doroth ...

'' (1931) .... Joe Austin *'' The Sin Ship'' (1931) .... Charlie *''

Traveling Husbands ''Traveling Husbands'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Paul Sloane based on a screenplay by Humphrey Pearson. The film stars Constance Cummings, Frank Albertson, Evelyn Brent, Dorothy Peterson and Hugh Herbert. Hugh Herbe ...

'' (1931) .... Hymie Schwartz *'' Friends and Lovers'' (1931) .... McNellis *''

The Lost Squadron ''The Lost Squadron'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama, action, film starring Richard Dix, Mary Astor, and Robert Armstrong, with Erich von Stroheim and Joel McCrea in supporting roles, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the nove'' ...

'' (1932) .... Fritz *'' Million Dollar Legs'' (1932) .... Secretary of the Treasury *''

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'' (1932) .... Mr. Peter M. Blainey *''Sham Poo, the Magician'' (1932, Short) .... Sham Poo *''

Strictly Personal ''Strictly Personal'' is the second album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. It was originally released in October 1968 as the first album on the Blue Thumb Records label. It was released nearly a year after the band had taken to the stud ...

'' (1933) .... Wetzel *''

Diplomaniacs ''Diplomaniacs'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. The film in noted for its absurdist political satire, somewhat in the manner of '' Million Dollar Legs'' or '' Duck Soup'', both of which were released within ...

'' (1933) .... Chinaman *''

She Had to Say Yes ''She Had to Say Yes'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by George Amy and Busby Berkeley. It was Berkley's directorial debut. Loretta Young stars as a secretary who receives unwanted sexual advances when she is sent out on dates with he ...

'' (1933) .... Luther Haines *'' Goodbye Again'' (1933) .... Harvey Wilson *''

'' (1933) .... Hank Slade *''

'' (1933) .... Bowers *''Tis Spring'' (1933, Short) *''

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) .... J- Marvin Barnett *'' From Headquarters'' (1933) .... Manny Wales *''

Convention City ''Convention City'' is a 1933 American pre-Code sex comedy film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Dick Powell, Mary Astor and Adolphe Menjou. The film was produced by Henry Blanke and First National Pictures and ...

'' (1933) .... Hotstetter *'' Easy to Love'' (1934) .... Detective *''

'' (1934) .... Joe Ward *''

Wonder Bar ''Wonder Bar'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. It stars Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick ...

'' (1934) .... Pratt *''

Harold Teen ''Harold Teen'' is a discontinued, long-running American comic strip written and drawn by Carl Ed (pronounced "eed"). Publisher Joseph Medill Patterson may have suggested and certainly approved the strip's concept, loosely based on Booth Tarking ...

'' (1934) .... Ed Rathburn *''

Merry Wives of Reno ''Merry Wives of Reno'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly. The film was released by War ...

'' (1934) .... Colonel Fitch *''

The Merry Frinks ''The Merry Frinks'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Happy Family''. Synopsis A put-upon mother inherits a fortu ...

'' (1934) .... Joe 'Poppa' Frink *''

'' (1934) .... Izzy Wright *''

'' (1934) .... Ezra Ounce *''

Kansas City Princess ''Kansas City Princess'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by William Keighley with a script written by Sy Bartlett and Manuel Seff. Warner Bros. sought to duplicate the success of ' ...

'' (1934) .... Junior Ashcraft *''Good Badminton'' (1935, Short) .... Hugh *'' Sweet Adeline'' (1935) .... Rupert Rockingham *''

'' (1935) .... T. Mosley Thorpe *''

Traveling Saleslady ''Traveling Saleslady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. It was released by Warner Bros. on March 28, 1935. It is one of five films by Warner Bros. where Farrell and Blondell ...

'' (1935) .... Elmer *'' We're in the Money'' (1935) .... Lawyer Homer Bronson *''

'' (1935) .... Snout - the Tinker *''

To Beat the Band ''To Beat the Band'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy directed by Benjamin Stoloff using a screenplay by Rian James based on a story by George Marion, Jr. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor, and Fred Keating, and featu ...

'' (1935) .... Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist *''

Miss Pacific Fleet ''Miss Pacific Fleet'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright. The film stars Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, and Hugh Herbert. The film was based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan in the ''Collier's ...

'' (1935) .... Mr. J. August Freytag *'' Colleen'' (1936) .... Cedric Ames *''

One Rainy Afternoon ''One Rainy Afternoon'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Francis Lederer and Ida Lupino, and featuring Hugh Herbert, Roland Young and Erik Rhodes. It also marked the last film appearance by actress ...

'' (1936) .... Toto *'' We Went to College'' (1936) .... Professor Standish *'' Love Begins at Twenty'' (1936) .... Horatio Gillingwater *''

Sing Me a Love Song ''Sing Me a Love Song'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and written by Sig Herzig and Jerry Wald. The film stars James Melton, Patricia Ellis, Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitts, Allen Jenkins and Nat Pendleton. The Warner Bro ...

'' (1936) .... Siegfried Hammerschlag *'' Top of the Town'' (1937) .... Hubert *''

That Man's Here Again ''That Man's Here Again'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Louis King, written by Lillie Hayward, and starring Hugh Herbert, Mary Maguire, Tom Brown, Joe King and Teddy Hart. It was released by Warner Bros. on April 17, 1937. Plot J ...

'' (1937) .... Thomas J. Jesse *''A Day at Santa Anita'' (1937, Short) .... Himself (uncredited) *''

The Singing Marine ''The Singing Marine'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell. It was the last of Powell's trio of service-related Warners films: 1934's '' Flirtation Walk'' paid tribute, of sorts, ...

'' (1937) .... Aeneas Phinney / Clarissa *'' Marry the Girl'' (1937) .... John B. Radway *''

The Perfect Specimen ''The Perfect Specimen'' is a 1937 film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn and Joan Blondell. The picture is based on a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams. It was Flynn's first comedy. Plot Gerald Wicks, the heir to a large fortune, ...

'' (1937) .... Killigrew Shaw *''

'' (1937) .... Kelly *''

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'' (1937) .... Chester Marshall *''

Gold Diggers in Paris ''Gold Diggers in Paris'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Ray Enright with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, and Allen Jenkins. Plot Maurice Giraud (He ...

'' (1938) .... Maurice Giraud *''

Men Are Such Fools ''Men are Such Fools'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Norman Reilly Raine and Horace Jackson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, and Penny Sin ...

'' (1938) .... Harvey Bates *''

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) .... Jenkins *'' The Great Waltz'' (1938) .... Hofbauer *'' The Family Next Door'' (1939) .... George Pierce *''

The Lady's from Kentucky ''The Lady's from Kentucky'' is a 1939 film directed by Alexander Hall and starring George Raft and Ellen Drew. It was written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan from a story by Rowland Brown. The screenplay involves a failing bookie (Raft) who becomes hal ...

'' (1939) .... Mousey Johnson *'' Eternally Yours'' (1939) .... Benton *''

Little Accident ''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...

'' (1939) .... Herbert Pearson *'' La Conga Nights'' (1940) .... Henry I. Dibble Jr. / Faith Dibble / Hope Dibble / Charity Dibble / Prudence Dibble / Mrs. Henry I. Dibble Jr. / Henry I. Dibble Sr. *'' Private Affairs'' (1940) .... Angus McPherson *'' A Little Bit of Heaven'' (1940) .... Pop Loring *''

The Villain Still Pursued Her ''The Villain Still Pursued Her'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Billy Gilbert and Buster Keaton. It is a parody of old stage melodramas but is based primarily on ''The Drunkard'', a 19th-century prohibit ...

'' (1940) .... Frederick Healy *''

Hit Parade of 1941 ''Hit Parade of 1941'' is a 1940 American film written by Bradford Ropes, F. Hugh Herbert and Maurice Leo and directed by John H. Auer. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 13th Academy Awards with the song "Who Am I?", with mu ...

'' (1940) .... Ferdinand Farraday *''

Slightly Tempted ''Slightly Tempted'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Johnny Downs, Elisabeth Risdon, George E. Stone and Gertrude Michael. The film was released ...

'' (1940) .... Professor Ross *''

Meet the Chump ''Meet the Chump'' is a 1941 American film starring Hugh Herbert. Plot A man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left. Cast * Hugh Herbert as H ...

'' (1941) .... Hugh Mansfield *'' The Black Cat'' (1941) .... Mr. Penny *''

Hello, Sucker ''Hello, Sucker'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey, Walter Catlett and Robert Emmett ...

'' (1941) .... Hubert Worthington Clippe *''

Badlands of Dakota ''Badlands of Dakota'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer. Its plot follows a sheriff and his girlfriend who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok a ...

'' (1941) .... Rocky Plummer *'' Hellzapoppin''' (1941) .... Quimby *'' Don't Get Personal'' (1942) .... Elmer Whippet / Oscar Whippet *'' You're Telling Me'' (1942) .... Hubert Abercrombie Gumm *''

There's One Born Every Minute ''There's One Born Every Minute'', also known as ''Man or Mouse'', is a 1942 American Universal Pictures comedy film directed by Harold Young. It was Elizabeth Taylor's first film and one of her only films with Universal Studios. The film is ...

'' (1942) .... Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine / Colonel Cladius Zebediah Twine *'' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1942) .... Marcus Throckmorton *'' It's a Great Life'' (1943) .... Timothy Brewster *''

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'' (1943) .... Himself *''Pitchin' in the Kitchen'' (1943, Short) .... Adam Spiggott *'' Who's Hugh?'' (1943, Short) .... Himself *''Oh, Baby!'' (1944, Short) .... Elmer 'Picklepuss' Burns *''His Hotel Sweet'' (1944, Short) .... Himself *'' Kismet'' (1944) .... Feisal *'' Ever Since Venus'' (1944) .... P.G. Grimble *''A Knight and a Blonde'' (1944, Short) .... Himself *''

Music for Millions ''Music for Millions'' is a 1944 musical film, musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt, Hugh Herbert, Harry Davenport (ac ...

'' (1944) .... Uncle Ferdinand *''Woo, Woo!'' (1945, Short) *''Wife Decoy'' (1945, Short) .... Hughie Hawkins *''The Mayor's Husband'' (1945, Short) .... Himself *''

One Way to Love ''One Way to Love'' is a 1946 American comedy film starring Willard Parker and Chester Morris. It was directed by Ray Enright Ray Enright (March 25, 1896 – April 3, 1965) was an American film director. He directed 73 films between 1927 ...

'' (1946) .... Eustace P. Trumble *''When the Wife's Away'' (1946, Short) .... Himself *''Get Along Little Zombie'' (1946, Short) .... Himself *''Honeymoon Blues'' (1946, Short) .... Himself *''Hot Heir'' (1947, Short) .... Himself *''Nervous Shakedown'' (1947, Short) .... Mr. Penn *''

Blondie in the Dough ''Blondie in the Dough'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is 21st of the 28 Blondie films. Plot Dagwood and his boss are frantically se ...

'' (1947) .... Llewellyn Simmons *''Should Husbands Marry?'' (1947, Short) .... Himself *''

On Our Merry Way ''On Our Merry Way'' is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DVD lis ...

'' (1948) .... Eli Hobbs *''Tall, Dark and Gruesome'' (1948, Short) .... Hugh Sherlock, playwright *''

So This Is New York ''So This Is New York'' is a 1948 satirical movie comedy starring acerbic radio and television comedian Henry Morgan and directed by Richard Fleischer. The cynically sophisticated screenplay was written by Carl Foreman and Herbert Baker from t ...

'' (1948) .... Mr. Lucius Trumball *''

One Touch of Venus ''One Touch of Venus'' is a 1943 musical with music written by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash, and book by S. J. Perelman and Nash, based on the 1885 novella ''The Tinted Venus'' by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the Pygma ...

'' (1948) .... Mercury (scenes deleted) *''

The Girl from Manhattan ''The Girl from Manhattan'' is a 1948 American comedy film, comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery (actor), George Montgomery, and Charles Laughton.DOROTHY LAMOUR STARS IN FILM MINUS SARONG G K. L ...

'' (1948) .... Aaron Goss *''

A Song Is Born ''A Song Is Born'' (also known as ''That's Life''), starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, is a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake of Howard Hawks' 1941 movie ''Ball of Fire'' with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This version was also d ...

'' (1948) .... Professor Twingle *''A Pinch in Time'' (1948, Short) .... Himself *''Trapped by a Blonde'' (1949, Short) .... Himself *''

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend ''The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee. It was directed by Preston Sturges and written by him based on a story by Earl Felton. The film ...

'' (1949) .... Doctor *''Super Wolf'' (1949, Short) .... Aunt Fanny / Dave McGurk alias Dave the Drip *'' One Shivery Night'' (1950, Short) .... Himself *''A Slip and a Miss'' (1950, Short) .... Himself *''Woo-Woo Blues'' (1951, Short) .... Himself *''

Havana Rose ''Havana Rose'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Bill Williams and Hugh Herbert. It was one of a number of American films set in Havana during the era.Pérez Firmat p.54 Plot T ...

'' (1951) .... Filbert Fillmore *''Trouble In-Laws'' (1951, Short) .... Himself *''The Gink in the Sink'' (1952, Short) .... Himself (final film role)

As writer

*''Sunny California'' (1928, Short) *'' Lights of New York'' (1928) *''Mind Your Business'' (1928, Short) *''

'' (1930) *'' The Second Wife'' (1930) *''

'' (1930) *'' The Sin Ship'' (1931)

As director

*''

'' (1930)

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