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Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from
silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
s to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men before he was of voting age.


Life and career

Lucien Littlefield was born in San Antonio, Texas and attended
Staunton Military Academy Staunton Military Academy was a private all-male military school located in Staunton, Virginia. Founded in 1884, the academy closed in 1976. The school was highly regarded for its academic and military programs, and many notable American political ...
. He started his movie career in 1913 and worked as an actor until his death in 1960. He usually portrayed comedic supporting characters, often much older than himself. His role of the doctor in '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927) is one of his more notable performances. The character actor appeared with
Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...
, first as an eccentric professor in '' Dirty Work'' and finally as a veterinarian in '' Sons of the Desert'', both made in 1933. He also played
Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...
's father in '' My Best Girl'' in 1927. Other roles include the western ''
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'' with
William S. Hart William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and inte ...
, the comedy ''
Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...
'' with
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British actor. He was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future w ...
, and '' Johnny Come Lately'' with
James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...
. He played an eccentric inventor in an early episode of '' Adventures of Superman'' titled "The Runaway Robot". Littlefield played many character roles in other TV shows of the 1950s, such as '' Blondie'', '' Lassie'', '' Dragnet'' and ''
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''. He died of natural causes in 1960 at a veterans' hospital in Hollywood, California, and he was buried in Glendale's
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.''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries''
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Selected filmography

* '' Rose of the Rancho'' (1914) (uncredited) * '' The Ghost Breaker'' (1914) as Judge Jarvis * '' The Warrens of Virginia'' (1915) as Tom Dabney * '' A Gentleman of Leisure'' (1915) as Clerk * ''
The Wild Goose Chase ''The Wild Goose Chase'' is a late Jacobean stage play, a comedy written by John Fletcher, first performed in 1621. It is often classed among Fletcher's most effective and best-constructed plays; Edmund Gosse called it "one of the brightest a ...
'' (1915, short) as The 'Grind' * ''
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'' (1915) as Fence (uncredited) * ''
The Marriage of Kitty ''The Marriage of Kitty'' is a lost 1915 American silent comedy film directed by George Melford. It was written by Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Hector Turnbull. The origin of the work was de Croisset, who wro ...
'' (1915) as Minor Role * '' Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo'' (1915) as The Rag Picker * '' The Unknown'' (1915) as Minor Role * '' The Cheat'' (1915) as Hardy's Secretary (uncredited) * ''
The Golden Chance ''The Golden Chance'' is a 1915 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. A print of the film survives at George Eastman House. DeMille remade the film in 1921 as ''Forbidden Fruit''. Cast * Cleo Ridgely as Mary Denby * Wallace Reid a ...
'' (1915) as Roger Manning's Valet (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1915) (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1916) as Frederick Holtz * '' To Have and to Have'' (1916) as King James I * ''
The Love Mask ''The Love Mask'' is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Cecil B. DeMille and Jeanie MacPherson. The film stars Cleo Ridgely, Wallace Reid, Earle Foxe, Bob Fleming, Dorothy Abril and Lucien Littlefield. Th ...
'' (1916) * ''
The Heart of Nora Flynn ''The Heart of Nora Flynn'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film is reportedly preserved at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Cast See also *''The House That Shadows Built ''The House ...
'' (1916) as The Gardener * ''
A Gutter Magdalene ''A Gutter Magdalene'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Clinton Stagg. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Charles West, William Elmer, Gertrude Kellar and Ronald Bradbury. The film was relea ...
'' (1916) * ''
Joan the Woman ''Joan the Woman'' is a 1916 American epic silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc. The film premiered on Christmas Day in 1916. This was DeMille's first historical drama. The screenplay is b ...
'' (1916) * '' The Golden Fetter'' (1917) as Pete * '' On Record'' (1917) * ''
The Cost of Hatred ''The Cost of Hatred'' is a 1917 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Roberts, Tom Forman (actor), Tom Forman, Jack W. Johnston, Jack Holt (ac ...
'' (1917) * ''
The Jaguar's Claws ''The Jaguar's Claws'' is a 1917 American Western silent film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by William M. McCoy, Beatrice DeMille and Leighton Osmun. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Fritzi Brunette, Tom Moore, Marjorie Daw, Tom For ...
'' (1917) as Minor Role * '' The Squaw Man's Son'' (1917) as Lord Yester * '' The Hostage'' (1917) as Paul * ''
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. ''Hawthorne of the U.S.A.'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy adventure film directed by James Cruze and starring Wallace Reid and Lila Lee.Everywoman'' (1919) as Lord Witness * '' Double Speed'' (1920) as Reginald Toby * ''
Why Change Your Wife? ''Why Change Your Wife?'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. Plot Frumpy wife Beth devotes herself to bettering her husband's mind and expanding his appreciation for the finer thin ...
'' (1920) as Gordon's Butler * ''
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'' (1920) as Sherlo * '' Sick Abed'' (1920) as Dr. Widner * '' The Sins of St. Anthony'' (1920) as Lieutenant Humphrey Smith * '' The Fourteenth Man'' (1920) as Wesley Colfax Winslow * '' The Round-Up'' (1920) as Parenthesis (uncredited) * '' Eyes of the Heart'' (1920) as Whitey * ''
Her First Elopement ''Her First Elopement'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Edith M. Kennedy. It is based on the 1915 novel ''Her First Elopement'' by Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Jerome Patrick, Nell Craig, Luc ...
'' (1920) as Man with Raccoon Coat (uncredited) * '' The Furnace'' (1920) as Bert Vallance * ''
Her First Elopement ''Her First Elopement'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Edith M. Kennedy. It is based on the 1915 novel ''Her First Elopement'' by Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Jerome Patrick, Nell Craig, Luc ...
'' (1920) as Ted Maitland * '' All Souls' Eve'' (1921) * '' The Little Clown'' (1921) as Connie Potts * '' Too Much Speed'' (1921) as Jimmy Rodman * ''
Crazy to Marry ''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Synopsis Dr. Hobart H ...
'' (1921) as Minister * '' The Hell Diggers'' (1921) as Silas Hoskins * ''
The Affairs of Anatol ''The Affairs of Anatol'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1893 play '' Anatol'' by Arthur Schnitzler. Plot Socialite Anatol Spencer ...
'' (1921) as Spencer's Valet (uncredited) * '' The Sheik'' (1921) as Gaston - French Valet * '' Rent Free'' (1922) as 'Batty' Briggs * '' Tillie'' (1922) as Doc Weaver * '' Saturday Night'' (1922) as Uncle Van's Secretary (uncredited) * ''
Her Husband's Trademark ''Her Husband's Trademark'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson and Richard Wayne. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was shot on location in El Pa ...
'' (1922) as Slithy Winters * ''
Across the Continent ''Across the Continent'' is a lostProgressive ...
'' (1922) as Scott Tyler * '' Beyond the Rocks'' (1922) as Sir Lionel Grey's Associate (uncredited) * '' Our Leading Citizen'' (1922) as The Editor * ''
The Siren Call ''The Siren Call'' is a 1922 American drama silent film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Philip D. Hurn, Victor Irvin and J.E. Nash. Starring Dorothy Dalton, David Powell, Mitchell Lewis, Ed Brady, Will Walling, Leigh Wyant and Lucien ...
'' (1922) as Irishman * ''
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'' (1922) as Witness * '' To Have and to Hold'' (1922) as Duke of Buckingham * '' Mr. Billings Spends His Dime'' (1923) as Martin Green * ''
The Tiger's Claw ''The Tiger's Claw'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jack Cunningham. The film stars Jack Holt, Eva Novak, George Periolat, Bertram Grassby, Aileen Pringle, and Carl Stockdale. It was released on ...
'' (1923) as Goyrem * '' Three Wise Fools'' (1923) as Douglas * ''
The French Doll ''The French Doll'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Orville Caldwell and Rod La Rocque. It was based on a French-language novel by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon.Goble p.770 ...
'' (1923) as Dobbs, the Butler * ''
In the Palace of the King ''In the Palace of the King'' is a 1923 American silent historical romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by F. Marion Crawford. Directed by Emmett J. Flynn, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Pauline Starke, and Edmund Lowe. A pre ...
'' (1923) as Adonis * '' The Rendezvous'' (1923) as Commissar * ''
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'' (1924) as Jeremiah Piper * ''
Name the Man ''Name the Man'' is a surviving 1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Mae Busch. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures in association with Cosmopolitan Productions. Plot Arriving home late on ...
'' (1924) as Sharf * '' True As Steel'' (1924) as Mr. Foote * ''
Babbitt Babbitt may refer to: Fiction * ''Babbitt'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis ** ''Babbitt'' (1924 film), a 1924 silent film based on the novel ** ''Babbitt'' (1934 film), a 1934 film based on the novel *Babbit, the family name of the titl ...
'' (1924) as Edward Littlefield * '' A Woman Who Sinned'' (1924) as Rev. Hillburn * '' Never Say Die'' (1924) as Griggs * ''
The Painted Lady ''The Painted Lady'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Plot The story as told by ''The Moving Picture News'' reads: Cast See also * Harry Carey film ...
'' (1924) as Matt Logan * ''
Feet of Clay Feet of clay is an idiom used to refer to a weakness or character flaw, especially in people of prominence and power. It can also be used to refer to larger groups, such as societies, businesses, and empires. An entity with feet of clay may appe ...
'' (1924) as Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
Gerald Cranston's Lady ''Gerald Cranston's Lady'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring James Kirkwood, Alma Rubens, and Walter McGrail. It is based on the novel of the same title by Gilbert Frankau published the same year a ...
'' (1924) as Stanley Tilotson * ''
Teeth A tooth ( : teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores and omnivores, also use teeth to help with capturing or wounding prey, tear ...
'' (1924) as Under-sheriff * ''
Gold Heels Gold Heels (foaled 1898 in Pennsylvania) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who, in a two-year period, set one new stakes record and four track records, including a world record. Background Gold Heels was bred by Alexander Cassatt ...
'' (1924) as Push Miller * ''
The Deadwood Coach ''The Deadwood Coach'' is a 1924 American silent Western film written and directed by Lynn Reynolds. It is based on the 1908 novel ''The Orphan'' by Clarence E. Mulford. The film stars Tom Mix, George Bancroft, Doris May, Lucien Littlefield, ...
'' (1924) as Charlie Winter - in play * ''
Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...
'' (1925) as Brasset - the Scout * ''
Gold and the Girl ''Gold and the Girl'' is a 1925 American silent western film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Buck Jones, Elinor Fair Elinor Virginia Martin ('' née'' Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957), known professionally as Elinor Fa ...
'' (1925) as Weasel * ''
The Rainbow Trail ''The Rainbow Trail'', also known as ''The Desert Crucible'', is Western author Zane Grey's sequel to ''Riders of the Purple Sage''. Originally published under the title ''The Rainbow Trail'' in 1915, it was re-edited and re-released in recent ...
'' (1925) as Joe Lake * '' What Price Goofy?'' (1925, Short) as Speck - Jamison's Faithful Butler * ''
Hearts and Spurs Hearts most commonly refers to: * Hearts (card game), a trick-taking game * Hearts (suit), one of the standard four suits of cards * Heart, an organ Hearts may also refer to: Music * The Hearts, an American girl group closely related to the J ...
'' (1925) as Ford Driver (uncredited) * '' Innocent Husbands'' (1925, Short) as The House Detective * '' Madame Sans Jane'' (1925, Short) as Steward * '' There Goes the Bride'' (1925, Short) * '' Somewhere in Somewhere'' (1925, Short) as The Buck Private * ''
Laughing Ladies Laughter is a Pleasure, pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the Thoracic diaphragm, diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or ...
'' (1925, Short) as The Dentist * ''
Tumbleweeds A tumbleweed is a kind of plant habit or structure. Tumbleweed, tumble-weed or tumble weed may also refer to: Films * ''Tumbleweeds'' (1925 film), William S. Hart film * ''Tumbling Tumbleweeds'' (1935 film), Gene Autry film * ''Tumbleweed'' (1 ...
'' (1925) as Kentucky Rose * '' Soul Mates'' (1925) as Stevens * '' A Punch in the Nose'' (1926, Short) * ''
Your Husband's Past In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...
'' (1926, Short) * ''
Torrent Torrent or torrents may refer to: * A fast flowing stream Animals * Torrent duck, a species of the family Anatidae * Torrent fish * Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs * Torrent robin, a bird species * Torrent salamander, a family of s ...
'' (1926) as Cupido * ''
Brooding Eyes ''Brooding Eyes'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Clifford and Robert Ellis.Munden p.94 Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Slim Jim Carey * Ruth Clifford as Joan Ayre * Robert Elli ...
'' (1926) as Bell * ''
Tony Runs Wild ''Tony Runs Wild'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Tom Mix, Tony the Horse, Jacqueline Logan, Lawford Davidson, Duke R. Lee, and Vivien Oakland. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on A ...
'' (1926) as Red * ''
Bachelor Brides ''Bachelor Brides'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Rod La Rocque, Elinor Fair and Eulalie Jensen. It is based on a 1925 British-set stage play by Charles Horace Malcolm.Goblp.303/ref> The film ...
'' (1926) as Egbert Beamish * '' Don Key (Son of Burro)'' (1926, Short) * '' Take It from Me'' (1926) as Cyrus Crabb * ''
Twinkletoes ''Twinkletoes'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Colleen Moore. The film, as with most of Moore's vehicles at this time, was produced by her husband John McCormick (producer), Jo ...
'' (1926) as Hank * '' Taxi! Taxi!'' (1927) as Billy Wallace * '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927) as Ira Lazar * '' The Lighter That Failed'' (1927, Short) (uncredited) * '' My Best Girl'' (1927) as Pa Johnson * ''
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. ...
'' (1927) as Lawyer Marks * ''
The Small Bachelor ''The Small Bachelor'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 28 April 1927 by Methuen & Co., London, and in the United States on 17 June 1927 by George H. Doran, New York.McIlvaine (1990), A37, pp. 51–53. ...
'' (1927) * '' Cheating Cheaters'' (1927) as 'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1927) as Councilman * ''
A Texas Steer ''A Texas Steer'' is a lost 1927 American silent film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Will Rogers. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles H. Hoyt.Mordaunt HallA Texas Steer (1927) ''The New York Times'', Janu ...
'' (1927) as Yell * ''
A Ship Comes In ''A Ship Comes In'' (also known as ''His Country'') is a 1928 silent film which tells the story of immigrants coming to the United States. It stars Rudolph Schildkraut, Louise Dresser, Milton Holmes, Linda Landi, and Fritz Feld. The movie was ...
'' (1928) as Dan Casey * ''
The Man in Hobbles ''The Man in Hobbles'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring John Harron, Lila Lee and Lucien Littlefield.Babington & Barr p.133 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert. Cast ...
'' (1928) as Pa Harris * ''
A Blonde for a Night ''A Blonde for a Night'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper and F. McGrew Willis and starring Marie Prevost, Franklin Pangborn and Harrison Ford.Munden p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art director Step ...
'' (1928) as Jenks * ''
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 Tarkingt ...
'' (1928) as Dad Jenks * ''
The Head Man ''The Head Man'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Gerald Duffy, Howard J. Green, Sidney Lazarus and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Charles Murray, Loretta Young, Larry Kent, Lucien Littlefield, E. J. Ra ...
'' (1928) as Ed Barnes * '' Heart to Heart'' (1928) as Uncle Joe Boyd * '' Mother Knows Best'' (1928) as Pa Quail * '' Do Your Duty'' (1928) as Andy McIntosh * '' Making the Grade'' (1929) as Silas Cooper * ''
Clear the Decks ''Clear the Decks'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. It is based on the 1926 novel ''When the Devil Was Sick'' by E.J. Rath. The film st ...
'' (1929) as Plinge * ''
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 ...
'' (1929) as Willie * ''
This Is Heaven ''This Is Heaven'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Vilma Bánky. It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn and released through United Artists. The film concerns a newly arrived Hungarian immigr ...
'' (1929) as Frank Chase * ''
The Girl in the Glass Cage ''The Girl in the Glass Cage'' is a 1929 American part-talkie crime drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Loretta Young, Carroll Nye, Matthew Betz, Lucien Littlefield, and Ralph Lewis. It is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by ...
'' (1929) as Sheik Smith * '' Drag'' (1929) as Pa Parker * '' Dark Streets'' (1929) as Census Taker * '' The Great Divide'' (1929) as Texas Tommy * ''
Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most succ ...
'' (1929) as Lucien Littlefield * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1929) as Thomas Hayden * ''
No No Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves t ...
'' (1930) as Jim Smith * '' Getting a Raise'' (1930, Short) as Pa Potter * ''
Clancy in Wall Street ''Clancy in Wall Street'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film. It stars Charles Murray, who had made a number of films for Edward Small. It was also known as ''Clancy Caught Short'' and was described as the first comedy about the stock mark ...
'' (1930) as Andy MacIntosh * ''
High Society Blues ''High Society Blues'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was written by Howard J. Green from the story by Dana Burnett, and directed by David Butler. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen f ...
'' (1930) as Eli Granger * '' Big Money'' (1930, Short) as Pa Potter * ''
She's My Weakness ''She's My Weakness'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown (assisted by Dewey Starkey) and starring Sue Carol and Arthur Lake. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, based on the Broadway play ...
'' (1930) as Warren Thurber * ''
Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), ''Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and ''Tom Sawyer, Dete ...
'' (1930) as Schoolteacher * '' Reducing'' (1931) as Elmer Truffle * ''
Scandal Sheet Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism (usually dramatized and sometimes unverifiable or even blatantly false), which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also known as ...
'' (1931) as Charles McCloskey * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1931) as Adams * ''
Misbehaving Ladies ''Misbehaving Ladies'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lila Lee, Ben Lyon and Louise Fazenda. It is also known as ''The Queen of Main Street''. Cast * Lila Lee as Princess Ellen * Ben Lyon as ...
'' (1931) as Uncle Joe Boyd * '' Young as You Feel'' (1931) as Noah Marley * '' Trouble from Abroad'' (1931, Short) as Captain Wimble * '' The Great Junction Hotel'' (1931, Short) * '' Broken Lullaby'' (1932) as Herr Walter Schultz * ''
Strangers in Love ''Strangers in Love'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes, written by Grover Jones, William J. Locke and William Slavens McNutt, and starring Fredric March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin, Juliette Compton, George Bar ...
'' (1932) as Professor Clark * '' Are You Listening?'' (1932) as Fred (uncredited) * '' Shopworn'' (1932) as Fred * '' Strangers of the Evening'' (1932) as Frank 'Snookie' Daniels aka Richard Roe * '' Jimmy's New Yacht'' (1932, Short) as Mr. Ford * ''
Miss Pinkerton ''Miss Pinkerton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy mystery film about a nurse who becomes involved in a murder investigation. It stars Joan Blondell, George Brent and Ruth Hall. Cast * Joan Blondell as Nurse Adams aka "Miss Pinkerton" * G ...
'' (1932) as Henderson (scenes deleted) * '' Speed Madness'' (1932) as Forbes * '' Downstairs'' (1932) as Françoise - a Drunken Servant * ''
Devil and the Deep ''Devil and the Deep'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering, based on Maurice Larrouy's novel (''Sirenes et Tritons''), and starring Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton and Cary Grant. It follows a naval ...
'' (1932) as Shopkeeper (uncredited) * '' That's My Boy'' (1932) as Uncle Louie * '' Pride of the Legion'' (1932) as 'Dad' Tully * ''
Evenings for Sale The evening is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Evening may also refer to: * ''Evening'' (magazine), a Japanese magazine * ''Evening'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Susan Minot ** ''Evening'' (film), a 2007 film * ''Evenings'' (f ...
'' (1932) as Schwenk * ''
If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: Ernst L ...
'' (1932) as Zeb - Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited) * ''
Rasputin and the Empress ''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, as ...
'' (1932) as Reveler at Party (uncredited) * ''
The Bitter Tea of General Yen ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama war film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, and featuring Nils Asther and Walter Connolly. Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Stone, th ...
'' (1932) as Mr. Jacobson * '' That's My Baby'' (1932) * ''
Sailor's Luck ''Sailor's Luck'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh for Fox Film Corporation. It stars James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Victor Jory, and Frank Moran. The plot has a sailor on shore leave falling for a nice gir ...
'' (1933) as Elmer Brown * ''
Sweepings ''Sweepings'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Lester Cohen, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart and Alan Dinehart. It was released on April 14, 1933, by RKO Pictu ...
'' (1933) as Grimson * ''
Professional Sweetheart ''Professional Sweetheart'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy directed by William A. Seiter from a screenplay by Maurine Watkins. It stars Ginger Rogers in her first film for RKO Radio Pictures, with Norman Foster, ZaSu Pitts and F ...
'' (1933) as Ed - the Announcer * ''
The Big Brain ''The Big Brain'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Sy Bartlett and Warren Duff. The film stars George E. Stone, Phillips Holmes, Fay Wray, Minna Gombell and Lilian Bond. The film was relea ...
'' (1933) as Justice of the Peace * ''
Skyway A skyway, skybridge, skywalk, or sky walkway is an elevated type of pedway connecting two or more buildings in an urban area, or connecting elevated points within mountainous recreational zones. Urban skyways very often take the form of enclos ...
'' (1933) as Webster * ''
Chance at Heaven ''Chance at Heaven'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Julien Josephson and Sarah Y. Mason based on a 1932 short story of the same name by Vina Delmar. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Joel McCre ...
'' (1933) as Fred Harris * '' Dirty Work'' (1933, Short) as Professor Noodle (uncredited) * ''
East of Fifth Avenue ''East of Fifth Avenue'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Wallace Ford, Mary Carlisle and Dorothy Tree.Dick p.237 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The plot revolves around the inhabitant ...
'' (1933) as Gardner * ''
Rainbow Over Broadway ''Rainbow Over Broadway'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Joan Marsh, Frank Albertson and Lucien Littlefield. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. Cast * ...
'' (1933) as Timothy Chibbins * '' Sons of the Desert'' (1933) as Dr. Horace Meddick, the Veterinarian * ''
Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
'' (1933; scene deleted) * ''
Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...
'' (1934) as Mr. George Peters * ''
Stand Up and Cheer! ''Stand Up and Cheer!'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken dur ...
'' (1934) as Professor Hi De Ho (uncredited) * '' Thirty Day Princess'' (1934) as Parker * ''
Marrying Widows ''Marrying Widows'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Judith Allen, Johnny Mack Brown and Minna Gombell.Parish & Pitts, p. 286 Synopsis After the death of her sewing machine tycoon husband, a young w ...
'' (1934) as The Brother-In-Law * ''
Kiss and Make-Up ''Kiss and Make-Up'' is a 1934 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant as a doctor who specializes in making women beautiful. Genevieve Tobin and Helen Mack play his romantic entanglements. The film was based on the play ''Kozmetika'' by (credi ...
'' (1934) as Max Pascal * ''
When Strangers Meet ''When Strangers Meet'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge, and Lucien Littlefield. It was released on July 20, 1934. Cast * Richard Cromwell as Paul Tarman * Arline Judge as Ru ...
'' (1934) as Barney Crane * ''
Gridiron Flash ''Gridiron Flash'' is a 1934 American sports film directed by Glenn Tryon and starring Eddie Quillan, Betty Furness and Grant Mitchell. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. It made a profit of $43,000. Plot Belford College's football ...
'' (1934) as L.B. Fields * '' Love Time'' (1934) as Willie Obenbiegler * '' Sweepstake Annie'' (1935) as Henry Foster * ''
Carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
'' (1935) as Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...
'' (1935) as Charles Belknap-Jackson * ''
One Frightened Night ''One Frightened Night'' is a 1935 American comedy mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Charley Grapewin, Lucien Littlefield and Mary Carlisle. The film has entered the public domain. Plot Faced with an upcoming inheritance tax ...
'' (1935) as Dr. Denham * ''
The Murder Man ''The Murder Man'' is a 1935 American crime-drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, and Lionel Atwill, and directed by Tim Whelan. The picture was Tracy's first film in what would be a twenty-year career with MGM. Tracy plays an inves ...
'' (1935) as Peter J. Rafferty * ''
Man on the Flying Trapeze ''Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (UK title: ''The Memory Expert'') is a 1935 comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his ...
'' (1935) as Mr. Peabody * ''
She Gets Her Man She Gets Her Man may refer to: * She Gets Her Man (1935 film), an American comedy film * She Gets Her Man (1945 film) ''She Gets Her Man'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Warren Wilson, Clyde Bruckman, Ra ...
'' (1935) as Elmer * '' The Return of Peter Grimm'' (1935) as Colonel Tom Lawton * '' Cappy Ricks Returns'' (1935) as Skinner * '' I Dream Too Much'' (1935) as Hubert Dilley * ''
Magnificent Obsession ''Magnificent Obsession'' is a 1929 novel by American author Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being '' The Robe'', '' White Banners'' and ''The Big Fisher ...
'' (1935) as Breezy (uncredited) * '' Strike Me Pink'' (1936) as Professor Kittridge (uncredited) * ''
Rose Marie Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta; August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer with a career ultimately spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night ...
'' (1936) as Storekeeper * ''
The Moon's Our Home ''The Moon's Our Home'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter. It was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Faith Baldwin and first published in serial form in ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine. Plot summary A comedy a ...
'' (1936) as Ogden Holbrook * ''
Let's Sing Again ''Let's Sing Again'' is a 1936 American film directed by Kurt Neumann. Plot An orphan (eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York. Cast *Bobby Breen as Billy Gordon *Henry Armetta as Joe Pasquale * Ge ...
'' (1936) as Supt. Henry Perkins * ''
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'' (1936) as Mr. O'Leary * ''
Hotel Haywire ''Hotel Haywire'' is a 1937 American comedy film written by Preston Sturges with uncredited rewrites by Lillie Hayward. It was directed by George Archainbaud and stars Leo Carrillo, Lynne Overman, Spring Byington, Benny Baker and Colette Lyons. ...
'' (1937) as Elmer (uncredited) * ''
Wild Money ''Wild Money'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Louis King and written by Paul Gallico, Edward T. Lowe, Jr., Marguerite Roberts and Eddie Welch. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Louise Campbell, Lynne Overman, Lucien Littlefield, ...
'' (1937) as Bill Hawkins * ''
High, Wide, and Handsome ''High, Wide and Handsome'' is a 1937 American musical Western film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale, Sr., Charles Bickford and Dorothy Lamour. The film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and G ...
'' (1937) as Mr. Lippincott * ''
Souls at Sea ''Souls at Sea'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny ...
'' (1937) as Toymaker * '' Partners in Crime'' (1937) as Mr. Twitchell * '' Born to the West'' (1937) as Cattle Buyer * ''
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge ''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howa ...
'' (1937) as Mr. Smith * ''
Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and intern ...
'' (1937) as San Francisco Postmaster (uncredited) * '' Scandal Street'' (1938) as Robert Johnson * ''
Hollywood Stadium Mystery ''Hollywood Stadium Mystery'' is a 1938 American film directed by David Howard. Plot A rivalry develops between a district attorney named Devons, who finds murder mysteries amusing but amateurish, and Pauline Ward, a crime novelist. They play ...
'' (1938) as Watchman * '' Reckless Living'' (1938) as Lucius Carr (uncredited) * ''
Wide Open Faces ''Wide Open Faces'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Joe E. Brown, Jane Wyman and Alison Skipworth.Quinlan p.72 The screenplay concerns a man who tries to prevent mobsters getting their hands on loot that th ...
'' (1938) as P. T. 'Doc' Williams * ''
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'' (1938) as Professor Abner Danner * '' I Am the Law'' (1938) as Mr. Roberts (uncredited) * '' The Night Hawk'' (1938) as Parrish * ''
Pirates of the Skies ''Pirates of the Skies'' (aka ''Plane 66'') is a 1939 American action film directed by Joseph A. McDonough and written by Lester Cole and Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson, Regis Toomey, Marion Martin, Samuel S. Hinds ...
'' (1939) as Dr. Amos Pettingill * '' Mystery Plane'' (1939) as Winslow * ''
Unmarried Civil status, or marital status, are the distinct options that describe a person's relationship with a significant other. ''Married'', '' single'', '' divorced'', and ''widowed'' are examples of civil status. ''Civil status'' and ''marital stat ...
'' (1939) as School Principal (uncredited) * '' What a Life'' (1939) as Mr. Patterson * ''
Sabotage Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a ''saboteur''. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identitie ...
'' (1939) as Eli * '' Jeepers Creepers'' (1939) as Grandpa * '' Money to Burn'' (1939) as Irving * '' Those Were the Days!'' (1940) as Professor Sillicocks * '' The Westerner'' (1940) as The Stranger * ''
Life with Henry ''Life with Henry'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. The film was relea ...
'' (1940) as Mr. Stevens * ''
Li'l Abner ''Li'l Abner'' is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United States, Canada and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbilly, hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written a ...
'' (1940) as The Sheriff / Mr. Oldtimer * '' Murder Among Friends'' (1941) as Dr. Fred Turk * ''
The Great American Broadcast ''The Great American Broadcast'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne. Plot Impoverished roommates Rix Martin and Chuck Hadley have dreams of being the first to operate a coast-to-coast ra ...
'' (1941) as Justice of the Peace * ''
The Little Foxes ''The Little Foxes'' is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the litt ...
'' (1941) as Manders * ''
Man at Large ''Man at Large'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Larkin. The film stars Marjorie Weaver, George Reeves, Richard Derr, Steven Geray, Milton Parsons and Spencer Charters. The film was released on Sep ...
'' (1941) as Jones, Nervous Man at Tourist Camp * ''
Henry Aldrich for President ''Henry Aldrich for President'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, June Preisser, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Dorothy Peterson and Martha O'Driscoll. The ...
'' (1941) as Mr. Crosley * ''
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 ...
'' (1942) as Barnes * ''
Castle in the Desert ''Castle in the Desert'' is a 1942 film featuring the Chinese detective Charlie Chan. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox. The series continued with Toler, though under m ...
'' (1942) as Gleason * ''
This Time for Keeps ''This Time for Keeps'' is a 1947 American romantic musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Produced by MGM, it is about a soldier, returning home ...
'' (1942) as Herb - Western Union Man (uncredited) * ''
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) as Third Customer (uncredited) * ''
The Great Man's Lady ''The Great Man's Lady'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. It is based on the short story "The Human Side" by Viña Delmar. It was filmed at two locations in Thousand ...
'' (1942) as City Editor * '' Hillbilly Blitzkrieg'' (1942) as Prof. Waldo James * ''
Bells of Capistrano ''Bells of Capistrano'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Grey. Written by Lawrence Kimble, it is a story of a singing cowboy who helps out a beautiful rodeo owner ...
'' (1942) as Daniel (Pop) McCracken * ''
Whistling in Dixie ''Whistling in Dixie'' is a 1942 American crime comedy film, the second of three starring Red Skelton as radio detective and amateur crime solver Wally Benton (also known as The Fox) and Ann Rutherford as his fiancée. The pair are called upon to ...
'' (1942) as Corporal Lucken * ''
Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McC ...
'' (1943) as Hank Eastman * ''
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour ''Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Edwin Blum and Aleen Leslie. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Diana Lynn and Frances Gifford. The fi ...
'' (1943) as Mr. Quid (uncredited) * '' Johnny Come Lately'' (1943) as Blaker * ''
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House ''Henry Aldrich Haunts a House'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Joan Mortimer and Vaughan Glaser. Th ...
'' (1943) as Mr. Quid * ''
Casanova in Burlesque ''Casanova in Burlesque'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Frank Gill Jr.. The film stars Joe E. Brown, June Havoc, Dale Evans, Marjorie Gateson, Lucien Littlefield and Ian Keith. The film was released o ...
'' (1944) as John Alden Compton * '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944) as Mr. Snodgrass * '' Cowboy and the Senorita'' (1944) as Judge Loomis * '' Goodnight, Sweetheart'' (1944) as Collins * ''
When the Lights Go on Again "When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)" is a popular song composed during World War II. It was written by Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler. The first recording, by Vaughn Monroe, reached number one on the charts in 1943. T ...
'' (1944) as Andy * ''
One Body Too Many ''One Body Too Many'' is a 1944 American comedy-mystery film directed by Frank McDonald, starring Bela Lugosi, Jack Haley and Lyle Talbot. Plot A timid insurance salesman Albert L. Tuttle (Jack Haley) visits eccentric millionaire Cyrus J. Ruth ...
'' (1944) as Kenneth Hopkins * '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944) as The Judge * ''
Zorro's Black Whip ''Zorro's Black Whip'' is a 1944 12-chapter film serial by Republic Pictures starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of '' The Mark of Zorro'' in order to capitalize on it. Republic was not able to u ...
'' (1944) as 'Tenpoint' Jackson * '' Scared Stiff'' (1945) as Charles Waldeck / Preston Waldeck * ''
The Caribbean Mystery ''The Caribbean Mystery'' is a 1945 American film noir mystery film which marked the directorial debut of Robert D. Webb. It is the third film adaptation of the 1933 novel ''Murder in Trinidad'' by John W. Vandercook to be produced by 20th Centur ...
'' (1945) as Dr. Praskins (uncredited) * ''
In Old Sacramento ''In Old Sacramento'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Frances Hyland and Frank Gruber. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Constance Moore, Henry H. Daniels Jr., Ruth Donnelly, Eugene Pallette and Jack ...
'' (1946) as Barber (uncredited) * ''
Rendezvous with Annie ''Rendezvous with Annie'' is a 1946 comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by and Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film stars Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe and Gail Patrick. The supporting cast features C. Aubrey Smith and William Frawley. ...
'' (1946) as Ed Kramer * ''
That Brennan Girl ''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 Melodrama#Film, melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn (actor), James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall (bandleader), William Marshall, and J ...
'' (1946) as The Florist * ''
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy ''Love Laughs at Andy Hardy'' is a 1946 American film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone. The film is also known under its American promotional title ''Uncle Andy Hardy''. Th ...
'' (1946) as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival'' (1947) as The Judge, in 'Fabulous Joe' * '' The Fabulous Joe'' (1947) as Judge * ''
Sweet Genevieve ''Sweet Genevieve'' is a 1947 comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter and Jimmy Lydon. It was produced by Sam Katzman. Plot Cast Production The film was announced in February 1947. Filming started in April 1947. Re ...
'' (1947) as Mr. Rogers * ''
Lightnin' in the Forest ''Lightnin' in the Forest'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Don "Red" Barry, Warren Douglas, Lorna Gray, Lucien Littlefield and Claire Du Brey. The film was r ...
'' (1947) as Joad * ''
Jinx Money ''Jinx Money'' is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the tenth film in the series and the first one to include Bennie Bartlett as part of the team. Plot Pollack, an underworld gambler, is murdered, but before he dies ...
'' (1948) as Tipper * ''
Hollow Triumph ''Hollow Triumph'' (working title ''The Man Who Murdered Himself'', reissued in the United States as ''The Scar'') is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks. It was rel ...
'' (1948) as Mr. Davis (uncredited) * ''
Let's Live a Little ''Let's Live a Little'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Cummings. Written by Howard Irving Young, Edmund L. Hartmann, Albert J. Cohen, and Jack Harvey, the film is about an o ...
'' (1948) as Mr. Tinker (uncredited) * ''
Bad Men of Tombstone ''Bad Men of Tombstone'' is a 1949 American Western film from King Brothers Productions. It was co-written by Philip Yordan and stars Barry Sullivan and Broderick Crawford. King Brothers announced plans for a sequel, ''The Marshall of Tombsto ...
'' (1949) as Old Man in Claims Office (uncredited) * '' Susanna Pass'' (1949) as Russell Masters * ''
At Sword's Point ''At Sword's Point'', also known as ''The Sons of the Three Musketeers'', is a 1952 American historical action adventure film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. It was shot in Technicolor by RKO Radio Pictur ...
'' (1952) as Cpl. Gautier (uncredited) * ''
Woman of the North Country ''Woman of the North Country'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Ruth Hussey, Rod Cameron, John Agar and Gale Storm. The film was released on September 5, 1952, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Ruth H ...
'' (1952) as Parvin (uncredited) * '' Roar of the Crowd'' (1953) as Josh (uncredited) * ''
Casanova's Big Night ''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova ...
'' (1954) as First Prisoner * ''
Sudden Danger ''Sudden Danger'' is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland, and Tom Drake.. Plot Police detective Doyle (Elliott) is investigating the alleged suicide of a woman who heads ...
'' (1955) as Dave Glennon * ''
Bop Girl Goes Calypso ''Bop Girl Goes Calypso'' is a 1957 American United Artists film directed by Howard W. Koch and starring Judy Tyler. It features calypso music by the Bobby Troup Trio and bassist Jim Aton. Plot Working on a thesis, college student Bob Hilton ...
'' (1957) as Prof. Winthrop * ''
The High Cost of Loving ''The High Cost of Loving'' is a 1958 comedy film directed by and starring Jose Ferrer. It marked the film debut of Gena Rowlands. Plot Around the same time that Jim Fry learns that his place of work is merging with another company, his wife of ...
'' (1958) as Brabin (uncredited) * ''
Wink of an Eye "Wink of an Eye" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek''. Written by Arthur Heinemann, based on a story by Gene L. Coon (under the pen name Lee Cronin), and directed by Jud ...
'' (1958) as Old Man


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