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Paul Causey Hurst (October 15, 1888 – February 27, 1953) was an American
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and
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Career

Born in
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, Hurst was half-
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and half-
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. He was raised on a ranch. He appeared in hundreds of films during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. However, he got his start painting scenery as part of the backstage crew during the silent movie era. By 1911, he was active in films as an actor, writer and director. He freelanced and worked for many of the movie studios, building a solid reputation for his work both on and off screen. Hurst is best remembered for two roles: as the
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deserter who trespasses at Tara and is shot by Scarlett in ''
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'' (1939); and his memorable characterization of the drunken and sadistic vigilante Smith in ''
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'' (1943). However, he was most proud of his role as a crotchety, old rancher who refuses water to a Quaker family in the movie ''
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'', until
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's character convinces him to share the water. It was after this latter role that Republic Pictures signed him as the comic sidekick in Monte Hale's Western series. His last film was
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's ''
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''.


Personal life and death

Hurst was married to actress
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. He was diagnosed with terminal
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in late 1952, and committed
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on February 27, 1953. He is buried in Reedley Cemetery in
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.


Filmography


As actor

* ''Jean of the Jail'' (1912) - Alcalde * ''The Stolen Invention'' (1912) - John Rawley, a Promoter * ''The Outlaw'' (1912) - Black Pete * ''The Loneliness of the Hills'' (1912) - The Indian Chief * ''When Youth Meets Youth'' (1912) - Will Thurvell, the Foreman * ''The Redskin Raiders'' (1912) * ''Shannon of the Sixth'' (1914) - Captain Arlington * ''The Invisible Power'' (1914) - Lorenzo * ''
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'' (1914) - Benton - a Foreman
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* ''The Tragedy on Bear Mountain'' (1915, Short) - Steve Barty * ''The Girl Detective'' (1915) - (Episode #1, 2, etc.) * ''Mysteries of the Grand Hotel'' (1915) * ''The Pitfall'' (1915) - Garvin - a Crooked Politician * '' Stingaree'' (1915) - Howie - Stingaree's Partner * ''
The Social Pirates ''The Social Pirates'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by James W. Horne. It starred Marin Sais, Ollie Kirkby and True Boardman. It was written by George Bronson Howard and produced by the Kalem Company.''Pictorial History of Silen ...
'' (1916) - Mona's Accomplice * ''Whispering Smith'' (1916) - Murray Sinclair * ''Medicine Bend'' (1916) - Murray Sinclair * ''Judith of the Cumberlands'' (1916) - Blatchley Turrentine * ''The Diamond Runners'' (1916) - Paul - the Brains of the I.D.B. * ''The Manager of the B & A'' (1916) - Roger Oakley * ''A Lass of the Lumberlands'' (1916) * ''The Railroad Raiders'' (1917) - Steve Arnold * ''The Further Adventures of Stingaree'' (1917) - Howie * ''
Rimrock Jones ''Rimrock Jones'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Wallace Reid. Cast * Wallace Reid as Rimrock Jones * Ann Little as Mary Fortune * Charles Stanton Ogle as Hassayamp Hicks * Paul Hurst as ...
'' (1918) - Ike Bray * ''With Hoops of Steel'' (1918) * '' Smashing Through'' (1918) - Stevens * ''
The Tiger's Trail ''The Tiger's Trail'' is a 1919 American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst. A "fragmentary print" from the serial survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Grim Gordon ...
'' (1919, director) * ''
Lightning Bryce ''Lightning Bryce'' is a 1919-1920 American Western film serial directed by Paul Hurst and starring Ann Little and Jack Hoxie (his first starring role). In all, 15 episodes were produced; all episodes survive today and are in the public domai ...
'' (1919) - Powder Solvang * '' The Roaring Road'' (1926) * ''
The High Hand ''The High Hand'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Josephine Hill and Paul Hurst. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Sandy Sands * Josephine Hill as Edith Oaks * Paul Hurst as Chris Doble * Murdo ...
'' (1926) - Chris Doble * ''The Fighting Ranger'' (1926) * ''Battling Kid'' (1926) * '' The Outlaw Express'' (1926) - Secretary * ''Son of a Gun'' (1926) * ''
The Midnight Message ''The Midnight Message'' is a 1926 silent film drama produced and released by an independent producer. It was directed by Paul Hurst and starred Wanda Hawley and Mary Carr. A surviving film today at the Library of Congress, it is available on hom ...
'' (1926, director) * ''Blue Streak O'Neil'' (1927) * ''
Rider of the Law ''Rider of the Law'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Harry Carey as Jim Kyneton * Vester Pegg as Nick Kyneton (as Vesta Pegg) * Ted Brooks as The Kid ...
'' (1927) - Henry Baker * ''The Overland Stage'' (1927) - Hell-A-Poppin' Casey * ''The Range Raiders'' (1927) * ''
The Man from Hard Pan ''The Man from Hard Pan'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eugenia Gilbert and Rosa Gore. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Robert Alan * Eugenia Gilbert as Elizabeth Warner * Rosa Gore as Sa ...
'' (1927) - Larry Lackey * ''Outlaw's Paradise'' (1927) * ''The Range Riders'' (1927) * '' The Devil's Saddle'' (1927) - 'Swig' Moran * ''
The Red Raiders ''The Red Raiders'' is an extant 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ken Maynard. It was distributed by First National Pictures. Cast * Ken Maynard as Lt. John Scott * Anne Drew as Jane Logan * J. P. McG ...
'' (1927) - Sergeant Murphy * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1927) - Randeau * ''
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'' (1927) - Slugger McGlue * '' The Cossacks'' (1928) - Sitchi * '' Lilac Time'' (1928) - (uncredited) * ''The Rainbow'' (1929) - Pat * ''The Lawless Legion'' (1929) - Ramirez * ''The California Mail'' (1929) - Rowdy Ryan * ''
Tide of Empire ''Tide of Empire '' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. The film was originally slated to star Joan Crawford in the female lead, but the final filming had Renée Adorée ins ...
'' (1929) - Poppy * '' Sailor's Holiday'' (1929) - Jimmylegs * '' Oh, Yeah!'' (1929) - Railroad-Yard Superintendent * ''
The Racketeer ''The Racketeer'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film. Directed by Howard Higgin, the film is also known as ''Love's Conquest'' in the United Kingdom. It tells the tale of some members of the criminal class in 1920s America, and in particular ...
'' (1929) - Mehaffy * ''
His First Command ''His First Command'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian and Gavin Gordon.Munden p.352 Location shooting took place at Fort Riley in Kansas. Synopsis A playboy ...
'' (1929) - Sgt. Westbrook * ''
Officer O'Brien ''Officer O'Brien'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy crime film directed by Tay Garnett and starring William Boyd, Ernest Torrence and Dorothy Sebastian. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.Munden p.557 It was ...
'' (1930) - Captain Antrim * ''
Lucky Larkin Lucky Larkin is a 1930 American pre-Code synchronized sound Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Marion Jackson and Leslie Mason. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musi ...
'' (1930) - Pete Brierson * ''The Swellhead'' (1930) - Mugsy * '' Mountain Justice'' (1930) - Lem Harland * '' The Runaway Bride'' (1930) - Sergeant Daly * '' Shadow of the Law'' (1930) - Pete Shore * ''
Hot Curves ''Hot Curves'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures and directed by Norman Taurog. A print is held by the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and ...
'' (1930) - 'Slug', Baseball Player * '' Paradise Island'' (1930) - Beauty * ''
Borrowed Wives ''Borrowed Wives'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. It stars silent performers Vera Reynolds, Rex Lease, and Sam Hardy. It was distributed by Tiffany Pictures. Plot Peter Foley (Rex Lease) is a beneficia ...
'' (1930) - Bull Morgan * ''
The Lottery Bride ''The Lottery Bride'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Jeanette MacDonald, John Garrick, ZaSu Pitts, and Joe E. Brown. The film was produced by Joseph M. Schenck and Arthur Hammerstein, based on ...
'' (1930) - Lottery Agent (uncredited) * ''
The Third Alarm ''The Third Alarm'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Emory Johnson. The film is based on the original story by Emilie Johnson and is set in San Francisco, California. The photoplay stars Anita Louise, James Hall (actor), James ...
'' (1930) - 'Beauty' Johnson * ''
The Single Sin ''The Single Sin'' is a 1931 American Pre-code drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Johnson, Bert Lytell and Paul Hurst. It was produced and released by the independent company Tiffany Pictures. Synopsis Struggling actress Ka ...
'' (1931) - Slug * ''
The Secret Six ''The Secret Six'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film starring Wallace Beery as "Slaughterhouse Scorpio", a character very loosely based on Al Capone, and featuring Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Marjorie Rambeau ...
'' (1931) - Nick Mizoski - the Gouger * '' Kick In'' (1931) - Detective Whip Fogarty * ''
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'' (1931) - Cantina Bartender * ''
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'' (1931, Short) - Mexican Bandit * ''
The Public Defender ''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...
'' (1931) - Doc * ''
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'' (1931) - Goldie's Butler * ''
The Secret Witness ''The Secret Witness'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film, directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Una Merkel, William Collier Jr. and Zasu Pitts.Goble p. 946 It is an adaptation of the novel ''Murder in the Gilded Cage'' by Sam Spewack. ...
'' (1931) - Officer Brannigan (uncredited) * ''
Maker of Men ''Maker of Men'' is a 1931 American pre-Code sports melodrama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Howard J. Green and Edward Sedgwick. Produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation, the film stars Jack Holt, Richard Cromwell, and ...
'' (1931) - Gabby * '' Panama Flo'' (1932) - Al * '' State's Attorney'' (1932) - Captain Morgan * ''
My Pal, the King ''My Pal, the King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Tom Mix, and featuring Mickey Rooney and James Kirkwood.Quinlan, David (1997) ''The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and t ...
'' (1932) - Red * '' The Thirteenth Guest'' (1932) - Detective Grump * ''
Hold 'Em Jail ''Hold 'Em Jail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. They play a couple of boobs who are wrongfully convicted for firearm possession and sent to prison, where they somehow end up playing on the warden's footbal ...
'' (1932) - Coach Butch * ''
The Phantom President ''The Phantom President'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy and political satire film. It was directed by Norman Taurog, starred George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante, with songs by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Ha ...
'' (1932) - Sailor (uncredited) * ''
The Big Stampede ''The Big Stampede'' is a 1932 pre-Code American Western film starring John Wayne (with his horse named "Duke") and Noah Beery. It is a remake of the 1927 film '' The Land Beyond the Law''. Plot Deputy Sheriff Steele is commissioned by Govern ...
'' (1932) - Arizona - Arizona * ''
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 ...
'' (1932) - Stiles * '' Island of Lost Souls'' (1932) - Donahue * ''
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'' (1933) - Canadian Bridge Player (uncredited) * '' Out All Night'' (1933) - Henry (uncredited) * ''
Terror Aboard ''Terror Aboard'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Paul Sloane, written by Robert Presnell Sr., Manuel Seff and Harvey F. Thew, and starring John Halliday, Charlie Ruggles, Shirley Grey, Neil Hamilton, Jack La Rue, Verree T ...
'' (1933) - Boatswain * ''
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'' (1933) - Detective Terrence Aloysius Hogan * ''
Hold Your Man ''Hold Your Man '' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Sam Wood and starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, the third of their six films together.Landazuri, Margarit"Hold Your Man" (TCM article)/ref> The scre ...
'' (1933) - Aubrey C. Mitchell (uncredited) * ''
Tugboat Annie ''Tugboat Annie'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Norman Reilly Raine and Zelda Sears, and starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery as a comically quarrelsome middle-aged couple who operate a tugboat. Dr ...
'' (1933) - Sam * ''
Saturday's Millions ''Saturday's Millions'' is a 1933 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Robert Young, Andy Devine, Leila Hyams and Johnny Mack Brown. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is an a ...
'' (1933) - Doc Maloney, Trainer * '' Day of Reckoning'' (1933) - Harry * ''
The Women in His Life ''The Women in His Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Otto Kruger. Cast * Otto Kruger as Kent 'Barry' Barringer * Una Merkel as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons * Ben Lyon as Roger McKane * Isabel Jew ...
'' (1933) - Paul * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) - Swedish Soldier (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1934) - Nana's First Employer (uncredited) * ''
The Big Race ''The Big Race'' is a 1934 American film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer. It was also known as ''Raising the Wind''.RAISING THE WIND (Butcher) Picture Show; London Vol. 31, Iss. 786, (May 26, 1934): 19. Cast *Boots Mallory as Patricia *John Darrow ...
'' (1934) - Skipper O'Neal * ''
The Line-Up ''The Line-Up'' is a 1934 American crime film directed by Howard Higgin and starring William Gargan, Marian Nixon and Paul Hurst.Langman & Finn p.144 Synopsis A young police officer is assigned to the detective squad investigating a series o ...
'' (1934) - Detective Sergeant Doyle * '' A Very Honorable Guy'' (1934) - Butler (uncredited) * ''
Sing and Like It ''Sing and Like It'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William A. Seiter from a screenplay by Marion Dix and Laird Doyle, based on the unpublished short story ''So You Won't Sing, Eh?'' by Aben Kandel. The film stars ZaSu Pi ...
'' (1934) - Tied Up Mug (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1934) - Minor Role * ''
Midnight Alibi ''Midnight Alibi'' is a 1934 pre-Code crime comedy-drama directed by Alan Crosland, produced by First National Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. and starring Richard Barthelmess. Midnight Alibi is an adaptation of Damon Runyon's 1933 short s ...
'' (1934) - Babe the Butcher * '' Take the Stand'' (1934) - Denny O'Brien * '' Among the Missing'' (1934) - Police Capt. Bill Connors * ''
Tomorrow's Youth ''Tomorrow's Youth'' is a 1934 American film directed by Charles Lamont. Cast * Dickie Moore as Thomas Hall Jr *Martha Sleeper as Mrs. Hall *John Miljan as Tom Hall *Franklin Pangborn as Tutor * Paul Hurst as Detective * Gloria Shea as Janes Ho ...
'' (1934) - Detective * '' Sequoia'' (1934) - Bergman * ''
Romance in Manhattan ''Romance in Manhattan'' is a 1935 American comedy/romance film directed by Stephen Roberts, starring Francis Lederer and Ginger Rogers, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Karel Novak (Lederer), an incredibly naive Czech immigrant, arr ...
'' (1935) - Joe - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Maybe It's Love'' (1935) - Expressman (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Shadow of Doubt'' (1935) - Police Lt. Jack Sackville * ''
Wilderness Mail ''Wilderness Mail'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Forrest Sheldon and written by Bennett Cohen and Robert Dillon. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Fred Kohler, Paul Hurst, Doris Brook, Syd Saylor and Dick Curtis. The film was relea ...
'' (1935) - Jules - Henchman * ''
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'' (1935) - Hefty * '' Star of Midnight'' (1935) - Detective Corbett (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Fibo Morgan - Florabelle's Cousin (uncredited) * '' Public Hero No. 1'' (1935) - Rufe Parker * '' Calm Yourself'' (1935) - Detective Roscoe * ''
The Daring Young Man ''The Daring Young Man'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Sam Hellman, William Hurlbut and Glenn Tryon. The film stars James Dunn, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton, Sidney Toler, Warren Hymer and Stanley Fi ...
'' (1935) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * ''
The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) win ...
'' (1935) - Bell Captain * ''
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'' (1936) - Belcher * ''
It Had to Happen ''It Had to Happen'' is a 1936 American drama film starring George Raft and Rosalind Russell. The movie was written by Kathryn Scola, and Howard Ellis Smith, and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It is based on the 1909 short story "Canavan, the Man Wh ...
'' (1936) - Workman (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1936) - Wilson * ''
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role. Based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland, which ...
'' (1936) - 1st Deputy (uncredited) * '' Blackmailer'' (1936) - Inspector Killian * '' To Mary - with Love'' (1936) - Drunk * ''
I'd Give My Life ''I'd Give My Life'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by George O'Neil based upon the play '' The Noose''. The film stars Guy Standing, Frances Drake, Tom Brown, Janet Beecher, Robert Gleckler, and Helen Lo ...
'' (1936) - Conly * ''
The Gay Desperado ''The Gay Desperado'' is a 1936 comedy film starring Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, and Nino Martini and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, produced by Mary Pickford, and originally released by United Artists. The film was restored by the UCLA Film and Te ...
'' (1936) - American Detective * '' North of Nome'' (1936) - Carlson * ''
We Who Are About to Die ''We Who Are About to Die'' is a 1937 film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounc ...
'' (1937) - Tip Fuller * ''
Trouble in Morocco ''Trouble in Morocco'' is a 1937 American adventure war film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and starring Jack Holt. Cast * Jack Holt ... Paul Cluett *Mae Clarke ... Linda Lawrence *Paul Hurst ... Tiger Malone * C. Henry Gordon ... Captain Nar ...
'' (1937) - Tiger Malone * '' Song of the City'' (1937) - First Detective (uncredited) * ''
This Is My Affair ''This Is My Affair'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. It was released by 20th Century Fox. Plot In 1901, US President William McKinl ...
'' (1937) - Bowler * ''
Angel's Holiday ''Angel's Holiday'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root. The film stars Jane Withers, Joan Davis, Sally Blane, Robert Kent, Harold Huber and Frank Jenks. The film was released on ...
'' (1937) - Sergeant Murphy * ''
Fifty Roads to Town ''Fifty Roads to Town'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Don Ameche and Ann Sothern. The film is based on a book of the same name by author Frederick Nebel. This is the third novel Nebel wrote. Plot ...
'' (1937) - Tom * ''
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'' (1937) - Drunk * ''
You Can't Beat Love ''You Can't Beat Love'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Maxwell Shane and David Silverstein. The film stars Preston Foster, Joan Fontaine, Herbert Mundin, William Brisbane and Alan Bruce. The film was r ...
'' (1937) - Foreman Butch Mehaffey * ''
Super-Sleuth ''Super-Sleuth'' is a 1937 comedy film directed by Ben Stoloff. It was an early lead role for Jack Oakie. ''Super Sleuth'' was a remade in 1946 as ''Genius at Work'', with comedy team of Wally Brown and Alan Carney. Plot A film detective believ ...
'' (1937) - Motorcycle Cop * ''
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'' (1937) - McCabe * ''
The Legion of Missing Men ''The Legion of Missing Men'' is a 1937 Monogram Pictures film about the French Foreign Legion set in the French protectorate of Morocco. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, it stars Ralph Forbes who had also served in the cinematic Foreign Legion i ...
'' (1937) - Muggsy * ''
You Can't Have Everything ''You Can't Have Everything'' is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The film stars Alice Faye and Don Ameche, and was the film debut for Gypsy Rose Lee credited as Louise Hovick part of her bir ...
'' (1937) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' She's No Lady'' (1937) - Cop * ''
Wife, Doctor and Nurse ''Wife, Doctor and Nurse'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Loretta Young. Plot Cast * Loretta Young as Ina Heath Lewis * Warner Baxter as Dr. Judd Lewis * Virginia Bruce as Miss Stephens aka Steve * Jane Da ...
'' (1937) - Bill * ''
Danger – Love at Work ''Danger – Love at Work'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by James Edward Grant and Ben Markson focuses on an attorney's frustrating efforts to deal with a wildly eccentric family. Plot Henry ...
'' (1937) - Police Officer * ''
The Lady Fights Back ''The Lady Fights Back'' is a 1937 American action film directed by Milton Carruth and written by Brown Holmes and Robert T. Shannon. It is based on the 1937 novel ''Heather of the High Hand'' by Arthur Stringer. The film stars Kent Taylor, ...
'' (1937) - Maloney * ''
Ali Baba Goes to Town ''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' is a 1937 musical film directed by David Butler and starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Cantor plays a hobo named Aloysius "Al" Babson, who walks into the camp of a movie company that is making th ...
'' (1937) - Captain * '' Second Honeymoon'' (1937) - Dennis Huggins * '' 45 Fathers'' (1937) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''
In Old Chicago ''In Old Chicago'' is a 1938 American disaster musical drama film directed by Henry King. The screenplay by Sonya Levien and Lamar Trotti was based on the Niven Busch story, "We the O'Learys". The film is a fictionalized account about the G ...
'' (1938) - Edward (Mitch) Mitchell * ''
No Time to Marry ''No Time to Marry'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Richard Arlen, Mary Astor and Lionel Stander.Goble p.888 Partial cast * Richard Arlen as Perry Brown * Mary Astor as Kay McGowan * Lionel Stander as A ...
'' (1938) - Sergeant * ''
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...
'' (1938) - Mug * '' Island in the Sky'' (1938) - Happy * ''
Alexander's Ragtime Band "Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a Tin Pan Alley song by American composer Irving Berlin released in 1911 and is often inaccurately cited as his first global hit. Despite its title, the song is a march as opposed to a rag and contains little sync ...
'' (1938) - Bill Mulligan * '' Josette'' (1938) - A. Adolphus Heyman * ''
Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'' (1938) - Soapy * '' My Lucky Star'' (1938) - Louie * ''
Hold That Co-ed ''Hold That Co-ed'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by George Marshall, starring John Barrymore, George Murphy and Marjorie Weaver. Plot summary Former star quarterback Rusty Stevens believes he is being hired to be prosperous Clayton Universit ...
'' (1938) - Slapsy * ''
The Last Express ''The Last Express'' is an adventure video game designed by Jordan Mechner and published by Broderbund in 1997 for PC. Players take on the role of an American who accepts an invite by a friend to join them on the Orient Express, days before the ...
'' (1938) - Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer * ''
Secrets of a Nurse Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...
'' (1938) - Slice Cavanaugh * '' Thanks for Everything'' (1938) - Guard * ''
Topper Takes a Trip ''Topper Takes a Trip'' is a 1938Some sources, such as Turner Classic Movies, say 1939. According to the Internet Movie Database, the film was released in New York City on 29 December 1938, and in the United States in January 1939. The exact year ...
'' (1938) - Bartender * ''
Cafe Society A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...
'' (1939) - Bartender * ''
Broadway Serenade ''Broadway Serenade'' (also known as ''Serenade'') is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote an ...
'' (1939) - Reynolds * ''
The Kid from Kokomo ''The Kid from Kokomo'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell, May Robson, Jane Wyman and Stanley Fields. The film was rele ...
'' (1939) - First Old Man in Fistfight * '' It Could Happen to You'' (1939) - Sandy * '' Each Dawn I Die'' (1939) - Garsky * '' Bad Lands'' (1939) - Curly Tom * '' Quick Millions'' (1939) - Sheriff * ''
On Your Toes ''On Your Toes'' (1936) is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939. While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dol ...
'' (1939) - Variety Club Bartender (uncredited) * '' Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' (1939) - Empire State Building Guard (uncredited) * ''
Remember? ''Remember?'' is an American romantic comedy released on December 19, 1939, directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, Greer Garson and Lew Ayres. It was rushed into production by MGM studio chief Loui ...
'' (1939) - Policeman * ''
Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind may also refer to: Music * ''Gone with the Wind'' ...
'' (1939) - the Yankee Deserter * ''
Castle on the Hudson ''Castle on the Hudson'' (UK title: ''Years Without Days'') is a 1940 American film noir drama directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief is sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by t ...
'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Star Dust'' (1940) - Mac, Amalgamated Lab Tech * ''
Edison, the Man ''Edison, the Man'' is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on t ...
'' (1940) - Sheriff * ''
Torrid Zone The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
'' (1940) - Daniels * '' They Drive By Night'' (1940) - Pete Haig (uncredited) * ''
South to Karanga ''South to Karanga'' is a 1940 American action adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster starring James Craig, Luli Deste and Charles Bickford. Production The film was originally called ''Bombay Uprising'' but was relocated from India to Af ...
'' (1940) - Slats * '' The Westerner'' (1940) - Chickenfoot * ''
Men Against the Sky ''Men Against the Sky'' is a 1940 drama directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie. Based on a story by John Twist, with a screenplay by novelist Nathanael West, the film is about aircraft de ...
'' (1940) - Mechanic (uncredited) * ''
Spring Parade ''Spring Parade'' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film. Plot Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about a Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese ...
'' (1940) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''
Tugboat Annie Sails Again ''Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' is a 1940 American comedy romance film directed by Lewis Seiler. The picture is a sequel to ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933). Marjorie Rambeau took over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting cast features Alan H ...
'' (1940) - Pete * '' Goin' Fishin''' (1940, Short) - Bus conductor * '' Street of Memories'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Bowery Boy'' (1940) - Blubber Mullins * ''
Tall, Dark and Handsome "Tall, dark, and handsome" is a phrase that refers to an appealing man, often found in romantic fiction aimed at women. History The term came to prominent use in the early 1900s and was commonly used in Hollywood during the 1920s to describe Ru ...
'' (1941) - Biff Sage * ''
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
'' (1941) - Thomas * ''
Petticoat Politics ''Petticoat Politics'' is a 1941 film, the ninth and final of Republic's Higgins Family series. Plot summary Lil Higgins become excessively worried that her newly retired husband Joe will die now that he has nothing to do all day. She has learne ...
'' (1941) - Slats O'Dell * '' The Great Mr. Nobody'' (1941) - Michael O'Connor * ''
Caught in the Draft ''Caught in the Draft'' is a 1941 comedy/war film with Bob Hope directed by David Butler. Plot Famous Hollywood actor Don Bolton (Hope) is a vain movie star whose biggest fear is to be drafted into the US Army. He definitely lacks the qualities ...
'' (1941) - Sgt. Burns * '' The Parson of Panamint'' (1941) - Jake Waldren * '' This Woman is Mine'' (1941) - Second Mate Mumford * '' Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring'' (1941) - Page * '' Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) - Feets * ''
Sundown Jim ''Sundown Jim'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by James Tinling, written by William Bruckner and Robert F. Metzler, and starring John Kimbrough, Virginia Gilmore, Arleen Whelan, Joe Sawyer, Paul Hurst and Moroni Olsen. It was rele ...
'' (1942) - Broderick * '' Night in New Orleans'' (1942) - Sergeant Casper Riordan * '' Calaboose'' (1943) - Bartender Ed * ''
Young and Willing ''Young and Willing'' is a 1943 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, and Susan Hayward. With a screenplay by Virginia Van Upp based on the play ''Out of the ...
'' (1943) - First Cop * ''
Hi'ya, Chum ''Hi'ya, Chum'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film starring Jane Frazee and the Ritz Brothers. Cast * Ritz Brothers - Merry Madcaps * Jane Frazee - Sunny Lee * Robert Paige - Tommy Craig * June Clyde - Madge Tracy * Paul Hurst Paul M ...
'' (1943) - Archie Billings * ''
The Ox Bow Incident ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews and Mary Beth Hughes, with Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan and Jane Darwell. Two cowboys arr ...
'' (1943) - Monty Smith * ''
Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, Manhattan Beach to its east, L ...
'' (1943) - Louie * '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) - Dock Foreman (uncredited) * ''
Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...
'' (1943) - 'Lucky Luke' Lannigan * '' December 7th: The Movie'' (1943) - World War I Ghost Soldier * ''The Ghost That Walks Alone'' (1944) - Sheriff Slim Carson (uncredited) * '' Summer Storm'' (1944) - Officer Orloff * ''
Greenwich Village Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village ...
'' (1944) - Milkman (scenes deleted) * ''
Barbary Coast Gent ''Barbary Coast Gent'' is a 1944 American Western comedy film set in 1880s San Francisco's Barbary Coast and Nevada starring Wallace Beery. The movie was directed by Roy Del Ruth and features Binnie Barnes, Beery's brother Noah Beery, Sr., Joh ...
'' (1944) - Jake Compton * ''
Girl Rush ''Girl Rush'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford, Barbara Jo Allen, Robert Mitchum, Paul Hurst, Patti Brill and Sarah Padden. The fi ...
'' (1944) - Muley * ''
Something for the Boys ''Something for the Boys'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Produced by Mike Todd, the show opened on Broadway in 1943 and starred Ethel Merman in her fifth Cole Porter musical. P ...
'' (1944) - Defense Plant Foreman (uncredited) * ''
The Big Show-Off ''The Big Show-Off'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and distributed by Republic Pictures. It teams Arthur Lake before his return to the '' Blondie'' film series and Dale Evans, most frequently seen with her husban ...
'' (1945) - The Devil * ''
Her Lucky Night ''Her Lucky Night'' is a 1945 musical film starring The Andrews Sisters. It was their last film for Universal. Plot A story of a woman who tries to find a boyfriend. Cast Lawsuit The film was part of a lawsuit by Harold Lloyd against Universal ...
'' (1945) - Maloney (uncredited) * ''
Nob Hill Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class. Nob Hill is among the highes ...
'' (1945) - El Dorado Doorman (uncredited) * ''
Penthouse Rhythm ''Penthouse Rhythm'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Stanley Roberts and Howard Dimsdale. The film stars Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, Edward Norris, Maxie Rosenbloom, Eric Blore, Minna Gombell and Edwa ...
'' (1945) - Police Desk Sergeant * '' Scared Stiff'' (1945) - Sheriff * '' Steppin' in Society'' (1945) - Cookie * '' Midnight Manhunt'' (1945) - Murphy * '' The Dolly Sisters'' (1945) - Tim Dowling (uncredited) * ''
Dakota Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota, ...
'' (1945) - Captain Spotts * '' Murder in the Music Hall'' (1946) - Hobarth * '' The Virginian'' (1946) - Bartender (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) - Stagecoach Driver * ''
Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the Highest temperature recorded on Earth, hottest place on Earth. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the ...
'' (1946) - Sergeant Dailey * '' Plainsman and the Lady'' (1946) - Al * ''
Angel and the Badman ''Angel and the Badman'' is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot. The film is about an injured gunfighter who is nursed back to health by a ...
'' (1947) - Frederick Carson * ''Under California Skies'' (1947) - Lucky John Hawkins * ''
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) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''
Madonna of the Desert ''Madonna of the Desert'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair (director), George Blair and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Don "Red" Barry, Don Castle, Sheldon Leonard, Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst and ...
'' (1948) - Pete Connors * ''
California Firebrand ''California Firebrand'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler and Royal K. Cole. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst, Alice Tyrrell, Tristram Coffin and LeRoy M ...
'' (1948) - Chuck Waggoner * ''
Who Killed Doc Robbin ''Who Killed Doc Robbin'' is a 1948 film directed by Bernard Carr and starring Larry Olsen, Billy Gray, and Renee Beard. It was produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan as a reimagining of their ''Our Gang'' series. The film was one of "H ...
'' (1948) - Jailer * ''
Old Los Angeles ''Old Los Angeles'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Clements Ripley. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Joseph Schildkraut, Andy Devine and Estelita ...
'' (1948) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''
Heart of Virginia ''Heart of Virginia'' is a 1948 American sports drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Janet Martin, Robert Lowery and Frankie Darro.Martin p.76 Believing that he is responsible for the death of a fellow rider, a jockey develops ...
'' (1948) - Whit Galtry * ''
The Arizona Ranger ''The Arizona Ranger'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Rawlins and starring Tim Holt and his father Jack.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p228 RKO head of produc ...
'' (1948) - Ben Riddle * ''
Son of God's Country ''Son of God's Country'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Paul Gangelin and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Pamela Blake, Paul Hurst, James Nolan, Jay Kirby and Steve Darrell ...
'' (1948) - Eli Walker * ''
Yellow Sky ''Yellow Sky'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, and Anne Baxter. The story is believed to be loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's '' The Tempest''. The screenplay ...
'' (1948) - Drunk (uncredited) * ''
Gun Smugglers ''Gun Smugglers'' is a 1948 American Western directed by Frank McDonald. The film is a Tim Holt B Western wherein Holt serves as a scout for the army in search of some smuggled gattling guns. Tim Holt plays himself rather than a character.Rich ...
'' (1949) - Sergeant Hasty Jones * ''
Prince of the Plains ''Prince of the Plains'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Louise Rousseau and Albert DeMond. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Shirley Davis, Roy Barcroft, Rory Mallinson and Harry Lauter. The film w ...
'' (1949) - Sheriff Hank Hartley * ''
Law of the Golden West ''Law of the Golden West'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Philip Ford (film director), Philip Ford and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst, Gail Davis, Roy Barcroft, ...
'' (1949) - Otis Ellis * ''
Outcasts of the Trail ''Outcasts of the Trail'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Jeff Donnell, Roy Barcroft, John Gallaudet and Milton Parsons. The film was released on June ...
'' (1949) - Doc Meadowlark * '' South of Rio'' (1949) - Andy Weems * ''San Antone Ambush'' (1949) - Happy Daniels * '' Ranger of Cherokee Strip'' (1949) - Sheriff Jug Mason * ''
Pioneer Marshal ''Pioneer Marshal'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Philip Ford (film director), Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst, Nan Leslie, Roy Barcro ...
'' (1949) - Huck Homer * ''
The Vanishing Westerner ''The Vanishing Westerner'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by Robert Creighton Williams, and starring Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, Arthur Space and Richard Anderson. It was released on ...
'' (1950) - Waldorf Worthington * ''
The Old Frontier ''The Old Frontier'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Claudia Barrett, William "Bill" Henry, Tristram Coffin and William Haade. The film w ...
'' (1950) - Skipper Horton * ''
The Missourians ''The Missourians'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by George Blair and written by Arthur E. Orloff. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, Lyn Thomas, Howard Negley and Scott Elliott. The film was released as a Fawce ...
'' (1950) - Lawyer John Finn * ''
Million Dollar Pursuit ''Million Dollar Pursuit'' is a 1951 film noir crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Penny Edwards, Grant Withers and Norman Budd.Martin p.470 The film's art direction was by Frank Hotaling. Plot Cast * Penny Edwards as Ronnie ...
'' (1951) - Ray Harvey * '' Big Jim McLain'' (1952) - Mr. Lexiter * '' Toughest Man in Arizona'' (1952) - Dalton * ''
The Sun Shines Bright ''The Sun Shines Bright'' is a 1953 American Comedy-Drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in the 1910s, specifica ...
'' (1953) - Army Sgt. Jimmy Bagby (final film role)


As director

* ''
The Hazards of Helen ''The Hazards of Helen'' is an American adventure film serial (or possibly a film series) of 119 twelve-minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914, and February 24, 1917. At 2 ...
'' (1914 serial) (uncredited) * '' A Woman in the Web'' (1918 serial) * '' Play Straight or Fight'' (1918) *'' The Kingfisher's Roost'' (1921) * '' The Crow's Nest'' (1922) * ''
Battling Bunyan ''Battling Bunyan'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent sports film, sports comedy film directed by Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst and starring Wesley Barry, Frank Campeau, and Molly Malone (actress), Molly Malone. In order to raise cash in a ...
'' (1924) * ''
Folly of Youth ''Folly of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent crime drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Gaston Glass, Hedda Nova and Noah Beery.Munden p.258 It takes place during the era of Prohibition. Synopsis After his sister falls ill ...
'' (1925) * ''
The Law of the Snow Country ''The Law of the Snow Country'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Jane Thomas and Noble Johnson. Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Sergeant Jimmy Burke * Jane Thomas as Marie * Noble Jo ...
'' (1926) * ''
Blue Streak O'Neil ''Blue Streak O'Neil'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Al Hoxie, Ione Reed and Cliff Lyons. Location shooting took place in at the Sequoia National Park in California. Cast * Al Hoxie as Blue Streak O ...
'' (1926) * '' The Roaring Road'' (1926) * ''
Rider of the Law ''Rider of the Law'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Harry Carey as Jim Kyneton * Vester Pegg as Nick Kyneton (as Vesta Pegg) * Ted Brooks as The Kid ...
'' (1927)


References

* Rothel, David. 1984. ''Those Great Cowboy Sidekicks''. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey.


External links

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