Reginald Harry Barlow (June 17, 1866 – July 6, 1943) was an American stage and screen

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, author, and

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. He was a busy performer in Hollywood films of the 1930s.

Early life

A native of

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, and son of the old-time

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(1843–1904), Barlow made his stage debut at the age of twelve in his father's minstrel troupe of ''Barlow, Wilson, Primrose, and West''. Barlow joined the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment on October 22, 1899, for service in

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during the

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. According to newspaper and other accounts, he did also serve in the

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during the

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and

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, and eventually rose to the rank of full

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in 1923. Barlow had thoughts of quitting the stage for the church in 1908 and at the time remarked to an interviewer: "All my ancestors have been soldiers, actors, and ministers, and some of them all three. I am a direct descendant of Bishop Barlow of the days of

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Career

A distinguished-looking actor who lent an air of dignity to any role he played, in the early part of his stage career he landed leading roles in ''The Silver King'', ''Monte Cristo'', ''The Sign of the Cross'', ''Old Lady 31'', and ''The Little Princess''. Among his early

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s were ''The Cinema Murder'' (1919), the post World War I drama ''Love's Flame'' in which he plays the father-in-law: "M. De Ronsard", and in the comedy ''Clothes Make the Pirate'' (1925) in which he plays "Captain Montague", a cameo. After the changeover to sound, Barlow usually played men of means, such as military officers, senators, and bankers, turning up as a college professor in ''

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'' (1932), with the

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, a chaplain in ''Ann Vickers'' (1933), the sheriff in ''Tower of London'' (1939), and the ''Professor Warwick'' ostracizing mad scientist

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in ''

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'' (1942). Further, as the

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Hollywood Post 43 was often included in the older films without giving any actual credit as to which members of the Post were actually shown within the films, its highly likely that Barlow did also often appear in films as an uncredited member of Hollywood Post 43.

Director

Barlow functioned as a director of play companies before switching over to film. He was director of the Wright Huntington Players, narrated for the '' Eveready Hour'', and on at least one occasion directed a film itself. It appears Barlow did play a director's sort of role in several films much as did

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, who was known to have made at least a

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in every one of his films. His film '' The Toy Maker of Leyden'' (1915) is listed as ''

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'' in Hanson & Givenson, eds. ''

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Catalogue Index'', vol. F1, 1911–1920.

Family

Barlow married at least two times, but he did say on the 1930

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that he was 22 years old at his first marriage.Th
service records
for 7012 Lance Corporal R.H. Barlow of The Royal Canadian Regiment showed that he was married, with two children, in 1899 on enlistment for the

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. His name is presented variously in the service record as "R.H. Barlow", "Reginald H. Barlow", "Reginald Barry Barlow", and "Reginald Harry Barlow". He married Clare Danforth, on April 15, 1902, in

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. This "marriage", however, was subsequently refuted by the family of Bertha Merkel, ''infra'', and was apparently an

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attempt. He married

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heiress Bertha Merkel (aka: ''Selma Rose''), the daughter of George and Mary Merkel, on August 6, 1903, in

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, and to whom he remained married until her death in 1933. He later married Carol Brown (of

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), to whom he was married at the time of his death, according to his death certificate and according to the ''

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'' of 1934 when he married Carol in

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Scandals

On August 21, 1903, the ''Chicago Inter Ocean'' reported that Barlow had committed bigamy. According to Barlow's first wife, who claimed that he married her under the pseudonym Livingston, the couple were not divorced at the time of his second marriage to Bertha Merkel. However, the ''

'' subsequently published an article on August 28, 1903, which completely exhonorated Barlow, who had just recently converted to

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in order to marry Bertha, of any wrongdoing. It was actually Barlow's new mother-in-law, Mary Merkel, who had earlier initiated an investigation and upon discovery, prosecution of Barlow, which of course never happened.

Filmography

Actor

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'' (1915) - Otto, the Duke's Valet * ''

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'' (1919) - Power's 'Man Friday' * '' Love's Flame'' (1920) - Monsieur De Rosard * ''

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'' (1925) - Captain Montague * ''

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'' (1931) - Public Assistance Official (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Judge (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Prosecutor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Lester Bell * ''

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'' (1932) - Defense Attorney * '' Alias the Doctor'' (1932) - The Professor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Judge Brandon * ''

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'' (1932) - Markov * ''

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'' (1932) - District Attorney Grant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Sen. Withers * ''

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'' (1932) - Brewster's Associate (uncredited) * ''

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime-drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a wrongfully convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The f ...

'' (1932) - Mr. Parker (uncredited) * ''Evenings for Sale'' (1932) - Mr. Meyer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Judge MacMurray * ''

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'' (1932) - Otto K. Bullwinkle (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - General Who Underestimated the Japanese (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - The Colonel (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Uncle Saunders (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Theodore (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Ship's Engineer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Judge (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - John Whipple * ''

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'' (1933) - Mr. Wallace * ''

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'' (1933) - Trial Judge (uncredited) * '' Doctor Bull'' (1933) - Supporter #1 for Dr. Bull (uncredited) * '' Ann Vickers'' (1933) - Chaplain * '' Day of Reckoning'' (1933) - Judge (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - The Banker * ''

You Can't Buy Everything ''You Can't Buy Everything'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Charles Reisner and Sandy Roth and starring May Robson, Jean Parker and Lewis Stone. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Working titles of the film were ...

'' (1934) - Mr. Tom Sparks * '' The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934) - King's Aide in Show (uncredited) * '' Half a Sinner'' (1934) - Sheriff John King * ''

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'' (1934) - Col. Storm (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - German Officer (uncredited) * '' Beyond the Law'' (1934) - Judge * ''

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'' (1934) - Stage Manager (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Cheating Cheaters'' (1934) - Police Captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Customs Inspector * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1935) - Managing Editor (uncredited) * '' Mutiny Ahead'' (1935) - Captain Martin * '' A Dog of Flanders'' (1935) - Official with Court Order (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Henri (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Agitator * ''

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'' (1935) - Hans * ''

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'' (1935) - Mark Henry / Pete Drago * '' Strangers All'' (1935) - Judge * ''

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'' (1935) - Timothy, Falden Caretaker (uncredited) * '' Hooray for Love'' (1935) - Doug's Lawyer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - The Janitor of the Slave Market (uncredited) * '' Captain Blood'' (1935) - Dixon (uncredited) * '' White Lies'' (1935) - Judge (uncredited) * '' I Dream Too Much'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) - Newick * '' O'Malley of the Mounted'' (1936) - Commissioner * ''

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'' (1936) - Dr. Collins * ''

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'' (1936) - Duke of Newcastle * ''

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'' (1936) - Second Captain * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) - James Hill - Member of C.P.R. Board * ''

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'' (1937) - Manager (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Mr. Taylor - Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - History Professor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Man Seated Behind Mr. Sloan (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Giuseppi - Venetian Business Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Doctor in Hospital h. 1(uncredited) * '' Heritage of the Desert'' (1939) - Judge Stevens * '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) - Jean Paul * ''Colorado Sunset'' (1939) - Dairyman Casey (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Bainbridge * ''

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'' (1939) - Judge Bill Lawson * ''

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'' (1939) - Dr. Alfred Guttenbach (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Sir John Digby * ''Rovin' Tumbleweeds'' (1939) - Higgins - a Migrant * ''

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'' (1939) - Sherriff (uncredited) * ''The Courageous Dr. Christian'' (1940) - Sam * ''Scotland Yard'' (1941) - Messenger (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - Professor Warwick * ''

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'' (1942) - Hobo Reading Paper (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Watchman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Jean Darcy (final film role)

Notes

1 Confer ''Los Angeles Times'', Friday Morning, 14 Sep 1934, Part I, p. 15, col. 2, article: "Reginald Barlow to Play Lead in 'Blood on Moon'." The article clearly states that he "began his theatrical career at the age of 12 in his father's troupe." 2 Se
Bunches of Barlows link
which clearly shows Reginald, a confirmed member of the

Hollywood Post 43, to be a Colonel. The picture there also shows him presenting

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with a certificate as a new "Honorary Colonel" in 1935. The same website also shows that in the ''New York Times'' of 7 July 1943, Reginald Barlow was a Colonel who commanded the 304th Infantry in World War I for the United States, and was a veteran of two other wars: the Spanish–American War and The

. 3 See also: Keffer, ''History of San Fernando Valley'' (1934), pp. 118–120; where it in fact states that Barlow commanded the 302nd Infantry as a Major, and then was later given the command of the 349th as a

Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

during World War I. 4 Confer ''Los Angeles Daily Times'', Friday, 28 Aug 1903, p. 4, cols. 3–4, article: "Actor Barlow's Wife".

Citations

* ''Los Angeles Daily Times'', Monday, 10 Aug 1903, p. 9, col. 1, article: "Lost Heart on Pullman" * ''Los Angeles Sunday Times'', 23 Aug 1903, p. 4, cols. 6–7, article: "Bride's Momma After Actor Reggie Barlow" * ''Los Angeles Daily Times'', Friday, 28 Aug 1903, p. 4, cols. 3–4, article: "Actor Barlow's Wife" * ''The Stars and Stripes'', Vol 1, No 50, France, Friday, 17 Jan 1919, p. 2, col. 4, article: "Show Each Night, Plan of Biggest Booking Agency" * ''Los Angeles Times'', Friday Morning, 14 Sep 1934, Part I, p. 15, col. 2, article: "Reginald Barlow to Play Lead in 'Blood on Moon'." * ''New York Times'', Wednesday, 7 Jul 1943, p. 19, col. 3, article: "R. Barlow is Dead; Actor and Soldier" * Frank M. Keffer, ''History of San Fernando Valley'' (1934), R 979.41 L88Ke, pp. 118–120, bio entitled: "Col. Reginald Barlow" * ''

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'', 14 Jul 1943, article: "Obituaries, Reginald Barlow"

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