Richard Tucker (June 4, 1884 – December 5, 1942) was an American actor. Tucker was born in
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
. Appearing in more than 260 films between 1911 and 1940, he was the first official member of the
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...
(SAG) and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors. Tucker died in
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Geography
Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is locate ...
from a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...
. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in an unmarked niche in Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Faith.
Selected filmography
* '' Who Will Marry Mary?'' (1913) - Duke Leonardo de Ferrara
* '' Vanity Fair'' (1915) - George Osborne
* ''The Ring of the Borgias'' (1915) - Donald Rivers
* ''
When Love Is King
''When Love Is King'' is a 1916 silent film comedy drama, that was produced and distributed by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in conjunction with George Kleine. The film is a starring debut for stage actress Carroll McComas.
The film is preserved at the L ...
'' (1916) - Felix, the King
* ''
The Cossack Whip
''The Cossack Whip'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana, Richard Tucker and Robert Walker.Spehr & Lundquist p.257
Cast
* Viola Dana as Darya Orlinsky
* Grace Williams as Katerina Orlinsky ...
'' (1916) - Sergius Kordkin
* ''The Master Passion'' (1917) - Professor Alberto Martino
* '' Threads of Fate'' (1917) - Dr. Grant Hunter
* ''
Pardners
''Pardners'' is a 1956 American comedy western film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It was released on July 25, 1956 by Paramount Pictures.
A western spoof directed by Norman Taurog, this was the penultimate film of the 16 screen c ...
'' (1917) - Justus Morrow
* ''
The Royal Pauper
''The Royal Pauper'' is a 1917 silent film starring Francine Larrimore and Richard Tucker. It was directed by Ben Turbett.
Preserved in the collections of the Library of Congress and UCLA Film & Television Archives.
Cast
* Francine Larrimore as ...
'' (1917) - William, The Prince Charming, at 21
* ''The Cloud'' (1917) - John Saunders
* ''
The Law of the North
''The Law of the North'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat, and written by Ella Stuart Carson, John Lynch, and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, Robert McKim, Gloria Hope, Charles K. French, an ...
'' (1917) - The Rt. Hon. Reginald Annesley
*''
The Power of Decision
''The Power of Decision'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Frances Nelson, Richard Tucker and John Davidson.Lowe p.359
Cast
* Frances Nelson as Margot
* Richard Tucker as Austin Bland
* John David ...
'' (1917) - Austin Bland
* ''
The On-the-Square Girl
''The On-the-Square Girl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Mollie King, L. Rogers Lytton, and Aimee Dalmores.
Cast
* Mollie King as Anne Blair
* L. Rogers Lytton as Thomas Brockton
* Aimee D ...
'' (1917) - Actor
* '' The Little Chevalier'' (1917) - Delaup
* ''Think It Over'' (1917) - Henry Whitworth
* ''Babbling Tongues'' (1917) - Viscount de Bellerive
* ''Behind the Mask'' (1917) - Lord Strathmore
* ''
The Woman in Room 13
''The Woman in Room 13'' is a lost 1920 American silent mystery drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and is based on a Broadway play of the same name, ''The Woman ...
'' (1920) - Joe
* '' Dollars and Sense'' (1920) - George Garrison
* ''
Darling Mine
''Darling Mine'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Olive Thomas, Walter McGrail and Walt Whitman.Connelly p.59
Cast
* Olive Thomas as Kitty McCarthy
* Walter McGrail as Roger Davis
* Walt Whitman ...
'' (1920) - Jay Savoy
* '' The Great Lover'' (1920) - Ward
* ''
The Branding Iron
''The Branding Iron'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Barbara Castleton and James Kirkwood. It was produced by Barker and Samuel Goldwyn and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Castleton appeared ...
'' (1920) - Prosper Gael
* ''
Roads of Destiny
''Roads of Destiny'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. The film is based on the 1909 short story of the same name by O. Henry that was turned into a play by Channing Pollock starring Florence ...
'' (1921) - Lewis Marsh
* '' A Voice in the Dark'' (1921) - Lieutenant Patrick Cloyd
* ''
The Old Nest
''The Old Nest'' is a 1921 American drama silent black and white film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Helene Chadwick. It was awarded for the National High School Students' Poll for Best Picture They Had Ever Seen. It is based on the ...
'' (1921) - Tom at 36
* ''
Don't Neglect Your Wife
''Don't Neglect Your Wife'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Mabel Julienne Scott, Lewis Stone and Charles Clary.Connelly p.341
Cast
* Mabel Julienne Scott as Madeline
* Lewis Stone as Langdon Mas ...
'' (1921) - George Geary
* ''
What Love Will Do
''What Love Will Do'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edna Murphy, Johnnie Walker and Barbara Tennant.Solomon p.272
Cast
* Edna Murphy as Mary Douglas
* Johnnie Walker as Johnny Rowan
* Glen Cave ...
'' (1921) - Herbert Dawson
* '' Everything for Sale'' (1921) - Lee Morton
* ''
Voices of the City
''Voices of the City'' (also known as ''The Night Rose'', its intended original release title) is a 1921 American silent film, silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon Chaney that was directed by Wallace Worsley, based on the Leroy ...
Grand Larceny
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'' (1922) - Franklin
* ''
The Worldly Madonna
''The Worldly Madonna'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young and William P. Carleton..
Plot
A nun at the convent, Janet Trevor plans to save her sister Lucy, who's been framed for murd ...
'' (1922) - Alan Graves
* ''Yellow Men and Gold'' (1922) - Lynch
* '' Strange Idols'' (1922) - Malcolm Sinclair
* '' When the Devil Drives'' (1922) - John Graham
* ''A Self-Made Man'' (1922) - Hugo Bonsall
* ''
Rags to Riches
Rags to riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, and in some cases from absolute obscurity to heights of fame, fortune and celebrity—sometimes instantly. This is a common archetype in literature and popula ...
The Dangerous Age
''The Dangerous Age'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and written by J.G. Hawks, Bess Meredyth, and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Lewis Stone, Cleo Madison, Edith Roberts, Ruth Clifford, Myrtle Stedman, and Jam ...
'' (1923) - Robert Chanslor
* ''
Poor Men's Wives
''Poor Men's Wives'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Barbara La Marr, David Butler and Betty Francisco.Connelly p.216 The previous year Gasnier had directed a film called ''Rich Men's Wives''.
Syno ...
Beau Brummel
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but ...
'' (1924) - Lord Stanhope
* '' 40-Horse Hawkins'' (1924) - Rudolph Catalina
* '' Helen's Babies'' (1924) - Tom Lawrence
* ''The Fast Worker'' (1924) - Roxbury Medcroft
* '' The Tornado'' (1924) - Ross Travers
* ''
The Star Dust Trail
''The Star Dust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn and Thomas R. Mills. It was produced on a budget of $40,000, but its worldwide box office was disappointing l ...
'' (1924) - John Benton
* '' The Bridge of Sighs'' (1925) - Glenn Hayden
* ''
The Man Without a Country
"The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in ''The Atlantic'' in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for t ...
'' (1925) - Aaron Burr
* ''
The Air Mail
''The Air Mail'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Warner Baxter, Billie Dove, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Filmed in ...
'' (1925) - Jim Cronin
* ''
The Lure of the Wild
''The Lure of the Wild'' is a 1925 silent film dramatic thriller directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Alan Roscoe, Jane Novak and Lightning the Dog. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A print survives in the Library of Cong ...
'' (1925) - Gordon Daniels
* ''
The Golden Cocoon
''The Golden Cocoon'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Millard Webb and written by Louis D. Lighton, and Hope Loring. It is based on the 1924 novel ''The Golden Cocoon'' by Ruth Cross. The film stars Huntley Gordon, Helene Cha ...
A Kiss in a Taxi
''A Kiss In A Taxi'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Clarence Badger. It is based on a French play, ''A Kiss in a Taxi'', produced on Broadway in 1925. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramount P ...
'' (1927) - Henri Le Sage
* ''
Matinee Ladies
''Matinee Ladies'' was a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Directed by Byron Haskin, the film starred May McAvoy and was Haskin's first directorial effort after having been a cinematographer. ''Matinee L ...
'' (1927) - Tom Mannion
* ''
The World at Her Feet
''The World at Her Feet'' is a lost 1927 silent film comedy directed by Luther Reed and starring Florence Vidor. It was produced by the Paramount Lasky Corporation.
Cast
*Florence Vidor as Jane Randall
*Arnold Kent as Richard Randall
*Margar ...
'' (1927) - Dr. H.G. Pauls
* ''
Wings
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'' (1927) - Air Commander
* '' Dearie'' (1927) - Luigi
* ''
The Bush Leaguer
''The Bush Leaguer'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue and Leila Hyams. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Bros. and had a Vitaphone soundtrack of music and sound effect ...
'' (1927) - Wallace Ramsey
* '' The Desired Woman'' (1927) - Sir Sydney Vincent
* ''Sumuru'' (1927) - Antonio Santos
* ''
Women's Wares
''Women's Wares'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Evelyn Brent.
Plot
Salesgirl Dolly Morton becomes disillusioned about men after an incident with her boyfriend, so she becomes, with the he ...
'' (1927) - Frank Stanton
* ''
The Jazz Singer
''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music score as well as lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolated ...
'' (1927) - Harry Lee
* ''
Beware of Married Men
''Beware of Married Men'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Irene Rich, Clyde Cook (actor), Clyde Cook and Audrey Ferris. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers with a Vitaphone track.
The film is p ...
'' (1928) - Leonard Gilbert
* ''
Thanks for the Buggy Ride
''Thanks for the Buggy Ride'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Beatrice Van and Tom Reed. The film stars Laura La Plante, Glenn Tryon, Richard Tucker (actor), Richard Tucker, Kate Price (actress), Kate ...
'' (1928) - Mr. McBride
* '' The Crimson City'' (1928) - Richard Brand
* ''A Bit of Heaven'' (1928) - Mark Storm
* '' The Grain of Dust'' (1928) - George
* ''
Loves of an Actress
''Loves of an Actress'' is a lost 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Pola Negri. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky with the distribution through Paramount Pictures. The film had a soun ...
'' (1928) - Baron Hartman
* '' Show Girl'' (1928) - Jack Milton
* ''
'' (1928) - Richard TThorne
* '' My Man'' (1928) - Waldo
* '' The Border Patrol'' (1928) - Earl Hanway
* '' Lucky Boy'' (1928) - Mr. Ellis
* ''
Daughters of Desire
''Daughters of Desire'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Irene Rich, Richard Tucker and June Nash.Munden p.258
Plot
Cast
* Irene Rich
* Richard Tucker
* June Nash
June C. Nash (May 30, 1927  ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Dummy
"The Dummy" is episode 98 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'' starring Cliff Robertson as a ventriloquist. It is not to be confused with a similar episode "Caesar and Me", in which Jackie Cooper plays a ventriloquis ...
'' (1929) - Blackie Baker
* ''
The Squall
''The Squall'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Myrna Loy, Richard Tucker, Alice Joyce and Loretta Young, and based on the 1926 play ''The Squall'' by Jean Bart.
Plot
In Hungary, a beautiful, young ...
'' (1929) - Josef
* ''
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) - E.D. Wallace
* ''
The King of the Kongo
''The King of the Kongo'' (1929) is a Mascot film serial, and was the first serial to have sound,The Unholy Night'' (1929) - Col. Davidson
* '' Half Marriage'' (1929) - Mr. Page
* ''Painted Faces'' (1929) - District Attorney
* '' Navy Blues'' (1929) - Man Dancing with Alice (uncredited)
* '' Peacock Alley'' (1930) - Martin Saunders
* '' Puttin' On the Ritz'' (1930) - Fenway Brooks
* ''
The Lone Defender
''The Lone Defender'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Mascot serial film starring Rin Tin Tin. It was Mascot's first all-sound serial (the second to have any sound at all, after the partial sound in '' The King of the Kongo''). It was Rin Tin Tin' ...
The Benson Murder Case
''The Benson Murder Case'' is the first novel in the Philo Vance series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine, which became a best-seller.
Plot outline
New York dilettante Philo Vance decides to assist the police in investigating the death of an ...
'' (1930) - Anthony Benson
* ''
Courage
Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle.
Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, h ...
'' (1930) - James Rudlin
* ''
Safety in Numbers
Safety in numbers is the hypothesis that, by being part of a large physical group or mass, an individual is less likely to be the victim of a mishap, accident, attack, or other bad event. Some related theories also argue (and can show statistica ...
'' (1930) - F. Carstair Reynolds
* '' Shadow of the Law'' (1930) - Lew Durkin
* ''
Recaptured Love
''Recaptured Love'' is a 1930 early talkie pre-Code musical drama film based on the play ''Misdeal'' by Basil Woon about a man who experiences a mid life crisis that results in his divorce. It stars Belle Bennett and John Halliday.
Plot
In this ...
'' (1930) - Rawlings
* ''
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th cen ...
'' (1930) - J.P. Albee, Attorney
* ''
College Lovers
''College Lovers'' is a 1930 American talkie Pre-Code comedy film produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and directed by John G. Adolfi. The movie stars Jack Whiting, Marian Nixon, Frank McHugh and G ...
'' (1930) - Gene Hutton
* ''
Brothers
A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...
'' (1930) - Prosecuting Attorney
* ''
The Bat Whispers
''The Bat Whispers'' is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Roland West, produced by Joseph M. Schenck, and released by United Artists. The film is based on the 1920 mystery play '' The Bat'', written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and ...
Too Young to Marry
''Too Young to Marry'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama television film directed by Michel Poulette and based on a story by Elle Triedman. It involves two 17-year-olds, Max Doyle (Dillon Casey) and Jessica Carpenter (Nina Dobrev), who think that ...
'' (1931) - Chester Armstrong
* ''
Seed
A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiospe ...
'' (1931) - Bliss
* ''
Up for Murder
''Up for Murder'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by Monta Bell and starring Lew Ayres, Genevieve Tobin, Purnell Pratt, Richard Tucker, Frank McHugh and Frederick Burt. It was released on May 27, 1931, by Universal P ...
'' (1931) - Cyril Herk
* ''
The Black Camel
''The Black Camel'' (1929) is the fourth of the Charlie Chan novels by Earl Derr Biggers.
Plot summary
It tells the story of a Hollywood star (Shelah Fane), who is stopping in Hawaii after she finished shooting a film on location in Tahiti. ...
'' (1931) - Wilkie Ballou (uncredited)
* ''
A Holy Terror
''A Holy Terror'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western movie starring George O'Brien, Sally Eilers, Rita La Roy, and Humphrey Bogart. The film is an adaptation by Ralph Block, Alfred A. Cohn, and Myron C. Fagan of the novel ''Trailin'!'' by M ...
'' (1931) - Tom Hedges
* ''
Graft
Graft or grafting may refer to:
*Graft (politics), a form of political corruption
* Graft, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Graft-De Rijp
Science and technology
*Graft (surgery), a surgical procedure
*Grafting, the joining of plant t ...
'' (1931) - District Attorney Martin Harrison
* ''
Convicted
In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which is consid ...
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) - Mr. Rhodes
* ''
The Shadow of the Eagle
''The Shadow of the Eagle'' (a.k.a. ''Shadow of the Eagle'') is a 1932 American Pre-Code Mascot 12 episode film serial, directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and produced by Nat Levine.Farmer 1984, p. 325. The film stars John Wayne in his ...
'' (1932, Serial) - Maj. Evans
* ''
Careless Lady
''Careless Lady'' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and written by Guy Bolton. The film stars Joan Bennett, John Boles, Minna Gombell, Weldon Heyburn, Nora Lane and Raul Roulien. The film was released on April 3, 1 ...
'' (1932) - Captain Gerard
* '' Symphony of Six Million'' (1932) - Guest at Redemption Ceremony (uncredited)
* ''
Flames
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'' (1932) - Garson
* ''
Week-End Marriage
''Week-End Marriage'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Loretta Young. It was produced by First National Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. It is based on the 1932 novel, ''Week-End Marriag ...
'' (1932) - Mr. Jameson (uncredited)
* ''
The Stoker
"The Stoker" (original German language, German: "Der Heizer") is a short story by Franz Kafka. Kafka wrote it as the first chapter of a novel he called ''Amerika (novel), Amerika'', but he abandoned the novel in 1913 and published the one complet ...
'' (1932) - Alan Ballard
* ''
Guilty as Hell
''Guilty as Hell'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Arthur Kober and Frank Partos. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Richard Arlen, Adrienne Ames, Henry Stephenson, Ralph Ince and N ...
A Successful Calamity
''A Successful Calamity'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring George Arliss, supported by Mary Astor and Evelyn Knapp. Based on the 1917 play ''A Successful Calamity'' by Clare Kummer, the film is ab ...
'' (1932) - Lawrence, Partington's Partner
* '' Hat Check Girl'' (1932) - Mr. Reynolds (uncredited)
* '' The Crash'' (1932) - Frank Parrish (uncredited)
* ''The Iron Master'' (1933) - Paul Rankin
* '' Men Must Fight'' (1933) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
Daring Daughters
''Daring Daughters'' is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marian Marsh, Kenneth Thomson, and Joan Marsh, and was released on March 25, 1933.
Cast list
* Marian Marsh as Terry Cummings
* Kenneth ...
'' (1933) - Lawton
* ''
The World Gone Mad
''The World Gone Mad'' (also released as ''The Public Be Hanged'') is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Pat O'Brien, Evelyn Brent and Neil Hamilton. It was made on a low-budget by the independent M ...
'' (1933) - Graham Gaines
* ''
The Working Man
''The Working Man'' is a 1933 pre-Code American comedy film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring George Arliss and Bette Davis. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell is based on the story ''The Adopted Father'' by Edgar Fran ...
'' (1933) - Reeves Co. Board Member (uncredited)
* ''
Made on Broadway
''Made on Broadway'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Courtney Terrett. The film stars Robert Montgomery (actor), Robert Montgomery, Sally Eilers, Madge Evans, Eugene Pallette, ...
'' (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited)
*''
Her Resale Value
''Her Resale Value'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring June Clyde, George J. Lewis and Noel Francis.Pitts, p. 253 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.
Bored of her lif ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Midnight Mary
''Midnight Mary'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone.
Plot
The very scary story begins with an indifferent Mary Martin (Young) sitting in a ...
'' (1933) - Club Imperial Manager (uncredited)
* ''
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) - Mr. Chandler
* ''
Meet the Baron
''Meet the Baron'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Jack Pearl, Jimmy Durante, Edna May Oliver, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healy and His Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The title of the film refers to Pearl's character ...
'' (1933) - Radio Station Boss (uncredited)
* '' Day of Reckoning'' (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) - One of Jim's Friends (uncredited)
* ''
College Coach
''College Coach'' (UK title ''Football Coach'') is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film starring Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak. The film features John Wayne in his last bit-part role.
Plot
Calvert College begins taking football more seriously, over ...
'' (1933) - Regent (uncredited)
* '' Goodbye Love'' (1933) - Eddie the Lawyer
* ''
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) - Prosecutor (uncredited)
* ''
Public Stenographer
''Public Stenographer'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romantic comedy. Stenographer Ann McNair (Lane) en route to a job mistakenly gets in the wrong car and ends up at a wild party thrown by Jim Martin (Collier). While in pursuit of McNair, Martin i ...
'' (1934) - James Martin Sr.
* ''
This Side of Heaven
''This Side of Heaven'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Edgar Allan Woolf and Florence Ryerson, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Brown and Una ...
'' (1934) - Henry W. Maxwell - Producer (uncredited)
* ''
The Show-Off
''The Show-Off'' is a 1924 stage play by George Kelly about a working-class North Philadelphian family's reluctance to accept their daughter's suitor Aubrey Piper, an overly confident Socialist buffoon. The play has been revived five times on Bro ...
A Modern Hero
''A Modern Hero'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romance drama film starring Richard Barthelmess and directed by G. W. Pabst. It is based on the novel with the same title by Louis Bromfield. It was Pabst's only American talking film and the next ...
'' (1934) - Mr. Eggelson
* ''
Sadie McKee
''Sadie McKee'' is a 1934 American pre-Code, romantic-drama film directed by Clarence Brown, starring Joan Crawford, and featuring Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, and Esther Ralston. The film is based on the 1933 short story "Pretty ...
'' (1934) - Dr. Patrick - with Dr. Briggs (uncredited)
* ''
Wild Gold
Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to:
Common meanings
* Wild animal
* Wilderness, a wild natural environment
* Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed
Art, media and entertainment Film and television
* ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 Am ...
'' (1934) - Cafe Manager (uncredited)
* ''
Operator 13
''Operator 13'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romance film directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, and Jean Parker.
Based on stories written by Robert W. Chambers, the film is about a Union spy who impersonates a ...
'' (1934) - Execution Officer (uncredited)
* '' Money Means Nothing'' (1934) - George Whitney
* '' Back Page'' (1934) - John H. Smith
* '' Baby, Take a Bow'' (1934) - Mr. Carson
* ''
Paris Interlude
''Paris Interlude'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Wells Root. The film stars Madge Evans, Otto Kruger, Robert Young, Una Merkel, Ted Healy and Louise Henry. The film was released on July 27, 1934, by M ...
The Girl from Missouri
''The Girl from Missouri'' (originally called ''Born to Be Kissed'') is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone. The movie was written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway.
Plot
Eadie (Jean Ha ...
'' (1934) - Paige's Office Manager (uncredited)
* '' Take the Stand'' (1934) - Mr. Burnside
* ''
A Successful Failure
''A Successful Failure'' is a 1934 American film directed by Arthur Lubin. It was Lubin's first film as director.
There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film ''Your Uncle ...
Evelyn Prentice
''Evelyn Prentice'' is a 1934 American crime drama film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, and featuring Una Merkel and Rosalind Russell in her film debut. The movie was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by W. E. Woodward. Filmed betwe ...
'' (1934) - Mr. Dillingham - Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' Sing Sing Nights'' (1934) - Attorney General
* ''
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
''Biography of a Bachelor Girl'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Horace Jackson and Anita Loos. It is based upon the play, "Biography," by S. N. Behrman. The film stars Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery ...
'' (1935) - Mr. Neff (uncredited)
* ''
Buried Loot
''Buried Loot'' is a 1935 American crime film, the first installment of 50 Short film, shorts in the ''Crime Does Not Pay'' series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released to theaters between 1935 and 1947.Kehr, David (2012)"Justice Served, J ...
'' (1935, Short) - Bank President (uncredited)
* '' Symphony of Living'' (1935) - Michael Rupert
* ''
Society Doctor
''Society Doctor'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Robert Taylor, Chester Morris, and Virginia Bruce. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was inspired by an unproduced play by Theodo ...
'' (1935) - McKenzie - Doctor in Gallery (uncredited)
* '' Shadow of Doubt'' (1935) - Mark Torrey
* '' West Point of the Air'' (1935) - George - Dare's Companion at Football Game (uncredited)
* ''
Mister Dynamite
''Mister Dynamite'' is a 1935 American action film directed by Alan Crosland and written by Doris Malloy and Harry Clork. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Jean Dixon, Victor Varconi, Esther Ralston, Verna Hillie and Minor Watson. The film was releas ...
'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited)
* '' $10 Raise'' (1935) - Mr. Striker (uncredited)
* ''
Murder in the Fleet
''Murder In the Fleet'' is a 1935 American murder mystery/comedy-drama film set aboard . Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Edward Sedgwick and stars Robert Taylor and Jean Parker.
Plot
Captain John Winslow (Arthur Byron ...
Dante's Inferno
''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...
'' (1935) - Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
* ''
Here Comes the Band
''Here Comes the Band'' is an album by Trinidadian Soca artist Machel Montano and his band Xtatik released in 2000. The album's 22 tracks feature different singers on each, with the album covering a diverse range of styles.Birchmeier, Jason " ' ...
'' (1935) - Jim - Banker in Band
* ''
Diamond Jim
''Diamond Jim'' is a 1935 biographical film based on the published biography ''Diamond Jim Brady'' by Parker Morell. It follows the life of legendary entrepreneur James Buchanan Brady, including his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell, and s ...
'' (1935) - Headwaiter (uncredited)
* '' It's in the Air'' (1935) - Revenue Chief (uncredited)
* ''
Too Tough to Kill
''Too Tough to Kill'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Victor Jory.
Cast
* Victor Jory as John O'Hara
* Sally O'Neil as Ann Miller
* Johnny Arthur as Willie Dent
* Robert Gleckler as Bill Anderson
* Mon ...
'' (1935) - Mulhern (uncredited)
* '' Ring Around the Moon'' (1936) - Baxter
* ''
The Farmer in the Dell
"The Farmer in the Dell" is a singing game, nursery rhyme, and children's song. It probably originated in Germany and was brought to America by immigrants.I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Singing Game'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985), pp. 183â ...
'' (1936) - Lou Wagner (uncredited)
* ''
The Great Ziegfeld
''The Great Ziegfeld'' is a 1936 American musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna L ...
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
'' (1936, Serial) - Professor Gordon
* '' Special Agent K-7'' (1936) - John Adams - Chief Agent
* ''In His Steps'' (1936)
* ''
Libeled Lady
''Libeled Lady'' is a 1936 screwball comedy film starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy, written by George Oppenheimer, Howard Emmett Rogers, Wallace Sullivan, and Maurine Dallas Watkins, and directed by Jack Conway (fi ...
'' (1936) - Barker (uncredited)
* ''
Two Minutes to Play
''Two Minutes to Play'' is a 1936 American sports comedy film directed by Robert F. Hill. Martin Granville (Brix), the son of a disgraced college football player, enrolls in his father's college and joins the football team after being charmed i ...
'' (1936) - Lyman Gaines
* ''
Flying Hostess
''Flying Hostess'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Murray Roth and starring William Gargan, Judith Barrett and William Hall.Paris p.75 A group of stewardesses undergo their training, and later thwart the hijacking of an airplane.
Part ...
'' (1936) - Doctor
* '' The Plot Thickens'' (1936) - John Carter
* ''
Headline Crasher
''Headline Crasher'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe and Charles R. Condon. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, and Muriel Evans.
Cast
* Frankie Darro as Jimmy Tallant
* K ...
(1936) - Sen. James Tallant
* ''
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) - Defense Attorney (uncredited)
* '' She's Dangerous'' (1937) - District Attorney
* '' The Woman I Love'' (1937) - General (uncredited)
* ''
Shall We Dance Shall We Dance may refer to:
Films
* ''Shall We Dance'' (1937 film), a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical
* ''Shall We Dance?'' (1996 film), a Japanese film about ballroom dancing
* ''Shall We Dance?'' (2004 film), an American remake of the ...
'' (1937) - Mr. Russell - Attorney (uncredited)
* '' Armored Car'' (1937) - John Hale
* ''
Dangerous Holiday
''Dangerous Holiday'' is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Nicholas T. Barrows. The film stars Ronald Sinclair, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hedda Hopper, Jack La Rue, Jed Prouty and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on June 7, 1 ...
'' (1937) - Stone (uncredited)
* '' I Cover the War!'' (1937) - Army Officer
* ''Roaring Timber'' (1937) - Brooks (uncredited)
* '' Make a Wish'' (1937) - Grant
* ''
Jungle Menace
''Jungle Menace'' (1937) is the first serial released by Columbia Pictures.
Based on the success of Republic Pictures's 1936 serial '' Darkest Africa'', starring real-life animal trainer Clyde Beatty, Columbia made this exotic jungle serial ...
'' (1937) - Robert Banning
* '' Big City'' (1937) - Dr. Franklin (uncredited)
* ''
Trapped by G-Men
''Trapped by G-Men'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Wynne Gibson, and C. Henry Gordon.
Cast
*Jack Holt as Martin Galloway
*Wynne Gibson as Alice Segar
*C. Henry Gordon as Kilgour
* Jack L ...
The Higgins Family
''The Higgins Family'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Paul Gerard Smith and Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Lynne Roberts, Harry Davenport and William Bakewell. T ...
'' (1938) - Burgess
* ''
Test Pilot
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'' (1938) - Pilot in Cafe (uncredited)
* ''Delinquent Parents'' (1938) - Harry Jefferson
* ''
On the Great White Trail
''On the Great White Trail'' also known as ''Renfrew on the Great White Trail'' is a 1938 American Northern starring James Newill as Sgt. Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in the second of the film series. It was produced and directed by Albert Her ...
'' (1938) - Inspector Newcomb
* ''
Letter of Introduction
''Letter of Introduction'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl.
In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after pu ...
'' (1938) - Mr. Tucker (uncredited)
* ''
The Texans
''The Texans'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Joan Bennett and Randolph Scott. The screenplay was written by Bertram Millhauser, Paul Sloane and William Wister Haines and is based on the novel ''North ...
'' (1938) - Gen. Corbett (uncredited)
* ''
Sons of the Legion
''Sons of the Legion'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Lynne Overman, Evelyn Keyes and Tim Holt. Its plot concerns a group of boys looking to start a S.A.L. squadron. However, because a boy's father wrongf ...
'' (1938) - State Commander
* '' Sweethearts'' (1938) - Man in Lobby (uncredited)
* ''
The Girl Downstairs
''The Girl Downstairs'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone and Walter Connolly. It is a remake of the 1936 Austrian film ''Catherine the Last'' directed by Henry Koster, whi ...
'' (1938) - Opera House Manager (uncredited)
* ''
Trade Winds
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'' (1938) - John Johnson
* ''
Risky Business
''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. Best known as Cruise's breakout film, ''Risky Business'' was a critical ...
'' (1939) - District Attorney
* ''
They Made Her a Spy
''They Made Her a Spy'' is a 1939 American spy drama film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the first film directed by Jack Hively, who after toiling as an editor for RKO for the prior five years, was given the opportunity ...
'' (1939) - Colonel at Explosion (uncredited)
* ''
Sudden Money
''Sudden Money'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde, written by Lewis R. Foster, and starring Charlie Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau, Charley Grapewin, Broderick Crawford, Billy Lee and Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Louise Keyes (Novemb ...
The Great Victor Herbert
''The Great Victor Herbert'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone. During production, the movie was slated to be called ''The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.''
Plot
Cast
* Allan Jones as John Ramsey
* Mary Martin as Louis ...
'' (1939) - Michael Brown
* ''
Road to Singapore
''Road to Singapore'' is a 1940 American semi- musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to forget previo ...