Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards.

Career

Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in

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, California. He started out in

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, teaming up with

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at some point, with a detour for a while to

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, before breaking into acting. He debuted on stage in 1906 and made his first Broadway appearance in either ''The Prince of Pilsen'' (1910 or 1911) or ''So Long Letty'' (1916). His first film appearance was in 1912, but then he went back to the stage and did not return to films until 1929. He performed in operettas and musicals, including ''The Ziegfeld Follies of 1917'', the original production of the

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...

musical ''

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'' (1920) and the Gershwins' '' Lady, Be Good'' (1924). In the last, he introduced the song " Oh, Lady Be Good!" In 1918, he starred in, stage-managed and rewrote an

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- Elmer Harris-Harry Plani production titled ''Look Pleasant'', playing at the

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in Los Angeles. His antics in the musical ''Baby Bunting'' in London in 1922 had King

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laughing "uproariously". Catlett made a handful of

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appearances, but his film career did not catch on until the advent of talking pictures allowed moviegoers to experience his full comic repertoire. He starred in a number of ' two-reelers', mostly in the Thirties, some as a comedy duo with

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, for RKO; most were for RKO, but six were for Columbia between 1934 and 1940. Three of his better remembered roles were as the theatre manager driven to distraction by

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's character in ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George To ...

'', the local constable who throws the entire cast in jail and winds up there himself in the Howard Hawks' classic screwball comedy ''

Bringing Up Baby ''Bringing Up Baby'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a numb ...

'', and as Morrow, the drunken poet in the restaurant who "knows when

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been a skunk" and takes Longfellow Deeds on a "bender" in ''

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 ...

''. He was also widely reported to have been Katharine Hepburn's comedy coach while filming ''

''. ''The New York Times'' film critic

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'', starring Ronald Colman. He also provided the uncredited voice of J. Worthington Foulfellow (a.k.a. Honest John) the Fox, the main villain in

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's 1940 animated film ''

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''. In the 1950s, he appeared in films like ''

Here Comes the Groom ''Here Comes the Groom'' is a 1951 American musical romantic comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra and starring Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman. Based on a story by Robert Riskin and Liam O'Brien, the film is about a foreign correspondent w ...

'', '' Friendly Persuasion'', and ''

Beau James ''Beau James'' is a 1957 film based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Gene Fowler. The film stars Bob Hope in a rare dramatic role as Jimmy Walker, the colorful but controversial Mayor of New York City from 1926–32. Plot In 1925, New ...

''. For his contributions to the film industry, Catlett was inducted into the

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on February 8, 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 1713 Vine Street.

Death

Catlett died of a stroke on November 14, 1960, in

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, and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.

Filmography

* '' Second Youth'' (1924) as John McNab * '' Summer Bachelors'' (1926) as Bachelor No. 1 * '' The Music Master'' (1927) as Medicine Show Barker * '' Why Leave Home?'' (1929) as Elmer * ''

Married in Hollywood ''Married in Hollywood'' (1929) is an American musical film. The only footage known to survive is the final reel, filmed in Multicolor, held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The film is based on two Oscar Straus operettas. Plot A show ...

'' (1929) as Joe Glitner * ''

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'' (1929) as End Man - Minstrel Show * ''

Let's Go Places ''Let's Go Places'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film made by the Fox Film Corporation. Directed by Frank R. Strayer, the film uses a screenplay by William K. Wells which is based on a story by Andrew Bennison. It was choreographed by Dan ...

'' (1930) as Rex Wardell * ''

The Big Party ''The Big Party'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Harlan Thompson. The film stars Sue Carol, Dixie Lee, Walter Catlett, Frank Albertson, Richard Keene, and Douglas Gilmore. The film was relea ...

'' (1930) as Mr. Goldfarb * '' The Golden Calf'' (1930) as Master of Ceremonies * '' The Florodora Girl'' (1930) as De Boer * ''

The Front Page ''The Front Page'' is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. Plot The ...

'' (1931) as Murphy * '' Honeymoon Trio'' (1931, short) as The Nuisance * ''

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'' (1931, short) * '' Platinum Blonde'' (1931) as Bingy * ''

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) as McNeil * ''

Cock of the Air ''Cock of the Air'' is a 1932 American pre-Code aviation comedy film directed by Tom Buckingham and written by Charles Lederer and Robert E. Sherwood. The film stars Chester Morris, Billie Dove, Matt Moore, Walter Catlett and Luis Alberni. ''Co ...

'' (1932) as Col. Wallace * ''

Sky Devils ''Sky Devils'', also known as ''Ground Hogs'', is a 1932 American Pre-Code aviation comedy film, starring Spencer Tracy as a draft dodger who blunders into a war zone. ''Sky Devils'' was partly written by humorist Robert Benchley and the pictur ...

'' (1932) as Master of Ceremonies - Canteen Show (uncredited) * '' The Expert'' (1932) as Al * ''

It's Tough to Be Famous ''It's Tough to Be Famous'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Robert Lord. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mary Brian, Emma Dunn, Walter Catlett and David Landau. The film was released ...

'' (1932) as Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin * '' Back Street'' (1932) as Bakeless * ''

Okay, America! ''Okay, America!'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell. Cast * Lew Ayres as Larry Wayne * Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Barton * Louis Calhern as Mileawa ...

'' (1932) as City Editor aka 'Lucille' * '' Big City Blues'' (1932) as Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney * ''

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'' (1932) as Quartermaster Bates * ''

The Sport Parade ''The Sport Parade'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Joel McCrea, Marian Marsh, William Gargan, Robert Benchley, and Richard "Skeets" Gallagher. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. Benchley also co-wrot ...

'' (1932) as 'Shifty' Morrison * '' Rockabye'' (1932) as Jimmy Dunn * ''

Olsen's Big Moment ''Olsen's Big Moment'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Henry Johnson and James J. Tynan. The film stars El Brendel, Walter Catlett, Barbara Weeks, Susan Fleming, John Arledge and Joe Sawyer. ...

'' (1933) as Robert Brewster III * ''

Private Jones ''Private Jones'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Russell Mack and written by Prescott Chaplin, Bill Cohen, George Jessel, William N. Robson and Sam Spewack. The film, which stars Lee Tracy, Gloria Stuart, Donald Cook, Emma ...

'' (1933) as Spivey * '' Private Wives'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter * ''

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'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter * '' Caliente Love'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Harrison * '' Dream Stuff'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Cousin Walter * '' Road Queen'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter Knox * '' Daddy Knows Best'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Mr. Boyce * '' Husbands' Reunion'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter * ''

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'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter Moore * '' Meet The Champ'' (1933)

and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Sailors Beware'' (1933) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Smitty * ''

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'' (1933) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

So This Is Harris! ''So This Is Harris!'' is a 1933 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Oscar in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Comedy). The Academy Film Archive preserved ''So This Is Harris!'' in 2012. Plot The film is a se ...

'' (1933, Oscar winner for Best Short Subject) Phil Harris three-reeler co-starring Walter Catlett as Himself * '' Mama Loves Papa'' (1933) as Tom Walker * ''

Arizona to Broadway ''Arizona to Broadway'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime romance film directed by James Tinling and starring James Dunn and Joan Bennett. It was made by Fox Film Corporation. The screenplay was written by William M. Conselman and Henry Johnso ...

'' (1933) as Ned Flynn * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) as Barnes (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Elmer Steps Out'' (1934. Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Elmer * '' Get Along Little Hubby'' (1934, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Elmer Tuttle * '' The New Dealers'' (1934) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

News Hounds ''News Hounds'' is a 1947 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the seventh film in the series. Plot Slip is a copy boy for a newspaper, but dreams of having his own byline. Sach is an aspiring ...

'' (1934) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Making the Rounds'' (1934) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

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'' (1934) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Harry Judson * '' Old Maid's Mistake'' (1934) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

Unknown Blonde ''Unknown Blonde'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Edward Arnold, Barbara Barondess and Dorothy Revier. It was released by the independent Majestic Pictures.Pitts, p. 234 It was based on the ...

'' (1934) as Publicity Man * ''

The Captain Hates the Sea ''The Captain Hates the Sea'' is a 1934 comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone and released by Columbia Pictures. The film, which involves a ''Grand Hotel''-style series of intertwining stories involving the passengers on a cruise ship, is notab ...

'' (1934) as Joe Silvers * '' Lightning Strikes Twice'' (1934) as Gus * ''

Every Night at Eight ''Every Night at Eight'' is a 1935 American comedy musical film starring George Raft and Alice Faye and made by Walter Wanger Productions Inc. and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Walter Wanger from a screenplay ...

'' (1935) as Master of Ceremonies * ''

The Affair of Susan ''The Affair of Susan'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Zasu Pitts, Hugh O'Connell and Walter Catlett.Lowe p.1968 It is a remake of the 1928 silent film '' Lonesome''. Two lonely people meet at an amusemen ...

'' (1935) as Gilbert * '' In the Sweet Bye and Bye'' (1935) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Elmer * ''

'' (1935) as Barsad * ''

'' (1936) as Morrow, the Poet * '' We Went to College'' (1936) as Senator Budger * '' Follow Your Heart'' (1936) as Joe Sheldon * '' Cain and Mabel'' (1936) as Jake Sherman * ''

Four Days' Wonder ''Four Days' Wonder'' is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell and Martha Sleeper. Produced by Universal Pictures, the film is based on the 1933 novel "Four Days' Wonder" by Brit ...

'' (1936) as Duffy * '' Banjo on My Knee'' (1936) as Warfield Scott * ''

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

'' (1936) as Mr. Sprague (uncredited) * ''

I Loved a Soldier ''I Loved a Soldier'' (also known as ''Invitation to Happiness'') is an unfinished 1936 American romantic-comedy-drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Paramount Pictures. It stars Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Walter Catlett, L ...

'' (1936) * '' Fibbing Fibbers'' (1936, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Upper Cutlets'' (1936, aka ''Uppercutlets'') Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

On the Avenue ''On the Avenue'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, George Barbier, and The Ritz Brothers. Many of the songs were composed by Irving Berlin. Many of the plot deta ...

'' (1937) as Jake Dibble * '' Love Is News'' (1937) as Eddie Johnson * ''

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'' (1937) as Gus Avery * ''

Love Under Fire ''Love Under Fire'' is a 1937 American drama film based upon the play by Walter C. Hackett. It was directed by George Marshall and stars Loretta Young, Don Ameche and Frances Drake. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudolph Ster ...

'' (1937) as Tip Conway * ''

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'' (1937) as Professor Sylvester Biddle * ''

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) as Uncle Alan * '' Every Day's a Holiday'' (1937) as Nifty Bailey * ''Come Up Riches'' (1937) * ''

'' (1938) as Slocum * ''

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'' (1938) as Marlardot * '' Going Places'' (1938) as Franklin Dexter * ''

Exile Express ''Exile Express'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Anna Sten, Alan Marshal and Jerome Cowan. Plot After being wrongly implicated in the murder of her scientist boss by foreign agents, a young immigrant woman ...

'' (1939) as Gus * ''

Kid Nightingale ''Kid Nightingale'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by George Amy and written by Charles Belden and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy, Charles D. Brown, Max Hoffman Jr., ...

'' (1939) as Skip Davis * ''

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'' (1939, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

'' (1940) as Honest John Worthington Foulfellow (uncredited voice) * '' Half a Sinner'' (1940) as Station Attendant * ''

Pop Always Pays ''Pop Always Pays'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins using a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, based on a story by Arthur J. Beckhard. Although not credited in the film, news reports of the time reported that when Goodwi ...

'' (1940) as Tommy Lane * ''Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1940) as W.P.A. Clerk * ''

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) as Headwaiter * '' The Quarterback'' (1940) as Tom * ''

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'' (1940) as Barber * '' You're Next!'' (1940, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Slocum * ''

Alex In Wonderland ''Alex in Wonderland'' is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky, written with his partner Larry Tucker, starring Donald Sutherland and Ellen Burstyn. Sutherland plays Alex Morrison, a director agonizing over the choice of ...

'' (1940) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Fred * '' Blondes and Blunders'' (1940, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Remedy for Riches'' (1940) as Clem * '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) as Waiter * '' The Wild Man of Borneo'' (1941) as 'Doc' Skelby * '' You're the One'' (1941) as Program Director * ''

Horror Island ''Horror Island'' is a 1941 American mystery and horror film directed by George Waggner. It was based on the short story "Terror of the South Seas" by Alex Gottlieb. It stars Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Leo Carrillo, Eddie Parker, Dale Van Sic ...

'' (1941) as Sergeant McGoon * ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' (1941) as Mr. Simpson * ''

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

'' (1941) as G. Remington 'Max' Conway * ''

Bad Men of Missouri ''Bad Men of Missouri'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Morris and Arthur Kennedy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 26, 194 ...

'' (1941) as Mr. Pettibone * ''

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'' (1941) as Sidney Whipple * '' Unfinished Business'' (1941) as Billy Ross * ''

Sing Another Chorus ''Sing Another Chorus'' is a 1941 American film starring Jane Frazee. Plot Andy Peyton comes home from college, wanting not to work for his father's failing garment business but to be involved in stage shows and entertainment. A former burlesqu ...

'' (1941) as Theodore Gateson * ''

It Started with Eve ''It Started with Eve'' is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score (Charles Previ ...

'' (1941) as Doctor Harvey * ''

Steel Against the Sky ''Steel Against the Sky'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, written by Paul Gerard Smith, and starring Lloyd Nolan, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens, Gene Lockhart, Edward Ellis and Walter Catlett. It was released ...

'' (1941) as Professor Rupert Sampson * ''

Wild Bill Hickok Rides ''Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been e ...

'' (1942) as Sylvester W. Twigg * ''

Star Spangled Rhythm ''Star Spangled Rhythm'' is a 1942 American all-star cast musical film made by Paramount Pictures during World War II as a morale booster. Many of the Hollywood studios produced such films during the war, generally musicals, frequently with flims ...

'' (1942) as Walter * ''

My Gal Sal ''My Gal Sal'' is a 1942 American musical film distributed by 20th Century Fox and starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s composer and songwriter Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. It was based on a biographi ...

'' (1942) as Col. Truckee * ''

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'' (1942) as Spelvin * ''

'' (1942) as Theatre Manager * ''

Maisie Gets Her Man ''Maisie Gets Her Man'' is a 1942 American romance film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. It is the sixth of the ten-film ''Maisie'' series. Cast * Ann Sothern as Maisie Rivier * Red Skelton as Herbert P. 'Hap' H ...

'' (1942) as Jasper * ''

Give Out, Sisters ''Give Out, Sisters'' is a 1942 American film starring The Andrews Sisters. The film co-stars Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film '' There's No Busin ...

'' (1942) as Gribble * ''

Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.

'' (1942) as Desk Sergeant * ''

Heart of the Golden West '' Heart of the Golden West '' is a 1942 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy helps the ranchers of Cherokee City when Ross Lambert (McDonald) doubles the rates to ship their cattle to market. Roy contacts the owner of a steamboa ...

'' (1942) as Colonel Silas Popen * ''How's About It'' (1943) as Whipple * ''

They Got Me Covered ''They Got Me Covered'', also known as ''Washington Story'' and ''The Washington Angle'', is a 1943 comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Otto Preminger appears in a supporting role. Plot In mid 1941, ac ...

'' (1943) as Hotel Manager * ''

Hit Parade of 1943 ''Hit Parade of 1943'' also known as ''Change of Heart'' is a 1943 American musical film made by Republic Pictures.Hurtst p.243 It was directed by Albert S. Rogell and produced by Albert J. Cohen from a screenplay by Frank Gill Jr. and Frances ...

'' (1943) as J. MacClellan Davis * ''

Cowboy in Manhattan ''Cowboy in Manhattan'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Frances Langford, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, Joe Sawyer and Jennifer Holt. The film was released on May ...

'' (1943) as Ace Robbins * ''

Get Going ''Get Going'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Grace McDonald, Barbara Jo Allen, Walter Catlett, Maureen Cannon, Lois Collier and Milburn Stone. The film was re ...

'' (1943) as Horace Doblem * '' The West Side Kid'' (1943) as Ramsey Fensel * ''

Fired Wife ''Fired Wife'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Robert Paige, Diana Barrymore and Louise Allbritton. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. This was one of the final films in Barrymore's short-lived Uni ...

'' (1943) as Judge Allen * '' His Butler's Sister'' (1943) as Mortimer Kalb * ''

Up in Arms ''Up in Arms'' is a 1944 musical film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945. Plot Danny Weems works as an elevator operator in a New York Medical building, so he can b ...

'' (1944) as Major Brock * '' Hat Check Honey'' (1944) as Tim Martel * '' Her Primitive Man'' (1944) as Hotel Clerk * '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944) as Timber Applegate * ''

Pardon My Rhythm ''Pardon My Rhythm'' is a 1944 movie starring Gloria Jean, Patric Knowles, and Evelyn Ankers, featuring Mel Tormé and Bob Crosby, and directed by Felix E. Feist. Cast *Gloria Jean as Jinx Page *Patric Knowles as Tony Page *Evelyn Ankers as Jul ...

'' (1944) as O'Bannion * ''

Ghost Catchers ''Ghost Catchers'' is a 1944 American comedy horror film. Ole Olson and Chic Johnson are nightclub owners, helping their neighbors rid an old house of ghosts. Their club's headwaiter Jerry (Leo Carrillo) is really a gangster trying to scare off th ...

'' (1944) as Colonel Breckinridge Marshall * ''

Three Is a Family ''Three Is a Family'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Marjorie Reynolds, Charlie Ruggles, and Fay Bainter. The film was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Sound, Best So ...

'' (1944) as Barney Meeker * ''

My Gal Loves Music ''My Gal Loves Music'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward Dein. The film stars Bob Crosby, Grace McDonald, Alan Mowbray, Betty Kean, Walter Catlett and Freddie Mercer. The film w ...

'' (1944) as Dr. Bilbo * ''

Hi, Beautiful ''Hi, Beautiful'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Grady Sutton, Lou Lubin ...

'' (1944) as Gerald Bisbee * ''

Lake Placid Serenade ''Lake Placid Serenade'' is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette and Barbara Jo Allen.Martin p.103 Following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia a Czech ice-skating champion goe ...

'' (1944) as Carlton Webb * ''

The Man Who Walked Alone ''The Man Who Walked Alone'' is a 1945 American B film romantic comedy film produced by PRC Pictures, Inc., directed by Christy Cabanne, with top-billed Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge, along with Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (Febr ...

'' (1945) as Wiggins * ''

I Love a Bandleader ''I Love a Bandleader'' is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Phil Harris, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Leslie Brooks.Foster p.184 Main cast * Phil Harris as Phil Burton * Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Newt ...

'' (1945) as B. Templeton James * ''

Riverboat Rhythm ''Riverboat Rhythm'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Leon Errol, Glenn Vernon, Walter Catlett, Joan Newton, Marc Cramer, and Jonathan Hale. The film was released on Febr ...

'' (1946) as Colonel Jeffrey "Smitty" Witherspoon * ''

Slightly Scandalous ''Slightly Scandalous'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Erna Lazarus, David Mathews, Joel Malone and Jerry Warner. The film stars Frederick Brady, Sheila Ryan, Paula Drew, Walter Catlett, Lita Baron, Louis D ...

'' (1946) as Mr. Wright * ''

I'll Be Yours ''I'll Be Yours'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin. Based on the play '' A jó tündér'' by Ferenc Molnár, the film is about a small-town girl who tells a fib to a wealthy business ...

'' (1947) as Mr. Buckingham * ''

Are You with It? ''Are You with It?'' is a 1948 American musical comedy film directed by Jack Hively. The plot is about a young insurance man who quits his job to join a traveling carnival. The film is based on the 1945 Broadway musical of the same name and the ...

'' (1948) as Jason (Pop) Carter * ''

Mr. Reckless ''Mr. Reckless'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald. Cast *William Eythe as Jeff Lundy *Barbara Britton as Betty Denton *Walter Catlett as Joel Hawkins * Minna Gombell as Ma Hawkins *Lloyd Corrigan as Hugo Denton * N ...

'' (1948) as Joel Hawkins * ''

The Boy with Green Hair ''The Boy with Green Hair'' is a 1948 American fantasy-drama film in Technicolor directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair myst ...

'' (1948) as The King * ''

Henry, the Rainmaker ''Henry, the Rainmaker'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Lane Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, William Tracy, Mary Stuart (actress), Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown (American actress), ...

'' (1949) as Mayor Colton * ''

Leave It to Henry ''Leave It to Henry'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown and Houseley Stevenson. The film was released ...

'' (1949) as Mayor Colton * ''

Look for the Silver Lining "Look for the Silver Lining" is a 1919 popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by B.G. DeSylva. Background The song was written in 1919 for the unsuccessful musical ''Zip, Goes a Million''. In 1920, it was publishedSuskin, Steven ...

'' (1949) as Himself * '' Dancing in the Dark'' (1949) as Joe Brooks * '' The Inspector General'' (1949) as Colonel Castine * ''

Father Makes Good ''Father Makes Good'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown and Olin Howland. The film was released on Ma ...

'' (1950) as Mayor George Colton * ''

Father's Wild Game ''Father's Wild Game'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Jane Darwell, Barbara Brown and M'liss McClure. The film was released ...

'' (1950) as Mayor George Colton * ''

Father Takes the Air ''Father Takes the Air'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Florence Bates, Barbara Brown, M'liss McClure and James Brown. The fil ...

'' (1951) as Mayor George Colton * ''

'' (1951) as Mr. McGonigle * ''

Honeychile ''Honeychile'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Charles E. Roberts, Jack Townley and Barry Trivers. The film stars Judy Canova, Eddie Foy, Jr., Alan Hale, Jr., Walter Catlett, Claire Carleton and Karo ...

'' (1951) as Al Moore * ''

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates ''Davy Crockett and the River Pirates'' is a 1956 American Western film produced by Walt Disney Productions. A prequel to '' Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier'', the feature film is an edited and recut compilation of the last two episode ...

'' (1956) as Colonel Plug (archive footage) * '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) as Professor Quigley * ''The Gay Nineties'' (1956) * ''

'' (1957) as Gov. Alfred E. "Al" Smith

Broadway stage credits

* ''So Long Letty'' (1916–1917) * ''

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' was a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934 and 1936. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as ''The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air ...

of 1917'' (1917) * ''Follow the Girl'' (1918) * ''

'' (1920–1922, 1923) * ''Dear Sir'' (1924) * '' Lady, Be Good'' (1924–1925) * ''Lucky'' (1927) * ''

Treasure Girl ''Treasure Girl'' is a musical with a book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The musical's best-known song is " (I've Got a) Crush on You", which has been recorded by a number of artist ...

(1928)

References

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