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All at Sea (1933)
Character: Himself
All at Sea is a 1933 American black and white film directed by E.H. Kleinert and written by Ballard MacDonald.
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Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)
Character: Professor Caligostro
When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.
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Close Relations (1933)
Character: Dr. Carver
Roscoe believes he is in line to receive a large inheritance, but the reality is considerably more psychopathic-- no, nuts.
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It Happened in New York (1935)
Character: Greg Haywood
A New York City cab driver in need of $200 picks up a movie star in his cab, and schemes to get the money from her.
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Strange Wives (1934)
Character: Warren
When a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.
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Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Character: Professor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
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Personal Maid (1931)
Character: Kipp
Nora Ryan, a poor Irish girl, living in New York decides to change her life by working as a personal maid for the wealthy, Gary family.
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Marry the Girl (1937)
Character: Mike Forrester
Frantic screwball comedy about a meek personal assistant (Frank McHugh) who is promoted to managing editor of a newspaper features syndicate that is owned by and staffed with cuckoos.
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The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
Character: Niki's Orderly
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
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She Gets Her Man (1935)
Character: Windy
Esmeralda is a cook in a diner in a small Arkansas town. When a gang of crooks moves into town and plots a bank robbery, Esmeralda unintentionally wrecks their plans, resulting in fame for Esmeralda as the crime-fighting "Tiger Woman," but also further complications.
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Three Girls About Town (1941)
Character: Chief of Police
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it. Complicating matters, Hope's boyfriend, Tommy, is a newspaper reporter in the hotel covering some labor negotiations.
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Mystery House (1938)
Character: Newell Morse
When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to get to the bottom of the case.
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Fly Away Baby (1937)
Character: Hughie Sprague
Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.
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Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Character: Truman Hardy
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
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Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
Character: Skinner
Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.
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Chinatown Squad (1935)
Character: Sergeant McLeash
Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
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Gift of Gab (1934)
Character: Patsy
Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
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Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Character: John J. Oldham
A married insurance claims adjuster investigates a gang of accident-fraud racketeers, but they retaliate by targeting his wife.
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Manhattan Moon (1935)
Character: Speed
Night club owner Dan Moore is trying to collect a debt owed to him by playboy Reggie Van Dorn, but Reggie is a playboy with no money but lots of social connections. In lieu of the cash, Dan gets Reggie to introduce him to the swells of high society. They go to the opera and, after hearing Yvonne Malloy sing, Dan falls in love with her. Reggie introduces them, but the introduction is to Yvonne's double and stand-in, Toots. This leads to many complications for all concerned.
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Moonlight in Havana (1942)
Character: Charlie
A talented baseball player discovers he can only sing beautifully when he has a cold, leading a nightclub manager to hilariously attempt to keep him sick while featuring a host of musical performances.
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Diamond Jim (1935)
Character: Charles B. Horsley
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
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My Favorite Wife (1940)
Character: Johnson
Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.
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Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
Character: Charlie Rickenbacker
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
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Cheating Cheaters (1934)
Character: Steve Wilson
The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers are actually a gang of thieves plotting to rob the Lazarres.
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Lucky Partners (1940)
Character: Niagara Clerk
Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.
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That Certain Woman (1937)
Character: reporter Virgil Whitaker
A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.
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Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Character: Chuck Haskins
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
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Women Are Like That (1938)
Character: George Dunlap
Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her influence to help her husband get ahead, but he will have none of it.
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The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Character: Hotel Clerk
Raised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wicks is resigned to following his grandmother's wishes until a chance encounter with Mona Carter leads him into the outside world.
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The Footloose Heiress (1937)
Character: John C. Allyn
A rich businessman brings home a homeless man who promises to tame his willful 18-year-old daughter.
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The Mad Doctor (1940)
Character: Lawrence Watkins
A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fates.
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