Allen Jenkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3.108

Gender

Male

Birthday

08-Apr-1900

Age

(125 years old)

Place of Birth

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Alfred McGonegal
  • Allen Curtis Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Allen Jenkins (April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor on stage, screen and television. He was born Alfred McGonegal on Staten Island, New York. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In his first stage appearance, he danced next to James Cagney in a chorus line for an off-Broadway musical called Pitter-Patter. He made five dollars a week. He also appeared one thousand times in Broadway plays between 1924 and 1962, including The Front Page with Lee Tracy (1928). His big break came when he replaced Spencer Tracy for three weeks in the Broadway play The Last Mile. He was called to Hollywood by Darryl F. Zanuck and signed first to Paramount Pictures and shortly afterwards to Warner Bros. He originated the character of Frankie Wells in the Broadway production of Blessed Event and reprised the role in the film adaptation, both in 1932. With the advent of talking pictures, he made a career out of playing comic henchmen, stooges, policemen and other "tough guys" in numerous films of the 1930s and 1940s, especially for Warner Bros. He was labeled the "greatest scene-stealer of the 1930s" by the New York Times. He voiced the character of "Officer Dibble" on the Hanna-Barbera television cartoon Top Cat and was a regular on the 1956-1957 television situation comedy Hey, Jeannie! (1956), starring Jeannie Carson. He was also a guest star on The Red Skelton Show, I Love Lucy, Playhouse 90, The Ernie Kovacs Show, Zane Grey Theater, and The Sid Caesar Show. Eleven days before his death he made his final appearance, at the end of Billy Wilder's 1974 film adaptation of The Front Page. He went public with his alcoholism and was the first actor to speak in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate about it. He helped start the first Alcoholics Anonymous programs in California prisons for women. Jenkins, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Frank McHugh were the original members of the so-called "Irish Mafia". He was the seventh member of the Screen Actors Guild. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936) Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the massive preparation in the production of Cosmopolitan's lavish musical comedy romance, 'Cain and Mabel."
A Day at Santa Anita A Day at Santa Anita (1937) Character: N/A
Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967) Character: Joe Bonney
In this comedy, an aspiring singer finds herself single and pregnant. The story begins when she is rushed to the hospital to give birth. She is joined by three men; all of them want to marry her. The story of her pregnancy and her rise to stardom are told in flashback.
Sweepstakes Winner Sweepstakes Winner (1939) Character: Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey
A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.
Margie Margie (1940) Character: Kenneth
Newlyweds Bret (Tom Brown) and Margie (Nan Grey) both aspire to show-biz careers: he wants to be a songwriter, while she is desirous of becoming a radio scripter. Inevitably, Bret and Margie quarrel and break up, only to be reunited by their efforts to snag "banana king" Gomez (Mischa Auer) for a lucrative radio contract. The old 1920s tune "Margie" is heard throughout the proceedings, frequently fitted out with ludicrous new lyrics ("Bananas! We're Always Thikin' of Bananas!" etc.) by a zany songwriting team (Eddie Quillan and Wally Vernon).
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) Character: Self (archive footage)
Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.
Three Cheers for the Girls Three Cheers for the Girls (1943) Character: Marine Sergeant in Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited)
This short film showcases six production numbers from various Warner Bros. musicals.
My Wife's an Angel My Wife's an Angel (1943) Character: N/A
Two bumbling, small-time detectives are hired by a client to locate showgirls for an upcoming musical. However, the girls they find are homely and unattractive, but that soon changes when they discover a machine that turns them into beautiful chorus girls.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Breakdowns of 1937 Breakdowns of 1937 (1937) Character: Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1937.
Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) Character: Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Breakdowns of 1940 Breakdowns of 1940 (1940) Character: Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
Blow-Ups of 1947 Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947) Character: Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.
Things You Never See on the Screen Things You Never See on the Screen (1935) Character: Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
Bodyhold Bodyhold (1949) Character: Slats Henry
A plumber with a girlfriend turns pro wrestler for a crooked promoter.
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940) Character: Ed aka The Weasel
In this musical comedy, a traveling salesman gets mixed up with a bratty heiress after she gets in a car wreck as she heads for her elopement. The two begin traveling together and get further mixed up with a fleeing bank robber, a crazy tourist camp, and other troubles. Songs include: "Oh Johnny, How You Can Love," "Maybe I Like What You Like," "Swing Chariot Swing," and "Make Up Your Mind."
Happiness Ahead Happiness Ahead (1934) Character: Chuck
Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.
Miss Pacific Fleet Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) Character: Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins
A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".
The Girl Habit The Girl Habit (1931) Character: Tony Maloney
A Lothario tries to get arrested as protection from the gangster husband who has threatened him.
Heart of the North Heart of the North (1938) Character: Bill Hardsock
A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound freighter's cargo.
Hard to Handle Hard to Handle (1933) Character: radio announcer
A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
A Slight Case of Murder A Slight Case of Murder (1938) Character: Mike
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
The Falcon Takes Over The Falcon Takes Over (1942) Character: Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.
Sing Me a Love Song Sing Me a Love Song (1936) Character: Chris Cross
A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls for a pretty employee in the store's music department. Comedy with songs.
They All Kissed the Bride They All Kissed the Bride (1942) Character: Johnny Johnson
Margaret Drew runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her side is writer Michael Holmes who is writing a book on some of her tough ways. With no time for men, the effect an attractive stranger has on her at her sister's wedding is unnerving. When it turns out this is the hated writer, she starts seriously to lose her bearings. Surely it can't become Maggie and Mike?
Breakdowns of 1936 Breakdowns of 1936 (1936) Character: Self
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.
Dead End Dead End (1937) Character: Hunk
Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.
Marry the Girl Marry the Girl (1937) Character: Specs
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.
Dive Bomber Dive Bomber (1941) Character: Lucky James
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
Racket Busters Racket Busters (1938) Character: Skeets Wilson
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
42nd Street 42nd Street (1933) Character: Mac Elroy
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
The Big Shakedown The Big Shakedown (1934) Character: Lefty
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
The Senator Was Indiscreet The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) Character: Farrell
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
The Hat Box Mystery The Hat Box Mystery (1947) Character: 'Harvard'
Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the woman is killed. Susan is charged with murder, but Russ and his less-than-useful associate, Harvard, get on the case and prove that the fatal shot was fired by the killer from across the street.
Chained for Life Chained for Life (1952) Character: Hinkley
A Siamese twin kills the husband who left her. The courts have to decide if she is convicted of murder, how can they punish her sister, who had nothing to do with the crime?
Destry Rides Again Destry Rides Again (1939) Character: Gyp Watson
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.
The Keyhole The Keyhole (1933) Character: Hank Wales
A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.
Ready, Willing and Able Ready, Willing and Able (1937) Character: J. Van Courtland
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Character: Okay
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it's extremely resentful leader.
Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve (1937) Character: Jake Edgall
Madge Winton, a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses. When her new employer, writer Freddy Matthews, accidentally sees her without her disguise, she has to pretend to be her roommate Sadie.
Wonder Man Wonder Man (1945) Character: Chimp
Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs kill Buzzy and dump his body in the lake at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Buzzy comes back as a ghost and summons his bookworm twin, Edwin Dingle, to Prospect Park so that he can help the police nail Jackson.
The Irish in Us The Irish in Us (1935) Character: Carbarn Hammerschlog
A boxer and his policeman brother feud over a police captain's daughter.
The Dark Horse The Dark Horse (1946) Character: Willis Trimble
Story of a war veteran, who is persuaded by a machine politico to run for alderman. He finds that disreputable politicians are using his war record to push through some shady legislation, so he renounces these hacks.
The Mind Reader The Mind Reader (1933) Character: Frank
Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform.
The Mayor of Hell The Mayor of Hell (1933) Character: Mike
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
Twenty Million Sweethearts Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) Character: Pete
Unscrupulous agent Rush Blake makes singing waiter Buddy Clayton a big radio star while Peggy Cornell, who has lost her own radio show, helps Buddy.
Swing Your Lady Swing Your Lady (1938) Character: Shiner Ward
Promoter Ed Hatch comes to the Ozarks with his slow-witted wrestler Joe Skopapoulos whom he pits against a hillbilly Amazon blacksmith, Sadie Horn. Joe falls in love with her and won't fight. At least not until Sadie's beau Noah shows up.
Getting Away from It All Getting Away from It All (1972) Character: Doorman
Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would be.
Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) Character: Nick
Comedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his daughter's romance with a serviceman.
Broadway Hostess Broadway Hostess (1935) Character: Fishcake Carter
Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
Complicated Women Complicated Women (2003) Character: Self (archive footage)
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Three Men on a Horse Three Men on a Horse (1936) Character: Charlie
A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
Brother Orchid Brother Orchid (1940) Character: Willie 'The Knife' Corson
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
Bureau of Missing Persons Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) Character: Detective Joe Musik
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work...
Sweet Music Sweet Music (1935) Character: Barney Cowan
A midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success in New York.
Lady on a Train Lady on a Train (1945) Character: Danny (Waring chauffeur)
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.
Pillow Talk Pillow Talk (1959) Character: Harry
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
The Inside Story The Inside Story (1948) Character: Eddie
A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of financial problems before it is returned.
Eyes in the Night Eyes in the Night (1942) Character: Marty
Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter.
The Case of the Curious Bride The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) Character: Spudsy
After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and demanding money as she has married into wealth. The case escalates when the police find the body of Moxley and charge her with the murder.
Ball of Fire Ball of Fire (1941) Character: Garbage Man
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Tomorrow at Seven Tomorrow at Seven (1933) Character: Dugan
People in an old, dark mansion are menaced by a maniac called "The Black Ace".
Five Came Back Five Came Back (1939) Character: Pete
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
Meet the Wildcat Meet the Wildcat (1940) Character: Max Schwydel
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod Williams steal a painting from its frame. Convinced that Brod is the notorious art thief known as "The Wildcat," Ann follows him into the street and accuses him of being the thief. Even though the police attest that Brod is a New York City police detective, Ann remains dubious.
Going Places Going Places (1938) Character: Droopy
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
I've Got Your Number I've Got Your Number (1934) Character: John 'Johnny'
Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.
The WAC From Walla Walla The WAC From Walla Walla (1952) Character: Mr. Redington
An unsophisticated country girl accidentally joins the army.
Three on a Match Three on a Match (1932) Character: Dick
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
Tortilla Flat Tortilla Flat (1942) Character: Portagee Joe
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
Sins of Man Sins of Man (1936) Character: Crusty
Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. The first goes to America and the second is born deaf-mute but gains hearing during WWI bombing.
Cain and Mabel Cain and Mabel (1936) Character: Dodo
A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
Time Out for Rhythm Time Out for Rhythm (1941) Character: Off-Beat Davis
A producer and his partner clash over two women in show business.
Dance Charlie Dance Dance Charlie Dance (1937) Character: Alf Morgan
A stage-struck small-towner is tricked in backing a bad straight play, but it turns out to be a unintentional comedy hit. Problems arise, when he is sued for plagiarism.
The Singing Marine The Singing Marine (1937) Character: Sergeant Mike
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Success in the contest, however, sets him up for trouble in romance, in his career, and with the Corps.
The Big Wheel The Big Wheel (1949) Character: George
The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.
Oklahoma Annie Oklahoma Annie (1952) Character: Lou
A spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the heart of the new sheriff. Comedy.
The Silk Express The Silk Express (1933) Character: Robert 'Rusty' Griffith
As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.
Hard to Get Hard to Get (1938) Character: Roscoe
When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis, he makes her work out her bill by making beds. Resolving to get even, she pretends to have forgiven him, and sends him to her father to get financing for a plan Bill has. What happens next was not part of her original revenge plan.
Bedside Bedside (1934) Character: Sam Sparks
Bob Brown uses his bedside manner to charm his patients while his partner makes the actual diagnoses.
The Front Page The Front Page (1974) Character: Telegrapher
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Sh! The Octopus Sh! The Octopus (1937) Character: Dempsey
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.
I Live for Love I Live for Love (1935) Character: Mac
A failed actor finds success as a radio singer.
Fun on a Weekend Fun on a Weekend (1947) Character: Joe Morgan
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.
King Kong King Kong (1933) Character: Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Robin and the 7 Hoods Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) Character: Vermin Witowski
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.
Marked Woman Marked Woman (1937) Character: Louie
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
Grand Hotel Grand Hotel (1932) Character: Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
The Merry Frinks The Merry Frinks (1934) Character: Emmett Frink
An heiress abandons an out-of-work husband, two sons and a lovesick daughter.
Footsteps in the Dark Footsteps in the Dark (1941) Character: Wilfred
A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.
Talent Scout Talent Scout (1937) Character: Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Character: Barney Sykes
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley (1940) Character: Casey
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited when the boys, now in the army, show up in England.
Maisie Gets Her Man Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) Character: 'Pappy' Goodring
Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?
The Case of the Lucky Legs The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) Character: Spudsy Drake
A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.
Singin' in the Corn Singin' in the Corn (1946) Character: Glenn Cummings
Judy McCoy, a fortune teller with a circus, learns she has inherited some property and heads west to collect. When she arrives in the desert ghost town, she learns that a stipulation in the will is that she has to return the property to the rightful owners, an Indian tribe, before she gets the remaining inheritance
Wild Harvest Wild Harvest (1947) Character: Higgins
Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. To get back she marries Jim whom she prods into high-grading the grain (skimming off some for private sale). The last payment on Joe's machinery is due just as he discover's what his buddy has been doing.
The Spy in the Green Hat The Spy in the Green Hat (1967) Character: Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from THRUSH agents under a young woman's (the incredibly cute Letícia Román) bed and is caught by the woman's grandmother (Penny Santon), who is forcing Solo to marry the young woman. He successfully escapes, but is hunted by a legion of stereotyped Italian gangsters. Now that's comedy.
Let's Go Navy! Let's Go Navy! (1951) Character: CPO Mervin Longnecker
The Bowery Boys join the Navy to catch some crooks who are posing as sailors.
While the Patient Slept While the Patient Slept (1935) Character: Police Sgt. Jim Jackson
A murder happens when greedy relatives gather to await the demise of their wealthy and very ill family patriarch.
The Gay Falcon The Gay Falcon (1941) Character: Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.
The St. Louis Kid The St. Louis Kid (1934) Character: Buck Willetts
Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out. He evades a penalty when he claims, that he had done it as an act of solidarism with the farmers. The farmers start an boycott action against this dairy, so the owner has to bring milk from elsewhere to his dairy, but the farmers closed the road, and Kennedy is arrested once more. He leaves jail at night to meet Ann, but meanwhile the owner has asked some mobsters to deliver the milk. One of the farmers is murdered, Ann Reid is missing and Eddie Kennedy is accused of murder.
Professional Sweetheart Professional Sweetheart (1933) Character: O'Connor
Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. When the strain of representing "purity" brings her to rebellion, the sponsor and his nutty henchmen pick her a public-relations "sweetheart" from fan mail, who turns out to be a hayseed.
Whirlpool Whirlpool (1934) Character: Mac
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Character: Cop (uncredited)
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
For Those Who Think Young For Those Who Think Young (1964) Character: Col. Leslie Jenkins
A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.
Blessed Event Blessed Event (1932) Character: Frankie Wells
A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939) Character: Steve McBride
Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
Meet Me on Broadway Meet Me on Broadway (1946) Character: Deacon McGill
Stuffy amateur director Eddie Dolan decides to mount a show for the well-connected patrons of a posh country club. Eddie and his girlfriend, actress Ann Stallings, hope the production will launch their legitimate Broadway careers. But complications arise when Maxine Whitaker, daughter of a wealthy rival club owner, becomes romantically interested in charming Eddie.
I'd Rather Be Rich I'd Rather Be Rich (1964) Character: Fred
An updated remake of It Started With Eve (1941). A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer is persuaded to take his place. When the grandfather suddenly (and secretly) recovers, he uses the situation to his advantage - playing matchmaker in an attempt to ensure his granddaughter's happiness.
Jimmy the Gent Jimmy the Gent (1934) Character: Lou
An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
Page Miss Glory Page Miss Glory (1935) Character: Petey
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
Fools for Scandal Fools for Scandal (1938) Character: Dewey Gibson
An incognito Hollywood star (Carole Lombard) in Paris meets a penniless nobleman (Fernand Gravet) who follows her to London.
Behave Yourself! Behave Yourself! (1951) Character: Police Plainclothesman
A young man takes in a dog that turns out to be wanted by mobsters.
Stage Door Canteen Stage Door Canteen (1943) Character: Allen Jenkins
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance
The Case of the Howling Dog The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) Character: Sgt. Holcomb
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed and Cartwright is missing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.
A Night at the Ritz A Night at the Ritz (1935) Character: Gyp
A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
The Case of the Baby-Sitter The Case of the Baby-Sitter (1947) Character: Howard 'Harvard' Quinlan
The baby sitter is none other than veteran Hollywood tough guy Tom Neal. A private detective, Neal is hired to keep an eye on the child of married couple George Meeker and Rebel Randall. Actually, Meeker and Randall are jewel thieves, and their "baby" is their stolen loot. Neal eventually catches on when he realizes that this is the quietest child on earth. Running a scant 41 minutes, Case of the Baby Sitter was designed to be shown in tandem with another Screen Guild Productions "briefie," The Hat Box Mystery: the films were shot back to back, with Tom Neal and Pamela Blake starring in both.
A Date with the Falcon A Date with the Falcon (1942) Character: Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
Crazy Over Horses Crazy Over Horses (1951) Character: Weepin' Willie
The boys get mixed up with a race horse & crooked gamblers
Rackety Rax Rackety Rax (1932) Character: Mike Dumphy
Gambler/racketeer "Knucks" McGloin takes note of just how much money and action (aside from the game itself) takes place around and about the annual Rose Bowl football game, and decides this is one sweet proposition and could be even sweeter if one had his own college and football game and had a large say beforehand as to the outcome of any game this team had. So he ups and creates his own college---Carnasie after his own neighborhood. His gangster rival. Gilatti, thinks this give McGloin a definite inside advantage and, if there is one thing a gambler can't abide, it is that someone has an inside advantage and they are not that someone. Gilatti gets himself a college football team. Education marches on.
Lawyer Man Lawyer Man (1932) Character: Izzy Levine
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by Gilmurry and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.
Go West, Young Lady Go West, Young Lady (1941) Character: Hank
A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.
Employees' Entrance Employees' Entrance (1933) Character: Sweeney, store detective (uncredited)
Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988) Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
The Perfect Specimen The Perfect Specimen (1937) Character: Pinky
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.
The Singing Kid The Singing Kid (1936) Character: Joe Eddy
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
Blondie Johnson Blondie Johnson (1933) Character: Louie
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
Naughty But Nice Naughty But Nice (1939) Character: Joe Dirk
Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.
Gold Diggers in Paris Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) Character: Duke 'Dukie' Dennis
When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love.
Havana Widows Havana Widows (1933) Character: Herman Brody
Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana.



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