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What, No Men? (1935)
Character: Steve - Policeman
A bill collector and a policeman are captured by a group of mad scientists and taken to an all-female Indian tribe for study.
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Sweet Adeline (1934)
Character: Michael
In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Sid frets as Adeline spends increasing amounts of time with the dashing Major Day.
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Happy Go Lucky (1936)
Character: John L. 'Happy Jack' Cole / Bill Lyons
A singer in Shanghai looks exactly like a missing flyer who went missing, and is feared to have sold the experimental airplane that he was flying. Foreign gangsters, the missing flyers girlfriend, and the U.S. military wants him, dead or alive.
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Flight at Midnight (1939)
Character: 'Spinner' Magee
Spinner McGee, devil-may-care mail pilot volunteers his courage and skill for the task of raising $100,000 to save the small airport owned by Pop Hussey from being condemned.
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Dames (1934)
Character: Johnny Harris
A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
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Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Character: Danny Warren
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down.
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She Married a Cop (1939)
Character: Jimmy Duffy
This comedy is set in New York and centers upon a singing Irish cop who causes quite a sensation among two producers when he sings at the annual Policeman's Ball. For a long time, they have been looking for a voice for their new cartoon feature, "Paddy the Pig," and the cop is just perfect. The policeman is tickled pink at the prospect of being a star and begins telling all his friends about his good fortune (he has no idea what they plan to do with his voice). Eventually he ends up marrying one of the producers, who still hasn't told him the truth. Suddenly the night of the big premiere finally arrives and all of the policeman's old friends and colleagues are there. As it begins, the policeman is appalled and humiliated to see that he has been mocked and has become a laughing stock. He immediately spurns his new wife and goes back to the police force. Time passes, and fortunately, the two reunite and settle their differences.
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Character: Jerry Hart
In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the gangster's strong-arm tactics nearly cause a singer to lose his fiancée. A wide variety of entertainers appear including cowboy crooner Gene Autry, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, and big band stars Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis, and the Kay Thompson Singers. Songs include "Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm," "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," "Heaven?," "I Owe You," and "It's Round-up Time in Reno."
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Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
Character: Danny
Set in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows the exploits of a feisty and talented saloon owner's daughter who loves nothing more than to perform in her father's tavern. Her late-night shenanigans appall her wealthy and socially conscious aunt who launches a secret campaign to shut down the bar and force her niece to reside in her palatial home.
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Broadway Hostess (1935)
Character: Tommy Blake
Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
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The Hit Parade (1937)
Character: Pete Garland
Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again?
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In Caliente (1935)
Character: Peter
At a Mexican resort, a fast-talking magazine editor woos the dancer he's trashed in print.
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Housewife (1934)
Character: "Mike Hathaway", Radio Singer
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.
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We're in the Money (1935)
Character: Phil Logan
Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, but they're offered a thousand dollars to serve four subpoenas in a breach of promise suit against rich C. Richard Courtney. Little does Ginger realize, C. Richard Courtney and her mysterious park bench boyfriend 'Carter' are one and the same.
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Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
Character: Lucky Ryan
A couple of gamblers pressure the local night club owner to rig things so the local college rowing crew will lose their upcoming race.
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
Character: Clark - Composer / Vocalist
An American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her past as a burlesque dancer by a reporter from her hometown.
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The Key (1934)
Character: Young Irishman Killed by Andrew
A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.
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The Personality Kid (1934)
Character: Murray
An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.
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Las Vegas Nights (1941)
Character: Bill Stevens
A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nightclub. Frank Sinatra's first screen appearance.
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Three Little Words (1950)
Character: Himself
Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury, so he has to earn his money as a lyricist. By chance, he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry his former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their professional relationship.
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Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Character: Eddie "Teddy" Rio
An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
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Outside of Paradise (1938)
Character: Daniel 'Danny' Francis O'Toole
Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the band members decide to incorporate him, advancing him the fare for equal shares in the estate. In Ireland, Danny finds that his is only a half-share, and the other half belongs to Mavourneen Kerrigan and she has the exclusive right to sell or keep the property...which, despite his pleas, she refuses to do. She also declares him an undesired guest, objects to his presence and insists that he prepare his own meals. He does so in a large main hall, but can only make hamburgers.
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Student Tour (1934)
Character: Bobby Kane
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
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