Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict (born Harold J. Mann, February 6, 1896 – January 1, 1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film era, where he played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly uncredited.
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the...
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I Married a Witch
as Country Club Guest (uncredited)A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch...
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They Died with Their Boots On
as Well-Wisher (uncredited)The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...
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The Letter
as Party Guest (uncredited)After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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Now, Voyager
as Party Guest (uncredited)A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a...
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The Freshman
as The College CadHarold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending...
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They Won't Believe Me
as uncreditedOn trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand...
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The Killers
as Party Guest (uncredited)Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the...
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Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Umpire (uncredited)Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two...
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Clerk (uncredited)Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United...
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Sons of the Desert
as A Son of the Desert (uncredited)Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise...
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'G' Men
as Man (uncredited)James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has...
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The Glass Key
as Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused...
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Crash Dive
as Angry Man at Hotel Registration DeskA US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German...
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as StockbrokerIn 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few...
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The Roaring Twenties
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George...
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Out of the Past
as Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is...
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Houseboat
as Pitchman (uncredited)An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
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The Razor's Edge
as Party Guest (uncredited)An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the...
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Holiday Inn
as Guest at Inn (uncredited)Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants...
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The Thin Man
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get...
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I Walk Alone
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is...
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Remember the Night
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist...
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Follow the Fleet
as David SullivanWhen the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame...
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Woman of the Year
as Clayton's Secretary (uncredited)Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their...
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Hold That Ghost
as Maitre d' (uncredited)Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will....
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Speedy
as Steve CarterSpeedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then...
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad...
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Buck Privates Come Home
as Street Onlooker (uncredited)Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French...
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Du Barry was a Lady
as Club Patron (uncredited)Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with...
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Charlie Chan in Reno
as Man in Line-UpMary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of...
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Another Thin Man
as West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from...
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Kitty Foyle
as American Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his...
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Public Hero Number 1
as Bar Patron (uncredited)G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums...
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The Defense Rests
as CharlieA sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
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The Constant Nymph
as Party GuestThe daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the...
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My Sister Eileen
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their...
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Phantom Lady
as Theatre Party Guest (uncredited)A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.
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Slightly Dangerous
as Man in Lobby (uncredited)Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents...
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Weary River
as Jerry's Guest (uncredited)A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on...
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No, No, Nanette
as Birthday Party GuestPerky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle...
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I Wake Up Screaming
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a...
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Lured
as Concertgoer (uncredited)Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has...
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Nothing But the Truth
as Office Staff Member (uncredited)A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell tell the truth, and only the truth,...
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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Gangster (uncredited)Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of...
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Lady Killer
as uncreditedAn ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes...
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Johnny O'Clock
as Card PlayerWhen an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the...
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One Night in the Tropics
as Croupier (uncredited)Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a...
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The Unfaithful
as Party GuestChristine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of...
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The Unsuspected
as Party Guest (uncredited)The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his...
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Broadway Hostess
as Man in Gambling House (uncredited)Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
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The Gang's All Here
as Club New Yorker Patron (uncredited)A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
as Smith TredgoldCaptain Drummond is travelling to Switzerland to marry his girlfriend. However, when a cargo...
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I Accuse My Parents
as Pedestrian (uncredited)Ignored by his alcoholic parents, Jimmy Wilson starts hanging around with some shady characters....
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They Shall Have Music
as Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his...
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The Hard Way
as Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited)Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their...
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The Young in Heart
as Party Guest (uncredited)A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named...
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The Dancing Masters
as Sidewalk Barker (uncredited)The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running...
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Third Finger, Left Hand
as Night Club PatronMagazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male...
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No Other Woman
as ChauffeurA steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks....
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Suddenly It's Spring
as Nightclub PatronA WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.
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Here Comes the Band
as Audience Member (uncredited)In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by...
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Street of Chance
as Al Mastick'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor...
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Woman Wanted
as Casino Manager in Nightclub (uncredited)Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into...
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In Old Chicago
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually...
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The Strong Man
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)A meek Belgian soldier (Harry Langdon) fighting in World War I receives penpal letters and a...
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Charlie Chan in Panama
as Nightclub / Dance ExtraCharlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would...
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Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Casino Manager (uncredited)The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold...
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Show Boat
as uncreditedDespite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into...
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The Miracle of the Bells
as Drunken ManThe body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that...
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Crazy House
as PhotographerOle Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another...
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Good Girls Go to Paris
as Party Guest (uncredited)Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English...
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Man with Radio Station ManagerA singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
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Over 21
as Man in Gow's Outer Office (uncredited)A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old...
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Hired Wife
as Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect...
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Thunder in the Night
as Party GuestOfficer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet....
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Three's a Crowd
as Minor Role (uncredited)Harry, The Odd Fellow, is a tenement worker who lives alone in a shack alongside a warehouse and...
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The People Against O'Hara
as Gambler (uncredited)A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
as Taxi DriverA poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear...
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Fun on a Weekend
as Gambling House Bouncer (Uncredited)Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired...
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Fast Life
as Henchman with Gun (uncredited)Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their...
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Wallflower
as uncreditedTwo stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.
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Trade Winds
as Roger (Uncredited)After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware...
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No More Ladies
as Bar Owner Joe Williams (uncredited)A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.
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Josette
as Nightclub Table Extra (uncredited)Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think...
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The Day the Bookies Wept
as Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
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What Price Hollywood?
as MutoSassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film...
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Together Again
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor...
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The Affairs of Annabel
as Man in Webb's Office (uncredited)Wonder Pictures has been striking out at the box office lately, causing the seedy PR man to...
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Atlantic Adventure
as Ship PassengerWhen reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he...
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Cheating Blondes
as Jim CarterA reporter sets out to prove that his girlfriend was framed and sent to prison.
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Rhubarb
as Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb....
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Smashing the Rackets
as Court ClerkJim 'Socker' Conway, former boxer and FBI hero, is maneuvered for political reasons into a...
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Millionaires in Prison
as Reporter (uncredited)A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick...
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Clear the Decks
as TrumbullThis 1929 drama about mistaken identities contains three eight minute scenes that involve...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Buried Loot
as Man in Getaway Car (uncredited)An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for...
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Weekend for Three
as Old Field Inn PatronJim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner....
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The Gorilla
as ReporterAn ape is suspected of committing a series of murders.
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Derelict
as McFallTwo rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the...
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Champagne Charlie
as Mr. WaldenThe story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.
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Why Girls Go Back Home
as Crook in Badger GameTrusting country girl Marie Downey falls in love with touring stage-actor Clifford Dudley. As he...
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Fingers at the Window
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...
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365 Nights in Hollywood
as Dancing Boy (uncredited)Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school. He is...
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He Married His Wife
as Nightclub PatronRace horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His...
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Murder on a Honeymoon
as Roswell T. ForrestA schoolteacher and amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane gets...
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Straight, Place and Show
as Country Club PatronThe Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling...
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Let's Face It
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancé, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want...
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The Sophomore
as Dan WillisJoe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is...
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The Gay Bride
as Wedding guest (uncredited)Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life...
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There Goes the Groom
as Extra at Class Reunion (uncredited)After striking it rich in Alaskan gold, a young man returns to marry his fiancé only to be...
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The Trespasser
as Reporter (uncredited)A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His...
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Gangs Inc.
as Frankie Bailey, Key Witness (uncredited)Circumstances force naive Rita Adams into serving an unjust prison term, but she emerges from it...
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A Very Honorable Guy
as Donny DetroitWell respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an...
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I Take This Oath
as BurlyThe trials and tribulations of a group of newly sworn-in police officers.
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The Office Wife
as JamisonLarry, a publisher, wants Kate to write a book about the 'Office Wife'. An executive...
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Sunset Murder Case
as Al (Uncredited)Small-time showgirl poses as a stripper to infiltrate a nightclub whose owner is believed...
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Gabriel Over the White House
as White House Press Correspondent (uncredited)A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a...
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Fight for Your Lady
as Reporter (uncredited)Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a...
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Portia on Trial
as Portia's Co-CounselLady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather...
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Three Girls Lost
as Airport Lothario (uncredited)Architect Gordon Wales finds fellow apartmenthouse resident Joan Marsh locked out and flirts...
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The Widow from Chicago
as Mr. Mullins, Floor ManagerA woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.
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Pick-up
as TonyThe scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both...
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Three on a Ticket
as Jim LacyA private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh...
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So This Is Washington
as First Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Lum and Abner go to Washington to aid in the war effort by giving the government what they think...
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Going Places
as Party Guest / Racetrack SpectatorA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he...
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Rose of Washington Square
as Man in Box at Wintergarden (uncredited)Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband...
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Our Wife
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.
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Don't Bet on Blondes
as Man with Doc at Foyot's Bar (Uncredited)Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His...
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Mexican Spitfire
as Roulette Croupier (uncredited)Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage:...
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Welcome Danger
as Handcuffed Prisoner at Police Station (uncredited)A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Hiring Clerk (uncredited)Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
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Early to Bed
as CraigChester Beatty and Tessie Weeks have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years...
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Girl Crazy
as George MasonNew York playboy Danny Churchill is sent to a small town in Arizona, where being sheriff is very...
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Meet Me on Broadway
as Backstage Extra (uncredited)Stuffy amateur director Eddie Dolan decides to mount a show for the well-connected patrons of a...
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Gun Smoke
as Spot SkeeFollowing a killing and robbery in a big city back east, gang leader Kedge Darvas and some of...
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His Master's Voice
as Jack FentonA loyal dog follows his master to the front in World War One.
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Murder in the Music Hall
as JoeAn orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.
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Blossoms On Broadway
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)A young singer hopes to become a success on Broadway.
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The Drop Kick
as Ed PembertonCollege football player Jack Hamill finds his reputation on the line when he pays an innocent...
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Cupid's Fireman
as Bill EvansMcGee becomes a fireman over the protests of his mother, who doesn't want to see her son...
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Recaptured Love
as PatIn this drama, a 50-year-old married man (played by John Halliday) goes with his wife (Belle...
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Hot Tip
as Racetrack SpectatorAn amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing...
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The Great Gambini
as Traveling SalesmanA millionaire is found murdered in his apartment. Suspicion falls on a variety of suspects,...
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Ranson's Folly
as Lt. CurtisU. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as "The Red Rider," and...
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Killer at Large
as CroupierTwo newspaper reporters become involved with another killing while investigating a murder, which...
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The Cowboy Kid
as Trig MorganOur hero catches a gang of bank robbers while taking time out to romance the banker's pretty...
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Backstage
as HarryJulia, Myrtle, Fanny, and Jane - all chorus girls, after weeks of rehearsing for a show, find...
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One Night at Susie's
as Mobster (Uncredited)A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he...
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Moran of the Marines
as Basil WorthAdventures of a marine in China.
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College Days
as Kenneth SladeJim Gordon, the son of a proud and loving father, enters the University of California as a...
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The Only Woman
as First OfficerA 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
as MugA mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
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Two for Tonight
as Dance Extra (uncredited)A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.
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Love Takes Flight
as EddieA commercial pilot romances both a Hollywood actress and a female aviator. 1937.
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Slightly Static
as Member of Stock Company (uncredited)Thelma and Patsy get jobs at a radio station.
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White Flannels
as PaulA smothering mother, Mrs. Jacob Politz, stands in the way of the engagement of her college son...
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Western von gestern
as Starcroft, Marsdens GehilfeWestern von gestern is a German television series.
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