Don Downen

Born: 1914-12-19


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'G' Men

as Joe - the Second Fingerprint Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1935-05-04

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has...

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Kid Galahad

as (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-29

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the...

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Bullets or Ballots

as Usher (uncredited)
Released: 1936-06-06

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake...

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Frisco Kid

as Opera House Usher (uncredited)
Released: 1935-11-30

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him...

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Satan Met a Lady

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1936-07-22

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying...

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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-08

A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of...

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Varsity Show

as Elevator Operator
Released: 1937-09-04

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be...

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Don't Bet on Blondes

as Markham's Receptionist (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-07-13

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His...

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The Case of the Black Cat

as Newsboy (uncredited)
Released: 1936-10-31

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter...

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Page Miss Glory

as Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: 1935-09-07

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant...

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Mary Jane's Pa

as Youth
Released: 1935-04-27

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family,...

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Midnight Court

as Car Thief
Released: 1937-03-06

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of...

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Freshman Love

as Second Goof (uncredited)
Released: 1936-01-18

A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't...

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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

as Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-11

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

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Ever Since Eve

as Office Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-15

Madge Winton (Marion Davies), a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid...

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A Night at the Ritz

as Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: 1935-03-23

A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.

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The Payoff

as Office Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1935-01-09

An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked...

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Talent Scout

as Extra in Studio Lunchroom (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-24

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

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Road Gang

as Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
Released: 1936-03-28

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed...

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The Singing Kid

as Call Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1936-04-10

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While...

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Man Hunt

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1936-01-29

A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.

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Man of Iron

as Messenger
Released: 1935-12-21

A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is...

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Her Husband's Secretary

as Office Boy Drinking Milk
Released: 1937-02-26

A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.

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Hot Water

as College Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1937-09-24

The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous...

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