Hooper Atchley

Born: 1887-04-29

Hooper Atchley (1887–1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in 214 films between 1929 and 1944 and is known for his appearance as the inconsiderate father in the Our Gang film Birthday Blues.


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The Little Foxes

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-29

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build...

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Freaks

as Doctoer (uncredited)
Released: 1932-02-12

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his...

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The Pride of the Yankees

as Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Released: 1942-07-14

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

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You Only Live Once

as Teletype Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1937-01-23

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a...

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Queen Christina

as Antonio's Companion in Coach (uncredited)
Released: 1933-12-26

Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she...

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Mad Love

as Train Conductor (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-07-12

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's...

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Trouble in Paradise

as Insurance Agent (uncredited)
Released: 1932-10-30

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume...

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Gentleman Jim

as (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-14

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and...

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Bombshell

as Car Salesman (uncredited)
Released: 1933-10-13

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

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If I Had a Million

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1932-11-18

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to...

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Chained

as S.S. Official (uncredited)
Released: 1934-08-31

Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to...

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Belle Starr

as Carpetbagger (uncredited)
Released: 1941-09-12

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain...

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Mission to Moscow

as Father (uncredited)
Released: 1943-04-29

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns...

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Action in the North Atlantic

as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-12

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are...

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Idaho

as Board Member
Released: 1943-03-10

A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed...

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Honky Tonk

as Sen. Ford
Released: 1941-10-01

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but...

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Johnny Eager

as Gambler Who Made Eight the Hard Way (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-09

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

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Wife vs. Secretary

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1936-02-28

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his...

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I Love You Again

as Man Greeting Wilson Saying 'Look Chief' (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-09

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and...

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Missing Witnesses

as Macey's Attorney (uncredited)
Released: 1937-12-11

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

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Union Depot

as Station Agent Having No Available Berths (uncredited)
Released: 1932-01-14

Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a...

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Geronimo

as George Boutwell
Released: 1939-11-26

The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a...

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Ladies' Man

as Headwaiter
Released: 1931-04-16

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness...

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Blondie

as Man on Bus (uncredited)
Released: 1938-11-30

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy...

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In Old California

as Higgins
Released: 1942-05-31

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss...

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Desert Command

as El Kadur
Released: 1946-05-31

Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going...

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Mr. Wong, Detective

as Christian Wilk
Released: 1938-10-05

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So...

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Scarlet River

as Clink McPherson
Released: 1933-03-10

Unable to find open range near Hollywood, western actor Tom Baxter and his troop head to Judy...

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Branded Men

as Ramsey aka Cunningham
Released: 1931-11-07

When Rod, Ramrod, and Half-A-Rod ride into Steep Gulch, they immediately become Sheriffs. The...

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Nancy Drew... Reporter

as The Chemist (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-18

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to...

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Stand Up and Fight

as Fox Hunt Guest
Released: 1939-01-06

A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.

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Cipher Bureau

as Cmdr. Nash
Released: 1938-10-25

The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a...

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Our Wife

as Ticket Man (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-20

A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.

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General Spanky

as Slavemaster at Meeting
Released: 1936-12-11

Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There...

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Lost Angel

as Pepi (uncredited)
Released: 1943-12-23

Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest...

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In the Navy

as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Released: 1941-05-30

Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias,...

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Gambling Ship

as Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1933-06-23

Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels...

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Edison, the Man

as Broker
Released: 1940-05-10

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story...

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Border Cafe

as Railroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-04

The spoiled, hard-partying son of a senator runs away from home after being reprimanded by his...

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Millie

as District Attorney Sanders (uncredited)
Released: 1931-02-06

After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and...

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Portia on Trial

as Jack Madden
Released: 1937-11-08

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather...

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Slightly Dangerous

as Man Getting on Bus (uncredited)
Released: 1943-04-01

Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents...

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The Fatal Hour

as Frank Belden, Sr.
Released: 1940-01-15

When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime...

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Without Orders

as Worried Man Awaiting Salt Lake Flight
Released: 1936-10-22

At Portland, Oregon, playboy pilot Len Kendrick lands at the end of a cross-country record...

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Corvette K-225

as Civilian
Released: 1943-09-29

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

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The Phantom Creeps

as Experimental Lab Tech
Released: 1939-01-07

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

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Exclusive Story

as Attorney (uncredited)
Released: 1936-01-17

A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious...

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Sky Murder

as Mark - Party Guest
Released: 1940-09-27

This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of...

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The Sphinx

as Oliver P. Curran
Released: 1933-06-01

A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene....

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For Me and My Gal

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1942-10-21

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

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Mystery Mountain

as Dr. Edwards
Released: 1934-12-02

Ken Williams is determined to discover the identity of the mysterious Rattler, who preys upon...

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The Lady Objects

as Doctor
Released: 1938-10-12

A former college football hero and his college sweetheart get married. Marital turmoil ensues as...

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The Mystery of Mr. Wong

as Carslake
Released: 1939-03-08

Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed...

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Trade Winds

as Detective (Uncredited)
Released: 1938-12-28

After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware...

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Little Nellie Kelly

as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-22

Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and...

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Navy Born

as Commander Seeley
Released: 1936-06-02

A naval officer gets more than he bargained for when he adopts a recently orphaned young boy,...

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East Side of Heaven

as Executive (uncredited)
Released: 1939-04-07

A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the...

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Hell's House

as Captain of the Guard
Released: 1932-01-30

A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

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Fingers at the Window

as Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-22

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...

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Sundown Trail

as Mr. Marston
Released: 1931-09-11

Dorothy, and her big city lawyer boyfriend, return to the Lazy 'B' ranch to read her late...

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Honeymoon Lodge

as Theatrical Man
Released: 1943-07-23

Honeymoon Lodge is a musical variation on the old Awful Truth plotline. Divorce-bound Bob and...

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King of the Texas Rangers

as Druggist Porter
Released: 1941-10-03

Tom King Jr. seeks to discover who murdered his father, a Texas Ranger; the trail leads to a...

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Gangster's Boy

as Sammy Trip
Released: 1938-11-16

A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that...

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Saga of Death Valley

as Dr. Ward
Released: 1939-11-17

When Tasker kills Roy Rogers he takes one of his young sons. Fifteen years later the other son...

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Inflation

as Clothing Store Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1942-01-01

The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.

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The Accusing Finger

as Senator
Released: 1936-11-17

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself...

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Homicide Bureau

as Curtis - Crime Lab Technician
Released: 1939-01-05

After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave,...

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Say It in French

as Bit Part
Released: 1938-11-25

An American golf pro falls in love with a woman while visiting France; before long they are...

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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Arthur Trent
Released: 1941-12-27

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.

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Birthday Blues

as John, the inconsiderate father
Released: 1932-11-12

Dickie throws a birthday party to try to raise money to buy his mother a birthday present.

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The Women Men Marry

as Arnold (uncredited)
Released: 1937-09-10

A newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.

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This Time for Keeps

as Masquerade Party Judge
Released: 1942-03-01

A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.

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Midnight Warning

as Dr. Steven Walcott
Released: 1932-11-15

Guests at a luxury hotel are horrified when they witness a man literally "disappear into thin...

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The Old Barn Dance

as Maxwell
Released: 1938-01-29

Autry and his buddies have a horse selling business which is threatened by a tractor company...

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Condemned Women

as Prosecutor
Released: 1938-03-18

A shoplifter gets sentenced to a women's prison.

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Love and Hisses

as Joe Moss
Released: 1937-12-21

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist...

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Repent at Leisure

as Floor Walker
Released: 1941-04-04

Everyone in a large department store knows that a rising star is married to the owner's...

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The Three Musketeers

as El Kadur
Released: 1933-04-07

Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going...

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The West Side Kid

as Businessman
Released: 1943-08-23

Millionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her...

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Quiet Please, Murder

as Air Raid Warden
Released: 1943-03-19

A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to...

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Radio Patrol

as Casey
Released: 1937-10-03

About a young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from...

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S.O.S Tidal Wave

as uncredited
Released: 1939-06-02

A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his...

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Clearing the Range

as Lafe Kildare
Released: 1931-04-01

A cowboy rides by night to catch the man who killed his brother.

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G-men vs. the Black Dragon

as Harrison J. Caldwell [Ch. 5]
Released: 1943-01-16

Japanese spies attempt to subvert America's war effort; G-Men attempt to thwart their plot.

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Men in Her Life

as District Attorney
Released: 1931-11-10

A wealthy ex-bootlegger comes to the rescue of a formerly rich society girl after her...

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Chicken Wagon Family

as Mean-Looking Man
Released: 1939-08-10

Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile...

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Adventures of Red Ryder

as Commissioner Treadway
Released: 1940-06-28

Calvin Drake employs a group of low-lifes to drive away land owners along the path of a new...

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Appointment for Love

as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Released: 1941-10-31

Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The...

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Black Hills Express

as Mayor Jason Phelps
Released: 1943-08-15

A man framed for a series of Wells' Fargo stage robberies and a comical sheriff's deputy join...

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Roarin' Lead

as Hackett
Released: 1936-12-09

The Three Mesquiteers fight cattle rustlers.

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The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

as Debor
Released: 1935-08-30

A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is...

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Haunted House

as Prosecuting Attorney
Released: 1940-07-21

Teenagers try to clear a friend accused of murder.

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Pack Up Your Troubles

as Booking Agent
Released: 1939-10-24

Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

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Gold

as Kramer
Released: 1932-09-15

A cowboy turned gold miner fights a gang that buys miner's claims and then murders them.

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Too Busy to Work

as Charles Carter
Released: 1939-11-17

The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to...

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Speed Wings

as Crandall
Released: 1934-02-05

A kidnapping, three airplane crashes and several fist-fights adds speed to the plot in which the...

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The Secret Witness

as Herbert 'Bert' Folsom
Released: 1931-12-12

A wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest...

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Gun Justice

as Sam Burkett
Released: 1933-12-11

Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken...

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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Finney's Lawyer
Released: 1940-01-11

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death....

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Honeymoon in Bali

as Peter (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-29

Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen,...

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The Gay Caballero

as Sheriff McBride
Released: 1940-10-04

The Cisco Kid and his buddy Gordito arrive in town and learn that Cisco is supposedly dead. Not...

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Fighting for Justice

as Trent
Released: 1932-08-28

Property taxes, murder charges, and outlaws trouble the son of a dead rancher.

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Romance of the Limberlost

as uncredited
Released: 1938-06-16

An orphaned girl is being raised in the Limberlost by her aunt, who hates her because the girl's...

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The Crime Patrol

as Doctor Simmons
Released: 1936-05-12

Prizefighter Bob Neal (Ray Walker) is in debt to gangster Vic Santell (Hooper Atchley) for...

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Pirates of the Skies

as uncredited
Released: 1939-01-01

Cafe waitress Barbara Whitney refuses to acknowledge her marriage to Air Policeman Nick Conlon...

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City of Chance

as Bill - Croupier
Released: 1940-01-13

Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler...

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Mountain Rhythm

as Mr. Daniels
Released: 1939-06-08

Cavanaugh and McCauley are after the ranchers land. When the Government announces the land will...

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Free, Blonde and 21

as Payne, Sugar Daddy
Released: 1940-03-28

Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a...

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Against the Law

as O'Brien
Released: 1934-10-25

Steve Wayne, a daring young ambulance driver for a large hospital in Los Angeles, is a rival...

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They Gave Him a Gun

as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-07

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

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The Spirit of the West

as Matt Ryder
Released: 1932-03-01

To bring in the bad guys, a rodeo champ poses as an inept cowhand.

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The Local Bad Man

as Joe Murdock
Released: 1932-01-14

The Murdock's bank is in trouble. So they ship money on the train and rob it to get back the...

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The Sagebrush Troubadour

as Henry Nolan
Released: 1935-12-02

Before he was murdered Grandpa Martin found a gold mine. He failed to record it and now everyone...

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Big Time Or Bust

as Lewis
Released: 1933-11-10

Newlywed carnival performers decide to try their luck in New York, but their marriage begins to...

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The Dude Bandit

as Al Burton
Released: 1933-04-05

After Burton kills Dad Mason and makes it look like a suicide, Ace Cooper arrives to...

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Prescott Kid

as Bonner
Released: 1934-11-08

Cowboy Tim Hamlin arrives in a town plagued by a gang of cattle rustlers.

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I Can't Escape

as Harley
Released: 1934-07-04

An ex-convict, unable to get a good job because of his prison record, gets mixed up in a phony...

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The Outlaw Deputy

as Howger
Released: 1935-06-20

While searching for his friend's killer, a former outlaw (Tim McCoy) thwarts a robbery and...

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The Arizona Terror

as Captain Cole Porter
Released: 1931-09-13

Captain Porter's scheme is to buy livestock and then have his men show up later to kill the...

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The Santa Fe Trail

as Marc Coulard
Released: 1930-09-27

A sheepman tries to hire Indians as herders. Though the Indians are blamed for farmers' losses,...

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Near the Trail's End

as Bart Morgan
Released: 1931-09-20

Bart Morgan controls the town of Cactus City and is keeping all men away from Jane Rankin. When...

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