John Ridgely
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits. He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a memorable role as a suffering heart patient in the film noir Nora Prentiss (1947). He appeared in a large number of other Warner Bros. films in the 1930s and 1940s. Freelancing after 1948, John Ridgely continued to essay general-purpose parts until he left films in 1953. Thereafter, he worked in summer-theater productions and television until his death from a heart attack at the age of 58 in 1968.
The Big Sleep
as Eddie MarsPrivate Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter...
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A Place in the Sun
as CoronerA young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's...
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Dark Victory
as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her...
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The Greatest Show on Earth
as Assistant ManagerTo ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian,...
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Arsenic and Old Lace
as Officer SaundersMortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes...
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The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Radio ManAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a...
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They Died with Their Boots On
as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...
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The Letter
as Driver (uncredited)After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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The Roaring Twenties
as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George...
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Air Force
as PilotThe crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack...
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Border Incident
as Mr. NeleyThe story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the...
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They Drive by Night
as Hank Dawson (uncredited)Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small...
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Northern Pursuit
as Jim AustenCanadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later...
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Possessed
as Chief investigator of drowningAfter being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a...
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
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Room for One More
as Harry ForemanAnne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the...
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Destination Tokyo
as Reserve Officer RaymondDuring World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a...
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Each Dawn I Die
as Reporter (uncredited)A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism...
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My Reputation
as Cary AbbottTongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man....
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Hollywood Canteen
as SelfTwo soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and...
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Brother Orchid
as Texas PearsonWhen retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill...
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They Made Me a Criminal
as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
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Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to...
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Backfire
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army...
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The Return of Doctor X
as RodgersWhen news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova...
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The Last Outpost
as Sam McQuadeThe cavalry defend a small town from indians.
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Invisible Stripes
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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Strange Alibi
as Tex Alexander (prisoner)An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true...
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The Great Mr. Nobody
as Eddie WilliamsA publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.
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Castle on the Hudson
as Intake Guard (uncredited)A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
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Going Places
as Desk ClerkA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he...
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Off Limits
as Lt. Cmdr. ParnellWally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who...
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High Wall
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife....
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The Big Shot
as TimDuke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a...
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Task Force
as Dixie RankinAfter learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott...
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No Time for Comedy
as Cashier (uncredited)An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
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King of the Underworld
as JerryPhysician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove...
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Secret Enemies
as John TrentFBI agents Carl Becker and John Trent raid a New York hotel, sending Nazi spies to an upstate...
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Command Decision
as James CarwoodHigh-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories...
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Saddle Tramp
as SlimCarefree Chuck Connor is on his way west and stops off to see an old friend and his four lads....
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Beacon ReporterA singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
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The Patient in Room 18
as Jim WarrenChoreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of...
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You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Gas Station ProprietorJohnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun...
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Quiet, Please
as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)A temperamental director multiple times completely changes the concept during a movie's production.
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Steel Against the Sky
as Joe (uncredited)Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.
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Secret Service of the Air
as Joe LeRoyBrass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go...
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as ReporterNancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the...
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Boy Meets Girl
as Simmons - Friday's Film CutterTwo lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to...
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God Is My Co-Pilot
as David 'Tex' HillRobert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds...
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Pride of the Marines
as Jim MerchantMarine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to...
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Edge of Doom
as Detective #1A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.
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Cry Wolf
as Jackson LaidellA woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband's family.
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River's End
as JeffersAn escaped criminal pretends to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to...
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The Man I Love
as Roy OtisTough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister,...
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Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Railroad Detective Dan HanesBank robber serves his time in prison, tries to go straight.
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Streamline Express
as Train Steward (uncredited)A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard...
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The Fighting 69th
as Moran (uncredited)Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy,...
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Nora Prentiss
as Walter BaileyQuiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a...
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Garden of the Moon
as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by...
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Alice in Movieland
as Bill (uncredited)In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood....
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Nancy Drew… Detective
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly...
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'Til We Meet Again
as Junior Officer (uncredited)Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to...
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Angels Wash Their Faces
as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister,...
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The Lost Volcano
as Fred BartonLittle David Gordon lives in the jungle with his parents Ruth and Fred, along with their servant...
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Wings for the Eagle
as Alec JohnsonAircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.
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South Sea Sinner
as Don WilliamsA tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which...
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The Wagons Roll at Night
as ArchAn escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and...
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Private Detective
as Donald NortonA female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder...
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Blondes at Work
as ReganWhen a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between...
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Knockout
as Pat MartinJohnny Rocket (Arthur Kennedy) needs to fight one more match to have enough money to get married...
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Torchy Blane in Panama
as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling...
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White Banners
as Charles EllisA homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small...
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Fort Osage
as Henry TraversRod Cameron stars as frontier scout Tim Clay, assigned to guide a wagon train through Indian...
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Teddy the Rough Rider
as ReporterThis short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt, beginning in 1895, when he was...
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Highway West
as Alex, Armored Car GuardA young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
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Women in the Wind
as Salesman (uncredited)A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.
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Racket Busters
as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
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Bullet Scars
as Hank O'ConnorDr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe...
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Forbidden Valley
as Duke LaffertyIn this youth-oriented western, a young man's father is wrongfully accused of murder....
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A Child Is Born
as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
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When the Redskins Rode
as Christopher GistA French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753...
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Night Wind
as WaltersA boy tries to protect his dog, a German shepherd that served with U.S. Army forces after it...
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Saturday's Children
as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.
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That Way with Women
as SamA bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.
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Danger Signal
as Thomas TurnerAfter robbing and murdering his married lover and then making her death look like suicide,...
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On Dress Parade
as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a...
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Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mike CollinsBalkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He...
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Dangerously They Live
as John, Nazi HenchmanA doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.
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The Blue Veil
as Doctor (Uncredited)A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
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He Couldn't Say No
as Man-On-The-Street ReporterA lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for...
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Naughty But Nice
as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and...
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Thunder in God's Country
as Bill StaffordHidden Valley has managed to retain its Old Western atmosphere, free of modern-day corruption,...
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Wings of the Navy
as Dan MorrisonJerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both...
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Torrid Zone
as GardnerA Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
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The Man Who Talked Too Much
as BrooksA young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's...
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The Doughgirls
as Julian CadmanArthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington...
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The Bill of Rights
as Massachusetts CongressmanThis short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the...
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions.
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That's My Man
as RamseyA poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when...
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Officer (uncredited)Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of...
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On Trial
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect...
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Sealed Verdict
as Lance NissenJohn Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of...
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Lady with Red Hair
as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
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Indianapolis Speedway
as Ted HornA champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession...
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Flight Angels
as Lt. ParsonsFederal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves when a...
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The Adventures of Jane Arden
as ReporterReporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her...
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Hard to Get
as BurkeWhen spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by...
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Torchy Gets Her Man
as Henchman BugsA notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to...
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Million Dollar Baby
as Ollie WardA sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.
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Half Angel
as Tim McCareyNurse Nora Gilpin plans are to marry building contractor Tim McCarey and settle down. But one...
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Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform...
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Luxury Liner
as Chief Officer CarverCapt. Jeremy Bradford has a particularly exciting luxury liner cruise in store when he's charged...
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The Man Without a Country
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At...
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As You Were
as CaptainIn a train station, Army recruiting sergeant Ames attempts to enlist a group of young men with...
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Here Comes Happiness
as JimJessica leaves her upper class home to assume an anonymous working class identity. She meets a...
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The Spy Ring
as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)Two American-army officers are working on a new type of machine-gun for anti-aircraft warfare,...
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My Bill
as Mr. Martin, FloristAn impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.
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Everybody's Hobby
as Ranger Mike MorganA hobby-mad family makes their obsessions pay off.
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The Petty Girl
as PatrolmanAn artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and...
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Father Is A Prince
as SalesmanCarpet-sweeper manufacturer John Bower has no patience with inefficiency, lawyers, or vacuum...
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Navy Blues
as 'Jersey'On a layover in Hawaii two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship...
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Missing Witnesses
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
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Once More, My Darling
as BurkeAn actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole...
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Smashing the Money Ring
as Policeman (uncredited)T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up...
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Western Trails
as Ben McClureIn a remake of Dawn Trail, Bob Mason is wounded chasing the killers of his father. During his...
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Pal, Canine Detective
as Gary's FatherGary and his dog Pal are having fun working on make-believe crime cases, though Gary's father, a...
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Trouble Makers
as 'Silky' ThomasSlip and Sach are in the sidewalk star-gazing business when they see a murder committed in a...
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Service with the Colors
as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)Service with the Colors is a 1940 American short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. This...
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The Cowboy Quarterback
as Mr. WaltersFootball scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field...
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Money and the Woman
as Doctor (uncredited)An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Reporter at MatchTorchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
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March On, Marines
as HapMarine Sergeant Bob Lansing has just completed a tour of duty in the Pacific and is off to study...
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Tucson
as BenThe story of Andy Bryant, a University of Arizona student whose grades suffer because of his...
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Slapsie Maxie's
as Reporter (uncredited)In this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in...
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Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Jim (aka Slug)A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
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At the Stroke of Twelve
as ReporterThis entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short...
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Beauty on Parade
as Jeffrey WoodstockMarian Medford Woodstock gave up a chance twenty years ago to compete for the Miss USA beauty...
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