Johnnie Davis
Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer. Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.
Hollywood Hotel
as GeorgiaAfter losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall...
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Mr. Chump
as Bill "Scats" SmallA naive young trumpet player inadvertently becomes involved with bank embezzlers. Comedy.
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I Love to Singa
as Owl Jolson (singing voice)I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the...
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Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats...
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Katnip Kollege
as Johnny Cat (voice)At the Katnip Kollege, we see a roomful of cats taking a course in Swingology. Everyone swings...
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A Child Is Born
as Ringer BanksA pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
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Brother Rat
as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly...
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Campus Cinderella
as Johnny MortonThis musical comedy has a popular basketball star playing for a different college than what his...
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Knickerbocker Holiday
as TenpinThe wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam --...
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Varsity Show
as Buzz BoltonWinfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be...
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Sweepstakes Winner
as Mark DowneyA scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes...
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Men Are Such Fools
as Tad TurkelLinda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she...
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Garden of the Moon
as Slappy HarrisDon Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by...
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The Shining Future
as SelfDocumentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a...
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Jeff HardyA singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
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You Can't Ration Love
as KewpieIn this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of...
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Slapsie Maxie's
as Johnny the WaiterIn this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in...
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Sarong Girl
as Scat DavisA dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
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Over the Goal
as Tiny WaldronThe Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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