Johnny Arthur

Born: 1883-05-18


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You Can't Take It with You

as Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...

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It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1947-04-17

A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house...

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Road to Singapore

as Timothy Willow (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-22

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...

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It's in the Air

as Jones, Photographer
Released: 1935-10-10

Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin...

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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as Mr. Wentworth
Released: 1936-01-11

A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a...

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The Monster

as Johnny Goodlittle
Released: 1925-03-16

A general store clerk and aspiring detective investigates a mysterious disappearance that took...

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Traveling Saleslady

as Melton
Released: 1935-03-28

A toothpaste magnate's mischievous daughter, tired of her father's traditional ways of...

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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Mr. Frankenstein (uncredited)
Released: 1936-04-24

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his...

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The Masked Marvel

as Mura Sakima
Released: 1943-11-06

A team of two-fisted insurance investigators (one of whom disguises himself as The Masked...

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Dames

as Billings
Released: 1934-09-01

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

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Danger on the Air

as Aiken
Released: 1938-06-30

Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio...

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The Desert Song

as Benny Kidd
Released: 1929-04-08

French General Birabeau has been sent to Morocco to root out and destroy the Riffs, a band of...

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Doubting Thomas

as Ralph Twiller
Released: 1935-07-10

A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local...

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Cheer Up and Smile

as Andy
Released: 1930-06-22

When a popular radio singer is knocked unconscious during a robbery, a squeaky-voiced college...

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Nazty Nuisance

as Suki Yaki
Released: 1943-08-06

Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although...

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Rendezvous

as Code Room Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1935-10-25

A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.

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Show of Shows

as Hero - Performer in 'The Pirate' (uncredited)
Released: 1929-11-21

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see...

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The King Steps Out

as Chief of the Secret Police
Released: 1936-05-27

Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.

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Li'l Abner

as Montague
Released: 1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to...

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Going Wild

as Simpkins
Released: 1930-12-21

Rollo and Lane just happen to be tossed off the train at White Beach where Robert Story -Air ace...

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-11-01

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift...

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Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self
Released: 1935-12-01

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.

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Something to Sing About

as Mr. Daviani (as John Arthur)
Released: 1937-09-30

James Cagney has a rare chance to show his song-and-dance-man roots in this low-budget tale of a...

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Anniversary Trouble

as Spanky's Father
Released: 1935-03-13

The gang's treasury is entrusted to Spanky, who accidentally gets it mixed up with his father's...

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Pick a Star

as Newlywed
Released: 1937-05-21

A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom...

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Honest Injun

as Johnny Peppercorn
Released: 1926-07-03

Johnny Arthur has been ordered to spend a year out west to toughen him up, so he and butler...

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Convention City

as Leonard Travis
Released: 1933-12-14

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City.

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Many Happy Returns

as Davis
Released: 1934-06-08

Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it...

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Shepherd of the Ozarks

as Doolittle
Released: 1942-03-26

Aluminum magnate James J. Maloney, Sr. meets with government officials to discuss the war effort...

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The Tourist

as Johnny - The Tourist
Released: 1925-09-20

The Tourist is a 1925 Comedy short.

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She Couldn't Say No

as Tommy Blake
Released: 1930-02-15

A night club singer falls for a gangster.

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It's a Wise Child

as Otho Peabody
Released: 1931-04-10

In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter...

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Hell in the Heavens

as Clarence Perkins
Released: 1934-12-12

During World War I, an American pilot vows to bring down the German ace responsible for his...

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The Draw-Back

as Horace Hayseed
Released: 1927-04-10

A dim witted, scrawny fellow from the country finds college full of bullies that trick him into...

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Make a Wish

as Antoine
Released: 1937-09-01

While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer...

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The Ghost Walks

as Homer Erskine
Released: 1934-12-01

A ghostly and deadly dinner party, which at first turns out to be an elaborate staging of a new...

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Feed 'em and Weep

as Darla's father
Released: 1938-05-06

It's Mr. Hood's birthday and he's looking forward to a quiet celebration with his family. But...

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One Wild Night

as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1938-06-02

Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of...

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The Aviator

as Hobart
Released: 1929-12-14

Misadventures of a bogus flyer.

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The Unknown Purple

as Freddie Goodlittle
Released: 1923-10-01

Inventor Peter Marchmont has discovered a purple light that renders the user invisible. On his...

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Home Cured

as The Hypochondriac
Released: 1926-03-14

Johnny is a hypochondriac and he spends all of his time fussing over his health instead of...

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Penrod and Sam

as Mr. Bassett
Released: 1931-10-01

Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys...

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The Bride Comes Home

as Otto
Released: 1935-12-25

A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine....

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Mademoiselle Midnight

as Carlos de Quiros
Released: 1924-04-14

Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her...

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The Gamblers

as George Cowper
Released: 1929-06-29

A father-and-son team of cons gamble their firm’s assets. The son is caught investing money that...

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Fugitives for a Night

as Tootsies, Car Rental Man
Released: 1938-09-23

A faded star is suspected of killing a studio executive.

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On Trial

as Stanley Glover
Released: 1928-12-01

A man is put on trial for the murder of his best friend. A young attorney wants to become...

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Stage Struck

as Oscar Freud
Released: 1936-09-12

A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway...

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It Happened Out West

as Professor Thad Crookshank
Released: 1937-05-02

Bank employee assigned to tell Arizona rancher her property is no good gets suspicious when her...

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Freshman Love

as Mr. Fields
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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Blossoms On Broadway

as P. T. Quinterfield Jr.
Released: 1937-11-19

A young singer hopes to become a success on Broadway.

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My Stars

as Johnny
Released: 1926-01-17

Johnny tries hard to impress his girl, but she seems to be much more interested in movie stars.

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Under Cover of Night

as Dr. Busby - Coroner
Released: 1937-01-08

A detective (Edmund Lowe) trails a professor (Henry Daniell) who stole credit for his wife's...

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Too Tough to Kill

as Willie Dent
Released: 1935-12-20

A no-nonsense engineer is hired to oversee construction of the Whitney Tunnel, a project that...

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Cleaning Up

as The Husband
Released: 1925-11-22

While his wife is away, the husband attempts to clean the house which ends up being a disaster....

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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

as Riley
Released: 1942-05-07

A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to...

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Dreams

as Second Dreamer (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-10

This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by...

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Night 'n' Gales

as Arthur Hood, Darla's father
Released: 1937-07-24

Because of a storm, the Gang has to stay overnight at Darla's house, and they drive her father...

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Personality

as Sandy Jenkins
Released: 1930-02-14

Directed by Victor Heerman. With Sally Starr, Johnny Arthur, Blanche Friderici, Frank Hammond.

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Divorce Made Easy

as Percy Deering
Released: 1929-07-06

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Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business

as Larry Larabee
Released: 1941-11-03

Feature length promotional film presented by The Coca-Cola Company during World War II, focuses...

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