Matt McHugh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts. McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a stock theatre company and, as a young child, he performed on stage. His brother, Frank, who went on to become part of the Warner Bros. stock company in the 1930s and 1940s, and sister Kitty performed an act with him by the time he was fourteen years old, but the family quit the stage around 1930. His brother Ed became an agent in New York. Matt made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929, along with his brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936. Despite his actual origins, McHugh usually performed his roles with a Brooklyn accent, and was often cast as characters explicitly from Brooklyn. In Star Spangled Rhythm (1941), his one scene is a protracted monologue during the climactic "Old Glory" sequence, in which McHugh plays a character who literally embodies the spirit of Brooklyn.
Freaks
as Rollo BrotherA circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his...
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They Won't Believe Me
as uncreditedOn trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand...
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The Pride of the Yankees
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United...
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They Drive by Night
as Repairman (uncredited)Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small...
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Holiday
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton,...
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Mr. Skeffington
as Drunk (uncredited)A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her...
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My Favorite Brunette
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private...
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The Boys from Syracuse
as BartenderThe action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two...
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The Blue Dahlia
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an...
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The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Chief Petty Officer VincentOn the eve of WW-I the French Navy ship Lafayette returns to its Toulon base for one night....
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From Headquarters
as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out...
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The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation....
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Barbary Coast
as BronchoMary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette...
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
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The Dark Corner
as Milkman (uncredited)Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe...
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The Devil and Miss Jones
as SamThe wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay...
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as uncreditedGeorge Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a...
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Blues in the Night
as St Louis Jail DrunkA struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds...
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Phantom Lady
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.
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Salome, Where She Danced
as LafeDuring the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after...
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Whispering Footsteps
as Cy Walsh, BoarderAn Ohio bank clerk's life becomes a nightmare when his descriptions is a fit of a maniac killer.
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At the Circus
as Cabbie (uncredited)Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay,...
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Lost in the Stratosphere
as Matthew O'TooleTwo military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging...
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Dancing Lady
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton,...
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The Mad Miss Manton
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears,...
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And the Angels Sing
as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)The singing/dancing Angel sisters, Nancy, Bobby, Josie, and Patti, aren't interested in...
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You, the People
as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' PerkinsThis MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his...
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True to Life
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.
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Lady on a Train
as uncreditedWhile watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building....
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The Glass Key
as PuggyWhen Paul Madvig, a successful politician who fights his rivals to seize the city, becomes...
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Mannequin
as Mike (Uncredited)Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only...
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The Devil's Brother
as The Prospective GroomTwo wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra...
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Nocturne
as Coffee AttendantIn 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest...
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The Phantom Rider
as Agent ShortyThe Phantom Rider helps Mary Grayson thwart a plot to steal her land.
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Street Scene
as Vincent JonesThe setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as...
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Three Loves Has Nancy
as uncreditedA small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically...
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The Wet Parade
as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the...
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The Mad Game
as Butts McGheeBootlegger Ed Carson is sent to prison. His old gang turns from liquor (now legal) to...
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Navy Blue and Gold
as HecklerThree Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.
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An Innocent Affair
as Ted BurkeVincent Doane is in the precarious position of trying to close an advertising account with his...
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20,000 Men a Year
as Baseball FanPilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a...
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The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to...
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The Girl in 419
as Jim - a PrisonerA hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much...
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Shed No Tears
as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance...
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Thunder in the Night
as Police SecretaryOfficer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet....
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The Mark of the Whistler
as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men...
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If You Could Only Cook
as PeteAn auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.
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That Certain Age
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss,...
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The Lady from Cheyenne
as Reporter on TrainFictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the...
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Taxi!
as Joe Silva (uncredited)Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling...
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The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.
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Primrose Path
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken...
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The Greener Hills
as Taxi DriverAn MGM Miniature about an incurable optimist who is always giving up on his job or project to...
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So You Won't Squawk
as Louie the Wolf's HenchmanMobster Louie the Wolf sends an unsuspecting handyman (Keaton) to gather up the collection money...
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The Good Fairy
as Moving Man (uncredited)In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie...
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Broadway Melody of 1938
as Burt (uncredited)Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a...
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Duke of Chicago
as Terry SheaTo save his publishing firm, a prizefighter comes out of retirement in a fixed match.
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Exposed
as JohnsonA magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications...
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Hi Diddle Diddle
as Reporter #2 (uncredited)When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's...
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Hard to Handle
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
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Sadie McKee
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
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Deadline for Murder
as JohnnyA favor for an old friend leads a Los Angeles gambler (Kent Taylor) into a dangerous search for...
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I Take This Woman
as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's...
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A Gentleman at Heart
as JoeAfter inheriting a New York City art gallery, bookie Milton Berle and his partner Cesar Romero...
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Tropic Holiday
as JoeA screenwriter falls in love with a Mexican woman while searching for a story line south of the...
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The Perfect Snob
as Baggage ManWhen a small town veterinarian discovers that his just-graduated daughter is a gold-digging...
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Home Town Story
as Waiter (uncredited)Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the...
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Sing and Like it
as Junker - HoodWhile breaking into a bank safe, a gangster overhears a bank employee singing and decides to put...
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The Trouble with Women
as HermanA psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A...
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The Escape
as PeteAn embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is...
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The Man Who Dared
as KarelAn "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire...
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$1,000 a Touchdown
as Brick BensonA couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for...
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Secret Command
as CurlySam Gallagher returns home to Los Angeles as an undercover spy for the Navy, getting a job at...
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Chicken Wagon Family
as JoeAddie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile...
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Wham-Bam-Slam!
as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)Shemp is a sick man with a bad case of nerves. The stooge's friend Claude, a self-taught healer,...
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Frank the Barber (uncredited)Light-hearted, old-style romance about a farm-hand who arranges to buy a pair of mules from his...
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Professor Beware
as Divorced Man on HighwayEgyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to...
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Miracles for Sale
as 'All Over Town' Bus DriverA maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
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Pardon My Clutch
as Claude FinkleThe stooge's friend Claude sells them his old lemon of a car so they can take Shemp, who is sick...
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Vacation in Reno
as Bill DumontA hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a...
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Sailor's Lady
as CabbySailor is going to marry his girlfriend when he returns, but she becomes foster mother to baby...
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To Mary - with Love
as Taxi DriverMary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes...
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Arson, Inc.
as HubbellAn arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the...
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Murder on a Honeymoon
as MaddenA schoolteacher and amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane gets...
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Anything Goes
as DetectiveA young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury...
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Tales of Robin Hood
as Tuck's Guard-FriendThe story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir...
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Flight for Freedom
as Mac (uncredited)A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los...
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The Loud Mouth
as uncreditedDel Lord, famous director of the Three Stooges shorts, directed this story of one man in various...
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The Last Trail
as Looney McGannBased on a Zane Grey story, The Last Trail stars virile cowboy hero George O'Brien in a largely...
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It Happened in Flatbush
as O'DoulA washed up baseball player returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but an old sports...
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Diamond Jim
as BartenderA loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
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Girl Trouble
as DriverA South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
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Night of Terror
as Detective BaileyThe heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion....
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Afraid to Talk
as Joe SkelliCorrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them...
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The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Steve BrodieIn Victorian-era USA, a horse-jockey becomes a scapegoat in the nefarious schemes of a group of...
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She Loves Me Not
as Andy, the PhotographerA cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself...
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Party Wire
as Bert WestWhen a small-town girl's boyfriend leaves in disgrace, gossips spread false reports of her...
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The Grand Dame
as (uncredited)Peggy is a gangster's moll from New Jersey, living a pampered life in Manhattan with three...
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A Man of Sentiment
as Alex (Willie) Moran - OrderlyA man and woman fall in love at first sight, but everyone in their universe tries to keep them...
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Cowboy in Manhattan
as Cab DriverBob Allen, a struggling songwriter poses as a millionaire cowboy to win Broadway star Babs Lee.
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The West Side Kid
as The WorrierMillionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her...
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Star Spangled Rhythm
as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his...
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The Jones Family in Hollywood
as CharlieFather goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a...
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So This Is Washington
as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'Lum and Abner go to Washington to aid in the war effort by giving the government what they think...
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Two Alone
as Counter Man (uncredited)Mazie, a poor orphan girl, is mistreated by cruel farmer Slag and his wife for whom she works....
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Quiet Please, Murder
as Taxi DriverA forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to...
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Too Many Women
as Spike O'ReillyThanks to a fib intended to ward off an annoying real estate developer, a young bachelor finds...
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The Under-Pup
as Soda JerkA young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from...
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His Ex Marks the Spot
as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriendBuster's home life is disrupted when his ex-wife and her boyfriend move in.
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Sailor's Luck
as Taxi Cab DriverU.S. sailor Jimmy Harrigan, on shore leave in San Pedro, meets and falls for Sally Brent She...
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Bridal Bail
as Patrolman Gus BrownWhen a theater offers a free wedding to a couple, confusion reigns.
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La Conga Nights
as HeadwaiterIn this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man....
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My Buddy
as HappyA priest relates the tale of his friend, a WWI veteran, to the Post-War Planning Committee....
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Rangers of Fortune
as Horatio WellsFred MacMurray stars as a US Army misfit who, with pals Albert Dekker and Gilbert Roland, roam...
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West Point Widow
as Drunk at Football GameIn this romance, a hospital nurse marries a West Point football hero. She soon gets pregnant,...
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How DOooo You Do
as Deputy McNielMurder occurs when several of the most popular radio personalities of the '40s converge on a...
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Sailor Beware!
as DanA pair of sailors are on shore leave - skirt chasing and raising hell. They're targeted and...
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Mister Dynamite
as SunshineA gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.
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Wings in the Dark
as 1st MechanicIn his dedicated pursuit of technology that will aid pilots to safely "fly blind" during adverse...
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No Time to Marry
as AbernathyIn this lightweight comedy, two news reporters who are engaged to be married endure romantic...
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The Country Beyond
as Const. WellerA Canadian Northwest Mounted Policeman suspects his girlfriend's father of theft and murder.
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While New York Sleeps
as Cab DriverNewspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
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The Man in the Trunk
as Detective MurthaThe ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.
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Should Husbands Marry?
as Loud FriendHugh's loudmouth pal crashes a dinner party Hugh is throwing for his boss.
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