Stanley Smith

Born: 1903-01-06

Stanley Smith was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 6 1903. Smith had to overcome family objections before making his career on the stage -- his father's family were bankers and his mother's dealt in lumber. He attended Hollywood High School and in his teens appeared at the Hollywood Bowl as Robin Hood. He was discovered by Lenore Ulric and given his first chance in 'Kiki' then played in stock for six years. Smith returned to the West Coast to perform in "The Royal Family." The handsome actor -- 5 feet 11 inches, 160 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes -- attracted the attention of Pathe studios which signed the local boy. He played leading man to Nancy Carroll, Clara Bow, and Ginger Rogers in the days of the early talkies.


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Buck Privates

as Corporal (uncredited)
Released: 1941-01-31

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The...

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King of Jazz

as Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Released: 1930-04-20

Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most...

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Love Among the Millionaires

as Jerry Hamilton
Released: 1930-07-05

A young waitress falls for the son of a railroad tycoon, and finds herself hobnobbing with the...

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Sweetie

as Biff Bentley
Released: 1929-10-25

Chorus girl Barbara Pell (Nancy Carroll) inherits a school for boys, and uses her position to...

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Good News

as Tom
Released: 1930-08-22

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

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Honey

as Burton Crane
Released: 1930-03-29

A once-wealthy sister and brother rent out their Southern mansion and stay on as cook and butler.

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Flight Command

as Lieut. Frost
Released: 1940-12-27

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school...

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Keep 'Em Flying

as Cadet (uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-27

When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants...

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Soup to Nuts

as Richard Carlson
Released: 1930-09-28

Mr. Schmidt's costume store is bankrupt because he spends his time on Rube Goldberg-style...

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The Sophomore

as Tom Weck
Released: 1929-08-24

Joe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is...

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Hot Saturday

as Joe
Released: 1932-10-28

A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an...

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Queen High

as Dick Johns
Released: 1930-08-23

The two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they...

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Follow the Leader

as Jimmie Moore
Released: 1930-12-06

A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a...

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Hard to Handle

as Vocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
Released: 1933-01-28

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

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Eagle Squadron

as Bell, RAF pilot
Released: 1942-06-16

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...

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Reform Girl

as David Carter
Released: 1933-03-04

A young girl just out of prison and desperate for money finds herself involved in a plot to...

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