David Landau

David Landau

Nacimiento : 1879-03-09,

Muerte : 1935-09-20

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From Wikipedia David Landau (March 9, 1879, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - September 20, 1935, Hollywood, California) was an American film actor who appeared in 33 films between 1931 and 1935. He appeared on Broadway in 12 plays from 1919 to 1929. He was born David Magee, and had a stroke in 1934 from which he never recovered. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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David Landau

Películas

Stunt Seven
Prop Man
An intrepid team of stunt experts stage a daring air, sea and land rescue of a kidnapped movie star from the clutches of a suave, modern-day pirate who rules a sovereign fortress state in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
El juez Priest
Bob Gillis
El juez William "Billy" Priest vive en una patriótica y muy confederada región sureña. Allí, viudo y muy dedicado a su trabajo, Priest se enfrentará al caso más difícil de su carrera. Mientras, también tendrá que ejercer de casamentero con su tímido sobrino.
Death on the Diamond
'Pop' Clark
Alguien está asesinando a los jugadores de los Cardinals de St. Louis. Ahora el pitcher del equipo es la próxima víctima (y de hecho ya ha sufrido dos atentados).
El hombre de las dos caras
Curtis
Un actor de teatro de reconocido prestigio ve como su hermana, también actriz, cambia totalmente de personalidad cuando se reencuentra ésta con su marido, al que creía muerto.
Wharf Angel
Moore
Dos fogoneros que trabajan en el mismo barco rivalizan por los favores de una cantante de cabaret.
As the Earth Turns
Mark
Love happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a neighboring farm family.
Bedside
Dr. J. Herbert Martel
Bob Brown uses his bedside manner to charm his patients while his partner makes the actual diagnoses.
One Man's Journey
McGinnis
Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to have a meaningful career in New York. He raises his son Jimmy as well as Letty, a baby whose mother has died in childbirth and whose father blames Watt and abandons the child. Watt dreams of returning to do research studies, but always something gets in the way: an epidemic, his children's needs, or the needs of his generally ungrateful patients. Only with the passing years does he come to find that his future isn't over and his past isn't quite the failure he believed.
No Marriage Ties
Mr. Zimmer
An unemployed reporter, fired because of his drinking, takes a job at an advertising agency. Drama.
The Nuisance
Kelley
Fast-talker extraordinaire Tracy gives one of his quintessential wiseguy performances as a conniving ambulance chaser who falls in love with Evans, unaware she's a special investigator for a streetcar company he's repeatedly victimized.
Gabriel Over the White House
John Bronson
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
The Crime of the Century
Police Lt. Frank Martin
A doctor who is also a “mentalist” confesses to a murder. The only problem is that the murder he’s confessed to hasn’t happened yet – although dead bodies are now starting to turn up all over the place. A reporter sets out to solve the “mystery”.
Lady Lou
Dan Flynn
Lady Lou es una mujer a finales del siglo XIX que se ha hecho a sí misma. Un día conoce a un apuesto joven, pero aunque enamorada, no está dispuesta a dejarse intimidar y decide llevar la voz cantante.
Hubo que casarlos
Montrose
Una criada y un mayordomo reciben una herencia de un millón de dólares, y no saben cómo manejarse mientras intentan convertirse en miembros del club de los ricos.
Lawyer Man
John "Boss" Gilmurry
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by Gilmurry and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.
Under-Cover Man
Inspector Conklin
When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring that has been plaguing the police. The sister of another innocent victim joins him as they infiltrate the syndicate. Any wrong move could lead to instant death.
Soy un fugitivo
The Warden
Retrato desolador de la injusticia y el sufrimiento humanos causados por el sistema penal de los Estados Unidos vigente tras la I Guerra Mundial.
Hombres sin miedo
'Pop'
El peligro que conlleva volar en condiciones meteorológicas adversas precipita la salida de un par de pilotos de la compañía de servicio postal aéreo estadounidense. Para cubrir las dos bajas, Mike Miller decide contratar a Duke Talbot, aún a sabiendas de su forma temeraria de volar. Por su parte, Mike se ve forzado a cubrir la otra vacante. La toma de esta decisión no puede ser menos oportuna, ya que al asumir su nuevo cargo, Mike sufre un aparatoso accidente aéreo en una zona montañosa. La única solución para rescatar con vida a Mike pasa por la habilidad de Duke a la hora de desafiar el riesgo que corre, trasladándose al punto donde ha tenido lugar el siniestro de la avioneta pilotada por su jefe y compañero.
False Faces
McCullough
The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state. He sets himself up in Chicago as a "prestigious" plastic surgeon to the stars. However, Brenton's silver tongue can't cover up his dubious methods, and an investigation into his practice is launched by the examining board of plastic surgeons. A delirious film à clef based on the loathsome career of Henry J. Schireson, the self-styled “King of Quacks”.
El legado de la estepa
Judson Holderness
Un ranchero domina con mano de hierro una pequeña población del viejo Oeste. La familia Naab es una de las pocas que se resiste a ser controlada.
Esclavos de la tierra
Tom Blake
Primera de las muchas colaboraciones entre el director Michael Curtiz y la actriz Bette Davis, dos de los máximos exponentes de la Warner Bros. En esta ocasión las críticas no fueron excesivamente buenas ante la propuesta de drama social, si bien la actriz -todavía en los albores de su impresionante carrera- salió bien parada de todas ellas. La novela de Harry Harrison Kroll en que se basa, narra la historia de un honrado agricultor llamado Marvin (Richard Barthelmess) contratado en una plantación. Al ascender al puesto de contable descubre que su jefe ha estado robando dinero. Es entonces cuando este hombre inicia una lucha de clases liderando al pueblo oprimido contra el poder establecido. También Marvin tiene tiempo para un romance con la hija del jefe y con una amiga de la infancia.
70,000 Witnesses
Dan McKenna
College football player is asked to dope a star teammate by his crooked gambler brother. He refuses, but they player is doped anyway and collapses and dies. A detective has the whole game re-enacted to find important clues.
Plumas de caballo
Jennings
Quincy Adams Wagstaff (Groucho), el nuevo director del prestigioso Huxley U, contrata a dos ineptos, Baravelli y Pinky, para ayudar a su escuela a ganar un partido de fútbol frente a su rival Darwin U.
The Purchase Price
Bull McDowell
Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.
The Roadhouse Murder
Kraft
After he stumbles across a murder, a young reporter devises an elaborate scene to keep his newspaper stories about the crime front-page news. Eric Linden, Dorothy Jordan, Bruce Cabot, Roscoe Ates, Roscoe Karns and Purnell Pratt star in this 1932 thriller, directed by J. Walter Ruben.
Amateur Daddy
Sam Pelgram
Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on Fred's deathbed request to go to Scotch Valley and take care of his surviving wife and children. When Jim arrives in the small town, he is told that there are two Fred Smith families in Scotch Valley, the rich Smiths and the poor Smiths. Jim assumes that the Smiths he is looking for are the poor ones, and is directed to a house where four children live in poverty.
It's Tough to Be Famous
Chief Petty Officer Steve Stevens
Scotty, an unwilling Navy war hero is cast into the limelight. He wants to get married and be an engineer, but is forced to fulfil the expectations of the public, his employer and his PR agent, which he hates. Although he and his long time girlfriend Janet love each other, they are pressured to marry before they are ready. The strain takes its toll on both of them.
Polly, la chica del circo
Beef
Cuando Polly Fisher, una trapecista de circo, es herida en el desempeño de su trabajo, es llevada a la casa de un ministro cercano, John Hartley. Mientras se recupera, se enamoran, y en secreto se casan. Pero cuando la verdad se sabe, los rebeldes de la congregación de John rechazan tener a una mujer de circo como la esposa de su pastor, y él es despedido. Polly decide dejar a John, entendiendo que para él es demasiado sacrificio abandonar su vocación. Pero el destino interviene y reorganiza todos los planes.
Union Depot
Kendall
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend Scrap Iron, both newly released from prison after serving time for vagrancy. Hungry and desperate for a break, Chick fortuitously comes across across a valise abandoned by a drunken traveler. In it he finds a shaving kit and a suit of clothes with a bankroll, which help transform the affable tramp into a dashing gent. After buying himself a meal, Chick seeks some female companionship among the many hustlers who walk the station. He propositions Ruth Collins, a stranded, out-of-work showgirl and takes her to the station's hotel.
This Reckless Age
Matthew Daggett
Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son Bradley comes home from college with ideas that they consider to be outrageous. His parents would like him to get involved with Mary Burke, a prim and proper young lady. More complications ensue because Bradley's sister Lois is attracted to the flapper lifestyle, but she isn't sure whether she can handle its emotional demands.
Taxi!
Buck Gerard
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
El doctor Arrowsmith
State Veterinarian
Martin Arrowsmith es un joven e idealista doctor que, tras graduarse, se ve obligado a renunciar a un puesto como investigador con el prestigioso Dr. Max Gottlieb para casarse con la enfermera Leora Tozer. Regresa a su hogar natal en el campo, estableciendo una pequeña consulta, y en su tiempo libre desarrollará un suero para detener una mortal plaga del ganado.
La calle
Mr. Frank Maurrant
El escenario es una manzana anónima durante un verano sofocante, donde los residentes - italianos, judíos, suecos, alemanes e irlandeses- representan el no muy idealizado crisol de razas estadounidenses. Hay cháchara ociosa... chismorreos... celos... racismo... adulterio... y, de repente pero no inesperadamente, un asesinato.
Acepto esta mujer
Circus Boss
Tom y Kay son dos jóvenes enamorados que se casan, pero el padre de ella no está de acuerdo con ese matrimonio y la desheredera. Cuando el padre de Kay consigue que se divorcien, ella no tarda en darse cuenta del error que ha cometido.