Don Downen

Nacimiento : 1914-12-19, Los Angeles, California, USA

Muerte : 1959-10-03

Películas

Hot Water
College Boy (uncredited)
The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.
Varsity Show
Elevator Operator
Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Talent Scout
Extra in Studio Lunchroom (uncredited)
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
Ever Since Eve
Office Boy (uncredited)
Madge Winton (Marion Davies), a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses. When her new employer, writer Freddy Matthews (Robert Montgomery), accidentally sees her without her disguise, she has to pretend to be her roommate Sadie.
The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop
Bellboy (uncredited)
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved.
Kid Galahad
(uncredited)
Nick Donati, un mánager de boxeo, descubre en un hotel a Ward, un botones que logra noquear a un peso pesado que estaba molestando a Louise, la novia de Nick. Nick le ofrece al chico entrenarlo para hacer de él un boxeador profesional. Ward acepta y se hace llamar 'Kid Galahad'. Las cosas se complicarán porque un tipo sin escrúpulos se interpondrá en los planes de Nick. Además, Louise empieza a sentirse atraída por Ward, pero éste se enamora de Marie, la hermana de Nick.
Midnight Court
Car Thief
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.
Her Husband's Secretary
Office Boy Drinking Milk
A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.
El caso del Gato Negro
Newsboy (uncredited)
El abogado Perry Mason es convocado a la mansión del inválido Peter Laxter en la oscuridad de la noche para redactar un documento que evite que su nieta Wilma, que está por casarse, pierda su fortuna en un posible futuro divorcio. Peter pronto muere en un misterioso incendio y dos de sus nietos, Sam y Frank, heredan sus bienes con la condición de hacerse cargo del viejo cuidador Schuster y del gato Clinker. Luego Schuster es encontrado muerto en un sótano; y los diamantes de la familia Laxter están desaparecidos. También aparece muerta Louise, la enfermera de Peter, asesinada a golpes con la muleta de Schuster.
Satan Met a Lady
Reporter (uncredited)
In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.
Balas o votos
Usher (uncredited)
Con la pandilla de Al Kruger a la cabeza, los gángsters de Nueva York prosperan gracias a una administración débil que ha enviado al duro policía Johnny Blake (Edward G. Robinson) a un barrio de las afueras. Los cerebros de la banda son un triunvirato de banqueros cuyas influencias políticas, financieras y sociales permiten la existencia de los gángsters. Cuando Bryan, un editor que hace campaña contra ellos, aparece asesinado, un gran jurado designa al capitán Dan McLaren para que acabe con los malhechores. McLaren expulsa, aparentemente, a Blake del cuerpo de policía y éste, enfadado, se une a la banda como mano derecha de Kruger. Nick Fenner (Humphrey Bogart), el ayudante y asesino de Bryan, sospecha de Blake y desconfía de la presencia del ex policía en la banda.
The Singing Kid
Call Boy (uncredited)
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
Road Gang
Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Man Hunt
Reporter (uncredited)
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
Freshman Love
Second Goof (uncredited)
A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.
Man of Iron
Messenger
A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.
Frisco Kid
Opera House Usher (uncredited)
En plena fiebre del oro en San Francisco, un hombre llamado Bat Morgan acaba con la vida de un criminal que atemorizaba a toda la región. Gracias a su acción comienza a ganar importantes cuotas de poder dentro, aunque lo que verdaderamente le interesa es el amor por la joven Jean.
Page Miss Glory
Bellboy (uncredited)
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
Don't Bet on Blondes
Markham's Receptionist (Uncredited)
Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.
Contra el imperio del crimen
Joe - the Second Fingerprint Clerk (uncredited)
Un abogado abandona su profesión para convertirse en agente del gobierno con la intención de descubrir al asesino de su mejor amigo. Las primeras investigaciones le conducen hasta un gángster que fue compañero suyo de la infancia. Mientras resuelve el caso, en escena aparece la hija de su jefe, de la que se enamora locamente.
Mary Jane's Pa
Youth
Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone.
A Night at the Ritz
Bellboy (uncredited)
A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
The Payoff
Office Boy (uncredited)
An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.