Carlton Griffin

Nacimiento : 1893-05-23,

Muerte : 1940-07-24

Películas

Ángeles sobre Broadway
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Bill O'Brien es un gángster que se asocia con una bailarina sin éxito para realizar una estafa que le permitiría resolver sus problemas económicos.
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Mr. Barnes
The last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting to their new boarding school.
La dama en cuestión
Juror (uncredited)
Natalie (Rita Hayworth) es acusada de asesinato. André (Brian Aherne), uno de los miembros del jurado, está tan seguro de su inocencia que logra convencer a sus compañeros para que la declaren inocente. Además, compadecido de ella, le ofrece trabajo en su tienda de bicicletas. Por su parte, Pierre (Glenn Ford), el hijo de André, se enamora de Natalie, aunque cree que su padre tiene un lío con ella.
Vive como quieras
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Alice Sycamore, la única persona con un poco de cordura en una familia llena de lunáticos, se enamora de su jefe, Tony Kirby, que pertenece a una familia muy rica y muy cursi. La diferencia entre el estilo de vida y la mentalidad de ambas familias se agudizan cuando los padres de él van a cenar a casa de ella, y la cena termina con la llegada de la policía y la detención de todos los presentes, acusados de anarquistas.
Start Cheering
Director
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
Blossoms On Broadway
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
A young singer hopes to become a success on Broadway.
Amor y periodismo
Desk Man (uncredited)
La labor del periodista Steven Leyton es husmear en las vidas privadas, y a su modo de ver, frívolas y ociosas, de los ricos. Un día, Tony Gateson, una rica heredera hija del financiero Gateson y uno de sus personajes favoritos, decide pagarle con la misma moneda al anunciar su próximo compromiso con el joven. A partir de ese momento, cada detalle de la vida de Leyton será también de interés público.
El gran tipo
Deputy (Uncredited)
Johnny Cave es nombrado inspector de pesos y medidas después de que el antiguo inspector fuese hospitalizado debido a un presunto intento de asesinato. Pronto descubre que hay muchas irregularidades y que están engañando a los compradores. Las medidas agresivas que toma al respecto le hacen objetivo de la mafia.
Al servicio de las damas
Socialite (uncredited)
Una alocada chica de la alta sociedad, su hermana y sus ricos amigos se divierten con un extravagante juego de caza que consiste en recoger todo tipo de desechos. En un lugar del East River, zona azotada por la Gran Depresión, encuentran a Godfrey, un ingenioso y mordaz vagabundo. Este curioso personaje acompaña a las hermanas a una fiesta, donde pronuncia un discurso sobre el carácter inhumano del juego. Después acepta trabajar como mayordomo en la casa familiar. En realidad, Godfrey esconde un secreto sobre su pasado.
El secreto de vivir
Party Guest (uncredited)
Un ingenuo joven de provincias (Gary Cooper) va a Nueva York para hacerse cargo de una herencia de veinte millones de dólares. Allí se enamora de una chica encantadora (Jean Arthur), sin saber que es la periodista que lo ridiculiza en sus artículos.
Ship Cafe
Photographer (uncredited)
The singing stoker and the vamp.
Slightly Static
Second Announcer (uncredited)
Thelma and Patsy get jobs at a radio station.
It Happened One Day
Office Clerk
Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.
Another Wild Idea
District Attorney
Betty's father has an invention that looks like a fancy camera; it emits an ultra-lavender ray that temporarily rids the ray's target of inhibitions. To test it, Betty's father zaps Charley hoping his newly-aberrant behavior will cause Betty to end her affections for the milquetoast. Dad's plan backfires: the invention works perfectly, Charley gets a backbone, and Betty loves her new forceful man. However, Charley's courage and lack of a superego get him in trouble with the law. He goes on trial for assaulting a bullying police officer. Is Charley going up the river leaving Betty high and dry?
Maid in Hollywood
Man with False Teeth (uncredited)
Thelma, who came to Hollywood from Joplin to be a star, is ready to go home. She and her pal Patsy are packing up and packing it in. Then, through Patsy's deviousness, Thelma gets a call to come to the studio immediately to audition for a costume drama.
Sucedió una noche
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Peter Warren, es un periodista desempleado que se topa con Ellie, la hija de un millonario que huyó del barco de Alexander Andrews, su padre, porque no acepta al hombre con el que ella se quiere casar. Peter ve la oportunidad de conseguir una buena historia, pero varios hechos acaban por crear un vínculo entre ellos.
Babes in the Goods
Spectator (uncredited)
Thelma and Patsy get jobs demonstrating washing machines in a department store window. However, on their first day on the job, they accidentally get locked in the store overnight.
Arabian Tights
American Consul
Charley and his buddies are captured and imprisoned by an Arabian sultan.
Nature in the Wrong
Ronnie
Charley, hoping to find cultured people in his ancestry in order to be suitable to Muriel's family, is tricked by his rival Ronnie into believing himself a descendant of Tarzan. Conked on the head, Charley suddenly believes he IS Tarzan.
First in War
Lt. Griffin
Charley writes the national anthem for the country of Nicarania and winds up getting mixed up in a revolution there.
Rough Seas
Lieutenant
On his way home following World War I, Charley smuggles his French sweetheart aboard ship and gets into all kinds of trouble.
The Pip from Pittsburg
Griff
Charley agrees to go on a blind date to help out his roommate. But because his last such date turned out badly, he goes all out trying to make himself look bad. He refuses to shave, wears his friend's old suit and even eats garlic. Unfortunately for him, however, his date turns out to be the lovely Thelma Todd.
High C's
The Lieutenant
The comic and musical adventures of Charley Chase as he fights in the great war.
Shivering Shakespeare
Man inside bull costume
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go from bad to worse when the neighborhood tough kids disrupt the show. The pie fight is given a new twist by use of some slow motion sequences.
Un sportman de ocasión
Roger Caldwell (uncredited)
Harry compite en una carrera campo a través para poder pagar el alquiler de su padre… y ganarse a la hija del patrocinador.
Her Big Adventure
Count Fontaine
Ralph Merriwell (Herbert Rawlinson) has an argument with his wealthy father, Silas (William Turner), and decides to go live on his own terms. He finds work as a bellhop in a fancy Los Angeles hotel. Meanwhile, Silas' secretary, Betty Burton (Grace Darmond), wins a thousand dollars in a contest and uses the money to vacation in the very same hotel.
El Tenorio Tímido
Ronald De Vore
En un pueblo de California vive un joven que es aprendiz de sastre. El pánico que le inspiran las mujeres lo lleva a convertir sus deseos en fantasías surrealistas.
La frivolidad de una dama
Officer (uncredited)
Alexei, un joven oficial, salva a la zarina de un pequeño reino de unos conspiradores revolucionarios, y ella le recompensa con su amor. Él deja entonces a Anna, la chica de quien estaba enamorado y que es dama de honor de la zarina. Pero ésta le es infiel y el despechado Alexei se une a los conspiradores. El canciller corta la revolución de raíz y la zarina hace que detengan a Alexei.
Shackles of Gold
Donald Valentine (as C. Elliott Griffin)
Gibbs is a laborer at the docks who, through his hard work and good judgment, becomes a millionaire on Wall Street. He becomes acquainted with the Van Dusens, who have lost their fortune. Mrs. Van Dusen pushes her daughter Marie into a loveless marriage with Gibbs so that the family can retain its social standing. Gibbs realizes, however, that his money cannot buy his wife's affection.