Larry Wheat

Nascimento : 1876-10-20, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

Morte : 1963-08-07

Filmes

Cidade Encantada
Sam Fuller
Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.
Do Céu Caiu Uma Estrela
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Com tanto problemas a atormentá-lo, George Bailey está decidido em acabar com tudo de vez, embora seja véspera Natal. Enquanto os Anjos conversam sobre George, a sua vida passa em retrospectiva. Mas quando George está prestes a saltar de uma ponte, é salvo por Clarence, o seu Anjo da Guarda, que lhe mostra como seria a cidade se ele não tivesse feito tantas coisas boas. Será que Clarence consegue convencer George a regressar à sua família e esquecer o suicídio?
Rastro Criminoso
Minister
Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny. The machinations of a sinister group of Nazi spies lead to mysteries and mistaken identities, and the two soon find themselves framed for murder!
A Casa Sinistra
Podge (uncredited)
Nell Bowen, a espirituosa protegida do rico Lord Mortimer, se interessa na condição do notório asilo St. Mary's of Bethlehem, conhecido como Bedlam. Com a ajuda do quaker Hannay, ela tenta ajudar a reformar Bedlam, mas o cruel Sims, que dirige o lugar, deseja a todo custo tirá-la do caminho.
Badman's Territory
Custer (uncredited)
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
Morte ao Amanhecer
Derelict (uncredited)
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.
Silêncio nas Trevas
Minister (uncredited)
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
A Game of Death
(uncredited)
A shipwreck victim washes up on a homicidal big-game hunter's Caribbean island.
You Drive Me Crazy
Edgar lets his brother-in-law borrow his car (mistake no.1), and soon gets a call from Brother that the car won't start. Edgar borrow's his neighbor's car (mistake no.2) to go haul in his stranded vehicle, and immediately wrecks it. He then goes to buy a replacement car for his neighbor from "Miracle Sam - The Used Car Man" (mistakes no.3 through no.8) and drives off without insurance. Meanwhile...Brother has gotten Edgar's car started, and anybody not anticipating the upcoming two-car wipeout collision between the cars driven by Edgar and Brother are watching their first Edgar Kennedy short.
It's Your Move
Mr. Henderson, Edgar's Landlord
Edgar's landlord wants to sell the house Edgar is renting. He has to come up with the money in two weeks or the landlord will sell it out from under him.
Um Dia Voltarei
Barfly
Duke se apaixona por Flaxen, na costa de Barbary, na San Francisco da virada do século. Ele perde dinheiro para o tio jogador Tito, volta para casa e aprende a jogar. E retorna. Depois que faz uma fortuna, ele abre seu próprio lugar com Flaxen como a artista.
O Túmulo Vazio
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Nevada
Ben Ide
Nevada ganha $ 7000 e vai comprar equipamentos de mineração. Burridge contrata um homen para mata-lo e recuperar o dinheiro. Encontrado com o dinheiro Nevada é preso e Burridge incita os cidadãos locais a linchar Nevada.
Experiment Perilous
Caterer (uncredited)
In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.
Até a Vista, Querida
Grayle's Butler (uncredited)
Philip é contratado por Moose, um trapaceiro de quinta categoria que acaba de sair da prisão. Ele deve encontrar Velma, a ex-namorada de Moose, desaparecida há seis anos. Durante a investigação, o detetive depara-se com uma complexa rede de crimes. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Bride by Mistake
Butler
The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target of gold-digging men. To attract a suitor whose main interest is not money, she changes places with her secretary, Sylvia Lockwood, and assumes the role of a young working woman. However, she then falls for recuperating fighter pilot Anthony Travis, who, in turn, is madly in love with Sylvia -- or, perhaps, with the millions he thinks she has.
Evocação
Guest in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Bombardeio
Doctor
A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular, if somewhat jingoistic, battle sequence.
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Juror (uncredited)
Gildersleeve has jury duty.
Rio Rita
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
A Mulher do Dia
Reporter at Baseball Game (uncredited)
Tess e Sam trabalham no mesmo jornal e não gostam muito um do outro. Pelo menos na primeira vez, porque eles acabam se apaixonando e se casando. Mas Tess é uma mulher muito ativa e uma das feministas mais famosas do país; ela é ainda eleita como "A Mulher do Ano". Por estar ocupada o tempo todo, ela se esquece de como ser realmente uma mulher e Sam começa a se sentir negligenciado.
Que Espere o Céu
Board Member (uncredited)
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
Cidadão Kane
Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited)
Charles Foster Kane foi um menino pobre que acaba se tornando um dos homens mais ricos do mundo. O filme inicia com a sua morte, momentos antes da qual pronuncia a palavra "Rosebud". Após dias de sensacionalismo em cima da notícia de sua morte, o jornalista Jerry Thompson é enviado por seu chefe para investigar a vida de Kane, a fim de descobrir o sentido de sua última palavra, a qual ninguém sabia. Entrevistando pessoas do passado de Kane, o jornalista mergulha na vida de um homem solitário, que desde a infância é obrigado a seguir a vontade alheia. Ninguém a seu redor importa-se com Kane, que busca por meio da aquisição de bens a adoração das pessoas. Ao final, Thompson, após a exaustiva investigação da vida de Kane através de entrevistas, se vê incapaz de descobrir o significado da palavra, concluindo que "Charles Foster Kane foi um homem que possuiu tudo o que quis e depois perdeu tudo. Talvez Rosebud seja algo que ele nunca tenha possuído ou algo que tenha perdido".
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Hotel Guest
Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His hot-tempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when she sees him with another woman. Instead of a second honeymoon, Carmelita begins divorce proceedings
The Great Profile
Audience Extra
An alcoholic film star attempts a comeback. Director Walter Lang's 1940 comedy stars John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Anne Baxter, John Payne, Lionel Atwill and Edward Brophy.
Correspondente Estrangeiro
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) é o correspondente de um jornal de Nova York que viaja para a Europa usando o pseudônimo de Huntley Haverstock, quando a 2ª Guerra Mundial era uma realidade cada vez mais iminente. Inicialmente ele vai para Londres mas logo está em Amsterdã, onde juntamente com várias pessoas testemunha o assassinato de Van Meer (Albert Bassermann), um diplomata holandês. Entretanto, logo ele toma consciência que quem morreu foi um sósia e que Van Meer na verdade foi sequestrado por agentes do inimigo, que querem arrancar do diplomata importantes segredos. Assim sua situação fica desesperadora, pois sua história é em princípio absurda e, além disto, estão querendo matá-lo.
The Saint Takes Over
Nightclub Patron
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.
Turnabout
Meek Man in Outer Office (uncredited)
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life.
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Party Guest
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
First Love
Ball Guest
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
Broadway Serenade
Collier's Accountant (uncredited)
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audition before a Broadway producer, but the producer only wants the singer, leaving the husband without a job and feeling a failure.
Três Meninas Endiabradas
Guest
Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker.
Do Mundo Nada Se Leva
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur) deseja apresentar Tony Kirby (James Stewart), seu noivo, à sua família, mas como ele provêm de uma família rica e influente e a sua é composta de pessoas extrovertidas e um tanto lunáticas, há um choque de comportamentos. Para completar, Anthony P. Kirby (Edward Arnold), o pai do seu noivo, já comprou todos os imóveis da região onde a família de Alice vive para um importante empreendimento, com exceção da casa de Alice. Sem este imóvel o projeto não pode ir adiante e, como há uma recusa em vender, este posicionamento gera um clima desfavorável entre as duas famílias.
The Rage of Paris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New York City hotel, the trio plot to have Gloria catch the eye of Bill Duncan, a millionaire staying at the hotel. The plan works and the two quickly become engaged. Nicole's plan may be thwarted by Bill's friend, Jim Trevor, who's met Nicole before and sees through her plot.
Talhado para Campeão
(uncredited)
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
Time Out for Romance
Crapshooter
A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot.
The Big Game
Man at Dance
A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
To Mary - with Love
Minor Role
Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes successful by 1935. Bill, who loves Mary, works at keeping them together.
O Galante Mr. Deeds
Clerk (uncredited)
O simplório e honesto Longfellow Deeds, de Mandrake Falls - Vermont, acaba herdando uma fortuna imensa. Ele precisará ir para a cidade grande, mas lidará com pessoas que só pensam em se aproveitar de sua fortuna e humildade. Uma delas é a repórter Babe Bennett, que fica amiga de Deeds somente porque está procurando uma boa história para seu jornal.
The Preview Murder Mystery
Supervisor (Uncredited)
The star of "Song of the Toreador" receives threatening messages that he will not survive the preview screening of the film. The studio publicist works with the Director, the Producer and the police, to discover who is behind the threats.
It's in the Air
Tubbs
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.
Diamond Jim
Stage Manager
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
Hot Tip
Angry Racetrack Spectator
An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.
Public Hero Number 1
Andrews - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
Peck's Bad Boy
Master of Ceremonies
Young boy Bill Peck adores his father and tries to be good, but the arrival of Bill's cousin Horace upsets Bill's plans. Horace's brattish ways result in Bill rather than Horace getting in trouble.
Student Tour
Business Man
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
The Loudspeaker
Thomas
A young man from a small town hits New York City, bound and determined to become a radio star. Amazingly, he achieves his ambition, but in the process alienates everyone around him with his arrogance and egomania.
Irene
Bob Harrison (as Laurence Wheat)
Irene, a feisty Irish girl in Philadelphia, clashes with her family and walks out, heading to New York City to seek fame and fortune. She gets a job as a dressmaker's model and becomes involved with Donald, the scion of a wealthy family. Donald's mother doesn't approve of Irene and sets out to discredit her in Donald's eyes.
Not So Long Ago
Sam Robinson
Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she devours -- finds one prospect in an earnest denizen of the Bowery, and another in an elegant young aristocrat. Focusing on the bygone era's fashions, the novelty of the bicycle-built-for-two, and an inventor's quest for the horseless carriage, the film gently stirs the audiences' nostalgia for simpler times.
Coming Through
Munds
Because he wants a promotion, Tom Blackford marries Alice Rand, the daughter of his boss, John Rand. Rand is aware of Blackford's motivations and he sends him to take over as superintendent of one of the company's mines in the hopes that he will fail.
Inez from Hollywood
Pat Summerfield
Inez Laranotta is an actress who is notorious for her vamp roles and for the wild parties she attends. But images are deceiving -- the parties (and police raids) are staged by Inez's press agent, and she is actually very devoted to her innocent younger sister, Fay Bartholdi.
The Confidence Man
Larry Maddox (as Laurence Wheat)
Wade is a promoter of fake oil stock who sends two of his men, Dan Corvan and Larry Maddox, down to the small Florida town of Fairfield to make a sale to the miserly Godfrey Queritt (Charles Dow Clark). When Corvan discovers that Sunday school teacher Margaret Leland is friends with the old man, he romances her. He also helps out the local charities and endears himself to the local folk. Corvan is too good at his tricks -- all this hard-won trust is turning him into an honest man.
The Song of Love
Dick Jones (as Laurence Wheat)
The Song of Love is a silent film of 1923 directed by Chester M. Franklin and Frances Marion. The film was produced and starred Norma Talmadge.
The Ne'er-Do-Well
Runnels (as Laurance Wheat)
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)
The Beauty Shop
Phil Briggs
Dr. Budd is a New York physician specializing in "beauty". His business is successful but he is still plagued by money problems. One day he gets an idea--he obtains the coat-of-arms of a long-forgotten Italian noble family, the Bolognias, and uses it as his logo on his line of beauty products.
The Land of Hope
Stephen Ross
On her journey to the United States, Marya Nisko falls in love with another immigrant, Sascha Rabinoff. Arriving and discovering her sister's poverty, she fails as a lady's maid and then arranges an introduction to a theatrical manager, though Sascha is opposed to her becoming a professional dancer.