James Gleason

James Gleason

Рождение : 1882-05-23, New York City, New York, USA

Смерть : 1959-04-12

История

James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War. After the war he joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California, which his parents were running. James and his wife then moved to Portland, Oregon, where they played in stock at the Baker Theater. For several years afterward they toured in road shows until James enlisted in the army during World War I. When he returned he appeared on the stage in "The Five Million." He then turned to writing, including "Is Zat So", which he produced for the NY stage. He also wrote and acted in "The Fall Guy" and "The Shannons on Broadway." Next he wrote The Broadway Melody (1929) for MGM. He collaborated, in 1930, on The Swellhead (1930), Dumbbells in Ermine (1930), What a Widow! (1930), Rain or Shine (1930) and His First Command (1929). He and his wife were then contracted to Pathe, Lucille to act, and James (or Jimmie as he was known) as a writer. Probably his most famous acting role was as Max Corkle, the manager of Joe Pendleton who was wrongly plucked from this life into the next, in the hit fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).

Профиль

James Gleason

Фильмы

Miss
A narrative feature made from a collage of clips from various films around the world.
Hollywood My Home Town
Ken Murray narrates his 16mm home movies shot over 35 years in Hollywood.
The Last Hurrah
Cuke Gillen
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
Money, Women and Guns
Henry Devers
Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers.
Once Upon a Horse...
Postmaster
Having gained a measure of TV fame by 1958, the nightclub comedy duo of Dan Rowan and Dick Martin decided to give movies a try with Once Upon a Horse. Dan and Dick play Dan Casey and Doc Logan, a pair of nitwitted cowboys who turn to outlawry because they can't make a go at any honest profession. Stealing a valuable herd of cattle, the boys' dreams of financial security are dashed when they're forced to raise money to feed their stolen bovines. Martha Hyer costars as Miss Amity Babb, a resourceful saloon hall owner who applies 20th century business methods to her 19th century operation.
Засыпай, мой малыш
Doc Simpkins
Клейтон Пул , телемастер из маленького городка Мидвейла, с детства безнадёжно влюблён в Карлу Неплз , ставшую кинозвездой Голливуда. И когда Карла попросила его на время съёмок очередного блокбастера присмотреть за её новорожденным ребёнком, он с готовностью согласился. Знал бы он, какой сюрприз его ждёт! Справился ли Клейтон с ролью няни и как он стал героем Мидвейла вы узнаете, посмотрев этот смешной и трогательный фильм.
Man or Gun
Sheriff Jim Jackson
Gun-slinging drifter "Maybe" Smith's Colt .44 pistol and shooting skills are put to the test shortly after his arrival in the New Mexico frontier town of Dusty Flats. After outdrawing wanted outlaw Buckstorm Corley in the saloon, Smith finds himself up against the entire corrupt Corley clan -- who've been running roughshod over the fearful townsfolk for years.
The Female Animal
Tom Maloney
Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her beach house. Vanessa's sexy, alcoholic adult daughter Penny accidentally meets Chris, who rescues her from an 'octopus' boyfriend. Before you know it, Chris is involved with both mother and daughter, and his only way out is to take a job in a Mexican picture about man-eating orchids...
Man in the Shadow
Hank James
In effect, modern cow town Spurline is run by Virgil Renchler, owner of the Golden Empire Ranch. One night, two of Virgil's henchmen go a little too far and beat a "bracero" ranch hand to death. Faced with an obvious cover-up and opposition on every hand, sheriff Ben Sadler is goaded into investigating. His unlikely ally: Renchler's lovely, self-willed and overprotected daughter. Will Ben survive Renchler's wrath?
Loving You
Carl Meade
Deke Rivers is a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote the talented newcomer to fame and fortune, giving him every break he deserves. Romantic complications arise as Susan, another singer in the group, offers him devoted admiration as Glenda leads him on with promises of a golden future.
Spring Reunion
Collie
A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.
Star in the Dust
Orval Jones
The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
The Girl Rush
Ether Ferguson
When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip, single gal Kim Halliday jumps at a caller's claim that she's part-owner of a Las Vegas "hotel." But hilarity ensues when she flies to Sin City to see it. While a wealthy casino owner eyes her dilapidated property, she takes a chance and tries to sell it to an hotelier's wealthy son.
Ночь охотника
Birdie Steptoe
Мальчику Джону и его сестричке Перл «посчастливилось» увидеть, как их отца увозит полиция, схватив его за ограбление и убийство двух человек. Отца приговаривают к смерти и вешают, в наследство детям остаются украденные деньги, которые отец спрятал, взяв с Джона и Перл слово, что они никому не расскажут о тайнике, даже матери. В тюрьме он знакомится с проповедником Гарри Пауэлом, а на деле — безжалостным убийцей, помешанном на религии, со словами «любовь» и «ненависть», вытатуированными на пальцах рук. Пауэл решает добраться до тайника, и для этого женится на доверчивой вдове…
Suddenly
Peter 'Pop' Benson
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.
Forever Female
Eddie Woods
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
Какова цена славы
General Cokely
Первая мировая война. Американские солдаты расквартированы в маленькой французской деревушке. Капитан Флагг и первый сержант Квирт ухаживают за дочкой хозяина трактира.
The Story of Will Rogers
Bert Lynn
Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers
Мы не женаты
Duffy
Юридическая ошибка объединила в комедийный сюжет пять супружеских пар. Их брачные контракты не зарегистрированы документально и по своей сути они жили в браке тридцать месяцев неофициально. Каждая из пар по-своему отреагировала на правительственное письмо, известившее их о том, что они не женаты.
I'll See You in My Dreams
Fred Townsend
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Налей еще
Charley Dolan
Лью Марш талантливый репортер, обуреваемый страстью к алкоголю, в одночасье уволен из редакции за прогулы на почве пагубной привычки. Оказавшись на улице, став безработным, он скатывается до самого дна алкоголизма и едва не погибает под колесами грузовика. Пройдя курс принудительной терапии, он решает бросить пить, начать новую жизнь и вернуться в журналистику. В этом ему поможет Чарли Долан, бывший когда-то, как и он, алкоголиком и сумевший выйти из порочного круга…
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
Knobby Walsh
Joe Palooka and two friends are taking hostage by three criminals.
Two Gals and a Guy
Max Howard
A singing couple gets their own television show, and the strains of putting on a TV show every week starts to jeopardize their relationship.
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Knobby Walsh
Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.
Большой куш
Harry Summers
Билл Лоуренс выигрывает множество призов в радиовикторине. Однако, счастье Билла недолговечно: он обнаруживает, что ему придется продать призы для того, чтобы заплатить налог на них.
Riding High
Racing Secretary
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.
The Yellow Cab Man
Mickey Corkins
Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day that he meets the lovely Ellen of the Yellow Cab Co., he also meets the crooked lawyer named Creavy. Pirdy is an inventor and when Creavy learns about elastic-glass, his new invention, he makes plans to steal the process. With the help of another con man named Doksteader, and the boys, he will steal this million dollar invention no matter who gets hurt.
Ключ от города
Sergeant Hogan
Стив Фиск — бывший портовый грузчик, Кларисса Стэндиш из военной семьи в Новой Англии. Теперь они оба — мэры, главы городов, гордые своей должностью и людьми, которые их выбирали. Стив и Кларисса встречаются при подписании соглашения в Сан-Франциско и влюбляются друг в друга.
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Timothy Gleason
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.
Take One False Step
Captain Gledhill
Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.
The Life of Riley
Gillis
Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-father with no shortage of family problems.
Bad Boy
Chief
A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior.
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Lefty Moore
Bonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer marital difficulties when Skid gets an offer to appear on Broadway while Bonny gets left behind on the road. Things get worse with Skid's increasing drinking problem and the fact that the press has reported him to be spending a lot of time with his pretty co-star.
The Return of October
Uncle Willie Ramsey
A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.
The Dude Goes West
Sam Briggs
Daniel Bone is aiming for success. A Brooklyn gunsmith by trade, he figures the place to be is where the guns are. So off he goes into the West and becomes the foe of the notorious Pecos Kid, the captive of Paiutes, the target in a saloon showdown, and the lone source of the whereabouts of a fabulous gold strike.
Smart Woman
Sam Corkle
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
Tycoon
Pop Mathews
Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are compromised, when he falls in love with his boss's daughter
Жена епископа
Sylvester
Канун рождества, магазины полны подарков, идет пушистый снег, горожане любуются огнями новогодних елок и блеском мишуры. Только Генри Брогхэм - епископ, мечтающий о новом кафедральном соборе и отдающий все свое время сбору пожертвований у богатых горожан на его строительство, не замечает предпраздничной суеты. Увлеченный своей мечтой, он практически не уделяет внимания своей красавице жене Джулии и дочери. Однажды вечером перед епископом появляется незнакомец по имени Дадли, который уверяет, что он Ангел, спустившийся с небес ему на помощь. Пришелец быстро становится лучшим другом Джулии и её дочери Дебби, также этот симпатичный господин рассказывает горожанам поучительные истории на тему жизни и веры, и вскоре становится своим человеком в городке. Епископ не может поверить в существование Ангела, но происходящие маленькие чудеса вынуждают Генри задуматься над суетностью своей жизни и пересмотреть отношения с близкими, друзьями, дочерью и любимой женой...
С небес на землю
Max Corkle
Греческая богиня Терпсихора - муза всехтеатров и пьес, приведена в бешенство вульгарной постановкой на Бродвее мюзикла о девяти музах в ритмах джаза. Особенно задела ее трактовка роли Терпсихоры и она решила лично разобраться с режиссером-постановщиком Дэнни Миллером. Чтобы улучшить постановку Муза просит разрешения у богов спуститься вниз на землю. Получив согласие свыше, она обретает человеческое тело Китти Пендлитон, создает должный образ богини, и влюбляется в Дэнни.
The Homestretch
Doc Kilborne
A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's love of horses and the racetrack circuit.
Lady Luck
Sacramento Sam
A woman marries a gambler with the hopes of reforming him, but things don't quite work out the way she planned.
Home Sweet Homicide
Sgt. O'Hare
Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix up their widowed mom with the handsome detective investigating the case.
The Well Groomed Bride
Captain Hornby
A man and a woman fight over the last bottle of champagne left in San Francisco--she wants it for a wedding, and he wants to use it to christen a ship.
The Hoodlum Saint
Snarp
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.
Captain Eddie
Tom Clark
WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942.
The Clock
Al Henry
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
Дерево растет в Бруклине
McGarrity
Фильм повествует о взрослении девочки, которая старается сохранить идеализм, несмотря на окружающие ее жестокие реалии, в том числе нищету и алкоголизм отца.
This Man's Navy
Jimmy Shannon
During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a German submarine but the bomb misses and the submarine fires back, hitting the airship. Trumpet takes over the controls and sinks the submarine, The pilot faces a court-martial for disobeying orders but the older man takes the blame for his actions. Weaver transfers to the Ferry Command, and while on assignment in Burma, his aircraft crashes in Japanese territory. Trumpet rushes to the scene with a rescue team. Both are successfully brought out and are decorated for their heroism. Afterward, Weaver indicates that he will be returning to the lighter-than-air service in Lakehurst, to reunite with his "father".
Ключи от царства небесного
Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
Действие этой картины начинается в Шотландии, затем переносится в Китай и снова на родину, охватывая более половины столетия. По сюжету к старому, хромому и бедному священнику отцу Френсису Чизхолму приходит монсеньор и волею случая начинает читать его дневники. Сначала мы узнаем о безответной любви молодости, затем о рождении бескорыстной преданности, отказе себе во всем и самоистязаниях и наконец, беззаветном исполнении миссии молодого священника, посланного в Китай. Сильный духом герой аскетично живет в далекой провинции Чек-Kay и пытается наладить отношения с местным населением. Здесь он спасает жизнь сына и наследника богатого мандарина. Его миссия нести европейскую культуру и религию китайскому народу дает свои результаты, но начинается гражданская война, и прекрасный Холм Зеленого Нефрита оказывается на линии огня между армией и китайскими бандитами. Много тягот и лишений выпало на жизнь героя картины, но именно через страдания и боль он понял смысл своего предназначения...
Мышьяк и старые кружева
Lt. Rooney
Не зря возражал отец Элейн, против брака его дочери с Мортимером в канун Хеллоуина. Все сразу пошло наперекосяк. Молодежены переезжают в большой мрачный дом семьи Брюстер в Бруклине, неподалеку от старинного кладбища. В доме живут две милые старые тетушки Мортимера и абсолютно сумасшедший двоюродный брат, считающий себя президентом Рузвельтом. Неожиданно появляется еще один брат — убийца-маньяк, только что сбежавший из тюрьмы. Может хотя бы старушки нормальны? Увы… Они поят отравленным вином одиноких путников и хоронят их в подвале. Они делают это из жалости, и все же они серийные убийцы! Сможет ли Мортимер избавиться от обилия мертвецов и сумасшедших в доме и убедить молодую жену, что не все Брюстеры — маньяки.
Once Upon a Time
Moke McGillicuddy
Broadway producer Jerry Flynn is anxious to recapture the magic and reclaim the crowds after a set of costly flops. Outside his theater one night, Flynn meets a young boy who just might save the day. Inside a small box the boy shows Flynn his pride and joy: a caterpillar named Curly that dances to Yes Sir, That's My Baby. Word quickly spreads about the amazingly talented hoofer, and the caterpillar becomes a symbol of hope for wartime America. Soon, offers are pouring in to capitalize on this sensational insect.
Парень по имени Джо
“Nails” Kilpatrick
Вторая мировая война. Пилот бомбардировщика майор Пит Сэндидж погибает во время боевого вылета. Неожиданно он обнаруживает себя в потустороннем мире, способным следить за происходящими на земле событиями, но, не имея возможности вмешиваться в них. Он становится ангелом-хранителем для молодого пилота ВВС капитана Теда Рэндалла. Но вскоре Сэндидж замечает, что Рэндалл влюбляется в его бывшую невесту Доринду. Что делать Сэндиджу: прекратить оберегать Рэндалла или дать ему возможность обрести человеческое счастье с Дориндой?
Опасное погружение
Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
Лейтенант Уорд Стюарт — капитан торпедного катера, который возвращается на сушу после удачно проведенной операции по уничтожению вражеской подлодки. В этот же день героя вызывают в штаб, где его дядюшка адмирал Стерт дает ему ответственное задание — стать старшим помощником капитана на одной из подводных лодок ВМС США. Капитан лодки Дью Коннорс обрадован приходом на борт нового старпома, но он и не догадывается, что его новый друг, как и он, влюблен в Джин Хьюлетт. Парням предстоит нелегкое плавание во время которого они вступят в бой с фашистским противолодочным кораблем…
Manila Calling
Tim O'Rourke
During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.
Сказки Манхэттена
Joe - Mission Aid Society
Фильм состоит из шести новелл о черном фраке, якобы несущем проклятье.
Footlight Serenade
Bruce McKay
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts paying attention to beautiful chorus girl Pat Lambert. Pat's boyfriend Bill Smith isn't impressed with Tommy even though Tommy gets him a boxing part in the show. When Tommy finds out that Pat and Bill were secretly together the night before the show opens, he angrily plans to turn the boxing scene with Bill into a real bout.
Сокол и большая афера
Inspector Mike O'Hara
Сокол и журналистка Энн Риордан пытаются разгадать цепь загадочных убийств, начавшихся после того, как бывший рестлер, освобожденный из тюрьмы, отправляется на поиски своей девушки.
Моя девушка Сэл
Pat Hawley
Пол Дрессер, талантливый автор песен, перезжает в Нью-Йорк, где каждый второй его труд становится хитом. Но со временем у него появляются и другие, куда более весомые причины остаться в городе больших возможностей - в первую очередь, прекрасная Салли Эллиотт, одна из самых известных в то время певиц в городе.
A Date with the Falcon
Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
Hay Foot
Colonel J. A. Barkley
Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, embarrassing him. Through a series of misunderstandings, Colonel Barkley thinks the gun shy Doubleday is an expert marksman, and he sets him up in a shooting match against Ames and Sergeant Cobb.
Юнцы на Бродвее
Thornton Reed
Томми Уильямс, певец из дешевого ресторанчика, страстно мечтает попасть на бродвейские подмостки. Встреча с певичкой Пенни дарит ему шанс.
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blooper out-takes from Torrid Zone, Four Mothers, The Wagons Roll at Night, The Sea Wolf, No Time for Comedy, The Bride Came C.O.D., and Affectionately Yours, among other Warner Brother productions of 1940 and 1941.
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Sergeant Daniels
A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions.
Tanks a Million
Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley
Chubby William Tracy starred as Dodo Doubleday, a feckless Army draftee blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory. Inexplicably promoted to sergeant, Doubleday becomes the bane of topkick Sgt. Ames' (Joe Sawyer) existence.
А вот и мистер Джордан
Max Corkle
Боксер Джо Пендлтон по пути на следующий бой попадает в авиакатастрофу. Виной тому оказывается ангел-новичок, который поторопился изъять из тела Джо его душу. Прежде, чем ангел успевает исправить свою оплошность, тело Джо кремируют. Тогда повелитель небес мистер Джордан дает душе Джо контроль над телом только убитого своей женой Джулией миллионера Брюса Фарнсворта…
Affectionately Yours
'Chet' Phillips
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females.
Знакомьтесь, Джон Доу
Henry Connell
Хваткая журналистка узнает о своем увольнении и печатает в газете поддельное письмо некоего Джона Доу, разгневанного мужчины, критикующего общественные пороки и грозящегося в знак протеста совершить самоубийство. Письмо получает резонанс, репортершу берут обратно, а для пущей достоверности нанимают безработного экс-бейсболиста на роль Джона Доу…
Earl of Puddlestone
Joe Higgins
When Betty's father sees the condescending attitude displayed toward her by a rich family, he decides to get back at them by making them believe that his family has "royal" connections.
Grandpa Goes To Town
Joe Higgins
Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the middle of a ghost town that hasn't seen a human face in years.
Money To Burn
Joe Higgins
In this episode of the Higgins Family series, pandemonium ensues when Ma enters a dog biscuit contest. The prize is a whopping $50,000.
The Covered Trailer
Joe Higgins
The Higgins family prepares for a long-awaited cruise to Rio, but while father Joe bids farewell to his co-workers at the bank, mother Lil unwittingly sabotages their plans by telling insurance representative Wells that Joe is only forty-four, not forty-five, and is therefore ineligible to collect the annuity insurance that was to pay for the cruise.
On Your Toes
Phil Dolan Sr.
A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
Should Husbands Work?
Joe Higgins
Joe Higgins' wife gets the job meant for him, so he stays home to do the housework. A Higgins Family comedy
My Wife's Relatives
Joe Higgins
It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the romance between Ellis' son Bill and Joe's daughter Jean. Refusing, Joe quits his job and sets up his own candy company. It's a money-losing enterprise until Joe's wife Lil loses her diamond ring in a batch of candy and offers a $5000 reward to anyone who can retrieve the ring.
Army Girl
Hennessy
A young captain hoping to replace the U.S. Army's horses with mechanized vehicles faces court-martial after his commanding officer, who's opposed to modern changes, is killed.
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
James Gleason
A visit to Buck Jones's new ranch and his horse, Silver, to James Gleason and his dog, to Charles Ruggles and his kennels; on the set of 'You Can't Take it With You', director Frank Capra and stars James Stewart and Jean Arthur celebrate Lionel Barrymore's sixtieth birthday; a ski meet is held at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The Higgins Family
Joe Higgins
Pa Higgins' attempts at success in the advertising business are constantly frustrated by his eccentric family.
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Danny The Duck
In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the gangster's strong-arm tactics nearly cause a singer to lose his fiancée. A wide variety of entertainers appear including cowboy crooner Gene Autry, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, and big band stars Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis, and the Kay Thompson Singers. Songs include "Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm," "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," "Heaven?," "I Owe You," and "It's Round-up Time in Reno."
Forty Naughty Girls
Inspector Oscar Piper
Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show.
Cinema Circus
Himself
Actor Lee Tracy presides as ringmaster over a show that combines the best elements of cinema with the circus, what he calls a Cinema Circus. Tracy introduces a number of professional circus acts, plus a cavalcade of movie stars who have side shows under the open air big tent. There is as much action in the audience as Tracy identifies a number of movie stars watching the proceedings incognito, having their own fun in the stands, and sometimes interacting with the circus acts.
The Plot Thickens
Oscar Piper
A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
The Big Game
George Scott
A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Detective Daniels
A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast the approving vote.
Yours for the Asking
Saratoga
Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
Бывшая миссис Брэдфорд
Inspector Corrigan
Лоуренс Брэдфорд - успешный городской врач, которого вполне устраивает размеренная жизнь после развода. Но внезапно свалившаяся как снег на голову бывшая жена Пола, авантюристка и писательница детективов, непроизвольно увлекает Дока в круговорот криминальных событий, связанных с необъяснимой смертью жокея на скачках.
Murder on a Bridle Path
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper is about to declare her death accidental from a thrown horse, until his friend and amateur detective Hildegarde Withers locates the horse and discovers blood on the horse.
We're Only Human
Detective Danny Walsh
A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.
Hot Tip
Director
An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.
Hot Tip
Jimmy McGill
An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
This short documentary narrated by sportscaster Ted Husing explores the free-time activities of some of Hollywood's most popular celebrities. Big names such as Boris Karloff, Buster Crabbe, and Clark Gable make appearances, enjoying games of golf, field hockey, swimming, and many other fun hobbies.
Murder in the Fleet
Additional Writing
A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender. First a revolutionary new piece of technology -- an electric firing device -- is sabotaged. Then one of the cruiser's crew is murdered. In order to catch the killer, the captain locks down the ship. With foreign dignitaries, corporate goons and even Tom's girlfriend, Betty, trapped on the vessel, there is no shortage of suspects.
West Point of the Air
Joe 'Bags'
An army sergeant inspires his son to become an ace flyer.
Murder on a Honeymoon
Inspector Oscar Piper
A schoolteacher and amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane gets sick and dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.
Murder on the Blackboard
Inspector Oscar Piper
There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls in her old friend Inspector Piper, who promptly arrests the obvious suspect. Clues multiply and everyone looks suspicious as Piper and Miss Withers continue their battle of the sexes.
Change of Heart
Hot Dog Vendor
Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work.
Change of Heart
Screenplay
Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work.
Search for Beauty
Dan Healy
Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and pictures.
The Meanest Gal in Town
Duke Slater
A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.
Hoopla
Jerry
A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.
The Bowery
Screenplay
"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous.
Orders Is Orders
Screenplay
A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't want any part of it, but the producer and his secretary cook up a scheme to trick the officer into letting him use the base and its men. Their plan succeeds, but things don't turn out quite the way they were expecting.
Orders Is Orders
Ed Waggermeyer
A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't want any part of it, but the producer and his secretary cook up a scheme to trick the officer into letting him use the base and its men. Their plan succeeds, but things don't turn out quite the way they were expecting.
Clear All Wires!
Lefty Williams
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being rescued from his alleged kidnappers, he finds that his boss, Stevens, at the Chicago Globe is going with his old gal Dolly. When Stevens learns that Dolly is staying with Buckley in Moscow, he fires Buckley. To get his job back, Buckley and Lefty stage a great news story about the shooting of the last Romanoff, but the plan backfires and they are now in line to be shot by the Commissar.
The Billion Dollar Scandal
"Ratsy" Harris
An ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes involved with the boss's daughter.
The Devil Is Driving
'Beef' Evans
Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a mechanic. Not realizing the garage he works for is actually a front for a stolen car ring, Gabby soon finds himself mixed up in both murder and a liaison with the boss's girl.
Penguin Pool Murder
Police Inspector Oscar Piper
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin tank at the aquarium.
Always Kickin'
Director
When Russel Gleason is thought to have made a kick by Jim Thorpe, he is reinstated on the college team in time for the big game.
Yoo-Hoo
Jimmy Gleason
James Gleason picks up abused kid and tries to clean him up.
The All-American
Chick Knipe
The story of the rise and fall of an All-American football player.
The Crooked Circle
Arthur Crimmer
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
Off His Base
Picture in Opening Credits
It begins with the Mustangs in trouble in their championship series... all the players are banged up and they're being clobbered. But a sports reporter insists that his nephew, Minor, can really play ball and will help the team win.
Off His Base
Director
It begins with the Mustangs in trouble in their championship series... all the players are banged up and they're being clobbered. But a sports reporter insists that his nephew, Minor, can really play ball and will help the team win.
Blondie of the Follies
Pa McClune
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.
High Hats and Low Brows
Danny Ruff
Sixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.
Lady and Gent
Pin Streaver
Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take over the upbringing of Ted Streaver after his father, Stag's manager, is killed.
Fast Companions
Silk Henley
A crooked jockey tries to reform.
Suicide Fleet
Skeets
Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who works on the Coney Island midway.
The Big Gamble
Fred 'Squint' Dugan
A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.
Sweepstakes
Sleepy Jones
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
Вольная душа
Eddie
Экранизация книги Аделы Роджерс Ст. Джонс. Известный адвокат по уголовным делам Стивен Эш (Лайонел Бэрримор) живет в Сан-Франциско, сильно пьет, терпеть не может членов своей напыщенной семьи и обожает свою своенравную дочь Джен (Норма Ширер). Однажды Стивен блестяще выигрывает процесс, защищая перед судом присяжных от обвинения в убийстве гангстера Эйса Уилфонга (Кларк Гейбл). Вечером Эйс доставляет сильно выпившего адвоката в дом его родственников на день рождения матери. Вся семья в шоке по двум причинам: от вида Стивена и присутствия Эйса. Когда члены семьи высокомерно просят Эйса покинуть дом, Джен в знак протеста уходит вместе с ним, хотя на семейном торжестве присутствует ее жених Дуайт Уинтроп (Лесли Ховард)...
It's a Wise Child
Cool Kelly
In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.
Beyond Victory
Jim Mobley
Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.
Beyond Victory
Writer
Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.
Three Hollywood Girls
Writer
Big Money
Tom
A go-getting bank messenger falls in with unsuccessful gambler.
Her Man
Steve
A sex worker yearns to leave the grimy underground community she was born into, and sees her way out through a sympathetic sailor.
What a Widow!
Screenplay
A young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a rich playboy and a lawyer who works for her.
What a Widow!
Adaptation
A young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a rich playboy and a lawyer who works for her.
Rain or Shine
Writer
Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.
The Matrimonial Bed
Gustave Corton
Five years after Adolphe's death in a train wreck, he is discovered very much alive and with amnesia. Unfortunately he and his first wife are remarried and with children.
The Fall Guy
Writer
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.
Dumb-bells in Ermine
Mike
In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though her straitlaced mother wants her to marry Siegfried, a spellbinding "missionary reformer." Though Grandma Corey promotes the romance with the prizefighter, Mike, the fighter's hardboiled, wisecracking manager, tries to keep them apart; following a quarrel, Faith reconciles herself to marrying Siegfried, but when he invites a group of "weak sisters" to a revival meeting, he is disgraced when one accuses him of her downfall. Finally, with Mike's advice, Jerry wins back Faith and they are united with the family's blessings.
Dumb-bells in Ermine
Writer
In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though her straitlaced mother wants her to marry Siegfried, a spellbinding "missionary reformer." Though Grandma Corey promotes the romance with the prizefighter, Mike, the fighter's hardboiled, wisecracking manager, tries to keep them apart; following a quarrel, Faith reconciles herself to marrying Siegfried, but when he invites a group of "weak sisters" to a revival meeting, he is disgraced when one accuses him of her downfall. Finally, with Mike's advice, Jerry wins back Faith and they are united with the family's blessings.
Mammy
Theatre Play
Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in a small Southern town. Jolson falls in love with an actress in the troupe (Lois Moran), but she loves another. One of Jolson's fellow minstrels (Lowell Sherman) is shot backstage, and it is assumed thanks to several plot convolutions that Jolson is guilty of the deed.
The Swellhead
Johnny Trump
A young fighter, Bill Hickey, achieves success through the help and support of his friends and, once he does, he gets a big case of 'swellhead.' And then he loses his friends, loses his girl-friend, loses his confidence and is all set-up to lose his title.
The Swellhead
Dialogue
A young fighter, Bill Hickey, achieves success through the help and support of his friends and, once he does, he gets a big case of 'swellhead.' And then he loses his friends, loses his girl-friend, loses his confidence and is all set-up to lose his title.
Puttin' on the Ritz
Dialogue
A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.
Puttin' on the Ritz
James 'Jimmy' Tierney
A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.
His First Command
Screenplay
A playboy is in love with a woman and enters the army thinking it will improve his chances with her.
His First Command
Story
A playboy is in love with a woman and enters the army thinking it will improve his chances with her.
Fairways and Foul
Husband
Two couples meet on the fairway for a golfing competition.
Oh, Yeah!
Dusty
A couple of roving vagabonds hitch a freight to the railroad town of Linda, and between bouts with the fright-yard bulls and other drifters, find romance in the persons of two waitresses at the camp restaurant. American-slang rules the dialogue to the point non-USA viewers need a slang-glossary to follow the dialogue.
The Flying Fool
Additional Dialogue
A man protective of his brother checks out the girl his brother is in love with, in order to see if she's the real thing or just trying to take advantage of him. Unfortunately, he winds up falling in love with her himself.
High Voltage
Dialogue
A busload of passengers gets stranded in a snowstorm and take refuge in an abandoned church, where they run into a mysterious man who may be on the run from the law.
High Voltage
Screenplay
A busload of passengers gets stranded in a snowstorm and take refuge in an abandoned church, where they run into a mysterious man who may be on the run from the law.
Meet the Missus
Bert La Motte
When the story begins, James is confronted by his wife for his roving eyes! Soon after this, he goes to a speakeasy and begins chatting up women. One in particular catches his eye and so he brings her home to meet the wife. And here's where it gets weird. Apparently the Gleasons have an agreement that if either meets another person and falls for them, the marriage will be amicably dissolved and they'll each go their separate ways! Of course, things don't work out the way the hubby expects...and it certainly will come as a surprise to you as well!
Бродвейская мелодия
Dialogue
Танцующие певицы сестры Махони приезжают на Бродвей, где их друг Эдди Керне хочет задействовать их в одном из новых шоу Фрэнсиса Занфилда. Эдди и одна из сестер даже состоят в отношениях и намереваются обвенчаться, однако Эдди влюбляется во вторую сестру, на которую положил глаз член высшего общества Нью-Йорка Джок Уорринер…
Бродвейская мелодия
Music Publisher (uncredited)
Танцующие певицы сестры Махони приезжают на Бродвей, где их друг Эдди Керне хочет задействовать их в одном из новых шоу Фрэнсиса Занфилда. Эдди и одна из сестер даже состоят в отношениях и намереваются обвенчаться, однако Эдди влюбляется во вторую сестру, на которую положил глаз член высшего общества Нью-Йорка Джок Уорринер…
Polly of the Follies
Paul Gordon
A romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly Meachum. Originally engaged, Bob and Alysia elope to Bowling Green, Connecticut, where they meet Silas Meachum, a campaigner against motion pictures, and his daughter, Polly. The eloping couple’s family arrive, chasing them, and persuade them to wait to get married. Polly goes to New York to join the Ziegfeld Follies, but is ultimately replaced by Alysia. As Bob consoles Polly, Alysia breaks off the engagement, and Bob and Polly may now marry.