Spec O'Donnell

Spec O'Donnell

Born: April 9, 1911
Died: October 14, 1986
in Fresno, California, USA

Movies for Spec O'Donnell...

Convoy
Title: Convoy
Character: 18 Wheel Eddie
Released: June 27, 1978
Type: Movie
Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.
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Ride the High Country
Title: Ride the High Country
Character: Pianist (uncredited)
Released: June 20, 1962
Type: Movie
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: Poker Player
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Title: Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Character: Candy Seller (uncredited)
Released: June 25, 1952
Type: Movie
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
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Pat and Mike
Title: Pat and Mike
Character: Hicks' Caddy (uncredited)
Released: June 13, 1952
Type: Movie
Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.
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Double Exposure
Title: Double Exposure
Character: Messenger
Released: December 18, 1944
Type: Movie
In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistaken for evidence of a murder and she must try to prove her own innocence.
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Title: Arsenic and Old Lace
Character: Young Man in Line (uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
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Once Upon a Time
Title: Once Upon a Time
Character: Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Released: June 29, 1944
Type: Movie
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.
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The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Title: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Character: Son of Townsman (uncredited)
Released: December 12, 1943
Type: Movie
A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.
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Crazy House
Title: Crazy House
Character: Bellhop
Released: October 8, 1943
Type: Movie
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel. Undaunted, the comedians hire an assistant director and unknown talent, and set out to make their own movie.
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Hers to Hold
Title: Hers to Hold
Character: William Morley
Released: July 16, 1943
Type: Movie
Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her "Three Smart Girls" films of the 1930s. Durbin plays Penelope Craig, the starry-eyed daughter of wealthy Judson and Dorothy Craig (Charles Winninger, Nella Walker). Developing a crush on much-older playboy Bill Morley (Joseph Cotton), Penelope stops at nothing to land the elusive Morley as her husband. Highlights include Durbin's renditions of "Begin the Beguine" and the "Seguidilla" from Carmen, and a captivating sequence that includes highlights from Durbin's earlier films, presented as home movies!
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All by Myself
Title: All by Myself
Character: Messenger
Released: June 11, 1943
Type: Movie
Career woman Jean. almost a partner in Mark's advertising firm, has been falling in love with Mark, who of course is unaware of it. But unknown to Jean, Mark has become engaged to singer Val. When Jean finds out she tries to save face by saying that she is also engaged, and then uses a little social blackmail to get psychiatrist Bill Perry to pretend to be her fiancé for an evening out with Mark and Val.
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It Ain't Hay
Title: It Ain't Hay
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Released: March 10, 1943
Type: Movie
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Title: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Character: Villager in Tavern (uncredited)
Released: March 5, 1943
Type: Movie
Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, in the hopes that the doctor can cure him. Dr. Frankenstein has died; however, his monster is found.
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Stand by for Action
Title: Stand by for Action
Character: Jason (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1942
Type: Movie
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
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The Glass Key
Title: The Glass Key
Character: Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)
Released: September 8, 1942
Type: Movie
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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The Male Animal
Title: The Male Animal
Character: Gagged Student (uncredited)
Released: March 12, 1942
Type: Movie
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a controversial piece of prose in class. Tommy is upset that his wife Ellen also suggested he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.
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Dressed to Kill
Title: Dressed to Kill
Character: Elevator Operator
Released: August 8, 1941
Type: Movie
A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.
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Love Crazy
Title: Love Crazy
Character: Anniversary Singer (uncredited)
Released: May 23, 1941
Type: Movie
Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.
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Second Chorus
Title: Second Chorus
Character: Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Released: January 3, 1941
Type: Movie
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.
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Freshman Year
Title: Freshman Year
Character: Rogers
Released: September 2, 1938
Type: Movie
A budding entrepreneur nearly loses everything after his get-rich quick scheme selling "flunk" insurance to his fellow students goes terribly awry.
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Penrod's Double Trouble
Title: Penrod's Double Trouble
Character: Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Released: July 23, 1938
Type: Movie
When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.
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Held For Ransom
Title: Held For Ransom
Character: Delivery Boy
Released: June 17, 1938
Type: Movie
A female detective investigates the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman.
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Accidents Will Happen
Title: Accidents Will Happen
Character: "Specs" Carter
Released: April 9, 1938
Type: Movie
A married insurance claims adjuster investigates a gang of accident-fraud racketeers, but they retaliate by targeting his wife.
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Walking Down Broadway
Title: Walking Down Broadway
Character: Messenger
Released: March 11, 1938
Type: Movie
Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.
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The Daredevil Drivers
Title: The Daredevil Drivers
Character: Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: February 12, 1938
Type: Movie
To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her rival.
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Blondes at Work
Title: Blondes at Work
Character: First Newsboy (uncredited)
Released: February 5, 1938
Type: Movie
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
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You're Only Young Once
Title: You're Only Young Once
Character: Drowsy (uncredited)
Released: December 10, 1937
Type: Movie
Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
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Night Club Scandal
Title: Night Club Scandal
Character: Copy Boy
Released: November 11, 1937
Type: Movie
When Dr. Ernest Tindal's wife is murdered, evidence mounts to convict her lover, Frank Marian. But Frank knows he didn't do it.....
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Alcatraz Island
Title: Alcatraz Island
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Released: October 13, 1937
Type: Movie
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
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Love Is on the Air
Title: Love Is on the Air
Character: Pinky
Released: October 2, 1937
Type: Movie
A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.
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Varsity Show
Title: Varsity Show
Character: Student
Released: September 4, 1937
Type: Movie
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.
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Exclusive
Title: Exclusive
Character: Phone Boy
Released: August 6, 1937
Type: Movie
When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.
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Public Wedding
Title: Public Wedding
Character: Elevator Operator
Released: July 9, 1937
Type: Movie
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale. But the intended 'bridegroom' absconds with the proceeds, arranging a substitute. The bride, Flip Lane (Jane Wyman), much to her surprise, finds herself really married to a handsome stranger, whose career as an artist she decides to manage, much to his dismay.
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Angel's Holiday
Title: Angel's Holiday
Character: Newsboy
Released: June 7, 1937
Type: Movie
Lively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes involved in intrigue centering on movie star Pauline Kaye and her companion Stivers. Reporter Nick Moore, once sweet on Pauline, is convinced that her sudden disappearance is a publicity stunt, which is true -- until gangster Bat Regan decides to get involved.
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Melody for Two
Title: Melody for Two
Character: Page
Released: May 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.
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College Holiday
Title: College Holiday
Character: Lafayette
Released: December 19, 1936
Type: Movie
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
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King of Hockey
Title: King of Hockey
Character: Clapping Fan
Released: December 19, 1936
Type: Movie
Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.
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Earthworm Tractors
Title: Earthworm Tractors
Character: Telegram Boy
Released: July 24, 1936
Type: Movie
A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.
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Man Hunt
Title: Man Hunt
Character: George (uncredited)
Released: January 29, 1936
Type: Movie
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
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Freshman Love
Title: Freshman Love
Character: Eddie
Released: January 18, 1936
Type: Movie
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.
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Stars Over Broadway
Title: Stars Over Broadway
Character: Boy Hanging Sign - 'At Your Service, Madame' Number
Released: November 23, 1935
Type: Movie
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
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Kentucky Blue Streak
Title: Kentucky Blue Streak
Character: O'Donnell - Bellhop
Released: May 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A nosy reporter (Nugent) befriends the dumb Coughlin and pushes the Governor to commute his sentence. Now, Coughlin can ride his family's pride and joy in the Kentucky Derby. BUT, the mean old Warden cancels all paroles--and the idiot decides to escape (even though he's only got 10 more months to serve). So, the reporter has a hunch and goes to see if he can find Coughlin--and the Warden deputizes him!! At this point you might wonder if the boy will make good and win the big race
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The Dancing Millionaire
Title: The Dancing Millionaire
Character: Newspaper Boy
Released: December 14, 1934
Type: Movie
The Blondes and Redheads series: To prove his sophistication, a brutish gangster enlists the girls' help in winning a dancing competition
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Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Title: Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Character: Office Boy
Released: July 28, 1934
Type: Movie
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!
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One Night of Love
Title: One Night of Love
Character: Call Boy
Released: July 16, 1934
Type: Movie
Mary Barrett is an aspiring opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their relationship develops into love. But, jealousy and misunderstandings prevent Mary and Guilio from acknowledging their true feelings.
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Hold Your Temper
Title: Hold Your Temper
Released: December 15, 1933
Type: Movie
The day starts out fine for Leon, but as it goes on, things start to deteriorate.
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His Weak Moment
Title: His Weak Moment
Released: October 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A comedy short.
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Baby Face
Title: Baby Face
Character: Office Boy (uncredited)
Released: July 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.
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Lilly Turner
Title: Lilly Turner
Character: Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Released: May 13, 1933
Type: Movie
One woman faces many trials on the road to romance after unwittingly marrying a bigamist, then a carnival's barker and then falling for a young engineer.
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Parole Girl
Title: Parole Girl
Character: Magazine Subscription Salesman
Released: March 4, 1933
Type: Movie
A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole.
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The Secrets of Wu Sin
Title: The Secrets of Wu Sin
Character: Copy Boy
Released: December 15, 1932
Type: Movie
A murder mystery about the smuggling of illegal Chinese aliens into America through Chinatown.
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The Death Kiss
Title: The Death Kiss
Character: Pete
Released: December 5, 1932
Type: Movie
When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative publicity, one of the writers tags along as the killing is investigated and clues begin to surface.
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The Big Broadcast
Title: The Big Broadcast
Character: Office Boy
Released: October 14, 1932
Type: Movie
The top brass at a radio station believe their popular new star singer is paying more attention to his love life than to his career.
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Exposure
Title: Exposure
Character: Inky
Released: August 20, 1932
Type: Movie
A reporter runs into a pretty young girl who has inherited her father's failing business. She wants to give it up, but he tries to convince her to make a go of it.
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Hello Trouble
Title: Hello Trouble
Character: Joey - Cowhand
Released: July 15, 1932
Type: Movie
After killing a friend in a gunfight, Jeff Douglas quits the Texas Rangers. He arrives at the Kenyon ranch just as Jonathan Kenyon apparently commits suicide. He and Janet Kenyon then become the new half owners. At first, he refuses to wear a gun and is believed to be a coward, but as trouble mounts, he straps it on once again.
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Young America
Title: Young America
Character: Bull Butler (Uncredited)
Released: April 17, 1932
Type: Movie
Mrs. Doray sits with a Juvenile Court Judge to learn more about problem children and what to do about them. One of the cases involves 13 year old Arthur, "the worst kid in town", who moves cars away from fiire-plugs without the knowledge of the owners. The judge gives Arthur and friend Nutty another chance. However they run into further trouble when they break into Mr. Doray's drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. Mr. Doray is not sympathetic and completely against his wife's plan to become Arthur's guardian. More incidents occur with Mr. Doray quick to judge prior to getting all of the facts. Mrs. Doray must choose between her marriage and Arthur.
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The Knockout
Title: The Knockout
Character: Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
Released: March 5, 1932
Type: Movie
When Mickey accidentally knocks out a local boxing champ, he is forced to take the fighter's place in a bout.
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Who's Who in the Zoo
Title: Who's Who in the Zoo
Character: Herbie - Son
Released: October 11, 1931
Type: Movie
Billy takes a trip to the the zoo with his wife and two sons. He is proud to show his knowledge about wild animals to his older son, who is preparing for an exam.
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The Mystery Train
Title: The Mystery Train
Character: Caddy
Released: August 1, 1931
Type: Movie
A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car.
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Sweepstakes
Title: Sweepstakes
Character: Jockey
Released: July 10, 1931
Type: Movie
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
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Blondes Prefer Bonds
Title: Blondes Prefer Bonds
Released: May 14, 1931
Type: Movie
Louise Fazdenda decides to get a make-over to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Somehow the rejuvenation process takes them back to the time of their courtship...the big hats and big bustles. Neither does much to rekindle the husband's dying flame but does attract the attention of a couple of other men.
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The Itching Hour
Title: The Itching Hour
Character: The Concentrated Spinach Baby
Released: February 1, 1931
Type: Movie
Comedy spoof of THE CAT AND THE CANARY. A female athlete and her entourage take refuge on a stormy night in a strange hotel that seems to be haunted.
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Blood and Thunder
Title: Blood and Thunder
Character: Rudy (uncredited)
Released: January 17, 1931
Type: Movie
Mickey overhears the gang rehearsing a play and thinks it's real.
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Traffic Tangle
Title: Traffic Tangle
Character: Gregory
Released: November 2, 1930
Type: Movie
A drive in a new car with the family turns into a fiasco.
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Boarding House Blues
Title: Boarding House Blues
Released: October 20, 1930
Type: Movie
A boarding house maid is treated mean, until inheriting oil gives her a new gleam.
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Two Plus Fours
Title: Two Plus Fours
Character: Spec
Released: August 10, 1930
Type: Movie
This short subject was done by Paul Whiteman's Rhythm boys shortly after they finished The King of Jazz where lead singer Bing Crosby made his motion picture debut. Shortly afterwards the trio broke up and Bing went solo and the rest was history. When a well-liked tailor is about to lose his story his daughter and a young singing group try to save it.
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Rich Uncles
Title: Rich Uncles
Released: May 11, 1930
Type: Movie
When the rich uncle finds the bride in the company of one of her former suitors, he mistakes him for the bridegroom.
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Show Girl in Hollywood
Title: Show Girl in Hollywood
Character: Office Boy
Released: April 20, 1930
Type: Movie
Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.
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The Grand Parade
Title: The Grand Parade
Character: Call Boy
Released: February 2, 1930
Type: Movie
No one suffered more magnificently in the early-talkie era than the inimitable Helen Twelvetrees. In Grand Parade, the actress is cast as Molly, the sweetheart of minstrel-show performer Jack Kelly. Rising to the top of his profession, Kelly plummets to the bottom thanks to his fondness for intoxicating beverages. Molly nurses and coddles Kelly back to health, giving nary a thought for her own comfort or happiness.
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Dance Hall
Title: Dance Hall
Character: Newspaper Vendor
Released: December 13, 1929
Type: Movie
A dance trophy winning young couple is temporarily split up when a playboy aviator leads the girl to believe he's in love with her.
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The Sophomore
Title: The Sophomore
Character: Joe's Nephew
Released: August 24, 1929
Type: Movie
Joe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is enticed into a craps game, and loses all in this nostalgic slice of college, replete with songs, romance, prom dances and the inevitable big football game.
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Movie Night
Title: Movie Night
Character: Mrs. Chase's Brother
Released: May 11, 1929
Type: Movie
A family goes on its weekly outing to the movies. Complications ensue...
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A Pair of Tights
Title: A Pair of Tights
Character: The Kid
Released: February 3, 1929
Type: Movie
Two girls are invited by one of the girls boy-friend's tight boss for dinner. On the way they stop for a cheap ice-cream. But swinging doors, ventilators, cops and a brat make it nearly impossible to get the ice cream even close to the car where the rest are waiting.
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Show Girl
Title: Show Girl
Character: Radio delivery boy (uncredited)
Released: September 23, 1928
Type: Movie
An aspiring dancer fakes her own kidnapping as a publicity stunt. Her new found fame causes trouble with her boyfriend.
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Danger Street
Title: Danger Street
Character: Sammy
Released: August 26, 1928
Type: Movie
Danger Street (1928)
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Vamping Venus
Title: Vamping Venus
Character: Western Union Boy / Mercury
Released: May 13, 1928
Type: Movie
A present-day stereotypically-Irish American politician is vaulted into ancient Greece after receiving a bump on the head.
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Dumb Daddies
Title: Dumb Daddies
Character: The Son
Released: February 3, 1928
Type: Movie
Max mistakes his son's acting for reality. When the play calls for the son to commit a murder (on a mannequin), Max winds up trying to hide the body from the police.
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Pass the Gravy
Title: Pass the Gravy
Character: Ignatz
Released: January 7, 1928
Type: Movie
Schultz raises prize chickens and roosters that are always getting into neighbor Max Davidson's garden and eating the seeds, leading to constant feuding between the two men. When their children announce their engagement the two men decide to bury the hatchet and Davidson suggests a dinner at his house. He gives his young son, Ignatz, two dollars to buy a chicken but the boy pockets the money and kills Schultz' first place rooster instead. Once seated at the table all but Schultz discover what they are eating and desperately try to hide the bad news from Schultz who is sure to kill Davidson if he knows the truth.
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Should Second Husbands Come First?
Title: Should Second Husbands Come First?
Character: The Widow's Younger Son
Released: October 23, 1927
Type: Movie
A woman's two sons pretend to be insane in order to de-rail their mother's plans to remarry.
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Call of the Cuckoo
Title: Call of the Cuckoo
Character: Love's Greatest Mistake
Released: October 15, 1927
Type: Movie
Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.
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We're All Gamblers
Title: We're All Gamblers
Character: Spec
Released: September 3, 1927
Type: Movie
The second of Thomas Meighan's three 1927 vehicles, We're All Gamblers was also the first of two collaborations between Meighan and director James Cruze. Based on Lucky Sam McCarver, a play by Sidney Howard, the story concerns a refugee of the Lower East Side who rises to the uppermost rungs of the nightclub world, all for the sake of a "dame." Boxer Sam McCarver (Meighan) falls in love with society girl Carlotta Asche (Mariette Mische).
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Don't Tell Everything
Title: Don't Tell Everything
Character: Asher Ginsberg alias The Maid
Released: July 2, 1927
Type: Movie
Max and his son Asher are invited to a party, where Max meets a rich widow, but Asher keeps annoying all of the guests, so Max refuses to speak to him. 10 days later he has married the widow, but hasn't told her about Asher. Asher doesn't like the situation either, and enters the home disguised as the new maid, that leeds to a growing suspicion of his step mother, who has her own little secret.
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Special Delivery
Title: Special Delivery
Character: Office Boy
Released: May 6, 1927
Type: Movie
The second and last of Eddie Cantor's silent vehicles, Special Delivery casts the wide-eyed comedian as a hapless mailman. While going through his swiftly appointed rounds, Eddie stumbles upon a gang of crooks who are planning a large-scale confidence scam. He exposes the villains and wins the love of heroine Madge (Jobyna Ralston). Though Cantor was a fine physical comic, he didn't truly score in films until the arrival of talkies allowed his fans to hear as well as see him. Special Delivery was directed by "William Goodrich," who in reality was comedian Fatty Arbuckle, hoping to stage a comeback after the sex scandal that destroyed his career.
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Casey at the Bat
Title: Casey at the Bat
Character: Spec
Released: March 8, 1927
Type: Movie
Casey is a slovenly junk man in a turn of the twentieth century hick town who has a remarkable ability to play baseball. An unscrupulous New York scout signs him up, so Casey and his equally dishonest manager go to the big leagues. Eventually, the scout and manager conspire to get him drunk and bet against him for a crucial game with the pennant at stake.
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Why Girls Say No
Title: Why Girls Say No
Character: Maxie Whisselberg
Released: February 21, 1927
Type: Movie
A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.
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Old Ironsides
Title: Old Ironsides
Character: Cabin Boy (uncredited)
Released: December 6, 1926
Type: Movie
An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.
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Private Izzy Murphy
Title: Private Izzy Murphy
Character: The Monohan Kid
Released: October 30, 1926
Type: Movie
Isadore "Izzy" Goldberg changes his name to I. Patrick Murphy because his store is in an Irish-neighborhood in New York City. He meets Eileen Cohannigan, the daughter of a meat-packer, and he tells her he is Irish and a romance begins. When America enters World War I, "Izzy" enlists, is sent to France, and is wounded while engaged in a heroic rescue during a big battle. While recovering in an overseas hospital, he writes Eileen and tells her he is Jewish and not Irish. Returning home, he is parading with his regiment and he sees Eileen with Robert O'Malley, his old rival. He thinks she has thrown him over because he is Jewish. An Irish lodge comes to bestow an honor on the man they think is Patrick Murphy, an Irish hero. But O'Malley tells them his real name is Goldberg. But Eileen tels him it is he she loves, and they head for the marriage-license bureau.
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Sparrows
Title: Sparrows
Character: Ambrose
Released: September 19, 1926
Type: Movie
Molly, the eldest child of a group of orphans being used as slaves on a farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.
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Don Key (Son of Burro)
Title: Don Key (Son of Burro)
Character: Office Boy
Released: May 23, 1926
Type: Movie
The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they can find a writer for a smash comedy. An aspiring writer is awaiting outside the office and the producer agrees to see him. He listens while the writer tells his story and acts the numerous parts. The story is rotten, but the producer lets him escape while vowing vengeance on any other author who would read his story aloud.
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Little Annie Rooney
Title: Little Annie Rooney
Character: Abie
Released: October 18, 1925
Type: Movie
A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood.
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The Dressmaker from Paris
Title: The Dressmaker from Paris
Character: Jim
Released: March 30, 1925
Type: Movie
An American soldier falls in love with a French maiden but their romance is thwarted when the Yanks return home. Years later she comes to America to put on a fashion show and find her long lost lover.
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The Devil's Cargo
Title: The Devil's Cargo
Character: Jimmy
Released: February 2, 1925
Type: Movie
John Joyce arrives in Sacramento with his sister, Martha, and aunt to become the editor of a newspaper. He is determined to clear the town of the low-down mining camp types who are flaunting their freewheeling ways. When Joyce meets Faro Sampson, he falls in love, believing that she is the daughter of a minister. Actually she's the daughter of the man who runs a gambling den, "Square Deal" Sampson.
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Speed Boys
Title: Speed Boys
Character: Spec
Released: November 12, 1924
Type: Movie
While Spec's father is ill, he takes over as conductor on the miniature railroad.
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The Darling of New York
Title: The Darling of New York
Character: Willie
Released: December 3, 1923
Type: Movie
Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their stolen jewels in her ragdoll. In New York, Big Mike, finding Santussa a nuisance, dumps her and the doll in a trash can, where a newsboy finds her. After several adventures, Santussa finds her grandfather, the jewels are handed over to customs officials, and the gang of crooks is reformed.
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The Country Kid
Title: The Country Kid
Character: Joe Applegate
Released: October 29, 1923
Type: Movie
Ben Applegate's father dies, leaving him and his brothers Joe and Andy orphans and having to run the family farm. Their Uncle Grimes is their legal guardian, but he's only concerned with getting his hands on the farm. He has Ben declared incompetent and packs off Joe and Andy to an orphanage. When things look darkest for the three boys, help comes from an unexpected source.
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Little Johnny Jones
Title: Little Johnny Jones
Character: Freckle faced Little Boy
Released: August 12, 1923
Type: Movie
Jockey Johnny Jones is hired to ride The Earl of Bloomsburg's horse at the English Derby. Crooked gambler Robert Anstead frames Johnny as a thief and kidnaps his sweetheart in order to make Johnny throw the race. Will he succeed?