Philip Sleeman

Philip Sleeman

Born: February 28, 1891
Died: September 19, 1953
in Camberwell, London, England, UK

Movies for Philip Sleeman...

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Title: The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Released: April 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.
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Maisie Gets Her Man
Title: Maisie Gets Her Man
Character: Tall Thin 'Heel' (Uncredited)
Released: June 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?
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Honky Tonk
Title: Honky Tonk
Character: Bartender
Released: October 1, 1941
Type: Movie
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
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A Man Betrayed
Title: A Man Betrayed
Character: Al aka Scarface, Cameron's Henchman (uncredited)
Released: March 7, 1941
Type: Movie
Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician (Edward Ellis) is actually a crook. The price of integrity is sweet in this instance, since Wayne happens to be in love with the politician's daughter (Frances Dee).
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Third Finger, Left Hand
Title: Third Finger, Left Hand
Character: Headwaiter
Released: October 11, 1940
Type: Movie
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the deception and decides to show up at Margot's family home posing as her husband!
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Captain Caution
Title: Captain Caution
Character: Barfly in Pub
Released: August 9, 1940
Type: Movie
When her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.
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The Green Hornet
Title: The Green Hornet
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Released: January 8, 1940
Type: Movie
A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide.
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Title: The Prisoner of Zenda
Character: Albert von Lauengram
Released: September 3, 1937
Type: Movie
An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.
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The Girl from Scotland Yard
Title: The Girl from Scotland Yard
Character: Valet #1
Released: May 30, 1937
Type: Movie
A female agent tacks down the cause of mysterious explosions.
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Marked Woman
Title: Marked Woman
Character: Croupier (uncredited)
Released: April 10, 1937
Type: Movie
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
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Fatal Lady
Title: Fatal Lady
Character: Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited)
Released: May 15, 1936
Type: Movie
On her debut as an opera star, Marion Stuart is interrogated and possibly implicated in the death of a male acquaintance. Released, although thoroughly shaken-up, Marion attempts to perform but loses her voice onstage. Humiliated, but driven to sing, she travels to South America under the assumed name of Maria Delasano, and works in an opera company under the tutelage of Feodor Glinka, who wants her to shun men and save herself for her art. Mary resists the persistent attentions of wealthy young Phil Roberts, who follows the company in hopes of marrying her. ...
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The Calling of Dan Matthews
Title: The Calling of Dan Matthews
Character: Thin Henchman (uncredited)
Released: December 10, 1935
Type: Movie
Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy (Douglass Dumbrille), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.
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Million Dollar Ransom
Title: Million Dollar Ransom
Character: Gangster (Uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1934
Type: Movie
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helping him fake his own kidnaping.
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The Scarlet Empress
Title: The Scarlet Empress
Released: May 9, 1934
Type: Movie
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.
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Perils of Pauline
Title: Perils of Pauline
Character: Henchman
Released: November 5, 1933
Type: Movie
A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.
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A Shriek in the Night
Title: A Shriek in the Night
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Released: July 22, 1933
Type: Movie
Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation.
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Arabian Tights
Title: Arabian Tights
Character: The Sheik (uncredited)
Released: June 2, 1933
Type: Movie
Charley and his buddies are captured and imprisoned by an Arabian sultan.
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Afraid to Talk
Title: Afraid to Talk
Character: Prison Patient
Released: November 17, 1932
Type: Movie
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.
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Arsène Lupin
Title: Arsène Lupin
Character: Museum Guard (uncredited)
Released: February 26, 1932
Type: Movie
A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris, he even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.
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Blonde Crazy
Title: Blonde Crazy
Character: Conman (uncredited)
Released: September 16, 1931
Type: Movie
Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
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Young Donovan's Kid
Title: Young Donovan's Kid
Character: Mike Novarro
Released: June 6, 1931
Type: Movie
A crusader tries to keep a dope dealer from corrupting children.
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Morocco
Title: Morocco
Character: Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 1930
Type: Movie
The Foreign Legion marches in to Mogador with booze and women in mind just as singer Amy Jolly arrives from Paris to work at Lo Tinto's cabaret. That night, insouciant legionnaire Tom Brown catches her inimitably seductive, tuxedo-clad act. Both bruised by their past lives, the two edge cautiously into a no-strings relationship while being pursued by others. But Tom must leave on a perilous mission: is it too late for them?
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In Gay Madrid
Title: In Gay Madrid
Character: Night Club Patron
Released: May 17, 1930
Type: Movie
Ricardo, a young law student in his home town of Madrid, is a carefree playboy who loves nightclubs and courting pretty girls. His father hopes to instill a more serious attitude in his son by transferring him to a school in the rural town of Santiago. At Santiago, his father's old friend is to be his guardian. When Ricardo arrives at Santiago he joins a fraternity, and continues his carefree lifestyle while serenading and courting his guardian's daughter, Carmina.
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Cock o' the Walk
Title: Cock o' the Walk
Character: José
Released: April 13, 1930
Type: Movie
Carlos Lopez is a handsome Argentine sportsman. Many women love him and he toys with them all. His days are filled with romance and intrigue and he manages to get himself feared and hated by most of the married men in Buenos Aires.
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The Mighty
Title: The Mighty
Character: Hood
Released: November 16, 1929
Type: Movie
In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their beloved son had died in his arms during a battle. The major then falls in love with the late soldier's sister and decides to accept a position in town as the new police commissioner.
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The Kiss
Title: The Kiss
Character: Lounge Lizard (uncredited)
Released: November 15, 1929
Type: Movie
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
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Sailor's Holiday
Title: Sailor's Holiday
Character: Her Secretary
Released: September 14, 1929
Type: Movie
Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling them she is looking for her long-lost brother, a sailor.
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Madame X
Title: Madame X
Character: Sidewalk Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Released: August 17, 1929
Type: Movie
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her three year old son again despite her earnest attempts to make amends. For many years the mother seeks refuge overseas and in Absinthe. In the end, her son, a young and promising lawyer unknowingly defends her in court. Ruth Chatterton gives a marvelous performance in this early talkie in her portrayal of Madame X.
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Synthetic Sin
Title: Synthetic Sin
Character: Tony
Released: January 6, 1929
Type: Movie
A young woman impulsively marries a young playwright who whisks her away to New York promises her a role in his next production. Unfortunately the production is a disaster and her husband proclaims her unfit for the role. Rather then return home in defeat, she stays in New York and accidentally gets involved with some vicious gangsters.
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The Cop
Title: The Cop
Character: Lord Courtney
Released: August 28, 1928
Type: Movie
Pete Smith, a lift bridge operator in a harbor, feels lonely in his cabin, his only visitor being a policeman on patrol, Sgt. Coughlin. One night, after hearing shots, Smith gives shelter to a wounded man, whom he hides from Coughlin. Before leaving, the man, Marcas, promises to return the favor and the coat he borrows from him. Later, Smith enters the police, and his chief, Mather, suspects he is protecting Marcas, who is actually a gangster. Marcas sends a girl, Mary Monks, to deliver a luxurious coat with a fur collar to Smith. Pete and Mary get along well, and for his sake, she betrays Marcas, who is eventually shot to death by the cops, after having stopped his mob from killing Smith. Mary goes away alone into the night, and when Mather finds out that Pete is protecting her, he drops away the evidence of her presence on the spot.
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Scared Silly
Title: Scared Silly
Released: November 13, 1927
Type: Movie
The guests at a dinner party in a mansion are spooked when a creepy "spirtualist" decides to stay for dinner.
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After Midnight
Title: After Midnight
Character: Gus Van Gundy
Released: August 20, 1927
Type: Movie
When Joe, a hold-up man, tries to rob Mary, a nightclub hostess, she winds winds up knocking him out. She takes pity on him, however, and nurses him back to health. He decides to go straight and marry her. Mary buys a $1000 Liberty Bond as an investment, while Joe saves up and buys a taxi to start his own business. Then Maisie, Mary's wild and money-crazy sister, shows up, which leads to tragedy.
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The Border Whirlwind
Title: The Border Whirlwind
Character: Palo, The Scorpion
Released: November 15, 1926
Type: Movie
A film directed by John P. McCarthy
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The Volga Boatman
Title: The Volga Boatman
Character: White Army Officer
Released: May 23, 1926
Type: Movie
During the Russian Revolution Princess Vera, though betrothed to Prince Dimitri, is attracted to the peasant Feodor.
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Innocent Husbands
Title: Innocent Husbands
Character: The Sheik (uncredited)
Released: August 1, 1925
Type: Movie
Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt when a woman from a party across the hall passes out in Melvin's bedroom just before Mame returns.
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So This Is Marriage?
Title: So This Is Marriage?
Character: Donald Gibson
Released: November 26, 1924
Type: Movie
The only known copy of this film copy was reported to have been destroyed in the 1967 MGM Vault fire.
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Human Wreckage
Title: Human Wreckage
Character: Dunn
Released: June 17, 1923
Type: Movie
An attorney's wife is determined to fight the evils of addictive substances.
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Single Handed
Title: Single Handed
Character: Gypsy Joe
Released: March 25, 1923
Type: Movie
Hector MacKnight, known to the townspeople as "Goofy" and an irritatingly terrible fiddler, is innocently drawn into a rigged poker game. A general fight brings the sheriff, and a chase ensues. Before the confusion is ended and Hector cleared, he meets Ruth Randolph and becomes involved in a circus while trying to recover the other half of her treasure map.