William 'Red' Donahue

William 'Red' Donahue

Born: January 1, 1895
Died: May 21, 1981

Movies for William 'Red' Donahue...

Little Giant
Title: Little Giant
Character: Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Released: February 22, 1946
Type: Movie
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like "The Time of Their Lives," in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaudeville bits woven into the plot.
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They Were Expendable
Title: They Were Expendable
Character: Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Released: December 7, 1945
Type: Movie
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Title: Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: June 26, 1942
Type: Movie
This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In the early 19th Century, Congress appropriated the money to build the school, but opponents who believed it to be an illegitimate expansion of the powers of the federal government decided to sabotage the school. They put the hard-as-nails Major Sam Carter in charge of the academy, and he ruthlessly put the recruits through grueling training -- until only ten prospective soldiers remained. They include Dawson, a patriotic farm boy and Howard Shelton, a selfish playboy who has come to West Point only because of its prestige. The two vie for Carolyn Bainbridge, while they, along with the other eight, try convince Carter that the school is worth keeping.
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Las Vegas Nights
Title: Las Vegas Nights
Character: 'Red' Donahue
Released: March 28, 1941
Type: Movie
A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nightclub. Frank Sinatra's first screen appearance.
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Quit Yer Kickin'
Title: Quit Yer Kickin'
Released: October 4, 1931
Type: Movie
Red Donohue tries to get a job in a dynamite conveyor enterprise, and has to deal with a wild mule.