Phil Regan

Phil Regan

Born: May 28, 1906
Died: February 1, 1996
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Movies for Phil Regan...

Three Little Words
Title: Three Little Words
Character: Himself
Released: July 12, 1950
Type: Movie
Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury for while, so he has to earn his money as a lyricst. Per chance he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry is former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact, that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their relation.
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Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Title: Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Character: Lucky Ryan
Released: November 16, 1946
Type: Movie
A couple of gamblers pressure the local night club owner to rig things so the local college rowing crew will lose their upcoming race.
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Swing Parade of 1946
Title: Swing Parade of 1946
Character: Danny Warren
Released: March 19, 1946
Type: Movie
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down.
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Sunbonnet Sue
Title: Sunbonnet Sue
Character: Danny
Released: October 5, 1945
Type: Movie
Set in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows the exploits of a feisty and talented saloon owner's daughter who loves nothing more than to perform in her father's tavern. Her late-night shenanigans appall her wealthy and socially conscious aunt who launches a secret campaign to shut down the bar and force her niece to reside in her palatial home.
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Title: Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Character: Clark - Composer / Vocalist
Released: October 1, 1943
Type: Movie
An American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her past as a burlesque dancer by a reporter from her hometown.
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Las Vegas Nights
Title: Las Vegas Nights
Character: Bill Stevens
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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Flight at Midnight
Title: Flight at Midnight
Character: 'Spinner' Magee
Released: August 28, 1939
Type: Movie
Spinner McGee, devil-may-care mail pilot volunteers his courage and skill for the task of raising $100,000 to save the small airport owned by Pop Hussey from being condemned.
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She Married a Cop
Title: She Married a Cop
Character: Jimmy Duffy
Released: July 11, 1939
Type: Movie
This comedy is set in New York and centers upon a singing Irish cop who causes quite a sensation among two producers when he sings at the annual Policeman's Ball. For a long time, they have been looking for a voice for their new cartoon feature, "Paddy the Pig," and the cop is just perfect. The policeman is tickled pink at the prospect of being a star and begins telling all his friends about his good fortune (he has no idea what they plan to do with his voice). Eventually he ends up marrying one of the producers, who still hasn't told him the truth. Suddenly the night of the big premiere finally arrives and all of the policeman's old friends and colleagues are there. As it begins, the policeman is appalled and humiliated to see that he has been mocked and has become a laughing stock. He immediately spurns his new wife and goes back to the police force. Time passes, and fortunately, the two reunite and settle their differences.
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Outside of Paradise
Title: Outside of Paradise
Character: Daniel 'Danny' Francis O'Toole
Released: February 8, 1938
Type: Movie
Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the band members decide to incorporate him, advancing him the fare for equal shares in the estate. In Ireland, Danny finds that his is only a half-share, and the other half belongs to Mavourneen Kerrigan and she has the exclusive right to sell or keep the property...which, despite his pleas, she refuses to do. She also declares him an undesired guest, objects to his presence and insists that he prepare his own meals. He does so in a large main hall, but can only make hamburgers.
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Title: Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Character: Jerry Hart
Released: November 26, 1937
Type: Movie
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."
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The Hit Parade
Title: The Hit Parade
Character: Pete Garland
Released: April 26, 1937
Type: Movie
Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again?
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Happy Go Lucky
Title: Happy Go Lucky
Character: John L. 'Happy Jack' Cole / Bill Lyons
Released: December 13, 1936
Type: Movie
A singer in Shanghai looks exactly like a missing flyer who went missing, and is feared to have sold the experimental airplane that he was flying. Foreign gangsters, the missing flyers girlfriend, and the U.S. military wants him, dead or alive.
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Laughing Irish Eyes
Title: Laughing Irish Eyes
Character: Danny O'Keefe
Released: March 4, 1936
Type: Movie
An Irish crooner flirts with prize-fighting.
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Broadway Hostess
Title: Broadway Hostess
Character: Tommy Blake
Released: December 7, 1935
Type: Movie
Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
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We're in the Money
Title: We're in the Money
Character: Phil Logan
Released: August 17, 1935
Type: Movie
Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, but they're offered a thousand dollars to serve four subpoenas in a breach of promise suit against rich C. Richard Courtney. Little does Ginger realize, C. Richard Courtney and her mysterious park bench boyfriend 'Carter' are one and the same.
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In Caliente
Title: In Caliente
Character: Peter
Released: May 25, 1935
Type: Movie
At a Mexican resort, a fast-talking magazine editor woos the dancer he's trashed in print.
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Go Into Your Dance
Title: Go Into Your Dance
Character: Eddie "Teddy" Rio
Released: April 20, 1935
Type: Movie
An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
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What, No Men?
Title: What, No Men?
Character: Steve - Policeman
Released: January 5, 1935
Type: Movie
A bill collector and a policeman are captured by a group of mad scientists and taken to an all-female Indian tribe for study.
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Sweet Adeline
Title: Sweet Adeline
Character: Michael
Released: December 29, 1934
Type: Movie
In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Sid frets as Adeline spends increasing amounts of time with the dashing Major Day.
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Student Tour
Title: Student Tour
Character: Bobby Kane
Released: October 5, 1934
Type: Movie
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
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Dames
Title: Dames
Character: Johnny Harris
Released: September 1, 1934
Type: Movie
A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
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Housewife
Title: Housewife
Character: "Mike Hathaway", Radio Singer
Released: August 11, 1934
Type: Movie
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.
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The Key
Title: The Key
Character: Young Irishman Killed by Andrew
Released: June 9, 1934
Type: Movie
A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.
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The Personality Kid
Title: The Personality Kid
Character: Murray
Released: June 6, 1934
Type: Movie
An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.