Lester Vail

Lester Vail

Born: June 29, 1899
Died: November 28, 1959

Movies for Lester Vail...

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Title: Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 10, 1972
Type: Movie
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
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Big Town
Title: Big Town
Character: James Wyley
Released: December 19, 1932
Type: Movie
A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.
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Consolation Marriage
Title: Consolation Marriage
Character: Aubrey
Released: November 21, 1931
Type: Movie
A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.
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The Woman Between
Title: The Woman Between
Character: Victor Whitcomb
Released: August 8, 1931
Type: Movie
Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home is his stepmother.
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Murder by the Clock
Title: Murder by the Clock
Character: Thomas Hollander
Released: July 21, 1931
Type: Movie
A policeman (William Boyd) investigates a woman's (Lilyan Tashman) link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.
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I Take This Woman
Title: I Take This Woman
Character: Herbert Forrest
Released: June 26, 1931
Type: Movie
A wealthy New York socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out West. Her father disinherits her, and after trying to make a go of it as a cowboy's wife, they agree to divorce and she returns back east to her family. However, she soon changes her mind and determines to get her husband back.
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It's a Wise Child
Title: It's a Wise Child
Character: Roger Baldwin
Released: April 10, 1931
Type: Movie
In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.
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Dance, Fools, Dance
Title: Dance, Fools, Dance
Character: Bob
Released: February 7, 1931
Type: Movie
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
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Beau Ideal
Title: Beau Ideal
Character: Otis Madison
Released: January 25, 1931
Type: Movie
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.