Monte Collins
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Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3,
1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared
in 167 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and
1951.
Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent short
comedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures and
often directed by Jules White. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effect
on Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel and
Hardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered by
talkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent sing
together in the early sound short Ticklish Business), he never established
himself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondary
roles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature films
and short subjects.
One of his last credits was supplying material for Laurel
and Hardy's final film, Atoll K (1951). Filmed in France by French and Italian
cast and crew members, the production was hectic and chaotic for the
English-speaking stars. The finished film carries the unique credit, "Gags
by Monty Collins."
Collins was about to launch a career in television when he
died of a heart attack in 1951, at age 52.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2214 |
| Birthday | 1898-12-02 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Monty Francis Collins Jr., Monty Colins, Monte F. Collins, Monty F. Collins, Monty Collins, |
1935
Oh, My Nerves
5/2
Oh, My Nerves is a 1935 American short comedy film directed by Del Lord. Monty's nerves are shot, so he decides to go on a nice, relaxing trip to the...
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Oh, My Nerves
1944
The Town Went Wild
5/1
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is ab...
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The Town Went Wild
1929
Honeymooniacs
0/0
HONEYMOONIACS was the last silent "Mermaid" comedy from legendary producer Jack White (according to David N. Bruskin's book on the White Brothers--Jac...
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Honeymooniacs
1928
Three Tough Onions
0/0
In-laws make life unbearable for Monty (Review from Selectd Motion Pictures journal)
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Three Tough Onions
1938
Three Missing Links
5.8/13
The stooges are janitors working in a movie studio. After wrecking the bosses office, they get jobs as actors in an African movie. Curly plays a goril...
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Three Missing Links
1924
Men
7.2/2
Cleo lives in Marseilles and works as a waitress in a waterfront dive. A stranger entices her into coming to Paris to take dancing lessons, but instea...
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Men
1927
The Arizona Wildcat
0/0
Tom Mix plays a California breeder of polo ponies in love with a society gal. The cowboy saves the day when a member of her brother's polo team is inj...
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The Arizona Wildcat
1943
His Wedding Scare
0/0
El and his new bride go on their honeymoon; no matter where they go, they keep running into her former husbands.
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His Wedding Scare
1941
Kathleen
5/3
Kathleen is a twelve-year-old who lives in a big house with a nanny, a butler, maids, no mother and a father who is working most of the time. She drea...
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Kathleen
1925
Just Plain Folks
0/0
Dan Webber, a sailor in the U.S. Navy who has been away from home for many years and presumed dead, returns to his farm to find that his family is abo...
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Just Plain Folks
1928
Troubles Galore
0/0
Monte tries to make a turkey dinner.
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Troubles Galore
1929
Hot Sports
0/0
Monte and Vernon go to a society party where they behave like jerks. Monte's pants get torn, the butler keeps getting dunked in a punch bowl.
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Hot Sports
1939
Mooching Through Georgia
5.9/7
Man relates how he outwitted the Yankee army during the Civil War.
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Mooching Through Georgia
1941
She's Oil Mine
6.5/4
Buster fights a duel over a girl.
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She's Oil Mine
1941
General Nuisance
6/4
A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he fig...
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General Nuisance
1930
How's My Baby?
0/0
1930 Comedy short
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How's My Baby?
1930
Peace and Harmony
0/0
1930 Comedy short
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Peace and Harmony
1921
The Cup of Life
0/0
Infamous Singapore smuggler Bully Brand possess a beautiful pearl necklace that is desired by Chinese merchant Chan Chang for his daughter Pain, a you...
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The Cup of Life
1932
Girl Crazy
3.8/5
New York playboy Danny Churchill is sent to a small town in Arizona, where being sheriff is very dangerous, to keep away from girls, but he decides to...
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Girl Crazy
1934
Henry the Ache
1.3/3
Shemp Howard stars in this old parody of the then-current film "King Henry The Eighth". Also starring Bert Lahr in the title role.
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Henry the Ache
1942
Cactus Makes Perfect
5.7/10
The stooges are living with their mother who persuades them its time to leave home and seek their fortune. After a con man sells them a phony deed to...
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Cactus Makes Perfect
1940
A Plumbing We Will Go
6.8/25
To escape the police, the stooges pose as plumbers and are hired to fix a leak in a fancy mansion, but they wind up crossing the electrical system wit...
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A Plumbing We Will Go
1932
It's a Cinch
0/0
When a dance instructor is tricked into facing a prize fighter in the boxing ring, his girlfriend devises a plan to turn the odds in his favor.
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It's a Cinch
1932
Keep Laughing
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Keep Laughing
1936
Born to Fight
0/0
An honest boxer refuses to throw a fight for a gambler. They get into a fight and the boxer knocks the gambler out. Thinking he's killed him and belie...
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Born to Fight
1932
Just a Pain in the Parlor
3/1
Harry Sweet stars as a hick Olympic hero who is housed in a high society mansion and causes havoc to the high brow party in progress.
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Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
A Slip at the Switch
0/0
Charles 'Chic' Sale gets in the middle of a train robbery!
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A Slip at the Switch
1939
Star Reporter
3.4/6
An idealistic young newspaper reporter crusades against organized crime.
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Star Reporter
1928
Wedding Slips
0/0
A newlyweds' honeymoon trip is detoured by a run-in with a troupe of gypsies, who kidnap the bride while the groom must tangle with the gypsy queen an...
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Wedding Slips
1928
The Lost Laugh
0/0
THE LOST LAUGH - starring Wallace Lupino, with Lucille Hutton and Monte Collins. After a rough start with their rise and shine, a couple's breakfast i...
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The Lost Laugh
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
0/0
A group of "Phantom Raiders" interfere with a cattle drive from Texas to Abilene; fortunately, U.S. Marshal Wild Bill Hickok is appointed to ensure th...
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The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1937
New News
0/0
Aa Columbia 2-reel comedy starring Tom Kennedy and Monty Collins in NEW NEWS (1937). Fans of the 3 Stooges will recognize the exact same plot and situ...
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New News
1937
Hollywood Round-Up
4.4/5
While filming a western on location, the stand-in/stunt double for an egotistical cowboy movie star proves his heroics when a "fake" bank robbery turn...
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Hollywood Round-Up
1932
Running Hollywood
0/0
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Running Hollywood
1945
Guest Pests
6/1
An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.
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Guest Pests
1932
Show Business
6/3
The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.
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Show Business
1935
Gobs of Trouble
0/0
Two sailors decide to settle down and get married, and live to regret it.
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Gobs of Trouble
1942
Matri-Phony
4.9/11
The stooges are potters in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Octopus Grabus. When the emperor orders all beautiful red-headed women to be broug...
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Matri-Phony
1929
Why Bring That Up?
0/0
George's partner in vaudeville quits their act, claiming that Betty has broken his heart. George then teams up with Charlie, a stranded trouper, and I...
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Why Bring That Up?
1932
The Miracle Man
5.7/6
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader, John Madison, encounters a faith healer and use...
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The Miracle Man
1930
Moonlight and Monkey Business
0/0
Piecemeal, chaotic slapstick comedy revolving around honeymooners and various misunderstandings.
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Moonlight and Monkey Business
1934
Love and Hisses
0/0
Clark & McCullough hired to save love as the Judge refuses to marry Fanny Bender and Fanny refuses her daughter to marry the Judge's son unless th...
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Love and Hisses
1922
Come on Over
0/0
Shane O'Mealia leaves Ireland, promising to send for his sweetheart, Moyna. In the mean time the son of the old lady she lives with, takes them back t...
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Come on Over
1933
I'm No Angel
6.361/61
Bold performer Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent financial need, she agrees to a risky new number: she'll put he...
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I'm No Angel
1935
To Beat the Band
0/0
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's...
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To Beat the Band
1931
Scandal Sheet
0/0
Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.
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Scandal Sheet
1935
Gum Shoes
0/0
Two house detectives investigate a series of robberies committed by a trained gorilla.
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Gum Shoes
1939
Made for Each Other
6.1/53
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
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Made for Each Other
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
5.6/5
Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to solve the murder of an escaped convict. As she atte...
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1938
Sue My Lawyer
0/0
Comedy. Although he lacks a law degree Harry persistently pesters District Attorney O.T. Hill for a job
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Sue My Lawyer
1939
Heroes in Blue
4/6
Family heartbreak: A dedicated New York City policeman raises two sons, one following in his dad's footsteps as a cop while the other turns to crime a...
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Heroes in Blue
1940
Cold Turkey
0/0
Harry wins a turkey at a raffle.
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Cold Turkey
1940
The Heckler
6/2
An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.
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The Heckler
1940
You're Next!
0/0
Two goofball private detectives are hired to find a millionaire who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist.
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You're Next!
1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
5.2/28
A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery in progress, and thinks it is a movie scene.
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45 Minutes from Hollywood
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
0/0
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing...
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Buck Benny Rides Again
1942
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
0/0
This Columbia short (production number 3431) has Harry Langdon and Elsie Ames billed above the title, but it is all Elsie Ames with Langdon and Monty...
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What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
1942
House of Errors
0/0
Former silent screen comic Harry Langdon earned above-title billing for the final time in his long career in this roughhewn but amusing World War II f...
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House of Errors
1934
Woman Haters
6/23
The stooges join the "Women Haters" club and vow to have nothing to do with the fair sex. Larry marries a girl anyway and attempts to hide the fact fr...
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Woman Haters
1940
Mad Youth
4.6/8
A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay...
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Mad Youth
1935
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
0/0
Love Honor and Obey the Law: Harry Langdon and Monte Collins in a 1935 industrial film intended to promote Goodrich Tires.
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Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1940
Midnight Limited
5/2
The Phantom Robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train "The Midnight Limited" and Val Lennon and his p...
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Midnight Limited
1929
Look out Below
5/3
A Educational short where Robert Graves plays Thelma Todd's jealous husband.
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Look out Below
1948
Campus Sleuth
0/0
A photographer is murdered just outside a college dance. The body is found by Lee Watson, but promptly disappears, as it's being whisked from one poin...
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Campus Sleuth
1937
Shall We Dance
7.3/121
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time th...
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Shall We Dance
1923
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
0/0
Originally planned as 12 two-reelers, only three were made: The Little Knight, The Love Charm, The Crown of Courage.
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The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1941
Three Girls About Town
5.3/3
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the...
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Three Girls About Town
1936
Midnight Blunders
4.3/3
The evil Dr. Wong abducts prominent scientist Dr. Edwin Millstone. Bumbling bank guards Tom and Monte search through Chinatown to find Dr. Wong and re...
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Midnight Blunders
1935
Hollywood Trouble
0/0
An oil-rich rube who aspires to stardom is bilked by a phony acting school.
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Hollywood Trouble
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
5.8/20
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.
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A Lady Takes a Chance
1947
Sarge Goes to College
3.3/3
A Marine Sergeant wounded in overseas combat requires an operation, and the Navy psychiatrist recommends that ‘Sarge’ be given a few weeks’ rest befor...
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Sarge Goes to College
1938
Fiddling Around
0/0
Two bumbling, would-be private detectives, Tom Kennedy and Monte Collins, are hired to protect a maestro's valuable Stradvarius. But there is a girl n...
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Fiddling Around
1936
Unrelated Relations
0/0
Monte and his new wife are moving into their new home. All is going well until her family decides to drop in for a visit.
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Unrelated Relations
1937
The Super Snooper
0/0
Two dimwitted detectives investigate the robbery of an express company.
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The Super Snooper
1943
Boobs in the Night
0/0
Auxiliary home defense workers El and Monte are sent to a spooky house where they come across a mad scientist and his assistant.
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Boobs in the Night
1936
Just Speeding
0/0
To avoid getting a speeding ticket from a motorcycle cop, Tom pretends to be a surgeon rushing Monty to the hospital for an emergency operation.
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Just Speeding
1937
Calling All Curtains
0/0
Two friends decide to to into the laundry business. Their first job is to clean 300 curtains.
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Calling All Curtains
1937
Bury the Hatchet
0/0
Two families claim to be the rightful owners of a house won in a contest, so they move into the house together while waiting for a decision.
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Bury the Hatchet
1936
Free Rent
0/0
Tom persuades Monty to buy a house trailer so they can live off the fat of the land.
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Free Rent
1932
Hollywood Runaround
0/0
Monte is running for mayor of Hollywood against a crooked gang member. When the mob kidnaps Monte, it's up to the Hollywood Actors Club to save him.
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Hollywood Runaround
1922
Captain Fly-by-Night
5.8/2
First one stranger, then another, arrive at the presidio, each with a government pass and each claiming to have been robbed by the notorious Captain F...
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Captain Fly-by-Night
1932
Anybody's Goat
9/1
A goat is involved in a post robbery.
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Anybody's Goat
1935
Stage Frights
0/0
Two bumbling detectives help a stage actress who has been receiving threatening letters.
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Stage Frights
1928
Fall In
0/0
Monte Collins in trouble out west with the animals and castor oil.
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Fall In
1937
Behind the Mike
0/0
Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
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Behind the Mike
1926
The Cowboy and the Countess
0/0
A carefree range devil rescues visiting Countess Justina of Belgravia (Helena D'Algy) from a car wreck.
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The Cowboy and the Countess
1933
Lucky Dog
0/0
A rich man's enemies cause him to lose his money, his best friend (his dog), as he goes to jail. Once free he spends all his time hunting for his lost...
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Lucky Dog
1927
It's Me
0/0
An early vacation turns into a cruise full of trouble.
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It's Me
1925
All Around Frying Pan
0/0
Wondering cowboy Bart Andrews (played by Fred Thompson) gets arrested simply because a crooked sheriff is short on men for his chain gang. A chance vi...
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All Around Frying Pan
1935
The Mystery Man
5.4/8
Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a work bonus and wakes up on a train bound for St. Lou...
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The Mystery Man
1946
Moron Than Off
0/0
In this 1946 All Star Comedy (production number 8434) remake of 1935's "I Don't Remember" short starring Harry Langdon, Sterling Holloway is on his wa...
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Moron Than Off
1933
The Gay Nighties
2.3/3
This short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of the picture in a dress, and Bobby Clark does an extende...
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The Gay Nighties
1934
In a Pig's Eye
0/0
The comedic duo of Bobby Clark and 'Paul McCullough' are tailors who will keep you in stitches -- of laughter. See Bobby in a kilt play the bagpipes!
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In a Pig's Eye
1933
Techno-Crazy
0/0
TECHNO-CRAZY has to be one of the strangest comedy shorts of the 1930's. Starring Monte Collins as a young man who dreams of technological progress in...
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Techno-Crazy
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
6.5/2
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...
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Maisie Gets Her Man
1948
Smart Politics
6/1
The growth of small-town juvenile crime starts a movement for the construction of a youth center. The project leaders discuss with town mayor Phineas...
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Smart Politics
1931
Hollywood Halfbacks
0/0
Johnny Harron is watching the Hollywood fire department football team playing a game and decides that he can round up some Hollywood actors that could...
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Hollywood Halfbacks
1926
Quick Service
0/0
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Quick Service
1935
This Band Age
0/0
Musical short featuring Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra with a young Betty Grable as their singer.
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This Band Age
1930
Dad Knows Best
0/0
Taylor Holmes son is in love, and Holmes is to meet the girl and the dragon of an aunt. She's one of those dowagers whose accomplishments consist of h...
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Dad Knows Best
1926
The Midnight Limited
0/0
A freight train loses control and is barreling wildly toward the town of Benbow. A mail train is traveling in the opposite direction on the exact same...
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The Midnight Limited
1925
That Man Jack!
0/0
Jack Burton saves Anita Leland from a runaway horse, and then saves Sam Sills from a beating at the hands of Bill Sterns. Jack goes into partnership w...
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That Man Jack!
1932
Never the Twins Shall Meet
0/0
A Roscoe Ates & Edgar Kennedy comedy short.
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Never the Twins Shall Meet
1942
A Study in Socks
0/0
Terry invents a new formula for gasoline and shows it to his girlfriend's father.
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A Study in Socks
1942
Phoney Cronies
0/0
Three klutzy moving men end up in a museum that may or may not be haunted - slapstick hijinks ensue.
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