Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards.

Career

Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in

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, California. He started out in

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, teaming up with

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at some point, with a detour for a while to

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, before breaking into acting. He debuted on stage in 1906 and made his first Broadway appearance in either ''The Prince of Pilsen'' (1910 or 1911) or ''So Long Letty'' (1916). His first film appearance was in 1912, but then he went back to the stage and did not return to films until 1929. He performed in operettas and musicals, including ''The Ziegfeld Follies of 1917'', the original production of the

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

musical '' Sally'' (1920) and the Gershwins' ''

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'' (1924). In the last, he introduced the song " Oh, Lady Be Good!" In 1918, he starred in, stage-managed and rewrote an

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- Elmer Harris-Harry Plani production titled ''Look Pleasant'', playing at the

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in Los Angeles. His antics in the musical ''Baby Bunting'' in London in 1922 had King

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laughing "uproariously". Catlett made a handful of

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appearances, but his film career did not catch on until the advent of talking pictures allowed moviegoers to experience his full comic repertoire. He starred in a number of ' two-reelers', mostly in the Thirties, some as a comedy duo with

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, for RKO; most were for RKO, but six were for Columbia between 1934 and 1940. Three of his better remembered roles were as the theatre manager driven to distraction by

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's character in ''

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'', the local constable who throws the entire cast in jail and winds up there himself in the

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' classic screwball comedy ''

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'', and as Morrow, the drunken poet in the restaurant who "knows when e'sbeen a skunk" and takes Longfellow Deeds on a "bender" in '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town''. He was also widely reported to have been Katharine Hepburn's comedy coach while filming ''

''. ''The New York Times'' film critic

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in the 1935

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production of ''

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'', starring

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. He also provided the uncredited voice of J. Worthington Foulfellow (a.k.a. Honest John) the Fox, the main villain in

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's 1940 animated film ''

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''. In the 1950s, he appeared in films like '' Here Comes the Groom'', '' Friendly Persuasion'', and '' Beau James''. For his contributions to the film industry, Catlett was inducted into the

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on February 8, 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 1713 Vine Street.

Death

Catlett died of a stroke on November 14, 1960, in

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, and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.

Filmography

* '' Second Youth'' (1924) as John McNab * ''

Summer Bachelors ''Summer Bachelors'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film produced and directed by Allan Dwan. The film is based on the 1926 novel ''Summer Widowers'', by Warner Fabian and stars Madge Bellamy, Matt Moore, Allan Forrest, and Hale ...

'' (1926) as Bachelor No. 1 * '' The Music Master'' (1927) as Medicine Show Barker * '' Why Leave Home?'' (1929) as Elmer * ''

Married in Hollywood ''Married in Hollywood'' (1929) is an American musical film. The only footage known to survive is the final reel, filmed in Multicolor, held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The film is based on two Oscar Straus operettas. Plot A showg ...

'' (1929) as Joe Glitner * ''

Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most su ...

'' (1929) as End Man - Minstrel Show * '' Let's Go Places'' (1930) as Rex Wardell * '' The Big Party'' (1930) as Mr. Goldfarb * '' The Golden Calf'' (1930) as Master of Ceremonies * '' The Florodora Girl'' (1930) as De Boer * '' The Front Page'' (1931) as Murphy * '' Honeymoon Trio'' (1931, short) as The Nuisance * '' One Quiet Night'' (1931, short) * '' Platinum Blonde'' (1931) as Bingy * ''

Maker of Men ''Maker of Men'' is a 1931 American pre-Code sports melodrama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Howard J. Green and Edward Sedgwick. Produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation, the film stars Jack Holt, Richard Cromwell, and ...

'' (1931) as McNeil * ''

Cock of the Air ''Cock of the Air'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code aviation comedy film directed by Tom Buckingham and written by Charles Lederer and Robert E. Sherwood. The film stars Chester Morris, Billie Dove, Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore ...

'' (1932) as Col. Wallace * ''

Sky Devils ''Sky Devils'', also known as ''Ground Hogs'', is a 1932 American Pre-Code aviation comedy film, starring Spencer Tracy as a draft evasion, draft dodger who blunders into a war zone. ''Sky Devils'' was partly written by humorist Robert Benchley ...

'' (1932) as Master of Ceremonies - Canteen Show (uncredited) * '' The Expert'' (1932) as Al * ''

It's Tough to Be Famous ''It's Tough to Be Famous'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Robert Lord. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mary Brian, Emma Dunn, Walter Catlett and David Landau. The film was release ...

'' (1932) as Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin * '' Back Street'' (1932) as Bakeless * ''

Okay, America! ''Okay, America!'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, about a gossip columnist's rise to fame, based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell. Cast * Lew Ayres as Larry Wayne * Maureen O'Sullivan as Sheila Barton * Louis Calhern as Mileaway ...

'' (1932) as City Editor aka 'Lucille' * '' Big City Blues'' (1932) as Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney * ''

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'' (1932) as Quartermaster Bates * '' The Sport Parade'' (1932) as 'Shifty' Morrison * '' Rockabye'' (1932) as Jimmy Dunn * ''

Olsen's Big Moment ''Olsen's Big Moment'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Henry Johnson and James J. Tynan. The film stars El Brendel, Walter Catlett, Barbara Weeks, Susan Fleming, John Arledge and Joe Sawyer. ...

'' (1933) as Robert Brewster III * '' Private Jones'' (1933) as Spivey * '' Private Wives'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter * '' Hunting Trouble'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter * '' Caliente Love'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Harrison * '' Dream Stuff'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Cousin Walter * '' Road Queen'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter Knox * '' Daddy Knows Best'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Mr. Boyce * '' Husbands' Reunion'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter * '' The Big Fibber'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler, as Walter Moore * '' Meet The Champ'' (1933)

and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Sailors Beware'' (1933) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Smitty * '' One Awful Night'' (1933) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' So This Is Harris!'' (1933, Oscar winner for Best Short Subject) Phil Harris three-reeler co-starring Walter Catlett as Himself * '' Mama Loves Papa'' (1933) as Tom Walker * '' Arizona to Broadway'' (1933) as Ned Flynn * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) as Barnes (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Elmer Steps Out'' (1934. Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Elmer * '' Get Along Little Hubby'' (1934, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Elmer Tuttle * '' The New Dealers'' (1934) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

News Hounds ''News Hounds'' is a 1947 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the seventh film in the series. Plot Slip is a copy boy for a newspaper, but dreams of having his own byline. Sach is an aspiring ...

'' (1934) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Making the Rounds'' (1934) Eugene Pallette and Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' The Fuller Gush Man'' (1934) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Harry Judson * '' Old Maid's Mistake'' (1934) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

Unknown Blonde ''Unknown Blonde'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Edward Arnold, Barbara Barondess and Dorothy Revier. It was released by the independent Majestic Pictures.Pitts, p. 234 It was based on the ...

'' (1934) as Publicity Man * '' The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) as Joe Silvers * '' Lightning Strikes Twice'' (1934) as Gus * '' Every Night at Eight'' (1935) as Master of Ceremonies * ''

The Affair of Susan ''The Affair of Susan'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Zasu Pitts, Hugh O'Connell and Walter Catlett.Lowe p.1968 It is a remake of the 1928 silent film '' Lonesome''. Two lonely people meet at an amusemen ...

'' (1935) as Gilbert * ''

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'' (1935) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Elmer * ''

'' (1935) as Barsad * '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936) as Morrow, the Poet * ''

We Went to College ''We Went to College'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Richard Maibaum and Maurice Rapf, and starring Charles Butterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel and Edith Atwater. It was released on June 19 ...

'' (1936) as Senator Budger * '' Follow Your Heart'' (1936) as Joe Sheldon * ''

Cain and Mabel ''Cain and Mabel'' is a 1936 romantic comedy film designed as a vehicle for Marion Davies in which she co-stars with Clark Gable. The story had been filmed before, in 1924, by William Randolph Hearst's production company, Cosmopolitan, as a sile ...

'' (1936) as Jake Sherman * ''

Four Days' Wonder ''Four Days' Wonder'' is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell and Martha Sleeper. Produced by Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, ...

'' (1936) as Duffy * '' Banjo on My Knee'' (1936) as Warfield Scott * '' Sing Me a Love Song'' (1936) as Mr. Sprague (uncredited) * '' I Loved a Soldier'' (1936) * '' Fibbing Fibbers'' (1936, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Upper Cutlets'' (1936, aka ''Uppercutlets'') Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' On the Avenue'' (1937) as Jake Dibble * ''

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'' (1937) as Eddie Johnson * '' Wake Up and Live'' (1937) as Gus Avery * '' Love Under Fire'' (1937) as Tip Conway * '' Varsity Show'' (1937) as Professor Sylvester Biddle * '' Danger – Love at Work'' (1937) as Uncle Alan * '' Every Day's a Holiday'' (1937) as Nifty Bailey * ''Come Up Riches'' (1937) * ''

'' (1938) as Slocum * ''

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'' (1938) as Marlardot * '' Going Places'' (1938) as Franklin Dexter * '' Exile Express'' (1939) as Gus * ''

Kid Nightingale ''Kid Nightingale'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by George Amy and written by Charles Belden and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy, Charles D. Brown, Max Hoffman Jr., a ...

'' (1939) as Skip Davis * '' Static in the Attic'' (1939, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * ''

'' (1940) as Honest John Worthington Foulfellow (uncredited voice) * '' Half a Sinner'' (1940) as Station Attendant * ''

Pop Always Pays ''Pop Always Pays'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins using a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, based on a story by Arthur J. Beckhard. Although not credited in the film, news reports of the time reported that when Goodw ...

'' (1940) as Tommy Lane * ''Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1940) as W.P.A. Clerk * '' Spring Parade'' (1940) as Headwaiter * '' The Quarterback'' (1940) as Tom * ''

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'' (1940) as Barber * '' You're Next!'' (1940, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Slocum * ''

Alex In Wonderland ''Alex in Wonderland'' is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky, written with his partner Larry Tucker, starring Donald Sutherland and Ellen Burstyn. Sutherland plays Alex Morrison, a director agonizing over the choice of ...

'' (1940) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Fred * '' Blondes and Blunders'' (1940, Columbia) Walter Catlett two-reeler; as Himself * '' Remedy for Riches'' (1940) as Clem * '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) as Waiter * '' The Wild Man of Borneo'' (1941) as 'Doc' Skelby * '' You're the One'' (1941) as Program Director * '' Horror Island'' (1941) as Sergeant McGoon * ''

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'' (1941) as Mr. Simpson * ''

Hello, Sucker ''Hello, Sucker'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey, Walter Catlett and Robert Emmett ...

'' (1941) as G. Remington 'Max' Conway * '' Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) as Mr. Pettibone * ''

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'' (1941) as Sidney Whipple * '' Unfinished Business'' (1941) as Billy Ross * ''

Sing Another Chorus ''Sing Another Chorus'' is a 1941 American film starring Jane Frazee. Plot Andy Peyton comes home from college, wanting not to work for his father's failing garment business but to be involved in stage shows and entertainment. A former burlesqu ...

'' (1941) as Theodore Gateson * '' It Started with Eve'' (1941) as Doctor Harvey * '' Steel Against the Sky'' (1941) as Professor Rupert Sampson * '' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) as Sylvester W. Twigg * '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) as Walter * '' My Gal Sal'' (1942) as Col. Truckee * ''

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'' (1942) as Spelvin * ''

'' (1942) as Theatre Manager * '' Maisie Gets Her Man'' (1942) as Jasper * ''

Give Out, Sisters ''Give Out, Sisters'' is a 1942 American film starring The Andrews Sisters. The film co-stars Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film '' There's No Busin ...

'' (1942) as Gribble * ''

Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles (actor), John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.

'' (1942) as Desk Sergeant * ''

Heart of the Golden West '' Heart of the Golden West '' is a 1942 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy helps the ranchers of Cherokee City when Ross Lambert (McDonald) doubles the rates to ship their cattle to market. Roy contacts the owner of a steamboa ...

'' (1942) as Colonel Silas Popen * ''How's About It'' (1943) as Whipple * '' They Got Me Covered'' (1943) as Hotel Manager * '' Hit Parade of 1943'' (1943) as J. MacClellan Davis * '' Cowboy in Manhattan'' (1943) as Ace Robbins * '' Get Going'' (1943) as Horace Doblem * '' The West Side Kid'' (1943) as Ramsey Fensel * ''

Fired Wife ''Fired Wife'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Robert Paige, Diana Barrymore and Louise Allbritton. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. This was one of the final films in Barrymore's short-lived Un ...

'' (1943) as Judge Allen * '' His Butler's Sister'' (1943) as Mortimer Kalb * ''

Up in Arms ''Up in Arms'' is a 1944 musical film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945. Plot Danny Weems works as an elevator operator in a New York Medical building, so he can b ...

'' (1944) as Major Brock * ''

Hat Check Honey ''Hat Check Honey'' is a 1944 American musical-comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline. It stars Leon Errol and Grace McDonald. Dan Briggs and his son work as a duo in a carnival act, but the father breaks up the act so his son can pursue his ...

'' (1944) as Tim Martel * ''

Her Primitive Man ''Her Primitive Man'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Michael Fessier and Ernest Pagano. The film stars Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Robert Benchley, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Stephani ...

'' (1944) as Hotel Clerk * ''

Lady, Let's Dance ''Lady, Let's Dance'' is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Frank Woodruff that was nominated for two Oscars. Produced by Monogram Studios, the film is unique as an ice skating musical. ''Lady, Let's Dance'' stars ice skater Belita as herse ...

'' (1944) as Timber Applegate * '' Pardon My Rhythm'' (1944) as O'Bannion * ''

Ghost Catchers ''Ghost Catchers'' is a 1944 American comedy horror film. Ole Olson and Chic Johnson are nightclub owners, helping their neighbors rid an old house of ghosts. Their club's headwaiter Jerry (Leo Carrillo) is really a gangster trying to scare off th ...

'' (1944) as Colonel Breckinridge Marshall * '' Three Is a Family'' (1944) as Barney Meeker * ''

My Gal Loves Music ''My Gal Loves Music'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward Dein. The film stars Bob Crosby, Grace McDonald, Alan Mowbray, Betty Kean, Walter Catlett and Freddie Mercer. The film w ...

'' (1944) as Dr. Bilbo * ''

Hi, Beautiful ''Hi, Beautiful'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Grady Sutton, Lou Lubin ...

'' (1944) as Gerald Bisbee * ''

Lake Placid Serenade ''Lake Placid Serenade'' is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette and Barbara Jo Allen.Martin p.103 Following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia a Czech ice-skating champion g ...

'' (1944) as Carlton Webb * '' The Man Who Walked Alone'' (1945) as Wiggins * '' I Love a Bandleader'' (1945) as B. Templeton James * '' Riverboat Rhythm'' (1946) as Colonel Jeffrey "Smitty" Witherspoon * ''

Slightly Scandalous ''Slightly Scandalous'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Erna Lazarus, David Mathews, Joel Malone and Jerry Warner. The film stars Frederick Brady, Sheila Ryan, Paula Drew, Walter Catlett, Lita Baron, Louis ...

'' (1946) as Mr. Wright * ''

I'll Be Yours ''I'll Be Yours'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin. Based on the play '' A jó tündér'' by Ferenc Molnár, the film is about a small-town girl who tells a fib to a wealthy business ...

'' (1947) as Mr. Buckingham * '' Are You with It?'' (1948) as Jason (Pop) Carter * '' Mr. Reckless'' (1948) as Joel Hawkins * ''

The Boy with Green Hair ''The Boy with Green Hair'' is a 1948 American fantasy-drama film in Technicolor directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair myste ...

'' (1948) as The King * '' Henry, the Rainmaker'' (1949) as Mayor Colton * ''

Leave It to Henry ''Leave It to Henry'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown and Houseley Stevenson. The film was releas ...

'' (1949) as Mayor Colton * ''

Look for the Silver Lining "Look for the Silver Lining" is a 1919 popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by B.G. DeSylva. Background The song was written in 1919 for the unsuccessful musical ''Zip, Goes a Million''. In 1920, it was publishedSuskin, Steven ...

'' (1949) as Himself * '' Dancing in the Dark'' (1949) as Joe Brooks * '' The Inspector General'' (1949) as Colonel Castine * '' Father Makes Good'' (1950) as Mayor George Colton * '' Father's Wild Game'' (1950) as Mayor George Colton * '' Father Takes the Air'' (1951) as Mayor George Colton * '' Here Comes the Groom'' (1951) as Mr. McGonigle * ''

Honeychile ''Honeychile'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Charles E. Roberts, Jack Townley and Barry Trivers. The film stars Judy Canova, Eddie Foy, Jr., Alan Hale, Jr., Walter Catlett, Claire Carleton and Kar ...

'' (1951) as Al Moore * '' Davy Crockett and the River Pirates'' (1956) as Colonel Plug (archive footage) * '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) as Professor Quigley * ''The Gay Nineties'' (1956) * '' Beau James'' (1957) as Gov. Alfred E. "Al" Smith

Broadway stage credits

* ''So Long Letty'' (1916–1917) * ''

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' was a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934 and 1936. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as ''The Ziegfeld Follies of the Ai ...

of 1917'' (1917) * ''Follow the Girl'' (1918) * '' Sally'' (1920–1922, 1923) * ''Dear Sir'' (1924) * ''

'' (1924–1925) * ''Lucky'' (1927) * ''

Treasure Girl ''Treasure Girl'' is a musical with a book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The musical's best-known song is " (I've Got a) Crush on You", which has been recorded by a number of artists, ...

(1928)

References

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