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Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.


Career

Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''
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''. His
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, performances included ''In the Long Run'' (1909) and ''Object -- Matrimony'' (1916). Acting in the Proctor Stock Company, Cummings appeared with
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and other actresses. Cummings entered into movies in 1909, acting with the P. A. Powers company in
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, and quickly became a popular leading man. Few of the films he made as an actor are easily available. Exceptions include
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's first feature film, '' The Saphead'' (1920), in which Cummings plays a crooked stockbroker;
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's film ''
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'' (1920), one of the first films to depict a new phenomenon in 1920s America, the
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; and '' The Round-Up'' (1920), a Western drama starring
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(with the famous tagline "Nobody loves a fat man") and featuring
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—these films are readily available on home video. Around the same time, Cummings started to direct action movies and occasional
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. In 1934, Cummings directed ''
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'', and in 1929, he was nominated for an
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for his direction of ''
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''. Cummings was known for the big splashy 1930s
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musicals with popular leading ladies such as
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'', 1938) he directed at
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. He retired in 1954.


Personal life and death

Cummings was married to Ruth Sinclair, and they had a son, screenwriter and producer Irving Cummings Jr. On April 18, 1959, Cummings died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital of a heart attack in Hollywood, California, at age 70.


Recognition

Cummings has a star at 6816
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on the
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. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960. In 1943, as part of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the motion picture industry, Cummings was awarded the Thomas A. Edison Foundation Gold Medal for outstanding achievement in the arts and sciences.


Filmography


Actor

* ''
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'' (1914) * '' The Three of Us'' (1914) * ''
The Diamond from the Sky ''The Diamond from the Sky'' is a 1915 American silent film, silent adventure film, adventure-film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard and William Desmond Taylor and starring Lottie Pickford, Irving Cummings, and William Russell (American actor), ...
'' (1915) * ''
The World's Great Snare ''The World's Great Snare'' is a 1916 American silent drama film produced by Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1900 novel of the same name by E. Phillips Oppenheim and ...
'' (1916) * '' The Gilded Cage'' (1916) * '' The Whip'' (1917) * ''
Sister Against Sister ''Sister Against Sister'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Virginia Pearson, Maud Hall Macy and Walter Law.Solomon p.239 Cast * Virginia Pearson as Anne / Katherine * Maud Hall Macy as Mrs. Martin ...
'' (1917) * '' A Royal Romance'' (1917) * ''
Wrath of Love ''Wrath of Love'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Virginia Pearson, Louise Bates and Irving Cummings.Solomon p.241 Cast * Virginia Pearson as Roma Winnet * Louise Bates as Ethel Clarke * Irving Cum ...
'' (1917) * '' Rasputin, The Black Monk'' (1917) * '' An American Widow'' (1917) * ''
The Struggle Everlasting ''The Struggle Everlasting'' is a 1918 American silent allegorical drama film directed by James Kirkwood, Sr. and starring stage star Florence Reed. It is based on a 1907 play, ''The Struggle Everlasting'', by Edward Milton Royle. Cast *Floren ...
'' (1918) * ''
The Heart of a Girl ''The Heart of a Girl'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Barbara Castleton, Irving Cummings and Charles Wellesley.Spehr p.187 Cast * Barbara Castleton as Betty Lansing * Irving Cummings as B ...
'' (1918) * '' The Interloper'' (1918) * '' Merely Players'' (1918) * ''
The Woman Who Gave ''The Woman Who Gave'' is a lost 1918 American silent melodrama film directed by Kenean Buel and starring Evelyn Nesbit, a former Gibson Girl, "It girl" model and showgirl involved in a 1906 "trial of the century" that involved a killing and an a ...
'' (1918) * ''
Don't Change Your Husband ''Don't Change Your Husband'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was the third of six "marriage films" directed by DeMille and the first DeMille film starring Gloria Swanso ...
'' (1919) * '' Mandarin's Gold'' (1919) * ''
Her Code of Honor ''Her Code of Honor'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Florence Reed. Its alternate title was ''The Call of the Heart''. A print of it is held by the British Film Institute's National Film and Televisio ...
'' (1919) * '' The Scar'' (1919) * ''
Some Bride ''Some Bride'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It stars Viola Dana. Plot As described in a film magazine, Patricia Morley (Dana) is a pretty, young bride whose flirta ...
'' (1919) * ''
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'' (1919) * '' Men, Women, and Money'' (1919) * ''
What Every Woman Learns ''What Every Woman Learns'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Plot Amy (Bennett) is married to a cad but visits another man who loves her and helps her endure her marriage. After a confrontation and struggle betwee ...
'' (1919) * '' Auction of Souls'' (1919) * '' Everywoman'' (1919) * ''
The Thirteenth Commandment ''The Thirteenth Commandment'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Alice Eyton. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Charles Meredith, Monte Blue, Anna Q. Nilsson, Irving Cummings and Winter Hall. It is ...
'' (1920) * '' The Tree of Knowledge'' (1920) * ''
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'' (1920) * ''
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'' (1920) * '' The Saphead'' (1920) * '' The Round-Up'' (1920) * ''
Old Dad ''Old Dad'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and written by J. Grubb Alexander. It is based on the 1919 novel ''Old Dad'' by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. The film stars Mildred Harris, John St. Polis, Myrtle Stedman, Irving ...
'' (1920) * ''
Cameron of the Royal Mounted ''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1921 Canadian silent western film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Gaston Glass, Irving Cummings and Vivienne Osborne.Langman p.531 Part of the tradition of Northerns, it is based on the story ''Cor ...
'' (1921) * '' The Blasphemer'' (1921) * ''
The Man from Hell's River ''The Man from Hell's River'', also known as simply ''Hell's River'', is a 1922 American silent Western film starring Irving Cummings, Eva Novak, and Wallace Beery. The screenplay was written by Cummings based upon the story "God of Her People" ...
'' (1922) * '' Flesh and Blood'' (1922) * '' East Side - West Side'' (1923) * ''
Rupert of Hentzau ''Rupert of Hentzau'' is a sequel by Anthony Hope to '' The Prisoner of Zenda'', written in 1895 but not published in book form until 1898. The novel was serialized in ''The Pall Mall Magazine'' and '' McClure's Magazine'' from December 1897 ...
'' (1923) * ''
As Man Desires ''As Man Desires'' is a lost 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Major Jo ...
'' (1925) * ''
Girls' Dormitory ''Girls' Dormitory'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by Irving Cummings based upon the 1934 play ''Mature'' by Ladislas Fodor, and adapted for the screen by Gene Markey. Plot Set in the fictional Montreaux School for Girls in Switzer ...
'' (1936) (uncredited) * ''
The Devil and Miss Jones ''The Devil and Miss Jones'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, and Charles Coburn. Its plot follows a department store tycoon who goes undercover in one of his Manhattan shops to ...
'' (1941) (uncredited)


Director

* '' Flesh and Blood'' (1922) * '' Broad Daylight'' (1922) * ''
The Jilt ''The Jilt'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Ralph Graves, and Matt Moore. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rose Trenton (De La Motte) has mistaken pity for love and b ...
'' (1922) * ''
The Man from Hell's River ''The Man from Hell's River'', also known as simply ''Hell's River'', is a 1922 American silent Western film starring Irving Cummings, Eva Novak, and Wallace Beery. The screenplay was written by Cummings based upon the story "God of Her People" ...
'' (1922) * ''
Paid Back ''Paid Back'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film, directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Gladys Brockwell, Mahlon Hamilton, and Stuart Holmes, and was released on August 28, 1922. Plot Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon H ...
'' (1922) * '' Environment'' (1922) * '' The Drug Traffic'' (1923) * '' East Side - West Side'' (1923) * ''
Broken Hearts of Broadway ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' is a 1923 American silent drama film produced and directed by Irving Cummings and starring Colleen Moore, Johnnie Walker, and Alice Lake. It is based on a 1917 play ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' by James Kyrle McCu ...
'' (1923) * '' Stolen Secrets'' (1924) * '' In Every Woman's Life'' (1924) * '' Riders Up'' (1924) * ''
Fools Highway ''Fools Highway'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Mary Philbin. The film was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mamie Rose, little me ...
'' (1924) * '' The Dancing Cheat'' (1924) * '' The Rose of Paris'' (1924) * ''
As Man Desires ''As Man Desires'' is a lost 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Major Jo ...
'' (1925) * '' One Year to Live'' (1925) * '' Just a Woman'' (1925) * '' The Desert Flower'' (1925) * ''
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'' (1925) * '' The Johnstown Flood'' (1926) * ''
Rustling for Cupid ''Rustling for Cupid'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, Anita Stewart, and Russell Simpson (actor), Russell Simpson.Langman, p ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Midnight Kiss ''The Midnight Kiss'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Janet Gaynor. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It is a lost film. Plot Cast * Richard Walling as Thomas H. Atkins Jr ...
'' (1926) * ''
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'' (1926) * ''
Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl ''Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Gertrude Orr. It is based on the 1906 play ''Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl'' by Theodore Kremer. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Alla ...
'' (1926) * '' The Brute'' (1927) * ''
The Port of Missing Girls ''The Port of Missing Girls'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Barbara Bedford (actress), Barbara Bedford and Hedda Hopper, making it one of the rare occasions when Hopper actually starred i ...
'' (1928) * ''
Romance of the Underworld ''Romance of the Underworld'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound film, sound drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effect ...
'' (1928) * '' Dressed to Kill'' (1928) * ''
In Old Arizona ''In Old Arizona'' is a 1928 American sound ( All-Talking) pre-Code Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and Irving Cummings, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based on the character of the Cisco ...
'' (1928) * '' Behind That Curtain'' (1929) * ''
Not Quite Decent ''Not Quite Decent'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie Pre-Code film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Irving Cummings, and starring June Collyer and Louise Dresser. In addition to sequences with audible dialo ...
'' (1929) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1930) * ''
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'' (1930) * ''
A Devil with Women ''A Devil with Women'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring Victor McLaglen, Mona Maris, and Humphrey Bogart, and directed by Irving Cummings. Notable for being among Bogart's earliest large film roles. Plot In a Central American countr ...
'' (1930) * ''
A Holy Terror ''A Holy Terror'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western movie starring George O'Brien, Sally Eilers, Rita La Roy, and Humphrey Bogart. The film is an adaptation by Ralph Block, Alfred A. Cohn, and Myron C. Fagan of the novel ''Trailin'!'' by M ...
'' (1931) * ''
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'' (1931) * ''
Attorney for the Defense ''Attorney for the Defense'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, and Constance Cummings. Cast * Edmund Lowe as William J. Burton * Evelyn Brent as Val Lorraine * Constance C ...
'' (1932) * ''
The Night Club Lady ''The Night Club Lady'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Adolphe Menjou, Mayo Methot and Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher.Backer p.187 It was followed by a sequel ''The Circus Queen Murder'' in 1933 wi ...
'' (1932) * '' Man Against Woman'' (1932) * '' Man Hunt'' (1933) * '' The Woman I Stole'' (1933) * '' The Mad Game'' (1933) * ''
I Believed in You ''I Believed in You'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by William M. Conselman. The film stars Rosemary Ames, John Boles, Victor Jory, Gertrude Michael, George Meeker and Leslie Fenton. The film w ...
'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * ''
The White Parade ''The White Parade'' is a 1934 film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Loretta Young and John Boles. It was written by Rian James, Jesse Lasky Jr., Sonya Levien and Ernest Pascal, from the novel by Rian James. Dedicated to "the memory ...
'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1935) * ''
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'' (1935) * '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) * ''
Girls' Dormitory ''Girls' Dormitory'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by Irving Cummings based upon the 1934 play ''Mature'' by Ladislas Fodor, and adapted for the screen by Gene Markey. Plot Set in the fictional Montreaux School for Girls in Switzer ...
'' (1936) * ''
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'' (1936) * ''
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'' (1937) * ''
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 ''Merry-Go-Round of 1938'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Monte Brice and A. Dorian Otvos. The film stars Bert Lahr, Jimmy Savo, Billy House, Alice Brady, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Louise Fazenda, John ' ...
'' (1937) * ''
Little Miss Broadway ''Little Miss Broadway'' is a 1938 American musical drama film directed by Irving Cummings. The screenplay was written by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen. The film stars Shirley Temple in a story about a theatrical boarding house and its occupant ...
'' (1938) * '' Just Around the Corner'' (1938) * '' Everything Happens at Night'' (1939) * ''
Hollywood Cavalcade ''Hollywood Cavalcade'' is a 1939 American film featuring Alice Faye as a young performer making her way in the early days of Hollywood, from slapstick silent pictures through the transition from silent to sound. Famous directors and actors fr ...
'' (1939) * ''
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Ma ...
'' (1939) * ''
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'' (1940) * ''
Down Argentine Way ''Down Argentine Way'' is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced America ...
'' (1940) * ''
That Night in Rio ''That Night in Rio'' is a 1941 American Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate tempo ...
'' (1941) * ''
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'' (1941) * ''
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'' (1941) * ''
My Gal Sal ''My Gal Sal'' is a 1942 American musical film distributed by 20th Century Fox and starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s German-American composer / songwriter Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. It was based ...
'' (1942) * ''
Springtime in the Rockies ''Springtime in the Rockies'' is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942. It stars Betty Grable, with support from John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Evere ...
'' (1942) * ''
Sweet Rosie O'Grady ''Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young ( ...
'' (1943) * '' What a Woman!'' (1943) * ''
The Impatient Years ''The Impatient Years'' is a 1944 romance film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Irving Cummings, and written by Virginia Van Upp. This was the final film Jean Arthur owed Columbia as part of her long contract which included periods of fig ...
'' (1944) * '' The Dolly Sisters'' (1945) * '' Double Dynamite'' (1951)


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