Lew Kelly (August 24, 1879 – June 10, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1928 and 1944. He was born Louis Kelly in
St. Louis, Missouri
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, and died in
Los Angeles
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, California.
Selected filmography
* ''
Barnum Was Right'' (1929)
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The Woman Racket
''The Woman Racket'' is an extant 1930 Pre-Code talking film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1928 Broadway play, ''Night Hostess'' by Philip Dunning. In January 2012 the fil ...
'' (1930)
* ''
I Take This Woman'' (1931)
* ''
The Devil Plays'' (1931)
* ''
Lady and Gent
''Lady and Gent'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts for Paramount, featuring a young Charles ("Durango Kid") Starrett, Syd ("Three Mesquiteers") Saylor and an early supporting role by John Wayne.
Plot
A young ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The Devil Horse'' (1932)
* ''
Vanity Street'' (1932)
* ''
Laughter in Hell'' (1933)
* ''
State Trooper'' (1933)
* ''
The Meanest Gal in Town'' (1934)
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What's Your Racket?'' (1934)
* ''
One in a Million'' (1934)
* ''
The Lady in Scarlet'' (1935)
* ''
Mississippi
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'' (1935)
* ''
Three of a Kind'' (1936)
* ''
Winds of the Wasteland'' (1936)
* ''
Lady Luck'' (1936)
* ''
Wanted! Jane Turner'' (1936)
* ''
It Happened Out West
''It Happened Out West'' is a 1937 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and John Roberts. The film stars Paul Kelly (actor), Paul Kelly, Judith Allen, Johnny Arthur, LeRoy Mason, Lew Ke ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Lawless Valley'' (1938)
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Three Texas Steers'' (1939)
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Road Agent'' (1941)
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The Little Foxes'' (1941)
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Spook Louder'' (1943)
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1879 births
1944 deaths
Male actors from Missouri
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
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