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Road to Happiness (1942) -- Jeff Carter (John Boles), a singer down on his luck, turns to radio acting as a means of supporting his young son Danny (Billy Lee.) With the support of his son and his press agent Charley Grady (Roscoe Karns)...

The Littlest Rebel (1935) -- Clip: Slingshot

Frankenstein (1931) -- Horror classic in which an obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Curly Top (1935) -- Clip: Animal crackers in my soup

Frankenstein (1931) -- Movieplayer.it - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Birth:

28 October 1895, Greenville, Texas, USA more

Date of Death:

27 February 1969, San Angelo, Texas, USA more

Trivia:

Two daughters: Frances Marcelita and Janet more

STARmeter:

Down 21% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Babes in Bagdad (1952)	Hassan	1952	-	5.6 (23)
	AKAs: Muchachas de Bagdad (Spain)
2.	Thousands Cheer (1943)	Colonel Bill Jones	1943	-	6.6 (276)

3.	Between Us Girls (1942)	Steven J. Forbes	1942	-	6.9 (11)
	AKAs: Love and Kisses, Caroline (USA: reissue title)
4.	Road to Happiness (1942)	Jeff Carter	1942	-	4.9 (13)

5.	Sinners in Paradise (1938)	Jim Taylor	1938	-	6.1 (92)

6.	Romance in the Dark (1938)	Antal Kovach	1938	-	8.2 (6)

7.	She Married an Artist (1937)	Lee Thornwood	1937	-	-

8.	Fight for Your Lady (1937)	Robert Densmore	1937	-	5.8 (41)

9.	Stella Dallas (1937)	Stephen Dallas	1937	-	7.5 (1,264)

10.	As Good as Married (1937)	Alexander Drew	1937	-	-

11.	Craig's Wife (1936)	Walter Craig	1936	-	7.6 (223)

12.	A Message to Garcia (1936)	Lt. Andrew Rowan	1936	-	6.9 (44)

13.	Rose of the Rancho (1936)	Jim Kearney	1936	-	7.0 (15)

14.	The Littlest Rebel (1935)	Capt. Herbert Cary	1935	-	6.7 (334)

15.	Redheads on Parade (1935)	John Bruce	1935	-	-

16.	Orchids to You (1935)	Thomas Bentley	1935	-	5.4 (6)

17.	Curly Top (1935)	Edward Morgan	1935	-	6.7 (414)

18.	Music in the Air (1934)	Bruno Mahler	1934	-	8.3 (619)

19.	The White Parade (1934)	Ronald Hall III	1934	-	8.5 (10)

20.	The Age of Innocence (1934)	Newland Archer	1934	-	6.5 (106)

21.	The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)	John Shadwell	1934	-	6.6 (74)

22.	Wild Gold (1934)	Steve Miller	1934	-	8.8 (5)

23.	Bottoms Up (1934)	Hal Reed	1934	-	6.4 (23)

24.	I Believed in You (1934)	Michael Harrison	1934	-	-

25.	Beloved (1934/I)	Carl Hausmann	1934	-	-

26.	My Lips Betray (1933)	King Rupert aka Captain von Linden	1933	-	-

27.	Only Yesterday (1933)	James Stanton 'Jim' Emerson	1933	-	7.4 (104)

28.	Child of Manhattan (1933)	Paul Otto Vanderkill	1933	-	6.6 (107)

29.	Six Hours to Live (1932)	Karl Kranz	1932	-	7.0 (16)

30.	Back Street (1932)	Walter Saxel	1932	-	7.4 (116)

31.	Careless Lady (1932)	Stephen Illington	1932	-	7.5 (6)

32.	Good Sport (1931)	Boyce Cameron	1931	-	-

33.	Frankenstein (1931)	Victor Moritz	1931	-	8.1 (21,247)

34.	Seed (1931)	Bart Carter	1931	-	7.0 (171)

35.	Resurrection (1931)	Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff	1931	-	-

36.	One Heavenly Night (1931)	Count Mirko Tibor	1931	-	5.4 (49)

37.	Captain of the Guard (1930)	Rouget de Lisle	1930	-	7.7 (5)

38.	Song of the West (1930)	Captain Stanton	1930	-	-

39.	Rio Rita (1929)	Capt. Jim Stewart	1929	-	8.0 (380)

40.	Scandal (1929)	Maurice	1929	-	-
	AKAs: High Society (UK)
41.	The Desert Song (1929)	The Red Shadow	1929	-	7.0 (25)

42.	The Last Warning (1929)	Richard Quayle	1929	-	7.7 (124)

43.	Romance of the Underworld (1928)	Stephen Ransome	1928	-	6.9 (12)
	AKAs: Romance and Bright Lights
44.	Man-Made Women (1928)	John Payson	1928	-	-

45.	The Water Hole (1928)	Bert Durland	1928	-	-

46.	Virgin Lips (1928)	Barry Blake	1928	-	-

47.	Fazil (1928)	John Clavering	1928	-	6.6 (24)

48.	We Americans (1928)	Hugh Bradleigh	1928	-	-
	AKAs: The Heart of a Nation (UK)
49.	The Bride of the Colorado (1928)	John Barrows	1928	-	-
	AKAs: Bride of the Night (USA: alternative title)
50.	The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)	Young Matt	1928	-	-

51.	The Love of Sunya (1927)	Paul Judson	1927	-	8.5 (499)

52.	Excuse Me (1925)	Lt. Shaw	1925	-	-

53.	So This Is Marriage? (1924)	Uriah	1924	-	-

54.	The Sixth Commandment (1924)	John Brant	1924	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Fight for Your Lady (1937)	("Blame It on the Danube" (1937))	1937	-	5.8 (41)

2.	Curly Top (1935)	(performer: "Curly Top" (1935) (uncredited), "It's All So New to Me" (1935) (uncredited))	1935	-	6.7 (414)

3.	Music in the Air (1934)	(performer: "One More Dance", "The Song Is You")	1934	-	8.3 (619)

4.	Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)	(performer: "This Is Our Last Night Together")	1934	-	5.8 (145)

5.	One Heavenly Night (1931)	(performer: "One Heavenly Night")	1931	-	5.4 (49)

6.	King of Jazz (1930)	(performer: "It Happened In Monterey", "Song Of The Dawn")	1930	-	8.1 (233)

7.	Captain of the Guard (1930)	(performer: "Song of the Guard", "For You", "You, You Alone", "Maids on Parade", "Can It Be?", "La Marseillaise" (uncredited))	1930	-	7.7 (5)

8.	Song of the West (1930)	(performer: "Hay-Straw", "I Like You as You Are", "The One Girl", "West Wind", "Come Back to Me")	1930	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hollywood Hobbies (1939)	(uncredited) Himself	1939	-	5.5 (61)

2.	Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938)	Himself	1938	-	-

3.	Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)	(uncredited) Himself	1935	-	6.1 (32)

4.	Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935)	Himself	1935	-	-

5.	Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)	Himself	1934	-	5.8 (145)

6.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)	Himself	1934	-	-

7.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)	Himself	1933	-	5.7 (10)

8.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931)	Himself	1931	-	-

9.	Voice of Hollywood (1931)	Himself	1931	-	-

10.	King of Jazz (1930)	Himself - Vocalist ("Song of the Dawn"/"It Happened in Monterey")	1930	-	8.1 (233)

11.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 12 (1930)	Himself, Vocalist	1930	-	-

Archive Footage
	1.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Himself

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Drama | Romance | Comedy | Musical more

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Based On Play | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Male Female Relationship more

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