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Tell Your Children (1936) -- Young people go from marijuana to wild piano playing, hysteria and death.

The Kentucky Derby (1922) -- Mine That Bird pulls off the second biggest upset in Derby history.

Sunset Range (1935) -- Grant hides stolen money in the luggage of Bonnie Shea who is moving west. Later when he and his men arrive to retrieve the money, they also kidnap Bonnie. This sends Reasonin' Bates and his cowhands on their horses after the gangsters in their cars.

Tell Your Children (1936) -- Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.

Overview

Date of Birth:

19 October 1888, Brooklyn, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

19 March 1970, San Francisco, California, USA more

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Cisco Kid" (1950)	Fred Appleby (1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.8 (88)
	1 TV episode: The Photo Studio (1953) Fred Appleby
2.	"Cowboy G-Men" (1952)	Marshal Kelly (1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	6.8 (12)
	1 TV episode: Koniackers (1952) Marshal Kelly
3.	"Adventures of Superman" (1952)	Newsman (1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	8.1 (516)
	AKAs: Superman (Australia) 1 TV episode: The Secret of Superman (1952) (uncredited) Newsman
4.	"Boston Blackie" (1951)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	7.7 (34)
	1 TV episode: Bad Time Charlie (1952)
5.	Here Comes the Groom (1951)	(uncredited) Newsreel director	1951	-	6.0 (374)

6.	"Fireside Theatre" (1949)	Ice Cream Customer / John Carver (6 episodes, 1950-1951)	1951	-	7.0 (14)
	6 TV episodes: Close Shave (1951) The Substance of His House (1951) Neutral Corner (1951) Ice Cream Customer Party Line (1950) Incident in the Rain (1950) John Carver 1 episode not shown.
7.	A Life of Her Own (1950)	(uncredited) Party Guest	1950	-	5.9 (220)

8.	A Double Life (1947)	(uncredited) Steve	1947	-	7.2 (954)

9.	Voodoo Man (1944)	(uncredited) Coroner	1944	-	5.2 (99)

10.	Riders of the West (1942)	Miller, the banker	1942	-	7.0 (15)

11.	Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)	Judge Jack McConnell	1942	-	6.0 (42)

12.	Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)	(uncredited) Junction Heavy 1 [Ch. 3]/Marine Captain	1941	-	8.5 (160)
	AKAs: Dick Tracy vs. the Phantom Empire (USA: TV title)
13.	Holt of the Secret Service (1941)	(uncredited) Ship's Captain [Chs. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15]	1941	-	7.4 (29)

14.	Appointment for Love (1941)	(uncredited) Stoddard	1941	-	6.4 (30)

15.	Last of the Duanes (1941)	(uncredited) Texas Ranger	1941	-	7.6 (5)

16.	Along the Rio Grande (1941)	(uncredited) Cattle Buyer	1941	-	5.4 (53)

17.	Back Street (1941)	(uncredited) Reporter	1941	-	6.9 (165)

18.	Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)	Stoner, thug leader	1940	-	8.3 (79)

19.	The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)	(uncredited) Bit Role	1940	-	6.2 (239)

20.	Marked Men (1940)	(uncredited) Doctor	1940	-	6.8 (18)
	AKAs: Desert Escape (USA: TV title)
21.	Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940)	Judge Fitzgerald	1940	-	-

22.	Cowboy from Sundown (1940)	(uncredited) Rancher Carter	1940	-	-

23.	My Little Chickadee (1940)	(uncredited) Townsman	1940	-	7.1 (1,028)

24.	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)	(uncredited) Gang leader	1940	-	8.2 (20,972)

25.	The Green Hornet (1940)	Henchman Dean	1940	-	7.1 (174)

26.	Calling All Marines (1939)	Capt. Chester	1939	-	-

27.	The Sun Never Sets (1939)	DaCosta, henchman	1939	-	6.7 (25)

28.	Stagecoach (1939)	(uncredited) Capt. Sickel	1939	-	7.8 (13,194)

29.	In Old Montana (1939)	Joe Allison	1939	-	-

30.	Code of the Fearless (1939)	Ranger Capt. Rawlins	1939	-	-

31.	On the Great White Trail (1938)	Garou	1938	-	4.9 (5)
	AKAs: Renfrew of the Royal Mounted on the Great White Trail
32.	Held for Ransom (1938)	Det. Donnelly	1938	-	5.8 (9)

33.	West of Rainbow's End (1938)	George Reynolds Johnson	1938	-	-

34.	The Mysterious Pilot (1937)	(uncredited) Train Signalman Jordan [Ch.1]	1937	-	3.9 (32)

35.	The Fighting Deputy (1937)	(uncredited) Townsman	1937	-	4.5 (9)

36.	The Shadow Strikes (1937)	Winstead Comstock	1937	-	5.0 (107)

37.	Ten Laps to Go (1936)	Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic	1936	-	4.5 (10)
	AKAs: King of the Speedway (USA: TV title)
38.	The Accusing Finger (1936)	(uncredited) Guard	1936	-	-

39.	The Plainsman (1936)	(uncredited) Gambler #1	1936	-	6.9 (570)

40.	Special Agent K-7 (1936)	'Lanny' Landers	1936	-	6.4 (42)

41.	Tell Your Children (1936)	(uncredited) The Boss	1936	-	3.4 (3,299)
	AKAs: Dope Addict (USA: reissue title) Doped Youth (USA: reissue title) Love Madness (USA: reissue title) Reefer Madness (USA: reissue title) The Burning Question (USA: reissue title)
42.	The Call of the Wild (1935)	(uncredited) Spectator	1935	-	6.8 (410)

43.	Hard Rock Harrigan (1935)	(uncredited) Worker	1935	-	-

44.	Sunset Range (1935)	Grant	1935	-	6.0 (11)

45.	Men of the Night (1934)	Louie	1934	-	-

46.	The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)	(uncredited) Racetrack Tout	1934	-	6.0 (17)

47.	A Demon for Trouble (1934)	Dyer	1934	-	-

48.	The World Moves On (1934)	The Duallist (1825)	1934	-	6.1 (84)

49.	David Harum (1934)	(uncredited) Townsman	1934	-	6.2 (20)

50.	All the King's Horses (1934)	(uncredited) Baron Kurt Chizlinska	1934	-	5.3 (10)

51.	Police Call (1933)	Professor Gordon	1933	-	-
	AKAs: Wanted (UK)
52.	State Trooper (1933)	Burman	1933	-	-

53.	Robbers' Roost (1932)	Henchman Brad	1932	-	7.3 (8)

54.	McKenna of the Mounted (1932)	Inspector Oliver P. Logan	1932	-	-

55.	The Last of the Mohicans (1932)	Dulac (the French spy)	1932	-	6.0 (43)

56.	The Red Shadow (1932/II)		1932	-	-
	AKAs: The Shadow #5: The Red Shadow (USA: series title)
57.	Union Depot (1932)	(uncredited) Pickpocket	1932	-	6.9 (184)
	AKAs: Gentleman for a Day (UK)
58.	Exposed (1932)		1932	-	-

59.	Night Beat (1931)	Martin	1931	-	-

60.	Under 18 (1931)	(uncredited) Gregg	1931	-	6.7 (83)

61.	Murder by the Clock (1931)	Herbert Endicott	1931	-	6.8 (41)

62.	Night Nurse (1931)	Mack, the Drunk	1931	-	6.8 (833)

63.	Seas Beneath (1931)	Chief Joe Cobb	1931	-	6.0 (69)

64.	Part Time Wife (1930)	Johnny Spence	1930	-	-
	AKAs: The Shepper-Newfounder
65.	River's End (1930)	Sergeant Leslie Martin	1930	-	5.4 (36)

66.	The Pay-Off (1930)	Emory	1930	-	6.9 (30)
	AKAs: Losing Game
67.	The Last of the Duanes (1930)	Bland	1930	-	-

68.	Anybody's War (1930)	Captain Davis	1930	-	-

69.	Women Everywhere (1930)	Lieutenant of Legionnaires	1930	-	-

70.	Soldiers and Women (1930)	Capt. Arnold	1930	-	-

71.	Men Without Women (1930)	Joe Cobb	1930	-	6.0 (87)

72.	The Lone Star Ranger (1930)	Phil Lawson	1930	-	4.8 (10)

73.	River of Romance (1929)	Major Patterson	1929	-	5.5 (13)

74.	The Veiled Woman (1929)	Diplomatic Attaché	1929	-	-

75.	Hey Rube! (1928)	Duke	1928	-	-
	AKAs: High Stakes (UK)
76.	Blockade (1928)	Hayden	1928	-	-

77.	Confessions of a Wife (1928)	Henri Duval	1928	-	-

78.	The Old Code (1928)	Pierre Belleu	1928	-	-

79.	The Play Girl (1928)	David Courtney	1928	-	-

80.	Midnight Madness (1928)	Childers	1928	-	-

81.	Stop That Man (1928)	'Slippery Dick' Sylvaine	1928	-	-

82.	Man Crazy (1927)	Van Breamer	1927	-	-

83.	The American Beauty (1927)	Claverhouse	1927	-	6.2 (44)
	AKAs: The Beautiful Fraud (UK)
84.	Old San Francisco (1927)	Vasquez's Grandson Who is Shot - in Prologue	1927	-	6.8 (137)

85.	Secret Studio (1927)	Mr. Kyler	1927	-	-

86.	Prisoners of the Storm (1926)	Sergeant McClellan	1926	-	-

87.	The City (1926)	Jim Hannock	1926	-	-

88.	Across the Pacific (1926)	Capt. Grover	1926	-	-

89.	Marriage License? (1926)	Marcus Heriot	1926	-	-

90.	The Combat (1926)	Milton Symmons	1926	-	-

91.	Forbidden Waters (1926)	J. Austin Bell	1926	-	-

92.	When the Door Opened (1925)	Clive Grenfal	1925	-	-

93.	A Son of His Father (1925)	Holdbrook	1925	-	-

94.	Havoc (1925)	Roddy Dunton	1925	-	-

95.	The Scarlet West (1925)	Lt. Harper	1925	-	-

96.	The Teaser (1925)	Roderick Caswell	1925	-	-

97.	Adventure (1925)	Tudor	1925	-	-

98.	Her Husband's Secret (1925)	Leon Kent	1925	-	-

99.	The Mad Marriage (1925)		1925	-	-

100.	The Champion of Lost Causes (1925)	Zanten/Dick Sterling	1925	-	-

101.	The Dancers (1925)	The Argentine	1925	-	-

102.	Is Love Everything? (1924)	Boyd Carter	1924	-	-

103.	Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924)	Gordon Ibbotsleigh	1924	-	-

104.	Unguarded Women (1924)	Larry Trent	1924	-	-

105.	A Son of the Sahara (1924)	Captain Jean Duval	1924	-	-
	AKAs: A Sultan's Slave (UK)
106.	Flaming Youth (1923)	Jamieson James	1923	-	8.3 (5)

107.	Lights Out (1923)	Sea Bass	1923	-	-

108.	The Bad Man (1923)	Morgan Pell	1923	-	-

109.	The Eleventh Hour (1923)	Dick Manley	1923	-	-

110.	Where the North Begins (1923)	Gabriel Dupré	1923	-	7.9 (8)

111.	Is Divorce a Failure? (1923)	Kelcey Barton	1923	-	-

112.	Suzanna (1923)	Ramón	1923	-	-

113.	Nobody's Money (1923)	Frank Carey	1923	-	-

114.	The Kentucky Derby (1922)	Ralph Gordon	1922	-	-

115.	The Yosemite Trail (1922)	Ned Henderson	1922	-	-

116.	The Top of New York (1922)	Emery Gray	1922	-	-

117.	The Cradle (1922)	Courtney Webster	1922	-	-

118.	Her Mad Bargain (1921)	David Leighton	1921	-	-

119.	The Invisible Fear (1921)	Arthur Comstock	1921	-	-

120.	Pilgrims of the Night (1921)	Gilbert Hannaway	1921	-	-

121.	Playthings of Destiny (1921)	Hubert Randolph	1921	-	-

122.	The Breaking Point (1921)	Richard Janeway	1921	-	-

123.	Habit (1921)	Charles Munson	1921	-	-

124.	Beware of the Bride (1920)	Billy Emerson	1920	-	-

125.	Darling Mine (1920)	Roger Davis	1920	-	-

126.	Life's Twist (1920)	Steven De Koven	1920	-	-

127.	The Invisible Divorce (1920)	Jimmy Ryder	1920	-	-

128.	Blind Youth (1920)	Maurie Monnier	1920	-	-

129.	Greater Than Fame (1920)	Jack Martin	1920	-	-

130.	The Black Secret (1919)	Ray McKay	1919	-	-

131.	The Country Cousin (1919)	George Tewksbury Reynolds III	1919	-	-

132.	The Girl Problem (1919)	Ernest Sanford	1919	-	-

133.	The Adventure Shop (1919)	Josephus Potts, Jr	1919	-	-

134.	Brown of Harvard (1918)	Gerald Thorne	1918	-	-

135.	Miss Ambition (1918)	Larry Boyle	1918	-	-

136.	Everybody's Girl (1918)	Blinker	1918	-	-

137.	To the Highest Bidder (1918)	David Whitcomb	1918	-	-

138.	Find the Woman (1918)	Maurice Dumars	1918	-	-

139.	The Triumph of the Weak (1918)	Jim Roberts	1918	-	-

140.	The Business of Life (1918)	James Desboro	1918	-	-

141.	The Song of the Soul (1918)	Dr. Evans	1918	-	-

142.	The Clarion Call (1918)		1918	-	-

143.	Over There (1917)	Undetermined Role	1917	-	-

144.	A Service of Love (1917)		1917	-	-

145.	The Green Door (1917)		1917	-	-

146.	Within the Law (1917)	Dick Gilder	1917	-	-

147.	Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)	Count Dario	1917	-	-
	AKAs: Battle Cry of War Womanhood (copyright title)
148.	The Courage of Silence (1917)	Saunders	1917	-	-

149.	Indiscretion (1917)	Jimmy Travers	1917	-	-

150.	The Dollar and the Law (1916)	George Gray	1916	-	-

151.	The Scarlet Runner (1916)	Morley Chester	1916	-	-

152.	Carew and Son (1916)		1916	-	-

153.	Lights of New York (1916)	Hawk Chovinski	1916	-	-

154.	The Ordeal of Elizabeth (1916)	Elizabeth's father	1916	-	-

155.	The Resurrection of Hollis (1916)		1916	-	-

156.	The Road of Many Turnings (1916)	Carl Whitman	1916	-	-

157.	Thou Art the Man (1916)	Bearer	1916	-	-


1.	The Green Hornet (1990) (V)	Dean, thug

2.	Dr. Satan's Robot (1966) (TV)	Stoner (lead thug)

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