Acting
Ted Healy
Born October 1, 1896 · Kaufman, Texas, USA
Died December 21, 1937 · aged 41
Ted Healy (born Charles Ernest Lee Nash; October 1, 1896 – December 21, 1937) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor. Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy that they later made famous, he had a successful stage and film career of his own and was cited as a formative influence by several later comedy stars. The circ…
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The Good Old Soak · 1937The Good Old Soak
★ 9.01937
MovieDrama
A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.
San Francisco · 1936San Francisco
★ 6.61936
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.
Mad Love · 1935Mad Love
★ 7.01935
MovieHorrorThriller
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Dancing Lady · 1933Dancing Lady
★ 6.91933
MovieComedyRomance
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
Hollywood Hotel · 1938Hollywood Hotel
★ 5.81938
MovieComedyMusic
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.
Love Is a Headache · 1938Love Is a Headache
★ 6.51938
MovieComedyRomance
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her knowledge.
The Big Parade of Comedy · 1964The Big Parade of Comedy
★ 7.21964
MovieComedyDocumentary
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Man Of The People · 1937Man Of The People
★ 7.01937
MovieDrama
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
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The Big Parade of Comedy · 1964The Big Parade of Comedy
★ 7.21964
MovieComedyDocumentary
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Reporter in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Man Of The People · 1937Man Of The People
★ 7.01937
MovieDrama
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
Joe "The Glut" Dwyer
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies · 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
MovieDocumentaryCrime
Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
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