Wesley Barry

Acting

Wesley Barry

Born August 10, 1907 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died April 11, 1994 · aged 86

Wesley Barry was an American actor, director, and producer. Barry began his career as a child actor in silent motion pictures and later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a director, he was sometimes billed as Wesley E. Barry.

Known For

PenrodPenrod · 1922
Penrod
10.01922
MovieComedyDrama
Young rapscallion Penrod Schofield causes a good deal of trouble in his community, all in the name of protecting kids from too-strict parents and nasty neighbors. He heads the ABPA (American Boys' Protective Association) and through it disrupts a number of local social events. The townspeople are pretty fed up with Penrod and his gang, but when a couple of outlaws come to town, Penrod shows his mettle.
A Taste of EvilA Taste of Evil · 1971
A Taste of Evil
6.01971
MovieThrillerTV Movie
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
Pure GritPure Grit · 1923
Pure Grit
7.01923
MovieDramaWestern
Posing as Stella Bolling's brother, whom he has killed, escaped convict Jim Kemp persuades Stella to help him escape to the Mexican border.
The MidshipmanThe Midshipman · 1925
The Midshipman
7.01925
MovieDramaRomance
Produced under the supervision of the U.S. Navy. James Randall, an upperclassman at the Naval Academy, falls in love with Patricia Lawrence, the sister of a plebe. She is engaged to Basil Courtney, a wealthy reprobate who arranges with Rita to discredit James.
Racing BloodRacing Blood · 1954
Racing Blood
10.01954
Movie
A stableboy and his uncle make a winner out of a doomed colt with a split hoof.
The St. Valentine's Day MassacreThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre · 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.31967
MovieHistoryCrime
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
Two for the MoneyTwo for the Money · 1972
Two for the Money
7.51972
MovieCrimeDrama
Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.
If Tomorrow ComesIf Tomorrow Comes · 1971
If Tomorrow Comes
7.51971
MovieDramaRomance
In California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American boy defy local prejudices and secretly marry on Dec. 7, 1941, minutes before Pearl Harbor is attacked.

Movies

PenrodPenrod · 1922
Penrod
10.01922
MovieComedyDrama
Young rapscallion Penrod Schofield causes a good deal of trouble in his community, all in the name of protecting kids from too-strict parents and nasty neighbors. He heads the ABPA (American Boys' Protective Association) and through it disrupts a number of local social events. The townspeople are pretty fed up with Penrod and his gang, but when a couple of outlaws come to town, Penrod shows his mettle.
A Taste of EvilA Taste of Evil · 1971
A Taste of Evil
6.01971
MovieThrillerTV Movie
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
Pure GritPure Grit · 1923
Pure Grit
7.01923
MovieDramaWestern
Posing as Stella Bolling's brother, whom he has killed, escaped convict Jim Kemp persuades Stella to help him escape to the Mexican border.
The MidshipmanThe Midshipman · 1925
The Midshipman
7.01925
MovieDramaRomance
Produced under the supervision of the U.S. Navy. James Randall, an upperclassman at the Naval Academy, falls in love with Patricia Lawrence, the sister of a plebe. She is engaged to Basil Courtney, a wealthy reprobate who arranges with Rita to discredit James.
Racing BloodRacing Blood · 1954
Racing Blood
10.01954
Movie
A stableboy and his uncle make a winner out of a doomed colt with a split hoof.
The St. Valentine's Day MassacreThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre · 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.31967
MovieHistoryCrime
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
Two for the MoneyTwo for the Money · 1972
Two for the Money
7.51972
MovieCrimeDrama
Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.
If Tomorrow ComesIf Tomorrow Comes · 1971
If Tomorrow Comes
7.51971
MovieDramaRomance
In California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American boy defy local prejudices and secretly marry on Dec. 7, 1941, minutes before Pearl Harbor is attacked.
Pick a StarPick a Star · 1937
Pick a Star
4.81937
MovieComedyMusic
A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.
The Unpardonable SinThe Unpardonable Sin · 1919
The Unpardonable Sin
10.01919
MovieDrama
Based on the Rupert Hughes novel, this film concerns the German atrocities committed in Belgium at the beginning of the Great War.
The Plough and the StarsThe Plough and the Stars · 1936
The Plough and the Stars
5.71936
MovieDrama
A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.
Male and FemaleMale and Female · 1919
Male and Female
6.41919
MovieAdventureDrama
When an aristocratic family and their servants are shipwrecked, the butler becomes their ruler.
Bob Hampton of PlacerBob Hampton of Placer · 1921
Bob Hampton of Placer
9.01921
MovieDrama
Former U.S. Army Capt. Bob Hampton joins a party of settlers and saves the life of a girl known as "The Kid" from a siege.
The White CircleThe White Circle · 1920
The White Circle
9.01920
MovieDrama
Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari, an Italian secret society, London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour, an adventurer, for protection. Northmour takes Huddlestone and his daughter Clara to his castle in Scotland, offering them safety in return for Clara's hand in marriage. There Clara encounters Frank Cassilis, an old adversary of Northmour's, and falls in love. Trouble brews between the two men, but when the Carbonari discovers Huddlestone's hiding place and storms the castle, the fugitives band together to fight the avengers. Coming to the realization that only his sacrifice will appease the attackers, Huddlestone steps out and meets his death. Northmour, deciding that married life would prove too monotonous, gives up his claim on Clara to Cassilis.
The Over the Hill GangThe Over the Hill Gang · 1969
The Over the Hill Gang
5.81969
MovieWesternComedy
A retired Texas Ranger and three aged pals help to clean up a town run by a crooked mayor, a drunken judge and a trigger-happy sheriff.
Carter's ArmyCarter's Army · 1975
Carter's Army
4.41975
MovieTV MovieWar
A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war.
The Tilted TenderfootThe Tilted Tenderfoot · 1955
The Tilted Tenderfoot
8.01955
MovieWestern
Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
YumaYuma · 1971
Yuma
6.01971
MovieWesternTV Movie
A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new marshal (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.
The Creation of the HumanoidsThe Creation of the Humanoids · 1962
The Creation of the Humanoids
6.51962
MovieScience Fiction
Many years after a nuclear war, the human survivors have created a new society where much of the work is done by androids, referred to derisively by humans as "clickers". A police official who is concerned that his sister has become involved with an android is sent to investigate a larger rumor that the androids are developing reason and emotion.
Bits of LifeBits of Life · 1921
Bits of Life
10.01921
MovieDrama
This film combines four short films under the title Bits Of Life. The Bad Samaritan is taken from a story in Popular Magazine in which the son of a Chinese father and a white mother is sold into slavery by his father. The boy becomes a criminal and a cunning but cruel thief. The one time he stops to help a lady in distress he is thrown in jail. Wesley Barry is the young boy and Lon Chaney the grown-up criminal.
Timber Country TroubleTimber Country Trouble · 1955
Timber Country Trouble
1955
MovieWestern
A short feature western comprising two episodes of the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, the episodes being "Lumber Camp Story" (4/21/1952) and "Boy And The Bandit" (5/5/1952).
George Washington, Jr.George Washington, Jr. · 1924
George Washington, Jr.
10.01924
MovieComedy
A senator is trying to get his niece to marry a foreign count. The senator's teenage son finds out that the count is not only a phony but an international criminal. The boy sets out to break up the impending marriage and save his father from ruin and his cousin from marrying a man she doesn't love.
Man About TownMan About Town · 1939
Man About Town
4.51939
MovieComedyMusic
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose financier husband neglects her. On a weekend at the Arlington country house, Bob is used by both Lady A. and her friend to make their husbands jealous; this works all too well, and Bob is in danger from both husbands.
The Ballad of Andy CrockerThe Ballad of Andy Crocker · 1969
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
6.01969
MovieDramaTV Movie
Returning Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker arrives in his small hometown to discover his best friend and business partner has mismanaged their business into bankruptcy and his high school sweetheart has married another man. It is evident his small town has little to offer him except the hard-working life of his father, while the broader world has limited opportunities for a man who left school after the third grade.