Acting
Robert Emmett Keane
Born March 3, 1883 · New York City, New York, USA
Died July 2, 1981 · aged 98
No biography available.
Known For
Boys Town · 1938Boys Town
★ 6.81938
MovieDrama
Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.
Undercover Maisie · 1947Undercover Maisie
★ 8.01947
MovieCrimeMystery
Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on the persuasion of Lieutenant Paul Scott who wants to use her as an undercover agent to expose a conman.
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
★ 7.51947
MovieMusic
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Casanova Brown · 1944Casanova Brown
★ 6.41944
MovieComedy
Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time. His first marriage, to Isabel, was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel has just had their baby, Cass kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cass and Isabel are still hopelessly in love.
Blonde Inspiration · 1941Blonde Inspiration
★ 5.81941
MovieComedy
A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.
Men Call It Love · 1931Men Call It Love
★ 6.01931
MovieRomanceDrama
Pre-code melodrama about high society marriage and fidelity.
Follow Me Quietly · 1949Follow Me Quietly
★ 6.21949
MovieCrimeMystery
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
Movies
Boys Town · 1938Boys Town
★ 6.81938
MovieDrama
Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.
Undercover Maisie · 1947Undercover Maisie
★ 8.01947
MovieCrimeMystery
Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on the persuasion of Lieutenant Paul Scott who wants to use her as an undercover agent to expose a conman.
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
★ 7.51947
MovieMusic
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Casanova Brown · 1944Casanova Brown
★ 6.41944
MovieComedy
Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time. His first marriage, to Isabel, was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel has just had their baby, Cass kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cass and Isabel are still hopelessly in love.
Blonde Inspiration · 1941Blonde Inspiration
★ 5.81941
MovieComedy
A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.
Men Call It Love · 1931Men Call It Love
★ 6.01931
MovieRomanceDrama
Pre-code melodrama about high society marriage and fidelity.
Follow Me Quietly · 1949Follow Me Quietly
★ 6.21949
MovieCrimeMystery
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
Babes in Arms · 1939Babes in Arms
★ 6.41939
MovieComedyMusic
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.
Jim Hanvey, Detective · 1937Jim Hanvey, Detective
★ 6.51937
MovieMysteryAction
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy · 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy
★ 6.11939
MovieDramaWar
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Boom Town · 1940Boom Town
★ 6.91940
MovieAdventureDrama
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
Fifth Avenue Girl · 1939Fifth Avenue Girl
★ 7.01939
MovieComedyRomance
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.
It Happened Tomorrow · 1944It Happened Tomorrow
★ 6.81944
MovieFantasyComedy
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
Blondie's Hero · 1950Blondie's Hero
★ 6.81950
MovieComedy
Dagwood enters the Army Reserve and Blondie visits only to discover that he has caused all sorts of problems which lead to numerous conflicts.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
★ 6.71939
MovieAdventureDrama
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.
A Double Life · 1947A Double Life
★ 6.41947
MovieDramaThriller
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
Henry, the Rainmaker · 1949Henry, the Rainmaker
★ 7.01949
MovieComedy
The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven days. Henry Latham is an average family man who is galvanized into entering a mayoral race over the issue of garbage disposal. When incumbent mayor Colton solves this issue himself, Henry turns his attentions to the current water shortage. His efforts to become a rainmaker prove cataclysmic, to say the least.
Thrill of a Romance · 1945Thrill of a Romance
★ 6.61945
MovieComedyMusic
A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
The Hoodlum Saint · 1946The Hoodlum Saint
★ 5.51946
MovieDramaMusic
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.
The Devil and Miss Jones · 1941The Devil and Miss Jones
★ 7.71941
MovieComedyRomance
The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, and the employees' anger is directed at him, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not knowing what he looks like. Merrick, not happy at what he sees going on, decides to mete out the rabble-rousers. So he goes undercover as a sales clerk in the shoe department.
Too Hot to Handle · 1938Too Hot to Handle
★ 6.01938
MovieComedyAdventure
While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.
Mad Love · 1935Mad Love
★ 7.01935
MovieHorrorRomance
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.
The Sun Never Sets · 1939The Sun Never Sets
★ 5.51939
MovieDrama
The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa accompanied by his wife Helen. He discovers his younger brother John, is not keen on following in his footsteps. John is then persuaded to try colonial service by his grandfather. He is accompanied by Clive who has been sent to investigate the source of a series of radio broadcasts that are sewing unrest throughout the world. These may be linked to Hugo Zurof, a man plotting to rule the world.
