David Durand

Acting

David Durand

Born July 27, 1920 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died July 25, 1998 · aged 77

David Durand (born David Grey Parker) was an American child, teen, and young-adult actor whose career ran from 1925 to 1944.

Known For

The Ghost BreakersThe Ghost Breakers · 1940
The Ghost Breakers
★ 6.51940
MovieComedyMystery
After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.
Song of LoveSong of Love · 1929
Song of Love
★ 4.71929
MovieMusic
Tom and Anna Gibson, along with their little boy, Buddy, form a successful vaudeville song-and-dance act and a happy family. Anna, however, is worried about her son's future when she finds him playing ball, forgetting a performance.
The Bad SisterThe Bad Sister · 1931
The Bad Sister
★ 5.61931
MovieDrama
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.
He Married His WifeHe Married His Wife · 1940
He Married His Wife
★ 5.61940
Movie
Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.
Wells FargoWells Fargo · 1937
Wells Fargo
★ 5.51937
MovieHistoryWestern
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.
Streets of New YorkStreets of New York · 1939
Streets of New York
★ 5.41939
MovieCrimeDrama
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln, for guidance. Will Jimmy see his dreams come true, or will he be another of the countless hopefuls chewed up and spit out by New York's mean streets?
Off the RecordOff the Record · 1939
Off the Record
★ 6.41939
MovieDrama
After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.
Boys' ReformatoryBoys' Reformatory · 1939
Boys' Reformatory
★ 5.21939
MovieCrimeDrama
A tough street kid takes the rap for a burglary committed by the son of his foster family and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are under the thumb of corrupt guards and a brutal prison doctor.

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