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Acting
Ernest Wood
Born April 17, 1887 · Atchison, Kansas, USA
Died July 13, 1942 · aged 55
No biography available.
Known For
Sob Sister · 1931Sob Sister
★ 7.01931
MovieRomance
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
False Pretenses · 1935False Pretenses
★ 7.31935
MovieComedyRomance
A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee. Complications ensue.
Parole Girl · 1933Parole Girl
★ 6.21933
MovieCrimeDrama
A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole.
Red Wine · 1928Red Wine
★ 10.01928
MovieComedyRomance
Charles Cook, a husband with a multi-year itch, decides he will go out and whoop it up with the boys, but tells his wife it is a business meeting. His helpful friend Jack Scott introduces him to a very pretty--and shapely--Miss Scott, whose stock-in-trade is understanding misunderstood husbands, and she is very good at it. Charles enjoys being one of the boys and schedules more business meetings. Meanwhile, his wife Alice is at home wishing her husband didn't have to go to so many business meetings.
High Tension · 1936High Tension
★ 5.81936
MovieComedy
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Naughty but Nice · 1939Naughty but Nice
★ 6.81939
MovieComedyMusic
Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.
Washington Merry-Go-Round · 1932Washington Merry-Go-Round
★ 7.51932
MovieDrama
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...
The Princess on Broadway · 1927The Princess on Broadway
★ 9.01927
MovieComedyDrama
After losing her job as a waitress, Mary Ryan is hired to work in a traveling show's chorus line by theatrical agent Leon O'Day and his partner. The agents convince a young, wealthy socialite named Seymour to finance a brand-new show. To secure the gig and the funding, they lie to Seymour and tell him that Mary is actually a Russian princess in hiding. The deception completely charms Seymour, and Mary gets her contract. Her fabricated royal status takes off when Seymour's mother invites Mary to tea, catapulting her to society stardom. However, the lie threatens to unravel when Mrs. Seymour—an avid social reformer—takes Mary and Seymour to a night court, where Mary's missing sister Rose is brought in under arrest. When Mary claims her sister, the truth is exposed, leading to a series of complications and dramatic resolutions.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round · 1932Washington Merry-Go-Round
★ 7.51932
MovieDrama
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...
Beauchard - Hotel Manager
Atta Boy · 1926Atta Boy
★ 9.01926
MovieComedyAction
Monty Milde, would-be newspaper reporter, stumbles into a high-profile kidnapping mystery.
Craven, the reporter
Get 'Em Young · 1926Get 'Em Young
★ 5.81926
MovieComedy
A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.
Lawrence Lavendar Virgin, a female impersonator













