Monroe Owsley

Acting

Monroe Owsley

Born August 11, 1900 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died June 7, 1937 · aged 36

Monroe Owsley was an American stage and screen actor, his film career beginning in 1928.

Known For

Private NumberPrivate Number · 1936
Private Number
★ 6.71936
MovieDramaRomance
Ellen Neal, a young and inexperienced maid, becomes romantically involved with her employers son which causes various complications. The head butler also has an infatuation for the young girl but his intentions are not that good.
RumbaRumba · 1935
Rumba
★ 6.51935
MovieDrama
A bored society girl sets her sights on a dancer in a Broadway show.
Goin' to TownGoin' to Town · 1935
Goin' to Town
★ 5.61935
MovieComedyMusic
When her fiancé is killed, dancehall queen Cleo Borden inherits his wealth. Included are oil wells overseen by British engineer Carrington, whom Cleo sets out to win by becoming a 'lady'. She horseraces in Buenos Aires, gains social position by loveless marriage to bankrupt Colton, and even performs in an opera. But when she encounters Carrington again, he's become the Earl of Stratton!
Hideaway GirlHideaway Girl · 1936
Hideaway Girl
★ 7.01936
MovieComedy
An unfortunate marriage and a bogus Count are the ingredients for this musical.
She Was a LadyShe Was a Lady · 1934
She Was a Lady
★ 8.01934
MovieComedyDrama
Before his daughter can formally claim her rightful title, her father dies. Now her blue-blooded American suitor finds that his father refuses to allow the two to marry as she is not a high-born lady.
Free LoveFree Love · 1930
Free Love
★ 7.51930
MovieComedy
A wife's psychiatrist tells her that she is being dominated by her husband. Her solution is to divorce him.
HolidayHoliday · 1930
Holiday
★ 6.21930
MovieRomanceDrama
A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.
Remember Last Night?Remember Last Night? · 1935
Remember Last Night?
★ 5.51935
MovieComedyMystery
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed. A detective is called in, but his investigation is hampered by the fact that the partiers drank so much the previous night that nobody remembers anything that happened.

Filmography

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The Hit ParadeThe Hit Parade · 1937
The Hit Parade
★ 6.31937
MovieMusic
Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again?

Teddy Leeds