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A. Dorian Otvos
Born October 11, 1893 · Budapest, Hungary
Died August 25, 1945 · aged 51
No biography available.
Known For
Merry Go Round of 1938 · 1937Merry Go Round of 1938
★ 7.51937
MovieComedyRomance
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
Service with a Smile · 1934Service with a Smile
★ 8.31934
MovieComedyMusic
Walter Webb, thinking his gas station has been destroyed, describes a "super-deluxe" gas station run by chorus girls to his insurance agent.
Rufus Jones for President · 1933Rufus Jones for President
★ 7.01933
MovieComedyMusic
A fantasy satire on politics in which a little boy dreams that he becomes President of the U.S. and his 'mammy' is Vice President. The film spotlights two now legendary performers much earlier in their careers: Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr. In his first screen appearance, around the age of seven, pint-sized Davis sings, dances and clowns. Nicknamed 'the beanpole' slim and slinky Waters looks far different from the heavier figure she displayed in Pinky (1949) and Member of the Wedding (1953). Statuesque in a long glamorous white gown, she sings her big hit "Am I Blue." Davis, in turn sings "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You." (Separate Cinema)
Seasoned Greetings · 1933Seasoned Greetings
★ 6.01933
MovieMusic
The owner of an unsuccessful greeting cards store decides to sell 'talking' greeting cards in the form of records.
Picture Palace · 1934Picture Palace
★ 7.01934
MovieFamily
In this Vitaphone Broadway Brevity musical short, Hal and Dawn work at the same vaudeville theater, where he's an usher, she's a chorus girl. When they both get fired, they form an act and vow to get back to their old theater, as performers.
20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang · 193320,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang
★ 7.01933
MovieComedyMusic
Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include steak every day for dinner and stage shows for entertainment. After reading about this, the four escapees plead with the warden to take them back in. Or was this all a dream?
Maid for a Day · 1936Maid for a Day
★ 7.51936
MovieComedyMusic
Real-life mother and son entertainers Grace and Peter Lind Hayes star as a mother and her son. She’s a fading Broadway star working as a maid to prep for a possible comeback role and he’s the offspring who wants to follow in mom’s footsteps.
Behind the Mike · 1937Behind the Mike
★ 8.01937
MovieComedyRomance
Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.










