George Ovey

Acting

George Ovey

Born December 13, 1870

Died September 23, 1951 · aged 80

No biography available.

Known For

Woman of the YearWoman of the Year · 1942
Woman of the Year
★ 7.01942
MovieComedyRomance
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Act of ViolenceAct of Violence · 1949
Act of Violence
★ 6.91949
MovieThrillerDrama
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland · 1933
Alice in Wonderland
★ 6.11933
MovieFamilyFantasy
In Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters.
Fingers at the WindowFingers at the Window · 1942
Fingers at the Window
★ 5.71942
MovieMysteryThriller
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
Arizona SweepstakesArizona Sweepstakes · 1926
Arizona Sweepstakes
★ 7.01926
MovieWestern
Arizona cowboy Coot Cadigan travels to San Francisco and runs into Stuffy McGee, a small-time crook who stages phony "fights" to amuse the tourists. During one of those frights a man is killed and Coot gets blamed for it. Stuffy hides him out, but when he gets arrested Coot hightails it back to Arizona. with Stuffy's three children. To earn some money, he enters the Arizona Sweepstakes, a horse race with a large purse and one on which Col. Savery--the father of the girl Coot loves--depends on to save his ranch.
Stand Up and FightStand Up and Fight · 1939
Stand Up and Fight
★ 6.01939
MovieDramaHistory
A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
Edison, the ManEdison, the Man · 1940
Edison, the Man
★ 6.81940
MovieHistoryDrama
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.
The Wagons Roll at NightThe Wagons Roll at Night · 1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
★ 6.51941
MovieDramaRomance
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt Varney, a small-town man who suddenly becomes a lion tamer when he manages to subdue the big cat. While acclimating to carnival life, Matt begins a romance with Nick's sister, Mary, causing tension between Matt and Nick. The latter must also juggle his stormy relationship with glamorous circus star Flo Lorraine.

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King of BurlesqueKing of Burlesque · 1936
King of Burlesque
★ 6.21936
MovieDramaMusic
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who helps make Baxter a success. His head turned by sudden fame, Baxter falls under the spell of a society woman (Mona Barrie) who has theatrical aspirations of her own. She marries Baxter, then convinces him to produce a string of "artistic" plays rather than his extravagant musical revues. The plays are flops, and the woman haughtily divorces Baxter. Faithful Alice Faye, who'd gone to London when her ex-beau was married, returns to the penniless Baxter. She and her burlesque buddies team up to pull Baxter out of his rut and put him on top again.

Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)

Murder with PicturesMurder with Pictures · 1936
Murder with Pictures
★ 5.41936
MovieCrimeMystery
Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story. Girard and lawyer Redfield throw a party for the news men where Murdock romances a mystery woman who confronted Girard in front of him, but Murdock's fiancée Hester shows up. After they return to his apartment, have a fight, and she leaves, the mystery woman slips in and begs for his help. Police Inspector Bacon and the cops show up, looking for the mystery woman; Murdock hides her. Murdock goes with the cops to discuss the murder the woman is suspected of. Bacon explains (in flashback) how some photogs were setting up a shot with Girard and Redfield. When the flashbulbs popped, Redfield keeled over dead and the woman, Meg Archer, fled while the newsmen ran out to phone their papers. The newsmen (who were rounded up later as thoroly as possible) are taken into police custody, except for Murdock (who wasn't at the scene), who is given a cap on the sly by rival McGoogin. Altho ...

Trunk Man (uncredited)