Frank Fay

Acting

Frank Fay

Born November 15, 1891 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died September 26, 1961 · aged 69

Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.

Known For

Love NestLove Nest · 1951
Love Nest
★ 5.51951
MovieComedyDrama
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim's friend Ed. Tenant Charley, who marries tenant Eadie, loans money to Jim to help him keep the building, money which this Casanova obtains from rich widows.
Nothing SacredNothing Sacred · 1937
Nothing Sacred
★ 6.31937
MovieComedyRomance
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
God's Gift to WomenGod's Gift to Women · 1931
God's Gift to Women
★ 4.81931
MovieComedyRomance
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health.
The Show of ShowsThe Show of Shows · 1929
The Show of Shows
★ 6.61929
MovieMusic
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!
Under a Texas MoonUnder a Texas Moon · 1930
Under a Texas Moon
★ 4.51930
MovieAdventureComedy
A cowboy arrives in a small town and winds up trying to help a local rancher stop a gang of cattle thieves while romancing a pretty young girl.
I Want a DivorceI Want a Divorce · 1940
I Want a Divorce
★ 10.01940
MovieDramaComedy
Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.
The Stolen JoolsThe Stolen Jools · 1931
The Stolen Jools
★ 5.61931
MovieComedy
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)
The Matrimonial BedThe Matrimonial Bed · 1930
The Matrimonial Bed
★ 6.41930
MovieComedy
Five years after Adolphe's death in a train wreck, he is discovered very much alive and with amnesia. Unfortunately he and his first wife are remarried and with children.

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