Acting
Ernie Stanton
Born August 23, 1890 · London, England, UK
Died February 6, 1944 · aged 53
Ernest George Burch (August 23, 1890 - February 6, 1944) professionally known as Ernie Stanton, was an English-American actor from London, England. He originally did vaudeville acts with his brother, Val Stanton as the team, Val and Ernie Stanton. He is notably known for his minor roles in films such as Stage Struck (1936), Hats Off (1936), Mickey’s Parrot (1938) and many more. Not only was Ern…
Known For
The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938The Adventures of Robin Hood
★ 7.51938
MovieAdventureRomance
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
The Wolf Man · 1941The Wolf Man
★ 7.01941
MovieHorrorDrama
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
Yankee Doodle Dandy · 1942Yankee Doodle Dandy
★ 7.11942
MovieDramaMusic
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Foreign Correspondent · 1940Foreign Correspondent
★ 7.01940
MovieThrillerMystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
After the Thin Man · 1936After the Thin Man
★ 7.31936
MovieComedyMystery
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Obliging Young Lady · 1942Obliging Young Lady
★ 6.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.
A Dispatch from Reuters · 1940A Dispatch from Reuters
★ 6.31940
MovieDramaHistory
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Mysterious Mr. Moto · 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto
★ 6.21938
MovieMysteryThriller
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
Movies
The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938The Adventures of Robin Hood
★ 7.51938
MovieAdventureRomance
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
The Wolf Man · 1941The Wolf Man
★ 7.01941
MovieHorrorDrama
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
Yankee Doodle Dandy · 1942Yankee Doodle Dandy
★ 7.11942
MovieDramaMusic
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Foreign Correspondent · 1940Foreign Correspondent
★ 7.01940
MovieThrillerMystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
After the Thin Man · 1936After the Thin Man
★ 7.31936
MovieComedyMystery
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Obliging Young Lady · 1942Obliging Young Lady
★ 6.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.
A Dispatch from Reuters · 1940A Dispatch from Reuters
★ 6.31940
MovieDramaHistory
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Mysterious Mr. Moto · 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto
★ 6.21938
MovieMysteryThriller
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
Hell's Kitchen · 1939Hell's Kitchen
★ 6.81939
MovieDrama
A paroled convict's efforts to improve conditions at a boys' reform school alarm the school's corrupt warden, who has been embezzling funds from the institution. He hatches a plan to derail the reformed convict's efforts and have him sent back to prison, and part of that scheme involves cracking down hard on the reform school's inmates.
The Ghost of Frankenstein · 1942The Ghost of Frankenstein
★ 5.81942
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
This Above All · 1942This Above All
★ 6.81942
MovieDramaRomance
In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.
Thank You, Jeeves! · 1936Thank You, Jeeves!
★ 6.41936
MovieComedy
Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.
15 Maiden Lane · 193615 Maiden Lane
★ 8.01936
MovieDramaCrime
Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.
Mickey's Parrot · 1938Mickey's Parrot
★ 6.11938
MovieAnimation
A parrot washes up in Mickey's basement. Mickey hears it talking and thinks the parrot is the killer he's just heard about on the radio. While Mickey is skulking about the basement, Pluto runs into the parrot, first hidden under the fish, and then inside a leftover turkey.
The Prince and the Pauper · 1937The Prince and the Pauper
★ 6.81937
MovieAdventureDrama
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
Free and Easy · 1941Free and Easy
★ 6.91941
MovieRomanceComedy
This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max romances the much-older Lady Joan Culver before finding true love in the form of pretty heiress Martha Gray.
Mr. Wong in Chinatown · 1939Mr. Wong in Chinatown
★ 5.41939
MovieMysteryThriller
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
Stage Struck · 1936Stage Struck
★ 5.31936
MovieComedy
A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress with a contract.
Cracked Nuts · 1941Cracked Nuts
★ 7.01941
MovieComedy
A young man in a small town wins $5000 in a radio contest. He goes to New York City to propose to his girlfriend, but gets mixed up with a crooked attorney and two con men...
South of Suez · 1940South of Suez
★ 4.61940
MovieMysteryDrama
Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katherine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father.
Saratoga · 1937Saratoga
★ 6.51937
MovieComedyRomance
A horse breeder's granddaughter falls in love with a gambler in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
The Case of the Black Parrot · 1941The Case of the Black Parrot
★ 5.71941
MovieCrimeDrama
Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased during their trip. Jim Moore, a reporter who had met Sandy and fallen for her during the voyage, suspects something odd about the cabinet. His suspicions are confirmed when people who have touched the cabinet mysteriously die. Jim and Sandy set out to solve the mystery before anyone else can become a victim.
Private Nurse · 1941Private Nurse
★ 7.01941
Movie
In this brief B programmer, a nurse is hired to care for a widower's daughter who is unaware that her father is a gangster and that her mother is actually still alive. The concerned nurse burdens herself with the difficult responsibility of revealing the unfortunate truth.
Bulldog Drummond Escapes · 1937Bulldog Drummond Escapes
★ 6.11937
MovieAdventureMystery
Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.