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Jack Wagner
Born May 20, 1891 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died July 13, 1963 · aged 72
No biography available.
Known For
La Cucaracha · 1934La Cucaracha
★ 6.11934
MovieComedyMusic
Señor Martinez, a famous theater owner, visits a local café in Mexico because of its reputation for good food and to audition the famous dancer who performs there. Martinez tells the café owner that if the dancer is as good as he has heard, he will offer the dancer a contract to perform in his theater. The café's female singer hears about this and is determined that he won't leave the café without her.
Goin' to Town · 1935Goin' 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!
The Pearl · 1947The Pearl
★ 7.21947
MovieDramaAdventure
Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.
Bobbed Hair · 1925Bobbed Hair
★ 10.01925
MovieComedy
Mystery of bootleggers, hijackers, a girl with bobbed hair, and a talented bull terrier.
A Medal for Benny · 1945A Medal for Benny
★ 5.61945
MovieDrama
Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
The Other · 1946The Other
★ 6.91946
MovieDramaThriller
A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.
Dancing Pirate · 1936Dancing Pirate
★ 5.71936
MovieMusicAdventure
Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jonathan is shanghaied by a band of zany pirates and forced to work as a galley boy. When the pirate vessel arrives at the port of Las Palomas, Jonathan, clad in buccaneer's garb, makes his escape. Everyone in Las Palomas, including Governor Alcalde (Frank Morgan) and fetching senorita Serafina (Steffi Duna), assumes that Jonathan is the pirate chieftain, leading to a series of typical comic-opera complications.
Common Clay · 1930Common Clay
★ 9.01930
MovieDramaRomance
A maid with a checkered past falls in love with the son in the posh household where she works, and gives him a baby.
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