David Landau

Acting

David Landau

Born March 8, 1879 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 20, 1935 · aged 56

From Wikipedia David Landau (March 9, 1879, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - September 20, 1935, Hollywood, California) was an American film actor who appeared in 33 films between 1931 and 1935. He appeared on Broadway in 12 plays from 1919 to 1929. He was born David Magee, and had a stroke in 1934 from which he never recovered. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Known For

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · 1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
7.81932
MovieDramaCrime
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
BondwomenBondwomen · 1915
Bondwomen
1915
MovieDrama
After five years of repressed protest, Norma, wife of Dr. Hugh Ellis, a moderately successful physician, suddenly voices denunciation regarding the average position of the American wife in the average American home today wherein she is compelled to be entirely answerable to her husband in expenditures for household and petty needs.
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers · 1932
Horse Feathers
6.91932
MovieComedyRomance
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
The Purchase PriceThe Purchase Price · 1932
The Purchase Price
6.51932
MovieDramaRomance
Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.
Street SceneStreet Scene · 1931
Street Scene
6.81931
MovieDramaRomance
The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.
The Fantastic SevenThe Fantastic Seven · 1979
The Fantastic Seven
3.01979
MovieActionAdventure
An intrepid team of stunt experts stage a daring air, sea and land rescue of a kidnapped movie star from the clutches of a suave, modern-day pirate who rules a sovereign fortress state in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Crime of the CenturyThe Crime of the Century · 1933
The Crime of the Century
6.71933
MovieCrimeMystery
Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it.
Taxi!Taxi! · 1932
Taxi!
6.81932
MovieCrimeDrama
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.

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