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
MovieDrama
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.
She Done Him WrongShe Done Him Wrong · 1933
She Done Him Wrong
★ 5.91933
MovieComedyCrime
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
ArrowsmithArrowsmith · 1931
Arrowsmith
★ 6.61931
MovieDrama
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Death on the DiamondDeath on the Diamond · 1934
Death on the Diamond
★ 7.31934
MovieMysteryDrama
Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Kelly to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, mobsters are trying to prevent the wins, and as the pennant race nears the end, Pop's star players begin to be killed, on and off the field. Can Larry romance Pop's daughter, win enough games, and still have time to stop a murderer before he strikes more than three times?
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.
Polly of the CircusPolly of the Circus · 1932
Polly of the Circus
★ 5.61932
MovieComedyDrama
When Polly Fisher, a circus aerialist, is hurt while performing, she is taken to the house of a nearby minister, John Hartley. As she recuperates, they fall in love with each other and secretly marry. But when the truth leaks out , John's congregation rebels at having a circus woman as their minister's wife, and he is fired. Polly decides to leave John in hopes of giving back to him the calling that means so much to him. But fate steps in and rearranges all plans.
Judge PriestJudge Priest · 1934
Judge Priest
★ 6.41934
MovieComedyDrama
Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky using his common sense and his great sense of humanity.
Heritage of the DesertHeritage of the Desert · 1932
Heritage of the Desert
★ 5.71932
MovieWestern
A young man must defend his land from claim jumpers in this adaptation of the popular Zane Grey novel.

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