Acting

Tom Costello

Born August 13, 1892 · Decatur, Illinois, USA

Died November 14, 1954 · aged 62

No biography available.

Known For

A Chump at OxfordA Chump at Oxford · 1940
A Chump at Oxford
6.91940
MovieComedy
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.
Jimmy the GentJimmy the Gent · 1934
Jimmy the Gent
6.41934
MovieDramaComedy
An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
Friends of Mr. SweeneyFriends of Mr. Sweeney · 1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
6.81934
MovieComedy
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Has Anybody Seen My Gal? · 1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
7.01952
MovieComedy
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
The Mad Miss MantonThe Mad Miss Manton · 1938
The Mad Miss Manton
6.41938
MovieComedyCrime
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
She Couldn't Take ItShe Couldn't Take It · 1935
She Couldn't Take It
5.31935
MovieComedy
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such and his spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for five years for tax evasion, he becomes bunk-mates with ex-bootlegger Joe "Spots" Ricardi. Ricardi lectures him on being such a push-over for an out-of-control family, so a dying Dan makes Ricardi his estate trustee once he is released from prison. Ricardi is then thrust into high society and must do everything he once nagged Dan to do.
In Gay MadridIn Gay Madrid · 1930
In Gay Madrid
5.71930
MovieDramaRomance
Ricardo, a young law student in his home town of Madrid, is a carefree playboy who loves nightclubs and courting pretty girls. His father hopes to instill a more serious attitude in his son by transferring him to a school in the rural town of Santiago. At Santiago, his father's old friend is to be his guardian. When Ricardo arrives at Santiago he joins a fraternity, and continues his carefree lifestyle while serenading and courting his guardian's daughter, Carmina.
FemaleFemale · 1933
Female
6.31933
MovieRomanceComedy
Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.

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