Acting
Don Tomkins
Born April 9, 1907 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died January 15, 1987 · aged 79
No biography available.
Known For
Art Trouble · 1934Art Trouble
★ 6.81934
MovieComedy
Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard enter the world of fine art in Paris.
Follow Thru · 1930Follow Thru
★ 7.61930
MovieComedyMusic
Lora Moore, the club champion, loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Downs, a handsome golf pro, and his goofy friend, Jack Martin, show up. Lora takes him on as her golf teacher to work on her putt. She falls for him, but so do several other women. Meanwhile Angie Howard, Lora's friend, chases after Jack. A lot of silliness ensues.
The Love Department · 1935The Love Department
★ 7.51935
MovieMusicRomance
In this musical short, a love columnist can't find her own love connection.
Words & Music · 1931Words & Music
★ 6.51931
MovieMusic
Singer Ruth Eton is looking for some new songs to use in her act. Don Hopkins is a songwriter who wants to break into the business, but knows it is difficult to get music publishers to consider new talent. Don sees Ruth having dinner at a night club and asks for her help.
Freshman Love · 1931Freshman Love
★ 6.01931
MovieMusic
In this 100% fictional-plot short a fictional freshman, played by an actor named Don Tomkins), becomes smitten with and writes letters to a singer, Ruth Etting (Ruth Etting), on a fictional radio station. His fictional 1930s nerdy friends take her answering letters in return and torment him about no response. The fictional Ruth Etting (played by the real Ruth Etting) meets him and helps him turn the tables on his tormentors.