Acting
Ken Carpenter
Born August 21, 1900 · Avon, Illinois, USA
Died October 16, 1984 · aged 84
No biography available.
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
True to Life · 1943True to Life
★ 8.01943
MovieComedy
A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.
Goodbye, Weeds · 1946Goodbye, Weeds
1946
MovieDocumentary
A sales pitch for an herbicide/fertilizer for the lawn made by Sherwin Williams.
Showbiz Goes to War · 1982Showbiz Goes to War
★ 10.01982
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
New York Town · 1941New York Town
★ 8.51941
MovieComedyRomance
Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City studio apartment with Polish immigrant painter Stefan Janowski. The big city doles out joy and misery indiscriminately: In the apartment below Victor and Steve, Gus Nelson learns that his wife has given birth to quintuplets, while the lonely tenant in the apartment below Gus has given up on life and committed suicide.
The Secret Code · 1942The Secret Code
★ 5.91942
MovieAdventureAction
A superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort.
Rhythm on the River · 1940Rhythm on the River
★ 6.91940
MovieComedyMusic
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.
Mystery Broadcast · 1943Mystery Broadcast
★ 6.71943
MovieMystery
A radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and another radio detective. They manage to talk to the people involved in the case, but shortly afterwards the main suspects turn up dead.
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