Matt Briggs

Acting

Matt Briggs

Born November 17, 1883 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died June 10, 1962 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

The Ox-Bow IncidentThe Ox-Bow Incident · 1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
★ 7.71943
MovieWestern
A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.
The Dancing MastersThe Dancing Masters · 1943
The Dancing Masters
★ 6.31943
MovieComedy
The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running a ballet school, and getting involved with an inventor. A young Robert Mitchum has an uncredited cameo role as a fraudulent insurance salesman.
Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill · 1944
Buffalo Bill
★ 5.81944
MovieDramaWestern
Scout William F. Cody marries a U.S. senator's daughter, fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.
Coney IslandConey Island · 1943
Coney Island
★ 6.31943
MovieComedyMusic
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
Advice to the LovelornAdvice to the Lovelorn · 1933
Advice to the Lovelorn
★ 7.31933
MovieComedy
Los Angeles newspaper reporter Toby Prentiss is continually in trouble with his editor. He is demoted to running the paper's "Miss Lonelyhearts" advice column because he missed the scoop on a major earthquake whilst out on the town. Determined to be fired from the column he starts to give crazy advice to the readers, but this only makes him even more popular.
WintertimeWintertime · 1943
Wintertime
★ 5.31943
MovieComedyMusic
Nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken-down hotel in Canada. After Nora falls for the handsome owner, she convinces her uncle to invest in the inn and modernize it. After the hotel opens, Nora's uncle faces financial ruin and her romance hit a snag in the form of pretty reporter.
Roger Touhy, GangsterRoger Touhy, Gangster · 1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
★ 7.01944
MovieCrimeDrama
Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.
Hips, Hips, Hooray!Hips, Hips, Hooray! · 1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
★ 7.01934
MovieMusicComedy
Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.

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