Frank R. Strayer

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Frank R. Strayer

Born September 20, 1891 · Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Died February 3, 1964 · aged 72

Frank R. Strayer was born on September 20, 1891 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Gorilla Ship (1932), Partners in Crime (1928) and When Blonde Meets Blonde (1931). He was married to Erma P. Rogers. He died on February 3, 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Known For

Senorita from the WestSenorita from the West · 1945
Senorita from the West
★ 6.01945
MovieComedyMusic
Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio crooner, who actually can't sing at all.
Blondie Brings Up BabyBlondie Brings Up Baby · 1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
★ 6.91939
MovieComedy
Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his first day at school. While Dagwood frantically combs the city in search of the boy, Baby Dumpling spents a nice, safe afternoon with poor little rich girl Melinda Mason, who with her new playmate's help arises from her sickbed to walk across the room for the first time in months.
Blondie Takes a VacationBlondie Takes a Vacation · 1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
★ 6.31939
MovieComedyAdventure
Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings. Among other things, arson threatens.
Go West, Young LadyGo West, Young Lady · 1941
Go West, Young Lady
★ 7.11941
MovieComedyWestern
A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.
Hot WaterHot Water · 1937
Hot Water
★ 6.51937
MovieComedy
The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.
Port of Lost DreamsPort of Lost Dreams · 1934
Port of Lost Dreams
★ 7.31934
MovieCrimeDrama
A gangster's girlfriend on the run from the police, who suspect her of helping her boyfriend commit a robbery, holes up in a waterfront bar. She stows away on a fishing boat headed out to sea, and winds up falling in love with and marrying one of the fishermen, but doesn't tell him about her past. However, a year after they're married and have a child, her ex-boyfriend gets out of jail and comes looking for her.
The Vampire BatThe Vampire Bat · 1933
The Vampire Bat
★ 5.51933
MovieHorrorThriller
A German village is stricken by a series of murders that appear to be the work of vampires.
Dynamite DennyDynamite Denny · 1932
Dynamite Denny
★ 9.01932
MovieWesternDrama
When a railroad engineer refuses to participate in a strike, the union drops him and he loses his job.

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In Love with LifeIn Love with Life · 1934
In Love with Life
★ 5.71934
MovieDrama
Professor John Sylvestus Applegate has been dismissed from his college teaching position for objecting too loudly to the predominant part that football and other sports play in the curriculum, and soon finds himself dead broke when publishers show no interest in the dry material he brings to them. He meets a young boy, Laury and his mother, Sharon in the park and is quite taken with them. He gets a job-prospect letter, as a private tutor, and applies at once. His employer is Mr. Morley, a surly, sour, mean-tempered old man who informs John he is to act as a tutor for his grandson, who turns out to be Laury. Sharon, Morleys daughter had eloped against her father's wishes and was abandoned by her husband after Laury's birth.

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