Cliff Nazarro

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Cliff Nazarro

Born January 31, 1904 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died February 18, 1961 · aged 57

Cliff Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961) was an American double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in films such as You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Swivel Tongue, In Old Colorado (1941) as Nosey Haskins, and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942) as Barney Google. Nazarro was the voice of Warner Bros. Cartoons' cartoon character Egghead. He made a few commercial recordings, includ…

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You'll Never Get RichYou'll Never Get Rich · 1941
You'll Never Get Rich
★ 6.51941
MovieComedyMusic
A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.
Blue SkiesBlue Skies · 1946
Blue Skies
★ 6.21946
MovieComedyRomance
Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.
Thoroughbreds Don't CryThoroughbreds Don't Cry · 1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
★ 5.91937
MovieComedyDrama
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
Dive BomberDive Bomber · 1941
Dive Bomber
★ 6.31941
MovieDrama
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
Arise, My LoveArise, My Love · 1940
Arise, My Love
★ 6.51940
MovieComedyRomance
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
StablematesStablemates · 1938
Stablemates
★ 6.31938
MovieDrama
A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down horse in the big race.
New York TownNew York Town · 1941
New 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.
Gentleman Joe PalookaGentleman Joe Palooka · 1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946
MovieComedyCrime
In the second film of Monogram's Joe Palooka series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the state, supposedly for a park. When Joe learns that he has been used as a dupe he becomes disillusioned and leaves the prize=fighting profession. But, his manager, sparring partners, and fiancée manage to expose the land-grab scheme, clear Joe's name and discredit the crooked politicians.

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King of the TurfKing of the Turf · 1939
King of the Turf
★ 7.01939
MovieDrama
Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses; his biggest hobby. When he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie takes care of him. The two find an occasion to buy a horse for only two dollars, and start entering competitions. Goldie is an instant celebrity, but his mom reads the newspapers and tracks him down. Mason is very surprised to see her, his ex-wife, and even more astonished to hear that Goldie is his own son. However, Goldie must go back to school and so they decide to keep the secret. Since Goldie does not want to leave Mason behind, he goes to the bookies and fixes the next race, hoping to disappoint Goldie by asking him to lose on purpose.

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