Tim Whelan

Directing

Tim Whelan

Born November 2, 1893 · Cannelton, Indiana, USA

Died August 12, 1957 · aged 63

Tim Whelan (November 2, 1893 - August 12, 1957) was an American film director, writer, producer and actor. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Tramp, Tramp, TrampTramp, Tramp, Tramp · 1926
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
5.91926
MovieComedyRomance
A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.
Swing FeverSwing Fever · 1943
Swing Fever
6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad · 1940
The Thief of Bagdad
7.11940
MovieAdventureFantasy
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Texas LadyTexas Lady · 1955
Texas Lady
5.71955
MovieWestern
Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. Her first major print crusade is aimed at gambler Chris Mooney (Barry Sullivan), whom Prudence holds responsible for her dad's suicide. She then takes aim at a couple of crooked cattle barons (Ray Collins and Walter Sande), who'd like nothing better than to put Prudence out of the way for keeps.
Safety Last!Safety Last! · 1923
Safety Last!
7.71923
MovieComedyRomance
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
International LadyInternational Lady · 1941
International Lady
6.61941
MovieDramaThriller
Tim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and Reggie Oliver, a Scotland Yard detective, posing as a music critic are both keeping their eye on Carla Nillson, a famous singer, whom they suspect of espionage. They all meet in London, then in Lisbon, and eventually in New York City, where Carla sings on the radio.
Peach-o-RenoPeach-o-Reno · 1931
Peach-o-Reno
6.51931
MovieComedyRomance
After a quarrel at their 25th wedding anniversary, Joe and Aggie Bruno decide to divorce each other, and both leave for Reno. So do their daughters Prudence and Pansy, but they want to get their parents back together. Joe and Aggie, accidentally, are becoming clients at the same law-firm, Wattles and Swift, which is the biggest and most successful in town.
Girl ShyGirl Shy · 1924
Girl Shy
7.01924
MovieComedyRomance
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.

Movies

Tramp, Tramp, TrampTramp, Tramp, Tramp · 1926
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
5.91926
MovieComedyRomance
A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.
Swing FeverSwing Fever · 1943
Swing Fever
6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad · 1940
The Thief of Bagdad
7.11940
MovieAdventureFantasy
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Texas LadyTexas Lady · 1955
Texas Lady
5.71955
MovieWestern
Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. Her first major print crusade is aimed at gambler Chris Mooney (Barry Sullivan), whom Prudence holds responsible for her dad's suicide. She then takes aim at a couple of crooked cattle barons (Ray Collins and Walter Sande), who'd like nothing better than to put Prudence out of the way for keeps.
Safety Last!Safety Last! · 1923
Safety Last!
7.71923
MovieComedyRomance
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
International LadyInternational Lady · 1941
International Lady
6.61941
MovieDramaThriller
Tim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and Reggie Oliver, a Scotland Yard detective, posing as a music critic are both keeping their eye on Carla Nillson, a famous singer, whom they suspect of espionage. They all meet in London, then in Lisbon, and eventually in New York City, where Carla sings on the radio.
Peach-o-RenoPeach-o-Reno · 1931
Peach-o-Reno
6.51931
MovieComedyRomance
After a quarrel at their 25th wedding anniversary, Joe and Aggie Bruno decide to divorce each other, and both leave for Reno. So do their daughters Prudence and Pansy, but they want to get their parents back together. Joe and Aggie, accidentally, are becoming clients at the same law-firm, Wattles and Swift, which is the biggest and most successful in town.
Girl ShyGirl Shy · 1924
Girl Shy
7.01924
MovieComedyRomance
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
Step LivelyStep Lively · 1944
Step Lively
6.71944
MovieDramaMusic
Fly-by-night producers dodge bill collectors while trying for one big hit.
The FreshmanThe Freshman · 1925
The Freshman
7.01925
MovieComedyRomance
An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.
The Fall GuyThe Fall Guy · 1930
The Fall Guy
6.31930
MovieComedyCrime
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.
Twin BedsTwin Beds · 1942
Twin Beds
3.81942
MovieComedy
Mike Abbott just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of zany friends make hash of his hopes.
The Divorce of Lady XThe Divorce of Lady X · 1938
The Divorce of Lady X
5.91938
MovieComedyRomance
A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client.
Badman's TerritoryBadman's Territory · 1946
Badman's Territory
6.31946
MovieActionWestern
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
My Best GirlMy Best Girl · 1927
My Best Girl
7.11927
MovieDramaComedy
Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.
Why Worry?Why Worry? · 1923
Why Worry?
6.51923
MovieComedy
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
St. Martin's LaneSt. Martin's Lane · 1938
St. Martin's Lane
7.31938
MovieComedyDrama
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
Robinson CrusoelandRobinson Crusoeland · 1951
Robinson Crusoeland
5.71951
MovieComedy
Stan and Ollie are marooned on an island in the south pacific ocean.
Rage at DawnRage at Dawn · 1955
Rage at Dawn
6.21955
MovieActionWestern
In this film's version of the story, four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbers and killers while a fifth, Clint is a respected Indiana farmer. A sister, Laura, who has inherited the family home, serves the outlaw brothers as a housekeeper and cook. One brother is killed when they go after a bank, the men of the town appear to have been waiting for them…
The Murder ManThe Murder Man · 1935
The Murder Man
7.11935
MovieCrimeDrama
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Higher and HigherHigher and Higher · 1943
Higher and Higher
6.31943
MovieComedyMusic
A valet to a bankrupt millionaire plans to rebuild his boss's fortune by passing a scullery maid off as a high-society debutante.
Q PlanesQ Planes · 1939
Q Planes
6.01939
MovieThrillerMystery
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.
The Perfect GentlemanThe Perfect Gentleman · 1935
The Perfect Gentleman
6.31935
MovieComedyDrama
A strait-laced country vicar is very embarrassed by his father's naughty exploits with a lively actress.
Out All NightOut All Night · 1933
Out All Night
7.51933
MovieComedy
A "mama's boy" falls for a spinster who takes care of children at a department store nursery.