Acting

Al Herman

Born February 21, 1887 · Troy, New York, USA

Died September 28, 1958 · aged 71

No biography available.

Known For

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

★ 7.51939

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

★ 7.51936

MovieComedyDrama

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

Ready, Willing and Able · 1937

Ready, Willing and Able

★ 5.41937

MovieRomanceComedy

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.

A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down horse in the big race.

A Slight Case of Murder · 1938

A Slight Case of Murder

★ 6.41938

MovieComedyCrime

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Man Of The People · 1937

Man Of The People

★ 7.01937

MovieDrama

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

Filmography

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The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

★ 7.51939

MovieCrimeDrama

Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Betty's $100 Cabbie (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

★ 7.51936

MovieComedyDrama

Reporter (uncredited)

Dawson's Friend (uncredited)

Ready, Willing and Able · 1937

Ready, Willing and Able

★ 5.41937

MovieRomanceComedy

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.

Tenant with Shaving Cream

A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down horse in the big race.

Mr. Merlin

A Slight Case of Murder · 1938

A Slight Case of Murder

★ 6.41938

MovieComedyCrime

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Jim (uncredited)

Man Of The People · 1937

Man Of The People

★ 7.01937

MovieDrama

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.

Garage Attendant Juror (uncredited)

Torchy Blane in Panama · 1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

★ 5.81938

MovieCrimeComedy

Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.

Ticket Steward (uncredited)

East of the River · 1940

East of the River

★ 6.21940

MovieCrimeDrama

Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing college but both are in-love with the same girl.

Hotdog Vendor (uncredited)

Fugitive in the Sky · 1936

Fugitive in the Sky

★ 6.31936

MovieMysteryDrama

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.

Jimmy - Los Angeles Airline Attendant

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

Deputy Marks (Uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny · 1939

Dust Be My Destiny

★ 6.51939

MovieCrimeDrama

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.

Wedding Audience Member (uncredited)

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

Man saying, "$5 he marries the girl!" (uncredited)

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.

Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring · 1939

Smashing the Money Ring

★ 5.81939

MovieActionAdventure

T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.

Convict 15222 in Print Shop (uncredited)

Gold Diggers in Paris · 1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

★ 6.81938

MovieComedyMusic

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love.

Club Ballé Waiter

The Adventurous Blonde · 1937

The Adventurous Blonde

★ 5.31937

MovieRomanceComedy

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.

Bartender Herman (uncredited)

Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot the man she was interviewing.

Bartender (uncredited)

Sabotage Squad · 1942

Sabotage Squad

★ 7.51942

MovieCrime

A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.

Bookie in 'Cage'

We Who Are About to Die · 1937

We Who Are About to Die

★ 7.01937

MovieDramaCrime

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Reporter (uncredited)

Garden of the Moon · 1938

Garden of the Moon

★ 6.81938

MovieComedyMusic

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.

Workman Changing Marquee Name (uncredited)

Private Detective · 1939

Private Detective

★ 6.81939

MovieMystery

A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.

Palace Hotel Manager (uncredited)