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Eddie Laughton is a Actor British born on 20 june 1903 at Sheffield (United-kingdom)
Eddie Laughton (20 June 1903 – 21 March 1952) was a British film actor. Laughton appeared in over 200 films between 1935 and 1952.
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Eddie Laughton
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 june 1903 at Sheffield (United-kingdom)
Death 21 march 1952 (at 48 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 20 june 1903 at Sheffield (United-kingdom)
Death 21 march 1952 (at 48 years) at Hollywood (USA)
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The Perils of Pauline (1947)
, 1h36Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy De Wolfe, William Demarest, Constance Collier, Frank Faylen
Rating63%
Pearl White (Betty Hutton) is a frustrated factory worker who aspires to become a dramatic actress. She joins a touring theatrical troupe managed by handsome but pompous Mike (John Lund), but fame and fortune elude her because she's unable to suppress her natural rambunctiousness. In desperation, White takes a job at a movie studio, where she promptly finds herself in the middle of a slapstick pie fight. With the help of bombastic director Mac (William Demarest), top-hatted villain portrayer Timmy (Billy De Wolfe), and imperious dramatics coach Julia (Constance Collier), Pearl soon becomes world-famous as the star of such cliffhanging, tied-to-the-railroad-tracks serials as The Perils of Pauline.
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Robert B. Williams, Eddie Laughton
Rating69%
Unable to purchase a bottle of beer due to Prohibition, the Stooges opt to brew some of the stuff themselves. The recipe that they use calls for three small cubes of yeast. A mix-up with the telephone causes each Stooge to think they are the ones to put in the yeast. Nine cubes end up in the tub being used to make the beer. The yeast continuously expands causing them to pour the beer into every container they can find, until Curly brings in the bath tub. They successfully bottle their brew only to leave the bottles too close to an open flame. Many of the bottles explode sending corks and suds all over the kitchen.
The Lost Weekend (1945)
, 1h41Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Howard Da Silva, Phillip Terry, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen
Roles Mr. Brophy (uncredited)
Rating78%
Thursday - An alcoholic New York writer, Don Birnam, is packing for a weekend vacation with his brother Wick, who is trying to discourage his drinking. When Don’s girlfriend Helen comes to see them off, she mentions in passing that she has two tickets for a concert, to which Don urges Wick to accompany her. Don heads for Nat’s Bar, deliberately missing his train, and then sneaks back into the flat to drink some cheap whisky he has bought, avoiding Helen who is worried about him being left alone.
Idiots Deluxe (1945)
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Al Thompson, Eddie Laughton
Rating75%
Moe is on trial for assaulting Larry and Curly. Moe appeals to the judge (Vernon Dent), claiming he is a sick man who was instructed by his doctor to maintain peace and quiet. This peace is broken by Larry and Curly who are loudly rehearsing their "The Original Two-Man Quartet" routine. Moe cracks, and wraps Curly's trombone slide around the quartet's necks. Realizing Moe is in bad shape, Larry and Curly decide to take their ailing leader on a hunting trip to relieve his stress. Moe agrees, and the Stooges start packing.
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
, 1h50Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Fontaine, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe, Walter Abel, Don DeFore, Rita Johnson
Roles Bartender at Bright Dollar (Uncredited)
Rating65%
The plot concerns Susan Darell (Joan Fontaine), an actress from New York, who is about to be married, even though they have only known each other for a few weeks. Complications set in when her fiancé Richard Aiken (Walter Abel) gives a party to celebrate. He discovers that Susan has had three previous boyfriends when he sees their pictures in her living room. At the party he talks to the three former beaus of Susan, each of whom describes Susan as an entirely different person. They tell him how they met and fell in love with her. The first one to talk to Richard is Broadway producer Roger Berton (George Brent), who met Susan on a vacation island. He discovered her acting talent and cast her in role in his new production of Joan of Arc. The next beau is Mike Ward (Don DeFore), an industrialist Millionaire, whom he met when making a deal with the producer. He discovered that Susan was too much of a cosmopolitan girl for his taste. The third man was a novelist named Bill Anthony (Dennis O'Keefe), who met Susan in a park. While spending time with Bill, Susan began an intellectual era, but she decides not to go through with their plans to marry, leaving Bill at the altar. The fiancé Richard Aiken hesitates in going through with the wedding because he is not sure just who is the real Susan. All the other three men agree that they still love Susan, and she ultimately chooses the Broadway producer to be her husband.
Busy Buddies (1944)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Fred Kelsey, Heinie Conklin
Rating72%
The Stooges run the Jive Cafe, and are in heavy debt. They reluctantly take a second job hanging posters (à la Three Little Twirps), earning a penny for each poster hung. Moe takes notice of one particular poster advertising a cow milking contest that pays $100 to the winner. Without hesitation, Moe and Larry nominate Curly for the contest, and go about looking for a cow to practice milking on. As luck would have it, they find a "cow" (a bull) right behind the fence. Curly is no match for the wild animal, and boots Curly up onto a telephone pole.
Idle Roomers (1944)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Duke York
Rating75%
The Stooges are bellhops at Hotel Snazzy Plaza, and pound each other in order to get some face time with an attractive woman (the lovely Christine McIntyre, in her debut appearance with the team). Unfortunately, she has an evil mean-tempered husband (Vernon Dent) who happens to excel in knife throwing. The husband is also secretly importing Lupe the Wolf Man (Duke York) who goes berserk when he hears music. Later on, when Curly is cleaning their room, he snaps on the radio, and the wolf man goes on the rampage. The stooges head for the elevator back to the lobby which contains the Wolf Man inside who is playing with the elevator switch which cause to crash through the roof and sends the trio and the Wolf Man high into the sky.
The Desperadoes (1943)
, 1h27Directed by Budd Boetticher, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Porter Hall
Rating63%
In 1863, a sheriff named Steve Upton (Randolph Scott) tries to keep the law in Red Valley, a small town in Utah. While he's away, the bank is robbed. The holdup was secretly masterminded by corrupt banker Stanley Clayton and the livery stable's boss, "Uncle Willie" McLeod, with the help of ruthless gunman Jack Lester, who shoots three innocent men.
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
, 1h7Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Spy films, Ghost films, Political films
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, William Benedict, Stanley Clements
Roles Wedding Usher (uncredited)
Rating50%
When Glimpy (Huntz Hall)'s sister Betty (Ava Gardner) marries Jack (Rick Vallin), Muggs (Leo Gorcey) singlehandedly organises the wedding. The gang provide a choral version of Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes as well as organ music. Scruno (Sammy Morrison), Stash (Stanley Clements) and Benny (Billy Benedict) provide a floral centrepiece by borrowing a funeral wreath meant for a murdered gangster's funeral on the morrow. Danny (Bobby Jordan) and Rocky (Bobby Stone) also borrow the deceased gangster's tuxedo prior to his funeral for Glimpy who is the best man. Scruno's mother provides rice to throw that she has cooked to make extra soft. Muggs also organises a police escort by telling the police gangsters will try and break up the wedding with Glimpy adlibbing they are the notorious Katzman Gang, (the producer of the film series).
They Stooge to Conga (1943)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Political films, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Dudley Dickerson, Lloyd Bridges
Roles Radio Quiz Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Rating77%
The Stooges are repairmen fixing the doorbell in a large house which is the secret headquarters of some Nazi spies, headed by the ruthless Hans (Vernon Dent). They manage to ruin most of the house while working on the wiring and then subdue the spies and sink an enemy submarine by remote control.
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
, 1h7Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Walter Sande
Roles Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Rating63%
In the Christmas spirit, Boston Blackie decides to entertain the inmates at his old "alma mater" by bringing a variety show headed by clown Roggi McKay (George McKay). Roggi drops one of his showgirls, Eve Sanders (Adele Mara), as she has already visited her prisoner brother, Joe Trilby (Larry Parks), the maximum allowed number of times that month. However, Blackie kindheartedly lets her come along. Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane and Detective Joe Mathews (Walter Sande) unexpectedly join the group on the bus, just to keep an eye on Blackie. When Joe manages to escape from prison, by tying Roggi up and putting on his costume and makeup, Farraday suspects Blackie helped him.
Atlantic Convoy (1942)
, 1h6Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field, John Beal, Victor Kilian, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges
Roles Radio Operator
Rating58%
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
, 1h6Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Larry Parks, Jeff Donnell, Maude Eburne
Roles Mr. Johnson
Rating58%
Faced with mortgage debts, Professor Nathaniel Billings (Boris Karloff) sells his 18th-century tavern to Winnie Layden (Jeff Donnell), who plans to turn it into a hotel. Billings stipulates as a condition of sale that he is able to continue working in a laboratory in the basement. His housekeeper Amelia Jones (Maude Eburne) and hired hand Ebenezer (George McKay) also continue to work in the inn. Layden is initially unaware of the nature of Billings's experiments in the basement laboratory: he is attempting to use electricity to create a race of superhumans to help the war effort. Layden's ex-husband Bill (Larry Parks) is against the sale, but is too late to stop it, and decides to stay on at the inn for a few days.
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Eddie Laughton, Monte Collins
Roles Gold Mine 'Salesman' (uncredited)
Rating72%
The film opens with the Stooges' mother (played by male actor Monte Collins) attempting to wake up her three boys without success. "Get out of bed you lazy loafers!" she screams to no avail. Finally, she yanks a rope that leads from the kitchen to the bed where the trio is sleeping soundly. This causes the bed to spin vertically until they are expelled.
Counter-Espionage (1942)
, 1h13Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Forrest Tucker
Rating64%
In the midst of World War II, Harvey Leeds, working as secretary for the highly reputed British criminologist Sir Stafford Hart in London, is lobbying for a legislature ordering the immediate arrest of all foreign agents staioned in Britain. Harvey is engaged to Sir Stafford’s daughter, Pamela, and is visiting the Hart mansion. He is about to leave the mansion to be with Pamela, who works at an air raid shelter, when he happens upon a briefcase in the foyer. He looks through the briefcase, that belongs to Sir Stafford’s assistant, Kent Wells, before heading out in the night. he doesn’t get far though, but is knocked out by air raid warden Anton Schugg, and thrown into the back of the warden’s ambulance.