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Frank McHugh is a Actor American born on 22 may 1898 at Homestead (USA)
Francis Curray McHugh, known as Frank McHugh (May 23, 1898 – September 11, 1981), was an American film and television actor.
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Birth name Francis Curray McHugh
Nationality USA
Birth 22 may 1898 at Homestead (USA)
Death 11 september 1981 (at 83 years) at Greenwich (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 22 may 1898 at Homestead (USA)
Death 11 september 1981 (at 83 years) at Greenwich (USA)
Francis Curray McHugh, known as Frank McHugh (May 23, 1898 – September 11, 1981), was an American film and television actor.
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McHugh was married to Dorothy Spencer. He had three children and two grandchildren. His brother Matt McHugh and sister Kitty McHugh were also actors who both appeared in many films.Best films
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Parachute Jumper (1933)
, 1h5Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd, Leon Ames, Leo Carrillo
Roles Toodles Cooper
Rating63%
United States Marine Corps Lieutenants and pilots Bill Keller (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) and "Toodles" Cooper (Frank McHugh) are shot down in the skies over Nicaragua. When they are found drunk and unharmed in a cantina, they and the Marine Corps go their separate ways. They are offered jobs as commercial pilots, but when they arrive in New York City, they find their would-be employer has gone bankrupt.
Footlight Parade (1933)
, 1h44Directed by Busby Berkeley, Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd
Roles Francis the Dance Director
Rating74%
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to constantly create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary, Nan (Joan Blondell), has fallen in love with him, and is doing her best to protect him.
The House on 56th Street (1933)
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Halliday, Margaret Lindsay, William Boyd
Roles Chester Hunt
Rating64%
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
, 1hDirected by Tenny Wright
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Frank McHugh, Marceline Day, Otis Harlan, Albert J. Smith, Yakima Canutt
Roles Corporal Tippy
Rating57%
Des ouvriers sont attaqués par des Indiens alors qu'ils sont en train d'installer une ligne de télégraphe, mais l'un d'eux a le temps d'envoyer un message au fort, précisant qu'un homme blanc dirige l'attaque. L'éclaireur John Trent et le caporal Tippy sont envoyés à la recherche de cet homme, qui est en fait Gus Lynch, déterminé à garder son monopole de l'acheminement du courrier en empêchant l'arrivée du télégraphe...
Tomorrow at Seven (1933)
, 1h2Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Chester Morris, Vivienne Osborne, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Henry Stephenson, Grant Mitchell
Roles Clancy
Rating56%
A man unveils a valuable painting he picked up for $50,000 and is killed. A card with a large black ace (of spades) is put on his chest. Another “Black Ace” victim. The killer sends his victims a Black Ace card, warning them they are to die and then kills them, his way of taunting the police. Neil Broderick, an author, intends writing a book about him and is on his way to see Thornton Drake to get more information about him. Austin Winters is his secretary and Neil met his daughter Martha on the train, on the way to Chicago.
Convention City (1933)
, 1h9Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Dick Powell, Mary Astor, Adolphe Menjou, Frank McHugh
Roles Will Goodwin
Rating69%
The plot revolves around the convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. Throughout the film, the employees of Honeywell Rubber are mainly concerned with drinking and sex. President J.B. Honeywell (Grant Mitchell) is to choose a new company salesmanager. T.R. Kent (Adolphe Menjou) and George Ellerbe (Guy Kibbee) are two salesmen who both want the job. However, they both get into trouble: T.R. is discredited when jealous saleswoman Arlene Dale (Mary Astor) interferes with his attempted seduction of J.B.'s daughter and George attempts to seduce Nancy Lorraine (Joan Blondell). The position of sales manager is bestowed upon a drunken employee as a bribe after he catches J.B. about to visit "Daisy La Rue, Exterminator".
Elmer, the Great (1933)
, 1h12Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films, Films based on plays
Actors Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd, Preston Foster, Russell Hopton
Roles Healy High-Hips
Rating60%
Elmer Kane (Joe E. Brown) is a rookie ballplayer with the Chicago Cubs whose ego is matched only by his appetite. Because he is not only vain but naive, Elmer's teammates take great delight in pulling practical jokes on him. Still, he is so valuable a player that the Cubs management hides the letters from his hometown sweetheart Nellie (Patricia Ellis), so that Elmer won't bolt the team and head for home. When Nellie comes to visit Elmer, she finds him in an innocent but compromising situation with a glamorous actress (Claire Dodd). She turns her back on him, and disconsolate Elmer tries to forget his troubles at a crooked gambling house. Elmer incurs an enormous gambling debt, which the casino's owner is willing to forget if Elmer will only throw the deciding World Series game (which he refers to as the World Serious).
Lilly Turner (1933)
, 1h5Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Circus films, Films based on plays
Actors Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Robert Barrat, Marjorie Gateson
Roles David 'Dave' Dixon
Rating64%
Lilly Turner est une jeune fille naïve qui tombe amoureuse d'hommes malhonnêtes. Elle se marie à Rex Durkee, un minable magicien dans un cirque itinérant, et sillonne les routes avec lui et sa troupe. Après quelques mois, elle découvre que ce dernier est déjà marié à une autre femme. Pour éviter un procès en bigamie, Rex quitte Lilly sans aucun remords alors qu'elle attend un enfant. Pour lui trouver un père, Lilly se met en couple avec un rabatteur forain, Dave Dixon, et l'épouse. L'accouchement se déroule mal et le bébé est mort né. Dave devient alcoolique et Lilly sombre dans la dépression. Lilly tombe amoureuse d'un autre homme, Bob Chandler, ingénieur et chauffeur de taxi tandis que Fritz, un artiste musculeux du cirque, tombe sous le charme de la jeune fille en détresse... D'homme à homme, Lilly tente de trouver le véritable amour.
Havana Widows (1933)
, 1h2Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Allen Jenkins, Lyle Talbot, Frank McHugh
Roles Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Rating62%
Sadie and Mae are two friends who are in Havana to seduce wealthy older men. Their target is Deacon Jones, a self-appointed moralist who can't drink without getting drunk. Mae ruins their plan when she falls in love with Deacon's son Bob.
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
, 1h12Directed by William A. Seiter, Dewey Starkey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Zasu Pitts, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Gregory Ratoff
Roles Speed Dennis
Rating60%
Glory Eden is a radio star, the "Purity Girl" of the Ipsy-Wipsy Wash Cloth radio program, whose sponsor, Sam Ipswich, wants her public image to match her radio persona, and has her constantly chaperoned by the press agent, Speed Dennis. Glory's real personality is one of a party girl, who loves going to nightclubs, drinking, dancing and having a good time. During an interview with the columnist Elmerada de Leon, Glory hints that she might not re-sign with Ipsy-Wipsy. She says that she is tired of always being "the good girl", and needs to let down her hair for a while. Frightened of the prospect of losing their star attraction, and in order to placate her, Ipswich and Dennis hatch a publicity scheme to have her romanced by one of her many fans. They select a most unlikely subject, Jim Davey, who hails from the hills of Kentucky. However, when he arrives, the unlikely happens and Glory begins to fall in love with Jim, and when he proposes, she accepts.
Grand Slam (1933)
, 1h7Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Paul Lukas, Loretta Young, Frank McHugh, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Bess Flowers
Roles Philip 'Speed' McCann
Rating57%
Hold Me Tight (1933)
, 1h12Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Frank McHugh, June Clyde
Roles Billy
Son of a Sailor (1933)
, 1h13Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Joe E. Brown, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh, Thelma Todd, John Mack Brown, Sheila Terry
Roles Gaga
Rating58%
The Dark Horse (1932)
, 1h15Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Warren William, Bette Davis, Guy Kibbee, Vivienne Osborne, Frank McHugh, Sam Hardy
Roles Joe
Rating66%
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, and so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks (Guy Kibbee). Kay Russell (Bette Davis) suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake (Warren William) organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe (Frank McHugh) keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
The Crowd Roars (1932)
, 1h25Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Eric Linden, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh
Roles Spud Connors
Rating61%
Motor racing champion Joe Greer (James Cagney) returns home to compete in an exhibition race featuring his younger brother Eddie, who has aspirations of becoming a champion. Joe's misogynistic obsession with "protecting" Eddie from "women" causes Joe to interfere with Eddie's relationship with Anne (Joan Blondell), leading to estrangement between Joe and Eddie, and between Joe and his longtime girlfriend Lee (Ann Dvorak), who is made to feel "not good enough" to be around Eddie.