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Al Ernest Garcia is a Actor and Casting American born on 11 march 1887 at San Francisco (USA)

Al Ernest Garcia

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Birth name Allan Ernest Garcia
Nationality USA
Birth 11 march 1887 at San Francisco (USA)
Death 4 september 1938 (at 51 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Al Ernest Garcia or also Allan Garcia (11 March 1887 - 4 September 1938) was an American actor and casting director, best-known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin.

Usually with

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
(6 films)
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer
(22 films)
Betty Harte
Betty Harte
(20 films)
Anna Dodge
Anna Dodge
(19 films)
Fred Huntley
Fred Huntley
(18 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Al Ernest Garcia (71 films)

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Actor

In Old Mexico
In Old Mexico (1938)
, 1h7
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Paul Sutton, Al Ernest Garcia, Jan Clayton
Roles Don Carlos Gonzalez
Rating66% 3.333663.333663.333663.333663.33366
Hoppy (William Boyd) and his pals must journey to Mexico after receiving a summons. Upon arrival, they realize that it was fake and that a good friend has been mysteriously murdered. They solve the puzzle with the assistance of the killer's feisty sister and a band of helpful caballeros.
Blossoms On Broadway
Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
, 1h20
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Edward Arnold, Shirley Ross, William Frawley, Rufe Davis, Charles Halton, Lew Fields
Roles Opera Patron (uncredited)
Rating53% 2.6683652.6683652.6683652.6683652.668365
The Gay Desperado
The Gay Desperado (1936)
, 1h26
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, Nino Martini, Harold Huber, Stanley Fields, Mischa Auer
Roles Police Captain
Rating60% 3.0404653.0404653.0404653.0404653.040465
Un bandit mexicain qui fantasme sur les films de gangsters enlève un chanteur pour l'enrôler dans sa bande.
Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
, 1h27
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Paulette Goddard, Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann
Roles President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Rating84% 4.248554.248554.248554.248554.24855
Modern Times portrays Chaplin as a factory worker employed on an assembly line. There, he is subjected to such indignities as being force-fed by a "modern" feeding machine and an accelerating assembly line where he screws nuts at an ever-increasing rate onto pieces of machinery. He finally suffers a nervous breakdown and runs amok, throwing the factory into chaos. He is sent to a hospital. Following his recovery, the now unemployed factory worker is mistakenly arrested as an instigator in a Communist demonstration. In jail, he accidentally ingests smuggled cocaine, mistaking it for salt. In his subsequent delirium, he gets out of the jail. When he returns, he stumbles upon a jailbreak and knocks the convicts unconscious. He is hailed a hero and is released.
One Way Passage
One Way Passage (1932)
, 1h8
Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors William Powell, Kay Francis, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh, Warren Hymer, Frederick Burton
Roles Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.746083.746083.746083.746083.74608
Dan Hardesty (William Powell) is an escaped murderer, sentenced to hang. In Hong Kong, he meets Joan Ames (Kay Francis), a terminally-ill woman, in a bar. They share a drink, then Dan breaks his glass, followed by Joan. Police Sergeant Steve Burke (Warren Hymer) captures Dan when he leaves (though out of sight of Joan) and escorts his prisoner aboard an ocean liner crossing the Pacific to San Francisco. On board, Dan jumps into the water in a bid to escape, dragging a handcuffed (and non-swimmer) Steve with him, but spots Joan among the passengers and changes his mind. Once the ship is underway, he persuades Steve to remove his handcuffs. Dan and Joan fall in love on the month-long cruise, neither knowing that the other is under the shadow of death.
City Lights
City Lights (1931)
, 1h27
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Boxing films, Films about disabilities, Le boxe anglaise, La cécité
Actors Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Florence Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia
Roles The Millionaire's Butler James
Rating84% 4.2488354.2488354.2488354.2488354.248835
The officials of a city unveil a new statue, only to find The Tramp sleeping on it. They shoo him away and he wanders the streets, destitute and homeless, and is soon tormented by two newsboys. He happens upon a beautiful Flower Girl (Virginia Cherrill), not realizing at first that she is blind, and buys a flower. Just when she is about to give him his change, a man gets into a nearby luxury car and is driven away, making her think that the Tramp has departed. The Tramp tiptoes away.
The Circus
The Circus (1928)
, 1h10
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Circus films
Actors Al Ernest Garcia, Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Roles The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Rating80% 4.048454.048454.048454.048454.04845
At a circus midway, the penniless and hungry Tramp (Chaplin) is mistaken for a condemnable pickpocket and chased by both the police and the real crook (the latter having stashed a stolen wallet and watch in the Tramp's pocket to avoid detection). Running away, the Tramp stumbles into the middle of a performance and unknowingly becomes the hit of the show.
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush (1925)
, 1h22
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes L'Or
Actors Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Charlie Chaplin, Malcolm Waite, Harry Arras
Roles Prospector (uncredited)
Rating80% 4.0492154.0492154.0492154.0492154.049215
The Lone Prospector (played by Chaplin), a valiant weakling, seeks fame and fortune among the sturdy men who marched across Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Lone Prospector's inoffensive patience and his ill-chosen garb make him the target for the buffoonery of his comrades and the victim of the merciless rigors of the frozen North. After he is caught in a blizzard, the icy clutches of the storm have almost claimed him when he stumbles into the cabin of Black Larsen (played by Murray), a renegade. Larsen is thrusting him out the door, back into the arms of death, when Fate, which preserves the destinies of simple children, appears in the person of Big Jim McKay (played by Swain). Jim subdues the renegade, and he and the Lone Prospector occupy the cabin while their unwilling host is thrust forth to obtain food. Starvation almost claims the two until a bear intrudes and is killed to supply their larder.
Pay Day
Pay Day (1922)
, 28minutes
Directed by Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Edna Purviance, Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Sydney Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Albert Austin
Roles Drinking Companion and Policeman
Rating74% 3.7411153.7411153.7411153.7411153.741115
Chaplin plays a laborer on a house construction site. When he gets paid, his wife wants all of the money, but he manages to keep enough of it to go out drinking. He returns home just in time to pretend he has just woken up to go to work.
The Idle Class
The Idle Class (1921)
, 31minutes
Directed by Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Mack Swain, Henry Bergman, Al Ernest Garcia, Lita Grey
Roles Cop in Park / Guest (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6403853.6403853.6403853.6403853.640385
The "Little Tramp" (Charlie Chaplin) heads to a resort for warm weather and a bit of golf. At the golf course, the Tramp's theft of balls in play causes one golfer (Mack Swain) to mistakenly attack another (John Rand). Meanwhile, a neglected wife (Edna Purviance) leaves her wealthy husband (also played by Chaplin) until he gives up drinking. When the Tramp is later mistaken for a pickpocket, he crashes a masquerade ball to escape from a policeman. There, he is mistaken for the woman's husband. Eventually, it is all straightened out, and the Tramp is once more on his way.