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Allen Jenkins is a Actor American born on 8 april 1900 at Staten Island (USA)

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins
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Birth name David Allen Curtis Jenkins
Nationality USA
Birth 8 april 1900 at Staten Island (USA)
Death 20 july 1974 (at 74 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Allen Jenkins (April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor who worked on stage, screen and in television and singer.

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Filmography of Allen Jenkins (107 films)

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Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats, 1h32
Directed by Ray Patterson, Charles August Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Arnold Stang, Avery Schreiber, Marvin Kaplan, Kenneth Mars, John Stephenson, Richard Erdman
Rating61% 3.052563.052563.052563.052563.05256
The movie opens on what appears to be another average day in Hoagie's Alley (which, for the purposes of this story, has apparently been relocated closer to Beverly Hills) for Top Cat and his gang, who are today posing as Boy Scouts, out doing good deeds in the hopes of getting rewards. During the course of this, Benny the Ball saves the life of a bag lady. Unbeknownst to Benny, it is revealed afterwards that she is actually a rich woman named Gertrude Vandergelt, who plans to leave her fortune to her missing niece, Amy. Meanwhile, Officer Dibble arrives to put an end to T.C.'s shenanigans after an unsuccessful attempt by Brain to wash his police car's windshield. Just when Dibble is about to arrest the gang, though, he gets a call saying that his application for retirement has been approved, so he can now retire from the police force, and thus he drops the charges against T.C. and the gang.
The Front Page, 1h45
Directed by Billy Wilder, Carey Loftin, Howard Kazanjian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Charles Durning, David Wayne, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia
Roles Telegrapher
Rating72% 3.6492253.6492253.6492253.6492253.649225
Chicago Examiner reporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson (Jack Lemmon) has just quit his job in order to marry Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon) and start a new career, when convict Earl Williams (Austin Pendleton) escapes from death row just prior to his execution. Earl is an impoverished, bumbling leftist whose only offense is stuffing fortune cookies with messages demanding the release of Sacco and Vanzetti, but the yellow press of Chicago has painted him as a dangerous threat from Moscow. As a result the citizenry are anxious to see him put to death.
The Spy in the Green Hat, 1h32
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Letícia Román, Leo G. Carroll, Jack Palance, Janet Leigh
Roles Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
Rating57% 2.858762.858762.858762.858762.85876
Solo and Kuryakin are assigned to infiltrate a THRUSH secret base located in a Sicillian winery. The base is run by Louis Strago, who in conjunction with former Nazi Dr. von Kronen is planning to detonate atomic bombs in the Atlantic Ocean. The bombs will cause the Gulf Stream to divert, wreaking havoc in Europe and the United States and warming Greenland sufficiently for it to become a strategic new home for THRUSH (“THRUSHland”).
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!, 1h34
Directed by Peter Tewksbury
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Sandra Dee, George Hamilton, Celeste Holm, Dwayne Hickman, Mort Sahl, Bill Bixby
Roles Joe Bonney
Rating53% 2.65782.65782.65782.65782.6578
Heather Halloran is about to give birth to a baby, chased after by three men who want to marry her. Before the birth happens, we flashback to the events that led to her becoming pregnant. Her mother wants Heather to be a singing star. She goes to work as a secretary for a rich man, Harlan Wycliff, and falls in love with him, but he does not want her to sing.
Robin and the 7 Hoods, 2h3
Directed by Bing Crosby, Peter Falk, Dean Martin, Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Heist films, Gangster films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, Peter Falk, Edward G. Robinson
Roles Vermin Witowski
Rating63% 3.1975753.1975753.1975753.1975753.197575
"Big" Jim Stevens, undisputed boss of the Chicago underworld, gets an unexpected birthday present from his ambitious lieutenant, Guy Gisborne. Instead of a stripper popping out of the cake, Big Jim gets shot by all the guests. With the mob boss out of the way, Gisborne takes over. He orders all the other gangsters in town to pay him protection money, but declares it's still "All for One." The news does not sit well with Big Jim's friend and fellow gangster, Robbo, and a gangland war breaks out.
For Those Who Think Young, 1h36
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Paul Lynde, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Robert Middleton
Roles Col. Leslie Jenkins
Rating52% 2.6111452.6111452.6111452.6111452.611145
Rich kid and party animal Gardner Pruitt III (James Darren), known as “Ding” to his friends, is on the prowl for a new conquest in the form of teenager Sandy Palmer (Pamela Tiffin). In the meantime, Ding’s influential grandfather, B.S. Cronin (Robert Middleton) wants to curtail the romance and shut down a popular local college teen hangout.
I'd Rather Be Rich, 1h36
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Sandra Dee, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Maurice Chevalier, Gene Raymond, Charles Ruggles
Roles Fred
Rating67% 3.389163.389163.389163.389163.38916
During the opening credits Robert Goulet and Andy Williams perform a duet "I'd Rather Be Rich".
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 2h34
Directed by Stanley Kramer, Carey Loftin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Dorothy Provine, Moe Howard
Roles Cop (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.7462153.7462153.7462153.7462153.746215
"Smiler" Grogan (Jimmy Durante), wanted by police in a tuna factory robbery fifteen years ago and on the run from the police, careens his 1957 Ford Victoria off twisting, mountainous State Highway 74 near Palm Springs in Southern California and crashes. Five motorists stop to help him - Melville Crump (Sid Caesar), a dentist, Lennie Pike (Jonathan Winters), a furniture mover, Dingy Bell (Mickey Rooney) and Benjy Benjamin (Buddy Hackett), two friends on their way to Las Vegas, and J. Russell Finch (Milton Berle), who owns Pacific Edible Seaweed Company in Fresno. Just before he dies, Grogan tells the five about $350,000 buried in Santa Rosita State Park near the Mexican border under a mysterious "big W".
Ocean's Eleven, 2h2
Directed by Lewis Milestone, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop
Roles Police Office (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2492253.2492253.2492253.2492253.249225
A gang of World War II 82nd Airborne veterans is recruited by Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Lawford) to rob five different Las Vegas casinos (Sahara, Riviera, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Sands and the Flamingo) on a single night.
Pillow Talk, 1h42
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins
Roles Harry
Rating73% 3.6973653.6973653.6973653.6973653.697365
Jan Morrow (Doris Day) is a successful, content, self-reliant interior decorator who lives in New York City. She lives alone and claims to be quite happy, when questioned on that subject by her drunken housekeeper, Alma (Thelma Ritter). The only irritant in her life is the party line that she shares with Brad Allen (Rock Hudson), a talented, creative Broadway composer and playboy. She is unable to obtain a private phone line because the telephone company has been overwhelmed by the recent demand for new phone lines in the area.
Chained for Life, 1h21
Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Daisy and Violet Hilton, Allen Jenkins, Patricia Wright, Jack Mulhall
Roles Hinkley
Rating42% 2.12822.12822.12822.12822.1282
The movie opens with a judge (Norval Mitchell) begging the audience for help in resolving a terrible dilemma. The action moves to a courtroom, where Vivian Hamilton is on trial for the shooting death of her sister's lover. The story unfolds in flashback as various characters are called to testify.
Behave Yourself!, 1h21
Directed by George Beck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Farley Granger, Shelley Winters, William Demarest, Francis L. Sullivan, Margalo Gillmore, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Roles Police Plainclothesman
Rating55% 2.758132.758132.758132.758132.75813
Bill (Farley Granger) forgets about his anniversary, with Kate (Shelley Winters) until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. From there, mayhem ensues, knocking things over; chased by the police, smugglers, counterfeiters, and murderers; and harangued by his Mother-in-law. It’s a question of who will survive to recover the goods, or live to spend it.
Crazy Over Horses, 1h5
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Ted de Corsia, Benny Bartlett
Roles Weepin' Willie
Rating60% 3.049053.049053.049053.049053.04905
Louie is owed money by a stable-owner and sends Slip and the boys over to collect the debt. They return with a horse, My Girl, as payment. Local gangsters want the horse and switch their horse, Tarzana, for the gang's horse. They boys discover the ruse and the horses are switched several more times. In the end, Sach rides the real My Girl in a horse race, beating Tarzana and the gangsters.
Let's Go Navy!, 1h8
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Buddy Gorman, Allen Jenkins
Roles CPO Mervin Longnecker
Rating63% 3.1942153.1942153.1942153.1942153.194215
A local charity has raised sixteen hundred dollars and entrusted the boys with it. They are then robbed of the cash by two men dressed as sailors. Believing them to be real sailors, and in order to catch them, they enlist in the Navy under fake names. They spend a year at sea, but cannot locate the thieves. However, Sach is able to win two thousand dollars gambling and the boys return to the Bowery. It is there that they are robbed by the same two men, but with the Navy captain helping, they are able to capture the crooks. They return to the navy office to receive their commendations, but are mistakenly re-enlisted!
The Big Wheel, 1h32
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Mickey Rooney, Allen Jenkins, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington
Roles George
Rating56% 2.806042.806042.806042.806042.80604
Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) from Carrell in California wants to be a race car driver. He manages to get hired as a mechanic by Arthur "Red" Stanley (Thomas Mitchell) at his garage, after mentioning that he is the son of a famous driver called "Cannonball" Coy. Billy's father died in an accident at the Indianapolis 500 a few years ago.