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Charles Sellon is a Actor American born on 23 august 1870 at Boston (USA)

Charles Sellon

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Nationality USA
Birth 23 august 1870 at Boston (USA)
Death 26 june 1937 (at 66 years) at La Crescenta-Montrose (USA)

Charles Sellon (August 24, 1870 – June 26, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 108 films and stage acts between 1901 and 1935; he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the blind Mr. Muckle in W. C. Fields' comedy It's a Gift (1934).

He was married to Florence E. Willis from 1896 until his death. They had one child together: a son named Robert Charles Sellon (January 31, 1911 – April 3, 1997).

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Filmography of Charles Sellon (82 films)

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The Devil Is a Woman, 1h19
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Edward Everett Horton, Alison Skipworth, Don Alvarado
Roles Letter Writer (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.444013.444013.444013.444013.44401
Inspiré du roman de Pierre Louÿs, La Femme et le Pantin, le film raconte la rivalité d'un jeune homme, Antonio Galvan, et d'un homme plus âgé, Don Pasqual, dans la tentative d'obtenir les faveurs de la belle et capricieuse Concha Perez.
Diamond Jim, 1h28
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Cesar Romero, Binnie Barnes, Eric Blore, Albert Conti
Roles John Touchey
Rating67% 3.384143.384143.384143.384143.38414
Diamond Jim Brady (Edward Arnold) is born to an Irish saloonkeeper and his wife in 1856, but is soon orphaned. At the age of thirty, working as baggage master at the Spuyten Duyvil train station, he rents a suit and a diamond from a pawn shop, and gets a job as a salesman; soon, he is the top salesman on the staff.
The Gay Deception, 1h17
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Francis Lederer, Frances Dee, Benita Hume, Alan Mowbray, Luis Alberni, Akim Tamiroff
Roles Mr. McCaffrey (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3884853.3884853.3884853.3884853.388485
Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) wins a lottery and decides to live it up in a luxurious New York hotel, where she clashes with a bellboy (Francis Lederer) who is more than he appears to be.
It's A Small World, 1h10
Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Spencer Tracy, Wendy Barrie, Raymond Walburn, Virginia Sale, Astrid Allwyn, Irving Bacon
Roles Cyclone
Rating58% 2.9126352.9126352.9126352.9126352.912635
Jane Dale, une fille de St. Louis en vacances avec sa mère à la Nouvelle-Orléans, ramène la voiture de sa cousine Nancy Naylor pour rentrer à St. Louis. Sur une route de campagne en Louisiane, elle percute la voiture de l'avocat Bill Shevlin. Un veau est tué dans l'accident, et Bill s'amuse de ce que Jane menace de le poursuivre. Un juge arrive d'une ville voisine et les poursuit pour conduite imprudente. Bill est reconnu coupable et doit payer une amende, alors que Jane reçoit l'appui de témoins qui confirment son innocence.
The Casino Murder Case, 1h22
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook, Rosalind Russell, Arthur Byron, Ted Healy
Roles Dr. Doremus
Rating61% 3.05113.05113.05113.05113.0511
Gentleman detective Philo Vance (Paul Lukas) begins an investigation when he receives an anonymous letter stating that society man Lynn Llewellyn (Donald Cook) will be in danger when he appears at the casino owned by his uncle, Kinkaid (Arthur Byron). Vance visits the Llewellyn estate, which is run by Mrs. Priscilla Kinkaid-Llewellyn (Alison Skipworth), the matriarch of the household, and stumbles into one of the family's many quarrels. At the end of the bitter quarrel, which involves Mrs. Llewellyn's son Lynn and his wife Virginia (Louise Henry), Virginia announces that she has decided to leave the house and go to Chicago. During the tiff, Vance and Doris (Rosalind Russell), Mrs. Llewellyn's secretary, are introduced to each other and Doris immediately takes a liking to Vance.
Bright Eyes, 1h23
Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Withers, Charles Sellon, Jane Darwell, Judith Allen
Roles Uncle Ned Smith
Rating71% 3.5940353.5940353.5940353.5940353.594035
Shirley Blake (Shirley Temple) and her mother, Mary (Lois Wilson), a maid, live in the home of her employers, the rich and mean-spirited Smythe family, Anita (Dorothy Christy), J. Wellington (Theodore von Eltz), and Joy (Jane Withers). Shirley's aviator father died in an airplane crash before the film opens, and she now spends most of her time at the Glendale, California airport with her godfather, bachelor pilot James "Loop" Merritt (James Dunn), and his dog, Rags. After Christmas morning she hitches a ride to the airport. The aviators bring her aboard a ship and taxi her around the runways, where she serenades them with her rendition of On the Good Ship Lollipop
It's a Gift, 1h8
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors W. C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Tammany Young, Baby LeRoy, Morgan Wallace
Roles Mr. Muckle
Rating70% 3.544573.544573.544573.544573.54457
After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced biss-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia (Kathleen Howard), self-involved daughter Mildred (Jean Rouverol) and bothersome son Norman (Tommy Bupp). The information about the orange grove is confirmed: his barren plot contains only a tumbledown shack and a tumbleweed. Disgusted, his wife and family are walking out on him.
Ready for Love, 1h17
Directed by Marion Gering
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Richard Arlen, Ida Lupino, Marjorie Rambeau, Junior Durkin, Beulah Bondi, Esther Howard
Roles Caleb Hooker
Rating57% 2.8714452.8714452.8714452.8714452.871445
Marigold Tate (Lupino) runs away from boarding school to stay with her retired aunt. She faces hostility from the locals, who display bigotry and snobbery towards her. During a witchcraft trial she is forced into a pool of water. The event is covered by newspaper editor Julian Barrow (Arlen), who falls in love with Tate. The couple eventually move to New York, where Barrow gets a job on a newspaper.
Private Scandal, 1h2
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Zasu Pitts, Phillips Holmes, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks, Lew Cody, June Brewster
Roles Mr. Terwilliger
Rating69% 3.458273.458273.458273.458273.45827