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Edmund Burns is a Actor American born on 27 september 1892 at Philadelphia (USA)

Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 september 1892 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 2 april 1980 (at 87 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

not to be confused with Ed Burns.





Edmund Burns (September 27, 1892 in Philadelphia - April 2, 1980 in Los Angeles) was an American actor. He was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly The Princess from Hoboken (1927), Made for Love (1926), and After the Fog (1929), although he continued acting in films until 1936. Burn's first film appearance was an uncredited role as an extra in The Birth of a Nation (1915). Other films include The Country Kid (1923), The Farmer from Texas (1925), Ransom (1928), The Adorable Outcast (1928), Hard to Get (1929), The Shadow of the Eagle (1932), Hollywood Boulevard (1936), and his last film, Charles Barton's Murder with Pictures (1936) for Paramount Pictures.

Biography

Edmund Burns débute au cinéma avec un petit rôle non crédité dans Naissance d'une nation de D. W. Griffith (avec Lillian Gish et Mae Marsh), sorti en 1915. Suivent près de soixante-dix autres films muets (majoritairement américains) jusqu'en 1929, dont L'Admirable Crichton (1919) de Cecil B. DeMille et Les Loups de Montmartre de Sidney Olcott (1924), tous deux avec Gloria Swanson, ainsi que She Goes to War d'Henry King (partiellement sonorisé, 1929, avec Eleanor Boardman).

Après le passage au parlant, il apparaît encore dans une trentaine de films. Notamment, il est acteur de second rôle dans quelques séries B, comme le serial L'Aigle de la mort (The Shadow of the Eagle) de Ford Beebe et B. Reeves Eason (1932, avec John Wayne). Mais il tient surtout des petits rôles (souvent non crédités), comme dans Tête brûlée de John Ford (1932, avec Ralph Bellamy et Gloria Stuart), Female de Michael Curtiz (1933, avec Ruth Chatterton et George Brent), ou encore Cléopâtre de Cecil B. DeMille (1934, avec Claudette Colbert dans le rôle-titre). Ses deux derniers films sortent en 1936 (dont Hollywood Boulevard de Robert Florey, avec John Halliday et Marsha Hunt), après quoi il se retire définitivement.

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Filmography of Edmund Burns (54 films)

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Murder with Pictures, 1h9
Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Lew Ayres, Gail Patrick, Paul Kelly, Ernest Cossart, Onslow Stevens, Joyce Compton
Roles Journaliste
Rating56% 2.806432.806432.806432.806432.80643
Le photographe Kent Murdock se retrouve mêlé à une sombre histoire de meurtre. Il se met à dos sa fiancée, Hester Boone, en cherchant à aider la belle et mystérieuse Meg Archer à élucider un meurtre dont elle est le principal suspect.
Hollywood Boulevard, 1h15
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gary Cooper, John Halliday, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cummings, C. Henry Gordon, Esther Ralston
Roles Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2262253.2262253.2262253.2262253.226225
The film portrays, in a comic expose of gossip magazines of the time, has-been actor John Blakeford (Halliday) agreeing to write his memoirs for magazine publisher Jordan Winston (Gordon).
She Married Her Boss, 1h25
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Dixon, Raymond Walburn, Clara Kimball Young, Katharine Alexander
Roles le photographe du journal
Rating64% 3.2467653.2467653.2467653.2467653.246765
It tells the story of a secretary who married her boss, however she has a hard time living up to him.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
, 1h40
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, Gertrude Michael
Roles Un romain
Rating67% 3.3924253.3924253.3924253.3924253.392425
In 48 BC, Cleopatra vies with her brother Ptolemy for control of Egypt. Pothinos (Leonard Mudie) kidnaps her and Apollodorus (Irving Pichel) and strands them in the desert. When Pothinos informs Julius Caesar that the queen has fled the country, Caesar is ready to sign an agreement with Ptolemy when Apollodorus appears, bearing a gift carpet for the Roman. When Apollodorus unrolls it, Cleopatra emerges much to Pothinos' surprise- he tries to deny who she is. However Caesar sees through the deception and Cleopatra soon beguiles Caesar with the prospect of the riches of not only Egypt, but also India. Later, when they are seemingly alone, she spots a sandal peeking out from underneath a curtain and thrusts a spear into the hidden Pothinos, foiling his assassination attempt. Caesar makes Cleopatra the sole ruler of Egypt, and begins an affair with her.
It Happened One Night, 1h45
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Films about marriage
Actors Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Alan Hale, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas
Roles Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Rating80% 4.048454.048454.048454.048454.04845
Spoiled heiress Ellen "Ellie" Andrews has eloped with pilot and fortune-hunter "King" Westley against the wishes of her extremely wealthy father, Alexander, who wants to have the marriage annulled as he is aware that Westley is only really interested in her money. Jumping ship in Florida, she runs away, boarding a bus to New York City, to reunite with her new spouse, when she meets fellow bus passenger Peter Warne, a freshly out-of-work newspaper reporter. Soon Warne recognizes her and gives her a choice: If she will give him an exclusive on her story, he will help her reunite with Westley. If not, he will tell her father where she is. Ellie agrees to the first choice. As they go through several adventures together, Ellie loses her initial disdain for him and begins to fall in love. When they have to hitchhike, Peter fails to draw attention until Ellie displays a shapely leg to Danker, the next driver. When they stop en route, Danker tries to steal their luggage; but Peter seizes his car. Nearing the end of their journey, Ellie confesses her love to Peter. When the owners of the motel in which they are staying notice that Peter's car is gone, they expel Ellie. Believing Peter has deserted her, Ellie telephones her father, who agrees to let her marry Westley. Meanwhile, Peter has obtained money from his editor to marry Ellie, but misses her on the road. Although Ellie has no desire to be with Westley, she believes Peter has betrayed her for the reward money, and agrees to have a second, formal wedding to Westley. On her wedding day, she finally reveals the whole story. When Peter comes to Ellie's home, Mr. Andrews offers him the reward money, but Peter insists on being paid only his expenses: a paltry $39.60. When Ellie's father presses him for an explanation of his odd behavior, Peter admits he loves Ellie, and storms out. Westley arrives for his wedding via Kellett K-3 Autogyro NC12691; but at the wedding ceremony, Mr. Andrews reveals Peter's refusal of the reward money to Ellie, sends her to Peter, and pays Westley off.
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Directed by Alexander Hall
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Dorothea Wieck, Alice Brady, Baby LeRoy, William Frawley, George Barbier, Alan Hale
Roles Friend of Miss Fane
Rating65% 3.2949153.2949153.2949153.2949153.294915
Despite the dramatic story elements of child kidnapping, the overall tone of the film mixes comedy and drama. Madeline Fane (Wieck) is a busy and successful actress who is fiercely devoted to her two-year-old son. One day, little Michael disappears from his crib. Miss Fane avoids speaking to the police at first, then calls upon both law enforcement and her legions of fans for help. One of them, impoverished Molly Prentiss (Brady) who is also a single mother, comes to the rescue.
The Quitter, 1h8
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Charley Grapewin, Emma Dunn, William Bakewell, Barbara Weeks, Hale Hamilton, Mary Kornman
Rating52% 2.6466352.6466352.6466352.6466352.646635
Son diplôme d'université en poche, Russell Tilford informe sa mère Cordelia qu'il veut reprendre le journal familial pour le moderniser. Russell se plaint aussi de son jeune frère Eddie, dont l'intérêt pour Annabelle Hibbs, une "poule", lui cause préjudice pour ses fiançailles avec Diana Winthrop. Même si elle ne croit pas trop aux plans de Russell, Cordelia, qui a géré le journal depuis que son mari Ed a quitté la famille des années auparavant, lui donne carte blanche. Désireux d'impressionner Diana et son père, le Major Stephen Winthrop, Russell ferme la petite imprimerie, déménage dans de plus grands bureaux et abandonne le style provincial des articles rédigés par sa mère.
Female
Female (1933)
, 1h
Directed by William Dieterle, Michael Curtiz, William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Lois Wilson, John Mack Brown, Humphrey Bogart, Ruth Donnelly
Roles Allison's Secretary (Uncredited)
Rating66% 3.345013.345013.345013.345013.34501
Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton) is the wealthy owner and hard-driving, no-nonsense head of a large automobile company, inherited from her father. Her work has caused her to lose her youthful romanticism, and she has casual affairs with men, including her own employees.
Golden Harvest, 1h12
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Genevieve Tobin, Roscoe Ates, Julie Haydon, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.4191753.4191753.4191753.4191753.419175
Rusty Rides Alone, 58minutes
Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks, Dorothy Burgess, Wheeler Oakman, Rockliffe Fellowes, Edmund Burns
Roles Steve Reynolds

Tim McCoy et son chien Silver King viennent au secours de Molly Martin dont le frère, Tom, a été enlevé par Bart Quillan, un éleveur de moutons qui veut s'emparer, avec ses frères, de toute la vallée. En chemin Tom se lie d'amitié avec Poe Powers, un pistoléro. tous deux, avec l'aide de Silver, font face au clan Quillan.
Air Mail
Air Mail (1932)
, 1h23
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Stuart, Pat O'Brien, Slim Summerville, Lilian Bond, Russell Hopton
Roles Animateur radio
Rating65% 3.2895453.2895453.2895453.2895453.289545
Pilot Mike Miller (Ralph Bellamy) owns and operates Desert Airport, an air mail base at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. He leads a group of young pilots who risk their lives flying through dangerous weather and over treacherous terrain to deliver air mail. When Joe Barnes (Ward Bond) crashes at the base, the other pilots attempt to retrieve the precious mail from the burning wreckage. Mike consoles his girlfriend Ruth (Gloria Stuart), who is also Joe's sister. Mike now realizes that he has to hire a replacement, the reckless "Duke" Talbot (Pat O'Brien).
Call Her Savage
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Clara Bow, Gilbert Roland, Thelma Todd, Estelle Taylor, Monroe Owsley, Willard Robertson
Roles Jack Carter (Uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4857153.4857153.4857153.4857153.485715
A wild young woman, born and raised in Texas, rebels against the man she believes to be her father. Moving to Chicago, she marries badly, loses her child in a boardinghouse fire, is nearly forced to become a prostitute, and is renounced by her father, who tells her he never wishes to see her again.
The Death Kiss, 1h15
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about television
Actors David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Lee Moran, John Wray
Roles Myles Brent
Rating59% 2.9940452.9940452.9940452.9940452.994045
During the filming of a death scene of The Death Kiss, leading man Myles Brent is really shot and killed. Tonart Studios manager Joseph Steiner (Lugosi) is assigned to handle the situation. The studio wants to pass it off as a simple accident, but screenwriter Franklyn Drew (Manners) digs a bullet out of a wall and tells Homicide Detective Lieutenant Sheehan that it is a .38 caliber, while the guns used in the film are all .45s.
The Shadow of the Eagle, 3h38
Directed by B. Reeves Eason, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors John Wayne, Edward Hearn, Dorothy Gulliver, Richard Tucker, Walter Miller, Lloyd Whitlock
Roles Clark
Rating55% 2.7585552.7585552.7585552.7585552.758555
A mysterious pilot, The Eagle, attempts to sabotage a local company and sends threatening messages via skywriting.