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Edward Brophy is a Actor, Director, Production Manager and Assistant Director American born on 26 february 1895 at New York City (USA)

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy participated to 116 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 3 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actor

The Champ
The Champ (1931)
, 1h25
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy, Marcia Mae Jones
Roles Tim
Rating72% 3.645353.645353.645353.645353.64535
Andy "Champ" Purcell (Wallace Beery) is the former world heavyweight champion, now down on his luck and living in squalid conditions with his eight-year-old son "Dink" in Tijuana, Mexico. Champ attempts to train and to convince promoters to set up a fight for him, but his efforts are consistently stymied by his alcoholism. Dink is repeatedly disappointed and let down by his father's irresponsible actions and frequent broken promises to quit drinking, but his utter devotion to his father nonetheless never wavers.
Dumbo
Dumbo (1941)
, 1h4
Directed by Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Samuel Armstrong, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Margaret Wright, Sterling Holloway, John McLeish, Cliff Edwards
Roles Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Rating71% 3.596723.596723.596723.596723.59672
A flock of storks deliver babies while circus animals are being transported by train from their winter quarters. Mrs. Jumbo, one of the elephants, receives her baby who is soon taunted by the other (female) elephants because of his large ears, and they nickname him "Dumbo".
A Free Soul, 1h33
Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Edward Brophy, James Gleason
Roles Slouch (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.296273.296273.296273.296273.29627
Jan, jeune femme majeure vit seule avec son père, Stephen, un grand avocat miné par l'alcoolisme. Le père et la fille sont extrêmement attachés l'un à l'autre. Stephen a élevé sa fille dans un esprit de liberté, partant du principe qu'elle doit faire ses expériences elle-même et en tirer les leçons, ce genre de comportement place Stephen et Jan en porte à faux vis-à-vis du reste de leur famille. Stephen doit défendre Ace Wilfong un gangster accusé de meurtre et qui n'a que peu de chance d'échapper à la potence. Dans les coulisses du procès, Wilfong est présenté à Jan et les deux jeunes gens ne sont pas insensibles l'un à l'autre. Pendant que le procès se termine Jan rend visite à sa grand-mère qui fête ses 100 ans. au cours de la réception Dwight annonce qu'il a l'intention de se fiancer avec Jan. Stephen qui a réussi à innocenter Wilfong la rejoint un peu plus tard en compagnie de ce dernier. La famille fait alors comprendre à Wilfong qui n'est pas le bienvenu. Cette attitude choque Jan qui s'en va avec lui.