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Jack Duffy is a Actor American born on 4 september 1882
Jack Duffy (September 4, 1882 – July 23, 1939) was an American film actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1916 and 1937, usually looking older than his age. He acted in a series of silent shorts for the Christie Film Company, a pioneering movie studio that specialized in producing situational comedies.
Duffy was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and died in Hollywood, California. His sister was actress Kate Price.
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Duffy was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and died in Hollywood, California. His sister was actress Kate Price.
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Hostage for a Day (1994)
, 1h35Directed by John Candy
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors John Candy, George Wendt, John Vernon, Robin Duke, PJ Torokvei, Don Lake
Roles SWAT #3
Rating44%
The Dream Team (1989)
, 1h48Directed by Howard Zieff
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Bracco
Roles Bernie
Rating64%
Dr. Jeff Weitzman (Dennis Boutsikaris) is a psychologist working in a sanitarium in New Jersey. His primary patients are Billy, Henry, Jack and Albert. Billy (Keaton) is the most normal of the group and their unofficial leader, though he is a pathological liar with delusions of grandeur and violent tendencies. Henry (Lloyd) is obsessive/compulsive and he has deluded himself into thinking he is one of the doctors at the hospital, often walking around with a clipboard, lab coat and stethoscope. Jack (Boyle) is a former advertising executive who believes he is Jesus Christ. Finally, Albert (Furst) is a man-child who only says things he hears during baseball games, particularly from former ball player and commentator Phil Rizzuto.
Switching Channels (1988)
, 1h45Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about television, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern
Roles Emil, the Waiter
Rating59%
Sullivan (Reynolds) is the operations manager of Satellite News Network, a fictitious cable TV news channel. He tries to prevent the impending marriage of Colleran (Turner), his best reporter and ex-wife, by keeping her on the job during the critical news coverage of an upcoming execution and prison break.
The Silent Partner (1978)
, 1h46Directed by Daryl Duke
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, John Candy, Sean Sullivan, Ken Pogue
Roles Fogelman
Rating73%
Miles Cullen travaille comme caissier dans une banque et entretient une parfaite relation avec des poissons tropicaux. Mais un jour, un voleur lui donne l'occasion involontaire de se faire une prime de 50 000 dollars en les subtilisant dans sa propre banque...
Wild Brian Kent (1936)
, 57minutesDirected by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Ralph Bellamy, Mae Clarke, Helen Lowell, Stanley Andrews, Richard Alexander, Lew Kelly
Roles Old-time fireman
Rating55%
Texas Terror (1935)
, 51minutesDirected by Robert N. Bradbury
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors John Wayne, Lucile Browne, George "Gabby" Hayes, LeRoy Mason, Fern Emmett, Jay Wilsey
Roles Jake Abernathy
Rating51%
Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters his dead buddy's daughter and helps her run Lazy End Ranch. Then she finds out about his past.
Keystone Hotel (1935)
, 15minutesDirected by Ralph Staub
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ford Sterling, Ben Turpin, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Marie Prevost, Vivien Oakland
Roles Man with Ear Trumpet
Rating66%
The story follows the cross-eyed Count Drewa Blanc (Ben Turpin), who arrives at the busy Keystone Hotel to judge a fashion show.
Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Bobby Burns, Phyllis Crane, Neal Burns
Roles Bearded Man (uncredited)
Rating76%
The onset of the Great Depression has forced the Stooges to look for jobs.Taking a merchant's brooms to sweep his sidewalk,they are mistaken as thieves by him, and soon find themselves on the run from the police. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an art school where they are mistaken for students. They take their first art lessons while hiding from the police, resulting in a climactic clay fight that takes no prisoners (the persistent cop is among the numerous people who got hit). The film ends when three art students break sculptures over the boys' heads, resulting in them being soundly beaten up.
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
, 1h17Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors George Raft, Joan Bennett, Walter Connolly, Billie Burke, Lloyd Nolan, Wallace Ford
Roles Farmer
Rating63%
It tells the story of the wealthy family Van Dyke: a frustrated patriarch Dan (Walter Connolly); his self-centered wife (Billie Burke); and his spoiled children Tony (James Blakeley) and Carol (Joan Bennett). They have constant run-ins for outrageous behavior.
, 19minutesOrigin USA
Actors Buddy Rogers, Robert Armstrong, Lili Damita, Vince Barnett, Marion Davies, Jack Duffy
Roles Old Pirate
Rating60%
Love in High Gear (1932)
Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Actors Harrison Ford, Alberta Vaughn, Tyrell Davis, Arthur Hoyt, Ethel Wales, Fred Kelsey
Roles Hotel Proprietor
Rating53%
Ronald and Betty plan to elope, but are overheard by a jewel thief who has just stolen a pearl necklace from the wedding Ronald and Betty were attending. The jewel thief plans to use the situation to his advantage and a mad chase ensues towards the end of the film.
Sally (1930)
, 1h43Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Marilyn Miller, Alexander Gray, Joe E. Brown, Ford Sterling, Pert Kelton, T. Roy Barnes
Roles Roue
Rating61%
Sally (Marilyn Miller) plays the part of an orphan who had been abandoned as a baby at the Bowling Green telephone exchange. While growing up in an orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. In an attempt to save money enough to become a dancer, Sally began working at odd jobs. While working as a waitress, a man named Blair (Alexander Gray) begins coming to her work regularly to see her. They both soon fall for each other.
Divorce Made Easy (1929)
, 1hDirected by Neal Burns
Origin USA
Actors Douglas MacLean, Marie Prevost, Johnny Arthur, Frances Lee, Dot Farley, Jack Duffy
Roles Uncle Todd
Ella Cinders (1926)
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis, Emily Gerdes, Jed Prouty, Jack Duffy
Roles Fire Chief
Rating69%
In the house of late father, Ella Cinders (Colleen Moore) works for her stepmother and two stepsisters, Prissy Pill (Emily Gerdes) and Lotta Pill (Doris Baker), finding support from the local iceman, Waite Lifter (Lloyd Hughes). The Gem Film Company has a contest in which the winner gets an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood and a film role. A photograph is needed to enter, so Ella spends three nights babysitting to raise $3 for the photo session.
Madame Behave (1925)
Directed by Scott Sidney
Origin USA
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Julian Eltinge, Ann Pennington, Lionel Belmore, Tom Wilson, Jack Duffy, Evelyn Francisco
Roles M.T. House
Rating64%