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Johnny Arthur is a Actor American born on 18 may 1883 at Scottdale (USA)

Johnny Arthur

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Birth name John Lennox Arthur Williams
Nationality USA
Birth 18 may 1883 at Scottdale (USA)
Death 31 december 1951 (at 68 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Johnny Arthur (May 20, 1883 – December 31, 1951) was an American stage and motion picture actor.

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Filmography of Johnny Arthur (56 films)

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Actor

It Happened on Fifth Avenue, 1h56
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Christmas films
Actors Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore, Gale Storm, Johnny Arthur
Roles Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.7955353.7955353.7955353.7955353.795535
Aloysius T. McKeever (Victor Moore), a New York City hobo, makes his home in a boarded-up Fifth Avenue mansion, using the back door, while its owner, multi-millionaire ("the second richest man in the world") Michael J. O'Connor (Charles Ruggles), winters in the South. McKeever winds up taking in homeless ex-G.I. Jim Bullock (Don DeFore), who has been evicted from an apartment building O'Connor is tearing down for a new skyscraper, and runaway 18-year-old Trudy "Smith" (Gale Storm) who is actually O'Connor's daughter. Soon Jim invites war buddies Whitey (Alan Hale, Jr.), Hank (Edward Ryan) and their families to share the vast mansion while they seek permanent homes of their own.
The Masked Marvel
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Superhero films, Political films
Actors William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Anthony Warde, David Bacon, Tom Steele
Roles Mura Sakima
Rating71% 3.554793.554793.554793.554793.55479
In the The Masked Marvel, a hero dressed in a business suit and a face mask fights the Japanese saboteur Sakima and his espionage organization. The hook of the story is that, in a reversal of the common serial "Masked Mystery Villain" stock character, the audience doesn't know who the hero is until the final reel - all the audience is told is that The Masked Marvel is one of a group of special investigators (the same plotline is used in the Republic serial The Lone Ranger).
Nazty Nuisance, 43minutes
Directed by Glenn Tryon
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Adventure
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Johnny Arthur, Jean Porter, Ian Keith, Sam Lufkin, Henry Victor, Emory Parnell
Roles Suki Yaki
Rating45% 2.2837752.2837752.2837752.2837752.283775
Germany's Führer Adolf Hitler embarks on a secret journey to the oriental country of Norom to negotiate a treaty with the blood-thirsty High Chief Paj Mub, mostly because Paj Mub insists on meeting Hitler personally instead of making relations through Hitler's emissary, Kapitän von Popoff. Unfortunately, despite Hitler's insistence that they shouldn't be told and Goebbels' efforts to mislead them, his Axis partners Benito Mussolini of Italy and General Suki Yaki of Japan unsolicitedly appear at the submarine dock and invite themselves to the trip.
Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business
Origin USA
Themes Documentary films about business
Actors John Archer, Johnny Arthur, Bill Erwin, Patrick McVey, Kirby Grant, Steve Pendleton
Roles Larry Larabee
Rating60% 3.0453553.0453553.0453553.0453553.045355
The film opens with Jim Westlake (John Archer) reflecting on the newspaper headlines about World War II, emphasizing a sense of uncertainty about the future. "Men's souls wrestle with the thought of tomorrow, and today is the eve of tomorrow." he says. His employee Larry Larabee (Johnny Arthur) is worried about the future of their company, but Westlake attempts to placate him by reminding him that the company has survived World War I and the lean years of the Great Depression.
Road Show
Road Show (1941)
, 1h27
Directed by Mickey Rooney, Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, John Hubbard, Charles Butterworth, Patsy Kelly, Shemp Howard
Rating60% 3.0003553.0003553.0003553.0003553.000355
Business millionaire Drogo Gaines is about to marry his fiancé Helen Newton, but fakes a nervous breakdown before his own wedding because he has cold feet. He overhears Helen talk to her brother and mother about them losing Drogo's fortune if the wedding doesn't go through. This makes Drogo decide to call the wedding off entirely.
Road to Singapore, 1h25
Directed by Frank Butler, Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Charles Coburn, Anthony Quinn, Judith Barrett
Roles Timothy Willow (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2984953.2984953.2984953.2984953.298495
Josh Mallon (Bing Crosby) and Ace Lannigan (Bob Hope) are best friends and work aboard the same ship. As their ship returns to the US after a long voyage, they see all the other sailors being mistreated by their wives and girlfriends, and the two friends pledge never to get involved with women again. Unfortunately, this vow is tested almost immediately. First, Ace is confronted by the family of a former lover, Cherry, who insist he marry her. Then Josh, who is the son of rich shipping magnate (Charles Coburn), has to fend off his fiancee, Gloria (Judith Barrett), and his father's wishes that he settle down and take over the family business.
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner (1940)
, 1h18
Directed by Albert S. Rogell, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jeff York, Martha O' Driscoll, Mona Ray, Buster Keaton, Billie Seward, Maude Eburne
Roles Montague
Rating49% 2.471142.471142.471142.471142.47114
Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry two different girls: Daisy Mae (who has chased him for years) and Wendy Wilecat (who rescued him from an angry mob). It is all settled at the Sadie Hawkins Day race.
Feed 'em and Weep, 12minutes
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Carl Switzer, Darla Hood, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Max Davidson, Philip Hurlic, Gary Jasgur
Roles Darla's father
Rating69% 3.45993.45993.45993.45993.4599
It iw Mr. Hood's birthday, and he has been eagerly anticipating a quiet dinner at home with his family. Darla then mentioned that she has invited her friends o the celebration: Alfalfa, Porky, and Philip. The well-meaning trio drive Mr. Hood to distraction with loud and interminable choruses of "Happy Birthday, Mr. Hood." Then they present their ill-conceived presents: a frog, a duck, and a cat. When the kids are not arguing over their favorite comic-strip characters, they are busily devouring Mr. Hood's birthday dinner. Mr. Hood, disgusted over the whole affair, declares he is going out to get a bite to eat and leaves.
You Can't Take It with You, 2h6
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller
Roles Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)
Rating77% 3.8973153.8973153.8973153.8973153.897315
Successful banker Anthony P. Kirby (Edward Arnold) has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he was effectively granted a government-sanctioned munitions monopoly, which will make him very rich. He intends to buy up a 12-block radius around a competitor's factory to put him out of business, but there is one house that is a holdout to selling. Kirby instructs his real estate broker, John Blakely (Clarence Wilson), to offer a huge sum for the house, and if that is not accepted, to cause trouble for the family.
Danger on the Air, 1h10
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Nan Grey, Donald Woods, Jed Prouty, Berton Churchill, William Lundigan, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Roles Aiken
Rating62% 3.1426953.1426953.1426953.1426953.142695
Nan Grey, as Christina "Steenie" MacCorkle, a radio advertising executive, is suspected of murdering her client, Berton Churchill, as Caesar Kluck, a soda magnate.
Fugitives for a Night, 1h3
Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Romance
Actors Frank Albertson, Allan Lane, Adrienne Ames, Eleanor Lynn, Jonathan Hale, Bradley Page
Roles Tootsies, Car Rental Man
Rating60% 3.004083.004083.004083.004083.00408
A Hollywood actor is accused of murder and attempts to scheme his way out of it.
One Wild Night, 1h12
Directed by Eugene Forde
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors June Lang, Dick Baldwin, Lyle Talbot, J. Edward Bromberg, William Demarest, Sidney Toler
Roles Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.12773.12773.12773.12773.1277
Make a Wish, 1h17
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Bobby Breen, Henry Armetta, Donald Meek, Leonid Kinskey, Herbert Rawlinson
Roles Antoine
Rating54% 2.723322.723322.723322.723322.72332
Whilst at summer camp in the Maine woods, young Chip Winters (Breen) befriends British composer Johnathan Selden (Rathbone), who left the city high life to try and break his creative block, and is soon playing matchmaker for his widowed singer mother Irene Winters (Claire) and Selden.
Night 'n' Gales
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Carl Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood, Gary Jasgur
Roles Arthur Hood, Darla's father
Rating73% 3.6929853.6929853.6929853.6929853.692985
Though he would rather spend his evening in peace and quiet, Mr. Hood (Johnny Arthur) is forced to endure the offkey harmonizing of The Four Nightengales, a junior singing aggregation composed of Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat and Porky.