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Robert Agnew is a Actor and Assistant Director American born on 4 june 1899 at Dayton (USA)

Robert Agnew

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Nationality USA
Birth 4 june 1899 at Dayton (USA)
Death 8 november 1983 (at 84 years) at Palm Springs (USA)

Robert Agnew (June 4, 1899 – November 8, 1983), also known as Bobby Agnew, born in Dayton, Kentucky, was an American movie actor who worked mostly in the silent film era, making 65 films in both the silent and sound eras.

A review of The Heart of Broadway indicates the star power of the actor: "Bobby Agnew, always a favorite with film fans, certainly holds up his record in 'The Heart of Broadway'".

He died in 1983 in Palm Springs, California.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Agnew (35 films)

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Actor

Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
, 1h34
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Margaret Sullavan, Douglass Montgomery, Alan Hale, Catherine Doucet, DeWitt Jennings, G.P. Huntley
Roles Bit Role
Rating71% 3.584773.584773.584773.584773.58477
Germany in the 1930s, a young couple struggling against poverty. Hans is a small business agent. He is happily married to Emma that he affectionately calls 'Lämmchen' (small lamb). They must keep their marriage a secret in order for Hans to keep his job, as his boss wants him to marry his daughter. Hans loses his job when the truth comes out. They move in with his stepmother in bustling Berlin to find success. Hans gets a small job in a department store. Things are okay until they find out that his stepmother is really a notorious madame and runs an exclusive brothel.
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
, 1h36
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers
Rating76% 3.8445953.8445953.8445953.8445953.844595
The "gold diggers" are four aspiring actresses: Polly the ingenue (Ruby Keeler), Carol the torch singer (Joan Blondell), Trixie the comedienne (Aline MacMahon), and Fay the glamour puss (Ginger Rogers).
The Naughty Flirt
The Naughty Flirt (1931)
, 56minutes
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Alice White, Myrna Loy, Paul Page, Robert Agnew, George Irving, Lloyd Ingraham
Roles Wilbur Fairchild
Rating57% 2.855072.855072.855072.855072.85507
Attorney Alan Ward (Paul Page) is fed up with the reckless behavior of spoiled heiress Kay Elliott (Alice White) – the daughter of the head of his law firm – who is in love with him. Stung by his rejection, she eventually tells him to "Go jump in the lake." Seeing a chance to make up the money they lost in the stock market crash, a fortune-hunting brother and sister, Jack and Linda Gregory (Douglas Gilmore and Myrna Loy), get Kay to agree to marry Jack. At the altar, she announces that she still loves Alan, and he comes to his senses and realizes he loves her too.
Extravagance
Extravagance (1930)
, 1h11
Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Owen Moore, Dorothy Christy, Jameson Thomas, Gwen Lee
Roles Billy
Rating57% 2.851162.851162.851162.851162.85116
Alice Kendall is the darling of her social set, the sons and daughters of millionaires, although Alice's mother has impoverished herself to provide Alice the luxuries she expects as her right.
The Midnight Taxi
The Midnight Taxi (1928)
, 50minutes
Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Antonio Moreno, Spencer Bell, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy, William Russell, Tom Dugan
Roles Jack Madison
Rating56% 2.824512.824512.824512.824512.82451
The Heart of Broadway
The Heart of Broadway (1927)

Directed by Duke Worne
Origin USA
Actors Pauline Garon, Robert Agnew, Wheeler Oakman, Oscar Apfel
Roles Billy Winters (as Bobby Agnew)

The Prince of Headwaiters
The Prince of Headwaiters (1927)
, 1h10
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lewis Stone, Priscilla Bonner, Edward J. Ratcliffe, Lilyan Tashman, Robert Agnew, Lincoln Stedman
Roles Elliott Cable

A maitre d' at the Hôtel Ritz Paris finds out his son, wealthy thanks to his mother, might be blackmailed by Mae Morin (played by Lilyan Tashman).
The College Hero
The College Hero (1927)
, 54minutes
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Pauline Garon, Robert Agnew, Ben Turpin, Rex Lease, Joan Standing, Charles Richman
Roles Bob Cantfield
Rating57% 2.8550952.8550952.8550952.8550952.855095
The Great Love
The Great Love (1926)

Directed by Marshall Neilan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals
Actors Robert Agnew, Viola Dana, Zasu Pitts, Frank Currier, Chester Conklin, Frank Coghlan, Jr.
Roles Dr. Lawrence Tibbits

The story of the affection for an elephant, Norma.
The Denial
The Denial (1925)
, 50minutes
Directed by Hobart Henley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Claire Windsor, Bert Roach, William Haines, Lucille Ricksen, Robert Agnew, Emily Fitzroy
Roles Billie - the Young Officer

The past comes rushing back as a daughter (Lucille Ricksen) asks her Mother (Claire Windsor) to marry a young officer (Robert Agnew). The Mother's similar history from years past is presented in flashbacks.
Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth (1924)
, 1h12
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Eleanor Boardman, William Haines, Zasu Pitts, Creighton Hale, Johnnie Walker, Niles Welch
Roles Bobby Hollister
Rating63% 3.1958753.1958753.1958753.1958753.195875
Mary (Eleanor Boardman) is a girl wooed by two suitors but made afraid of marriage by the quarrelling of her parents.