Patricia Ellis

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Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)

A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Arthur Treacher  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Robert Kent  •  Alan Dinehart

A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Arthur Treacher  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Robert Kent  •  Alan Dinehart

Down the Stretch (1936)

A jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Willie Best  •  Dennis Moore

A jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Willie Best  •  Dennis Moore

The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Warren William  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Lyle Talbot

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Warren William  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Lyle Talbot

Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John H. Auer
CAST:  Patricia Ellis  •  Warren Hull  •  Zeffie Tilbury  •  William Newell

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John H. Auer
CAST:  Patricia Ellis  •  Warren Hull  •  Zeffie Tilbury  •  William Newell

Easy to Love (1934)

Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope, first and then hires a private detective. Her own sleuthing is more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Genevieve Tobin  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Mary Astor  •  Edward Everett Horton

Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope, first and then hires a private detective. Her own sleuthing is more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Genevieve Tobin  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Mary Astor  •  Edward Everett Horton

The King's Vacation (1933)

The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife he had to give up for the throne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Adolfi
CAST:  George Arliss  •  Dick Powell  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Marjorie Gateson

The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife he had to give up for the throne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Adolfi
CAST:  George Arliss  •  Dick Powell  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Marjorie Gateson

Bright Lights (1935)

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Patricia Ellis  •  William Gargan

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Patricia Ellis  •  William Gargan

Romance on the Run (1938)

A (rather shady?) private detective specializing in recovering highly insured items gets involved in recovering a stolen necklace. In the process also gets involved with a secretary at the insurance company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Meins
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Grace Bradley  •  Edward Brophy

A (rather shady?) private detective specializing in recovering highly insured items gets involved in recovering a stolen necklace. In the process also gets involved with a secretary at the insurance company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Meins
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Grace Bradley  •  Edward Brophy

Elmer, the Great (1933)

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Frank McHugh  •  Claire Dodd

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Frank McHugh  •  Claire Dodd

Talent Scout (1937)

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Jeanne Madden  •  Fred Lawrence  •  Rosalind Marquis

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Jeanne Madden  •  Fred Lawrence  •  Rosalind Marquis

Here Comes the Groom (1934)

Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. But the robbery goes awry and Mike finds himself on the run from the police, pretending to be a famous singer whose gimmick is wearing a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Jack Haley  •  Mary Boland  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Patricia Ellis

Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. But the robbery goes awry and Mike finds himself on the run from the police, pretending to be a famous singer whose gimmick is wearing a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Jack Haley  •  Mary Boland  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Patricia Ellis

Back Door to Heaven (1939)

The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Wallace Ford  •  Aline MacMahon  •  Stuart Erwin  •  Bert Frohman

The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".  (more)

DIRECTION:  William K. Howard
CAST:  Wallace Ford  •  Aline MacMahon  •  Stuart Erwin  •  Bert Frohman

The World Changes (1933)

Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr., who ages from a youth to an elderly grandfather.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Aline MacMahon  •  Mary Astor  •  Donald Cook

Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr., who ages from a youth to an elderly grandfather.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Aline MacMahon  •  Mary Astor  •  Donald Cook

Lawyer Man (1932)

Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  William Powell  •  Joan Blondell  •  David Landau  •  Helen Vinson

Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  William Powell  •  Joan Blondell  •  David Landau  •  Helen Vinson

The Circus Clown (1934)

A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Dorothy Burgess  •  Don Dillaway

A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Dorothy Burgess  •  Don Dillaway

Convention City (1933)

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Joan Blondell  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Dick Powell  •  Mary Astor

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Joan Blondell  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Dick Powell  •  Mary Astor

Hollywood Newsreel (1934)

A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winner of the 1934 Rose Bowl game, visits the Warner Bros. Studios and is greeted by several stars; Margaret Lindsay, Guy Kibbee, and Dick Powell work at a gold mine; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bilson
CAST:  Al Barabas  •  Busby Berkeley  •  Joan Blondell  •  Ed Brominski

A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winner of the 1934 Rose Bowl game, visits the Warner Bros. Studios and is greeted by several stars; Margaret Lindsay, Guy Kibbee, and Dick Powell work at a gold mine; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bilson
CAST:  Al Barabas  •  Busby Berkeley  •  Joan Blondell  •  Ed Brominski

A Night at the Ritz (1935)

A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Allen Jenkins  •  Dorothy Tree

A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Allen Jenkins  •  Dorothy Tree

Hold 'Em Yale (1935)

A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that she has been disowned by her wealthy father. Three of the hustler's partners, who have also been left high and dry by heir former associate, come up with a plan to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Patricia Ellis  •  Buster Crabbe  •  Cesar Romero  •  William Frawley

A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that she has been disowned by her wealthy father. Three of the hustler's partners, who have also been left high and dry by heir former associate, come up with a plan to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Patricia Ellis  •  Buster Crabbe  •  Cesar Romero  •  William Frawley

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Staub
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Jimmy Durante  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Merle Oberon

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Staub
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Jimmy Durante  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Merle Oberon
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