Charles "Buddy" Rogers

Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904—1999), nicknamed America's Boyfriend, was an American film actor and musician. He was the husband of Silent screen star Mary Pickford for more than forty years until her death.

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Wings (1927)

Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Arlen  •  Jobyna Ralston

Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Arlen  •  Jobyna Ralston

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942)

Carmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in order to develop a nitroglycerin bomb.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lupe Vélez  •  Leon Errol  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Elisabeth Risdon

Carmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in order to develop a nitroglycerin bomb.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lupe Vélez  •  Leon Errol  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Elisabeth Risdon

Old Man Rhythm (1935)

Romantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  George Barbier  •  Barbara Kent  •  Grace Bradley

Romantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  George Barbier  •  Barbara Kent  •  Grace Bradley

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lupe Vélez  •  Leon Errol  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Zasu Pitts

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lupe Vélez  •  Leon Errol  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Zasu Pitts

Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business. The fifth entry (of eight) in the "Mexican Spitfire" comedy series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lupe Vélez  •  Leon Errol  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Zasu Pitts

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business. The fifth entry (of eight) in the "Mexican Spitfire" comedy series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lupe Vélez  •  Leon Errol  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Zasu Pitts

This Reckless Age (1932)

Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son Bradley comes home from college with ideas that they consider to be outrageous. His parents would like him to get involved with Mary Burke, a prim and proper young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Bennett  •  Peggy Shannon  •  Charles Ruggles

Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son Bradley comes home from college with ideas that they consider to be outrageous. His parents would like him to get involved with Mary Burke, a prim and proper young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Bennett  •  Peggy Shannon  •  Charles Ruggles

An Innocent Affair (1948)

Vincent Doane is in the precarious position of trying to close an advertising account with his rich ex-fiancée. Unfortunately she is more interested in him than in business. Vincent's wife Paula gets suspicious and finally decides to do some flirting of her own to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Madeleine Carroll  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Rita Johnson

Vincent Doane is in the precarious position of trying to close an advertising account with his rich ex-fiancée. Unfortunately she is more interested in him than in business. Vincent's wife Paula gets suspicious and finally decides to do some flirting of her own to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Madeleine Carroll  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Rita Johnson

The Lawyer's Secret (1931)

Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis J. Gasnier  •  Max Marcin
CAST:  Clive Brook  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Fay Wray  •  Jean Arthur

Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly. After Hart again loses his last dime, he leaves the joint and steals a car in order to return to his ship. Later that night, a tough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis J. Gasnier  •  Max Marcin
CAST:  Clive Brook  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Fay Wray  •  Jean Arthur

Take a Chance (1933)

Take a Chance was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, though only one of the original songs, Eadie Was a Lady, has been retained. The thinnish plot involves the misadventures of a pair of pickpockets, played on Broadway by Jack Haley and Sid Silvers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Brice  •  Laurence Schwab
CAST:  James Dunn  •  June Knight  •  Lillian Roth  •  Cliff Edwards

Take a Chance was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, though only one of the original songs, Eadie Was a Lady, has been retained. The thinnish plot involves the misadventures of a pair of pickpockets, played on Broadway by Jack Haley and Sid Silvers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Brice  •  Laurence Schwab
CAST:  James Dunn  •  June Knight  •  Lillian Roth  •  Cliff Edwards

Working Girls (1931)

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Judith Wood  •  Dorothy Hall  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Paul Lukas

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Judith Wood  •  Dorothy Hall  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Paul Lukas

Dance Band (1935)

Life gets complicated for bandleader Buddy when he falls for his greatest rival – the leader of an all-girl dance band!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Varnel
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  June Clyde  •  Steven Geray  •  Magda Kun

Life gets complicated for bandleader Buddy when he falls for his greatest rival – the leader of an all-girl dance band!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Varnel
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  June Clyde  •  Steven Geray  •  Magda Kun

Safety in Numbers (1930)

Before handing over a large inheritance, a guardian hires three chorus girls to educate his charge about the "underside" of big-city life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Kathryn Crawford  •  Josephine Dunn  •  Carole Lombard

Before handing over a large inheritance, a guardian hires three chorus girls to educate his charge about the "underside" of big-city life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Kathryn Crawford  •  Josephine Dunn  •  Carole Lombard

Heads Up (1930)

Jack Mason of the Coast Guard Academy meets Mary at the graduation ball and falls in love with her, though the girl's mother finds wealthy Rex Cutting a more proper choice for her daughter. On a yachting cruise arranged by Mrs. Trumbull, Jack is not invited. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Helen Kane  •  Victor Moore  •  Helen Carrington

Jack Mason of the Coast Guard Academy meets Mary at the graduation ball and falls in love with her, though the girl's mother finds wealthy Rex Cutting a more proper choice for her daughter. On a yachting cruise arranged by Mrs. Trumbull, Jack is not invited. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Helen Kane  •  Victor Moore  •  Helen Carrington

Get Your Man (1927)

A young American girl in Paris falls in love with a handsome nobleman, but he is about to wed in an arranged marriage. She hatches a plan to overcome that obstacle and get her man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Josef Swickard  •  Josephine Dunn

A young American girl in Paris falls in love with a handsome nobleman, but he is about to wed in an arranged marriage. She hatches a plan to overcome that obstacle and get her man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Clara Bow  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Josef Swickard  •  Josephine Dunn

Fascinating Youth (1926)

Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases if he will make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation. Teddy agrees, and with the support of his friends arranges ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Jack Luden  •  Roland Drew  •  Thelma Todd

Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases if he will make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation. Teddy agrees, and with the support of his friends arranges ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Jack Luden  •  Roland Drew  •  Thelma Todd

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)

Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a writer, producer, director and keen businesswoman who co-founded United Artists. Narrated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Munro Neely
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Janet Leigh  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a writer, producer, director and keen businesswoman who co-founded United Artists. Narrated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Munro Neely
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Janet Leigh  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, silent film star, movie pioneer and keen businesswoman. Pickford's life also parallels an even larger story, telling of the birth of the cinema itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Eliopoulos
CAST:  Michael York  •  Charlie Chaplin  •  Walt Disney  •  Amelia Earhart

This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, silent film star, movie pioneer and keen businesswoman. Pickford's life also parallels an even larger story, telling of the birth of the cinema itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Eliopoulos
CAST:  Michael York  •  Charlie Chaplin  •  Walt Disney  •  Amelia Earhart

Golden Hoofs (1941)

A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lynn Shores
CAST:  Jane Withers  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  George Irving  •  Philip Hurlic

A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lynn Shores
CAST:  Jane Withers  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  George Irving  •  Philip Hurlic

Close Harmony (1929)

Marjorie, a song-and-dance girl in the stage show of a palatial movie theater, becomes interested in Al West, a warehouse clerk who has put together an unusual jazz band, and uses her influence to get him a place on one of the programs. Max Mindel, the house ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell  •  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Nancy Carroll  •  Harry Green  •  Jack Oakie

Marjorie, a song-and-dance girl in the stage show of a palatial movie theater, becomes interested in Al West, a warehouse clerk who has put together an unusual jazz band, and uses her influence to get him a place on one of the programs. Max Mindel, the house ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell  •  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Nancy Carroll  •  Harry Green  •  Jack Oakie

So's Your Old Man (1926)

Gregory La Cava directs this comedy of errors, starring W.C. Fields as a hen-pecked, inebriated inventor who triumphantly creates unbreakable windshield glass while struggling to gain the respect of his social-climbing daughter and nagging wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory La Cava
CAST:  W.C. Fields  •  Alice Joyce  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Kittens Reichert

Gregory La Cava directs this comedy of errors, starring W.C. Fields as a hen-pecked, inebriated inventor who triumphantly creates unbreakable windshield glass while struggling to gain the respect of his social-climbing daughter and nagging wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory La Cava
CAST:  W.C. Fields  •  Alice Joyce  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Kittens Reichert
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