Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr. was an American stage and screen actor. He appeared in films from 1906 to 1951.

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The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Whale
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Colin Clive  •  Valerie Hobson  •  Ernest Thesiger

After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Whale
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Colin Clive  •  Valerie Hobson  •  Ernest Thesiger

Bright Leaf (1950)

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Patricia Neal  •  Jack Carson

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Patricia Neal  •  Jack Carson

Broken Blossoms (1919)

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Lillian Gish  •  Richard Barthelmess  •  Donald Crisp  •  Arthur Howard

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Lillian Gish  •  Richard Barthelmess  •  Donald Crisp  •  Arthur Howard

Captains Courageous (1937)

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Melvyn Douglas

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Melvyn Douglas

Destry Rides Again (1932)

The story about a man framed for a crime he didn't commit, who returns to wreak havoc following his release from prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Tom Mix  •  Claudia Dell  •  Zasu Pitts  •  Stanley Fields

The story about a man framed for a crime he didn't commit, who returns to wreak havoc following his release from prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Stoloff
CAST:  Tom Mix  •  Claudia Dell  •  Zasu Pitts  •  Stanley Fields

Dodge City (1939)

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Bruce Cabot

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Bruce Cabot

Kid Millions (1934)

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Willy Pogany
CAST:  Eddie Cantor  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ethel Merman  •  George Murphy

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Willy Pogany
CAST:  Eddie Cantor  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ethel Merman  •  George Murphy

Movie Crazy (1932)

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Harold Lloyd  •  Constance Cummings  •  Kenneth Thomson  •  Louise Closser Hale

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Harold Lloyd  •  Constance Cummings  •  Kenneth Thomson  •  Louise Closser Hale

The Awful Truth (1937)

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Cary Grant  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Alexander D'Arcy

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Cary Grant  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Alexander D'Arcy

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Orson Welles  •  Everett Sloane  •  Glenn Anders

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Orson Welles  •  Everett Sloane  •  Glenn Anders

The Major and the Minor (1942)

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Ray Milland  •  Rita Johnson  •  Robert Benchley

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Ray Milland  •  Rita Johnson  •  Robert Benchley

The Outlaw (1943)

Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hughes
CAST:  Jane Russell  •  Jack Buetel  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Walter Huston

Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hughes
CAST:  Jane Russell  •  Jack Buetel  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Walter Huston

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Brabin
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Lewis Stone  •  Karen Morley  •  Charles Starrett

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Brabin
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Lewis Stone  •  Karen Morley  •  Charles Starrett

Emma (1932)

When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new addition. Fred becomes rich and successful, then he and Emma marry. When Fred dies, his will becomes a source of trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Richard Cromwell  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Myrna Loy

When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new addition. Fred becomes rich and successful, then he and Emma marry. When Fred dies, his will becomes a source of trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Richard Cromwell  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Myrna Loy

Road Gang (1936)

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Kay Linaker  •  Addison Richards  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Kay Linaker  •  Addison Richards  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

The Hatchet Man (1932)

When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Loretta Young  •  Dudley Digges  •  Leslie Fenton

When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Loretta Young  •  Dudley Digges  •  Leslie Fenton

Blue Steel (1934)

When Sheriff Jake sees a man at the safe and then finds the payroll gone, he trails him. Just as he is about to arrest him, the man saves his life. Still suspicious, he joins up with the man and later they learn that Melgrove, the towns leading citizen, is trying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Eleanor Hunt  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Edward Peil Sr.

When Sheriff Jake sees a man at the safe and then finds the payroll gone, he trails him. Just as he is about to arrest him, the man saves his life. Still suspicious, he joins up with the man and later they learn that Melgrove, the towns leading citizen, is trying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Eleanor Hunt  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Edward Peil Sr.

The Man From Utah (1934)

The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Polly Ann Young  •  Anita Campillo  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Polly Ann Young  •  Anita Campillo  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

Night Flight (1933)

Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Helen Hayes  •  Clark Gable  •  Lionel Barrymore

Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Helen Hayes  •  Clark Gable  •  Lionel Barrymore

Love on a Bet (1936)

Aspiring Producer Michael McCreigh convinces Uncle Carlton to finance a play on the condition that he lives the play's ridiculous plot. If Michael fails, he must work in Carlton's meat packing plant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Jason
CAST:  Gene Raymond  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Helen Broderick  •  William Collier Sr.

Aspiring Producer Michael McCreigh convinces Uncle Carlton to finance a play on the condition that he lives the play's ridiculous plot. If Michael fails, he must work in Carlton's meat packing plant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Jason
CAST:  Gene Raymond  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Helen Broderick  •  William Collier Sr.
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