Larry Steers

Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Steers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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One Night in the Tropics (1940)

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Allan Jones  •  Nancy Kelly

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Allan Jones  •  Nancy Kelly

Railroaded! (1947)

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  John Ireland  •  Sheila Ryan  •  Hugh Beaumont  •  Jane Randolph

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  John Ireland  •  Sheila Ryan  •  Hugh Beaumont  •  Jane Randolph

Redskin (1929)

Wing Foot is a Navaho educated in an otherwise all-white school. He experiences prejudice from both the whites (because of his race) and the Navahos (who disown him because of his upbringing). Thus, Wing Foot is looked upon as neither Indian nor white, but simply a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Julie Carter  •  Tully Marshall  •  George Regas

Wing Foot is a Navaho educated in an otherwise all-white school. He experiences prejudice from both the whites (because of his race) and the Navahos (who disown him because of his upbringing). Thus, Wing Foot is looked upon as neither Indian nor white, but simply a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Julie Carter  •  Tully Marshall  •  George Regas

Sister Kenny (1946)

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dudley Nichols
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Alexander Knox  •  Dean Jagger  •  Philip Merivale

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dudley Nichols
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Alexander Knox  •  Dean Jagger  •  Philip Merivale

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Reis
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Myrna Loy  •  Shirley Temple  •  Rudy Vallee

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Reis
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Myrna Loy  •  Shirley Temple  •  Rudy Vallee

The Crowd (1928)

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  James Murray  •  Bert Roach  •  Estelle Clark

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Eleanor Boardman  •  James Murray  •  Bert Roach  •  Estelle Clark

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Alice Brady  •  Edward Everett Horton

Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Alice Brady  •  Edward Everett Horton

The Great McGinty (1940)

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston Sturges
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Muriel Angelus  •  Allyn Joslyn

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston Sturges
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Muriel Angelus  •  Allyn Joslyn

The Jolson Story (1946)

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Larry Parks  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  William Demarest  •  Bill Goodwin

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Larry Parks  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  William Demarest  •  Bill Goodwin

The Lady Eve (1941)

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston Sturges
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Henry Fonda  •  Charles Coburn  •  Eugene Pallette

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston Sturges
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Henry Fonda  •  Charles Coburn  •  Eugene Pallette

The Saint Takes Over (1940)

The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Hively
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Jonathan Hale  •  Paul Guilfoyle

The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Hively
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Jonathan Hale  •  Paul Guilfoyle

The Undercover Man (1949)

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nina Foch  •  James Whitmore  •  Barry Kelley

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nina Foch  •  James Whitmore  •  Barry Kelley

The Unsuspected (1947)

The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Joan Caulfield  •  Claude Rains  •  Audrey Totter  •  Constance Bennett

The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Joan Caulfield  •  Claude Rains  •  Audrey Totter  •  Constance Bennett

The Woman in the Window (1944)

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Joan Bennett  •  Raymond Massey  •  Edmund Breon

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Joan Bennett  •  Raymond Massey  •  Edmund Breon

They Were Expendable (1945)

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Jack Holt

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Jack Holt

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Lubitsch
CAST:  Miriam Hopkins  •  Kay Francis  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Charles Ruggles

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Lubitsch
CAST:  Miriam Hopkins  •  Kay Francis  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Charles Ruggles

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is built on unconditional trust, friends, and even Van's mother, caution Linda about the dangers of allowing Whitey, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Jean Harlow  •  Myrna Loy  •  James Stewart

Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is built on unconditional trust, friends, and even Van's mother, caution Linda about the dangers of allowing Whitey, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Jean Harlow  •  Myrna Loy  •  James Stewart

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Richard Carlson  •  Joan Davis

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Richard Carlson  •  Joan Davis

Blondie (1938)

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Penny Singleton  •  Larry Simms  •  Gene Lockhart

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Penny Singleton  •  Larry Simms  •  Gene Lockhart

Kentucky (1938)

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Richard Greene  •  Walter Brennan  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Richard Greene  •  Walter Brennan  •  Douglass Dumbrille
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