Buddy Messinger

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A Lady of Chance (1928)

A con woman working the Atlantic City hotels targets a visiting businessman from Alabama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Norma Shearer  •  Johnny Mack Brown  •  Lowell Sherman  •  Gwen Lee

A con woman working the Atlantic City hotels targets a visiting businessman from Alabama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Norma Shearer  •  Johnny Mack Brown  •  Lowell Sherman  •  Gwen Lee

The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)

A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Roach
CAST:  Joan Bennett  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  John Hubbard  •  William Gargan

A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Roach
CAST:  Joan Bennett  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  John Hubbard  •  William Gargan

Turnabout (1940)

Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Roach
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Carole Landis  •  William Gargan  •  John Hubbard

Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Roach
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Carole Landis  •  William Gargan  •  John Hubbard

Keeping Company (1940)

Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  S. Sylvan Simon
CAST:  Frank Morgan  •  Ann Rutherford  •  John Shelton  •  Irene Rich

Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  S. Sylvan Simon
CAST:  Frank Morgan  •  Ann Rutherford  •  John Shelton  •  Irene Rich

Fast and Furious (1939)

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Franchot Tone  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ruth Hussey  •  Allyn Joslyn

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Franchot Tone  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ruth Hussey  •  Allyn Joslyn

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke  •  Rowland Brown
CAST:  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Ian Hunter

A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke  •  Rowland Brown
CAST:  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Ian Hunter

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

Members of a well-to-do small community become worried when it is revealed that one of their maids is writing a telling exposé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Marsha Hunt  •  Richard Carlson  •  Marjorie Main  •  Virginia Weidler

Members of a well-to-do small community become worried when it is revealed that one of their maids is writing a telling exposé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Marsha Hunt  •  Richard Carlson  •  Marjorie Main  •  Virginia Weidler

College Holiday (1936)

College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  George Burns  •  Gracie Allen  •  Martha Raye

College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  George Burns  •  Gracie Allen  •  Martha Raye

Sergeant Madden (1939)

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef von Sternberg
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Alan Curtis  •  Tom Brown  •  Fay Holden

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef von Sternberg
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Alan Curtis  •  Tom Brown  •  Fay Holden

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The Lone Ranger is on hand to help the homesteaders battle Bart's men as he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English  •  William Witney
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Chief Thundercloud  •  Silver Chief  •  Duncan Renaldo

Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The Lone Ranger is on hand to help the homesteaders battle Bart's men as he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English  •  William Witney
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Chief Thundercloud  •  Silver Chief  •  Duncan Renaldo

The Shining Hour (1938)

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Margaret Sullavan  •  Robert Young  •  Melvyn Douglas

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Margaret Sullavan  •  Robert Young  •  Melvyn Douglas

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Lewis Stone  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Judy Garland  •  Cecilia Parker

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Lewis Stone  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Judy Garland  •  Cecilia Parker

The Whispered Name (1924)

Anne Gray (Ruth Clifford) runs off with Robert Gordon (William E. Lawrence), believing that he is going to marry her. When they arrive at a hotel, another guest, Langdon Van Kreel (Charles Clary), sees though Gordon's ploy and chases him away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Baggot
CAST:  Ruth Clifford  •  Charles Clary  •  W.E. Lawrence  •  Mary Mersch

Anne Gray (Ruth Clifford) runs off with Robert Gordon (William E. Lawrence), believing that he is going to marry her. When they arrive at a hotel, another guest, Langdon Van Kreel (Charles Clary), sees though Gordon's ploy and chases him away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Baggot
CAST:  Ruth Clifford  •  Charles Clary  •  W.E. Lawrence  •  Mary Mersch

The Flirt (1922)

Treats of the average, smalltown, middle class family life. Flirtatious Cora Madison is engaged to Richard Lindley but is attracted to Val Corliss, who has come to town to promote oil stock. When Cora's father refuses to become involved, she forges his name on some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  George Nichols  •  Lydia Knott  •  Eileen Percy  •  Helen Jerome Eddy

Treats of the average, smalltown, middle class family life. Flirtatious Cora Madison is engaged to Richard Lindley but is attracted to Val Corliss, who has come to town to promote oil stock. When Cora's father refuses to become involved, she forges his name on some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hobart Henley
CAST:  George Nichols  •  Lydia Knott  •  Eileen Percy  •  Helen Jerome Eddy

Penrod and Sam (1923)

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DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Ben Alexander  •  Joe Butterworth  •  Buddy Messinger  •  Newton Hall

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DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Ben Alexander  •  Joe Butterworth  •  Buddy Messinger  •  Newton Hall

Jinx (1919)

The circus comes to town, and the town's orphans are treated to a day at the circus. The circus troupe's 'Jinx' girl causes so many problems for the performers and performances that, to escape punishment, she has to run away. She mingles with the orphans and runs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Mabel Normand  •  Florence Carpenter  •  Ogden Crane  •  Cullen Landis

The circus comes to town, and the town's orphans are treated to a day at the circus. The circus troupe's 'Jinx' girl causes so many problems for the performers and performances that, to escape punishment, she has to run away. She mingles with the orphans and runs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Mabel Normand  •  Florence Carpenter  •  Ogden Crane  •  Cullen Landis

Treasure Island (1917)

Jim Hawkins and his widowed mother run the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, but when they are threatened by a pirate attack, they stay with friend, the squire, for the night. He is given something from Mrs. Hawkins. The squire discovers it's a map showing the location of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Violet Radcliffe  •  Lloyd Perl

Jim Hawkins and his widowed mother run the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, but when they are threatened by a pirate attack, they stay with friend, the squire, for the night. He is given something from Mrs. Hawkins. The squire discovers it's a map showing the location of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Violet Radcliffe  •  Lloyd Perl

Young Ideas (1924)

Universal star Laura LaPlante stars in this lighthearted comedy based on Sophie Kerr's magazine story, Relative Values. Octavia Lowden (LaPlante) has virtually become a drudge in order to support her sponging relatives -- flapper sister Eloise (Lucille Ricksen), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert F. Hill
CAST:  Laura La Plante  •  T. Roy Barnes  •  Lucille Ricksen  •  James O. Barrows

Universal star Laura LaPlante stars in this lighthearted comedy based on Sophie Kerr's magazine story, Relative Values. Octavia Lowden (LaPlante) has virtually become a drudge in order to support her sponging relatives -- flapper sister Eloise (Lucille Ricksen), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert F. Hill
CAST:  Laura La Plante  •  T. Roy Barnes  •  Lucille Ricksen  •  James O. Barrows

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)

In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  F.A. Turner  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Alfred Paget

In Bagdad, Princess Badr al-Budur, the daughter of the Sultan, falls in love with Aladdin, the son of a poor tailor, and rejects the suit of evil alchemist al-Talib, her father's choice. Al-Talib consults his Evil Spirit, who advises him to find the magic lamp ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chester M. Franklin  •  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Francis Carpenter  •  F.A. Turner  •  Virginia Lee Corbin  •  Alfred Paget

Monkeys Prefer Blondes (1926)

A Sunkist Comedy  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Buddy Messinger  •  Sunkist Bathing Beauties

A Sunkist Comedy  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Buddy Messinger  •  Sunkist Bathing Beauties
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