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Actor 1890 - 1961

Ernie Alexander

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Filmography

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21 titles
Swing Fever

Swing Fever

Tim Whelan 1943 1h 19m

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

Roy Del Ruth 1943 1h 41m 6.0

A nightclub's coatroom attendant who's in love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV, courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Sam Wood 1942 2h 8m

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

Fred Zinnemann 1942 1h 14m 6.0

Crime lab expert Gordon McKay uses the latest forensic techniques to solve murders in a city plagued by political corruption and mob rackets.

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

Busby Berkeley 1942 1h 44m 7.0

Set during WW I, Palmer and Hayden team up as vaudeville artists. Harry Palmer deliberately injures his hand to avoid being drafted to the army. Later, he makes up for this. WW I patriotism for a WW II audience, very sentimental, great musical episodes and songs.

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

Charles Lederer 1942 1h 20m

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

Gordon Douglas 1940 57m 7.3

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

Norman Taurog 1940 1h 39m 6.0

Irish Nellie marries Jerry despite her father's objections. They move to NY, followed by her dad. Jerry becomes a cop. After Nellie dies in childbirth, Jerry and his father-in-law clash while raising her namesake daughter.

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Harold S. Bucquet 1940 1h 15m

Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Raoul Walsh 1939 1h 44m 8.0

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer.

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

Sidney Lanfield 1939 1h 25m 6.0

Studio publicist (Power) discovers Minnesota skating teacher (Henie) and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son

George B. Seitz 1939 1h 30m

Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.

Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway

Norman Foster 1938 1h 15m

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.

Topper

Topper

Norman Z. McLeod 1937 1h 37m 6.0

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend, bank president Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

W.S. Van Dyke 1937 1h 34m

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

Richard Thorpe 1937 1h 27m

A bohemian free spirit (William Powell) helps meek Waldo (John Beal) win back his fiancée (Florence Rice) and falls in love with her over-controlling sister (Myrna Loy) in the process.

Fury

Fury

Fritz Lang 1936 1h 32m 8.2

When a prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to frame the mob for his murder.

Today We Live

Today We Live

Howard Hawks 1933 1h 53m 8.0

The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. They had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait." It's an important plot point as it drives Cooper's actions when he discovers that Crawford and Young are living in sin.

The Fatal Glass of Beer

The Fatal Glass of Beer

Clyde Bruckman 1933 19m 7.0

The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

William A. Seiter 1933 1h 5m 7.6

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Ten Cents a Dance

Ten Cents a Dance

Lionel Barrymore 1931 1h 17m 8.0

A taxi dancer with a jealous husband finds herself falling for a wealthy client.

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