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Irving Cummings
Director 1888 - 1959

Irving Cummings

New York City, New York, USA

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite

Irving Cummings 1951 1h 20m

An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.

The Dolly Sisters

The Dolly Sisters

Irving Cummings 1945 1h 54m 7.0

Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.

My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal

Irving Cummings 1942 1h 43m

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popular songstresses of the day

That Night in Rio

That Night in Rio

Irving Cummings 1941 1h 31m 6.5

An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue. Written by Ed Stephan

Belle Starr

Belle Starr

Irving Cummings 1941 1h 23m 5.5

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops.

Down Argentine Way

Down Argentine Way

Irving Cummings 1940 1h 29m 6.0

The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and a…

Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

Irving Cummings 1939 1h 18m 6.0

Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter.

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

Irving Cummings 1938 1h 12m 5.0

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

Irving Cummings 1938 1h 10m 6.0

Shirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum-clearance project; the little miss dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Based on Paul Gerard Smith's book "Lucky Penny."

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

Irving Cummings 1936 1h 19m 6.0

The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.

Curly Top

Curly Top

Irving Cummings 1935 1h 15m 5.0

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.

The White Parade

The White Parade

Irving Cummings 1934 1h 20m

The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in order to become nurses and join the White Parade.

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

Irving Cummings 1931 1h

Sergeant sets out to capture an infamous outlaw called The Cisco Kid.

Behind That Curtain

Behind That Curtain

Irving Cummings 1929 1h 31m 5.0

Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.

In Old Arizona

In Old Arizona

Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh 1928 1h 35m

A charming, happy-go-lucky bandit in old Arizona plays cat-and-mouse with the sheriff trying to catch him while he romances a local beauty.

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