Far From Forgotten

Friday, 26 November 2021

Dean Collins

Born: 29 May 1917, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 1 June 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Dean Collins was a swing dancer who appeared in around 20 films in the 1940s.

Sing a Jingle (1944) as Benny

Dean Collins asks Betty Kean to dance.

















Betty Kean

Born: 15 December 1914, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 29 September 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sing a Jingle (1944) as Myrtle

In the foreground from left to right are Vivian Austin, Gus Schilling and Betty Kean. Chester Clute stands just behind Gus looking over his left shoulder.
















Allan Jones

Born: 14 October 1907, Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 27 June 1992, New York City, New York, USA

Sing a Jingle (1944) as Ray King




















Thursday, 25 November 2021

Billy Mauch

Born: 6 July 1921, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Died: 29 September 2006, Palatine, Illinois, USA

Penrod and Sam (1937) as Penrod



















Jerry Madden

Born: 9 June 1923, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 23 March 2009, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Penrod and Sam (1937) as Slats Fogarty (uncredited)



















Philip Hurlic

Born: 20 December 1927, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 7 July 2014, Compton, California, USA

Penrod and Sam (1937) as Verman Diggs (Credited as Philip Hurlick)




















Zenobia (1939) as Zeke (Credited as Phillip Hurlic)




















George Hickman

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Second Newsboy (uncredited)



















Greta Meyer

Born: 7 August 1883, Dessau, Germany
Died: 8 October 1965, Gardena, California, USA

The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Hilda

Greta Meyer is on the right, with Jean Benedict and Frank Orth.














Jean Benedict

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Carol Lethany




































Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Edward Raquello

Born: 14 May 1900, Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Died: 24 August 1976, New York City, New York, USA

The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Dr. Fred Harker



















Harland Tucker

Born: 8 December 1893, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died: 22 March 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Dr. Lethany



















Vickie Lester

Born: 7 April 1915, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 7 May 2001, Beverly Hills, California, USA

The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Nurse Taylor (Credited as Vicki Lester)


















Monday, 22 November 2021

Priscilla Lyon

Born: 20 October 1927, Plymouth, North Carolina, USA
Died: 7 March 1980, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Girl Playing with Young Ted (uncredited)

Priscilla Lyon is in the background on the right. Also in this shot are Dickie Moore, Dickie Jones and Audrey Leonard.


















The Beloved Brat (1938) as Sylvia (uncredited)



















The shorter Priscilla Lyon makes a joke and the others laugh. Gloria Fisher is on the left.

















Gloria Fisher

Born: 21 February 1927, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Died: 18 October 2020
 
The Beloved Brat (1938) as Boots (Credited as Gloria Fischer)
 
Bonita Granville has the blonde air.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Carmencita Johnson

Born: 31 March 1923, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 26 September 2000, Ventura, California, USA

The Beloved Brat (1938) as Estelle (uncredited) 



















Douglas Wood

Born: 31 October 1880, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 13 January 1966, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Beloved Brat (1938) as Mr. Butler (uncredited)

With Dolores Costello on the right and Lucile Gleason.

















20,000 Men a Year (1939) as Crandall




















Dolores Costello

Born: 17 September 1903, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1 March 1979, Fallbrook, California, USA

The Beloved Brat (1938) as Helen Cosgrove



















Loia Cheaney

Born: 21 February 1902, Dallas, Texas, USA
Died:  1985, Oklahoma, USA
 
The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Jean the Night Nurse (uncredited)
 
Apparently, Loia Cheaney is on the right in this shot, with Ann Sheridan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Beloved Brat (1938) as Mrs. Jenkins

Loia Cheaney sits on the right, peeling. With Emmett Vogan and Bonita Granville.
































Al Duvall

Born: 16 January 1913, Texas, USA
Died: 10 August 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Beloved Brat (1938) as First Cab Driver (uncredited)

Al Duvall holds the door for Matthew 'Stymie' Beard and Bonita Granville.















Bernice Pilot

Born: 28 June 1897, Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 22 September 1981, San Bernardino, California, USA

The Beloved Brat (1938) as Mrs. White


















Meredith White

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Beloved Brat (1938) as Arabella White




































Davison Clark

Born: 15 January 1881, Fresno, California, USA
Died: 4 November 1972, Ventura, California, USA

Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Construction Hirer (uncredited)



















Mary Doyle

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Nurse (uncredited)
 
Mary Doyle is on the right, with Edward Raquello and Ann Sheridan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Secretary (uncredited)

Thomas Mitchell smokes a cigar while Mary Doyle works in the background.
















Margaret Irving

Born: 18 January 1898, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 5 March 1988, Westminster, California, USA

Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Nan Bowleigh

Margaret Irving is on the right, with Barbara O'Neil.
















Sunday, 21 November 2021

Audrey Leonard

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Barbara - as a child 

This is Audrey Leonard's only known film appearance. With Dickie Moore.



































Tom Ferrandini

Born: 28 November 1901, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Died: 19 November 1971, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Richard 'Dick' Winston (uncredited)



















Wayne Morris is on the right.

















Robert Bray

Born: 13 October 1917, Kalispell, Montana, USA
Died: 7 March 1983, Bishop, California, USA

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Doorman (unredited)

Robert Bray stands and watches Edward Brophy and Tom Conway in the car as Madge Meredith leaves the hotel.

















Fred Graham

Born: 26 October 1908, Springer, New Mexico, USA
Died: 10 October 1979, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Police Driver (uncredited)

Fred Graham drives for Joseph Crehan and Harry Harvey.














Phil Warren

Born: 12 February 1915, Scappoose, Oregon, USA
Died: 4 October 1998, Laguna Niguel, California, USA

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Mike Geary

Phil Warren is seated as a fake cab driver. Steve Brodie gives him instructons.

















Tom Conway is on the left. Steve Brodie is in the middle.

















Bill Walker

Born: 1 July 1896, Pendleton, Indiana, USA
Died: 27 January 1992, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)


















Dudley Dickerson

Born: 27 November 1906, Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 23 September 1968, Lynwood, California, USA
 
Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Prentiss - Painter's Butler (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Cow-Cow Boogie (1942) as Cowboy (uncredited)

A soundie.
















 

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)
 
Dudley Dickerson stands over Tom Conway and Edward Brophy. Bill Walker is serving drinks in the background.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Vagabond Loafers (1949) as Cook


















David Cota

Born: 4 August 1924, Jerome, Arizona, USA
Died: 1 March 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Jimmy (uncredited)



















Saturday, 20 November 2021

Doreen Tryden

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
Doreen Tryden was a singer and actress who appeared sporadically in films across three decades.

The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Patio Club Singer (uncredited)



















Steve Brodie

Born: 25 November 1919, El Dorado, Kansas, USA
Died: 9 January 1992, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

It's in the Bag! (1945) as Usher (uncredited)



















The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as Benny