Friday, 23 June 2017

Harry Bernard

Born: 13 January 1878, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 4 November 1940, Hollywood, California, USA
 
Harry Bernard worked with Laurel and Hardy from their silent days through to the end of their association with Hal Roach Studios.
 
Going Ga-Ga (1929) as Cop (uncredited)
 



















Another Fine Mess (1930) as Policeman (uncredited)




















Okay Toots! (1935) as Neighbour (uncredited)




















Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) as Caretaker (uncredited)
 


















Bess Wade

Born: 10 March 1888, Texas, USA
Died: 19 October 1966, Dallas, Texas, USA

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) as Assistant Cook (uncredited)

Bess Wade is seated, with Ronald Sinclair and Betty Roadman.













Paul Everton

Born: 19 September 1868, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 26 February 1948, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Paul Everton was a stage actor who's Broadway career ran for over 35 years. He simultaneously found time to appear in over 80 films from the silent era through to the late 1940s.

Here Comes Flossie! (1933) as Pa


















The Beloved Brat (1938) as Judge Henry Harris



















Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) as Townsend (uncredited)
 



















Leave Her to Heaven (1945) as Judge (uncredited)

Paul Everton on the left playing yet another judge. The two leading actors are Cornel Wilde and Vincent Price.














Other Works 
 
Stage 
 
1899 A Romance of Athlone as Major Martin Manning

1901 Garrett O'Magh as Rufus Hardy
1901 A Romance of Athlone
1904 Taps
1906 Lucky Miss Dean/The Daughterof Tumbrils
1912 A Rich Man's Son
1914 The Dragon's Claw
1914 Kick In as 'Whip' Fogarty
1915 My Lady's Garter
1916 Macbeth
1916 The Silent Witness
1919 Five O'Clock as Dr. Gould
1919 The Sign on the Door as Inspector Treffy
1921 The Man in the Making as J. Z. Carswell
1921 The Varying Shore as Garreth Treadway
1922 The Drums of Jeopardy as Boris Karlov
1922 Why Men Leave Home as Sam
1923 Peter Weston as William Harris
1923 Kid Boots as Herbert Pendleton
1927 Lucky as Barlow
1927 A Connecticut Yankee as Arthur Pendragos, King Arthur of Britain
1930 The Vanderbilt Revue
1932 The Inside Story as Capt. Dan Engle
1932 Hired Husband as Andrew Starr
1934 Theodora, The Quean as Belisarius
Other cast members include: Lina Abarbanell, Lester Alden, Robert Anderson, Horace Braham, Raymond Bramley, Julia Colin, Tom Fadden, Harriet Freeborn, Carla Gloer, Hitous Gray, Rex Ingram, Raymond Jones, Sarat Lahiri, Elena Miramova, Minor Watson
1934 Broadway Interlude as Julius Beck
1934 Anything Goes as Elisha J. Whitney

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Clarence Kolb

Born: 31 July 1874, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 25 November 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA

Clarence Kolb was in vaudeville for much of his early career. He performed as one half of Kolb and Dill with Max Dill and was only tempted into film for a short period of time during the silent era before returning to vaudeville. In the mid 1930s he returned to the movie industry and began a twenty-year career playing corrupt politicians, businessmen and the occasional judge.

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) as Mr. King



















Other Works

Stage

1908 Lonesome Town as Chico Charlie (Credited as C. William Kolb)
Circle Theatre, Broadway, New York, NY (20/1/1908 - 04/4/1908)
Other cast members include: Max M. Dill, Wilmer Bentley, Ben T. Dillon, Georgia O'Ramey, Robert G. Pitkin, Clyde Allen

Dorothy Peterson

Born: 25 December 1897, Hector, Minnesota, USA
Died: 3 October 1979, New York City, New York, USA

The Mayor of Hell (1933) as Mrs. Smith



















Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) as Mrs. Pepper




















Henry Aldrich for President (1941) as Mrs. Aldrich
































Jimmy Leake

Born: 1933, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: unknown

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) as Davie Pepper

This was Jimmy's only appearance in a film. He was replaced for the next film in this series by Bobby Larson.

















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