Complete Filmography

Paradise for Buster
1952
Writer
Buster leaves his job after learning that he inherited a farm from an old relative.

Bride and Gloom
1947
Story
In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is wa...

Mr. Noisy
1946
Story
This All-Star Comedy (production number 7437, and a remake of 1940's "The Heckler" with Charley Chase) has Shemp Howard, noise-maker and heckler delux...

I Love a Bandleader
1945
Story
A painter suffering from amnesia convinces himself that he's a famous bandleader and finds romance with a pretty singer. Comedy with music.

Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
Screenplay
A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.

Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
Screenplay
Rancher Rusty Williams is away at agricultural college and leaves his spread in the hands of his older cousin Shorty. Shorty wants to do more than run...

The Singing Sheriff
1944
Story
In this comic western, a Broadway star leaves his musical revue to go West and help out his troubled friend. While there, the performer finds himself ...

Sing a Jingle
1944
Writer
In Sing a Jingle, Allan Jones plays popular radio crooner Roy King, who goes to work in a war plant after being declared 4F. He falls in love with Mur...

Sappy Pappy
1942
Story, Screenplay
Andy, the owner of a bicycle shop, gets involved with one of his customers.

Private Snuffy Smith
1942
Screenplay
A hillbilly moonshiner enlists in the army. Monogram Pictures' comedy was inspired by the then-popular comic strip character.

All the World's a Stooge
1941
Writer
The stooges are window washers who lose their jobs after Moe impersonates the dentist in whose office they were cleaning. On the run, they are hired b...

The Heckler
1940
Story
An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.

The Awful Goof
1939
Story, Screenplay
A girl keeps meeting Charley the wrong moments, including losing her dress in his car, and later he finds himself in her apartment. Her jealous boxer-...

Hawaiian Nights
1939
Story
Bandleader Tim Hartley's father objects strongly to his son's occupation choice and packs him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings. This ...

I'm from the City
1938
Screenplay
Pete Pepper is a shy, timid circus performer who is scared to death of horses, but rides like a whirlwind when he has been hypnotized by "Ollie" Finch...

Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Screenplay
Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show.

Too Many Wives
1937
Writer
An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp.

Mysterious Crossing
1936
Writer
While crossing on the train ferry to New Orleans, roving reporter Addison Francis Murphy borrows money from singing hillbilly "Carolina," then loses i...

False Alarms
1936
Writer
Three inept firemen try to avoid being fired by their increasingly exasperated chief.

The Farmer in the Dell
1936
Writer
An Iowa farmer's wife makes him move to Hollywood so their daughter can become a star.

Will Power
1936
Story
Edgar thinks he finally has a plan that will force his lazy, mooching brother-in-law to get a job. First, Edgar has some friends help him to stage a f...

The Leather Necker
1935
Writer
Harry and his ex-sergeant recall their rivalry over the same girl.
His Bridal Sweet
1935
Writer
Harry and his wife move into a "modern", gimmick-laden house.

Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
Writer
An actress goes up to a dude ranch for relaxation, when she falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of his wife's murder.
Ferry-Go-Round
1934
Writer
A musical comedy laugh riot about the adventures of a New York ferry boat supporting a concert party.

Hold Your Temper
1933
Screenplay
The day starts out fine for Leon, but as it goes on, things start to deteriorate.

The Gay Nighties
1933
Story
This short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of the picture in a dress, and Bobby Clark does an extende...

Movie Crazy
1932
Story
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.
The Flirty Sleepwalker
1932
Writer
A husband forgets his wife's birthday, but his buddy doesn't. The buddy's sleepwalking only makes the problem worse.
That's My Meat
1931
Writer
That's My Meat is a 1931 Comedy short.
Moonlight and Monkey Business
1930
Writer

Feet First
1930
Story
An ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss' daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon. The rest of the film he spends hiding h...

Worldly Goods
1930
Screenplay
A businessman who has devoted his whole life to obtaining money and power finds that he can't buy the one thing he craves: love.

Coquette
1929
Adaptation, Screenplay
A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

Chinatown Charlie
1928
Writer
A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.

Speedy
1928
Story
Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee ...

Tracked by the Police
1927
Scenario Writer
The Laguna Dam is to be built in Arizona to supply water to desert-land unfit for cultivation or stock-raising. Rival companies bid for the building c...

The Kid Brother
1927
Story, Scenario Writer
The timid youngest son of the most important family in town must use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and the love of a beautiful new ...

Crack O' Dawn
1926
Writer
The Thompson-Thorpe automobile was once a great car but dissension between the owners led to the break-up of the company, and Thompson and Thorpe have...

For Heaven's Sake
1926
Writer
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.

The Freshman
1925
Story
Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special way...

Hot Water
1924
Story
Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new aut...

Canyon of the Fools
1923
Writer
Veteran western performers Harry Carey and Marguerite Clayton appeared in three films together from 1923-1924: Desert Driven, Tiger Thompson and, perh...

The Crossroads of New York
1922
Writer
A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he...

Bluebeard, Jr
1922
Writer
Newlyweds Tom and Nan Beech have trouble settling into their tiny new apartment, and once they have, they get into an argument that sends Nan storming...

The Mystery Mind
1920
Writer
A murderous gang of mysterious creepy killers mark a young heiress for death. They are led by a ghostly voice known only as the "The Mystery Mind."

Terror Island
1920
Story
Inventor Harry Harper travels to the South Seas, where there is buried treasure belonging to a girl, Beverly West. Naturally, others are after the loo...

The Little Patriot
1917
Story
Instilled with the spirit of patriotism after her teacher reads to her the story of Joan of Arc, Marie Yarbell goes home, persuades her father to enli...