Edward Nugent

Edward Nugent

1904-02-07 New York City, New York, USA 70 Credits

Biography

Edward Nugent (February 7, 1904 – January 3, 1995) was an American film actor. Born in 1904 in New York City, Nugent appeared in 81 films between 1928 and 1937. He subsequently had a second acting career on Broadway. Brooklyn USA (1941), the comedy Junior Miss (1942), and See My Lawyer (1939) were some of his best roles. His next career was as a television producer, writer, and director for American Broadcasting Company. As a child, he sang with the Metropolitan Opera. He died in San Antonio, T...

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A Case of Spring Fever

A Case of Spring Fever

1940

as Golfer

2.7
Acting

Advertising short for Chevrolet combining live action and animation. The film relates the story of Gilbert Willoughby, who, exasperated by his stubbor...

Island Captives

1937

as Tom Willoughby

4.0
Acting

A murdered businessman's daughter is shipwrecked on a jungle island with the son of the man who killed her father. Both are threatened by a smuggling ...

Man Of The People

Man Of The People

1937

as Edward Spetner

7.0
Acting

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1936

as Frank Powell

6.0
Acting

A businessman during the Great Depression discovers that his partners are crooked con-men, and he tries to make things right for the stockholders, but...

Two Minutes to Play

Two Minutes to Play

1936

as Jack Gaines

5.0
Acting

Martin Granville Jr., a star track-and-field athlete, has intentions of going to Claxton College, but changes his mind when he meets Pat Meredith, a c...

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936

as Sparks

6.1
Acting

Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a h...

The Big Game

The Big Game

1936

as Drunk

5.8
Acting

A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.

Prison Shadows

Prison Shadows

1936

as Gene Harris

4.9
Acting

A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936

as Mr. Glab (as Edward Nugent)

4.6
Acting

A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.

The Harvester

1936

as Bert Munroe

Acting

In a small town in Indiana in the 1890s, the domineering and ambitious Mrs. Biddle arranges a marriage between her spoiled daughter Thelma and the tow...

Doughnuts and Society

Doughnuts and Society

1936

as Jerry Flannagan

Acting

Kate Flannagan and Belle Dugan operate a downtown coffee shop and, while dispensing their locally-famous doughnuts, engage in their favorite pastime, ...

Dancing Feet

Dancing Feet

1936

as Jimmy Cassidy

5.2
Acting

Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfath...

Just My Luck

Just My Luck

1935

as Vic Dunne

Acting

Homer Crow, fired from his laboratory job at the Dunn-Wright Rubber Company, is sure that his formula for an indestructible rubber, called Durex, will...

Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness!

1935

as Wint

6.3
Acting

At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows of growing up, with some loving help and guidance from...

Forced Landing

Forced Landing

1935

as Jim Redfern (as Eddie Nugent)

Acting

In this high-flying mystery set aboard a cross-country flight to New York, some of the passengers are kidnappers who are trying to locate a hidden cac...

Fighting Youth

Fighting Youth

1935

as Anthony Tonnetti

7.0
Acting

A radical campus group persuades student Carol Arlington to lead a protest of a college's football team. She manages to recruit Larry Davis, even thou...

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1935

as Rudy Nash

Acting

A New York radio talent scout turns up at a barn dance.

Skybound

1935

as Doug Kent

Acting

Captain John Kent is a pilot in charge of the border patrol. Two crooks who head up a smuggling operation, Morley and his associate Faber, are trying ...

College Scandal

College Scandal

1935

as Jake Lansing

5.2
Acting

Julie Fresnel is a co-ed at Redgate University and her father, Dr. Henri Fresnel, is the new French professor. Julie attraction from the make students...

Kentucky Blue Streak

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

as Martin Marion

4.0
Acting

A nosy reporter (Nugent) befriends the dumb Coughlin and pushes the Governor to commute his sentence. Now, Coughlin can ride his family's pride and jo...

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington

1935

as Albert

4.8
Acting

Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No....

The Lottery Lover

The Lottery Lover

1935

as Gibbs

3.0
Acting

A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They" ha...

Girl o' My Dreams

Girl o' My Dreams

1934

as Larry Haines

3.3
Acting

A conceited college track star, used to being "big man on campus", gets a jolt when he loses an election to see who is the most popular man in the sch...

Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

as Lt. Richard 'Woody' Wood

4.2
Acting

Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries. But whe...

A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

as Phillip Ammon

1.0
Acting

Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she ...

No Ransom

1934

as Eddie Winfield

Acting

In this family comedy, the wealthy executive of a steel company must endure life with a strict, teetotaling wife, a wild daughter, and a deadbeat son....

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

1934

as Buzz Jones

5.6
Acting

A cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself as a male Princeton student.

Handy Andy

Handy Andy

1934

1.0
Acting

A small-town druggist is henpecked by his social-climbing wife to sell his pharmacy to a national chain. In addition, she tries to set up her pretty y...

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934

as Vance

7.0
Acting

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale

1933

as Bill Merrick

7.0
Acting

A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of ...

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

as Joe Pitt

5.5
Acting

Vaudevillian Joe Pitt sweeps young Sally Patter off of her feet and steals the lovestruck girl away from her small-town family to join his act. She wi...

This Day and Age

This Day and Age

1933

as Don Merrick

1.0
Acting

A modern-day tale of gangsterism and revenge. After a notorious mobster murders a Jewish tailor and is let off for the crime, a band of outraged high-...

Flirting in the Park

1933

as Charlie Jones

5.0
Acting

A day at the park starts out well when two couples enter a boat race, but things start going south when the boys lose their shirts and one of the girl...

College Humor

College Humor

1933

as Whistler

5.6
Acting

A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.

See You Tonight

1933

as Eddie Norton

1.0
Acting

A society woman falls for a man she meets on the beach. The man decides to teach her a lesson by masquerading as his butler.

The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933

as Interne

4.3
Acting

A hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much about a card-game murder.

Uncle Jake

1933

as Eddie - Husband

Acting
42nd Street

42nd Street

1933

as Terry

6.9
Acting

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

Caliente Love

1933

as George

Acting

Poor Walter Catlett messes up the wedding of Joyce Compton and, after botching his suicide attempt, rides along on her honeymoon at Aguas Caliente. Ca...

Easy on the Eyes

1933

as Lt. Bill Decker

Acting

A Mack Sennett Talking Comedy, released through Paramount Pictures, starring Franklin Pangborn and featuring Dorothy Granger.

The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

as Flanagan

Acting

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her e...

Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools

1932

as Eddie Martin

Acting

An immigrant and his wife arrive in America hoping to make it big in the world of music. Shortly thereafter, though, the husband finds out his wife is...

Crooner

Crooner

1932

as Henry - Band Member

5.0
Acting

Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.

The Honor of the Press

The Honor of the Press

1932

as Daniel H. Greely

6.0
Acting

Cub reporter Daniel Greely gets a job on a big city newspaper. A string of robberies occur and the owner of the paper blames the police for not roundi...

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls

1932

as Bob Clay

4.4
Acting

Esther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an affair with Jack Keene. Scorned by him Esther kills Jac...

A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice

1932

as Steve

5.5
Acting

An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician in the city's upcoming mayoral election.

Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

1931

as Wally Pierce

6.0
Acting

John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day, o...

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

1931

as Jackie Leeds

6.7
Acting

A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals...

Night Nurse

Night Nurse

1931

as Eagan

6.7
Acting

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small chil...

Up Pops the Devil

Up Pops the Devil

1931

as George Kent

4.2
Acting

The marriage of an advertising man is jeopardized when he gets a chance to sell a novel he's been working on and quits his job to concentrate on writi...

Young Sinners

Young Sinners

1931

as Bud

Acting

The reckless son of a millionaire struggles to find a positive outlook on life, so he turns to a hard-nosed trainer for help.

Shipmates

Shipmates

1931

as What-Ho

4.7
Acting

A sailor falls in love with the admiral's daughter but finds they can't marry because of his lowly rank.

Crashing Hollywood

1931

1.0
Acting

Crashing Hollywood is a 1931 Comedy short.

Strangers May Kiss

Strangers May Kiss

1931

as 2nd Admirer

5.4
Acting

After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advic...

Girls Demand Excitement

Girls Demand Excitement

1931

as Tommy

Acting

Peter Brooks is a hard-working, hard-up college student whose dislike of women attending college weakens under the amorous advances of spoiled sociali...

Three Hollywood Girls

Three Hollywood Girls

1931

as Bill

1.0
Acting

Three young girls live together in a one room apartment just scraping by while dreaming of Hollywood stardom. When one refuses a small role because th...

War Nurse

War Nurse

1930

as Frank Stevens

5.1
Acting

Women from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.

Remote Control

Remote Control

1930

as Radio Engineer

4.7
Acting

A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1930

as Windy Jones

4.0
Acting

A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.

Clancy in Wall Street

Clancy in Wall Street

1930

as Donald MacIntosh

4.2
Acting

Clancy and MacIntosh are a pair of stock comedy Irish and Scottish plumbers who have been partners for twenty years; but when Clancy accidentally buys...

Loose Ankles

Loose Ankles

1930

as Andy Martin (as Eddie Nugent)

4.4
Acting

A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the appr...

The Vagabond Lover

The Vagabond Lover

1929

as Sport

4.0
Acting

A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.

Untamed

Untamed

1929

as Paul (as Edward Nugent)

5.8
Acting

In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the man ...

Our Modern Maidens

Our Modern Maidens

1929

as Reg

5.9
Acting

Young, vivacious Billie uses her charms on influential businessman Glenn Abbott in hopes of getting her secret fiancé Gil a diplomatic appointment. Me...

The Girl in the Show

The Girl in the Show

1929

as Dave Amazon

4.5
Acting

In this drama, a traveling troupe of actors find themselves in danger of becoming unemployed when their manager up and leaves. Two of the actors decid...

The Duke Steps Out

The Duke Steps Out

1929

as Tommy Welles

5.0
Acting

Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he sees co-ed Susie. The students wonder about his ha...

The Bellamy Trial

1929

as Reporter

1.0
Acting

The Bellamy Trial is a 1929 American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham.

The Flying Fleet

The Flying Fleet

1929

as Midshipman Dizzy (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Six friends, all hoping to become aviators, are to graduate the next day from the United States Naval Academy. When the officer of the day becomes sic...

A Single Man

A Single Man

1929

as Dickie

Acting

Robin Worthington (Lew Cody), a middle-aged man attracted by a young woman, at first avoids her, then falls for her. He undergoes a profound change in...

Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters

1928

as Freddie

6.5
Acting

A flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold-digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.