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Arthur Byron is a Actor American born on 3 april 1872 at New York City (USA)

Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron
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Nationality USA
Birth 3 april 1872 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 july 1943 (at 71 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Arthur Byron (1872-1943) was an American actor, the son of actors Kate Crehan and Oliver Doud Byron. He played a mixture of British and American roles in films. He was a nephew of the stage actress Ada Rehan, his mother's sister.

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Filmography of Arthur Byron (26 films)

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The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
, 1h35
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Children's films
Actors Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Frank McGlynn Sr., Claude Gillingwater, Francis McDonald, Harry Carey
Roles Mr. Erickson
Rating71% 3.5939153.5939153.5939153.5939153.593915
A few short hours after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr.), Dr. Samuel Mudd (Baxter) gives treatment to a man with a broken leg who shows up at his door. Mudd does not know that the president has been assassinated and the man who he is treating is John Wilkes Booth (Francis McDonald). Mudd is arrested for being an accessory in the assassination and is sent to prison on the Dry Tortugas, described as in the West Indies and referred to in the film as "America's own Devil's Island".
Murder in the Fleet
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
, 1h9
Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Robert Taylor, Jean Parker, Ted Healy, Una Merkel, Nat Pendleton, Jean Hersholt
Roles Captain John Winslow
Rating55% 2.762082.762082.762082.762082.76208
Captain John Winslow (Arthur Byron) is notified by the Secretary of the Navy that his cruiser will be receiving a new firing control gear manufactured by World Electric company, which is supposed to revolutionize naval warfare. The gear vanishes and is quickly located by intelligence officers where it is being transported across the Mexican border.
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Jean Muir, Lyle Talbot, Arthur Byron, Donald Crisp
Roles No. 1 Boss
Rating63% 3.195753.195753.195753.195753.19575
Ambitious, idealistic Stephen Chase (Pat O'Brien) goes to work for the Atlantis Oil Company and is sent to a remote outpost in rural China run by "No. 1 Boss" (Arthur Byron). After a while, he feels secure enough to send for his fiancée and goes to Yokohama to meet and marry her. However, when he gets there, all that is waiting for him is a telegram, in which she explains she is unwilling to live in such a backward country.
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
, 1h33
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Byron, Arthur Hohl, Donald Meek, Wallace Ford
Roles Spencer
Rating72% 3.644173.644173.644173.644173.64417
Arthur Ferguson Jones (Edward G. Robinson) and Wilhelmina "Bill" Clark (Jean Arthur) work at the same advertising firm. Jones turns out to look exactly like the notorious bank robber "Killer" Mannion (also Robinson) and is apprehended by the police.
The Casino Murder Case
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
, 1h22
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook, Rosalind Russell, Arthur Byron, Ted Healy
Roles Kinkaid
Rating61% 3.05093.05093.05093.05093.0509
Gentleman detective Philo Vance (Paul Lukas) begins an investigation when he receives an anonymous letter stating that society man Lynn Llewellyn (Donald Cook) will be in danger when he appears at the casino owned by his uncle, Kinkaid (Arthur Byron). Vance visits the Llewellyn estate, which is run by Mrs. Priscilla Kinkaid-Llewellyn (Alison Skipworth), the matriarch of the household, and stumbles into one of the family's many quarrels. At the end of the bitter quarrel, which involves Mrs. Llewellyn's son Lynn and his wife Virginia (Louise Henry), Virginia announces that she has decided to leave the house and go to Chicago. During the tiff, Vance and Doris (Rosalind Russell), Mrs. Llewellyn's secretary, are introduced to each other and Doris immediately takes a liking to Vance.
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
, 1h8
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Hugh Herbert, Lyle Talbot, Irving Pichel
Roles Everett Bradford
Rating64% 3.2468753.2468753.2468753.2468753.246875
Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is a spoiled, bored, wealthy socialite who finances her extravagant lifestyle by exploiting her fiancé Spencer Carlton's (Lyle Talbot) access to her stepfather's brokerage firm and using her connection to steal security bonds for crime boss Jake Bello (Irving Pichel).
Marie Galante
Marie Galante (1934)
, 1h28
Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian, Ned Sparks, Leslie Fenton, Helen Morgan, Sig Ruman
Roles General Gerald Phillips
Rating56% 2.8041252.8041252.8041252.8041252.804125
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The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes (1934)
, 1h20
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Edward Arnold, Arthur Byron, Paul Kelly, Andy Devine, Charley Grapewin, Rosalind Russell
Roles President Stanley Craig
Rating61% 3.096373.096373.096373.096373.09637
The film follows the story of The President Vanishes.
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild (1934)
, 1h27
Directed by Sidney Lanfield, Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors George Arliss, Loretta Young, Boris Karloff, Robert Young, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen
Roles Baring
Rating64% 3.2460853.2460853.2460853.2460853.246085
En 1780 à Frankfort, en Prusse, le jeune Nathan Rothschild prévient ses parents, Amschel et Guttle, que le fisc viendra. Ils se dépêchent et cachent leurs richesses, y compris la monnaie, l'argent, etc. Le fisc exige 20.000 gulden , une somme exorbitante, mais accepte un pot-de-vin de 5000 en échange de l'évaluation de 2000 en taxes. La satisfaction de Nathan est de courte durée, cependant; un courrier lui apportant 10.000 gulden est intercepté et l'argent confisqué par les impôts. Nathan dit à ses fils qu'il essaie d'être aussi honnête que possible, mais les autorités antisémites ne le laisseront pas faire ; il exhorte ses enfants à acquérir de l'argent, car «l'argent c'est le pouvoir» et une défense pour leur peuple.
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
, 1h8
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Nigel Bruce, Arthur Byron
Roles John Harly
Rating54% 2.7057452.7057452.7057452.7057452.705745
The President of the United States decides that the true cause of the Great Depression (raging when the film was released) is a loss of "optimism" as a result of a plot by financiers and bankers who are getting rich from the Depression. The President then appoints Lawrence Cromwell as secretary for the newly created Department of Amusement. Cromwell creates an army of entertainers and sends them out across the country. Much of the action centers around Cromwell auditioning acts in his office (with interruptions from janitor "George Bernard Shaw" played by Stepin Fetchit). At the end, as a musical production number breaks forth, Cromwell looks out of his office window and sees the Depression literally, instantaneously lift.
The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
, 1h12
Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about television, Films based on plays
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez, Mae Clarke, Louis Calhern, Arthur Byron
Roles Dr. Kendall
Rating63% 3.1970853.1970853.1970853.1970853.197085
Jessica Wells (Astor) is a beautiful and talented actress, returning to the stage after a three-year absence. Although her triumphal return seems certain, family and friends are shocked when Vance (Calhern), her long-lost husband with a criminal past, shows up at the family home. He immediately exerts his influence on the vivacious Jessica, and she becomes a sleepwalking automaton blindly obeying orders.