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Arthur Hoyt is a Actor and Director American born on 18 march 1874 at Georgetown (USA)

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt
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Nationality USA
Birth 18 march 1874 at Georgetown (USA)
Death 4 january 1953 (at 78 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Arthur Hoyt (March 19, 1874–January 4, 1953) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 275 films in his 34-year film career, about a third of them silent films. He was a brother of Harry O. Hoyt.

Biography

D'abord acteur de théâtre, il joue à Broadway (New York) dans trois pièces, représentées respectivement en 1905, 1908 et 1911.

Au cinéma, il fait sa première apparition dans un court métrage muet sorti en 1914. En tout, il contribue à deux-cent-quatre-vingt-quatre films américains (dont environ quatre-vingts muets), dans des seconds rôles de caractère (souvent aussi dans des petits rôles non crédités). Après l'avènement du parlant, il continue à tourner régulièrement, jusqu'à un dernier film sorti en 1947.

Parmi ses films notables, mentionnons La Dame aux camélias (version de 1921, avec Alla Nazimova dans le rôle-titre et Rudolph Valentino), Le Monde perdu (version de 1925, avec Wallace Beery et Bessie Love) d'Harry O. Hoyt — son frère, 1885-1961 —, New York-Miami (1934, avec Claudette Colbert et Clark Gable) de Frank Capra, ou encore Gouverneur malgré lui (1940, avec Brian Donlevy et Akim Tamiroff) de Preston Sturges — qu'il croise à plusieurs reprises en fin de carrière, notamment pour son ultime prestation à l'écran —.

En outre, expérience non renouvelée, Arthur Hoyt est le réalisateur de deux films muets produits par Triangle Pictures et sortis en 1918, Station Content (avec Gloria Swanson) et High Stakes (avec J. Barney Sherry).

Usually with

Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
(10 films)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
(13 films)
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
(13 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(13 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Arthur Hoyt (167 films)

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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, 1h29
Directed by Lewis Milestone, Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Conlin, Rudy Vallée, Pat O'Brien, Raymond Walburn, Edgar Kennedy
Roles J.P. Blackstone
Rating63% 3.197123.197123.197123.197123.19712
In 1945, twenty-three years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team (as told in The Freshman), mild-mannered Harold Diddlebock (Harold Lloyd), who has been stuck in a dull, dead-end book-keeping job for years, is let go by his pompous boss, advertising tycoon J.E. Waggleberry (Raymond Walburn), with nothing but a tiny pension of $1,000. He bids farewell to the girl at the desk down the aisle, Miss Otis (Frances Ramsden), whom he had hoped to marry – just as he had hoped to marry five of her older sisters before that – and wanders aimlessly through the streets, his life's savings in hand.
The Great Moment
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Julius Tannen
Roles Presidential Secretary (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0967853.0967853.0967853.0967853.096785
The titles and credits open with a scene (in 1846) of a triumphant street procession and a jubilant crowd hailing William Morton (Joel McCrea) with signs such as "Pain is no more," followed by a long, written prologue pointing out, in part, that "before ether there was nothing." Next, an old Eben Frost (William Demarest) is seen heading through the snow to the farmhouse of Morton's aging widow Lizzie (Betty Field). On the way he stops at a pawn shop and redeems a medal once awarded to Morton inscribed: "To the benefactor of mankind."
Hail the Conquering Hero, 1h41
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Actors Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Bess Flowers
Roles Rev. Upperman (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.7941653.7941653.7941653.7941653.794165
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) is a small town boy whose father, "Hinky Dinky" Truesmith, was a Marine who died a hero in World War I. Woodrow has been discharged from the Marine Corps after only a month owing to his chronic hay fever. Rather than disappoint his mother (Georgia Caine), he pretends to be fighting overseas in World War II while secretly working in a San Diego shipyard.
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, 1h39
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest, Porter Hall, Emory Parnell
Roles Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.7935653.7935653.7935653.7935653.793565
Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) is a small-town girl with a soft spot for soldiers. She wakes up one morning after a wild farewell party for a group of them to find that while drunk the night before, she married a soldier whose name she can't remember, except that "it had a z in it. Like Ratzkiwatzki [...] or was it Zitzkiwitzki?" She believes they both used fake names and she doesn't know how to get in touch with him or even what he looks like.
Keep 'Em Slugging, 1h6
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Huntz Hall, Shemp Howard, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Norman Abbott, Evelyn Ankers
Roles Mr. Quink
Rating62% 3.123733.123733.123733.123733.12373
Teenage gang leader Tommy Banning is preparing for the Summer vacation by telling his members about the importance of doing their share to help out during the war. The best way to do this, according to Tommy's advice, is to end the gang activities and instead take legitimate useful jobs. But this seems to be a greater task than they could imagine, since most gang members have criminal records for juvenile delinquency, and they fail getting regular jobs. When Tommy's sister Sheila asks her boss, Frank Moulton, at the Carruthers' department store where she works, he agrees to hire Tommy only if she goes on a date with him. Sheila has a boyfriend and won't do that, but her boyfriend Jerry Brady instead gets Tommy the job at the department store. Upon starting his new job, Tommy is smitten by a slaes girl, Suzanne Booker, and they go on a movie date together. At the cinema, some of Tommy's gang, Albert "Pig" Gum, String and Ape, turn up and ruin the date. Soon enough Pig, String and Ape all have jobs, the latter two in the same store as Tommy.
The Palm Beach Story, 1h28
Directed by Hal Walker, Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about marriage
Actors Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallée, William Demarest, Sig Arno
Roles Pullman Conductor
Rating74% 3.745443.745443.745443.745443.74544
Tom and Gerry Jeffers (Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert) are a married couple in New York City who are down on their luck financially, which is pushing the marriage to an end. But there is another, deeper problem with their relationship, one that is hinted at in the prologue of the movie as the opening credits roll and then explained near the movie's end.
Apache Trail, 1h6
Directed by Richard Rosson, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Lloyd Nolan, Donna Reed, William Lundigan, Ann Ayars, Connie Gilchrist, Chill Wills
Roles Meredith - Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.9060152.9060152.9060152.9060152.906015
Tom Folliard (William Lundigan) is released from jail and seeks work at his prior employer, a stagecoach line. He is sent to manage a stagecoach rest stop in a remote area. Upon arrival, he meets a woman, Señora Martinez (Connie Gilchrist) and her daughter Rosalia (Donna Reed) who cook and clean at the rest stop. When the next stage arrives, among its cargo is a strong box with cash. Soon after, Folliard's brother "Trigger" Bill Folliard (Lloyd Nolan), a known outlaw arrives and seekes shelter from the local Apaches, whom he has offended. Upon his discovery that a strong box is present, he plans to steal it and make a getaway. During Tom Folliard's absence from the rest stop, Trigger Bill gets the upper hand on the stagecoach line employees watching him and tries to escape with the proceeds but is thwarted by his brother's arrival back at the rest stop. Soon thereafter, the Apaches attack the rest stop but are repulsed. They demand Trigger Bill and in return they will leave the rest stop alone. After realizing that they won't be able to hold off the Apaches much longer, Trigger Bill attempts to flee but is killed by the pursuing Apaches. Meanwhile, Tom, after a brief flirtation with one of the stagecoach passengers, Constance Selden (Ann Ayars), tells Señora Martinez that he would like to court her daughter.
Sullivan's Travels, 1h30
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, William Demarest, Porter Hall, Jimmy Conlin, Franklin Pangborn
Roles Preacher at Revival Mission (uncredited)
Rating78% 3.945663.945663.945663.945663.94566
John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) is a popular young Hollywood director of profitable but shallow comedies (e.g. Ants in Your Plants of 1939). Sullivan is dissatisfied despite his success and tells his studio boss, Mr. Lebrand (Robert Warwick) that he wants his next project to be a serious exploration of the plight of the downtrodden. He asks to make his next film an adaptation of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, a socially-conscious novel. Lebrand wants him to direct another lucrative comedy instead, but the idealistic Sullivan refuses to give in. He wants to "know trouble" first-hand, and plans to travel as a tramp so he can return and make a film that truly depicts the sorrows of humanity. His butler (Robert Greig) and valet (Eric Blore) openly question the wisdom of his plan.
The Lady Eve, 1h34
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about marriage
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, William Demarest, Eric Blore
Roles Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.8461353.8461353.8461353.8461353.846135
Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck) is a beautiful con artist. Along with her equally larcenous father, "Colonel" Harrington (Charles Coburn) and his partner Gerald (Melville Cooper), she is out to fleece rich, naive Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), the heir to the Pike Ale fortune ("The Ale That Won for Yale"). Pike is a woman-shy snake expert just returning from a year-long expedition up the Amazon. Though surrounded by ladies desperate for his attention, Charles is putty in Jean's hands.
1-2-3-Go!
1-2-3-Go! (1941)

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, George McFarland, Billy Laughlin, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Margaret Bert, John Dilson
Roles Horace
Rating54% 2.701642.701642.701642.701642.70164
While playing baseball on a busy street in Greenpoint, Mickey is struck by a car. Though he fully recovers from his injuries, Mickey meets several other kids in the hospital who weren't so lucky. Instantly developing a sense of civic responsibility, the Gang members establish the "1-2-3 Go Safety Society," dedicated to lowering the number of auto injuries in their community.
They Meet Again, 1h9
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Maude Eburne, John Dilson, Neil Hamilton
Roles Redmond, Governor's Secretary
Rating52% 2.636562.636562.636562.636562.63656
The Great McGinty, 1h22
Directed by Preston Sturges, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest, Allyn Joslyn, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast
Rating71% 3.5965253.5965253.5965253.5965253.596525
Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy) is a bartender in a banana republic who recounts his rise and fall to the bar's dancing girl and an American customer. The customer was a trusted bank employee who can no longer return to the United States and his family because he is wanted by the law after falling to temptation and stealing from the bank. McGinty is in a similar situation, but in his case it is due to "one crazy minute" of honesty rather than one of dishonesty. In a long flashback, he explains.
Christmas in July, 1h7
Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Ernest Truex, Rod Cameron
Roles Mild Juror (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6943253.6943253.6943253.6943253.694325
Dr. Maxford (Raymond Walburn) is thoroughly exasperated. He is supposed to announce on national radio the winners of a slogan contest for his Maxford House Coffee; the first prize is $25,000. Maxford's jury is deadlocked by the stubborn Mr. Bildocker (William Demarest). As a result, the program ends without an announcement.
I Love You Again, 1h37
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about marriage
Actors William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh, Edmund Lowe, Donald Douglas, Nella Walker
Roles Mr. Hines - Floorwalker (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6962553.6962553.6962553.6962553.696255
While on a cruise, stodgy, overly-frugal businessman Larry Wilson (William Powell) gets hit on the head with an oar while rescuing 'Doc' Ryan (Frank McHugh). He wakes up and remembers that he is actually a suave conman named George Carey; Doc is one of his crooked associates. However, he has lost all memory of the past nine years as Larry.