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Ben Turpin is a Actor American born on 18 september 1869 at New Orleans (USA)
Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Turpin and his first wife, Carrie Le Mieux, an actress, were married in Chicago in 1907. In 1923, Mrs. Turpin became ill with influenza, which caused the loss of her hearing. Heartbroken, Turpin took his seriously ill wife to the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Quebec, hoping she would be healed. She eventually became an invalid, with Turpin placing his career on hold to care for her. Carrie died on October 2, 1925.
He was a Roman Catholic, and a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California.
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Ben Turpin
Birth name Bernard Turpin
Nationality USA
Birth 18 september 1869 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 1 july 1940 (at 70 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 18 september 1869 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 1 july 1940 (at 70 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Biography
Turpin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 19, 1869, the son of a candy store owner.Turpin and his first wife, Carrie Le Mieux, an actress, were married in Chicago in 1907. In 1923, Mrs. Turpin became ill with influenza, which caused the loss of her hearing. Heartbroken, Turpin took his seriously ill wife to the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Quebec, hoping she would be healed. She eventually became an invalid, with Turpin placing his career on hold to care for her. Carrie died on October 2, 1925.
He was a Roman Catholic, and a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California.
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The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
, 1h19Directed by Robert Youngson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, W. C. Fields, Billy Bevan, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton
Roles archive footage
Rating70%
L'incantevole nemica (1953)
, 1h30Directed by Claudio Gora
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Buster Keaton, Silvana Pampanini, Robert Lamoureux, Carlo Campanini, Ugo Tognazzi, Pina Renzi
Rating59%
Italie, début des années 1950. M.Albertini (Carlo Campanini), propriétaire et directeur de la Fromagerie Albertini, vit dans la crainte exagérée d'une révolution communiste. Son personnel s'est mis en grève pour exiger la réintégration de deux ouvriers lincenciés, il est persuadé qu'ils veulent sa ruine. Il s'imagine que son comptable, Roberto (Robert Lamoureux), nouvellement arrivé en ville, est un dangereux agitateur. M. Albertini le suit pour connaître son domicile et constate avec effroi qu'il loge dans les locaux du Parti communiste italien et est convaincu que son comptable est un agent soviétique infiltré. Apprenant les soupçons de son père, Silvia Albertini (Silvana Pampanini), lassée de ses fades soupirants, se prend soudain d'intérêt pour Roberto, qu'elle croit être un mystérieux et dangereux aventurier révolutionnaire et veut l'épouser. D'abord outré par ce projet, Albertini y voit l'avantage de contrôler un agitateur secret en le prenant pour gendre, et l'invite à dîner.
, 1h29Directed by Claude Accursi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Monty Banks, Stan Laurel, Marjorie Beebe, Mack Sennett, Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde
Roles (archive footage)
Rating43%
Film de montage de scènes du cinéma muet, sonorisées, prenant pour trame une enquête menée par Stan Laurel.
Saps at Sea (1940)
, 57minutesDirected by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Harry Bernard, Ben Turpin, Richard Cramer
Roles Cross-Eyed Plumber
Rating70%
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory, where Hardy is already under stress from all the incessant noise. One worker (Eddie Borden) has already gone insane and is the latest casualty of the work environment. Ollie is sent home after developing "hornophobia" and starts going crazy each time he hears horns or horn-based musical instruments. A physician (Jimmy Finlayson) is called to treat Ollie and, warning Ollie that he could develop a more serious condition, "hornomania," he prescribes a relaxing boat trip and goat's milk. Ollie dismisses the idea because he is afraid to sail on the ocean, but Stan prescribes an alternative: they will simply rent a boat and keep it attached to the dock, getting all the sea air they can while never actually going out to sea. When Stan's trombone teacher (Eddie Conrad) arrives and Ollie, returning from a fight with the janitor (Ben Turpin) who messed up the plumbing, hears the music, goes berserk and throws the teacher out, he knows he should take that advice. Phoning the hotel manager to complain why that teacher was allowed in, Hardy is accidentally knocked out the window and into the street.
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
, 1h37Directed by Irving Cummings, Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair, Snub Pollard
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical
Actors Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Alan Curtis, Stuart Erwin, Jed Prouty
Roles Bartender in Western
Rating64%
À partir de 1913, le réalisateur Connors découvre la chanteuse Molly Adair. En devenant une star, elle épouse un acteur, alors Connors les vire. Elle le demande comme réalisateur de son prochain film. De nombreuses étoiles silencieuses montrées faisant la transition vers le son.
Keystone Hotel (1935)
, 15minutesDirected by Ralph Staub
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ford Sterling, Ben Turpin, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Marie Prevost, Vivien Oakland
Roles Count Drewa Blanc
Rating66%
The story follows the cross-eyed Count Drewa Blanc (Ben Turpin), who arrives at the busy Keystone Hotel to judge a fashion show.
The Law of the Wild (1934)
Directed by B. Reeves Eason, William Witney, Armand Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses, Films about dogs
Actors Ben Turpin, Rintintin (acteur canin), Lucile Browne, Bob Custer, Richard Cramer, Ernie Adams
Roles Henry
Rating62%
John Sheldon is falsely accused by Frank Nolan of killing Lou Salters. With his owner now in prison, Nolan steals Sheldon's horse Rex with plans to ride him in a big race. Sheldon's dog, Rinty, Alice Ingram and her sidekick Henry rescue Rex and Alice rides him in the race instead. The winnings from the race are used to pay for Sheldon's defense.
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
, 12minutesDirected by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Buddy films
Actors Baby Peggy, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Buster Crabbe, Bing Crosby, Frankie Darro
Roles Self
Make Me a Star (1932)
, 1h26Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Joan Blondell, Stuart Erwin, Zasu Pitts, Ben Turpin, Gary Cooper, Charles Sellon
Roles Ben
Rating64%
A small-town delivery boy Merton Gill (Stuart Erwin) arrives in Hollywood, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and complete with a diploma from the National Correspondence Academy of Acting. Crashing the gates of Majestic Pictures Merton manages to fumble his one line bit in the latest Buck Benson (George Templeton) western and is fired on the spot.
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
, 59minutesDirected by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Jack Oakie, W. C. Fields, Andy Clyde, Lyda Roberti, George Barbier, Susan Fleming
Roles Mysterious Man
Rating67%
While visiting the mythical country of Klopstokia on business, brush salesman Migg Tweeny (Jack Oakie) collides with a young woman (Susan Fleming) on the street and the two fall instantly in love. Her name is Angela—all the women in Klopstokia are named Angela—and she is the daughter of Klopstokia's President (W. C. Fields), whose country is bankrupt, and who relies upon his great physical strength to dominate a cabinet that is conspiring to overthrow him. Tweeny, hoping to win the hand of The President's daughter in marriage, presents him with a plan to remedy Klopstokia's financial woes: The President is to enter the 1932 Summer Olympics, win the weightlifting competition, and collect a large cash reward that has been offered to medalists by Tweeny's employer. Tweeny then sets out to find athletes to make up Klopstokia's Olympic team, and quickly discovers that the country abounds in athletes of preternatural abilities. The team, with Tweeny as their trainer, boards a steamship bound for America.
Our Wife (1931)
, 20minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Babe London, Blanche Payson, Charley Rogers
Roles Justice of the Peace
Rating72%
Oliver is making plans to be married to his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and steal away at night to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.
Ambassador Bill (1931)
, 1h10Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Marguerite Churchill, Greta Nissen, Ray Milland, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Arnold Korff
Roles The Butcher
Rating60%
Bill Harper (Rogers) plays an American ambassador. After his arrival in a small country that is besieged by civil unrest, he befriends the young boy (Tad Alexander) who is to be the country's king.
Cracked Nuts (1931)
, 1h5Directed by Edward F. Cline, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Bert Wheeler, Leni Stengel, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Edna May Oliver, Stanley Fields
Roles Cross-eyed Ben
Rating60%
Wendell Graham (Bert Wheeler), while a millionaire through inheritance, is incredibly irresponsible. On a trans-Atlantic crossing, he meets the lovely Betty Harrington (Dorothy Lee), and her stuffy, over-protective aunt, Minnie Van Varden (Edna May Oliver). Wendell is definitely interested, and his interest is reciprocated by Betty, however Aunt Minnie takes an instant dislike to the young man. On the same ship are several dissidents who are seeking financial support for their revolution back home in the fictional country of El Dorania. Wendell believes that if he offers them financial support in their revolutionary pursuits, this will enhance his position with Aunt Minnie, who owns a large estate in El Dorania, and has been vocal about her displeasure with the current monarch. Wendell agrees to furnish the revolutionaries with $100,000 to further their cause.
The Love Parade (1930)
, 1h47Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Lillian Roth, Lupino Lane, Lionel Belmore, Eugene Pallette
Roles Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
Rating69%
Count Alfred, military attaché to the Sylvanian Embassy in Paris, is ordered back to Sylvania to report to Queen Louise for a reprimand following a string of scandals, including an affair with the ambassador's wife. In the meantime Queen Louise, ruler of Sylvania in her own right, is royally fed-up with her subjects' preoccupation with whom she will marry.
Show of Shows (1929)
, 2h8Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frank Fay, Anthony Bushell, John Barrymore, William Courtenay, William Bakewell, Richard Barthelmess
Roles Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Rating58%