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Donald Briggs is a Actor American born on 28 january 1911 at Chicago (USA)
Donald Briggs (1911–1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows, between the 1930s and 1970s.
He was born, January 28, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois; and, died, February 3, 1986 (age 75) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
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Nationality USA
Birth 28 january 1911 at Chicago (USA)
Death 3 february 1986 (at 75 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Birth 28 january 1911 at Chicago (USA)
Death 3 february 1986 (at 75 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
He was born, January 28, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois; and, died, February 3, 1986 (age 75) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
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The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
, 1h47Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors James Garner, Lee Remick, Phil Harris, Chill Wills, Jim Backus, Elliott Reid
Roles Len Flink
Rating64%
Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) is a stockbroker languishing in a company run by sexist Bullard Bear (Jim Backus). When the company does poorly, he has to fire somebody. Molly is the obvious choice, but to avoid charges of sex discrimination, he assigns her the seemingly impossible task of unloading shares of an obscure company called Universal Widgets, figuring that when she fails, he will have an excuse to dismiss her.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
, 1h19Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Samuel S. Hinds, Gene Lockhart, Nat Pendleton
Roles Mr. Brownlee
Rating64%
Doctor James Kildare (Lew Ayres), just appointed resident assistant at the Byng State Hospital by his mentor Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore), is forced to return to his hometown when his general-practitioner father (Samuel S. Hinds) collapses from overwork.
Men Against the Sky (1940)
, 1h15Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, Granville Bates, Grant Withers
Roles Dick Allerton
Rating56%
Phil Mercedes (Richard Dix), once a record-setting pilot, is now an aging alcoholic. As an air show performer, while inebriated, he crashes his stunt aircraft into a barn and is grounded for a year. His sister Kay (Wendy Barrie), his only means of support, hopes to land a job in the drafting department for Martin Ames (Kent Taylor), the chief engineer for Dan McLean (Edmund Lowe), an aircraft manufacturer.
Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
, 1h21Directed by Harold Young
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Chester Lauck, Frances Langford, Frank Craven, Bobs Watson, Irving Bacon, Clara Blandick
Roles Will Danielson
Rating62%
This time around, Lum Edwards (Chester Lauck) and Abner Peabody (Norris Goff), the two elderly men owning the Jot ’Em Down general store which is the centre of life in Pineridge, Arkansas, tries to lend a helping hand to their unfortunate town neighbors. An alcoholic, Wes Stillman (Irving Bacon), loses his daughter Effie Lou (Sheila Sheldon) in a traffic accident, when she is hit by a passing car. Wes is beyond himself with grief and cannot stop blaming himself for not taking better care of her. In order to bring relief to Wes, Lum and Abner see to it that Wes is appointed deputy sheriff, and in charge of putting traffic offenders to justice. Wes gets to serve as deputy directly under police Constable Caleb Weehunt (Robert McKenzie).
Panama Lady (1939)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Actors Lucille Ball, Steffi Duna, Allan Lane, Evelyn Brent, Donald Briggs, Bernadene Hayes
Roles Roy
Rating58%
Panama Lady is a cleaned-up remake of the 1932 Helen Twelvetrees vehicle Panama Flo. Lucille Ball essays the old Twelvetrees role as Lucy, a nightclub "hostess" stranded in Panama by her ex-lover Roy (Donald Briggs). Victimized by a shakedown orchestrated by Roy, oil rigger McTeague (Allan Lane) holds Lucy responsible. To avoid landing in jail, Lucy agrees to accompany McTeague to his oil camp as his housekeeper. Assuming she's been brought to this godforsaken spot for sexual purposes, Lucy eventually realizes that McTeague's intentions are honorable: All he wants is his money back, and he expects our heroine to work off the debt on her feet! Ultimately Lucy and McTeague fall in love, but not before the scurrilous Roy re-enters her life.
The Hardys Ride High (1939)
, 1h21Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden
Roles Caleb Bowen
Rating65%
Judge Hardy is told he has inherited $2 million. He and his family move to Detroit.
Unexpected Father (1939)
, 1h18Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Shirley Ross, Dennis O'Keefe, Mischa Auer, Anne Gwynne, Anne Nagel, Donald Briggs
Roles Allen Rand - theatre manager
Rating56%
Made for Each Other (1939)
, 1h32Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson, Eddie Quillan, Alma Kruger
Roles Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Rating61%
John Mason (James Stewart) is a young, somewhat timid attorney in New York City. He has been doing his job well, and he has a chance of being made a partner in his law firm, especially if he marries Eunice (Ruth Weston), the daughter of his employer, Judge Doolittle. However, John meets Jane (Carole Lombard) during a business trip, and they fall in love and marry immediately. Eunice eventually marries another lawyer in the firm, Carter (Donald Briggs). John's mother (Lucile Watson) is disappointed with his choice, and an important court trial forces him to cancel the honeymoon. He wins the case, but by that time Judge Doolittle has chosen John's kowtowing coworker Carter as the new partner.
Wings of the Navy (1939)
, 1h29Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh, John Litel, Victor Jory
Roles Instructor
Rating60%
Submarine officer Jerry Harrington (John Payne) goes to Pensacola to train as a flying cadet, just like his father and his brother, longtime airman Cass Harrington (George Brent). Jerry ends up falling for his brother's girlfriend, Irene Dale (Olivia de Havilland), which only increases the competition between the two brothers. After Cass is seriously injured in a crash, he is forced to leave the Navy. Jerry becomes a pilot in San Diego and begins flying seaplanes while Cass designs a new fighter for the Navy. Jerry wants to prove to Cass that he is a better pilot, even if it means leaving the Navy to test the experimental fighter which has already led to the death of a test pilot. Irene is forced to choose which man she loves.
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
, 1h17Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Western
Themes Sports films, Musical films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Priscilla Lane, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Dick Foran
Roles Star Reporter
Rating57%
Singer Elly Jordan, a Brooklyn man who is terrified of animals, ends up broke along with his two musical partners at Hardy's Dude Ranch in Two Bits, Wyoming. The Hardys, Ma and Pop, daughter Jane and son Jeff, hire the men to play for the dudes. Sam Thorne, Jane's self-appointed boyfriend, ranch cowhand and amateur crooner, is jealous of Jane's interest in Elly. Elly is so successful as a cowboy singer, that when theatrical agent Ray Chadwick arrives at the ranch on a vacation and hears him, he signs Elly immediately. Chadwick thinks that Elly is a real cowboy and Jane coaches him to talk like one. In spite of his fear of animals, he gets away with the deception. He makes a successful screen test as a cowboy, using the name Wyoming Steve Gibson, but he and Chadwick, who now knows the truth, fear that the deception will be revealed when the movie people arrive in New York from Hollywood with Elly's contract.
Crime School (1938)
, 1h26Directed by William Clemens, Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey
Roles New Doctor
Rating64%
A junkman (Frank Otto) does business with the Dead End Kids: Frankie (Billy Halop), Squirt (Bobby Jordan), Spike (Leo Gorcey), Goofy (Huntz Hall), Fats (Bernard Punsly), and Bugs (Gabriel Dell). When the boys ask for a $20 payoff, "Junkie" says "Five is all you'll get. Now take it and get out of here." In a rage, Spike strikes the man in the back of the head with a hard object, and the junkman falls to the floor and doesn't move. When Judge Clinton (Charles Trowbridge) cannot convince the boys to divulge which one struck the damaging blow, they are all sent to reform school.
The First Hundred Years (1938)
, 1h13Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Robert Montgomery, Binnie Barnes, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, Alan Dinehart, Sr., Harry Davenport
Roles William Regan
Rating61%
David et Lynn Conway sont mariés depuis 5 ans et forment un ménage heureux. Leur mode de vie à New York est surtout rendu possible par le salaire de Lynn, un agent littéraire et théâtral reconnu, celui de David comme concepteur de navire étant bien inférieur. Lorsque David apprend qu'il va bientôt prendre la responsabilité d'un chantier naval à New Bedford (Massachusetts), il pense que Lynn démissionnera et acceptera de vivre sur son seul salaire, mais elle pense de son côté que son travail est aussi important que celui de son mari. Ils se disputent, puis se réconcilient, mais sur un quiproquo, chacun croyant avoir convaincu l'autre. Lorsque Lynn suggère qu'ils gardent tous les deux leur travail et qu'ils ne se voient que le week-end, David se rend compte qu'elle n'abandonnera pas son travail et s'en va. Le patron de Lynn, Harry Borden, lui suggère de ne pas se laisser faire et d'accepter un contrat de quelques jours à Hollywood. Pendant ce temps, l'avocat de Harry, Samuel Z. Walker, celui de David, William Regan, discutent des termes de la séparation. Lorsque Lynn revient d'Hollywood, elle découvre qu'un jugement a été rendu et qu'elle doit payer à David une pension alimentaire de 400 dollars par mois pendant leur séparation. David ne veut pas de cet argent, mais décide de "faire monter les enchères" en acceptant néanmoins.
Men Are Such Fools (1938)
, 1h9Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, Penny Singleton
Roles George Onslow
Rating53%
Une femme ambitieuse n'hésite pas à se servir de son mari, une ancienne star du football, pour faire avancer sa carrière. Un homme de radio lui propose son aide...
Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
Directed by Stanley Logan
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, John Litel, Barbara O'Neil, Dick Foran
Roles Tennis Coach
Rating50%
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Bonita Granville, Donald Crisp, Dolores Costello, Natalie Moorhead, Lucile Gleason, Donald Briggs
Roles Williams
Rating60%