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Irving Cummings is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer American born on 8 october 1888 at New York City (USA)

Irving Cummings

Irving Cummings
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Birth name Irving Caminsky
Nationality USA
Birth 8 october 1888 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 april 1959 (at 70 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Irving Camisky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor, director, producer and writer.

Best films

My Gal Sal
My Gal Sal
(1942)
(Director) In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona
(1928)
(Director)

Usually with

Thomas Little
Thomas Little
(12 films)
Conrad Wells
Conrad Wells
(3 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(9 films)
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
(9 films)
Richard Day
Richard Day
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Irving Cummings (74 films)

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Actor

The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
, 1h32
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn, Pat Flaherty, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn, Spring Byington
Rating75% 3.7977553.7977553.7977553.7977553.797755
Cantankerous tycoon John P. Merrick (Charles Coburn) goes undercover as a shoe clerk at his own New York department store to identify agitators trying to form a union, after seeing a newspaper picture of his employees hanging him in effigy. He befriends fellow clerk Mary Jones (Jean Arthur) and her recently fired boyfriend Joe O'Brien (Robert Cummings), a labor union organizer. Through his firsthand experiences, he grows more sympathetic to the needs of his workers, while finding unexpected love with sweet-natured clerk Elizabeth Ellis (Spring Byington).
The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame (1922)
, 1h36
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Norma Talmadge, Adolphe Menjou, Conway Tearle, Rosemary Theby, Irving Cummings, Kate Lester
Roles Count de Marsay

Paris à l'époque napoléonienne. La grande coquette Antoinette de Langeais joue avec le feu en provoquant le général-marquis de Montriveau, fou amoureux d'elle, mais qui finit par l'humilier devant tout Paris en la repoussant. Montriveau, sur les traces d'Antoinette depuis longtemps, la rejoint trop tard.
The Blasphemer
The Blasphemer (1921)

Genres Drama
Actors Augusta Anderson, Irving Cummings, Margaret Seddon
Roles Chinese Opium Den Operator
Rating50% 2.5077852.5077852.5077852.5077852.507785
The story revolves around John Harden, a Wall Street banker whose absence in faith leads to a life of despair and poverty. Having risen to a position of power on Wall Street, he boasts about his successes, claiming that he is the master of his fate, not God nor the devil. Soon afterwards, though, his family goes into poverty and his friends leave him. His faith is restored when he rescues his daughter who was being kept hostage in a Chinese opium den.
The Saphead
The Saphead (1920)
, 1h17
Directed by Herbert Blaché
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Buster Keaton, Edward Connelly, Carol Holloway, William H. Crane, Irving Cummings, Katherine Albert
Roles Mark Turner
Rating60% 3.0469353.0469353.0469353.0469353.046935
Nicholas Van Alstyne is the richest man in New York, but he is very disappointed in the behavior of his son, Bertie, who stays out all night gambling and partying, and who seems to show no talent or interest in work. In fact, Bertie is feigning this behavior because he believes it will help to impress the girl of his dreams, his adopted sister Agnes. Unfortunately, it helps him to do nothing more than get disowned by his father.
Sex
Sex (1920)
, 1h27
Directed by Fred Niblo
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Louise Glaum, Irving Cummings, Viola Barry, Peggy Pearce, Myrtle Stedman, William Conklin
Roles Dave Wallace
Rating57% 2.8728852.8728852.8728852.8728852.872885
The film is a morality story on the evils of marital infidelity and the wild lifestyle of New York actors. At the same time, the film included scenes of seduction and debauchery that made it the subject of controversy over its prurient content.
The Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge (1920)

Directed by William C. de Mille
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Robert Warwick, Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Kosloff, Wanda Hawley, Tom Forman, Winter Hall
Roles Loftus Roupelle

After living with adventuress Belle (Williams) in Paris, Nigel (Warwick) proposes, but she rejects him for a wealthier suitor. Nigel returns to England, where his friend Brian (Forman) hires him to manage his estate. Nigel falls in love with Brian's ward Monica (Hawley). Brian travels to Paris and meets Belle. Unaware of her past, Brian marries her, and, when they return to England, Belle says nothing when they meet her ex-lover Nigel. Belle, who had only married for money, then discovers that Brian's family is bankrupt, and begins an affair with Roupelle (Cummings). After Nigel discovers that she is planning to elope, he prevents the betrayal, but their prior affair is revealed to Brian. However, Monica forgives him for his transgressions.
The Ladder of Lies
The Ladder of Lies (1920)
, 50minutes
Directed by Tom Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ethel Clayton, Jean Acker, Irving Cummings, Charles Meredith
Roles Ralph Brent

Don't Change Your Husband
Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
, 1h26
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about marriage
Actors Elliott Dexter, Gloria Swanson, Cleo Ridgely, Lew Cody, Sylvia Ashton, Theodore Roberts
Roles Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2479453.2479453.2479453.2479453.247945
Based upon a description in a film magazine, Leila Porter (Swanson) has grown tired of her husband James Denby Porter (Dexter), the glue king, as she is romantic but he is prosaic. Moreover, he is careless of his personal appearance, gets cigar ash in the carpet, and eats green onions before he tries to kiss her. She obtains a divorce and then marries James' friend Schuyler Van Sutphen (Cody), but discovers that Van Sutphen is a real beast. When she later discovers that her ex-husband has changed as a result of the divorce, still loves her, and would be happy to have her back, Leila divorces once again in order to remarry James.
What Every Woman Learns
What Every Woman Learns (1919)
, 50minutes
Directed by Fred Niblo
Origin USA
Actors Enid Bennett, Milton Sills, Irving Cummings, William Conklin, Lydia Knott, Theodore Roberts
Roles Dick Gaylord

Based upon a plot summary in a newspaper, Amy (Bennett) is married to a cad but visits another man who loves her and helps her endure her marriage. After a confrontation and struggle between the men which leads to a death, Amy stands accused of the murder.
The Better Wife
The Better Wife (1919)
, 50minutes
Directed by William P. S. Earle
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Clara Kimball Young, Edward Kimball, Nigel Barrie, Kathlyn Williams, Ben Alexander, Lillian Walker
Roles Comte de Cheveral

Charmian Page nourrit une grande affection pour l'enfant de Sir Richard Beverly. Lorsque l'enfant est sérieusement blessé dans un accident de voiture qui a tué sa mère, Lady Beverly, laquelle était en route pour voir son amant, Charmian persuade son riche père de payer pour l'opération qui sauvera l'enfant. Richard épouse Charmian pour l'amour de son enfant, mais reste à distance pour la mémoire de Beverly. Quand il apprend la vérité sur l'infidélité de sa défunte épouse, il demande le pardon de Charmian, se rendant compte qu'elle est la meilleure épouse.