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Jed Prouty is a Actor American born on 5 april 1879 at Boston (USA)

Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty
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Nationality USA
Birth 5 april 1879 at Boston (USA)
Death 10 may 1956 (at 77 years)

Jed Prouty (April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family film series. They were 17 low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry.

Biography

Au théâtre, Jed Prouty s'illustre notamment dans le répertoire du vaudeville et joue entre autres à Broadway, dans des comédies musicales, quelques pièces, deux revues et une opérette, d'abord entre 1910 et 1922, puis au cours des années 1940. Mentionnons la comédie musicale Something for the Boys (1943-1944, musique et lyrics de Cole Porter, avec Ethel Merman et Betty Garrett).

Au cinéma, il débute durant la période du muet, son premier film étant Sadie Love de John Stuart Robertson (avec Billie Burke et Hedda Hopper), sorti en 1919.

Suivent cent-quarante-quatre autres films américains, dont Le Prix d'une folie d'Allan Dwan (1925, avec Gloria Swanson et Alec B. Francis), La Légion des damnés de King Vidor (1936, avec Fred MacMurray et Jean Parker) et L'Or du ciel de George Marshall (1941, avec James Stewart et Paulette Goddard).

Fait particulier, lui et Spring Byington tiennent les rôles principaux dans une série de dix-sept films (1936-1940) consacrée à la famille Jones , dont Quick Millions de Malcolm St. Clair (1939).

Son dernier film est Guilty Bystander de Joseph Lerner (avec Zachary Scott et Faye Emerson), sorti en 1950.

Pour la télévision, Jed Prouty contribue à trois séries américaines, de 1950 à 1952 (quatre ans avant sa mort).

Best films

The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody
(1929)
(Actor)

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Spring Byington
Spring Byington
(16 films)
June Carlson
June Carlson
(15 films)
Billy Mahan
Billy Mahan
(15 films)
Florence Roberts
Florence Roberts
(15 films)
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(10 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jed Prouty (104 films)

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Actor

Guilty Bystander
Guilty Bystander (1950)
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mary Boland, Sam Levene, J. Edward Bromberg, Kay Medford
Roles Dr. Elder
Rating61% 3.093083.093083.093083.093083.09308
Max Thursday is an alcoholic ex-cop. The only job he can find is as a house detective at his pal Smitty's hotel.
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
, 1h12
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson, Roman Bohnen, George E. Stone, Spencer Charters
Roles Maxwell B. Titus
Rating60% 3.0477653.0477653.0477653.0477653.047765
To boost listener ratings, radio personality Mike Jason (Dennis O'Keefe) encourages sponsors, of his murder mystery radio show, to offer a reward to anyone who can locate safe cracker Jimmy Valentine, who is reportedly retired. The reward for the person who finds the legendary gentleman burglar is set to $10,000. There is little tough guy Mousey (George Stone), who becomes over zealous over the possibility of winning the reward. Valentine is rumored to have thrown down his hat in a picturesque small town called Fernville in Illinois. Jason and co worker Cleo Arden (Gloria Dickson) lead the hunt, together with Mousey, and it takes them to the small and previously quiet town. The search begins in the small town's local newspaper, where Jason hopes to find some old files that can reveal Jimmy Valentine's whereabouts. Jason meets the daughter of the newspaper editor, Bonnie Forbes (Ruth Terry), who takes him to see her father, Tom Forbes (Roman Bohnen). It turns out Tom isn't willing to help out in the search for Valentine. But Bonnie has taken a romantic interest in Jason, and offers to help out. She takes the party to Tom's gardener, Pinky (Harry Shannon), who she has heard tell stories about Valentine in the past. The lead is a dead end, as Pinky claims to know nothing about Valentine of use to Jason. But when Jason and Mousey visits the Forbes' house, Mousey finds Pinky rummaging about in Tom's office, destroying old files, and there is a photo of Pinky when he was younger, where his hair color matches the color of Valentine's side kick back in the day. Mousey turns out to be the son of an infamous mobster who was framed by Valentine, and kills Pinky to revenge his father. When Jason finds out about the killing, he suspects Valentine of being the murderer. He goes about town to collect fingerprints of important persons, and stirs up the whole town, since they are all ex-convicts, having settled down in this peacful place to live a quiet law-abiding life. The fingerprints are stored in a safe at the sheriff's office, and Jason plans to ambush Valentine and catch him red-handed when he tries to crack the safe open to get hold of the prints. Just as planned, Jason catches Tom, who turns out to be Jimmy Valentine, as he breaks the safe. In an effort to save the rest of the town from being caught, Tom wants to give Jason his prints in exchange for all the others'. Mousey enters the scene and tries to get his revenge on Tom/Jimmy. Mousey manages to kill himself, and Jason realizes that Tom/Jimmy wasn't the one who killed Pinky. Jason tells the police that Pinky was Jimmy Valentine in disguise, thus saving Tom and his daughter from ruin. Then Jason decides to stay in the small town with Bonnie.
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
, 1h20
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Eve Arden, Robert Smith, Franklin Pangborn, Marjorie Gateson
Roles Judge Rufus
Rating57% 2.8572352.8572352.8572352.8572352.857235
On the instructions of their lawyer, the wealthy young daughter of divorcing parents (Joan Carroll) is removed to a mountain resort, complete with a decoy mother, to protect her from the publicity. The situation is immediately complicated by persistent reporters, a romantic interest for the fake mother, and a convention of birdwatchers.
Scattergood Rides High
Scattergood Rides High (1942)
, 1h6
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Guy Kibbee, Jed Prouty, Arthur Aylesworth, Philip Hurlic, Walter Baldwin, Lee Phelps
Roles Mr. Van Pelt
Rating53% 2.699712.699712.699712.699712.69971
This script must be run from the command line
Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold (1941)
, 1h26
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Charles Winninger, Mary Gordon, Jed Prouty, Charles Arnt
Roles J.K. Louderman
Rating59% 2.9985152.9985152.9985152.9985152.998515
The film tells of a couple romantically involved despite family feuds.
Go West, Young Lady
Go West, Young Lady (1941)
, 1h10
Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Penny Singleton, Ann Miller, Charles Ruggles, Allen Jenkins, Jed Prouty
Roles Judge Harmon
Rating62% 3.1471853.1471853.1471853.1471853.147185
The town of Headstone eagerly awaits the arrival of their new sheriff, hoping that he will vanquish the dreaded outlaw, Killer Pete, who has murdered the last four sheriffs. Meanwhile, on the stage bound for Headstone, Tex Miller, the new sheriff, is making small talk with fellow passenger and former seminary student Belinda "Bill" Pendergast when the stage is attacked by a band of Indians. Taking aim at the Indians, Bill shoots them off their horses and then calmly explains to the astonished Tex that her father always wanted a son and taught her to handle a gun.
Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
, 1h19
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Edgar Bergen, Lucille Ball, Louis Payne, Harold Peary, Marian Driscoll Jordan, Dorothy Lovett
Roles Mayor
Rating60% 3.04933.04933.04933.04933.0493
In New York, Edgar Bergen does his last radio performance of the season, a doctor's sketch with his puppet, Charlie McCarthy and his assistant, Julie Patterson (Lucille Ball). After the performance Bergen hosts an engagement party for Julie and his business partner, Jerry Wood. The next day, Bergen flies his new plane and he and Charlie are set for their summer vacation. En route, Bergen gets lost and lands in Wistful Vista, home of Fibber McGee and Molly.
Roar of the Press
Roar of the Press (1941)
, 1h11
Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty, Suzanne Kaaren, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Frazer
Roles Gordon MacEwan
Rating56% 2.819142.819142.819142.819142.81914
Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Williams, a hotshot reporter for the Globe.
Father Steps Out
Father Steps Out (1941)

Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Genres Comedy
Actors Frank Albertson, Jed Prouty, Lorna Gray, Frank Faylen, Tristram "Tris" Coffin, John Dilson
Roles J. B. Matthews
Rating44% 2.226462.226462.226462.226462.22646
Jimmy Dugan (Frank Albertson) is a shotgun newspaper journalist who would kill to get a scoop. He finds a lead to a great business story and manages to get an interview with the subject in question, J.B. Matthews (Jed Prouty), who is the CEO of Bay Shore Railroad. Matthews company owns the Midland Central Railroad, where Tom Oliver (John Dilson) is in charge.
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
, 1h5
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Bruce Bennett, Thurston Hall, Jed Prouty, Fred Kelsey
Roles Captain Moon
Rating60% 3.0481953.0481953.0481953.0481953.048195
After admonishing his butler Jamison (Eric Blore) for conning money and adding a rare Cuban stamp to his coveted collection, former jewel looter and current detective Michael Lanyard (Warren William, also known as the Lone Wolf, flies back to Miami from Havana. He meets the gorgeous Patricia Lawrence (Frances Robinson) on board the plane. Initially shy, Lawrence decides to confide in Lanyard about her troubles — one of her mail-sender boyfriend Scotty's (Bruce Bennett) clients was killed some time ago after assigning Scotty to send a package stashed with dollar notes. Descending at the Miami airport, they are ambushed by kidnappers Chimp (Edward Gargan), Mr. Lee (Lester Matthews), and Big Joe Brady (Don Beddoe). The swift Lone Wolf outruns the criminals with Lawrence. He hides the retrieved stack of money in a hotel safe, but is discovered by Inspector Crane (Thurston Hall) and his assistant Dickens (Fred Kelsey), along with Miami police head Captain Moon (Jed Prouty). Lanyard evades capture and sets out to arrest the three villains on his own. The detective also realises that his prized stamp collection has also been swiped away by Big Joe Brady. He manages to track them down and has the police arrest them. Exonerated, the Lone Wolf mulls over missing an important stamp convention.
Exile Express
Exile Express (1939)
, 1h11
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Anna Sten, Alan Marshal, Jerome Cowan, Walter Catlett, Jed Prouty, Stanley Fields
Roles Hanley
Rating51% 2.585782.585782.585782.585782.58578
After being wrongly implicated in the murder of her scientist boss by foreign agents, a young immigrant woman is placed on board an "exile express" from California to New York City where she is to be deported from Ellis Island. With the help of a journalist who has fallen in love with her, she jumps the train and sets out to prove her innocence.