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Perry N. Vekroff is a Director and Scriptwriter American born on 3 june 1881 at Shumen (Bulgarie)

Perry N. Vekroff

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Nationality USA
Birth 3 june 1881 at Shumen (Bulgarie)
Death 3 january 1937 (at 55 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Perry N. Vekroff (3 June 1881 – 3 January 1937) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 19 films between 1914 and 1922, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and one for Pathé.

He was born in Shumen, Bulgaria and died in Hollywood, California.

Usually with

Bradley Barker
Bradley Barker
(2 films)
Hal Mohr
Hal Mohr
(1 films)
Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler
(2 films)
William Welsh
William Welsh
(2 films)
Noah Beery Sr.
Noah Beery Sr.
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Perry N. Vekroff (7 films)

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Big Boy
Big Boy (1930)
, 1h8
Directed by Alan Crosland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Musical films, Films based on plays, Horse sports in film
Actors Al Jolson, Claudia Dell, Louise Closser Hale, Noah Beery Sr., Lloyd Hughes, Lew Harvey
Rating55% 2.770632.770632.770632.770632.77063
Al Jolson plays Gus, a loyal stable boy and jockey to a rich family in the South that has been interested in horse racing and breeding horses for generations. (In a flashback we see Jolson's grandfather, who also worked for the same family back in 1870.) The young heir of the family, Jack, loses a lot of money by gambling and is blackmailed by the crooks he lost to for forging a check. They convince Jack to ask his mother to replace Gus with another jockey for the family's racehorse, "Big Boy", but she refuses. The crooks frame Gus and he is discharged for tampering with the horse. Gus is replaced by a jockey who has been bought off to lose on purpose. Gus find works as a waiter in a fancy restaurant. While working there he uncovers the details about the race throwing plot and he reveals this to Hughes and then, with his help, outsmarts the crooks just in time to then ride "Big Boy" to victory.
A Soldier's Plaything
A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
, 1h11
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Ben Lyon, Harry Langdon, Noah Beery Sr., Fred Kohler, Lee Moran, Frank Campeau
Rating44% 2.212252.212252.212252.212252.21225
The story takes place towards the end of the first World War. Georgie Wilson is gambling with some friends. When one of them accuses him of cheating they get into a fight. When Wilson sees his opponent fall down the stairs he assumes he has died. He escapes with his friend, Tim, before the police arrive by joining a parade of men who are enlisting for the army. They end up joining together as Tim made his mind up that he wants to join the Army. They get into trouble with their captain on numerous occasions, leading him to punish them numerous times by making them stable cleaners. When they are stationed at the German town of Koblenz, Wilson meets and falls in love with Gretchen Rittner, daughter of an innkeeper. He is unable to propose marriage to her, however, with a murder charging hanging over his head. Eventually, the man he thought he murdered turns up and this allows Wilson to finally marry Gretchen.