Glenn Morris
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Glenn Morris was the fourth Olympic athlete to play Tarzan. He was the 1936 decathlon champion and won the Sullivan Award (outstanding amateur athlete of the year) over the more famous Olympian Jesse Owens. Sol Lesser cast Morris for an independent Tarzan, filmed on Twentieth Century-Fox back lots. The reviews were so thoroughly bad that Morris never made another movie. He went into the insurance business in Los Angeles. He enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor, was wounded in combat from which he spent much time in San Francisco's Navy Hospital.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 18, 1912
Deathday: January 31, 1974
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Tarzan's Revenge
Overview: Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-07
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Hold That Co-ed
Overview: An egotistical politician believes he can win votes by turning a small college's hapless football squad into a championship team.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-16
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She Married an Artist
Overview: Because Thornwood's portraits of comely model Sally Dennis are in such great demand, he is obliged to spend virtually all his time with Sally, which prompts Toni to seek retribution in divorce court.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-11-27
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Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Overview: Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1938-06-02
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Olympic Cavalcade
Overview: Documentary footage recaptures the excitement of the 1948 London Olympics, the first games since 1936.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-03
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Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
Overview: This Pete Smith Specialty tells how Glenn Morris trained for and won the 1936 Olympic decathlon event.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-11-20
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