Joseph Cawthorn
Also Known As: Joseph Bridger Cawthorn, Joseph Cawthorne, Joe Cawthorne, Joe Cawthorn, Джозеф Которн
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Cawthorn (March 29, 1868, New York City, New York – January 21, 1949, Beverly Hills, California) was an American stage and film comic actor. Cawthorn started out in show business as a child, debuting at Robinson's Music Hall in his hometown of New York in 1872. He appeared in minstrel shows and vaudeville as a "Dutch" comic, employing a thick German dialect. He later worked in British music halls and American touring companies. Cawthorn made his Broadway debut in 1895, 1897 or 1898, and embarked on a long career lasting over two decades. His first success was playing Boris in Victor Herbert's 1898 operetta The Fortune Teller. Other notable Broadway roles included the title character in Mother Goose (1903) and inventor Dr. Pill in the fantasy musical Little Nemo (1908). In the latter, he was called upon to ad lib to buy time during one performance. As "the scene called for him to describe imaginary animals he had hunted", he invented the "whiffenpoof" on the spot. Yale students in the audience appropriated it for the name of their glee club. When his Broadway stardom waned, Cawthorn moved to Hollywood in 1927 and started a second prolific career, appearing in over 50 films, the last in 1942. He played Gremio in the first sound adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew in 1929, starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks; Schultz in Gold Diggers of 1935; and Florenz Ziegfeld's father in The Great Ziegfeld (1936). Cawthorn died peacefully on January 21, 1949. He was survived by his wife, actress Queenie Vassar.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: March 27, 1868
Deathday: January 21, 1949
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Gender: Male
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Blondie Johnson
Overview: A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-25
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The Postman Didn't Ring
Overview: Stolen way back in 1880, a sack of United States mail is discovered in an old attic in 1942. The letters are finally delivered, profoundly affecting the lives of the recipients.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-03
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Dixiana
Overview: A circus performer falls in love with the son of a plantation owner in antebellum New Orleans. When the young man's stepmother objects to the wedding, the couple break apart and go their separate ways for a time. Also in the mix are two circus comics who feud over the heart of another Southern belle.
Genres: Comedy Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-07-22
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Love Me Tonight
Overview: A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-08-18
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White Zombie
Overview: In Haiti, a wealthy landowner convinces a sorcerer to lure the American woman he has fallen for away from her fiance, only to have the madman decide to keep the woman for himself, as a zombie.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-28
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The Great Ziegfeld
Overview: At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-08
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Sweet Adeline
Overview: In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Sid frets as Adeline spends increasing amounts of time with the dashing Major Day.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-29
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Naughty Marietta
Overview: In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-29
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Best of Enemies
Overview: Buddy Rogers and Marian Nixon playing the grown children of feuding German-Americans Frank Morgan and Joseph Cawthorn. Romance blossoms between Rogers and Nixon, while Morgan and Cawthorn continue muttering Teutonic imprecations at one another.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-06-22
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Peach-o-Reno
Overview: After a quarrel at their 25th wedding anniversary, Joe and Aggie Bruno decide to divorce each other, and both leave for Reno. So do their daughters Prudence and Pansy, but they want to get their parents back together. Joe and Aggie, accidentally, are becoming clients at the same law-firm, Wattles and Swift, which is the biggest and most successful in town.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-25
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Kiki
Overview: A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's determined to win a recently divorced man's heart... again, no matter what.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-14
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Young and Beautiful
Overview: Bob Preston, publicity man for Superba Pictures, uses his publicity skills in an attempt to make this fiancée June Dale the most famous movie star in the world. But in doing so, he forgets that women want to be attended to for themselves, not as objects of fame.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-16
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Silk Legs
Overview: Male and female sales agents, Phil and Ruth, for rival hosiery concerns try to land an order. For a while Phil succeeds and puts on an exhibition but Ruby makes the mannequins use her own brand of hose, flirts with the buyer and wins order away from her rival.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-18
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The Last Gentleman
Overview: In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for a memorial service. Once there, Barr taunts each one, claiming their only interest in him is his money, and sends them away when the report about the niece proves to be false. Only niece Marjorie, who has ridiculed one of his pet eccentricities, seems to be the object of any sentimental affection.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-04-27
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Sweet Music
Overview: A midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success in New York.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-23
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One Rainy Afternoon
Overview: Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-13
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Harmony Lane
Overview: The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-22
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Brides Are Like That
Overview: Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jenkins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-18
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Housewife
Overview: Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-11
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Hot Money
Overview: Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-18
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Broken Dreams
Overview: Medical intern Robert Morley is distraught after his wife dies in childbirth. He's resentful of his new son and wants nothing to do with him. He leaves the child with his aunt and uncle and heads off to Europe to pursue his medical studies. Morley returns to his hometown six years later, now a successful doctor and engaged to be married to a beautiful socialite. He also feels differently about the boy and attempts to gain custody from his aunt and uncle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-19
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Dance Hall
Overview: A dance trophy winning young couple is temporarily split up when a playboy aviator leads the girl to believe he's in love with her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-12-13
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The Runaround
Overview: Filmed in an early Technicolor process, The Runaround tells the story of Broadway dancer Evelyn who refuses to play the gold-digging games indulged in by her fellow chorines
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-21
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They Call It Sin
Overview: An innocent, young, small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted, and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a crush to the big city and is left fending for herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-05
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Scatterbrain
Overview: A Hollywood studio goofs and signs the wrong girl--a hillbilly from the Ozarks--to a movie contract. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-20
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Hold 'Em Yale
Overview: A young man from Argentina goes to Yale where he plays football and falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-05-14
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Jazz Heaven
Overview: A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-03
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Twenty Million Sweethearts
Overview: Unscrupulous agent Rush Blake makes singing waiter Buddy Clayton a big radio star while Peggy Cornell, who has lost her own radio show, helps Buddy.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-26
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Lazy River
Overview: Ex-convicts try to stop a Chinese smuggling ring.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-16
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Whistling in the Dark
Overview: A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-21
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Page Miss Glory
Overview: A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-09-07
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Maybe It's Love
Overview: Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-12
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Street Girl
Overview: A homeless and destitute violinist joins a combo to bring it success, but has problems with her love life.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-08-21
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Smart Girl
Overview: Socialite Pat Reynolds (Ida Lupino) is forced to become the "smart girl" of the title when her wealthy father commits suicide, leaving nothing but a pile of debts. Pat sets up a successful hat-designing business, providing the sole support for herself and her sister Kay (Gail Patrick). So devoted is Pat to Kay's welfare that she stands by in stoic silence as Kay begins romancing Pat's sweetie Nick Graham (Kent Taylor).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-16
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Music in the Air
Overview: A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead role in a new operetta.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-13
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Freshman Love
Overview: A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-18
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Lillian Russell
Overview: Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-24
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Men Are Such Fools
Overview: An immigrant and his wife arrive in America hoping to make it big in the world of music. Shortly thereafter, though, the husband finds out his wife is having an affair with a local lowlife; when he turns up dead, the husband is jailed for his murder, even though he protests his innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-18
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Bright Lights
Overview: Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-27
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The Taming of the Shrew
Overview: Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca, is charming and has many suitors. But her father will not allow Bianca to be married until her older sister, who is notoriously quarrelsome and bad-tempered, is married first. When Petruchio comes from Verona to Padua in search of a wife, he hears of this situation, and he accepts the challenge of trying to woo and marry the ill-natured Katherine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-10-26
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So Ends Our Night
Overview: An anti-Nazi on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-27
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A Tailor-Made Man
Overview: John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he borrows the clothes of a wealthy client and bluffs his way into a high society party. After meeting wealthy businessman Abraham Nathan, John Paul quickly rises to the top of Nathan's company. Suffering during The Depression, John Paul helps Nathan save his company with a radical program of cooperative ownership between workers and management. Meanwhile, John Paul makes an enemy of Gustav, who is engaged to Tanya - the daughter of Mr. Huber, owner of the tailor shop. John Paul maintains a friendship with Tanya, provoking jealousy in Gustav. Gustav threatens to reveal John Paul's plain origins to Nathan, and John Paul briefly resigns from Nathan's company. However, John Paul's plan is a success, and Nathan hires him back immediately. Tanya leaves Gustav and ends up with John Paul.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-28
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Crime Over London
Overview: With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
Genres: Adventure Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-21
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Very Confidential
Overview: A young lady impersonates a famous sportswoman while trying to win over a man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-11-06
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Gold Diggers of 1935
Overview: Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-15
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Speakeasy
Overview: Newspaper staffer Alice Woods persuades the editor to allow her to chase a story, that of prizefight contender Martin, who is about to fight for the championship. However, he does not know that his manager is preparing to double-cross him.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-08
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Grand Slam
Overview: A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winning at contract bridge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-22
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The Princess and the Plumber
Overview: A derogated prince hopes to restore his wealth and power by marrying off his daughter to royalty. Unfortunately, she has fallen in love with a young man who has been hired to fix the plumbing in their run-down castle.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-21
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The Human Side
Overview: The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-01
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Two Girls Wanted
Overview: Marianna Miller, who together with her sister Sarah pounds the pavements, looking for a job. After a period of starvation and deprivation Marianna is hired as secretary to duplicitous businessman Philip Hancock.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-09-11
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Made on Broadway
Overview: A satire about the power of publicity. Robert Montgomery plays Jeff Bidwell, a dashing Broadway press agent who has his own private club where he cultivates the rich and powerful. With the help of his selfless ex-wife (Madge Evans), Jeff molds an illiterate, suicidal young woman (Sally Eilers) into a celebrity socialite.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-19
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