Bobby Clark
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Bobby Clark, was a minstrel, vaudevillian, performer on stage, film, television and the circus. Known for his painted-on eyeglasses, he was part of a comedy team with Paul McCullough for 36 years.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: June 16, 1888
Age: 136 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 12, 1960
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Two Flaming Youths
Overview: Sheriff Ben Holden is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey when down-and-out carnival man Gabby Gilfoil shows up hoping to take her for some money. Gilfoil is mistaken for the wanted man Slippery Sawtelle. Neither suitor gets Malarkey but manage to take her husband (wealthy Simeon Trott) for a bundle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-17
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The Iceman's Ball
Overview: Clark & McCullough are arrested for disturbing the peace. They steal the police car and return it to the station. The new police commissioner believes that they are real policemen and they get back the patrol car. Out on the beat, the duo chase women rather than criminals, just like real cops.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-08-12
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The Gay Nighties
Overview: This short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of the picture in a dress, and Bobby Clark does an extended riff on the word "Alright!" which Lou Costello later stole verbatim. There is a political frameup, a nearsighted hotel house detective, and the ever-popular upstairs motorcycle chase.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-06-22
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Kickin' the Crown Around
Overview: Smugglers are on the loose and a thriving black market in salami is plaguing the nation. Clark and McCullough are hired to catch the smugglers. They are soon up to their ears in salami.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-08-03
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Odor in the Court
Overview: Lawyers Blackstone and Bodgett's first case is a divorce proceeding between a wealthy husband and his wife. The wife, her lawyer and a friend are shooting for a large alimony settlement and split it three ways. Blackstone and Blodgett (up to their usual bag of Clark & McCullough tricks) wind up as heroes in the newspaper headlines.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-07
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Love and Hisses
Overview: Clark & McCullough hired to save love as the Judge refuses to marry Fanny Bender and Fanny refuses her daughter to marry the Judge's son unless the Judge marries her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-06-07
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Alibi Bye Bye
Overview: The story, if you want to call it that is about a husband who tells his wife he's going hunting but actually sneaks off to fool around in Atlantic City. While the wife, says she's going to Washington D.C. but is also sneaking off the Atlantic City. once there the husband goes to a scenic photographer who fakes pictures to cover for straying spouses. Later the pictures are delivered to the hotel where all parties literally run into each other!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-14
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In Holland
Overview: Comedy short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-02-06
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The Goldwyn Follies
Overview: Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
Genres: Romance Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-04
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Flying Down to Zero
Overview: The boys try to snare an unsuspecting sucker in an insurance racket, in this riotous Clark and McCullough comedy featurette.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-19
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Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Overview: Scratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Comedy).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-06
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Everything's Ducky
Overview: Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough take to the streets as pots and pans salesmen, wreaking havoc door to door with their demonstrations of their cookware.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-18
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The Druggist's Dilemma
Overview: Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough star as a couple of wacky soda jerks. They do a high wire act while delivering a much needed pair of pants to their boss.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-22
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Snug in the Jug
Overview: A mob boss is ready to kill when he discovers a pair of ex-cons pasting up his wanted poster all over town.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-19
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Alice in Wonderland
Overview: A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-22
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Fits in a Fiddle
Overview: Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough fake the playing of a violin so they can go on the radio.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-20
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Waltzing Around
Overview: Two zany transients get jobs as vendors at a sports arena. One of them accidently knocks out one of the fighters, and must take his place, with his partner acting as referee.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-05-13
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Bedlam of Beards
Overview: A pair of barbers attempt to solve a kidnapping.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-04-13
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The Belle of Samoa
Overview: Clark and McCullogh go to a Samoan temple where all the beautiful maidens are kept.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-02-25
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In the Devildog House
Overview: Two detectives are plagued by the practical joke-pulling president of a novelty toy company.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-02-02
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In a Pig's Eye
Overview: The comedic duo of Bobby Clark and 'Paul McCullough' are tailors who will keep you in stitches -- of laughter. See Bobby in a kilt play the bagpipes!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-28
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Hey, Nanny Nanny
Overview: A wealthy scion's dinner party becomes a shambles when two window washers, masquerading as magicians, invade the place with their pet goat.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-29
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False Roomers
Overview: In the first RKO Short featuring the comedy team of Clark & McCullough, Clark (Bobby Clark)and Grustark (Paul McCullough)seek refuge in the boarding house owned by Finlayson (James Finlayson)after wrecking the car owned by Morgan (Kewpie Morgan). Finlayson, never without rules, warns them there is no cooking allowed in the rooms and his new roomers proceed to pop corn over the gas heater. A young girl (Josephine Whittell)mistakes their room for the bathroom, which leads to some pre-code complications. The slapstick ending finds Clark and Grustark driving out of the boarding house in Morgan's car with a bed attached to the car.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-10-10
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Jitters the Butler
Overview: Two street cleaners, fired by the commissioner for playing with fire-crackers on the job, are taken to his home to recuperate from a car accident by his wife.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-30
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