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Joseph Cawthorn(1868-1949)

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Joseph Cawthorn
A crafty salesman attempts to raise some quick cash to fund an inventor's development of a gasoline substitute.
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Hot Money (1936)
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Cawthorn made his stage debut in 1872 at the age of four. At nine, he went to England and played in music halls for four years. In 1898, Cawthorn made his debut on Broadway and carried on a successful career for some twenty-five years. Moving to Hollywood in 1927, he began a career as a character actor. Married to stage and screen actress Queenie Vassar, Cawthorn passed away following a stroke in his Beverly Hills home.
BornMarch 29, 1868
DiedJanuary 21, 1949(80)
BornMarch 29, 1868
DiedJanuary 21, 1949(80)
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Known for

White Zombie (1932)
White Zombie
6.2
  • Dr. Bruner
  • 1932
Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Elizabeth Patterson in Love Me Tonight (1932)
Love Me Tonight
7.5
  • Dr. Armand de Fontinac(as Joseph Cawthorne)
  • 1932
Street Girl (1929)
Street Girl
6.2
  • Keppel - Cafe Owner
  • 1929
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford in The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
The Taming of the Shrew
6.2
  • Gremio
  • 1929

Credits

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Actor



  • The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
    The Postman Didn't Ring
    6.5
    • Silas Harwood
    • 1942
  • Frances Dee, Fredric March, and Margaret Sullavan in So Ends Our Night (1941)
    So Ends Our Night
    6.8
    • Leopold Potzloch
    • 1941
  • Judy Canova in Scatterbrain (1940)
    Scatterbrain
    6.5
    • Nicholas Raptis
    • 1940
  • Alice Faye in Lillian Russell (1940)
    Lillian Russell
    6.4
    • Leopold Damrosch
    • 1940
  • Crime Over London (1936)
    Crime Over London
    6.3
    • Mr. Sherwood
    • Riley
    • 1936
  • Hot Money (1936)
    Hot Money
    6.0
    • Max Dourfuss
    • 1936
  • Francis Lederer and Ida Lupino in One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
    One Rainy Afternoon
    5.9
    • Monsieur Pelerin
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
    The Great Ziegfeld
    6.6
    • Dr. Ziegfeld (as Joseph Cawthorne)
    • 1936
  • Ross Alexander and Anita Louise in Brides Are Like That (1936)
    Brides Are Like That
    5.6
    • Fred Schultz
    • 1936
  • Beautiful Dreamer
    Short
    • 1935
  • Patricia Ellis, Warren Hull, and Frank McHugh in Freshman Love (1935)
    Freshman Love
    5.3
    • Wilson, Sr. (as Joe Cawthorn)
    • 1935
  • Adrienne Ames, Douglass Montgomery, and Evelyn Venable in Harmony Lane (1935)
    Harmony Lane
    5.7
    • Professor Henry Kleber
    • 1935
  • Pat O'Brien, Marion Davies, and Dick Powell in Page Miss Glory (1935)
    Page Miss Glory
    6.6
    • Mr.Freischutz
    • 1935
  • Joe E. Brown in Bright Lights (1935)
    Bright Lights
    6.3
    • Oscar Schlemmer
    • 1935
  • Joseph Cawthorn, Ida Lupino, and Pinky Tomlin in Smart Girl (1935)
    Smart Girl
    5.3
    • Karl Krausemeyer
    • 1935

Soundtrack



  • The Love Goddesses (1965)
    The Love Goddesses
    6.9
    • performer: "A Woman Needs Something Like That"
    • 1965
  • Alice Faye in Lillian Russell (1940)
    Lillian Russell
    6.4
    • performer: "Comin' Thro' the Rye" (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Sweet Adeline
    5.5
    • performer: "'Twas Not So Long Ago" (1929) (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Robert Young and Jean Parker in Lazy River (1934)
    Lazy River
    5.3
    • performer: "Goodnight Ladies" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Elizabeth Patterson in Love Me Tonight (1932)
    Love Me Tonight
    7.5
    • performer: "A Woman Needs Something Like That" (1932) (uncredited)
    • 1932

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Joe Cawthorn
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • March 29, 1868
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 21, 1949
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Queenie VassarJune 1, 1902 - January 21, 1949 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage actor [Noted Broadway musical comedy star in the early years of the century stage. Appeared in numerous shows such as "The Girl From Utah" and "Little Nemo in Slumberland". In the later musical, he is said to have invented the word "Wiffenpoof"...]. Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    Born into a family of minstrel show performers he entered show business at age three.

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