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Robert Ellis(1892-1974)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis was born on 27 June 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Tiger's Trail (1919), Speed to Burn (1938) and The Ventures of Marguerite (1915). He was married to Vera Reynolds, May Allison, Irene Boyle and Helen Logan. He died on 29 December 1974 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJune 27, 1892
DiedDecember 29, 1974(82)
BornJune 27, 1892
DiedDecember 29, 1974(82)
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Known for

Ruth Roland in The Tiger's Trail (1919)
The Tiger's Trail
3.1
  • Director
  • 1919
Henry Armetta, Lynn Bari, Marvin Stephens, and Michael Whalen in Speed to Burn (1938)
Speed to Burn
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1938
The Ventures of Marguerite (1915)
The Ventures of Marguerite
2.6
  • Director
  • 1915
Brian Donlevy, Lynn Bari, and Wally Vernon in Sharpshooters (1938)
Sharpshooters
3.6
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Eddie Cantor in Kid Millions (1934)
    Kid Millions
    6.6
    • Desert Rider (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Marian Marsh in A Girl of the Limberlost (1934)
    A Girl of the Limberlost
    6.4
    • Frank Comstock
    • 1934
  • Charles Ruggles in Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
    Friends of Mr. Sweeney
    6.3
    • Casino Manager (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Moje Åslund in Now I'll Tell (1934)
    Now I'll Tell
    6.2
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Joe E. Brown and Alice White in A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
    A Very Honorable Guy
    6.0
    • Gangster (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in Gambling Lady (1934)
    Gambling Lady
    6.5
    • Mr. Carter - Lawyer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Judith Allen and Reginald Denny in Dancing Man (1934)
    Dancing Man
    5.3
    • Cavendish
    • 1934
  • Edward Arnold, Nils Asther, and Fay Wray in Madame Spy (1934)
    Madame Spy
    6.2
    • Sulkin
    • 1934
  • Joan Blondell in I've Got Your Number (1934)
    I've Got Your Number
    6.3
    • Turk Garrison
    • 1934
  • Billie Burke, John Boles, Jimmy Butler, Edna May Oliver, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Only Yesterday
    7.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Betty Compson, Don Dillaway, Marian Marsh, and J. Carrol Naish in Notorious But Nice (1933)
    Notorious But Nice
    6.2
    • Prosecuting Attorney
    • 1933
  • Eddie Phillips and Nick Stuart in Police Call (1933)
    Police Call
    7.0
    • Police Chief Crown
    • 1933
  • Noel Francis and Noel Madison in The Important Witness (1933)
    The Important Witness
    6.0
    • Jack (Duke) Farnham
    • 1933
  • Lionel Atwill and Theodore Newton in The Sphinx (1933)
    The Sphinx
    5.6
    • Inspector James Riley
    • 1933
  • Buck Jones in The Thrill Hunter (1933)
    The Thrill Hunter
    6.1
    • Al Blake
    • 1933

Director

  • May Allison in The Woman Who Fooled Herself (1922)
    The Woman Who Fooled Herself
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Chivalrous Charley (1921)
    Chivalrous Charley
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Owen Moore, Nita Naldi, and Katherine Perry in A Divorce of Convenience (1921)
    A Divorce of Convenience
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Robert Ellis, Edward J. Montagne, Elaine Hammerstein, Baillie Reynolds, and Lewis J. Selznick in The Daughter Pays (1920)
    The Daughter Pays
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Anna Q. Nilsson and Eugene O'Brien in The Figurehead (1920)
    The Figurehead
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Eugene O'Brien in A Fool and His Money (1920)
    A Fool and His Money
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Ruth Roland in The Tiger's Trail (1919)
    The Tiger's Trail
    3.1
    • Director
    • 1919
  • The Imp (1919)
    The Imp
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Ollie Kirby and George Larkin in Sign of the Scarf (1917)
    Sign of the Scarf
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Fringe of Society (1917)
    The Fringe of Society
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Man with the Limp
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • A Deal in Bonds
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Mystery of Room 422 (1917)
    Mystery of Room 422
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Veiled Thunderbolt
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Vanishing Bishop
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917

Writer

  • Gloria DeHaven, Dennis Day, June Haver, Harry James, and William Lundigan in I'll Get By (1950)
    I'll Get By
    5.9
    • story
    • 1950
  • Celeste Holm, Vivian Blaine, and June Haver in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
    Three Little Girls in Blue
    6.4
    • adapted by
    • 1946
  • Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, and Harry James in If I'm Lucky (1946)
    If I'm Lucky
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, and Harry James in Do You Love Me (1946)
    Do You Love Me
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Michael O'Shea, and Phil Silvers in Something for the Boys (1944)
    Something for the Boys
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Betty Grable in Pin Up Girl (1944)
    Pin Up Girl
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1944
  • Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Mitzi Mayfair, and Martha Raye in Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
    Four Jills in a Jeep
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Lynn Bari, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, and John Payne in Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
    Hello Frisco, Hello
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Sonja Henie, Sammy Kaye, and John Payne in Iceland (1942)
    Iceland
    5.7
    • original screenplay
    • 1942
  • Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and John Payne in Footlight Serenade (1942)
    Footlight Serenade
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and Jack Oakie in Song of the Islands (1942)
    Song of the Islands
    6.1
    • original screenplay
    • 1942
  • Glenn Miller, Sonja Henie, and John Payne in Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
    Sun Valley Serenade
    7.1
    • screen play by
    • 1941
  • Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, and The Ink Spots in The Great American Broadcast (1941)
    The Great American Broadcast
    6.6
    • original screen play
    • 1941
  • Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, and John Payne in Tin Pan Alley (1940)
    Tin Pan Alley
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, and Evelyn Venable in Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
    Lucky Cisco Kid
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bob Ellis
  • Born
    • June 27, 1892
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 29, 1974
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouses
      Vera Reynolds1926 - 1938 (divorced)
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    Noted stage actor, on screen with Kalem from 1915. Leading man and occasional director during the 1920s, subsequently in character parts. Embarked on a full-time screenwriting career from 1932.

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