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Glenn Tryon(1898-1970)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Glenn Tryon
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Glenn Tryon was born on 2 August 1898 in Julietta, Idaho, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Lonesome (1928), The Secret Menace (1931) and Hot Heels (1927). He was married to Jane Frazee and Lillian Hall. He died on 18 April 1970 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1898
DiedApril 18, 1970(71)
BornAugust 2, 1898
DiedApril 18, 1970(71)
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Known for

Barbara Kent and Glenn Tryon in Lonesome (1928)
Lonesome
7.7
  • Jim
  • 1928
Virginia Brown Faire and Glenn Tryon in The Secret Menace (1931)
The Secret Menace
7.0
  • Bob Jordan
  • 1931
Hot Heels (1927)
Hot Heels
5.8
  • Glenn Seth Higgins
  • 1927
Joyce Compton and Stuart Erwin in Small Town Boy (1937)
Small Town Boy
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Marilyn Monroe in Home Town Story (1951)
    Home Town Story
    4.9
    • Kenlock
    • 1951
  • Gary Cooper, William Holden, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck, Paulette Goddard, Joan Caulfield, Cass Daley, Billy De Wolfe, Barry Fitzgerald, Mary Hatcher, Dorothy Lamour, Gail Russell, Olga San Juan, Lizabeth Scott, and Sonny Tufts in Variety Girl (1947)
    Variety Girl
    6.3
    • Bill Farris
    • 1947
  • Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Martha Holliday, Gene Krupa, and Ethel Smith in George White's Scandals (1945)
    George White's Scandals
    5.6
    • George White
    • 1945
  • Billy Bevan, Audrey Ferris, Ruth Hiatt, and Glenn Tryon in Honeymoon Beach (1932)
    Honeymoon Beach
    3.9
    Short
    • Glenn Tryon
    • 1932
  • Sidney Bracey, Doris Hill, Gene Morgan, and Syd Saylor in Tangled Destinies (1932)
    Tangled Destinies
    5.3
    • Tommy Preston - The Co-Pilot
    • 1932
  • Victor Jory, Barbara Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald, Glenn Tryon, and Rin Tin Tin Jr. in The Pride of the Legion (1932)
    The Pride of the Legion
    6.2
    • Tommy Tully
    • 1932
  • Ship A Hooey!
    5.0
    Short
    • 1932
  • The Widow in Scarlet
    • Spuffy
    • 1932
  • Rule 'Em and Weep (1932)
    Rule 'Em and Weep
    5.6
    Short
    • King Bool
    • 1932
  • Virginia Brown Faire and Glenn Tryon in The Secret Menace (1931)
    The Secret Menace
    7.0
    • Bob Jordan
    • 1931
  • For the Love of Fanny
    6.1
    Short
    • Glenn
    • 1931
  • Glenn Tryon in Dragnet Patrol (1931)
    Dragnet Patrol
    5.1
    • Larry White
    • 1931
  • Neck and Neck (1931)
    Neck and Neck
    • Bill Grant
    • 1931
  • The Great Junction Hotel (1931)
    The Great Junction Hotel
    5.8
    Short
    • 1931
  • Blanche Mehaffey, Beryl Mercer, and Glenn Tryon in The Sky Spider (1931)
    The Sky Spider
    3.4
    • Glenn Morgan
    • 1931

Writer

  • Messenger of Peace
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton in Law Men (1944)
    Law Men
    5.4
    • story and screenplay
    • 1944
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Room Service (1938)
    Room Service
    6.6
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Joyce Compton and Stuart Erwin in Small Town Boy (1937)
    Small Town Boy
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Margaret Callahan and Gene Raymond in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
    Seven Keys to Baldpate
    5.9
    • dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ginger Rogers in In Person (1935)
    In Person
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • John Boles and Jean Muir in Orchids to You (1935)
    Orchids to You
    6.4
    • additional dialogue
    • comedy sequences
    • 1935
  • James Dunn and Mae Clarke in The Daring Young Man (1935)
    The Daring Young Man
    5.9
    • additional dialogue
    • 1935
  • Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Irene Dunne in Roberta (1935)
    Roberta
    7.0
    • additional dialogue
    • 1935
  • Betty Furness and Eddie Quillan in Gridiron Flash (1934)
    Gridiron Flash
    4.9
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, and Fay Wray in The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
    The Richest Girl in the World
    6.3
    • contributor to comedy construction (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Stuart Erwin and Pert Kelton in Bachelor Bait (1934)
    Bachelor Bait
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Sons of the Desert (1933)
    Sons of the Desert
    7.5
    • contributor to screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Rafter Romance (1933)
    Rafter Romance
    6.6
    • adapted by
    • 1933

Director

  • Lois Collier and Jimmy Lydon in Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
    Miss Mink of 1949
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Marguerite Campbell, Bob Crosby, Louise Erickson, Helen Gerald, Lynn Merrick, Toni Eden, and Kim Loo Sisters in Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944)
    Meet Miss Bobby Socks
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Bobby Watson in Nazty Nuisance (1943)
    Nazty Nuisance
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Rand Brooks, Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, and Peggy Moran in Double Date (1941)
    Double Date
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Lucille Ball, Patric Knowles, and Donald Woods in Beauty for the Asking (1939)
    Beauty for the Asking
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Harry Carey in The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
    The Law West of Tombstone
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Joyce Compton and Stuart Erwin in Small Town Boy (1937)
    Small Town Boy
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Henry Fonda and Annabella in Wings of the Morning (1937)
    Wings of the Morning
    5.7
    • original director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Jack Gardner, John Howard, Charles Lane, Eddie Phillips, William Ruhl, Jack Stoney, and Pat West in Easy to Take (1936)
    Easy to Take
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1936
  • John Arledge, Louise Latimer, Lightning, and Warrior the Horse in Two in Revolt (1936)
    Two in Revolt
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Betty Furness and Eddie Quillan in Gridiron Flash (1934)
    Gridiron Flash
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1934

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Lonesome
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Lonesome
Lonesome: The Criterion Collection
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Lonesome: The Criterion Collection
Lonesome: The Criterion Collection
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Lonesome: The Criterion Collection

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Glen Tryon
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • August 2, 1898
    • Julietta, Idaho, USA
  • Died
    • April 18, 1970
    • Orlando, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jane FrazeeMay 28, 1942 - April 16, 1947 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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    Former vaudevillian and stage actor, signed by Hal Roach in 1924 as a replacement star for Harold Lloyd, in a series of two-reel comedies. Failed to make the grade, being more the stalwart leading man type, but reinvented himself in the 1930's as a screenwriter. From 1941, worked as associate producer for Universal and Roach.

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