Bob Burns
Acting
Biography
Robert Burns appeared in at least 33 films.
Born: August 2, 1890
Known For
Radio City Revels
A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.
Quick Millions
A truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering. Naturally his underhanded business practices make him a pillar of the community.
Sundown Trail
Dorothy, and her big city lawyer boyfriend, return to the Lazy 'B' ranch to read her late father's will. For Dorothy to inherit everything, she must stay on the ranch for 5 years. If she does not, everything goes to Buck, who is the manager. She does not like Buck, so she makes a deal with the wrong people for cattle and then the outlaws go to the ranch to get the $10,000 from her. But Buck is on the job.
If I Had a Million
An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.
Lazy River
Ex-convicts try to stop a Chinese smuggling ring.
The Arkansas Traveler
The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr. Allen, an old friend who is now deceased.
Tropic Holiday
A screenwriter falls in love with a Mexican woman while searching for a story line south of the border.
Up the River
Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious business. Two prisoners escape in order to help paroled Steve from being blackmailed by his girlfriend's ex-partner-in-crime.
Waikiki Wedding
Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.
The Big Broadcast of 1937
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.
Filmography
as Sam Slade
as Deke Caswell
as Lem Schofield
as Sweeney Bliss
as Sheriff
as The Arkansas Traveler
as Breck Jones
as Lester
as Hank York, a wanderer
as Bob Burnside
as Shad Buggle
as Bob Black
as Buck
as Jimmie Chase
as Slim - Prisoner
as Alabam
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
as Cowhand
as Colorado Detective
as 'Arkansas' Smith (as Robert Burns)
as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
as Slim - Bazooka Player (uncredited)