Bobby Burns
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Bobby Burns.
Born: August 31, 1878
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
Them Thar Hills
Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped their moonshine; and the boys proceed to quench their thirst thinking that it is iron-rich mountain water. The real trouble doesn't begin, though, until a married motoring couple stop by to borrow some gasoline, and the already-cranky husband leaves his thirsty wife with the boys while he goes off to refill his car's empty gas-tank. A sequel was made to this film: TIT FOR TAT, q.v.
Dizzy Doctors
The Stooges get jobs selling "Brighto", what they think is cleaning fluid. After ruining a cop's uniform and a new car, they discover Brighto is actually medicine. Taking their sales pitch to a hospital, they get into more trouble and must leave on the run when the head of the hospital turns out to be the owner of the car they ruined.
Helpmates
Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago), which tells him that she is returning home in the afternoon. Fearing his wife's wrath he calls Stan over to help him clean up. Things go downhill and they make more mess not less.
I'll Never Heil Again
The Stooges have taken over the country of Moronica. Moe is Hailstone the Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry is Minister of Propaganda. The Stooges are planning with their allies to conquer the world, which mainly consists of fighting over a globe. The former king's daughter gets into their headquarters and plants a bomb which Curly detonates. All ends well as the king regains control of the country and the Stooges wind up as trophies on the wall.
This Land Is Mine
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
Pop Goes the Easel
The stooges are down and out. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an artists studio where they are mistaken for students. The cop continues to hunt for them and they use a variety of disguises and tactics to elude him. A wild clay throwing fight ends the film.
Air Raid Wardens
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.
Red Noses
Thelma and Zasu go to a Turkish bath to try to get rid of a cold.
The Body Snatcher
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Filmography
as Minister (uncredited)
as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)
as Mourner (uncredited)
as Library Patron (uncredited)
as Customer (uncredited)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator
as Townsman in Gymnasium (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as King's Aide (uncredited)
as Jed Blower
as Geographical Society Delegate
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
as Warden (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Man in Berth (uncredited)
as Gallery Spectator (uncredited)
as Party Guest With Mouse Down Back (uncredited)
as Water Bomb Victim (uncredited)
as Member of Stock Company (uncredited)
as Waiter
as Prof. Fuller (uncredited)
as Queen's Ally (uncredited)
as Farmer
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Third Pedestrian (uncredited)
as Seven Eleven Club Maitre d'
as Officer
as Tenement Neighbor
as Bass Fiddler
as Professor Austin
as Senate Clerk
as Minister
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
as Train Passenger in Lower Berth (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Farm Hand (uncredited)
as Lucas' Secretary (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace
as Neighbor
as Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)
as Baby
as The Butler
as J. Henderson Bearing
as Pokes
as Pokes
as Pokes
as Cashier
as In bear costume