Douglas Walton
Acting
Biography
Canadian born Douglas Walton was a supporting actor in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Born: October 16, 1910
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Over the Hill
In their farm house in a New York village, Ma Shelby prepares breakfast for her four children, Isaac, Tommy, Johnny and Susan, and then awakens them. The racket the boys make as they play and fight awakens their father, who spanks the eldest, Isaac. When a visitor chides Pa for not working, Ma sticks up for her husband, saying that he has a weak back and that he is waiting for a promised government job.
Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Scarface
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
The Letter
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Murder, My Sweet
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Camille
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.
Filmography
as Slippy Patterson - Pickpocket (uncredited)
as Clinton Vaughn
as Young Hugo Bunning
as Percival Priceless, Antique Store Owner
as Philip (uncredited)
as Allen Campbell
as Lindsay Marriott
as Archie McDonald
as Michael Prescott
as Roy Bennett
as Well Wisher (uncredited)
as Second Mate
as Beverly Waverly
as Lieutenant Avery
as Bunny
as Bob Mulford
as Carpenter
as Student Pilot
as Engineering Officer Bates (uncredited)
as Terry
as Norman Brooks
as Tommy Franklin
as Garth Hilton
as George Dupont
as Henri (uncredited)
as Edward McDermott
as Darnley
as Floyd Garden
as Leonard Ashley
as Alfred Blake
as Stewart
as Percy Bysshe Shelley
as Jimmy Howell
as Hugh Gray
as Albert
as Gilroy Hayworth
as Gregory Bronson
as Pearson
as Karl
as Willie Benton
as Soldier Friend of Joe (uncredited)
as Leonard, Junior
as Cesca's Boyfriend (uncredited)
as Blonde Student (uncredited)
as Stephen
as Minor Role (uncredited)