Eddie Baker
Acting
Biography
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Born: November 16, 1897
Place of Birth: Davis, West Virginia, USA
Known For
City Lights
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Witness for the Prosecution
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Inherit the Wind
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
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.
Come Clean
The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and manage to prevent a shrewish woman from committing suicide on the way back home. The woman is ungrateful and makes threats against the them unless they look after her. They spend a chaotic evening trying to keep her hidden from their wives.
Advise & Consent
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
Any Old Port!
Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.
While the City Sleeps
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Our Daily Bread
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.
Filmography
as Prizak (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Senator (uncredited)
as Convention Delegate (uncredited)
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
as Observer at Scene (uncredited)
as Labor Union Boss (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Mr. Glover (uncredited)
as Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
as Thief (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Court Clerk
as Bartender
as Nick - Thief (uncredited)
as Motorcycle Cop
as Motor Officer
as Doorman
as Baseball Player (uncredited)
as Motorcycle Sergeant
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
as Motorcycle Cop
as Officer
as Janitor (uncredited)
as Motorcycle Cop No. 3
as Motorcycle Officer Baker
as Traffic Cop
as (uncredited)
as Museum Guard
as Motorcycle Cop
as Detective (uncredited)
as Second Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Elmer
as Train Official (uncredited)
as Police Chief
as Detective
as Police Sergeant Schroeder (uncredited)
as Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Black Jack
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Sheriff
as The Petty Officer
as 'One-Round' Demsky
as Dave Fiasco - Producer
as Stable Hand
as Villain
as The Real Estate Agent
as Jimmy's Rival
as Minor Role
as Prospector
as Cop
as Cafe Owner
as Orange Blossom
as Jack Reynolds (as Ed Baker)
as Customer
as Laundry Worker
as The Porter
as Sheriff Stumblefoot
as The Drunken Husband
as The Detective
as Old Ignoramous
as Jip Yu