Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Everly Bushman (May 1, 1903 – April 16, 1978), was an American actor. He appeared in fifty-five films between 1920 and 1943. In his early film career, he was often credited as Francis X. Bushman Jr. The son of notable silent film star Francis X. Bushman and Josephine Fladung Duval, he was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Los Angeles, California at age 74. He was a maternal uncle of Pat Conway (1931–1981), star of the ABC western television series Tombstone Territory (1957–1960). He and his wife Beatrice were married for 54 years at the time of his death.
Born: May 1, 1903
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Hollywood - The Second Step
This short follows the early career of actress Jane Barnes. She starts by doing extra work. After several months she is offered a studio contract (the "first step"). However, her work consists mostly of fashion shoots and bit parts that end up on the cutting room floor. She is even used as a stand-in for Maureen O'Sullivan on the set of a Tarzan movie when camera angles and lighting must be set up.
Our Hospitality
A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
Big City
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.
Three Comrades
A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I. Their close friendship is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman who is dying of tuberculosis.
Four Sons
A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.
The Understanding Heart
Two men in love with the same girl are trapped with her in a forest fire.
Little Annie Rooney
A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, in 2014.
The Girl from Missouri
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and soon entertains at the lavish home of millionaire Frank Cousins. Cousins proposes to Eadie, only to then commit suicide due to bankruptcy. Fellow millionaire T. R. Paige defends Eadie when the police question her for having Cousins' jewelry -- but when she becomes enamored with his son, Tom, Paige declares Eadie a gold digger.
The Murder Man
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Boom Town
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
Filmography
as Schmidt (archive footage)
as German Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Giant Policeman (uncredited)
as Frank, Dealer #1 (uncredited)
as Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
as Man with Nitroglycerine (uncredited)
as Gagan's Henchman (uncredited)
as Club Sirocco Doorman (uncredited)
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
as Second comic (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
as Reporter Larry Hauser (uncredited)
as Banquet Doorman (uncredited)
as Knight (uncredited)
as Billy Grady (as Ralph Bushman)
as Brad Sheridan
as Martin (uncredited)
as Man Insuring Collar Size 15 (Uncredited)
as Pendleton
as Matt Caldwell
as Mirabelle's Pickup (uncredited)
as The Soldier
as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
as Paige's Palm Springs Doorman (uncredited)
as Wallace Calloway
as Dutch Schmidt
as Jeff Maitland
as Jim Collins
as Jack Grant
as Steve
as Ludwig
as McAndrews
as Haskins
as Franz - Her Son
as Tony Garland
as Ned Charters
as Bob McAndrew
as Lynn Claymore
as Young Hospital Intern (uncredited)
as Jerry (as Ralph Bushman)
as Clayton Canfield
as Big Graham (as Ralph Bushman)
as The Grouch