Frank Austin
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 8, 1877
Place of Birth: Mound City, Missouri, USA
Known For
House of Mystery
Two hunters discover a dead young woman in a cabin in the woods.One of them being the sheriff, he proceeds to press the wealthy owner for an explanation. At first it looks like his son has killed his unfaithful wife, but the wife's lover and the family butler are acting suspiciously enough to be followed.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Haunted at Midnight
Long lost German language version of the Laurel & Hardy film "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case". When Stan's rich uncle Ebeneezer dies and leaves behind a large estate, they think their days of living off the fish they catch are numbered. But they soon learn that Ebeneezer has been murdered. All relatives, including Stan, are under suspicion.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
You Can't Take It with You
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
Hellzapoppin'
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
All That Money Can Buy
Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including Stan, are suspects.
Spring Parade
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important and is destined for a happy marriage. Afterward she gets a job as a baker's assistant. She then meets a handsome army drummer who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer and conductor. Unfortunately the military forbids the young corporal to create his own music. But then Ilonka secretly sends one of the drummer's waltzes to the Austrian Emperor with his weekly order of pastries. Her act paves the way toward the tuneful and joyous fulfillment of the gypsy's prediction.
Riders of Death Valley
The Saturday matinee crowd got two cowboy stars for the price of one in this lavishly budgeted western serial starring former singing cowboy Dick Foran and Buck Jones. The latter contributed deadpan humor to the proceedings, making Jones perhaps the highest paid B-western comedy relief in history. The two heroes defend the Death Valley borax miners from an outlaw gang headed by Wolf Reade. An extraordinarily strong cast -- for a serial, at least -- supported the stars, headed by Charles Bickford as Reade, Leo Carillo, Lon Chaney, Jr., and silent screen star Monte Blue. Leading lady Jeanne Kelly later changed her name to Jean Brooks and starred in the atmospheric RKO thriller The Seventh Victim (1943). Universal claimed to have spent $1 million on this serial and made sure to get their money's worth by endlessly recycling the action footage in serials and B-westerns for years to come.
Filmography
as Onionhead
as Jud - The Assayer
as Mr. Beaton, an Attorney
as Second Station Agent (uncredited)
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Rancher (uncredited)
as Jury Member (uncredited)
as Wolf Man (uncredited)
as Bartender
as Hotel Clerk
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Saul - Cindy's Father
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
as Fred Ulm
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Steve Farley, old prospector
as Chuckawalla Charlie Morgan [Ch. 1]
as Customer
as Townsman
as Peddler
as Inventor (uncredited)
as Pessimistic Hobo
as Neighbor (uncredited)
as Toothless Miner
as Caretaker (uncredited)
as Endenberry / Doc Clark
as Listener at Baron's (uncredited)
as Townsman at Church Meeting
as Farmer at Meeting (uncredited)
as Henchman (uncredited)
as George Rankin (uncredited)
as Settler-Miner in Bar
as Railroad Attendant
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Peasant (uncredited)
as Betty's Father
as Winton's Valet (Uncredited)
as Tenant Farmer (uncredited)
as Butler
as Boarding House Manager (uncredited)
as Higgins - the Butler
as Jed Biggers
as Upstairs Tenement Neighbor (uncredited)
as Butler Franz
as Butler
as Butler (uncredited)
as Seth Martin
as Cotton
as President Lincoln
as Beggar
as Jor Saunders
as Jim Bowen
as J.B. Swinnerton
as Cheadle
as Joe Dokes
as Dad Randall
as Sandy McPherson
as Steve Prater
as Rigo
as Friar
as George Cooper