Frank McGlynn Jr.
Acting
Biography
Date of Death: 29 Mar 1939, Los Angeles, California (tuberculosis) The younger McGlynn's stage and movie work began circa 1924 when he was twenty years of age. His busiest western period was 1935 when he appeared in a pair of Hopalong Cassidy adventures as well as a pair with John Wayne. He was known for Hop-a-Long Cassidy (1935), Bar 20 Rides Again (1935), Lawless Range (1935), Westward Ho (1935) and The Dandy and the Belle (1931).
Born: July 9, 1904
Place of Birth: Marin County, California
Known For
Queen Christina
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
Marie Antoinette
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.
Kentucky Kernels
The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.
The Road to Glory
The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
Public Hero Number 1
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
Of Human Hearts
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
The Wet Parade
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.
America
The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
One Wild Night
Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.
Filmography
as Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Clem Hatfield
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
as Larry Munro
as Red Hallihan
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Gen. George A. Custer
as General George A. Custer
as Red Connors
as Frank Carter
as Gangster
as Red Connors
as Jim Wyatt
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
as Snake Brown, III
as Jeff Wakefield
as Job Saunders
as 2nd Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
as Pegg, a Henchman
as Jim Brown
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
as Adam Tull, Gang leader
as Sim Cowan
as Jeb Marks
as Mickey Galligan
as Dave Martin
as Zeb
as Patrick Henry