Glenn Tryon
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Glenn Tryon (August 2, 1898 – April 18, 1970) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in 67 films between 1923 and 1951. He was born in Julietta, Idaho and was married to actress Jane Frazee from 1942 to 1947. They had one son, Timothy Tryon. Glenn Tryon was also married to actress Lillian Hall (1896–1959). Tryon died on April 18, 1970 in Orlando, Florida.
Born: August 1, 1898
Known For
Lonesome
Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?
King of Jazz
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
Along Came Auntie
A divorced couple try to pretend they are still happily married in order to get $100,000 from the woman's divorce-disapproving aunt.
Variety Girl
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
The Pride of the Legion
After suffering a traumatic injury, a policeman resigns from the force and, after he's saved from a suicide attempt, goes to work at a café frequented by gangsters.
Two-Time Mama
The story involves various misunderstandings and entanglements that occur between two married couples, the Browns (Glenn Tryon & Vivien Oakland) and the Dazzles (Tyler Brooke & Anita Garvin). The two couples have apartments across the hall from one another, and all four plan to attend a costume ball together. But after each husband expresses unhappiness with his wife's costume the women angrily refuse to go to the party. The two husbands decide to go "stag" and pick up dates, but when Mrs. Brown changes her mind about attending, and Mr. Dazzle and Mr. Brown switch costumes, mix-ups result.
Broadway
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.
Tangled Destinies
An airliner makes a forced landing at night in the desert. The passengers and crew take refuge in a nearby deserted house. Soon some of the passengers are found murdered, and one of the passengers reveals himself to be a detective who was guarding one of the murdered passengers, who was carrying a bag of diamonds--which is now missing. The detective must find out which of the passengers is the killer.
Smithy
After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds a job on a construction site, where he helps to build a house, and soon causes havoc amongst the other workers. The construction company owner leaves for a week, and tells his secretary to send a letter to Mr. Smith telling him to complete the construction of the house while he (the owner) is away. The letter is accidently sent to Smithy who manages to complete the house. When the owner returns the house is complete, and Smithy is commended until the last support beam is removed...
George White's Scandals
Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.
Filmography
as Ken Kenlock
as Bill Farris
as George White
as Tommy Tully
as Tommy Preston, the Co-pilot
as King Bool
as Larry White
as Bill Grant
as Glenn Morgan
as Franz
as Gerald Boone
as Glenn Tryon
as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
as Jimmy Chase
as Freddie Farrell
as Roy Lane
as Jerry Willard
as Leonard Higgins
as Jim
as Glenn Seth Higgins
as Dexter Wright
as Hector Whitmore
as Percy (the Dude)
as Mr. Brown
as Orville
as Remington Chow - the 2nd Husband
as Casper Crum
as The Boy
as The Husband
as Billy
as Tobias Tyler
as The Husband
as The Husband
as Mr. Smith
as Allawishus - the Mayor's son
as Reporter