Jimmy Savo
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Jimmy Savo.
Born: July 31, 1892
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Merry Go Round of 1938
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
Carry On, Sergeant!
A group of workers decide to join the army in the Great War. The indulge themselves in the side benefits to being soldiers, and one of them marries a French waitress.
Reckless Living
This harmless Universal musical comedy is worth having as one of the few filmed records of legendary Broadway comedian Jimmy Savo (his previous starrer, Once in a Blue Moon, is among the rarest of collector's item). The story proper is carried by Robert Wilcox and Nan Grey, cast as a pair of mismatched lovers who share a common interest in horse racing. Hero and heroine get mixed up in a shady get-rich-quick scheme, which threatens to turns disastrous but which ends up solving everyone's problems.
Once in a Blue Moon
A group of Russian nobles fleeing the Bolshevik revolution meet up with a traveling circus. To escape their pursuers, they disguise themselves as members fo the circus troupe.
Filmography
as Stuffy
as Jimmy
as Gabbo the Great
as Syd Small