
Kernan Cripps
Acting
Biography
Elmer Ballard (July 8, 1886 – August 12, 1953) was an American actor.
Born: July 8, 1886
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Known For

Rough Necking
The Blondes and Redheads series, June's father forbids her to see her boyfriend, so she sneaks him into the house disguised as a woman. One of her father's friends, however, falls in love with the mysterious young "woman".

The Undie-World
A gangster is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.

Double Indemnity
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Gone with the Wind
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

The Roaring Twenties
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Slightly French
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.

Meet Me on Broadway
Stuffy amateur director Eddie Dolan decides to mount a show for the well-connected patrons of a posh country club. Eddie and his girlfriend, actress Ann Stallings, hope the production will launch their legitimate Broadway careers. But complications arise when Maxine Whitaker, daughter of a wealthy rival club owner, becomes romantically interested in charming Eddie.

The Defense Rests
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.

Mr. Lucky
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.
Filmography
as Riley
as Officer (uncredited)
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Harry Baxter
as Policeman - Coroner's Office (uncredited)
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
as First RR Ticket Clerk (Uncredited)
as Insp. Grogan
as Kelly (Uncredited)
as Gardner (uncredited)
as Police Detective Murphy (uncredited)
as Official (uncredited)
as Police Captain (uncredited)
as Agent Thomas Jeffries
as Detective (uncredited)
as Police Scientist (uncredited)
as Officer in Patrol Car (Uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Police Officer Danny (Uncredited)
as Bill Simms
as Brokerage Firm Guard (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Turnkey
as Mason - Car 61 Police Officer (uncredited)
as Cellblock Guard
as Doorman (Uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
as Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)
as Suspicious Cafe Cop
as 1st Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Joe, Police Clerk
as Al, the bartender
as Deputy (Uncredited)
as Stagehand
as Detective
as Postman (uncredited)
as Frank
as Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)
as Freight Agent
as Deputy (uncredited)
as Guard
as Jury Foreman
as Tough at Auto Camp #2
as Doorman (uncredited)
as The Doctor
as Police Radioman
as Workman
as Detective
as Radio Car Cop (uncredited)
as Shipyard & Courtroom Cop
as Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Detective on Train
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Prison Guard
as Doctor
as Detective
as Radio Officer
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Deputy (Uncredited)
as Jim Thomas
as Police Detective (uncredited)
as Police Telephone Operator (Uncredited)
as Sheriff
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
as G-Man (uncredited)
as Guard
as Detective Bates
as Policeman #1
as Seaman
as O'Brien (uncredited)
as Ben (Bartender) (as Kerman Cripps)
as Mike - the Bartender (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Cop
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Casey
as Maitre 'D
as Detective
as Gateman (uncredited)
as Gangster
as Captain's Aide
as Tom
as Arresting Detective
as Detective (uncredited)
as Conspirator (uncredited)
as Detective
as Police Sgt. Mulligan (uncredited)
as Trask - Plainclothesman