Lester Vail
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 29, 1899
Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
Known For
Dance, Fools, Dance
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, her naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
Consolation Marriage
A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Big Town
A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.
Murder by the Clock
A policeman investigates a woman's link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.
The Woman Between
Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home is his stepmother.
I Take This Woman
A wealthy New York socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out West. Her father disinherits her, and after trying to make a go of it as a cowboy's wife, they agree to divorce and she returns back east to her family. However, she soon changes her mind and determines to get her husband back.
Beau Ideal
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
It's a Wise Child
In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as James Wyley
as Aubrey
as Victor Whitcomb
as Thomas Hollander
as Herbert Forrest
as Roger Baldwin
as Bob
as Otis Madison