Richard Keene
Acting
Biography
Richard Keene was born on September 16, 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Happy Days (1929), Yours Sincerely (1933) and Her Golden Calf (1930). He died on March 11, 1971 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Born: September 16, 1899
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Hazard
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
High Tor
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
La Conga Nights
In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.
The Last Hurrah
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
No Man of Her Own
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.
High Society
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Rhythm on the River
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.
My Favorite Brunette
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Road to Singapore
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Filmography
as Man (uncredited)
as Mac (uncredited)
as 2nd Sailor
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Royal Cook (uncredited)
as Skip (uncredited)
as Jimmy O'Brien (uncredited)
as Jimmy O'Brien--Photographer (uncredited)
as Mr. Kern (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Tim Rourke
as Trotter's Manager
as Mr. Nevingprettle
as Buttons, ship's steward
as Cameraman (uncredited)
as Fingerprint Man (Uncredited)
as Pete
as Terry Clayton
as Dick (uncredited)
as Dick
as Tommy
as Eddie Perkins
as Jose
as Dick
as Singer in "Stepping Along"