Sumner Getchell
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Sumner Getchell.
Born: October 20, 1906
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Known For
Desirable
A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
No Man of Her Own
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Vanity Street
A New York policeman helps a hungry and penniless young woman start life anew by arranging to get her a job in "The Follies".
The Lady in Question
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Union Station
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
The Doctor Takes a Wife
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Island in the Sky
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue.
The Flying Fleet
Six friends, all hoping to become aviators, are to graduate the next day from the United States Naval Academy. When the officer of the day becomes sick, Tommy Winslow has to take his place, while the others go out and celebrate.
The Crooked Way
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
No Sad Songs for Me
Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested in his assistant, Chris Radner. But when she learns that Brad does indeed love her and not Chris, and that Chris is leaving town, she realizes what she must do to ensure the future happiness of Brad and Polly. She persuades Chris to stay, makes a genuine friend of her and watches Polly grow towards Chris.
Filmography
as Lieutenant Cord
as Fred Martindale
as Rancher
as Insurance Agent
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
as Magazine Salesman (uncredited)
as George Spears (uncredited)
as John Simon
as John Larrimore (uncredited)
as Georgie
as Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited)
as Tank Tinker
as Pierre (Uncredited)
as First Hotel Clerk
as Fat Boy
as Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)
as 'Blimpy'
as Billy Rapp
as Fat Boy Tourist
as Clerk
as The Lens Buyer
as Frederick
as Carl
as Scottie (uncredited)
as Emil
as Whiskers
as Paul
as Edward's Friend
as Kewpie (uncredited)
as Jimmie Hopper
as Fat
as Fat
as Fat