Wyrley Birch
Acting
Biography
Wyrley Birch was born on May 7, 1883 in Montréal, Québec, Canada as Ernest Wyrley Birch. He was an actor, known for Air Hawks (1935), Guard That Girl (1935) and Studio One in Hollywood (1948). He was married to Grace Bullock.
Born: May 6, 1883
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known For
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
If You Could Only Cook
An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.
Boomerang!
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
Lost Horizon
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.
Trapped by Television
An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention.
Grand Exit
A Stumped insurance company is forced to re-hire the most expensive, most big-headed, but best arson investigator to solve a string of major losses.
Air Hawks
A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.
After the Dance
Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to testify on behalf of her dance partner Jerry Davis (George Murphy), and he's sent to jail. In a riot, a hostile convict (Jack La Rue) forces Jerry to help him escape, so Jerry takes to the streets himself. Nightclub entertainer Anne Taylor (Nancy Carroll) meets him, and convinces her boss Louis (Arthur Hohl) to hire him as her partner.
Devil's Squadron
In this action film, a courageous test pilot works with experimental aircraft for the US Armed Forces. When an important airplane manufacturer dies, his daughter is left to run the company. The company seems to be producing dangerous prototypes, so the woman decides to close the company.
Filmography
as Father George A. Lambert
as Old man on second floor landing (uncredited)
as Missionary (uncredited)
as Nelson
as Mr. Morrison
as Paul Turner
as Farmer
as Major Bliss
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
as Josh
as Mr. Cole
as Minister (uncredited)
as Josuha Scranton
as Warden
as Leaster
as Dr. Schaeffer
as Auctioneer
as Warden
as Lem Hardie
as Holden
as Rev. Francis Owen(as E. Wyrley Birch)