Filmography
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Known For
Guilty Parents Writer (1934) -
The Pittsburgh Kid Director (1941) -
The Traitor Within Writer (1942) -
Known For
World's Fair and Warmer Writer (1934) -
Writer
Up in Smoke (1957) -
The Crooked Circle (1957) -
The Disembodied (1957) -
Hot Shots (1956) -
The Millionaire (1955-1956) -
Crashing Las Vegas (1956) -
Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955) -
Annie Oakley (1954-1955) -
The Abbott and Costello Show (1953-1954) -
Untamed Heiress (1954) -
![The Fabulous Senorita]( "The Fabulous Senorita")
The Fabulous Senorita (1952) -
![Oklahoma Annie]( "Oklahoma Annie")
Oklahoma Annie (1952) -
![The Range Rider]( "The Range Rider")
The Range Rider (1951) -
![Honeychile]( "Honeychile")
Honeychile (1951) -
![Havana Rose]( "Havana Rose")
Havana Rose (1951) -
![Cuban Fireball]( "Cuban Fireball")
Cuban Fireball (1951) -
![The Blazing Sun]( "The Blazing Sun")
The Blazing Sun (1950) -
![The Gene Autry Show]( "The Gene Autry Show")
The Gene Autry Show (1950) -
![Riders of the Whistling Pines]( "Riders of the Whistling Pines")
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![The Last Round-up]( "The Last Round-up")
The Last Round-up (1947) -
![My Pal Trigger]( "My Pal Trigger")
My Pal Trigger (1946) -
![One Exciting Week]( "One Exciting Week")
One Exciting Week (1946) -
![Hitchhike to Happiness]( "Hitchhike to Happiness")
Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) -
![The Chicago Kid]( "The Chicago Kid")
The Chicago Kid (1945) -
![Bells of Rosarita]( "Bells of Rosarita")
Bells of Rosarita (1945) -
![Utah]( "Utah")
Utah (1945) -
![Faces in the Fog]( "Faces in the Fog")
Faces in the Fog (1944) -
![Allergic to Love]( "Allergic to Love")
Allergic to Love (1944) -
![The Yellow Rose of Texas]( "The Yellow Rose of Texas")
The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) -
![Goodnight, Sweetheart]( "Goodnight, Sweetheart")
Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) -
![Jamboree]( "Jamboree")
Jamboree (1944) -
![Rosie the Riveter]( "Rosie the Riveter")
Rosie the Riveter (1944) -
Wedtime Stories (1943)
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![Here Comes Elmer]( "Here Comes Elmer")
Here Comes Elmer (1943) -
![Passport to Suez]( "Passport to Suez")
Passport to Suez (1943) -
![Petticoat Larceny]( "Petticoat Larceny")
Petticoat Larceny (1943) -
![Gildersleeve's Bad Day]( "Gildersleeve's Bad Day")
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) -
![The Great Gildersleeve]( "The Great Gildersleeve")
The Great Gildersleeve (1942) -
![The Traitor Within]( "The Traitor Within")
The Traitor Within (1942) -
![Vengeance of the West]( "Vengeance of the West")
Vengeance of the West (1942) -
![Joan of Ozark]( "Joan of Ozark")
Joan of Ozark (1942) -
![Ice-Capades]( "Ice-Capades")
Ice-Capades (1941) -
![Puddin' Head]( "Puddin' Head")
Puddin' Head (1941) -
![Country Fair]( "Country Fair")
Country Fair (1941) -
![Rookies on Parade]( "Rookies on Parade")
Rookies on Parade (1941) -
![Sis Hopkins]( "Sis Hopkins")
Sis Hopkins (1941) -
![Mexican Spitfire Out West]( "Mexican Spitfire Out West")
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) -
![Scatterbrain]( "Scatterbrain")
Scatterbrain (1940) -
![Grandpa Goes to Town]( "Grandpa Goes to Town")
Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) -
Dog-Gone (1939)
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![Money to Burn]( "Money to Burn")
Money to Burn (1939) -
Chicken Feed (1939)
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![The Covered Trailer]( "The Covered Trailer")
The Covered Trailer (1939) -
Blamed for a Blonde (1939)
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![Should Husbands Work?]( "Should Husbands Work?")
Should Husbands Work? (1939) -
![My Wife's Relatives]( "My Wife's Relatives")
My Wife's Relatives (1939) -
Swing Vacation (1939)
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![Prairie Papas]( "Prairie Papas")
Prairie Papas (1938) -
![Orphans of the Street]( "Orphans of the Street")
Orphans of the Street (1938) -
![A Clean Sweep]( "A Clean Sweep")
A Clean Sweep (1938) -
![Major Difficulties]( "Major Difficulties")
Major Difficulties (1938) -
![Ladies in Distress]( "Ladies in Distress")
Ladies in Distress (1938) -
![Gangs of New York]( "Gangs of New York")
Gangs of New York (1938) -
![Romance on the Run]( "Romance on the Run")
Romance on the Run (1938) -
![The Higgins Family]( "The Higgins Family")
The Higgins Family (1938) -
![All Over Town]( "All Over Town")
All Over Town (1937) -
Wife Insurance (1937)
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![Meet the Missus]( "Meet the Missus")
Meet the Missus (1937) -
![Quality Street]( "Quality Street")
Quality Street (1937) -
![The Plot Thickens]( "The Plot Thickens")
The Plot Thickens (1936) -
![Mummy's Boys]( "Mummy's Boys")
Mummy's Boys (1936) -
![The Last Outlaw]( "The Last Outlaw")
The Last Outlaw (1936) -
![Silly Billies]( "Silly Billies")
Silly Billies (1936) -
![Yellow Dust]( "Yellow Dust")
Yellow Dust (1936) -
A Returned Engagement (1935)
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A Quiet Fourth (1935)
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![The Dancing Millionaire]( "The Dancing Millionaire")
The Dancing Millionaire (1934) -
![Ocean Swells]( "Ocean Swells")
Ocean Swells (1934) -
![World's Fair and Warmer]( "World's Fair and Warmer")
World's Fair and Warmer (1934) -
What! No Groceries (1934)
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Trailing Along (1934)
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![Cracked Shots]( "Cracked Shots")
Cracked Shots (1934) -
Petting Preferred (1934)
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Rough Necking (1934)
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Morocco Nights (1934)
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![Strictly Fresh Yeggs]( "Strictly Fresh Yeggs")
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934) -
![The Undie-World]( "The Undie-World")
The Undie-World (1934) -
![Guilty Parents]( "Guilty Parents")
Guilty Parents (1934) -
Leave It to Dad (1933)
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Girl Trouble (1933)
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![Strange People]( "Strange People")
Strange People (1933) -
![Hip Zip Hooray]( "Hip Zip Hooray")
Hip Zip Hooray (1933) -
Two Black Crows in Africa (1933)
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As the Crows Fly (1933)
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![It's a Cinch]( "It's a Cinch")
It's a Cinch (1932) -
Bachelor Mother (1932)
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![Honeymoon Beach]( "Honeymoon Beach")
Honeymoon Beach (1932) -
![Hollywood Lights]( "Hollywood Lights")
Hollywood Lights (1932) -
Hollywood Luck (1932)
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![Bridge Wives]( "Bridge Wives")
Bridge Wives (1932) -
Keep Laughing (1932)
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Moonlight and Cactus (1932)
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Smart Work (1931)
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Idle Roomers (1931)
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![The Tamale Vendor]( "The Tamale Vendor")
The Tamale Vendor (1931) -
Once a Hero (1931)
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![Queenie of Hollywood]( "Queenie of Hollywood")
Queenie of Hollywood (1931) -
One Quiet Night (1931)
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That's My Meat (1931)
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Up Pops the Duke (1931)
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Honeymoon Trio (1931)
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June First (1931)
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![The Lure of Hollywood]( "The Lure of Hollywood")
The Lure of Hollywood (1931) -
A College Racket (1931)
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The Back Page (1931)
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![Crashing Hollywood]( "Crashing Hollywood")
Crashing Hollywood (1931) -
![The Avenger]( "The Avenger")
The Avenger (1931) -
Three Hollywood Girls (1931)
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![Divorce Among Friends]( "Divorce Among Friends")
Divorce Among Friends (1930) -
The Last Dance (1930)
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![Father and Son]( "Father and Son")
Father and Son (1929) -
Unguarded Girls (1929)
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![The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City]( "The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City")
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![The Wright Idea]( "The Wright Idea")
The Wright Idea (1928) -
WriterThe Twin Triggers (1926)
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Director
![The Pittsburgh Kid]( "The Pittsburgh Kid")
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) -
![Home on the Prairie]( "Home on the Prairie")
Home on the Prairie (1939) -
![Prairie Papas]( "Prairie Papas")
Prairie Papas (1938) -
Camera Cranks (1936)
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Hollywood Trouble (1935)
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![World's Fair and Warmer]( "World's Fair and Warmer")
World's Fair and Warmer (1934) -
Director
![Guilty Parents]( "Guilty Parents")
Guilty Parents (1934) -
Actor
![World's Fair and Warmer]( "World's Fair and Warmer")
World's Fair and Warmer (1934) -
Producer
![World's Fair and Warmer]( "World's Fair and Warmer")
World's Fair and Warmer (1934) -
Script and Continuity Department
![Windy Riley Goes Hollywood]( "Windy Riley Goes Hollywood")
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931) -
Script and Continuity DepartmentThree Hollywood Girls (1931)
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Call of the Circus (1930)
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![The Bachelor Girl]( "The Bachelor Girl")
The Bachelor Girl (1929)
All Filmography
Did You Know
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Personal Details
Born
J. Woodward Townley
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died
(age 64)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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