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51. Rolled Stockings (1927)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Mr. Treadway is disappointed with son Jim (James Hall) for not making the boat crew at college while his freshman brother, Ralph (Richard Arlen), makes the team and upholds the family ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rosson | Stars: James Hall, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Nancy Phillips
Votes: 15
52. Ten Modern Commandments (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama
Kitten O'Day, who works as maid in a theatrical boardinghouse, firmly refuses a stage career, though she is the daughter of a theater family. However, when songwriter Tod Gilbert takes up ... See full summary »
Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Arthur Hoyt, Jocelyn Lee
53. Hot for Paris (1929)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Fifi D'Orsay, El Brendel, Polly Moran
Votes: 24
54. 6 Cylinder Love (1931)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy
Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car. Friends press them for rides; Marilyn has an accident which Gilbert must get $5, 000 from his boss to pay for. They finally sell the car to the janitor.
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Edward Everett Horton, Sidney Fox, William Collier Sr.
Votes: 75
55. Boobs in the Night (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Auxiliary home defense workers El and Monte are sent to a spooky house where they come across a mad scientist and his assistant.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Monte Collins, Charles Middleton, Frank Lackteen
56. Machine Gun Mama (1944)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Ollie and John are stuck with car trouble. Luckily they have Bunny the elephant. They try to sell him to a fair in financial trouble.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Armida, El Brendel, Wallace Ford, Jack La Rue
Votes: 100
57. Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Music
Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show.
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Leo Carrillo, The Debutantes, Eduardo Durant, Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band
Votes: 229
58. Code of the Streets (1939)
Approved | 72 min | Drama
Hoodlum Tommy Shay is sentenced to die for the murder of Police Lieutenant Carson, although Tommy was in a poker game at the time with a man calling himself "Denver" Collins who has ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas, James McCallion, Juanita Quigley
Votes: 57
59. Happy Landing (1938)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Bandleader (Romero) and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals after she returns with them to America.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Sonja Henie, Don Ameche, Jean Hersholt, Ethel Merman
Votes: 198
60. The Last Trail (1933)
60 min | Drama, Western
Gangster Looney McGann, who reads a Wild West magazine as he travels by train to Arizona, is excited to see from his window a man on horseback pursued by a group firing at him. After ... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: George O'Brien, Claire Trevor, El Brendel, Matt McHugh
Votes: 57
61. The Holy Terror (1937)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Drama, Music
Jane is the daughter of an officer in the Naval Air Service who, while putting on musical shows for the troops, uncovers a group of spies.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Jane Withers, Tony Martin, Leah Ray, El Brendel
Votes: 25
62. Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Two vagrants get hired as plumbers' assistants. On their first job, they proceed to destroy a house while searching for a lost ring.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Shemp Howard, Beatrice Blinn, Heinie Conklin
Votes: 58
63. Too Many Crooks (1927)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
Celia Mason, the only daughter of a retired banker, discusses with Marshall Stone, the family lawyer, a crook drama she has just seen and maintains she can write a better one herself. Stone... See full summary »
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Mildred Davis, Lloyd Hughes, George Bancroft, El Brendel
Votes: 9
64. Born to Fight (1932)
Drama, Romance, Western
Director: Walter Mayo | Stars: El Brendel, Janet Chandler, Onslow Stevens, Mitchell Harris
Votes: 5
65. Blonde Trouble (1937)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Fred Stevens, on his way to New York City with hopes of succeeding as a songwriter, meets and falls in love with Edna Baker, an employee in a dentist's office. In New York, Fred meets Paul ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs, Lynne Overman, Terry Walker
Votes: 22
66. Ay Tank Ay Go (1936)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
Boy loves girl, but she's on the other side in a hillbilly feud.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Phyllis Crane, Bud Jamison, Buck Connors
Votes: 13
67. Ready, Willing But Unable (1941)
17 min | Comedy, Short
Truck drivers Olley (El Brendel) and Tom (Tom Kennedy) run over a tailor's dummy and believe it is a man, and they need to dispose of the body. They mistake the grounds of a girl's seminary... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Tom Kennedy, Anne O'Neal, Dudley Dickerson
Votes: 6
68. Gallant Sons (1940)
Approved | 76 min | Mystery
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gene Reynolds, Gail Patrick
Votes: 302
69. The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) (1932)
12 min | Comedy, Short, Music
A fictional radio station, Station S*T*A*R, provides an excuse for a parade of novelty and variety acts by stars big and small.
Director: Mack D'Agostino | Stars: Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, George Bancroft, El Brendel, Gary Cooper
Votes: 55
70. Yumpin' Yimminy! (1941)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
El uknowingly becomes the assistant to a jewel thief.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Fred Kelsey, Vernon Dent, Dorothy Appleby
71. My Lips Betray (1933)
Approved | 76 min | Musical
In a make-believe, mittleuropean kingdom, a vivacious but dim country girl sings in a beer garden for her rent money. Meanwhile, the King is facing bankruptcy for his little nation, unless ... See full summary »
Directors: John G. Blystone, Henry King | Stars: Lilian Harvey, John Boles, El Brendel, Irene Browne
Votes: 26
72. Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Western, Short
Harry and his pal protect a pretty saloonkeeper from a gang of thugs.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: El Brendel, Harry Langdon, Christine McIntyre, Brad King
Votes: 28
73. Man of the Forest (1926)
60 min | Western
The kidnapping of an heir to a ranch goes awry when the Man of the Forest, mistrusted by the heiress, takes matters into his own hands with the help of his pet cougar.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Jack Holt, Georgia Hale, El Brendel, Warner Oland
Votes: 23
74. The Super Snooper (1937)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
Two dimwitted detectives investigate the robbery of an express company.
Director: Jack White | Stars: El Brendel, Monte Collins, Bud Jamison, Don Brodie
75. Phony Cronies (1942)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Three incompetents are hired to deliver a large crate (supposedly containing artifacts, but actually containing a live gangster) to a creepy old museum in the middle of the night, leading to various slapstick mishaps.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: El Brendel, Tom Kennedy, Monte Collins, Dudley Dickerson
Votes: 31
76. Olsen's Big Moment (1933)
70 min | Comedy
Gangsters, gold-digging dames, and other assorted characters nettle an overworked custodian in this odd farce.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: El Brendel, Walter Catlett, Barbara Weeks, Susan Fleming
77. Hollywood on Parade (II) (1934)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with him and shows them sights around Hollywood. Various stars appear in staged scenes (El ... See full summary »
Stars: Alvin 'Shipwreck' Kelly, Dorothy Round Little, El Brendel, Joe E. Brown
Votes: 12
78. Laffing Time (1959)
77 min | Comedy
The misadventures of Musty Suffer, good-natured family man. He lives with his wife Sally, mother-in-law, twin daughters Betsy and Netsy, and dog Spartacus. Musty and his neighbor Blobbsy ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Edward Finney, Gloria Jean, El Brendel, Nina Varela
79. Radio Scout (1934)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A radio station's janitor is sent to the Kentucky Hills to round-up some hillbilly talent. He poses as a hillbilly (from the Minnesota sector) to gain their confidence.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: El Brendel, Joan Wheeler, Russell Simpson, Howard Hickman
80. Lonesome Trailer (1935)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy
A family takes a vacation in a collapsible trailer. Complications ensue like getting unhitched from the car while in traffic, and the trailer shrinking back to it's original size unexpectedly.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: El Brendel, Wally Albright, Edna Bennett, Donnie Lynn
81. Sweet Spirits of Nighter (1941)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Officers Brendel and Kennedy are dispatched to a house where scientists are conducting experiments to revive the dead.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Tom Kennedy, Lew Kelly, Frank Lackteen
Votes: 15
82. The Lucky Swede (1935)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy
A tenderfoot Swede searches for gold in Alaska.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: El Brendel, Helen Ericson
83. I Spied for You (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Seaman foils a ring of Nazi saboteurs.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Kathryn Keys, Stanley Blystone, Bud Jamison
Votes: 9
84. The Blitz Kiss (1941)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Gardeners El and Tom find themselves drafted in the army and struggle to make good.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Tom Kennedy, Yolande Donlan, Ben Taggart
Votes: 6
85. Love at First Fright (1941)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
A family of hillbillies mistake a radio announcer for their long-lost relative.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Marion Martin, Walter Baldwin, Hank Bell
Votes: 19
86. Defective Detectives (1944)
20 min | Comedy, Short
El and Harry are two office cleaners turned detectives who are assigned to chase a gangster, but they end up catching the husband and wife they are supposed to protect from him.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: El Brendel, Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 27
87. A Rookie's Cookie (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
El, a rookie cop, falls for a girl who is being hounded by a racketeer.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Adele Mara, Lloyd Bridges, Bernard Gorcey
Votes: 10
88. Olaf Laughs Last (1942)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
El tries to save his girlfriend, disinterested in him, from a gang of kidnappers.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Anne Jeffreys, George J. Lewis, Lynton Brent
Votes: 7
90. His Wedding Scare (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
El Brendel gets married and his troubles begin. In the Pullman car on his honeymoon, he gets into the wrong berth and has wife trouble; at the hotel, he gets into the wrong room and has ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Louise Currie, Monte Collins, Vernon Dent
Votes: 9
91. Mr. Lemon of Orange (1931)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: El Brendel, Fifi D'Orsay, William Collier Sr., Ruth Warren
Votes: 25
92. Snooper Service (1945)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: El Brendel, Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent, Rebel Randall
93. Okay, José (1935)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Musical, Short
A Salesman tries to locate a notorious Mexican bandit, comedy musical
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: El Brendel, Sam Appel, Anita Camargo, Fred Malatesta
Votes: 83
94. Oh Sailor Behave (1934)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy
As the sailors prepare for shore leave, one coaxes El Brendel to pose as a Swedish Count at his parents' society party.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: El Brendel, Phil Regan, William Carey, Gordon Westcott
95. Ham and Yeggs (1942)
Comedy, Short
A vamp pursues El, who's inherited $500,000.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Elsie Ames, Barbara Slater, Eddie Laughton
96.
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954–1959)
Episode:
Swedish Cook
(1957)
30 min | Family, Western
Stars: Lee Aaker, James Brown, El Brendel, Rin Tin Tin II
97.
The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Episode:
Bob Digs Rock 'N' Roll
(1958)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
Bob tries to help Chuck win back his steady girlfriend, who has fallen for a teen-aged rock and roll performer.
Director: Robert Cummings | Stars: Robert Cummings, Rosemary DeCamp, Ann B. Davis, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 18
98.
The Comedy Spot (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Soft Touch
(1962)
Comedy
The story of Ernestine McDougal, the beautiful but slightly scatterbrained daughter of a loan company owner, who believes her intuition is better than collateral in determining the ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Marie Wilson, Charles Ruggles, Madge Blake, Charles Lane
99.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Ghost Town Mystery
(1953)
30 min | Western
Pat and Stoney investigate the mysterious closing of a government silver mine and the ghost town left in its wake. They meet several suspicious characters in the empty town, one of whom holds the answers they seek.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Florence Lake, El Brendel
100.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Ozark Gold
(1952)
Western
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, El Brendel, Phil Arnold
Votes: 19