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Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman (1889-1942) was an American actor who appeared in over 300 films from 1912 to 1942. He was known for playing comedic, drunken characters in both silent and sound films, including roles in films such as The Bank Dick (1940) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).

Titles credited to Arthur Housman

The Live Ghost

The Live Ghost

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1934 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, a...

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The Fixer Uppers

The Fixer Uppers

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1935 IMDB Rating: 7

Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless marriage by making her husband jealous.

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The County Fair

The County Fair

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1920 IMDB Rating: 5.7

"The County Fair" begins with a nasty rich guy threatening to turn an old lady onto the street--unless her niece (who lives with her) marries this man's son. While she's dead set against it, the niece...

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Racing Blood

Racing Blood

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1936 IMDB Rating: 4.7

Frankie Reynolds (Frankie Darro' ), youngest member of a family of jockeys, borrows $4.85 (yes, four dollars and eighty-five cents) from his sister Phyllis (Gladys Blake), who is not a jockey, to buy...

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