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Willie Best
Willie Best was an American actor and comedian known for his comedic roles in Hollywood films. He appeared in over 120 films between 1929 and 1955, often playing the role of a bumbling, fearful character. Despite his success, Best was often criticized for perpetuating negative racial stereotypes.
Titles credited to Willie Best
The Littlest Rebel
Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the offi...
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Dangerous Money
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.
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The Red Stallion
Family film about an elderly rancher, her young grandson, and the horse that the child raises from a colt.
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The Bride Walks Out
Carolyn Martin is a fashion model who hastily marries her boyfriend, engineer Michael Martin. But part of the marriage arrangement requires that Carolyn quit her $50-per-week modeling job to be a full...
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The Monster Walks
Ruth Earlton has come home to her ancestral mansion to claim her inheritance. Accompanied by her boyfriend, she discovers that her father died suddenly under suspicious circumstances. Now it's her t...
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