Al Shaw
Date of birth: 1891-04-01
Place of birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Al Shaw (1891-1957) was born Albert Schutzman in Manchester, England, and he immigrated to the United States in 1907. Best known as "Shaw" in the comedy team Shaw and Lee, active on stage, screen, radio, and television from 1911 to 1957.
Movie Credits
Hollywood Varieties
1950-01-15
Entertainment trade-paper headlines report the resurgence of vaudeville as the new medium of televis
The Beau Brummels
1928-09-22
Vaudeville team Shaw & Lee sing songs and tell jokes in hilarious deadpan.
King of Burlesque
1936-01-03
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway
Gentlemen of Polish
1934-08-15
This "Colortone Musical" follows two gypsy children who steal toys from the camp puppeteer's wagon,
Ready, Willing and Able
1937-03-06
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in th
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939-06-02
Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to s
Danger Ahead
1940-01-22
The Royal Mounties are called in when one of the armored cars owned by Maxwell, containing a gold sh
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934-10-28
The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without M
Going Places
1930-06-08
Two bums manage to get into a restaurant. They admit that they are a couple of self made men. A coup
Skipalong Rosenbloom
1951-04-30
Skipalong Rosenbloom is the star of a heavily commercialized TV kiddie show, presided over by a smar
Hunting Trouble
1933-02-08
A wife tries to hide a surprise birthday present from her husband but the butler causes trouble.
Under Western Skies
1945-01-19
An Arizona teacher (Noah Beery Jr.) saves a vaudeville star (Martha O'Driscoll) and her troupe from