George Ovey
Date of birth: 1870-12-13
Place of birth:
Known for: Acting
Also known as: George Overton O'Dell
Biography
Movie Credits
Theodora Goes Wild
1936-11-12
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little
True Confession
1937-12-24
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an
Arizona Sweepstakes
1926-01-10
Arizona cowboy Coot Cadigan travels to San Francisco and runs into Stuffy McGee, a small-time crook
A Man Betrayed
1941-03-07
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politici
Pop Goes the Easel
1935-03-29
The stooges are down and out. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an artists studio where they a
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
1915-04-16
Ambrose's nasty temper gets him in trouble when he accidentally puts his boss's attractive daughter
The Winning Wallop
1921-05-12
George Ovey has to beat the champ in a boxing match to win the hand of Dora, the girl he loves.
Mummy's Nightmare
1922-05-27
A mummy is on the loose.
King of Burlesque
1936-01-03
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway
Desert Dust
1927-12-18
Frank Fortune, a young rancher, is jailed along with two of his men for fighting with rival ranchers
A Trick of Hearts
1928-03-18
In this comedy-western, based on the life of Henry Irving Dodge, our cowboy hero keeps his tongue fi
Fireman, Save My Gal!
1919-12-28
After George bests a rival suitor for the fire chief's daughter, the rival tries revenge by attempti
My Friend from India
1927-12-18
Wealthy young man about town, Tommy Valentine (Franklin Pangborn) comes to the aid of Barbara Smith
Jerry's Perfect Day
1916-05-13
A Cub Comedy starring George Ovey as Jerry. Jerry dreams about being married and having a family.
The Strings of Steel
1926-06-28
The Strings of Steel is a silent Action serial. Episode titles: 1. The Voice on the Wire 2. The Firs
Holding His Own
1917-05-20
One of the "Jerry" series from Folly Comedies. "Jerry, whose uncle left him a fortune, but forgot wh
The Missing Guest
1938-08-12
Newspaper man "Scoop" Hanlon is looking for a way out of his assigned women's interest column. The o
The Yankee Clipper
1927-05-07
A race between a British clipper ship and an American ship of a new design will determine the right
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941-04-25
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt V
The Night Ride
1930-01-12
Just after newsman Rooker and Ruth Kearns are married he covers a double murder during a bank robber
No Children
1929-03-10
Parents pretend they are in show business and their kids are ventriloquist dummies.
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915-03-04
Left alone by his wife, Fatty joins a poker game across the hall from his apartment and is left to f
Wells Fargo
1937-12-31
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, wil
Madame X
1937-10-01
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she i
Gold Dust Gertie
1931-06-27
Early 30s pre-code comedy about a woman attempting to get her two ex-husbands to pay back alimony.
Mountain Justice
1937-04-24
Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prej
Stand Up and Fight
1939-01-06
A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939-02-17
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939-04-28
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in
Missing Evidence
1939-12-15
G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself up
Missing Witnesses
1937-12-11
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Woman Against Woman
1938-06-24
A newlywed unhappily discovers that her husband's scheming ex-wife still has a controlling influence
Edison, the Man
1940-05-10
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story star
Murder with Pictures
1936-09-24
Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the sto
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935-11-02
A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940-10-19
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news age
The Yankee Spirit
1923-09-02
Very first of the Juvenile Comedies series.
Transcontinental Limited
1926-02-04
War veteran returns home to find his sweetheart totally upset. Her father will lose his sight unless
Woman of the Year
1942-02-05
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relation
Jerry and the Outlaws
1917-01-25
Jerry from the top of a tree is making love to his girl at the window opposite. A policeman interfer
Holding His Own
1922-01-11
Jerry, a hobo, is chased by a pair of policemen after accidentally interrupting their dice game and
Henessey of the Mounted
1922-01-11
George Ovey in a Mountie parody comedy.
Behind the Mike
1937-09-26
Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
Fingers at the Window
1942-04-22
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparen
Female
1933-11-11
Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of bu
The Roaring West
1935-07-08
A 15-episode serial involving the land rush, gold mines, stolen maps, etc.
Hit the Deck
1929-12-25
A sailor finds himself the object of a cafe owner's affections.
Jerry In Mexico
1916-01-14
A formerly lost film from the silent era, part of the Cub Comedy series starring George Ovey as come
The Cannon Ball
1915-06-13
An explosives and black powder expert visits a powder factory in order to inspect it, but when he ap
All's Swell on the Ocean
1924-08-18
Homesick for America, Jack and his pals get aboard a ship U. S.-bound disguised as entertainers. As
Act of Violence
1949-01-22
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has
Jerry's Big Deal
1917-09-26
Officer Jerry
1917-09-20
Fight and Win
1924-06-23
Fight and Win is a 1924 American silent drama serial film directed by Erle C. Kenton.