Frank Fay
Date of birth: 1891-11-15
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Francis Anthony Donner
Biography
Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway.
Movie Credits
Nothing Sacred
1937-11-25
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper
Love Nest
1951-10-10
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931-06-15
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands is a 1931 short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It was nominated f
They Knew What They Wanted
1940-10-19
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his
A Fool's Advice
1932-02-20
An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician in t
Bright Lights
1930-09-21
A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tu
I Want a Divorce
1940-09-20
Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.
God's Gift to Women
1931-04-13
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor th
The Matrimonial Bed
1930-08-01
Five years after Adolphe's death in a train wreck, he is discovered very much alive and with amnesia
The Show of Shows
1929-11-21
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and
Under a Texas Moon
1930-04-01
A cowboy arrives in a small town and winds up trying to help a local rancher stop a gang of cattle t
Stars Over Broadway
1935-11-23
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997-05-12
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17
Spotlight Scandals
1943-09-24
A down-on-his luck actor teams up with a singing barber to do a vaudeville act. Its success eventual
The Stolen Jools
1931-04-04
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to ra
Round About Hollywood
1931-05-22
This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as seen f