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Ernie Alexander

Date of birth: 1890-02-09

Place of birth: Wichita, Kansas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Ernest Earl Alexander, Ernest Alexander

Ernie Alexander

Biography

Movie Credits

Today We Live
3.1

Today We Live

1933-03-03

Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get marri

How to Start the Day
3

How to Start the Day

1937-11-11

Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.

The Pride of the Yankees
3.7

The Pride of the Yankees

1942-07-14

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Jimmy's New Yacht
0.5

Jimmy's New Yacht

1932-06-03

A young lady is wooed by two men

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
2.3

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

1937-09-11

Carey Wilson narrates this MGM Miniature short in which an average office worker suffers all week-en

Crashing Through Danger
1.5

Crashing Through Danger

1938-09-14

Three electrical linemen work through the hazardous conditions of the Depression Era. Sparks fly, an

The Widow from Chicago
3

The Widow from Chicago

1930-11-23

A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.

Speed
2.8

Speed

1936-05-08

Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to

Soup and Fish
0

Soup and Fish

1934-03-30

At a ritzy beauty salon, while a mud pack is on her face, a wealthy socialite invites Thelma and Pat

The Women Men Marry
2.8

The Women Men Marry

1937-09-10

A newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.

Too Many Highballs
3

Too Many Highballs

1933-02-10

Harold Hobbs doesn't much like that his lazy, sponging and unemployed brother-in-law Claude and his

Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
0

Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife

1933-01-13

A Mack Sennett-produced sound short about couples playing bridge through the ages.

The Fatal Glass of Beer
2.9

The Fatal Glass of Beer

1933-03-03

The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."

One New York Night
0

One New York Night

1935-03-08

Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel room

Three Chumps Ahead
0

Three Chumps Ahead

1934-07-14

Thelma rushes into the apartment she shares with Patsy, excited because she's fallen in love with Ar

The Soilers
3.1

The Soilers

1932-10-29

Zasu and Thelma are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding lit

Beauty and the Bus
0

Beauty and the Bus

1933-09-16

The girls win a car in a raffle.

An All American Toothache
0

An All American Toothache

1936-01-25

Thelma volunteers Patsy as a subject for her friend who is in dental school and needs somebody to pr

Alum and Eve
3.1

Alum and Eve

1932-09-24

When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and

They Gave Him a Gun
3.1

They Gave Him a Gun

1937-05-07

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

Love Is a Headache
2.9

Love Is a Headache

1938-01-14

A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publici

Hold That Kiss
3.3

Hold That Kiss

1938-05-13

Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. C

She Learned About Sailors
1.3

She Learned About Sailors

1934-06-28

Shanghai nightclub singer Jean falls in love to a sailor, but after his ship left Shanghai, he is of

The Stranger's Return
3.1

The Stranger's Return

1933-07-28

A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she une

Woman Wanted
3.1

Woman Wanted

1935-08-02

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into anoth

Tell No Tales
2.3

Tell No Tales

1939-06-12

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save

Music Is Magic
2

Music Is Magic

1935-11-01

An aging star finally recognizes the truth when she is replaced in her new movie by a girl from the

Sons of the Desert
3.5

Sons of the Desert

1933-12-29

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when t

The Villain Still Pursued Her
2.4

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940-10-11

Victorian melodrama is sent up in this spoof of the old production "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Sav

Stronger Than Desire
2.6

Stronger Than Desire

1939-06-30

An attorney handling a murder case is unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.

Sworn Enemy
2.6

Sworn Enemy

1936-09-11

A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster.

Mandrake the Magician
2.8

Mandrake the Magician

1939-05-06

Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.

Broadway Serenade
3.1

Broadway Serenade

1939-04-07

A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audi

These Glamour Girls
2.8

These Glamour Girls

1939-08-18

A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked

The Girl from Mexico
2.1

The Girl from Mexico

1939-06-01

Carmelita Fuentes is a fiery-Latin singer/dancer in Mexico City who has designs on Dennis Lindsay, a

Second Fiddle
2.5

Second Fiddle

1939-06-30

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Mi

News Is Made at Night
2

News Is Made at Night

1939-07-20

Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a co

Nazi Agent
3.3

Nazi Agent

1942-03-01

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
3

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935-09-27

A circus wild animal trainer searches for the son who was taken away from him by a meddling relative

Judge Hardy and Son
2.8

Judge Hardy and Son

1939-12-22

Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.

Nick Carter, Master Detective
2.9

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939-12-13

Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter

Sergeant Madden
3

Sergeant Madden

1939-03-24

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.

Fast and Furious
2.4

Fast and Furious

1939-10-06

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a

The Roaring Twenties
3.8

The Roaring Twenties

1939-10-28

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally

The Housekeeper's Daughter
1.8

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939-10-26

A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.

Fury
3.7

Fury

1936-06-05

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
2

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940-01-11

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He

Submarine Patrol
3.3

Submarine Patrol

1938-11-25

A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a m

Sins of Man
0

Sins of Man

1936-06-19

Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to lo

Ten Cents a Dance
3.4

Ten Cents a Dance

1931-01-30

A taxi dancer with a jealous husband finds herself falling for a wealthy client.

Here Comes Trouble
0

Here Comes Trouble

1936-02-21

Donovan unknowingly becomes tangled up with jewel thieves when Evelyn Howard gives him a cigarette l

All by Myself
0

All by Myself

1943-06-11

Career woman Jean. almost a partner in Mark's advertising firm, has been falling in love with Mark,

Two in the Dark
3

Two in the Dark

1936-01-10

When Mr. X (Walter Able) wakes up in the city park with amnesia, bloody and apparently connected to

General Spanky
2.8

General Spanky

1936-12-11

Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he b

Saps at Sea
3.4

Saps at Sea

1940-04-29

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn.

Little Nellie Kelly
3.4

Little Nellie Kelly

1940-11-22

Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and matern

The Golden Fleecing
2.6

The Golden Fleecing

1940-08-16

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

Third Finger, Left Hand
3.4

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940-10-11

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleague

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
3

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940-11-29

Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiance

Young People
2.3

Young People

1940-08-30

Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are un

Who's Superstitious?
2.5

Who's Superstitious?

1943-01-02

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knock

Topper
3.4

Topper

1937-07-16

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to

Anything for a Thrill
1

Anything for a Thrill

1937-06-15

Despite his older brother's objections, a young man vows to become a newsreel cameraman.

Sinner Take All
2.1

Sinner Take All

1936-12-18

A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing f

This Woman Is Mine
2

This Woman Is Mine

1941-08-22

Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with a female stowaway they discover aboard their ship. Ma

How to Watch Football
2.4

How to Watch Football

1938-10-07

Humorist Robert Benchley illustrates the fine points of attending an American football game.

Brooklyn Orchid
3

Brooklyn Orchid

1942-01-31

Two taxi-fleet operators rescue a girl and she follows them to a mountain resort.

Golden Hoofs
3.5

Golden Hoofs

1941-02-14

A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sol

Joe Smith, American
2.9

Joe Smith, American

1942-02-01

Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a

Trifles That Win Wars
0

Trifles That Win Wars

1943-07-17

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contrib

Bataan
3.2

Bataan

1943-06-03

During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diver

Chained
3.4

Chained

1934-08-31

Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to div

Walking Down Broadway
2.9

Walking Down Broadway

1938-03-11

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway prod

Du Barry Was a Lady
3.2

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943-08-13

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a p

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
4.4

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004-05-31

Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy a

Fingers at the Window
2.8

Fingers at the Window

1942-04-22

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparen

3 Kids and a Queen
3

3 Kids and a Queen

1935-10-21

An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subseq

We Who Are Young
2.9

We Who Are Young

1940-07-19

A man violates company policy by getting married.

Page Miss Glory
3.1

Page Miss Glory

1935-09-07

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant cel

Double Wedding
3.2

Double Wedding

1937-10-15

A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-control

Forsaking All Others
2.9

Forsaking All Others

1934-12-23

A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.

Swing Fever
2.5

Swing Fever

1943-11-01

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

You Can't Escape Forever
2.7

You Can't Escape Forever

1942-10-10

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpi

For Me and My Gal
3.2

For Me and My Gal

1942-10-21

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

Swing Shift Maisie
3.3

Swing Shift Maisie

1943-10-01

Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in

Framing Youth
3.6

Framing Youth

1937-09-11

Alfalfa and Butch are competing in an amateur radio contest, and Butch tries to fix it so that he wi

In Conference
0

In Conference

1931-04-26

Walter MacIntosh and Abe Salisbury are filmmakers in the process of viewing their swashbuckling roma

Too Hot to Handle
2.9

Too Hot to Handle

1938-09-16

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pi

Calling Hubby's Bluff
0

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929-02-03

Late silent short with a Hal Roach approach to situational comedy. Bevan is battling a widow and his

Kid Glove Killer
3.1

Kid Glove Killer

1942-04-17

Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by

Find the Witness
0

Find the Witness

1937-01-08

A newspaper reporter covering a famous magician's eroding marriage must later prove that the subject