Berton Churchill
Date of birth: 1876-12-08
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Burton Churchill
Biography
Movie Credits
Stagecoach
1939-03-02
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo
Judge Priest
1934-09-15
Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum K
Dimples
1936-10-09
Dimples Appleby lives with her pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains
Two Seconds
1932-05-28
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sen
The Little Giant
1933-05-20
Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a hou
Six Cylinder Love
1923-11-04
After buying a car, Richard Burton finds that his wife and daughter have become unreasonably extrava
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932-11-09
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economi
Employees' Entrance
1933-02-11
Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thin
Elmer, the Great
1933-04-29
Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wad
Heroes for Sale
1933-06-17
World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Ov
The Big Stampede
1932-09-29
Deputy Sheriff John Steele recruits bandit Sonora Joe to help him find out who's been bumping off al
The Spanish Cape Mystery
1935-10-09
Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.
Doctor Bull
1933-09-22
In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portr
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935-09-06
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to fi
Helldorado
1935-01-05
Arthur T. Ryan, a hitchhiker, gets a ride from haughty, society girl Glenda Wynant and her fiance, w
The Dark Horse
1932-06-16
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Z
In Old Chicago
1938-04-15
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually riva
On Your Toes
1939-10-14
A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
Laughter in Hell
1933-01-12
In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.
The Rainmakers
1935-10-25
Roscoe the Rainmaker is invited to California (with sidekick "Billy") to relieve a terrible dry spel
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932-05-19
A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend has
Melekler Yüzlerini Yıkıyor
1939-08-26
A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending
Colleen
1936-03-21
Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees
The Mouthpiece
1932-03-21
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convic
Daughters Courageous
1939-06-23
Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane,
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
Hard to Handle
1933-01-28
A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
Saturday's Children
1940-05-04
An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.
Nothing But the Truth
1929-04-20
A young man bets $10,000 that for 24 hour he can tell nothing but the truth.
College Coach
1933-11-04
Ruthless Coach Gore creates turmoil at a college by hiring players and alienating students. Along th
Sing Sing Nights
1934-12-14
A respected war correspondent is found murdered, with three bullets--from three different guns--in h
From Hell to Heaven
1933-02-24
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby
You May Be Next!
1936-02-05
Gangster tries to censor a crusading radio station by jamming its signal.
He Couldn't Say No
1938-03-19
A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marr
Secrets of a Secretary
1931-09-05
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brac
Black Gold
1936-01-19
Wildcat riggers risk their lives in the pursuit of oil. Their jobs get even more dangerous when ruth
I Live for Love
1935-09-28
A failed actor finds success as a radio singer.
The Dark Hour
1936-02-17
A pair of detectives investigates the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackma
Racing Lady
1937-01-12
A shrewd millionaire who owns races horses for publicity for his automobile business, claims ownersh
Three of a Kind
1936-05-19
A truck driver and a gold-digger meet at a swank hotel and both think the other is wealthy. A drama
$10 Raise
1935-05-04
A timid, overworked and underpaid bookkeeper needs a $10 raise to marry his sweetheart...
Kentucky Moonshine
1938-05-20
The Ritz Brothers pretend to be Kentucky hillbillies in order to get a booking on a radio show.
Air Eagles
1931-12-20
Two former WWI aces from opposite sides, Bill Ramsey and Otto Shumann, in the best tradition of Eddi
Wide Open Faces
1938-04-18
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
Parnell
1937-06-04
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his re
The Crooked Circle
1932-09-25
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occ
Hi, Nellie!
1934-01-20
Managing Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield wit
Murder in the Private Car
1934-06-29
Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private d
Her First Mate
1933-08-03
A camp butcher on an Albany night boat dreams of the South Seas.
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932-10-15
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quic
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938-11-17
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were
Danger on the Air
1938-06-30
Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio sho
Quick Money
1937-12-10
Bluford H. Smythe, who has made it big in the big city, has returned to his small hometown of Glenwo
Cross-Country Romance
1940-07-12
A runaway heiress hides in a doctor's trailer for a rollicking trip to San Francisco.
False Faces
1932-10-12
The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours
Tarnished Lady
1931-05-01
Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity eve
Kid Millions
1934-11-10
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932-09-26
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
The Washington Masquerade
1932-07-09
An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After a ve
Five Minutes from the Station
1930-09-30
When Bert Adams brings his boss, Mr. Mason, home for dinner, he and his wife Carrie hope Mason will
Scandal for Sale
1932-04-01
A man is promised $25,000 if he can bring the circulation of a newspaper up to one million.
Four Men and a Prayer
1938-04-29
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
Public Deb No. 1
1940-09-13
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoo
Vagabond Lady
1935-05-03
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store o
20 Mule Team
1940-05-03
It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it i
Public Wedding
1937-07-09
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fak
Turnabout
1940-05-17
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants the
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
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934-07-28
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to hi
The Big Brain
1933-08-04
A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As h
Menace
1934-11-22
A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's deat
Cheaters at Play
1932-01-27
Modest picture centering on a blunderous jewel heist aboard an ocean liner.
The Singing Marine
1937-07-03
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they p
Take the Stand
1934-08-07
A radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective sets
So This Is London
1939-03-01
American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Gran
Should Husbands Work?
1939-07-26
Joe Higgins' wife gets the job meant for him, so he stays home to do the housework. A Higgins Famil
I Love That Man
1933-07-07
Innocent Nancy Carroll falls in love with con man Edmund Lowe and the pair swindle their way across
So This Is Africa
1933-04-21
Broke lion tamers travel to Africa to make a movie about Amazon women, from a distance.
Dames
1934-09-01
A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940-01-13
Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a f
Bunker Bean
1936-06-26
A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.
Parole!
1936-06-14
Soon after the prison release of a lawyer (Henry Hunter), his dedication to improving his life puts
Ladies in Distress
1938-06-13
Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her tow
Down in 'Arkansaw'
1938-10-07
A government representative travels to the backwoods of Arkansas to convince the people there of the
Redhead
1934-10-31
A girl marries a playboy from a rich family, expecting a life of comfort and luxury. However, her ne
Sing and Be Happy
1937-06-25
Rival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.
Master of Men
1933-11-28
One of ten films that Fay Wray made in 1993 (including King Kong), Master of Men casts her as Kay Wa
My Sin
1931-09-26
A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her of
Frontier Marshal
1934-01-19
Thinly veiled reworking of the Wyatt Earp story with the renamed Michael Wyatt rolling into Tombston
Week Ends Only
1932-06-19
A recently impoverished but formerly wealthy young woman ends up working as a nightclub hostess. The
Bachelor Bait
1934-07-27
After being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.
Coronado
1935-11-27
Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crus
A Night at the Ritz
1935-03-23
A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
The Way of All Flesh
1940-07-05
Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of f
Afraid to Talk
1932-11-17
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taki
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934-05-01
Complications ensue when a young married couple pretend to be something they're not.
Babbitt
1934-12-08
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing commun
Madame Butterfly
1932-12-30
Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanes
Golden Harvest
1933-09-21
A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest. Ambitious
Taxi!
1931-12-29
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a
Under Your Spell
1936-11-06
A famous singer, bored with music and fans, goes to live in Mexico. His manager sends a woman to bri
Private Jones
1933-03-25
After America enters World War I, young William "Bill" Jones tries to avoid military service by tell
If I Had a Million
1932-11-18
An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight st
The County Chairman
1935-01-11
Based on George Ade's play which, in part, was based on an incident in a 1902 election in Wyoming, w
Sweethearts
1938-12-30
The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning
Half a Sinner
1934-06-01
A con man poses as a hillbilly preacher.
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940-10-19
In this low-budget musical, two sets of politically ambitious parents attempt to pair up their young
Only Yesterday
1933-11-01
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933-01-06
An ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes involved wi
The Wet Parade
1932-03-26
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich
This Reckless Age
1932-01-09
Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son
Dizzy Dames
1935-05-29
A musical comedy in a theatrical boarding house.
Wild and Woolly
1937-07-19
Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Se
Fast Companions
1932-06-22
A crooked jockey tries to reform.
Okay, America!
1932-09-08
A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.
Strictly Dynamite
1934-05-11
A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
Hero for a Day
1939-10-06
When a night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy college alumnus, his family and friends help him go
Tongues of Flame
1924-12-15
The Native American Siwash people have been displaced from their land and live on a reservation. The
American Madness
1932-08-15
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbi
The Mysterious Rider
1933-01-30
The ranchers have given money through Benton to the crooked lawyer Harkness to save the titles to th
The Avenger
1933-08-10
A disgraced former District Attorney plots his revenge on the members of a criminal gang who had him
Frisco Jenny
1933-01-14
Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After gi