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Edwin Stanley

Date of birth: 1880-11-22

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Ed. Stanley, Ed Stanley, Eddie Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Biography

Movie Credits

Youth Will Be Served
0.5

Youth Will Be Served

1940-11-22

A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.

Easy Living
3.5

Easy Living

1937-07-16

J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bou

The Man Who Came to Dinner
3.5

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941-12-24

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwester

Conflict
3.3

Conflict

1945-06-15

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll

Sealed Lips
2.9

Sealed Lips

1942-01-02

There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For o

Treason
3

Treason

1933-02-10

It's just after the Civil War in Kansas and Joan Randall and her troops are continuing the struggle.

Charlie Chan in Panama
3.4

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940-03-01

Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destro

The Phantom Creeps
2.1

The Phantom Creeps

1939-01-07

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

The Mandarin Mystery
2.4

The Mandarin Mystery

1936-12-23

Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

The Honest Thief
0

The Honest Thief

1918-09-15

Edith Marbury is cashier of the Greenville Junction's only bank. A stranger comes to town, and Edith

The Big Guy
0

The Big Guy

1939-12-22

A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death pe

Flight for Freedom
2.7

Flight for Freedom

1943-04-14

A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles

Alcatraz Island
2.5

Alcatraz Island

1937-10-13

A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove

The Monroe Doctrine
3.4

The Monroe Doctrine

1939-10-14

The story of President Monroe's response to attempts by Spain to interfere in South America.

If I Had a Million
3.3

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

No Other Woman
2.3

No Other Woman

1933-01-06

A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortuna

Billy The Kid Returns
2.3

Billy The Kid Returns

1938-09-04

After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him

Lucky Devils
3.1

Lucky Devils

1933-02-03

Two Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.

Born to Be Wild
3.5

Born to Be Wild

1938-02-16

Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking c

The Missing Guest
4.3

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

Virtue
3.2

Virtue

1932-10-25

Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon bef

You Belong to Me
3.5

You Belong to Me

1934-09-08

When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she reli

Marriages Are Made
0

Marriages Are Made

1918-10-13

Cyrus Baird is trying to force his daughter to marry Ethelbert Granger, wealthy but effeminate. She

The Man Who Talked Too Much
3

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940-07-16

A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients a

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.

Arkansas Judge
0

Arkansas Judge

1941-01-28

Arkansas Judge is a 1941 American film starring Roy Rogers as a young lawyer defending a farmer accu

Behind The Headlines
3.1

Behind The Headlines

1937-05-14

A radio reporter sets out to rescue his ex-girlfriend when she is kidnapped by gangsters.

Young Dr. Kildare
3.3

Young Dr. Kildare

1938-10-14

A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigo

The Nurse from Brooklyn
3

The Nurse from Brooklyn

1938-04-29

A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is

Racket Busters
2.5

Racket Busters

1938-07-16

A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

Let's Fall in Love
3.8

Let's Fall in Love

1933-12-26

A carnival girl pretends to be Swedish in order to win a movie role.

Beg, Borrow or Steal
2.5

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937-12-03

We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of

Love Is on the Air
2.5

Love Is on the Air

1937-10-02

A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.

Strangers All
2.8

Strangers All

1935-04-01

Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.

The White Angel
3.6

The White Angel

1936-06-25

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurs

Girls on Probation
3

Girls on Probation

1938-10-22

A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.

King of the Underworld
3.2

King of the Underworld

1939-01-14

Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her i

Tail Spin
2.9

Tail Spin

1939-02-19

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however,

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
3.3

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939-04-07

In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel mark

Union Pacific
3.3

Union Pacific

1939-05-05

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad acro

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
3

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939-05-06

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

Charlie Chan in Reno
3.1

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939-06-16

Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murde

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
0

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939-07-31

Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny aboard

Lady of the Tropics
3.1

Lady of the Tropics

1939-08-11

American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal

Christmas Holiday
3.2

Christmas Holiday

1944-07-31

A young femme fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.

Espionage Agent
3

Espionage Agent

1939-09-30

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplo

Ninotchka
3.7

Ninotchka

1939-11-23

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who repres

Eternally Yours
2.9

Eternally Yours

1939-10-07

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say pre

Kentucky
2.9

Kentucky

1938-12-30

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby

Service with the Colors
2.5

Service with the Colors

1940-08-31

Service with the Colors is a 1940 American short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. This drama

Mysterious Doctor Satan
2.5

Mysterious Doctor Satan

1940-12-13

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an ar

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

Jamboree
2

Jamboree

1944-05-05

A trio of competing bands vie for a spot on a rural radio program.

Missing Witnesses
2.8

Missing Witnesses

1937-12-11

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

Adventure in Sahara
2.8

Adventure in Sahara

1938-11-15

Agadez is a lonely French outpost baking under the desert sun and commanded by the cruel and oppress

Who Is Hope Schuyler?
2.3

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942-04-17

A girl reporter is trying to tack down the lady-in-the-title, as a key witness in a graft trial, whi

International Settlement
2.8

International Settlement

1938-02-04

In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers

Shadow of a Doubt
3.8

Shadow of a Doubt

1943-01-15

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie

You Can't Take It with You
3.8

You Can't Take It with You

1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony K

The Daring Young Man
0

The Daring Young Man

1935-07-17

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a

Libeled Lady
3.6

Libeled Lady

1936-10-09

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she f

Trailin' West
0

Trailin' West

1936-09-04

A singing secret agent tracks down renegades at President Lincoln's request.

Love on a Budget
0

Love on a Budget

1938-03-04

This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending

Once a Doctor
3.1

Once a Doctor

1937-01-23

Dr. Frank Brace (Joe King) is an important doctor with son Jerry (Gordon Oliver) as well as foster

This Gun for Hire
3.5

This Gun for Hire

1942-04-24

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bill

Money to Loan
3.4

Money to Loan

1939-03-11

The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks ab

Syncopation
3.1

Syncopation

1942-05-22

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Every Mother's Son
0

Every Mother's Son

1918-12-01

When the United States enters World War I, a mother sends her two eldest sons off to the battlefield

Amateur Daddy
0

Amateur Daddy

1932-04-10

Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one o

Black Friday
3

Black Friday

1940-02-29

University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him w

Babies for Sale
2.8

Babies for Sale

1940-06-14

A determined newsman pursues his hunch that a charitable maternity hospital is running a ruthless ad

Sergeant York
3.6

Sergeant York

1941-09-27

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is the

Jailbreak
3.2

Jailbreak

1936-08-05

A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.

Gentleman Jim
3.6

Gentleman Jim

1942-11-14

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzli

20,000 Men a Year
2.8

20,000 Men a Year

1939-10-26

Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boos

East of the River
2.9

East of the River

1940-11-09

Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing co

Knute Rockne All American
3

Knute Rockne All American

1940-10-05

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

Behind the News
3.5

Behind the News

1940-12-20

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom

Johnny Apollo
3.4

Johnny Apollo

1940-04-19

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then tur

And Sudden Death
0

And Sudden Death

1936-06-16

An heiress with a penchant for speeding runs afoul of a traffic cop. Romance develops between the tw

Faces in the Fog
1.5

Faces in the Fog

1944-11-30

Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and

Sabotage
3.5

Sabotage

1939-10-13

The night before his grandson, Tommy Grayson, a mechanic at the Midland Aircraft Corporation, is to

Scouts to the Rescue
0

Scouts to the Rescue

1939-01-17

Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's

The Racket Man
3.5

The Racket Man

1944-01-18

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees

The Law of Compensation
0.5

The Law of Compensation

1917-04-01

A 1917 film directed by Joseph A. Golden & Julius Steger

King Lear
2.2

King Lear

1916-12-17

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects hi

Bad Men of Missouri
2.8

Bad Men of Missouri

1941-07-26

The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of Wi

Rockabye
3.1

Rockabye

1932-11-25

A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.

The Life of Vergie Winters
2.6

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934-06-14

A small town politician, kept from marrying the love of his life, eventually marries another woman a

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
2.7

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940-07-05

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He

A Night at the Ritz
1.5

A Night at the Ritz

1935-03-23

A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.

Blue, White, and Perfect
3.1

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942-01-06

In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get

Mr. District Attorney
2.7

Mr. District Attorney

1941-03-27

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

Stranded
2.9

Stranded

1935-06-29

A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

Diamond Frontier
0

Diamond Frontier

1940-09-30

Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
2.9

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942-08-28

Biography of Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life.

Air Force
3.3

Air Force

1943-03-20

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and

Borrowing Trouble
3

Borrowing Trouble

1937-12-10

The Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken a l

Too Busy to Work
0

Too Busy to Work

1939-11-17

The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run

Where Did You Get That Girl?
2.5

Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941-01-03

In this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common. They e

The Public Pays
3.5

The Public Pays

1936-10-10

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is bro

The Accusing Finger
2.4

The Accusing Finger

1936-11-17

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly c

Ice-Capades
2.8

Ice-Capades

1941-08-19

Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arr

Marked Woman
3.3

Marked Woman

1937-04-10

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangste

Flight from Destiny
2.4

Flight from Destiny

1941-02-08

After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend h

Let Them Live
0

Let Them Live

1937-04-25

A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

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

Divorce and the Daughter
0.5

Divorce and the Daughter

1916-12-03

A married man suddenly inherits a fortune and finally has enough money to live his dream of becoming

Strange Affair
3.1

Strange Affair

1944-10-05

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet h

Lydia
3.3

Lydia

1941-09-18

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home

Bullets or Ballots
3.3

Bullets or Ballots

1936-06-06

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly

Two Against the World
2.9

Two Against the World

1936-07-11

Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to

China Clipper
2.8

China Clipper

1936-08-11

An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.

My Woman
1.8

My Woman

1933-10-04

A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.

Private Affairs
0

Private Affairs

1940-07-05

A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love

A Man Betrayed
2.7

A Man Betrayed

1941-03-07

A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politici

The Shining Hour
3.3

The Shining Hour

1938-11-18

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

Murders in the Zoo
2.9

Murders in the Zoo

1933-03-31

Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His bored,

Johnny Come Lately
3.4

Johnny Come Lately

1943-09-03

Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper.

Some Blondes Are Dangerous
0.5

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

1937-10-31

"Iron Man" Mason is a talented but rather dimwitted prizefighter. Against the advice of his crusty o

Comet Over Broadway
2.5

Comet Over Broadway

1938-12-03

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

The Phantom Creeps
1.9

The Phantom Creeps

1949-06-06

The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the w

The Missing Juror
3

The Missing Juror

1944-11-16

A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

Hot Money
2

Hot Money

1936-07-18

Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.

Kiddie Kure
3

Kiddie Kure

1940-11-23

While playing baseball near the home of wealthy hypochondriac, Mr. Morton, the gang inadvertently br

Just a Woman
0.5

Just a Woman

1918-04-11

The Fear of Poverty
0

The Fear of Poverty

1916-09-10

When her husband Jim strikes it rich, Grace, who has had a lifelong fear of poverty, strictly raises

The Face Behind the Mask
3.3

The Face Behind the Mask

1941-01-16

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of

Ann Carver's Profession
3.1

Ann Carver's Profession

1933-05-26

Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshado

Wild Boys of the Road
3.4

Wild Boys of the Road

1933-10-07

At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's f

When Tomorrow Comes
2.5

When Tomorrow Comes

1939-08-11

A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he i

Upperworld
3.1

Upperworld

1934-04-28

A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably un

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
2.3

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

1942-11-18

After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin a

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

The Dummy
0

The Dummy

1917-03-19

The Merediths, in reality much in love, have quarreled and agreed to separate but cannot agree as to

The Love Auction
0

The Love Auction

1919-02-09

Lea Montrose marries Dorian Vandeveer, but soon finds that he is a drunk. Dorian tries without succe