Joe E. Brown

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Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his amiable screen persona, comic timing, and enormous smile. In 1902 at the age of nine, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvelous Ashtons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. Later he became a professional baseball player. After three seasons he returned to the circus, then went into Vaudeville and finally starred on Broadway. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy Jim Jam Jems.

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Total trailers found: 87

Going Wild Trailer (1930)

21 December 1930

Rollo and Lane just happen to be tossed off the train at White Beach where Robert Story -Air ace and writer- is supposed to stop.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Trailer (1983)

25 February 1983

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Alibi Ike Trailer (1935)

15 June 1935

Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.

The Tenderfoot Trailer (1932)

23 May 1932

Calvin Jones is a cowboy who wants to invest in a Broadway play. Joe Lehman's secretary Ruth learns that her boss is attempting to swindle Jones and pulls a successful coup d'etat producing a play that she stars in.

Some Like It Hot Trailer (1959)

19 March 1959

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Sit Tight Trailer (1931)

18 February 1931

Winnie Lightner is the head of a health clinic and has Joe E. Brown as one of her employees. Brown is a wrestler named JoJo and he is forced to enter the ring and face down a musclebound masked opponent (Frank S.

The Gladiator Trailer (1938)

14 August 1938

A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.

Rodeo Dough Trailer (1940)

09 November 1940

After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star-filled rodeo.

Local Boy Makes Good Trailer (1931)

27 November 1931

John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia.

So You Won't Talk? Trailer (1940)

02 October 1940

A shy book reviewer is confused with a notorious gangster who has just been release from prison.

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 Trailer (1930)

01 December 1930

Andy Clyde plays football with the Sennett girls; Mary Pickford's miniature golf course is shown.

Fireman, Save My Child Trailer (1932)

20 February 1932

Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to play in a big team and hopes to get more money for his inventions.

Going Hollywood: The '30s Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) Trailer (1931)

01 June 1931

Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxing at Palm Springs, a California winter resort; Barbara Stanwyck and Ricardo Cortez play golf; other celebrities are shown in Malibu Beach.

Painted Faces Trailer (1929)

19 November 1929

After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest a troupe member.

Wide Open Faces Trailer (1938)

18 April 1938

A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.

Son of a Sailor Trailer (1933)

29 November 1933

A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.

Hold Everything Trailer (1930)

20 March 1930

A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee Trailer (1930)

01 August 1930

Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a dinner in honor of Warner Bros.

Pin Up Girl Trailer (1944)

25 April 1944

Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost every serviceman she's signed her pin-up photo for.

Soaring Stars Trailer (1942)

25 April 1942

Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.

Joan of Ozark Trailer (1942)

15 July 1942

An uninhibited Arkansas farmgirl discovers a group of Nazis operating in the United States. Director Joseph Santley's broad WWII comedy stars Judy Canova, Joe E.

Hollywood Newsreel Trailer (1934)

24 March 1934

A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winner of the 1934 Rose Bowl game, visits the Warner Bros.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Trailer (1963)

07 November 1963

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Trailer (1975)

06 August 1975

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Sally Trailer (1930)

12 January 1930

Sally is an orphan who was named by the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing.

Around the World in 80 Days Trailer (1956)

17 October 1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world.

Broadminded Trailer (1931)

01 August 1931

Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery.

$1,000 a Touchdown Trailer (1939)

04 October 1939

A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each touchdown they score.

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored Trailer (2013)

29 January 2013

Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers from some of the biggest movies in history .

Riding on Air Trailer (1937)

18 June 1937

Smugglers are using a device for controlling airplanes in flight, and newspaper reporters from Chicago are vying for the story.

Fit for a King Trailer (1937)

01 September 1937

Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio.

Polo Joe Trailer (1936)

04 November 1936

A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves.

It's Showtime Trailer (1976)

31 March 1976

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

When's Your Birthday? Trailer (1937)

19 February 1937

Some shady characters discover that a sad sack nightclub bus boy has the ability to predict outcomes of races and other events through astrology.

You Said a Mouthful Trailer (1932)

08 December 1932

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.

Breakdowns of 1936 Trailer (1936)

30 December 1936

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.

The Daring Young Man Trailer (1942)

08 October 1942

Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he sees a chance to redeem himself by exposing a secret ring of Nazi spies.

The Tender Years Trailer (1948)

03 January 1948

A progressive pastor takes on thoughtless brutality (and constitutional scruples against search and seizure) in order to promote animal cruelty protection laws.

Earthworm Tractors Trailer (1936)

24 July 1936

A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.

6 Day Bike Rider Trailer (1934)

20 October 1934

To get his girl back, that has fallen for a biker, a worker and one of his friends enter a six day race.

The Comedy of Terrors Trailer (1964)

22 January 1964

An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

Polo with the Stars Trailer (1941)

20 September 1941

A short in the WB Hollywood Novelty series (production number 7301) about the training of polo ponies.

The Circus Clown Trailer (1934)

30 June 1934

A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.

Bright Lights Trailer (1935)

27 July 1935

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.

The Circus Kid Trailer (1928)

07 October 1928

In 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins Cadwallader's Circus.

Elmer, the Great Trailer (1933)

29 April 1933

Baseball star Elmer Kane leaves the little town of Gentryville, Indiana, to join the Chicago Cubs, where his naivete and arrogance soon put his relationship and career into jeopardy.

Casanova in Burlesque Trailer (1944)

19 February 1944

A stripper (June Havoc) discovers a professor (Joe E. Brown) spends summer teaching Shakespeare and winter as a burlesque comic.

My Lady's Past Trailer (1929)

01 April 1929

Mamie Reynolds has been engaged to Sam Young for ten years. But when Sam's novel is published after many years of waiting, Sam falls for a gold digger.

Song of the West Trailer (1930)

15 March 1930

Captain Stanton, who because of a misunderstanding over a woman with Major Davolo, has been cited for a court martial.

Hollywood Canteen Trailer (1944)

15 December 1944

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas.

Chatterbox Trailer (1943)

27 April 1943

While shooting a western on location, a Hollywood "cowboy" star--whose offscreen image is exactly the opposite of his onscreen one--is saved from disaster by a gregarious local girl.

Showbiz Goes to War Trailer (1982)

31 December 1982

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare.

Show-Business at War Trailer (1943)

21 May 1943

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Top Speed Trailer (1930)

24 August 1930

An order clerk poses as a millionaire.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 Trailer (1934)

22 January 1934

Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with him and shows them sights around Hollywood.

Show Boat Trailer (1951)

19 July 1951

A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

Hollywood Party Trailer (1937)

03 April 1937

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd.

Shut My Big Mouth Trailer (1942)

19 February 1942

A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.

That's Entertainment! Trailer (1974)

21 June 1974

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.