Lester Allen
Know for: Acting
Born: 1891-11-17
Place of birth: Utica, New York, USA
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Leave It to Lester (1930)
Persuading his newlywed friends, Jerry and Marian Townsend, to take him along on their European honeymoon as guide, Lester Aloysius Sebastian Brown...
The Great Flamarion (1945)
A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achieve her aims.
The Dark Mirror (1946)
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money...
The Heat's On (1943)
Broadway star Fay Lawrence (West) is a temperamental diva who is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway producer (Gaxton) to star in his latest...
The Devil Commands (1941)
A story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.
Love That Brute (1950)
The story of a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee.
Hot Ice (1955)
The stooges apply for job as 'Yard Men' at Scotland Yard, thinking they'll become detectives, but instead wind up as gardeners. When they...
Pusher-in-the-Face (1929)
"A comedy drama of New York life of a restaurant proprietor and it's a scream from start to finish." - Sheffield Observer, 03/28/1929
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca,...
Heat Wave (1935)
Musical comedy telling the hilarious story of greengrocer Albert Speed’s (Albert Burdon) adventures with would-be revolutionaries in a mythical...
The Pirate (1948)
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and...
Klondike Kate (1943)
A young man in Alaska finds himself accused of murder, and must fight to clear his name.
Underground (1941)
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken,...
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth...