Allan Cavan
Popularity:0.079
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1880-03-24
Place of Birth:Concord, California, USA
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Jail Bait (1937)
Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.

The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered.

The Unknown Ranger (1936)
Bob Allen in his starring debut gets a job on Wright's ranch where he hopes to find the rustlers no one else has been able to locate. Everyone is...

Old Louisiana (1937)
The Louisiana Purchase is imminent and Gilmore is smuggling guns into St. Louis so his men can make him Governor of the new Louisiana Territory. But...

Shanghai Bound (1927)
Landing at a Chinese port, tough sea captain Bucklin and his passengers are threatened by a marauding war lord, who intends to kill the captain and...

The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
Bill Holmes rescues Rinty from a car wreck not realizing that there is a stolen $50,000 diamond necklace hidden in the dog's collar.

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.

Thundering Fleas (1926)
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine...

Rebellion (1936)
In this drama, a Mexican woman attempts to live a peaceful life in California. Unfortunately, land-grabbers kill her father and begin harassing her....

Manslaughter (1922)
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.

The Nuisance (1933)
Fast-talker extraordinaire Tracy gives one of his quintessential wiseguy performances as a conniving ambulance chaser who falls in love with Evans,...

Hong Kong Nights (1935)
Customs agents track a ring of arms smugglers into Hong Kong.

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as...

The Law Commands (1937)
Night riders are terrorizing homesteaders, and the town doctor tries to keep the locals from forming a vigilante group. After more towns people are...

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936)
A man impersonates his double to clear himself of a murder conviction.

The Widow from Chicago (1930)
A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.

Slightly Married (1932)
Mary Smith is picked up by the police and is about to be sentenced, in night court, to jail for prostitution. But a stranger, Jimmie Martin, stands...

Opened by Mistake (1934)
Patsy tries to stay with Thelma at the hospital where she works, but Thelma is forced to pretend that Patsy is a patient.

The Intruder (1933)
A murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. The survivors, including the killer, land on a mysterious jungle island.

Sequoia (1935)
A wilderness girl raises a deer and a mountain lion to be friends.

Shadow of the Law (1930)
John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the...

In Old Montana (1939)
The Colonel sends Fred Dawson and Doc Flanders to investigate a cattleman sheepman war. Posing as a two man medicine show, they quickly become...

Ever Since Eve (1937)
Madge Winton, a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses. When her new employer, writer Freddy...

Brother Rat (1938)
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.

Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...

One More Spring (1935)
Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.

After the Dance (1935)
Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to testify on behalf of her dance partner Jerry...

Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before...

The Defense Rests (1934)
A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.

Going Wild (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. It is a case of...

Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
Roy Rogers is a cowboy who joins the Border Patrol, only to have his buddy Tommy get killed at a local saloon. Determined to get revenge at any cost,...

The Night Riders (1939)
Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting those who won't pay. The Three Mesquiteers...

Women in the Wind (1939)
A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.

Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Will Parker has been destroyed by a local politician and now must steal to feed his family. He steals a steer from the Three Mesquiteers.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new...

Shivering Shakespeare (1930)
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go...

Saturday's Lesson (1929)
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.

Confidential (1935)
A Treasury agent gains the trust of a mob gunman while working under cover to smash a crime syndicate.

Portia on Trial (1937)
Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle...

Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
O'Brien is "Whispering" Smith, so named because he speaks softly but knows how to fend for himself. The son of a railroad president, Smith is...

Daybreak (1931)
An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.

It's a Great Life (1935)
Desperate for work, Johnny Barclay leaves Ma and Grandpop to join the newly formed Civilian Conversation Corps. On the way he meets cynical young...

Empty Holsters (1937)
Ace owns just about everything around except for the Bank, which is owned by John Ware. Ace also has his eye on Judy, but Judy only has eyes for...

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.

The Fatal Hour (1940)
When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., whose father is a...

We Faw Down (1928)
Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the...

Red Salute (1935)
The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and...

The Smart Set (1928)
A cocky, arrogant young playboy is expelled from his American polo team shortly before the big match with England.

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the...

The Mighty (1929)
In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that...

Diamond Jim (1935)
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

The Girl in 419 (1933)
A hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much about a card-game murder.

The Trespasser (1929)
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives...

I Am a Criminal (1938)
In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy...

Goldie Gets Along (1933)
A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.

Badge of Honor (1934)
Hoping to impress a pretty girl he's after, a playboy poses as a newspaperman and goes after a big story.

Special Agent (1935)
Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Nick Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's...

Noah's Ark (1928)
The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

The Primal Law (1921)
silent cowboy western starring Dustin Farnum as a rancher whose partner is killed by rustlers. He takes in his partner's young son, and begins to...

The New Frontier (1935)
In 1889 pioneers race ahead of the law to claim free land in Oklahoma, forming wide-open towns. In one such, citizens elect Milt Dawson to challenge...

London After Midnight (1927)
The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious...

Streamline Express (1935)
A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard are a seductive blackmailer and the stage director he...

Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

Dishonored (1931)
The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.

The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
Thirteen years after a dinner party in which the thirteenth guest failed to arrive, the remaining guests are being murdered one by one, and their...

The Kiss (1929)
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.

Okay Toots! (1935)
Charley Chase, a stockbroker, gets rich by mistake, has parking trouble, then at home finds his wife Toots seeing a psychic who apparently causes...

Behind Stone Walls (1932)
Esther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an affair with Jack Keene. Scorned by him Esther kills...

I'll Fix It (1934)
A power-broker ward-heeler, Bill Grimes, wields more power than the elected politicians and has no problem in getting matters-of-the-city handled in...

Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step...