Ben Taggart
Popularity:0.09
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1889-04-05
Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA
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Also Known As:Ben L. Taggart, Ben Taggert

Monkey Business (1931)
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

The Overland Express (1938)
It's 1861 and Buck gets the business men of Sacramento to establish the Pony express. Hawley runs the stage line over the same route and has the U....

Silence (1931)
A gray-haired convict, within the shadows of the gallows, tells his story to the prison chaplain beginning twenty years earlier when he was sent to...

Neighborhood House (1936)
Charley, his wife Rosina and their daughter Darla attend "Bank night" at their local movie theater, more eager to win the cash prize than see the...

Escape from Crime (1942)
An ex-con becomes a daredevil photojournalist.

Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. (1940)
The Dead End Kids smash a spy ring in this feature-length version of the Universal serial Junior G-Men. Billy, the leader of the Dead End Kids,...

She (1917)
A centuries-lasting relationship between Ayesha and her oft-reincarnated true love. She, H. Rider Haggard's fanciful novel about the immortal queen...

The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed...

Under Eighteen (1932)
Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take....

The Big Guy (1939)
A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death penalty.

I'll Say She Is (1931)
In the office of Mr. Lee, a talent agent, Zeppo bursts through the door, proclaiming to be a great musical actor. He gives a terrible impression of...

Michael O'Halloran (1937)
A wealthy woman's wild lifestyle finally drives her husband to take their two children, move out of the house and file for divorce. Positive she'll...

Youth on Parole (1937)
Two strangers, a man and a woman, are framed for a jewel robbery and thrown in jail. After they get out, they join forces to track down the real...

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find a woman with a knife in her back in his bedroom.

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
A merciless district attorney prosecutes a case that mirrors his own life.

Nobody's Children (1940)
A radio host broadcasts a show about children living in an orphanage.

Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
Escaped Prisoner 39013 impersonates the rich and influential Horace Granville, allowing him to create a variety of disasters. Fortunately, he is...

Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost...

Souls at Sea (1937)
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.

The House That Shadows Built (1931)
The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of...

The Women Men Marry (1937)
A newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.

Before I Hang (1940)
Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn,...

Rattling Romeo (1939)
Charley buys a wreck of an automobile that's been made to appear new by a disreputable used car dealer, but he soon realizes it's literally falling...

Slightly Static (1935)
Thelma and Patsy get jobs at a radio station.

Hold That Kiss (1938)
Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.

Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
In the 1840's Mexico has ceded California to the United States, making life nearly impossible for the Mexican population due to the influx of land...

Tell No Tales (1939)
A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication.

So This Is Washington (1943)
Lum and Abner go to Washington to aid in the war effort by giving the government what they think is a good substitute for rubber--Abner's homemade...

Men Without Names (1935)
A G-man woos a newswoman and corners bank robbers with a hostage in a factory.

Stolen Harmony (1935)
Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray...

The Man Who Returned to Life (1942)
An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after...

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.

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...

Sailor's Holiday (1944)
In this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just broken off their engagements after meeting other,...

Sergeant Madden (1939)
A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.

The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.

Man-Made Monster (1941)
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

The Wildcat of Tucson (1940)
When his brother Dave is put in jail, Bill Hickok returns to help him. Dave has been charged with attempted murder when the other man drew first....

Among the Missing (1934)
Seeking to avoid arrest while fleeing through a city park at night, two jewel thieves, Gordon and young Tommy, stash some just-stolen jewels on...

Fast Workers (1933)
Gunner and Bucker are friends who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she...

Horse Feathers (1932)
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival...

The Green Hornet (1940)
A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide.

The Thin Man (1934)
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Amateur Daddy (1932)
Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on...

Babies for Sale (1940)
A determined newsman pursues his hunch that a charitable maternity hospital is running a ruthless adoption racket.

The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)
Medico of Painted Springs was the first of western hero Charles Starrett's appearances as frontier doctor Steven Monroe. Riding into a small town,...

Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Song and comedy revue, featuring Western talents, along with a theatrical troupe taking their vacation on the Lazy B Ranch run by Steve Bradley....

Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship" for German submarines in the Atlantic.

Junior G-Men (1940)
A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the...

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...

Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a...

Afraid to Talk (1932)
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.

Strangers in Love (1932)
Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

No Time for Love (1943)
An upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to a hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson River.

Hold Your Man (1933)
Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidentally kills the man they were setting up. Eddie...

From Headquarters (1933)
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.

One Mysterious Night (1944)
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone....

The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the...

Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are...

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he's framed for murder.

Three Girls About Town (1941)
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the...

Overland Mail (1942)
Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are...

Carnival (1935)
"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves him with an infant son he names "Poochy." His...

The Miracle Kid (1941)
A young boxer finds his life turned upside down when he meets with sudden success in the ring.

The Spoilers (1942)
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle...

Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
A movie serial in 12 Chapters: US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of Tangita Island, near Pearl Harbor, where a ring of saboteurs is...

San Francisco (1936)
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in...

S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)
A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral...

I Stole a Million (1939)
A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.

Double Alibi (1940)
A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.

The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he...

Harmon of Michigan (1941)
A former University of Michigan football star (Tom Harmon) rejects an opportunity to play professional football. Instead, he marries his college...

Million Dollar Legs (1932)
A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.

The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police...

The Fixer (1915)
When Bill Fowler decided to wed the wealthy widow, Isabel Dare, of Rye, N.Y., he gave a bachelor dinner. And the dinner degenerated into a quiet game...

The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.

Something to Shout About (1943)
A press agent, a composer and a landlord of a theatrical boardinghouse revive vaudeville on Broadway.

The Public Pays (1936)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement...

Mission to Moscow (1943)
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

Faithless (1932)
Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead...

The Jury's Secret (1938)
A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fiancé and persuades him to confess and clear...

The Chaser (1938)
A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him, hires a pretty girl to cozy up and coerce the...

The Durango Kid (1940)
The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starrett's usual love-interest, Iris Meredith), the...

Newly Rich (1931)
Two small town widows bring their children to Hollywood, where their children become competing film stars. The girl is sweet, the boy is a killjoy...

A Criminal Is Born (1938)
An entry in MGM's Crime Does Not Pay series, this short tells the true story of how a young man, ignored by his parents, gets into a gang and starts...

Central Park (1932)
Two destitute New Yorkers meet cute in Central Park and then separate and independently get tangled up with some gangsters only to be reunited again...

Shoot the Works (1934)
The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily to...

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.

Hard Guy (1941)
Investigators crack down on a gang of nightclub con artists that has been victimizing wealthy bachelors.

The Sentimental Lady (1915)
When he wasn't churning out "Curses, foiled again!" melodramas, playwright Owen Davis Sr. specialized in such social dramas as The Sentimental Lady....

Vagabond Lady (1935)
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony...

King of Chinatown (1939)
A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.

The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
A sweet, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a...