Joe E. Brown
Popularity:0.393
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1891-07-26
Place of Birth:Holgate, Ohio, USA
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Also Known As:Joseph Evans Brown, Joe Brown

Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join...

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a...

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (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. What follows is...

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 (1934)
Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with him and shows them sights around Hollywood.

The Comedy of Terrors (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...

Pin Up Girl (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....

Earthworm Tractors (1936)
A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.

Hollywood Canteen (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....

Show Boat (1951)
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930)
Andy Clyde plays football with the Sennett girls; Mary Pickford's miniature golf course is shown.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors...

Showbiz Goes to War (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...

Fireman, Save My Child (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...

Joan of Ozark (1942)
An uninhibited Arkansas farmgirl discovers a group of Nazis operating in the United States. Director Joseph Santley's broad WWII comedy stars Judy...

Elmer, the Great (1933)
Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is...

Bright Lights (1935)
Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.

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...

Alibi Ike (1935)
Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.

Sit Tight (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...

6 Day Bike Rider (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 Circus Clown (1934)
A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.

On With the Show! (1929)
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the...

Sally (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....

Sons o' Guns (1936)
Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays the heroic soldier, but he is doesn't want to join...

The Tenderfoot (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...

Maybe It's Love (1930)
A very young Joan Bennett tops the cast as Nan Sheffield, the daughter of a college president. The nominal leading man is Tommy Nelson, the...

The Lottery Bride (1930)
Sundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.

A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
Well respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival...

Broadminded (1931)
Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack's cousin,...

Painted Faces (1929)
After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest a troupe member. At his trial, Hermann, a...

Beware Spooks! (1939)
A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.

Son of a Sailor (1933)
A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.

Riding on Air (1937)
Smugglers are using a device for controlling airplanes in flight, and newspaper reporters from Chicago are vying for the story. Reporter Elmer Lane...

When's Your Birthday? (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.

Hollywood Party (1937)
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are...

Fit for a King (1937)
Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio. Trying to get the story,...

Flirting with Fate (1938)
A troupe of traveling entertainers become stranded in Paraguay.

Polo Joe (1936)
A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves. Comedy.

Wide Open Faces (1938)
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

Song of the West (1930)
Captain Stanton, who because of a misunderstanding over a woman with Major Davolo, has been cited for a court martial. As a scout, he is sent to...

You Said a Mouthful (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...

Going Hollywood: The '30s (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...

The Circus Kid (1928)
In 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins Cadwallader's Circus.

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers from some of the biggest movies in history ....

Top Speed (1930)
An order clerk poses as a millionaire.

Local Boy Makes Good (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. One day,...

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
Actor Joe E. Brown narrates this compilation of film clips and behind-the-scenes footage of some of the screen's most famous comics, ranging from Ben...

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a dinner in honor of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee,...

The Daring Young Man (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...

Casanova in Burlesque (1944)
A stripper (June Havoc) discovers a professor (Joe E. Brown) spends summer teaching Shakespeare and winter as a burlesque comic.

That's Entertainment! (1974)
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each touchdown they score.

Rodeo Dough (1940)
After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star-filled rodeo.

So You Won't Talk? (1940)
A shy book reviewer is confused with a notorious gangster who has just been release from prison.

Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.

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

The Gladiator (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...

Soaring Stars (1942)
Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.

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

The Silent Partner (1955)
When a great film director accepts an Academy Award, he reflects on a comedian he worked with in the early film days, owing his success to him, not...

The Stolen Jools (1931)
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists...

Polo with the Stars (1941)
A short in the WB Hollywood Novelty series (production number 7301) about the training of polo ponies. Buddy Rogers buys one of the ponies in...

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) (1931)
Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxing at Palm Springs, a California winter resort;...

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931)
Bobby Jones gives Frank Craven some helpful tips on his short game.

Twinkle, Twinkle (1927)
Directing a want to be actor, P. T. Robinson to visually portray emotions, after he told the lady he just met. He tries to emote a variety of human...

The Tender Years (1948)
A progressive pastor takes on thoughtless brutality (and constitutional scruples against search and seizure) in order to promote animal cruelty...

Chatterbox (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...

Hold Everything (1930)
A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.

A Dream Comes True (1935)
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

Show-Business at War (1943)
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip (1933)
Bobby Jones instructs Joe E. Brown and the other members of their foursome in proper club grip.

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931)
Golf legend Bobby Jones gives his take on trouble shots.

Memo for Joe (1944)
Documentary short film extolling the virtues of the American Community Chest charity program and its value to the Allied war effort.

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's...

My Lady's Past (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...

It's Showtime (1976)
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Toast to Our Brother (1951)
Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Story follows a student (Tom Graeff) as he worries and wonders what...

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001)
Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Comedy ever made by the American Film Institute.

Take Me Home (1928)
Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country boy. At rehearsal, David meets Delerys Devore, the...

Cilla (1968)
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
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Route 66 (1960)
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The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.

Startime (1959)
Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was...

This Is Your Life (1952)
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The Christophers (1953)
The weekly half-hour series featured individuals from various walks of life who used their gifts to make the world a better place.

What's My Line? (1950)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
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Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
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General Electric Theater (1953)
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