Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

February 26, 1895

Edward Brophy was an American character actor, voice artist, and comedian. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portrayed dumb cops and gangsters, both serious and comic. He is best remembered for his roles in the Falcon film series and for voicing Timothy Q. Mouse in Dumbo.…

Known For

21 titles
1
Dumbo

Dumbo

1941 · 1h 4m · Movie

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

7.2
2
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934 · 1h 31m · Movie

Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.

7.9
3
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928 · 1h 16m · Movie

Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.

8.0
4
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 · 1h 56m · Movie

Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.

7.6
5
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · 1h 40m · Movie

Nick, a private detective, visits his hometown with wife Nora. Locals believe he's investigating a case. When someone is murdered on his doorstep, Nick gets embroiled in solving the crime despite intending a vacation.

7.3
6
Mad Love

Mad Love

1935 · 1h 8m · Movie

In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert-pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing.

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7
All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942 · 1h 47m · Movie

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.

7.1
8
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958 · 2h 1m · Movie

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.

7.3
9
Air Force

Air Force

1943 · 2h 4m · Movie

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

7.0
10
The Champ

The Champ

1931 · 1h 26m · Movie

An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.

7.2
11
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 · 1h 32m · Movie

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

6.9
12
It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

1944 · 1h 25m · Movie

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.

7.0
13
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1940 · 1h 12m · Movie

An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.

6.0
14
The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1935 · 1h 33m · Movie

A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

7.3
15
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940 · 1h 30m · Movie

After a troupe of danseuses becomes unemployed, one of them takes up burlesque dancing while another dreams of performing ballet.

6.8
16
China Seas

China Seas

1935 · 1h 27m · Movie

When earthy Dolly Portland is rejected by Captain Gaskell in favor of a socialite, she aids Jamesy McCardle, in league with Malay pirates, in his plot to seize Gaskell's ship.

6.9
17
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 · 1h 25m · Movie

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

7.0
18
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 · 1h 19m · Movie

The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.

6.9
19
The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

1932 · 1h 26m · Movie

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.

6.7
20
Wedding Present

Wedding Present

1936 · 1h 21m · Movie

When Charlie Mason is promoted from irresponsible reporter to hard-nosed city editor, it costs him his girlfriend, ace reporter Rusty Fleming. After he hears she's engaged to another, he quits and tries to win her back.

6.2
21
Flesh

Flesh

1932 · 1h 36m · Movie

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

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