Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

April 8, 1900 · 126 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Allen Jenkins (April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor on stage, screen and television. He was born Alfred McGonegal on Staten Island, New York. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In his first stage appearance, he danc…

Known For

25 titles
1
Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

1959 · 1h 42m · Movie

An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.

7.4
2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · 1h 32m · Movie

A World War I veteran and aspiring engineer tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, struggling to clear his name and prove hi...

8.2
3
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941 · 1h 51m · Movie

A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.

7.7
4
42nd Street

42nd Street

1933 · 1h 29m · Movie

When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.

7.3
5
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939 · 1h 35m · Movie

Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.

7.6
6
Dead End

Dead End

1937 · 1h 33m · Movie

The lives of a young man, a young woman, a notorious gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

7.2
7
Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964 · 2h 3m · Movie

In Prohibition-era Chicago, two rival gangs compete for control of the city's rackets.

6.4
8
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937 · 1h 36m · Movie

A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.

7.1
9
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938 · 1h 27m · Movie

A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.

7.0
10
Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940 · 1h 28m · Movie

After retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and his former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.

7.0
11
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
12
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945 · 1h 34m · Movie

In New York, a woman who partially witnesses a killing from a train window seeks the aid of a crime novelist to solve the murder.

6.7
13
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939 · 1h 15m · Movie

A plane has engine trouble while flying over a jungle inhabited by cannibals.

7.1
14
Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

1942 · 1h 45m · Movie

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

6.2
15
Cain and Mabel

Cain and Mabel

1936 · 1h 30m · Movie

A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.

6.3
16
The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

1933 · 1h 30m · Movie

A political appointee with a checkered past tries to institute constructive changes as the deputy commissioner at a cruel reform school but gets pushback from a sadistic warden and a suspicious judge who doesn't trust his motives.

6.9
17
The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942 · 1h 5m · Movie

The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.

6.4
18
Blessed Event

Blessed Event

1932 · 1h 20m · Movie

Al Roberts writes a gossip column for the Daily Express. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets into a little difficulty with a hood named Goebel who sends Frankie to talk to Alvin. But Al h...

6.9
19
The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

1949 · 1h 32m · Movie

A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.

5.6
20
The Keyhole

The Keyhole

1933 · 1h 9m · Movie

Anne Brooks is being blackmailed by her old dancing partner Maurice. They married when she was young but broke up after which he said he was getting a quickie divorce. Anne married the much older millionaire Schuyler Brooks only t...

6.5
21
Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 · 1h 26m · Movie

Vaudeville performer Maisie Ravier seeks new job, meets aspiring comedian Hap Hixby, joins his act despite his romantic entanglement with Elsie McIntyre. Challenges arise from Hap's abilities, business venture, and love triangle.

6.2
22
Time Out for Rhythm

Time Out for Rhythm

1941 · 1h 15m · Movie

Kitty Brown, the maid of Frances Lewis, a nightclub star, gets a Hollywood contract after Frances' fiancé forbids her to appear in the club.

6.3
23
The Inside Story

The Inside Story

1948 · 1h 27m · Movie

A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of fin...

6.6
24
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1934 · 1h 26m · Movie

Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.

6.6
25
The Merry Frinks

The Merry Frinks

1934 · 1h 8m · Movie

An under-appreciated mother inherits a fortune and abandons her family.

5.8