Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

Acting
1904-11-19
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Biography

Joe Morrison was an American singer who appeared in a number of films of the 1930s.

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1Hollywood Party

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Himself - Singer

6.8 / 10
ComedyMusic

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.

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#2One Hour Late

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m as Eddie Blake

3.8 / 10
ComedyMusicRomance

A secretary catches the eye of her amorous boss while her regular boyfriend keeps trying to propose marriage to her.

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#3La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

Movie - 1935, 2h 15m as Self - Singer

6.1 / 10
ComedyMusic

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Color). It features a young, pre-stardom 13-year-old Judy Garland singing "La Cucaracha" with her two sisters (billed as "The Garland Sisters"). In the film, Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador," engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Buster Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and The Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.

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#4It's a Great Life

Movie - 1935, 2h 15m as Johnny Barclay

9.0 / 10
AdventureDramaRomance

Desperate for work, Johnny Barclay leaves Ma and Grandpop to join the newly formed Civilian Conversation Corps. On the way he meets cynical young hobo Roscoe "Rockie" Johnson, and, although Rockie believes that hopping freight trains is a great life, Johnny convinces him to join the Corps.

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#5Four Hours to Kill!

Movie - 1935, 2h 15m as Eddie

5.7 / 10
DramaCrime

A detective who has "four hours to kill" before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer, spends the time in the lobby of a Broadway theater where a musical is playing. The film focuses on the relationship between the two men, and also between various characters in the theater audience, staff and cast.

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#6Love in Bloom

Movie - 1935, 2h 15m as Larry Deane

5.8 / 10
ComedyMusicRomance

A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York and becomes involved with a young songwriter.

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#7The Old-Fashioned Way

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m as Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'

7.2 / 10
ComedyRomance

The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.

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