Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

August 9, 1884

Known For

13 titles
1
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933 · 1h 44m · Movie

Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.

7.5
2
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 · 2h 13m · Movie

Two couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest.

6.8
3
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941 · 1h 24m · Movie

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

7.4
4
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1941 · 1h 10m · Movie

Elderly Henrietta Winslow lives in an isolated mansion with her housekeeper and beloved cats. As her health fails, her greedy relatives gather in anticipation of her death.

6.1
5
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934 · 1h 18m · Movie

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.

6.6
6
The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1938 · 1h 44m · Movie

In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II (Fernand Gravey) - 'Jonahi' to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music. After he is fired from h...

6.5
7
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 · 1h 17m · Movie

Temperamental saloon singer Freddie Jones jealously shoots at her cheating boyfriend Blackie, but mistakenly hits Judge Alfalfa J. O'Toole's honorable behind, forcing her to skip town under the guise of a schoolteacher.

6.0
8
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938 · 1h 49m · Movie

Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band, has won a talent contest and a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star Mona Marshall to a movie premiere. But she ...

6.4
9
Danger Lights

Danger Lights

1931 · 1h 14m · Movie

The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves.

6.1
10
Music for Millions

Music for Millions

1944 · 1h 57m · Movie

Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WW II.

6.6
11
Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

1930 · 1h 15m · Movie

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a ph...

5.9
12
Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941 · 1h 14m · Movie

A saloon owner's brother falls for his sweetheart. Bitter, he joins outlaw robbers. His brother becomes marshal, unaware of his involvement. A Sioux attack looms as the outlaws plan a bank heist. Love, betrayal and danger in the W...

6.0
13
The Merry Frinks

The Merry Frinks

1934 · 1h 8m · Movie

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

5.8