Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

WritingBorn June 25, 1892Died December 29, 1974 (age 82)Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Screenplay

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

Screenplay

Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

Screenplay

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Screenplay

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Screenplay

If I'm Lucky

If I'm Lucky

Writer

City in Darkness

City in Darkness

Writer

Filmography

Acting

A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost1.0

1934·Frank Comstock

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Friends of Mr. Sweeney6.0

1934·Casino Manager

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy2.0

I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number6.0

1934·Turk Garrison

Dancing Man

1934·Cavendish

Madame Spy

Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice5.5

1933·Prosecuting Attorney

Police Call

1933·Police Chief Crown

The Important Witness

The Important Witness5.0

1933·Jack (Duke) Farnham

The Sphinx

1933·Inspector James Riley

The Thrill Hunter

The Thrill Hunter5.7

Soldiers of the Storm

Soldiers of the Storm

The Constant Woman

The Constant Woman4.6

1933·Leading Man

Reform Girl

Treason

1933·Colonel Jedcott

The Curse of a Broken Heart

1933·Simon Flint

The Penal Code

The Penal Code6.0

1932·James Forrester

Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen6.2

1932·Jack Blake

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage5.6

1932·Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell4.0

1932·District Attorney

Speed Demon

Slightly Married

Slightly Married5.5

White Eagle

1932·Jim Gregory

Come on Danger!

Come on Danger!

1932·Frank Sanderson

Broadway to Cheyenne

Broadway to Cheyenne4.3

1932·Butch Owens

The Last Man

1932·English Charlie

American Madness

American Madness6.8

1932·Dude Finlay (uncredited)

The Phantom Express

The Phantom Express4.7

Daring Danger

1932·Hugo DuSang

A Man's Land

A Man's Land6.0

1932·John Thomas (as Bob Ellis)

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls4.3

1932·Jack Keene - Man-about-Town

The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays4.2

1931·Gordon Stiles

One Man Law

1931·Jonathan P. Streeter

The Deadline

1931·Ira Coleman

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight5.4

1931·Duncan Channing

The Good Bad Girl

The Good Bad Girl5.5

1931·Dapper Dan Tyler

The Fighting Sheriff

The Fighting Sheriff

1931·Flash Halloway

Aloha

1931·Larry Leavitt

The Last Parade

The Last Parade

1931·A.C. Marino

Caught Cheating

Caught Cheating

1931·Joe Cabrone

The Squealer

The Squealer6.0

What Men Want

What Men Want1.0

1930·Howard LeMoyne

Undertow

1930·Jim Paine

Night Parade

Night Parade4.5

1929·Mr. John W. Zelli

Tonight at Twelve

Tonight at Twelve1.0

1929·Jack Keith

The Love Trap

The Love Trap5.2

1929·Guy Emory

Broadway

1929·Steve Crandall

Restless Youth

1928·Robert Haines

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the Press

1928·Cyrus Hazlett

Varsity

Cleopatra

1928·Marc Antony

The Law and the Man

The Law and the Man

1928·Ernest Vane

Ragtime

1927·Steve Martin, aka 'Slick'

Devil’s Dice

Whispering Canyon

Whispering Canyon

1926·Bob Cameron

1926·Phillip Mott

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure7.0

1926·Jack Forrest

The Girl from Montmartre

The Girl from Montmartre

1926·Jack Ewing

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea10.0

The Northern Code

The Northern Code

1925·Louis Le Blanc

The Part-time Wife

The Part-time Wife

1925·Kenneth Scott

Lady Robinhood

1925·Hugh Winthrop

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1925·Jerry Burke

A Cafe in Cairo

1924·Barry Braxton

Silk Stocking Sal

Silk Stocking Sal

1924·Bob Cooper

1924·Dr. Tom Singletoon

The Law Forbids

The Law Forbids

1924·Paul Remsen

The Wanters

1923·Elliot Worthington

The Wild Party

1923·Basil Wingate / Stuart Furth

The Flame of Life

The Flame of Life

1923·Fergus Derrick

1923·Lord Wallington

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

1922·Fernando Pennington

Hurricane's Gal

Hurricane's Gal

1922·Steele O'Connor

The Infidel

1922·Cyrus Flint

Love's Masquerade

Love's Masquerade

1922·Herbert Norwood

Wild Honey

1922·Kerry Burgess

Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

1921·Anthony Mulvain

The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays

1920·Gerald Roseborough

The Spite Bride

The Spite Bride

1919·Billy Swayne

The Third Kiss

1919·Rupert Bawlf

Upstairs and Down

Upstairs and Down

1919·Terrence O'Keefe

Peggy Does Her Darndest

Peggy Does Her Darndest

1919·Honorable Hugh Wentworth

In for Thirty Days

In for Thirty Days

1919·Brett Page

Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1918·'Bud' Hall

The Lifted Veil

The Lifted Veil1.0

1917·Leslie Palliser

The Menace

1916·Luigi Verra

The Trail's End

The Lurking Peril

The Secret Room

The Secret Room

The Cabaret Singer

The Cabaret Singer

1915·Lloyd Denton - Randall's Chum

A Modern Jekyll and Hyde

A Modern Jekyll and Hyde

1913·Roger Master - Nora's Sweetheart

Crew

I'll Get By

Three Little Girls in Blue

Three Little Girls in Blue6.5

1946·Adaptation

If I'm Lucky

If I'm Lucky6.5

Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me4.8

1946·Screenplay

Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys6.2

1944·Screenplay

Pin Up Girl

1944·Screenplay

Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep5.7

1944·Screenplay

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello6.3

1943·Screenplay

Iceland

Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands6.2

1942·Screenplay

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade7.0

1941·Screenplay

The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast5.0

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley5.1

1940·Screenplay

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid5.6

1940·Screenplay

1940·Screenplay

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk4.0

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

City in Darkness

City in Darkness6.4

The Escape

1939·Screenplay

Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties6.3

1939·Screenplay

Chasing Danger

Chasing Danger6.0

Pardon Our Nerve

Pardon Our Nerve

1939·Screenplay

1938·Screenplay

Sharpshooters

1938·Screenplay

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn6.0

1938·Screenplay

Rascals

A Trip to Paris

A Trip to Paris1.0

1938·Screenplay

Love on a Budget

Love on a Budget

Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl6.0

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway7.0

Born Reckless

Born Reckless5.1

1937·Screenplay

Big Business

Big Business5.0

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics6.7

1937·Screenplay

Off to the Races

Off to the Races

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble6.0

1936·Screenplay

Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead5.2

1936·Screenplay

Back to Nature

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track7.1

1936·Screenplay

Federal Agent

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan at the Circus6.3

Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret6.9

1936·Screenplay

The Lady in Scarlet

The Lady in Scarlet3.3

1935·Screenplay

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.6.0

1935·Screenplay

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Charlie Chan in Egypt6.8

1935·Screenplay

Insure Your Wife

Insure Your Wife

1935·Screenplay

Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams6.5

Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams6.5

1934·Adaptation

Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road4.0

1934·Screenplay

In Love with Life

In Love with Life5.0

1934·Screenplay

In Love with Life

In Love with Life5.0

The Quitter

1934·Screenplay

Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands3.6

In the Money

In the Money3.5

1933·Screenplay

A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933·Screenplay

A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance5.5

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance5.5

1933·Adaptation

By Appointment Only

By Appointment Only5.8

1933·Screenplay

The Monster Walks

The Monster Walks4.1

The Monster Walks

The Monster Walks4.1

1932·Adaptation

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

A Divorce of Convenience

A Divorce of Convenience

The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays

The Figurehead

A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

The Tiger's Trail

The Tiger's Trail

The Imp

The Menace

A Double Elopement

A Double Elopement

The Trail's End

The Lurking Peril

The Ventures of Marguerite

The Ventures of Marguerite

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