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Ben Holmes(1890-1943)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Ben Holmes was born on 6 November 1890 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Lightning Strikes Twice (1934), There Goes My Girl (1937) and I'm from the City (1938). He died on 2 December 1943 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1890
DiedDecember 2, 1943(53)
BornNovember 6, 1890
DiedDecember 2, 1943(53)
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Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
Lightning Strikes Twice
5.0
  • Director
  • 1934
Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern in There Goes My Girl (1937)
There Goes My Girl
5.8
  • Director
  • 1937
Joe Penner and Kay Sutton in I'm from the City (1938)
I'm from the City
5.2
  • Director
  • 1938
Phil Harris, Helen Mack, and Charles Ruggles in Melody Cruise (1933)
Melody Cruise
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Director

  • Poppa Knows Worst (1944)
    Poppa Knows Worst
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Say Uncle
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Prunes and Politics
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Wedtime Stories
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Unlucky Dog
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Cutie on Duty
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Seeing Nellie Home
    7.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Joan Carroll, Walter Reed, and Ruth Warrick in Petticoat Larceny (1943)
    Petticoat Larceny
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Edgar Kennedy in Hot Foot (1943)
    Hot Foot
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Leon Errol in Double Up (1943)
    Double Up
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Duck Soup (1942)
    Duck Soup
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Pretty Dolly
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Dorothy Granger and Edgar Kennedy in Rough on Rents (1942)
    Rough on Rents
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Dear! Deer!
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Ann Gillis, Robert Kent, and June Travis in Little Orphan Annie (1938)
    Little Orphan Annie
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1938

Writer

  • Poppa Knows Worst (1944)
    Poppa Knows Worst
    5.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Say Uncle
    6.2
    Short
    • screen play
    • 1944
  • Unlucky Dog
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
    Holiday Inn
    7.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Paul Guilfoyle, Pamela Blake, Charles Lang, Anne Revere, and Billie Seward in One Crowded Night (1940)
    One Crowded Night
    6.0
    • story
    • 1940
  • George Sanders, Byron Foulger, and Helene Reynolds in The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
    The Saint's Double Trouble
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Joe Penner and Kay Sutton in I'm from the City (1938)
    I'm from the City
    5.2
    • story
    • 1938
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)
    Swing Time
    7.5
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Sleepy Time
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • Night Life
    Short
    • story
    • 1935
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935)
    Top Hat
    7.7
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Sock Me to Sleep
    6.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1935
  • Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
    Lightning Strikes Twice
    5.0
    • story
    • 1934
  • Bobby Clark, Helen Collins, Paul McCullough, and Gus Reed in Odor in the Court (1934)
    Odor in the Court
    6.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1934
  • Dorothy Lee, Thelma Todd, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
    Cockeyed Cavaliers
    6.5
    • by
    • 1934

Actor

  • The Upper Hand (1990)
    The Upper Hand
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Ted
    • 1993
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935)
    Top Hat
    7.7
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Frank Coghlan Jr. and Edward J. Nugent in Kentucky Blue Streak (1935)
    Kentucky Blue Streak
    4.3
    • Johnson - Bellhop
    • 1935
  • Earle Foxe and Dickie Moore in The Expert (1932)
    The Expert
    6.0
    • Price (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Ex-Rooster
    Short
    • 1932
  • Many a Sip
    Short
    • 1931
  • Marching On
    Short
    • 1929
  • Bobby Clark, Mack Fluker, Paul McCullough, and Carmel Myers in The Bath Between (1928)
    The Bath Between
    Short
    • The Stage Manager
    • 1928
  • J.J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, and George Hollister Jr. in Winning a Widow (1912)
    Winning a Widow
    Short
    • 1912

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 6, 1890
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • December 2, 1943
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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