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* ''The Barnstormers'' (1922) |
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* ''[[Follow the Leader (1930 film)|Follow the Leader]]'' (1930) |
* ''[[Follow the Leader (1930 film)|Follow the Leader]]'' (1930) - Mickie |
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* ''[[Pack Up Your Troubles (1932 film)|Pack Up Your Troubles]]'' (1932) |
* ''[[Pack Up Your Troubles (1932 film)|Pack Up Your Troubles]]'' (1932) - Policeman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[A Lad an' a Lamp]]'' (1932, Short) - Officer |
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* ''[[Fra Diavolo (1933 film)|Fra Diavolo]]'' (1933) - Woodchopper |
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* ''[[The Nuisance (1933 film)|The Nuisance]]'' (1933) - Motorist (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Me and My Pal (1933 film)|Me and My Pal]]'' (1933, Short) - Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Midnight Patrol]]'' (1933, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[House of Mystery (1934 film)|House of Mystery]]'' (1934) - Englishman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[You're Telling Me!]]'' (1934) - George Smith - Gossip (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Sing and Like It]]'' (1934) - Tied Up Mug (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Wild Gold]]'' (1934) - Mine Owner (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Operator 13]]'' (1934) - Secret Service Man (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Another Wild Idea]]'' (1934, Short) - Milkman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Mike Fright]]'' (1934, Short) - Mr. Morton - Station Manager |
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* ''[[Death on the Diamond]]'' (1934) - Husband (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Beginner's Luck]]'' (1935) |
* ''[[Beginner's Luck]]'' (1935) |
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* ''[[The Fixer Uppers]]'' (1935) |
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Revision as of 21:23, 5 May 2019
James C. Morton | |
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 Morton in the Three Stooges film Disorder in the Court | |
| Born | August 25, 1884 Helena, Montana, United States |
| Died | October 24, 1942 (aged 58) Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
| Years active | 1922–1943 |
James C. Morton (August 25, 1884 – October 24, 1942) was an American character actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1922-43.
Career
Born in Helena, Montana, Morton is best known to modern audiences as the hapless soul whose toupée was often removed at the most inopportune times. Perhaps the best known example of this embarrassment is in the Three Stooges film Disorder in the Court, in which Larry Fine's violin bow yanks Morton's hairpiece off. The Stooges then misinterpret the toupée as a wild tarantula, leading Moe Howard to grab a pistol from a court bailiff and shoot it. [citation needed]. Another example is in the Our Gang short "Beginner's Luck" (1935) where Morton is a piano accompanist to the amateur talent in a neighborhood kids' show, and the Rascals—causing all kinds of raucous disarray in the front row—knock off his toupée with a gust of air; Morton turns to them saying, "You kids are getting into my hair!" Morton also appeared as the bartender who provides Oliver Hardy with a wooden mallet to shut up Stan Laurel singing "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in the film Way Out West.
Morton appeared in many Hal Roach productions, playing supporting roles with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy.,[1] and also played a small role in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times.
On the Los Angeles stage Morton played the title role of Tik-Tok in The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (1913), by L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk, Victor Schertzinger and Oliver Morosco.
Morton died of chronic myocarditis on October 24, 1942, in Reseda, California. He had suffered from the condition for approximately 11 years.
Selected filmography
- The Barnstormers (1922, Short)
- Follow the Leader (1930) - Mickie
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) - Policeman (uncredited)
- A Lad an' a Lamp (1932, Short) - Officer
- Fra Diavolo (1933) - Woodchopper
- The Nuisance (1933) - Motorist (uncredited)
- Me and My Pal (1933, Short) - Traffic Cop (uncredited)
- The Midnight Patrol (1933, Short) - Policeman (uncredited)
- House of Mystery (1934) - Englishman (uncredited)
- You're Telling Me! (1934) - George Smith - Gossip (uncredited)
- Sing and Like It (1934) - Tied Up Mug (uncredited)
- Wild Gold (1934) - Mine Owner (uncredited)
- Operator 13 (1934) - Secret Service Man (uncredited)
- Another Wild Idea (1934, Short) - Milkman (uncredited)
- Mike Fright (1934, Short) - Mr. Morton - Station Manager
- Death on the Diamond (1934) - Husband (uncredited)
- Beginner's Luck (1935)
- The Fixer Uppers (1935)
- Tit for Tat (1935)
- Naughty Marietta (1935)
- Pardon My Scotch (1935)
- The Fixer Uppers (1935)
- The Timid Young Man (1935)
- Uncivil Warriors (1935)
- Hoi Polloi (1935)
- Oh, My Nerves (1935)
- Hot Off the Press (1935)
- The Bohemian Girl (1936)
- Ants in the Pantry (1936)
- Modern Times (1936)
- Disorder in the Court (1936) - Court Clerk (uncredited)
- The Lucky Corner (1936)
- A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
- Our Relations (1936)
- Way Out West (1937)
- Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
- Pick a Star (1937)
- Dizzy Doctors (1937)
- The Sitter Downers (1937)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
- Block-Heads (1938)
- Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938)
- Three Missing Links (1938)
- We Want Our Mummy (1939)
- Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939)[2]
- Johnny Eager (1942)
- To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
- The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
- Murder in Times Square (1943) (posthumous)
References
- ^ "Fandango: James C. Morton". Fandango. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
- ^ Great Movie Musicals on DVD - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview
External links
- James C. Morton at IMDb
- James C. Morton at the Internet Broadway Database
- James C. Morton at AllMovie
- James C. Morton at Find a Grave
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