Fred Keating

Acting

Fred Keating

Born — Died

1897-03-26 — 1961-06-29

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

16 titles

Known for

Jake and The Kid poster
8.0

Life in Crocus as seen through the eyes of a young lad, Ben, and his friend Jake. Jake and the Kid is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on the CanWest Global system of stations in the 1990s. The second (1995) television adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's 1961 short story collection Jake and the Kid the series is set in the small town of Crocus, Saskatchewan, and centres on the friendship between Ben "the Kid" Osborne (Ben Campbell), a young boy growing up on a farm with his widowed mother Julia (Patricia Harras), and Jake Trumper (Shaun Johnston), a farmhand who becomes Ben's surrogate father figure.

Jake and The Kid

1995

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 poster
7.3

Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

I Live My Life poster
6.6

A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.

I Live My Life

1935

The Devil on Horseback poster
4.0

This musical tells the story of Campo wooing Damita from Keating with songs "So Divine," "Out of the Hills," "The Love Fiesta," "Oh Bella Mia."

The Devil on Horseback

1936

The Captain Hates the Sea poster
6.4

Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book. Also on board are Steve's friend Schulte, a private detective hoping to nab criminal Danny Checkett with a fortune in stolen bonds. Steve begins drinking, all the while observing the various stories of other passengers on board, several of whom turn out not to be who they seem to be.

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

13 Hours by Air poster
5.2

Womanizer and airline pilot Jack Gordon must fly the world's fastest airliner from New York to California while dealing with dangerous jewel thieves on the run from the law.

13 Hours by Air

1936

Film credits

1930s · 14 titles

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 poster
7.3

Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

I Live My Life poster
6.6

A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.

I Live My Life

1935

The Devil on Horseback poster
4.0

This musical tells the story of Campo wooing Damita from Keating with songs "So Divine," "Out of the Hills," "The Love Fiesta," "Oh Bella Mia."

The Devil on Horseback

1936

The Captain Hates the Sea poster
6.4

Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book. Also on board are Steve's friend Schulte, a private detective hoping to nab criminal Danny Checkett with a fortune in stolen bonds. Steve begins drinking, all the while observing the various stories of other passengers on board, several of whom turn out not to be who they seem to be.

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

13 Hours by Air poster
5.2

Womanizer and airline pilot Jack Gordon must fly the world's fastest airliner from New York to California while dealing with dangerous jewel thieves on the run from the law.

13 Hours by Air

1936

Eternally Yours poster
5.9

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her nightmares. And forget her plan to retire to a farmhouse. Eventually, she has had enough and disappears.

Eternally Yours

1939

Shanghai poster
7.3

A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a Russian banker, who harbors a family secret.

Shanghai

1935

When's Your Birthday? poster
5.5

Some shady characters discover that a sad sack nightclub bus boy has the ability to predict outcomes of races and other events through astrology.

When's Your Birthday?

1937

To Beat the Band poster
10.0

An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.

To Beat the Band

1935

Melody for Two poster
7.0

Tod Weaver finds his career on the skids and feels frustrated playing small-time venues. Tod is romantically tied to Gale Starr, an assistant conductor or singer who works in a top-notch club. Prompted by a helpful janitor named Exodus Johnson, Tod's band pivots to a fresh swing style featuring singer Lorna Wray. Tod's new sound skyrockets him to fame while Gale's career hits a rough patch, causing personal and romantic complications before a final reconciliation.

Melody for Two

1937

The Nitwits poster
6.7

A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.

The Nitwits

1935

Prison Train poster
7.3

Gangsters plan an assassination of a rival while he rides the train carrying him to prison.

Prison Train

1938

Doctor Rhythm poster
7.5

Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazingly, he falls in love with her.

Doctor Rhythm

1938

Society Smugglers poster
6.2

The Treasury Department plants a female agent in the office of a luggage company that is suspected of smuggling diamonds.

Society Smugglers

1939

Series credits