Churchill Ross

Acting

Churchill Ross

Born 1901-01-29 · Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Acting credits

Gold Diggers of 1933 poster
7.2

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

College Humor poster
5.6

A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.

College Humor

1933

The Plastic Age poster
6.2

Hugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to party, and finds that it's impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and athletic training. Soon the two face some difficult decisions.

The Plastic Age

1925

My Woman poster
4.2

A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.

My Woman

1933

King of Jazz poster
6.3

A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.

King of Jazz

1930

Lonesome poster
7.5

Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?

Lonesome

1928

The Accusing Finger poster
5.8

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.

The Accusing Finger

1936

Only Yesterday poster
7.1

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.

Only Yesterday

1933

The College Hero poster
5.3

A college football player is injured by a jealous teammate during practice, but comes back unexpectedly to play for his team in the season's key game.

The College Hero

1927

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8.0

Young and ambitious but so far unsuccessful shoe clerk Andy Whittaker meets June Allen and tries to impress her by pretending to be an important businessman, she discovers his deception but before too long because of complications and luck good fortune finds its way to the pair.

The Fourflusher

1928

Making Good poster
9.0

A comedy short in The Collegians series starring George Lewis, where college students do what students do. Flirt around and do sports.

Making Good

1926

No artwork available
3.3

Series #1, Episode #4 of The Collegians.

The Last Lap

1926

Perils of Pauline poster
6.5

A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.

Perils of Pauline

1933

Flashing Oars poster
3.5

Series #1, Episode #9 of The Collegians with the main focus on rowing and clubbing.

Flashing Oars

1927

No artwork available
10.0

An early example of the merging of silent and sound film, known as a "part-talkie", at a time when film-going audiences couldn't get enough of the new talking pictures. FLYING HIGH is part of the fourth series in a continuing film serial about The Collegians, college students who find their way in and out of adventures on campus. This short features a mishap during a flying contest in which an inexperienced pilot assumes the roll of his professional friend.

Flying High

1929

Undertow poster
6.5

Johnny Mack Brown stars as Paul, who wants nothing more out of life than to take charge of a lighthouse. Falling in love with Sally (Mary Nolan), Paul talks her into sharing his life as a lighthouse keeper. Evidently staring into the beacon once too often, Paul goes blind, and it's quite a chore for footloose Sally to remain faithful. Making matters worse is the arrival of a double-dyed villain (Robert Ellis) who intends to "have his way" with the long-suffering heroine.

Undertow

1930

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9.0

Restricted to his room at college Ed sneaks out dressed as a girl attracting the attention of Don until he discovers Ed is not a girl and the two get into a fight. Their trainer, Tom, catches his two-star baseball men fighting and breaks benches Ed. The Calford team is up against a strong rival college and Don tricks Ed out of the honor of pitching. For eight innings Calford does well, until Don "blows up," and Ed gets back into the game and wins.

Around the Bases

1927

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7.0

Series #2, Episode #8 of The Collegians, where in this case centers around various water sports, and Benson even finds himself in jail at one point.

Splashing Through

1927

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7.0

Chapter 11 of the silent serial "The Collegians".

Breaking Records

1927

Blazing Days poster
10.0

While he goes to his lender to repay his debts, Sam Perry is robbed. He decides to hunt down the bandit, whose description corresponds strangely to that of Dutton, known as "Dude".

Blazing Days

1927

Running Wild poster
10.0

Series #2, Episode #7 of The Collegians and they are preparing for a auto race.

Running Wild

1927

The Relay poster
6.8

When the freshman girls beat the sophomore girls in the big relay race, the 'Frosh' start lording it over the 'Sophs.' Will the 'Sophs' take that kind of treatment? Not a chance!

The Relay

1927

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8.0

Episode 6 of The Collegians silent film series (consisting of 46 chapters) full of high jinks and romance!

Fighting Spirit

1927

Fighting to Win poster
9.0

Series #1, Episode #2 of The Collegians.

Fighting to Win

1926