Don Tomkins

Acting

Don Tomkins

Born — Died

1907-04-09 — 1987-01-15

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

7 titles

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 6 titles

Art Trouble poster
6.4

Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard enter the world of fine art in Paris.

Art Trouble

1934

Freshman Love poster
6.0

In this 100% fictional-plot short a fictional freshman, played by an actor named Don Tomkins), becomes smitten with and writes letters to a singer, Ruth Etting (Ruth Etting), on a fictional radio station. His fictional 1930s nerdy friends take her answering letters in return and torment him about no response. The fictional Ruth Etting (played by the real Ruth Etting) meets him and helps him turn the tables on his tormentors.

Freshman Love

1931

Follow Thru poster
7.6

Lora Moore, the club champion, loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Downs, a handsome golf pro, and his goofy friend, Jack Martin, show up. Lora takes him on as her golf teacher to work on her putt. She falls for him, but so do several other women. Meanwhile Angie Howard, Lora's friend, chases after Jack. A lot of silliness ensues.

Follow Thru

1930

Words & Music poster
6.5

Singer Ruth Eton is looking for some new songs to use in her act. Don Hopkins is a songwriter who wants to break into the business, but knows it is difficult to get music publishers to consider new talent. Don sees Ruth having dinner at a night club and asks for her help.

Words & Music

1931

The Love Department poster
7.5

In this musical short, a love columnist can't find her own love connection.

The Love Department

1935

The Winnah! poster
7.0

State College is a coeducational school where the athletics are more important than academics. All there are preparing for a big multi-sport match with arch rival Dale College. Students Arthur and Florence are brother and sister, each with love troubles. Their romantic problems are resolved against a background of leggy singing, dancing coeds in this 2 reel musical.

The Winnah!

1934