
Acting
Ken Carpenter
Born 1900-08-21 · Avon, Illinois, USA
Acting credits
7.8After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
7.3It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
The Lady Eve
1941
NRA sales pitch for an herbicide/fertilizer for the lawn made by Sherwin Williams.
Goodbye, Weeds
1946
10.0While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
5.9A superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort.
The Secret Code
1942
8.0A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.
True to Life
1943
6.9Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.
Rhythm on the River
1940
8.5Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City studio apartment with Polish immigrant painter Stefan Janowski. The big city doles out joy and misery indiscriminately: In the apartment below Victor and Steve, Gus Nelson learns that his wife has given birth to quintuplets, while the lonely tenant in the apartment below Gus has given up on life and committed suicide.
New York Town
1941
6.7A radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and another radio detective. They manage to talk to the people involved in the case, but shortly afterwards the main suspects turn up dead.
Mystery Broadcast
1943
This color educational film is about how lubricants are derived from crude petroleum and how to improve the quality of lubricating oil. This is a 1949 film.
The Story of Lubricating Oil
1949
7.5A filmed broadcast of the Command Performance radio programs in which various Hollywood stars appeared and performed in accordance with letter requests from American service men stationed around the world. This entry (Army-Navy Screen Magazine No. 20) was broadcast and filmed at a live performance at Camp Roberts, California. Lana Turner, Betty Hutton, Judy Garland and Bob Hope star.
Strictly G.I.
1943
A "Speaking of Animals" comedy focusing on the young ones.
Speaking of Animals No. Y6-1: Stork Crazy
1946
NRA cartoon film on the danger, prevention and treatment of overweight.
Cheers for Chubby
1951
A Phantasy cartoon.
Short Snorts on Sports
1948
NRRomance, music, and 1952 Oldsmobiles.
The Lady and the Rocket
1952
A corporate history of the Coca-Cola Company.
Refreshment Through the Years
1939