Writing
Bert Kalmar
Born — Died
1884-02-10 — 1947-09-18
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
11 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bert Kalmar (February 10, 1884 – September 18, 1947) was an American lyricist, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Kalmar, a native of New York City, left school at an early age and began working in vaudeville. He appeared on stage as a magician, comedian and dancer before switching to songwriting after a knee injury ended his performing career. By this time he had earned enough to start a music publishing company, Kalmar and Puck, where he collaborated with a number of songwriters, including Harry Puck (1891–1964) and Harry Ruby. The publishing firm also operated under the name Kalmar, Puck, Abrahams, Consolidated, Inc., the ot…
Known for
7.3Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Duck Soup
1933
6.9Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Horse Feathers
1932
6.2A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.
The Life of the Party
1937
6.7A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.
The Circus Clown
1934
6.6Two female song-pluggers decide to become ruthless gold-diggers, with comic results.
The Life of the Party
1930
6.3A strong-willed young woman hires a student to impersonate a boorish French count and brings him home to meet her parents.
Walking on Air
1936
Behind the camera
7.3Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Duck Soup
1933
6.9Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Horse Feathers
1932
6.2A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.
The Life of the Party
1937
6.7A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.
The Circus Clown
1934
6.6Two female song-pluggers decide to become ruthless gold-diggers, with comic results.
The Life of the Party
1930
6.3A strong-willed young woman hires a student to impersonate a boorish French count and brings him home to meet her parents.
Walking on Air
1936
5.1Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Bright Lights
1935
6.6Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie gets mixed up in a bank robbery and is forced to drive the robbers to safety. To get rid of him they force him to leave the USA for Mexico, but a cop is following him. Eddie meets Ricardo there, Ricardo helps him avoid being arrested by the cop when he introduces Eddie as the great Spanish bullfighter Don Sebastian II. The problem is, the cop is still curious and has tickets for the bullfight. Eddie's situation becomes more critical, when he tries to help Ricardo to win the girl he loves, but she's engaged to a "real" Mexican, who is, unknown to her father, involved in illegal business. While trying to avoid all this trouble, Eddie himself falls in love with his friend's girl friend's sister Rosalie, who also want to see the great Don Sebastian II to kill the bull in the arena.
The Kid from Spain
1932
6.4The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.
Kentucky Kernels
1934
7.0Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934
4.1Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack's cousin, as guardian, not realizing that Ossie is just as bad. They set off on a transcontinental trip with mischief on their minds.
Broadminded
1931
