John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Acting

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Born 1902-02-19 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

John William Sublett was born on February 19, 1902 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Cabin in the Sky (1943), Variety (1936) and Varsity Show (1937). He died on May 18, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Acting credits

A Song Is Born poster
6.4

The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

A Song Is Born

1948

Cabin in the Sky poster
6.5

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.

Cabin in the Sky

1943

I Dood It poster
5.1

Constance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry after she breaks up with her fiancé. Connie thinks Joseph owns a gold mine, but he actually works as a presser at a hotel valet shop. When everyone learns what he really is, Joseph is banned from the theater. When he sneaks in again, he learns of a plot to set off a bomb in the adjoining munitions warehouse.

I Dood It

1943

Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs

1955

On With the Show! poster
6.2

With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear. Can the show be saved?

On With the Show!

1929

Varsity Show poster
6.8

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.

Varsity Show

1937

Atlantic City poster
6.3

In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists. Reissued in 1950 as "Atlantic City Honeymoon".

Atlantic City

1944

Mantan Messes Up poster
8.0

Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.

Mantan Messes Up

1946

The Belle of 14th Street poster
7.0

Her first television special to feature guest-stars, The Belle of 14th Street celebrates, in ways both comedic and heartfelt, "The Golden Age of Song". A marvelous showcase for such evergreens as Sophie Tucker's "Some of These Days", "How About Me" (written by "a young new talent" Irving Berlin), the poignant "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", and the sublime "My Buddy" - all classics of the vaudeville era, reinvented by "the greatest star" of our time.

The Belle of 14th Street

1967

Buck and Bubbles Laff Jamboree poster
7.0

Musical comedy starring Buck & Bubbles.

Buck and Bubbles Laff Jamboree

1946

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NR

First episode in the Buck & Bubbles 2-reel comedy series.

Black Narcissus

1929

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9.0

A mysterious black bag, buried in a haystack by a couple of crooks, is found by Wildcat (Buck) and his pal Denny (Bubbles). It is full of money and when the guys try to return it, funny things happen.

Honest Crooks

1930

High Toned poster
10.0

A Afro-American comedy short about a man who returns to see his old girlfriend only to find out she's engaged to a black snob.

High Toned

1930

Darktown Follies poster
10.0

Musical short starring Buck & Bubbles.

Darktown Follies

1930

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9.0

A supper club in Harlem presents a variety show.

Harlem Bound

1935