AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Walter Catlett

Also Known As: Walter L. Catlett

126 Titles in Filmography CAST | DIRECTOR | PRODUCTION MISC | WRITER | HISTORY

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CAST

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
SECOND YOUTH
John McNab
1924
SUMMER BACHELORS
Bachelor No. 1
1926
THE MUSIC MASTER
Medicine show barker
1927
WHY LEAVE HOME?
Elmer
1929
MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD
Joe Glitner
1929
THE GOLDEN CALF
Master of ceremonies
1930
LET'S GO PLACES
Rex Wardell
1930
THE BIG PARTY
Mr. Goldfarb
1930
THE FLORODORA GIRL
De Boer
1930
HAPPY DAYS
1930
MAKER OF MEN
McNeill
1931
PLATINUM BLONDE
[Bingy] Baker
1931
THE FRONT PAGE
Walter L. Catlett
Murphy
1931
THE EXPERT
Al
1932
BIG CITY BLUES
Cousin Gibboney
1932
ROCKABYE
Jimmy Dunn
1932
OKAY AMERICA
City editor "Lucille"
1932
THE SPORT PARADE
"Shifty" Morrison
1932
IT'S TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS
Chapin
1932
COCK OF THE AIR
Colonel Benjamin Wallace
1932
BACK STREET
Bakeless
1932
RAIN
Quartermaster [Hal] Bates
1932
ARIZONA TO BROADWAY
"Ned Flynn"
1933
PRIVATE JONES
Mr. Spivey
1933
MAMA LOVES PAPA
Tom Walker
1933
OLSEN'S BIG MOMENT
Robert Brewster III
1933
ONLY YESTERDAY
Barnes
1933
THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA
Joe Silvers
1934
UNKNOWN BLONDE
Publicity man
1934
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
Gus
1934
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Barsad
1935
EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT
Master of ceremonies
1935
THE AFFAIR OF SUSAN
Gilbert
1935
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN
Morrow
1936
FOLLOW YOUR HEART
Joe Shelton
1936
WE WENT TO COLLEGE
Senator Budger
1936
BANJO ON MY KNEE
Warfield Scott
1936
CAIN AND MABEL
Jake Sherman
1936
SING ME A LOVE SONG
Sprague
1937
ON THE AVENUE
Jake Dibble
1937
WAKE UP AND LIVE
Gus Avery
1937
VARSITY SHOW
Professor Sylvester Biddle
1937
DANGER--LOVE AT WORK
Uncle Alan
1937
LOVE IS NEWS
Eddie Johnson
1937
LOVE UNDER FIRE
Tip Conway
1937
FOUR DAYS' WONDER
Duffy
1937
GOING PLACES
Franklin Dexter
1938
EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY
Nifty Bailey
1938
BRINGING UP BABY
[Constable] Slocum
1938
ZAZA
Malaidot
1939
KID NIGHTINGALE
Skip Davis
1939
EXILE EXPRESS
Gus
1939
THE QUARTERBACK
Tom
1940
SPRING PARADE
Headwaiter [Pepi]
1940
REMEDY FOR RICHES
Clem
1940
LI'L ABNER
Barber
1940
PINOCCHIO
Voice of J. Worthington Foulfellow, also known as "Honest John"
1940
POP ALWAYS PAYS
Tommy Lane
1940
HALF A SINNER
Station attendant
1940
COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
W.P.A. clerk
1940
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Mr. Simpson
1941
THE WILD MAN OF BORNEO
"Doc" Skelby
1941
MANPOWER
Sidney Whipple
1941
SING ANOTHER CHORUS
Theodore Gateson
1941
HORROR ISLAND
McGoon
1941
HONEYMOON FOR THREE
Waiter
1941
IT STARTED WITH EVE
Doctor Harvey
1941
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Billy Ross
1941
BAD MEN OF MISSOURI
Mr. Pettibone
1941
YOU'RE THE ONE
Program director
1941
HELLO SUCKER
[G. Remington "Max"] Conway
1941
STEEL AGAINST THE SKY
Professor Sampson
1941
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
Theatre manager
1942
HEART OF THE GOLDEN WEST
Colonel Silas Popen
1942
MY GAL SAL
Colonel Truckee
1942
BETWEEN US GIRLS
Sergeant
1942
GIVE OUT, SISTERS
Gribble
1942
WILD BILL HICKOK RIDES
Sylvester Twig
1942
SYNCOPATION
Spelvin
1942
MAISIE GETS HER MAN
Jasper
1942
STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM
Himself, comic in "A Sweater, Sarong and a Peek-A-Boo Bang" number
1943
FIRED WIFE
Justice of peace [Judge Allen]
1943
THE WEST SIDE KID
Ramsey Fehsel
1943
HIT PARADE OF 1943
J. MacClellan Davis
1943
HIS BUTLER'S SISTER
[Mortimer] Kalb
1943
GET GOING
Horace Doblem
1943
COWBOY IN MANHATTAN
Ace [Robbins]
1943
HOW'S ABOUT IT?
Whipple
1943
THEY GOT ME COVERED
Hotel manager
1943
UP IN ARMS
Maj. Brock
1944
GHOST CATCHERS
Colonel [Breckinridge Marshall]
1944
3 IS A FAMILY
Barney Meeker
1944
HER PRIMITIVE MAN
Hotel clerk
1944
LAKE PLACID SERENADE
Carlton Webb
1944
LADY, LET'S DANCE!
Timber Applegate
1944
HI, BEAUTIFUL
[Gerald] Bisbee
1944
HAT CHECK HONEY
Tim Martel
1944
MY GAL LOVES MUSIC
Dr. [Artimist] Bilbo [also known as Peter Ford]
1944
PARDON MY RHYTHM
Michael O'Bannon
1944
THE MAN WHO WALKED ALONE
Wiggins
1945
I LOVE A BANDLEADER
B. Templeton Jones
1945
RIVERBOAT RHYTHM
Colonel Jeffrey "Smitty" Witherspoon
1946
SLIGHTLY SCANDALOUS
Mr. Wright
1946
I'LL BE YOURS
Mr. Buckingham
1947
THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR
"The King"
1948
MR. RECKLESS
Joel Hawkins
1948
ARE YOU WITH IT?
Jason ["Pop"] Carter
1948
LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING
Himself
1949
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Col. Castine
1949
HENRY, THE RAINMAKER
Mayor George Colton
1949
LEAVE IT TO HENRY
Mayor George Colton
1949
DANCING IN THE DARK
Joe Brooks
1950
FATHER MAKES GOOD
Mayor [George] Colton
1950
FATHER'S WILD GAME
Mayor [George] Colton
1950
HERE COMES THE GROOM
McGonigle
1951
HONEYCHILE
Al Moore
1951
FATHER TAKES THE AIR
Mayor George Colton
1951
FRIENDLY PERSUASION
Professor Quigley
1956
BEAU JAMES
Gov. Al Smith
1957

WRITER

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
WHY LEAVE HOME?
Dial
1929

DIRECTOR

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
HAPPY DAYS
Staged by
1930

PRODUCTION MISC

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
PINOCCHIO
Model for "J. Worthington Foulfellow"
1940

HISTORY

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CREDIT
YEAR
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