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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-12-02

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Monte Collins

Biography

From Wikipedia Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 167 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent short comedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures and often directed by Jules White. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effect on Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered by talkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent sing together in the early sound short Ticklish Business), he never established himself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondary roles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature films and short subjects. One of his last credits was supplying material for Laurel and Hardy's final film, Atoll K (1951). Filmed in France by French and Italian cast and crew members, the production was hectic and chaotic for the English-speaking stars. The finished film carries the unique credit, "Gags by Monty Collins." Collins was about to launch a career in television when he died of a heart attack in 1951, at age 52.

Known for

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

Harry wins a turkey at a raffle.

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Wedding Slips

Wedding Slips

A newlyweds' honeymoon trip is detoured by a run-in with a troupe of gypsies, who kidnap the bride while the groom must tangle with the gypsy queen and a gorilla before resuming the honeymoon.

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Star Reporter

Star Reporter

An idealistic young newspaper reporter crusades against organized crime.

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Guest Pests

Guest Pests

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

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Hot Sports

Hot Sports

Monte and Vernon go to a society party where they behave like jerks. Monte's pants get torn, the butler keeps getting dunked in a punch bowl.

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Just Speeding

Just Speeding

To avoid getting a speeding ticket from a motorcycle cop, Tom pretends to be a surgeon rushing Monty to the hospital for an emergency operation.

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I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

Bold performer Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent financial need, she agrees to a risky new number: she'll put her head into the lion's mouth! With this attraction, the circus makes it to New York and Tira can pursue her dearest occupation — flirting with rich men and accepting expensive presents.

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Quick Service

Quick Service

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Unrelated Relations

Unrelated Relations

Monte and his new wife are moving into their new home. All is going well until her family decides to drop in for a visit.

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Fiddling Around

Fiddling Around

Two bumbling, would-be private detectives, Tom Kennedy and Monte Collins, are hired to protect a maestro's valuable Stradvarius. But there is a girl named Rosina and a pool hall involved and that means trouble ahead for the pair.

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Free Rent

Free Rent

Tom persuades Monty to buy a house trailer so they can live off the fat of the land.

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Keep Laughing

Keep Laughing

Keep Laughing is a 1932 Comedy short

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Phoney Cronies

Phoney Cronies

Three klutzy moving men end up in a museum that may or may not be haunted - slapstick hijinks ensue.

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Gum Shoes

Gum Shoes

Two house detectives investigate a series of robberies committed by a trained gorilla.

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Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

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