Monte Collins
Known for: Acting
Born: December 2, 1898
Died: June 1, 1951
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
122 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
6.4
The Green Promise
1949
7.5
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
8.0
Campus Sleuth
1948
8.0
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948
6.5
Smart Politics
1948
5.3
Heartaches
1947
4.5
Sarge Goes to College
194710.0
Moron Than Off
1946
6.5
Slappily Married
1946
6.5
Tangier
19467.0
Guest Pests
1945
6.0
Shady Lady
1945
7.0
The Town Went Wild
1944
10.0
Triple Trouble
1944
6.1
Phony Express
1943
5.9
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
6.3
Higher Than a Kite
1943
6.5
Three Little Twirps
1943
10.0
Boobs in the Night
1943
7.0
A Maid Made Mad
1943
8.0
His Wedding Scare
1943
7.5
They Stooge to Conga
19437.0
Phoney Cronies
1942
5.5
Matri-Phony
1942
6.7
Maisie Gets Her Man
194210.0
A Study in Socks
1942
6.2
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
10.0
House of Errors
1942
9.0
Groom and Bored
1942
9.0
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
1942
6.0
Kathleen
1941
6.8
She's Oil Mine
1941
6.5
Three Girls About Town
1941
6.6
General Nuisance
19417.0
Cold Turkey
1940
5.0
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
4.9
Mad Youth
1940
7.0
You're Next!
1940
7.1
A Plumbing We Will Go
1940
6.3
Midnight Limited
1940
7.0
The Heckler
1940
4.9
Heroes in Blue
1939
6.1
Mooching Through Georgia
1939
6.3
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
3.9
Star Reporter
1939
6.1
Made for Each Other
1939
10.0
Sue My Lawyer
1938
6.1
Three Missing Links
1938
9.0
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
19388.0
Fiddling Around
1938
5.3
Hollywood Round-Up
193710.0
Calling All Curtains
1937
8.0
Behind the Mike
19378.0
Bury the Hatchet
1937
7.3
Shall We Dance
193710.0
New News
19377.0
The Super Snooper
1937
7.0
Free Rent
1936
5.0
Midnight Blunders
1936
6.7
One Live Ghost
1936
10.0
Born to Fight
19368.0
Just Speeding
19369.0
Unrelated Relations
1936
10.0
To Beat the Band
1935
6.3
Oh, My Nerves
19359.0
Gobs of Trouble
19359.0
Stage Frights
1935
NR
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
193510.0
Flying Down to Zero
1935
9.0
Gum Shoes
1935
5.6
The Mystery Man
1935NR
This Band Age
193510.0
Hollywood Trouble
19357.0
In a Pig's Eye
19348.0
Love and Hisses
1934
6.3
Woman Haters
1934
3.5
Henry the Ache
1934
6.3
I'm No Angel
1933
4.3
The Gay Nighties
19337.0
Lucky Dog
19338.0
Techno-Crazy
19337.5
Hey, Nanny Nanny
1933
9.0
It's a Cinch
19327.0
Hollywood Runaround
1932
6.5
Show Business
1932NR
A Slip at the Switch
19325.5
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
5.9
The Miracle Man
1932
4.3
Girl Crazy
193210.0
Never the Twins Shall Meet
19329.0
Running Hollywood
19329.0
Keep Laughing
19328.5
Anybody's Goat
19329.0
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
10.0
Scandal Sheet
1931NR
Moonlight and Monkey Business
1930
8.0
How's My Baby?
1930
7.0
Peace and Harmony
193010.0
Dad Knows Best
1930
10.0
Why Bring That Up?
19295.5
Look out Below
192910.0
Hot Sports
19298.0
Honeymooniacs
19298.0
Troubles Galore
1928
9.0
The Lost Laugh
19288.0
Three Tough Onions
1928
10.0
Wedding Slips
1928NR
Fall In
192810.0
It's Me
1927
9.0
The Arizona Wildcat
1927
5.3
45 Minutes from Hollywood
19268.0
Quick Service
1926
9.0
The Midnight Limited
1926
9.0
The Cowboy and the Countess
1926
10.0
All Around Frying Pan
1925
9.0
That Man Jack!
1925NR
Just Plain Folks
1925
7.2
Men
1924
NR
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923
6.8
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
9.0
Come on Over
1922
7.0
The Cup of Life
1921