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Monte Collins (1898-1951)

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Alias:
Monte F. Collins
Monty Colins
Monty Collins
Monty F. Collins
Monty Francis Collins Jr.

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
December 2, 1898

Died:
June 1, 1951

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Performances

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Film Production

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1945  Shady Lady
1948  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948  Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Dialogue:
1945  Shady Lady
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948  Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Producer:
1945  Shady Lady
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948  Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1949  The Green Promise

Screenplay:
1942  Groom and Bored
1943  A Maid Made Mad
1943  Boobs in the Night
1943  His Wedding Scare
1943  They Stooge to Conga
1943  Three Little Twirps
1945  Shady Lady
1946  Tangier
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948  Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1949  The Green Promise

Story:
1936  Midnight Blunders
1936  One Live Ghost
1942  Groom and Bored
1942  Matri-Phony
1943  A Maid Made Mad
1943  Boobs in the Night
1943  His Wedding Scare
1943  They Stooge to Conga
1943  Three Little Twirps
1945  Shady Lady
1946  Slappily Married
1946  Tangier
1947  Heartaches
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948  Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1949  The Green Promise

Writer:
1936  Midnight Blunders
1936  One Live Ghost
1942  Cactus Makes Perfect
1942  Groom and Bored
1942  Matri-Phony
1943  A Maid Made Mad
1943  Boobs in the Night
1943  Higher Than a Kite
1943  His Wedding Scare
1943  Phony Express
1943  They Stooge to Conga
1943  Three Little Twirps
1944  Triple Trouble
1945  Shady Lady
1946  Slappily Married
1946  Tangier
1947  Heartaches
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948  Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948  Smart Politics
1949  The Green Promise

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