Monte Collins
Acting
1898-12-02 · 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.
Filmography
The Green Promise
1949 · Movie
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 · Movie
Campus Sleuth
1948 · Movie
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948 · Movie
Smart Politics
1948 · Movie
Heartaches
1947 · Movie
Sarge Goes to College
1947 · Movie
Moron Than Off
1946 · Movie
Slappily Married
1946 · Movie
Tangier
1946 · Movie
Guest Pests
1945 · Movie
Shady Lady
1945 · Movie
The Town Went Wild
1944 · Movie
Triple Trouble
1944 · Movie
Phony Express
1943 · Movie
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Movie
Higher Than a Kite
1943 · Movie
Three Little Twirps
1943 · Movie
Boobs in the Night
1943 · Movie
A Maid Made Mad
1943 · Movie
His Wedding Scare
1943 · Movie
They Stooge to Conga
1943 · Movie
Phoney Cronies
1942 · Movie
Matri-Phony
1942 · Movie
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Movie
A Study in Socks
1942 · Movie
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942 · Movie
House of Errors
1942 · Movie
Groom and Bored
1942 · Movie
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
1942 · Movie
Kathleen
1941 · Movie
She's Oil Mine
1941 · Movie
Three Girls About Town
1941 · Movie
General Nuisance
1941 · Movie
Cold Turkey
1940 · Movie
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Movie
Mad Youth
1940 · Movie
You're Next!
1940 · Movie
A Plumbing We Will Go
1940 · Movie
Midnight Limited
1940 · Movie
The Heckler
1940 · Movie
Heroes in Blue
1939 · Movie
Mooching Through Georgia
1939 · Movie
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 · Movie
Star Reporter
1939 · Movie
Made for Each Other
1939 · Movie
Sue My Lawyer
1938 · Movie
Three Missing Links
1938 · Movie
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938 · Movie
Fiddling Around
1938 · Movie
Hollywood Round-Up
1937 · Movie
Calling All Curtains
1937 · Movie
Behind the Mike
1937 · Movie
Bury the Hatchet
1937 · Movie
Shall We Dance
1937 · Movie
New News
1937 · Movie
The Super Snooper
1937 · Movie
Free Rent
1936 · Movie
Midnight Blunders
1936 · Movie
One Live Ghost
1936 · Movie
Born to Fight
1936 · Movie
Just Speeding
1936 · Movie
Unrelated Relations
1936 · Movie
To Beat the Band
1935 · Movie
Oh, My Nerves
1935 · Movie
Gobs of Trouble
1935 · Movie
Stage Frights
1935 · Movie
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 · Movie
Flying Down to Zero
1935 · Movie
Gum Shoes
1935 · Movie
The Mystery Man
1935 · Movie
This Band Age
1935 · Movie
Hollywood Trouble
1935 · Movie
In a Pig's Eye
1934 · Movie
Love and Hisses
1934 · Movie
Woman Haters
1934 · Movie
Henry the Ache
1934 · Movie
I'm No Angel
1933 · Movie
The Gay Nighties
1933 · Movie
Lucky Dog
1933 · Movie
Techno-Crazy
1933 · Movie
Hey, Nanny Nanny
1933 · Movie
It's a Cinch
1932 · Movie
Hollywood Runaround
1932 · Movie
Show Business
1932 · Movie
A Slip at the Switch
1932 · Movie
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932 · Movie
The Miracle Man
1932 · Movie
Girl Crazy
1932 · Movie
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932 · Movie
Running Hollywood
1932 · Movie
Keep Laughing
1932 · Movie
Anybody's Goat
1932 · Movie
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931 · Movie
Scandal Sheet
1931 · Movie
Moonlight and Monkey Business
1930 · Movie
How's My Baby?
1930 · Movie
Peace and Harmony
1930 · Movie
Dad Knows Best
1930 · Movie
Why Bring That Up?
1929 · Movie
Look out Below
1929 · Movie
Hot Sports
1929 · Movie
Honeymooniacs
1929 · Movie
Troubles Galore
1928 · Movie
The Lost Laugh
1928 · Movie
Three Tough Onions
1928 · Movie
Wedding Slips
1928 · Movie
Fall In
1928 · Movie
It's Me
1927 · Movie
The Arizona Wildcat
1927 · Movie
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926 · Movie
Quick Service
1926 · Movie
The Midnight Limited
1926 · Movie
The Cowboy and the Countess
1926 · Movie
All Around Frying Pan
1925 · Movie
That Man Jack!
1925 · Movie
Just Plain Folks
1925 · Movie
Men
1924 · Movie
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923 · Movie
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922 · Movie
Come on Over
1922 · Movie
The Cup of Life
1921 · Movie