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.
Acting (63 movies)
Oh, My Nerves
1935
The Town Went Wild
1944
Three Missing Links
1938
Men
1924
The Arizona Wildcat
1927
His Wedding Scare
1943
Kathleen
1941
Mooching Through Georgia
1939
General Nuisance
1941
She's Oil Mine
1941
Peace and Harmony
1930
How's My Baby?
1930
The Cup of Life
1921
Girl Crazy
1932
Henry the Ache
1934
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
A Plumbing We Will Go
1940
It's a Cinch
1932
Born to Fight
1936
Star Reporter
1939
The Lost Laugh
1928
Wedding Slips
1928
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
Hollywood Round-Up
1937
Show Business
1932
Matri-Phony
1942
Why Bring That Up?
1929
The Miracle Man
1932
Come on Over
1922
I'm No Angel
1933
To Beat the Band
1935
Scandal Sheet
1931
Made for Each Other
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
Heroes in Blue
1939
The Heckler
1940
You're Next!
1940
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
1942
House of Errors
1942
Woman Haters
1934
Mad Youth
1940
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935
Midnight Limited
1940
Campus Sleuth
1948
Shall We Dance
1937
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923
Three Girls About Town
1941
Midnight Blunders
1936
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
Sarge Goes to College
1947
Boobs in the Night
1943
Free Rent
1936
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
Behind the Mike
1937
The Cowboy and the Countess
1926
All Around Frying Pan
1925
The Mystery Man
1935
The Gay Nighties
1933
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
Smart Politics
1948
The Midnight Limited
1926
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Groom and Bored | 1942 | Screenplay |
| Cactus Makes Perfect | 1942 | Writer |
| They Stooge to Conga | 1943 | Screenplay |
| His Wedding Scare | 1943 | Screenplay |
| A Maid Made Mad | 1943 | Screenplay |
| Boobs in the Night | 1943 | Screenplay |
| Three Little Twirps | 1943 | Screenplay |
| Higher Than a Kite | 1943 | Writer |
| Phony Express | 1943 | Writer |
| Triple Trouble | 1944 | Writer |
| Tangier | 1946 | Screenplay |
| Smart Politics | 1948 | Writer |
| The Green Promise | 1949 | Screenplay |
| The Green Promise | 1949 | Producer |