Here’s TIG for Saturday, August 24.

First up is John Power (1874) who played a minister in MAID OF SALEM (1937). Born in Liverpool, Power played small roles from 1920 to 1949. He played several constables, policemen, sailors, Irishmen, Cockneys and whatever else was needed. He made brief appearances in MRS. MINIVER, RANDOM HARVEST, LITTLE NELLIE KELLY, and JOURNEY FOR MARGARET. I’m going with a Czechoslovakian poster for the film to represent.

Lew Kelly (1879) appeared in more Virginia Weidler films than anyone else I’ve never heard of. He played a sheriff in TIMOTHY’S QUEST (1936), a paper hanger in MOTHER CAREY’S CHICKENS (1937), a turnkey in THE SPELLBINDER (1939), the first sheriff in FIXER DUGAN (1939), and Jake in THE ROOKIE COP (1939). He played all the usual small roles, but the one I wish I’d have seen is Man with the Invisible Dog Act in TAXI, MISTER. Here he tries to take Virginia’s Terry O'Connell to the orphanage in FIXER DUGAN. Guess how that turned out.

Tom London (1889) was supposedly declared by Guinness to have appeared in more movies than anyone. IMDb only shows about one-third the number of titles alleged. Anyway, he was in a lot of them. He only was in one Ginnyfilm, playing Det. Ryan in THE ROOKIE COP.  The vast majority of his roles were in westerns.

Jack Trent (1896) played an intelligence officer in AFTER TONIGHT (1933), a film Virginia doesn’t enter until the last five minutes. I couldn’t find a picture of him as Jack Trent, actor but I did find one as Jack Trent, bodyguard. He apparently was Jane Withers bodyguard and appeared in two of her films in small roles. Here they are playing chess during a break in shooting 45 FATHERS.

Preston Foster (1900) was Virginia’s co-star in THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT (1937). He played the ill-fated gambler John Oakhurst to whom Virginia’s Luck was completely devoted. While he didn’t achieve iconic status, Foster was a solid popular leading man in the 1930s and 40s. In later years, he was the executive director of the El Camino Playhouse and also wrote songs.

Jimmie Fidler (1900) was an entertainment columnist who makes the list for his unflagging support of Virginia Weidler. He was a major supporter of giving Virginia an Oscar for her consistent performance. Sadly, the Academy failed to listen.

Dorothy Comingore (1912) played a secretary in OUTSIDE THESE WALLS (1939). She is apparently better remembered for another film, CITIZEN KANE.  While she was uncredited in OTW, she was working under the name Linda Winters at the time.