Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Actor · 1937 – 2001 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Movies13
Movie7.2DramaFamilyMi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
National Velvet
1945 · 127 votes
Movie6.7ComedyRomanceMcGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won a contest to illustrate the book and the first thing that happens is that Greg gets her soused. To keep her there to illustrate, John gets a juvenile delinquent named Danny to play his son and show how much pressure he is under. The ploy works at first, but Greg's heart was broken by Tillie, and Martha may be the girl who makes him forget all about her.
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 · 7 votes
Movie5.8ComedyWhen two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · 30 votes
Movie7.1DramaFamilyWelcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world and experience the ups and downs of life as the season pass.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945 · 21 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryThis short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Twenty Years After
1944 · 2 votes
Movie7.0AdventureDramaA juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
Boys' Ranch
1946 · 5 votes
Movie7.5ComedyLiving with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John carries on a romance with the lovely Martha.
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · 2 votes
Movie6.2DramaFamilyTeenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
The Human Comedy
1943 · 35 votes
Movie7.5DramaShort film about nurse service in wartime. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Reward Unlimited
1944 · 2 votes
Movie5.2MusicDanville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas with her.
Summer Holiday
1948 · 10 votes
Movie7.8DramaMusicA young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men--a minister, a cantor, and a cop.
Big City
1948 · 8 votes
Movie5.5DramaAfter his mother's death, a young boy tries to help his father stop drinking.
Little Mister Jim
1947 · 2 votes
Movie6.4FamilyNarrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short.
My Old Town
1948 · 4 votes