
Joe Cook
Actor · 1890 – 1959 · Evansville, Indiana, USA
Movies6
- MovieComedy
In this short film from Educational Pictures, comic Joe Cook plays the title character, Joe Widget. It begins with Widget receiving an award as the company's best salesman. Unfortunately, it was all a dream.
Mr. Widget
1935
Movie6.5RomanceDramaYoung Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.
Rain or Shine
1930 · 10 votes
Movie6.5WesternWhen Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle.
Arizona Mahoney
1936 · 2 votes
- MovieComedy
The story is set on opening day of the 1929 season and Joe wants to see the Yankees play. So, he manages to sneak inside. Once there, instead of sitting and watching the game, he stands up and does a standup comedy bit.
At the Ball Game
1929
- MovieComedy
When the owner of a department store is about to go on vacation, he tells his children that any idiot could run the store. So they put Joe Cook in charge.
Penny Wise
1935
- Movie7.0Comedy
Joe Cook (Joe Cook) is a gymnasium owner and boxing promoter who is working to build up prizefighter George the Greek (George Givot) as the next Great White Hope that will defeat world-heavyweight-champion Joe Louis (who, obviously, isn't in the film). But Joe also has problems with a finance company and an indictment for income-tax evasion.
The White Hope
1936 · 1 votes