Pinky Tomlin
Actor · 1907 – 1987 · Eros, Arkansas, USA
Truman Virgil "Pinky" Tomlin (September 9, 1907 - December 12, 1987) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor of the 1930s and 1940s.
Movies15
Movie5.7ComedyAn heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.
She Couldn't Say No
1954 · 19 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
Two college students, Bob McDonald and Arthur Hale, find themselves expelled after they are unable to pay their tuition. Desperate for money, the pair heads to Central Park and decides to auction off their services to the highest bidder. A wealthy young woman named Sally van Ranseleer places the winning bid—her last five dollars—to hire them to drive her and her dilapidated car from New York to Ohio. During the journey, Bob and Sally begin to develop feelings for each other, though Bob remains stubborn and flustered, insisting he doesn't need a "liability" like her. After a fight, Sally leaves Bob and returns to her wealthy family to marry her "dullard" fiancé, Freddie Miller. To force Bob into admitting his feelings, Sally's father announces her immediate marriage to Freddie. Learning of the wedding while working as a telephone lineman, Bob rushes to the estate. In a climactic moment, he cuts the power wires to the lights during the ceremony and elopes with Sally.
Don’t Get Personal
1936 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0MusicCrime
A music professor is fired from his job for not knowing enough about modern "swing" music. He goes to Chicago to learn more about the subject in hopes of getting his job back, but he winds up getting mixed up with gangsters.
Swing It Professor
1937 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyThis musical comedy stars radio star Al Pearce has a double role playing himself and Elmer Blurt, the leader of a small-town band that struggles toward stardom in the big city. Their journey begins when Elmer decides to eject their female singer because she isn't really right. Unfortunately, her angry father is their sponsor and when he finds out, he withdraws all support.
Here Comes Elmer
1943 · 1 votes
Movie8.0WesternThe two nieces of the deceased Charley Bronson arrive to learn that an unknown judge will determine which one of them will inherit his ranch. But Bronson is still alive and posing as the cook. Hilda learns of this and sets out to use this information to win the ranch from her cousin Laurie.
Sing Me a Song of Texas
1945 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedyDramaA wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child who has arrived illegally in New York.
Paddy O'Day
1936 · 2 votes
Movie10.0DramaMusicAn underworld character wins a Broadway nightclub in a card game.
King Solomon of Broadway
1935 · 1 votes
- Movie5.2Comedy
A naïve farmer writing songs tries his chances in New York. Unlucky, he is helped by a crooner who lusts after one of his songs. Ignoring the real value of his composition, he sold it for the money he owed to his friends: $200.
With Love and Kisses
1936 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaSocialite Pat Reynolds (Ida Lupino) is forced to become the "smart girl" of the title when her wealthy father commits suicide, leaving nothing but a pile of debts. Pat sets up a successful hat-designing business, providing the sole support for herself and her sister Kay (Gail Patrick). So devoted is Pat to Kay's welfare that she stands by in stoic silence as Kay begins romancing Pat's sweetie Nick Graham (Kent Taylor).
Smart Girl
1935 · 2 votes
Movie7.0MusicCrimeA young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's crooked associates think they can outwit the naive heir and seize control.
Times Square Lady
1935 · 3 votes
Movie7.5MusicComedyA government representative travels to the backwoods of Arkansas to convince the people there of the benefits to them of a proposed dam on their river.
Down in 'Arkansaw'
1938 · 2 votes
Movie6.3ComedyRomanceA toy company owner and his daughter find a singing hillbilly in the Arkansas backwoods and take him back to the big city in hopes of helping their radio show ratings.
Sing While You're Able
1937 · 3 votes
- Movie4.3ComedyMusic
Homer Tompkins, a trusting young musician with aspirations of becoming a radio star, is installed in a fine set of offices in Reno by a quartet of con artists who have bugged rooms and suites, with the title of "professional listener", and he passes off what he hears to his employers, Lulu, Trixie, Maurice and Champ and they use the information for blackmail purposes. They also so involve his sweetheart, Toots, that he can not withdraw even when he finally learns he is being used as a tool.
Thanks for Listening
1937 · 3 votes
- Movie8.0MusicComedy
The first in a series called "Music Hall Vanities". Pinky Tomlin sings one of his own songs and Betty Atkinson, Hollywood's first choice for majorette or jitter-bugging roles, extends her range to acrobatic dancing. The Fanchonettes dancers also stay busy.
A Night in a Music Hall
1939 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0Music
An assortment of musical acts parade before the camera; Joy Hodges and Pinky Tomlin sing; The Elderblooms, a group of ladies ranging in age from 63 to 76, sing a song; acrobatic dancer Lucille Page does a turn; and young Mary Ruth winds it up playing a classical piece on the piano. Disjointed is the word.
Boy Meets Joy
1939 · 1 votes