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George Sidney(1877-1945)

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George Sidney
Gar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and persuades a lot of people to invest. He believes that the process to produce artificial rubber exists, but does it?
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High Pressure (1932)
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George Sidney was born on 15 March 1877 in Nagynichal, Hungary. He was an actor, known for In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924), Around the Corner (1930) and Sweet Daddies (1926). He was married to Carey Weber. He died on 29 April 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 15, 1877
DiedApril 29, 1945(68)
BornMarch 15, 1877
DiedApril 29, 1945(68)
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Known for

Alexander Carr and George Sidney in In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
  • Abe Potash
  • 1924
Around the Corner (1930)
Around the Corner
  • Kaplan
  • 1930
Charles Murray and George Sidney in Sweet Daddies (1926)
Sweet Daddies
  • Abie Finklebaum
  • 1926
Gareth Hughes, Marian Nixon, and George Sidney in The Auctioneer (1927)
The Auctioneer
  • Simon Levi
  • 1927

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  • Wallace Beery, Judith Barrett, and Eric Linden in The Good Old Soak (1937)
    The Good Old Soak
    6.0
    • Kennedy
    • 1937
  • Binnie Barnes and Edward Arnold in Diamond Jim (1935)
    Diamond Jim
    6.8
    • Pawnbroker
    • 1935
  • Back to the Soil
    Short
    • 1934
  • Plumbing for Gold
    Short
    • 1934
  • Fishing for Trouble
    Short
    • 1934
  • Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Manhattan Melodrama
    7.1
    • Poppa Rosen
    • 1934
  • Stable Mates
    Short
    • 1934
  • Radio Dough (1934)
    Radio Dough
    4.8
    Short
    • Mr. Sidney
    • 1934
  • Dorothy Granger, Charles Murray, and George Sidney in Ten Baby Fingers (1934)
    Ten Baby Fingers
    Short
    • 1934
  • Rafter Romance (1933)
    Rafter Romance
    6.6
    • Eckbaum
    • 1933
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Murray, and George Sidney in The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933)
    The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
    5.0
    • Nathan Cohen
    • 1933
  • Charles Murray and George Sidney in The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
    The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
    6.1
    • Sidney Nathan Cohen
    • 1932
  • Ruth Hall and George Sidney in The Heart of New York (1932)
    The Heart of New York
    6.0
    • Mendel Marantz
    • 1932
  • Running Hollywood
    4.8
    Short
    • Street Cleaner
    • 1932
  • William Powell in High Pressure (1932)
    High Pressure
    6.6
    • Colonel Ginsburg
    • 1932

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  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • March 15, 1877
    • Nagynichal, Hungary
  • Died
    • April 29, 1945
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Carey Weber? - c. 1940 (her death)
  • Relatives
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    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    Brother of producer Louis K. Sidney.

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