Born in Burlington, Iowa, USA — Feb 25 1887• Died Mar 03 1966

William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Pa…
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Bub O'Casey

Fred Mertz

Trainer


Self
Jim Comstock

Sam

Mushy Harrington

Fred Mertz

Charlie Halloran

Sandy Hill

Desk Sgt. Brennan
Self

Baldy Gunder

Billy Delaney

Hotel Night Clerk

Honey Wiggen

Byers

Jean La Salle

Roscoe

Mr. Gibson

Bartender (uncredited)

O'Malley

Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)

Tom

Snoop Donlan

Sheriff McGee

Det. Roberts

Len Sickles

Detective Rogan

Police Lieutenant

Mr. Copple

General Trent

Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Gloomy Willie

Marty Greer

Brighton

Les Woodbury

Det. Lt. Webb

Jim Mason

Fraser

Traveling Salesman

Mac

The 'Duke'

Jack Heffernan

Briney O'Brien

Jimmy O'Brien

Alec Inglis

Oliver Harker

Coach

Corcoran

Oliver Westbrook

James Mitchell

Eddie Powers

Uncle Willie Lee
Self (archive footage)
Bang

Bill the Bartender

Bruiser Brown

Inspector Crane

Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Emory Balzar
'Hotfoot'

James Smith

Training Sgt. Barrel

Benton

Captain Murphy

Bill Turner

Wolf Wylie

Mr. Westlake

Sharkey the Loen Shark

Mike DeBaere

Mr. Schneider

Inspector J.L. Weber

Lt. McNulty

John Pederson

William Scanlon

Bill Mullins

Police Chief J. A. O'Hara

Mac

Harry Long

Major Martingale

Francis X. Rush

Knobby Walsh

Waldo Pincus

Larry Hale

Prisoner

Police Inspector Harry B. Manning

Matt Kingsley

'Soapy' Moreland

Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy

Sunshine Joe

Chief of Police Magoun

Cap

Jack Dunn

Barney Crane

Detective Ramsey

Mr. Bernouti

Painless

William Dunhill aka The Professor

Harrison

Hank Mayers

Joe Haller

George Kirby

O'Fleery

Fred Mertz

Chauncey Beheegan
Milton J. Bunsey

Bright Eyes

Agent

Sam Sloan

Fred Mertz

Mike Simms

Fred Mertz

Mac

Scoop Trimble

Beat Cop

Jury Foreman


Dusty Turner

Jiggers

'Hoak' salesman