Comedian/dancer Monte Banks emigrated from his native Italy to America in 1914. He appeared in stage musicals, then embarked upon a film career, starring in several lively comedy shorts and features of the 1920s. The most famous of these was Play Safe (1926), which was capped by a breathtaking runaway-train sequence that has since been excerpted in several comedy-film compilations. He moved to England in 1928, where he married popular musical comedy star Gracie Fields, whom he directed in several films. As part of Ms. Fields' deal with Hollywood's 20th Century-Fox studios, Banks was handed a feature film to direct; the result was Great Guns (1941), one of Laurel and Hardy' weakest films. Before leaving Hollywood for good, Monte Banks played a supporting role in the Tyrone Power vehicle Blood and Sand (1940) (in which he was billed as William Montague) and the 1945 Fox feature A Bell for Adano.
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A Bell for Adano
Actor |
1945 | |||
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Blood and Sand
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Great Guns
Director |
1941 | |||
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Honeymoon Merry-Go-Round
Actor, Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Shipyard Sally
Actor, Director |
1939 | |||
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Smiling Along
Director |
1938 | |||
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We're Going to Be Rich
Director |
1938 | |||
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Keep Your Seats Please
Director |
1936 | |||
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Queen of Hearts
Actor, Director |
1936 | |||
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18 Minutes
Director |
1935 | |||
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Hello Sweetheart
Director |
1935 | |||
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Man of the Moment
Actor, Director |
1935 | |||
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No Limit
Director |
1935 | |||
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So You Won't Talk?
Actor, Director |
1935 | |||
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Father and Son
Director |
1934 | |||
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Girl in Possession
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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The Church Mouse
Actor, Director |
1934 | |||
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Trouble Ahead
Actor, Director |
1934 | |||
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You Made Me Love You
Actor, Director |
1934 | |||
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For the Love of Mike
Actor, Director |
1933 | |||
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Heads We Go
Actor, Director |
1933 | |||
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Leave It to Me
Actor, Director |
1933 | |||
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The Woman Accused
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Hold 'em Jail
Actor |
1932 | |||
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Kiss Me, Sergeant
Director |
1932 | |||
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L'Amour Et La Veine
Director |
1932 | |||
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Money for Nothing
Actor, Director |
1932 | |||
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My Wife's Family
Director |
1932 | |||
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The Tenderfoot
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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Tonight's the Night
Actor, Director, Producer |
1932 | |||
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Old Soldiers Never Die
Director, Producer |
1931 | |||
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Poor Old Bill
Director |
1931 | |||
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What a Night?
Director, Producer |
1931 | |||
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Wife's Family
Actor, Director |
1931 | |||
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Almost a Honeymoon
Director, Screenwriter |
1930 | |||
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Not So Quiet on the Western Front
Director |
1930 | |||
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The Black Hand Gang
Director |
1930 | |||
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The Compulsory Husband
Actor, Director |
1930 | |||
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Why Sailors Leave Home
Director |
1930 | |||
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Atlantic
Actor |
1929 | |||
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A Perfect Gentleman
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Adam's Apple
Actor, Screen Story |
1928 | |||
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Weekend Wives
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Chasing Choo Choos
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Flying Luck
Actor, Screen Story |
1927 | |||
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Honeymoon Ahead
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Horse Shoes
Actor, Screen Story |
1927 | |||
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Play Safe
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Atta Boy
Actor |
1926 | |||
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Keep Smiling
Actor |
1925 | |||
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Racing Luck
Actor |
1924 | |||
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Covered Schooner
Actor |
1923 | |||
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A Bedroom Scandal
Actor |
1921 |