Hugh Herbert
15 titles
Filmography
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The Villain Still Pursued Her
(1940)When the holder of their mortgage passes away, a widow and her daughter are made aware of a plot to possess and foreclose on their home.

One Rainy Afternoon
(1936)French actor Phillipe Martin (Lederer) enters a darkened movie theater to rendezvous with his married lover, Yvonne. However, Phillipe ends up mistakenly kissing a complete stranger, young and innocent Monique Pelerin (Lupino). The incident causes a furious media scandal, landing Phillipe in a zany screwball court trial, fighting against the Purity League as "The Kissing Monster." To protect Yvonne, Phillipe lies and states that he was overcome with Monique's beauty and could not resist kissing her, due to his romantic French nature. The charges are dropped, and Phillipe becomes an overnight celebrity and and the play he stars in a success. His testimony in court intrigues Monique, and leads to a burgeoning romance between Monique and Phillipe.
Gold Diggers in Paris
(1938)The City of Lights will never be the same when the girls and the gangsters land on the continent. It's gams galore with the Gold Diggers in Paris! Rudy Vallee stars as Terry Moore, a nightclub owner on the verge of bankruptcy. When a mistaken taxi driver stops at his Club Ballé to pick up the dancers due at a European Ballet competition, Moore sees the prize as the chance to save his club. His sexy-if-untrained chorus girls undergo a crash course in classical ballet during the crossing to France. Moore falls for the only true ballet dancer he could find on short notice. And the ballet director whose corps should be competing hires a gangster to hobble the sexy chorines. Now, who will win the battle between the chorus girls and the ballerinas?

Faithless
(1932)Beautiful socialite Carol Morgan rejects advertising exec Bill Wade for earning too little. After losing her fortune in the Great Depression, she falls into an abusive affair and then prostitution before she reunites with Bill.
Fashions of 1934
(1934)Caught in Paris, a fashion thief and his helpers put on a show.

The Great Waltz
(1938)In 19th century Vienna, Johann "Schani" Strauss II (Fernand Gravey), son of the great composer, endeavors to realize his own talents. With the support of his girlfriend, Poldi (Luise Rainer), and the unexpected patronage of opera star Carla Donner, Schani gains enough success to marry Poldi, but avoids Carla's high society circles. Unexpectedly thrown together with Carla, however, Schani falls in love with her. When she commissions an opera from him, his career rises as his marriage crumbles.

Hollywood Hotel
(1938)If you love music, check into Hollywood Hotel. The story's about a filmland newbie (Dick Powell) caught between a spoiled star (Lola Lane) and her likeable look-alike (Lola's look-alike sister Rosemary Lane). But the movie's about Busby Berkeley's ace direction – and music, music, music. The film opens with the jubilant debut of Tinseltown's unofficial anthem Hooray for Hollywood. The jaunty Let That Be a Lesson to You shows off Berkeley's snazzy-jazzy mastery of editing and camera angles. And Benny Goodman and His Orchestra – including Harry James on trumpet and Gene Krupa on drums – swing, swing, swing into Sing, Sing, Sing. Hooray for Hollywood Hotel!

Danger Lights
(1931)Dan, the tough boss of a railroad yard, befriends a young man, who unwittingly places in jeopardy Dan’s relationship with the woman he loves.

Kismet
(1944)In a single magical day, in eleventh century Baghdad, a beggar-poet rises from poverty to become emir, defeats an evil vizier, saves and kingdom and helps two lovers come together.

She Had to Say Yes
(1933)A secretary pads her salary by dating prospective buyers for her company.

Dames
(1934)A reformer's daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show in this amusing and entertaining musical starring Joan Blondell and Dick.

Music for Millions
(1944)José Iturbi does Chopin -- but Jimmy Durante does Durante! A wartime morale booster and symphonic showcase centered on the women in a touring orchestra. With Margaret O’Brien.
Diplomaniacs
(1933)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(1949)Saloon singer Freddie Jones jealously shoots at her cheating boyfriend Blackie but mistakenly hits a Judge's honorable behind, forcing her to skip town under the guise of a schoolteacher.

Hook, Line and Sinker
(1930)Two slick insurance salesmen help a runaway heiress rejuvenate her dilapidated hotel by promoting it as a high-class establishment.