Harry Parke

Harry Parke

Birthday: 1904-05-06

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography: Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 23, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus (or a close variant) was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. He was also the father of comedians and actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osborne).

Movies

Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters....

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The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party

A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found....

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Night Spot
Night Spot

A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which two...

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New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937

A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple pa...

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She's Got Everything
She's Got Everything

The day after Carol returns from a European trip, she wakes up to find her dead father's creditors h...

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Out of This World
Out of This World

An all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25% shares of...

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Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel Life...

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Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

A WW-II defense plant worker gets knocked out and dreams about helping the war effort in various way...

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A Yank in Libya
A Yank in Libya

American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for an uprising of the Arab tribes in Lybia....

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Movie Pests
Movie Pests

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habi...

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Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities

Broadway producer Earl Carroll was a Ziegfeld-like entrepreneur who staged lavish revues featuring a...

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The Yanks Are Coming
The Yanks Are Coming

A popular band joins the army with the idea of putting on shows for troops overseas. During rehearsa...

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