Herbert Prior

Known for Acting

7/2/1867

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Herbert Prior was an English-born stage and screen actor, his film career (which occurred entirely in the United States) spanning the years 1907 to 1934.

Known For (98 credits)

6.3

Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

5.0

Movie

Student Tour

1934

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.

4.9

Movie

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

4.7

Movie

Prosperity

1932

Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.

4.8

Movie

Flying High

1931

An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.

4.7

Movie

Laugh and Get Rich

1931

An inept inventor and his stoic wife believe an oil well investment has paid off and that they've become wealthy overnight.

4.3

Movie

Reducing

1931

Culture shock bombards a woman and her family when they leave their hick town to help her sister out in her big-city beauty parlor.

6.8

Movie

Paid

1930

Mary Turner gets a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.

5.6

Movie

Passion Flower

1930

A bored society woman invites scandal and heartache when she falls in love with her low-born chauffeur.

6.5

Movie

Sunny

1930

A showgirl falls for a society boy but has to win over his family.

6.7

Movie

The Big House

1930

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

4.7

Movie

Children of Pleasure

1930

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.