Irvin S. Cobb

Irvin S. Cobb Trailers

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Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, as the highest paid staff reporter in the United States.

Most Popular Irvin S. Cobb Trailers

Total trailers found: 21

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Trailer (1940)

31 July 1940

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.

The Young in Heart Trailer (1938)

06 July 1938

A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune.

Judge Priest Trailer (1934)

15 September 1934

Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky using his common sense and his great sense of humanity.

The Sun Shines Bright Trailer (1953)

02 May 1953

With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.

A Dream Comes True Trailer (1935)

31 December 1935

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

Mississippi Trailer (1935)

22 March 1935

A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls in love with his former fianceé's sister and finally bullies an apprehensive family into accepting him.

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Trailer (1935)

07 December 1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Color).

The Ballad of Paducah Jail Trailer (1934)

20 October 1934

Kentucky humorist Irvin S. Cobb hunts for an escaped felon, but the tables are turned when the criminal nabs him instead.

Our Leading Citizen Trailer (1939)

23 August 1939

Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to the poor.

Hawaii Calls Trailer (1938)

12 March 1938

After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobbys

You Bring the Ducks Trailer (1934)

24 November 1934

Irvin takes the governor on a duck hunting trip in the hopes of securing a plumb job, but his annoying nephew has other plans.

The Arkansas Traveler Trailer (1938)

14 October 1938

The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr.

The Woman Accused Trailer (1933)

17 February 1933

Jeffrey and Glenda are two lovers about to embark on a three-day cruise to nowhere. Their plan is to be married on board by the ship's captain.

Pepper Trailer (1936)

08 August 1936

Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to take her gang to Coney Island and prevents his daughter from marrying a phony aristocrat.

The Life of the Party Trailer (1920)

21 November 1920

An attorney is thrust into wild adventures by an attractive young woman.

Movies on Sundays Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

A short, introduced in Pennsylvania when the state had laws disallowing the screening of films on Sunday, to sway voters on a referendum to allow such screenings.

Cobb Goes Fishing Trailer (1930)

05 October 1930

Humorist Irvin S. Cobb goes fishing with sportswriter Grantland Rice.

Fighting Odds Trailer (1917)

29 September 1917

A woman determines to clear her imprisoned husband of false charges by entrapping the real culprit herself.

Steamboat Round the Bend Trailer (1935)

06 September 1935

A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.

Everybody's Old Man Trailer (1936)

20 March 1936

An elderly businessman thinking about aging and death takes time off to help teach a dead friend's children about life and business.

The Face in the Dark Trailer (1918)

15 April 1918

Jane Ridgeway, the daughter of retired Secret Service man Charles Ridgeway, has inherited her father's knack for solving crimes and puts her talent to work when her sweetheart, Richard Grant, is accused of robbing a bank.