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Johnnie Davis(1910-1983)

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Johnnie Davis
A naive girl has $1,000 and is told to have two broke bookies bet it for her. They lose the money and she gets a job as a waitress. They come into the cafe and convince her to buy an Irish Sweepstake ticket.
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Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
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Johnnie Davis was born on 11 May 1910 in Brazil, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Ending (2002), Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) and Garden of the Moon (1938). He died on 28 November 1983 in Pecos, Texas, USA.
BornMay 11, 1910
DiedNovember 28, 1983(73)
BornMay 11, 1910
DiedNovember 28, 1983(73)
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    • 2 nominations

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Known for

Hollywood Ending (2002)
Hollywood Ending
6.5
  • Soundtrack(as Johnny "Scat" Davis, "Hooray for Hollywood")
  • 2002
Priscilla Lane and Dick Powell in Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
5.7
  • Jeff Hardy
  • 1938
Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, and John Payne in Garden of the Moon (1938)
Garden of the Moon
5.7
  • Slappy Harris
  • 1938
Hugh Herbert, Glenda Farrell, Benny Goodman, Ted Healy, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Louella Parsons, and Dick Powell in Hollywood Hotel (1937)
Hollywood Hotel
6.4
  • Georgia
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Deanna Durbin in The Shining Future (1944)
    The Shining Future
    6.2
    Short
    • Johnnie Davis (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Charles Coburn, Constance Dowling, and Nelson Eddy in Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
    Knickerbocker Holiday
    5.2
    • Tenpin (as Johnny 'Scat' Davis)
    • 1944
  • Johnny Johnston and Betty Jane Rhodes in You Can't Ration Love (1944)
    You Can't Ration Love
    6.9
    • Kewpie (as Johnnie 'Scat' Davis)
    • 1944
  • Ann Corio, Johnnie Davis, William Henry, and Damian O'Flynn in Sarong Girl (1943)
    Sarong Girl
    5.4
    • Scat Davis (as Johnny "Scat" Davis)
    • 1943
  • Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Lynn in A Child Is Born (1939)
    A Child Is Born
    6.1
    • Ringer Banks
    • 1939
  • Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939)
    Sniffles and the Bookworm
    6.3
    Short
    • 1st Solo Singer (voice)
    • 1939
  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Jack Mower, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Slapsie Maxie's (1939)
    Slapsie Maxie's
    6.2
    Short
    • Johnny, the Waiter
    • 1939
  • Jerry Colonna, Johnnie Davis, Charley Foy, Allen Jenkins, and Marie Wilson in Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
    Sweepstakes Winner
    5.1
    • Mark Downey
    • 1939
  • Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman in Brother Rat (1938)
    Brother Rat
    6.2
    • A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
    • 1938
  • Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, and John Payne in Garden of the Moon (1938)
    Garden of the Moon
    5.7
    • Slappy Harris
    • 1938
  • Campus Cinderella (1938)
    Campus Cinderella
    5.0
    Short
    • Johnny Morton
    • 1938
  • Johnnie Davis, Lola Lane, and Penny Singleton in Mr. Chump (1938)
    Mr. Chump
    5.6
    • Bill (Scats) Small
    • 1938
  • Priscilla Lane and Dick Powell in Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
    Cowboy from Brooklyn
    5.7
    • Jeff Hardy
    • 1938
  • Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, and Wayne Morris in Men Are Such Fools (1938)
    Men Are Such Fools
    5.3
    • Tad Turkel
    • 1938
  • Katnip Kollege (1938)
    Katnip Kollege
    5.8
    Short
    • Johnny Cat (voice, uncredited)
    • 1938

Additional Crew

  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
    Looney Tunes: Back in Action
    5.8
    • additional voices: Owl Jolson -archive footage (uncredited)
    • 2003

Soundtrack

  • Martin Freeman in Nativity! (2009)
    Nativity!
    6.4
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (as Johnny "Scat" Davis)
    • 2009
  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood"
    • 2009
  • Of Time and the City (2008)
    Of Time and the City
    7.2
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (as Johnny "Scat" Davis)
    • 2008
  • Hollywood Ending (2002)
    Hollywood Ending
    6.5
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (as Johnny "Scat" Davis)
    • 2002
  • Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
    Beverly Hills, 90210
    6.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (uncredited)
    • 1991
  • Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
    Brother Can You Spare a Dime
    7.1
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (1937) (as Johnny 'Scat' Davis)
    • 1975
  • Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973)
    The Long Goodbye
    7.5
    • performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Deanna Durbin in The Shining Future (1944)
    The Shining Future
    6.2
    Short
    • performer: "Sing, Sing. Sing" (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Johnny Johnston and Betty Jane Rhodes in You Can't Ration Love (1944)
    You Can't Ration Love
    6.9
    • performer: "How did it Happen ?"
    • 1944
  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Jack Mower, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Slapsie Maxie's (1939)
    Slapsie Maxie's
    6.2
    Short
    • performer: "A Pair of Entertaining Boys", "Jeepers Creepers" (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, and John Payne in Garden of the Moon (1938)
    Garden of the Moon
    5.7
    • performer: "Love Is Where You Find It" (1938), "The Lady on the Two Cent Stamp" (1938), "The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish" (1938) (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Campus Cinderella (1938)
    Campus Cinderella
    5.0
    Short
    • performer: "I'm So Proud of You", "This Is Swing" (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Johnnie Davis, Lola Lane, and Penny Singleton in Mr. Chump (1938)
    Mr. Chump
    5.6
    • performer: "It's Against the Law in Arkansas", "Listen to the Mockingbird" (uncredited) (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?, , "Bob White" , "As Long as You Live"), uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Priscilla Lane and Dick Powell in Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
    Cowboy from Brooklyn
    5.7
    • performer: "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933)
    • 1938
  • Katnip Kollege (1938)
    Katnip Kollege
    5.8
    Short
    • performer: "As Easy As Rolling Off a Log" (uncredited)
    • 1938

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Johnnie 'Scat' Davis
  • Born
    • May 11, 1910
    • Brazil, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 1983
    • Pecos, Texas, USA(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Screen actor, trumpeter, perky-voiced vocalist and occasional band leader, who started as one of Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians and performed variously with orchestras under Red Nichols, Glen Gray and Jimmy Joy. Davis made several unsuccessful forays into leading his own bands in the 30's and 40's, but, ultimately, was better served as a supporting comedian in motion pictures. Ironically, his band's theme song was "Hooray for Hollywood".
  • Trademark
      A high tenor singing voice that bore a strong resemblance to the contralto singing voice of Kate Smith.
  • Nickname
    • Scat

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