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Augustus Smith(1891-1964)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Augustus Smith was born on 14 January 1891 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Murder with Music (1941), Junction 88 (1947) and Drums o' Voodoo (1934). He died on 27 December 1964 in Bronx, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 14, 1891
DiedDecember 27, 1964(73)
BornJanuary 14, 1891
DiedDecember 27, 1964(73)
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Known for

Nellie Hill and Bob Howard in Murder with Music (1941)
Murder with Music
3.9
  • Writer(as Gus Smith)
  • 1941
Bob Howard and Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham in Junction 88 (1947)
Junction 88
6.0
  • Pop(as Gus Smith)
  • 1947
Laura Bowman and Theresa Harris in Drums o' Voodoo (1934)
Drums o' Voodoo
4.1
  • Elder Amos Berry(as Gus Smith)
  • 1934
Hi De Ho (1947)
Hi De Ho
5.8
  • Preacher
  • 1947

Credits

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Actor

  • Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947)
    Killer Diller
    5.6
    • Stage Hand (as Gus Smith)
    • 1948
  • Boarding House Blues (1948)
    Boarding House Blues
    5.9
    • Norman Norman
    • 1948
  • Bob Howard and Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham in Junction 88 (1947)
    Junction 88
    6.0
    • Pop (as Gus Smith)
    • 1947
  • Hi De Ho (1947)
    Hi De Ho
    5.8
    • Preacher
    • 1947
  • Chicago After Dark (1946)
    Chicago After Dark
    Short
    • The Boss
    • 1946
  • Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)
    Murder on Lenox Avenue
    4.9
    • Pa Wilkins (as Gus Smith)
    • 1941
  • Eleanor Hunt and Leon Janney in Stolen Paradise (1940)
    Stolen Paradise
    3.8
    • Dixon (as Gus Smith)
    • 1940
  • Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Alec Lovejoy, and Mamie Smith in Sunday Sinners (1940)
    Sunday Sinners
    6.8
    • The Deacon
    • 1940
  • Laura Bowman and Theresa Harris in Drums o' Voodoo (1934)
    Drums o' Voodoo
    4.1
    • Elder Amos Berry (as Gus Smith)
    • 1934
  • Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934)
    Chloe, Love Is Calling You
    3.4
    • Mose (as Gus Smith)
    • 1934

Writer

  • Bob Howard and Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham in Junction 88 (1947)
    Junction 88
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story (as Gus Smith)
    • 1947
  • Nellie Hill and Bob Howard in Murder with Music (1941)
    Murder with Music
    3.9
    • screenplay (as Gus Smith)
    • 1941
  • Laura Bowman and Theresa Harris in Drums o' Voodoo (1934)
    Drums o' Voodoo
    4.1
    • play "Louisiana"
    • screenplay (as J. Augustus Smith, as J. Augustus Smith)
    • 1934

Soundtrack

  • Bob Howard and Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham in Junction 88 (1947)
    Junction 88
    6.0
    • Soundtrack
    • writer: "Junction 88", "Somewhere Happy With You", "Walking With Caroline", "Off Beat Rhythm"
    • performer: "In the Time of Saul", "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" (as J. Augustus Smith, "Where Does The Wind Go", "Eagle Eye Blues", "Get Your House In Order", as J. Augustus Smith, uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Hi De Ho (1947)
    Hi De Ho
    5.8
    • performer: "DON'T FALTER AT THE ALTAR"
    • 1947
  • Nellie Hill and Bob Howard in Murder with Music (1941)
    Murder with Music
    3.9
    • writer: "Geeshee", "Too Late Baby", "Hello Happiness", "Running Around"
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Augustus Smith Jr.
  • Born
    • January 14, 1891
    • Jacksonville, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • December 27, 1964
    • Bronx, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Louisiana", produced on Broadway. NOTE: Filmed as Drums o' Voodoo (1934).

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    • Gus Smith

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