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I can't seem to locate any connection, but is there one between the two William Holdens?

None.

Funny, I just watched the 1930 comedy NOT SO DUMB with Marion Davies and William Holden (the first one) last night, and wondered the same thing, but was informed by the Internet that they were not related.

Enjoyed the film despite it's rough soundtrack, and was a bit taken aback by Davies' malaprop "woodpile in the n*****" comment when everyone was looking for billiard balls. That might have been a first for me, hearing the n-word in an early talkie.

They have similar names.

Bob

They have similar names.

Bob

Ah, that's it. I shoulda spotted this straight off.....

same for the 2 Kay Hammonds
the 2 Harrison Fords
and the various Sammy (i) Davises

Funny, I just watched the 1930 comedy NOT SO DUMB with Marion Davies and William Holden (the first one) last night, and wondered the same thing, but was informed by the Internet that they were not related.

Enjoyed the film despite it's rough soundtrack, and was a bit taken aback by Davies' malaprop "woodpile in the n*****" comment when everyone was looking for billiard balls. That might have been a first for me, hearing the n-word in an early talkie.

I haven't seen that film in eleven years, but if I remember anything about it, that line would be it!

same for the 2 Kay Hammonds
the 2 Harrison Fords
and the various Sammy (i) Davises

What about Sammy Davis Sr and Jr????

and Sammi Davis

Then there's William Boyd and William (Stage) Boyd.
And, pushing the theme a little... Richard Tucker and opera singer Richard Tucker

Strangely enough, there are two Rex Ingrams as well.

And
Charles King (singer)
Charles King (western bad guy)

Harold Goodwin (Keaton's pal)
&
Harold Goodwin (British actor)

And
Charles King (singer)
Charles King (western bad guy)

And to add further confusion, a jazz player of some sort--as I was dismayed to discover while searching on Amazon for recordings by the first; I gave up in frustration.

Charles Farrell (American) Charles Farrell (UK)
Pat O'Brien (star) Pat O'Brien (supporting player)
James Mason (western bad guy) James Mason (UK star)
Gordon Wiles (art director-30s director) Gordon Willes (60s TV director)
Gilbert C. Emery (US bit player) Gilbert Emery (UK actor)
Doris Day (1940s B-pic ingenue) Doris Day (singing superstar)

Billy Gibert (comedian, 1894-1971) and Billy Gilbert (comedian, 1901-1961).

Charlie Hall (comedian), and Charles D. Hall (art director), both are sometimes billed simply as Charles Hall.

greta

Does it count that Stewart Granger's real name was James Stewart?

Dawn O'Day (actress/dancer in 1933 Vitaphone shorts)
Dawn O'Day (who later changed her name to Anne Shirley)

Then, of course, there's Bretaigne Windust and...oh well, I guess not!

Sally Starr (early talkie and 1930's Educational shorts star)
And
Sally Starr (1960's Philadelphia TV personality and actress in Three Stooges movie THE OUTLAWS IS COMING!).

Anne Sheridan (Paramount ingenue who supported Raymond Griffith in Wedding Bill$)
Ann Sheridan (Paramount ingenue who moved to Warners)

Ruth Taylor (Babe Ruth's co-star in Headin' Home)
Ruth Taylor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)

Charley Chase (Roach star) and....well, I'll only say that you need to be careful when doing a Google video search for him.

-HA

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The original Anne Sheridan, with Raymond Griffith in Wedding Bill$ (1927).

Robert Ames, the early talkie star who died in 1931.
&
Robert Ames, a minor dancer in a couple films.

TCM combines the two with the long-dead Ames credited for both Ziegfeld Girl and An American in Paris

Ann Todd, the great British star actress
&
Ann Todd, the American girl actress.

Something I always enjoy about the screenings put on by the Silent Clowns group in NYC are the slides shown before the show itself begins, while the audience files into the auditorium. These consist of carefully photographed glass slides from the silent era, mostly advertising new releases -- along with ads, public service announcements, and admonitions such as Ladies Kindly Remove Your Hats. Occasionally there will be slide advertising a film featuring Harrison Ford (1884-1957), and seeing that name up on the screen, in conjunction with a movie from the 1910s or ‘20s, always gets a chuckle from the crowd. And usually you’ll hear someone make a quip along the lines of: “Wow, I knew he’d been around a while, but I had no idea!”

Peter Graves the American actor
&
Peter Graves the British actor

Charley Chase (Roach star) and....well, I'll only say that you need to be careful when doing a Google video search for him.

The only other Charley Chase I know of was a host on The Nashville Network...does he have some extracurricular activities of which I was previously unaware?

Charley Chase (Roach star) and....well, I'll only say that you need to be careful when doing a Google video search for him.

The only other Charley Chase I know of was a host on The Nashville Network...does he have some extracurricular activities of which I was previously unaware?

Whenever I tried the Site Whose Name Must Not Be Mentioned to see if any of our Charley's Columbia shorts had been posted, there were a lot of the other Charley Chase's pieces in which she isn't wearing shorts.

Bob

Then there's Charley Chase's old boss, Hal Roach (US comedy producer) -- and Hal Roach (Irish comedian)...

How about a threesome?

Jean Porter (silent and early talkie actress)
Jean Porter (late 1930's to early 1960's actress, married to Edward Dmytryk)
Jean Porter (Roller Derby skater who appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1949 Paramount "Pacemaker" short ROLLER DERBY GIRL, written and directed by Justin Herman).