▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 3 0 ▁films ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁j ew eler , ▁Gre ene ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁California . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁performing ▁in ▁v au dev ille . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁actress ▁K atherine ▁Parker . ▁They ▁performed ▁together ▁as ▁" a ▁team ▁of ▁ref ined ▁v au dev ille ▁entertain ers ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁hard ▁to ▁beat ." ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁Dam aged ▁L ives ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁Central ▁Airport ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁J ail ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Parad ise ▁( 1 9 3 4 ) ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Woman ▁( 1 9 3 4 ) ▁Sea ▁Spo ilers ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁An ts ▁in ▁the ▁P antry ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁ ▁T icket ▁to ▁Parad ise ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁Dick ▁T racy ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁G ri ps , ▁Gr un ts ▁and ▁Gro ans ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁The ▁Glad i ator ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁Down ▁on ▁the ▁Farm ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁New ▁Front ier ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁Tennessee ▁Johnson ▁( 1 9 4 2 ) ▁ ▁S ail or ' s ▁Hol iday ▁( 1 9 4 4 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁