Al Shean

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German-American vaudeville comedian (1868-1949), half of the celebrated double act Gallagher and Shean and uncle of the Marx Brothers. After decades on stage he played warm character roles in 1930s films, including the aging violinist Adolph Greig in Symphony of Living (1935).

Acted In

6.51935·1h 15mPD

Drama, Music

A Depression-era family drama built around music. Aging concert violinist Adolph Greig (Al Shean, of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean) has sacrificed everything for his art; his son (John Darrow) distrusts him and keeps his own boy from the old man, while Paula (Evelyn Brent) — once Adolph's pupil — is torn between the two generations. Directed by Poverty Row workhorse Frank R. Strayer for Invincible Pictures, it is a sentimental studio B-feature redeemed by its musical sequences and Shean's warm performance. The film's copyright was not renewed; it is in the public domain in the United States.

Drama · Music

Symphony of Living

1935 - as Adolph Greig