
Fred "Snowflake" Toones was a character actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951. He often worked under contract for Republic Pictures, appearing in about 40 of its films. He played a bootblack or shoeshine man in at least six of his movies, and Toones actually ran the shoeshine stand at Republic Studios. He first appeared as a porter in 1932 in The Hurricane Express and was usually typecast as a porter - appearing in over 50 films in such a role. He also played a variety of other service-oriented or domestic worker roles such as stable grooms, janitors, elevator operators, valets, cooks, bellhops, doormen, butlers, and bartenders. Like other actors of the time, i.e. Anna May Wong and Franklin Pangborn, Toones is a prime example of racial and social stereotyping in the Hollywood film industry. His standard characterization was that of a middle-aged "colored" man with a high-pitched voice and childlike mannerisms. "Snowflake" was the stage name Toones was best known by, and he used this name as his credit as early as his third film, 1931's Shanghaied Love. Likewise, in Shanghaied Love and over 35 other films, "Snowflake" was also Toones' character name. He acted in films such as Mississippi (1935), Hawk of the Wilderness (1938), and Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) with Bruce Bennett and in many "B" westerns such as The Lawless Nineties (1936) with John Wayne. He also appeared in dozens of two-reelers such as Columbia's Woman Haters (1934) with the Three Stooges, and had a bit role in Laurel and Hardy's classic feature Way Out West (1937). Toones is also a familiar face in four Preston Sturges comedies: Twentieth Century (1934), Remember the Night (1940), Christmas in July (1940), and The Palm Beach Story (1942). He died on 13 February 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

失われた週末

Remember the Night

Gold Diggers of 1933

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The Mayor of Hell

宝の山

Imitation of Life

King of the Turf

Hawk of the Wilderness

Death on the Diamond

Golden Hoofs

The Palm Beach Story

Christmas in July

Dodge City

Twentieth Century

Hands Across the Table

Come and Get It

Go Into Your Dance

Only Yesterday

American Madness

Mississippi

The Girl on the Front Page

The Great Man's Lady

The Green Pastures

The Biscuit Eater

Lady by Choice

The Cabin in the Cotton

Sleepers West

Big Brown Eyes

King for a Night

Riptide

Smart Blonde

Central Airport

Woman Haters

The Mind Reader

Stolen Harmony

She Loved a Fireman

Pardon My Berth Marks

Gaucho Serenade

Freshman Love

The Tulsa Kid

Two Gun Sheriff

Haunted Ranch

Fair Warning

Two Sisters from Boston

Florida Special

Racket Squad

Gold Diggers of 1937

The Secret of the Whistler

Here Comes the Navy

Where There's Life

Alibi Ike

Deluge

Hollywood Cavalcade

The Gay Bride

Repent at Leisure

Silver Queen

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

Under the Big Top

Cheers of the Crowd

Back in the Saddle

Robbers' Roost

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Gorgeous Hussy

Murder in the Private Car

The Lawless Nineties

College Holiday

The Hurricane Express

Navy Secrets

Red River Range

Carolina Moon

Frontier Justice

Hair-Trigger Casey

The Duke Comes Back

A Day at Santa Anita

Social Error

A Strange Adventure

Who's Superstitious?

Queen of Broadway

Saturday's Millions

Obliging Young Lady

Police Court

Human Targets

Fast Workers

The Lonely Trail

Goodbye Again

Barbary Coast Gent

Valley of Wanted Men

Texas Terrors

A Private Scandal

Before Midnight

Meet the Baron

Bells of San Angelo

Riddle Ranch

Black Gold

Racing Blood

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Out of Singapore

Here Comes the Groom

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Something Simple

The Arm of the Law

Gunsmoke Ranch

Fool's Gold

Palooka

A Night at the Ritz

Youth on Parole

Range Defenders

The Galloping Ghost

Handy Andy

Off to the Races

Desert Justice

G.I. War Brides

Seventeen

Born to Fight

I Want a Divorce

Wild Horse Rodeo

Who's Who in the Zoo

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Aces Wild

Speed Limited

Palm Springs

A Missouri Outlaw

The Apache Kid

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Groom and Bored

Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)

Death Valley Outlaws

One Man's Law

Land of Hunted Men

Frontier Vengeance

Hidden Valley Outlaws

Sleepers East

Spy Train

Wildcat Saunders

Riders of the Black Hills

Half a Sinner

The County Fair

The Nightshirt Bandit

Single-Handed Sanders

Romance in the Air