Cornelius Keefe (July 13, 1900 – December 11, 1972) was an American film actor.

[2] Keefe played in The Poor Nut on stage and was the only member of that cast to appear in the film adaptation.

[3] After playing romantic leads in silent films, by 1941 Keef had changed to "a new career as a character actor".

One of the female characters sought to get her husband to pay more attention to her by going out with Keefe, her old schoolmate who had become a film star.

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