Known for Acting
Born
May 19, 1904
Died
May 15, 1980 (age 75)
Birthplace
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Filmography
90 films, 32 shows


A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978 · 1h 36m
country: United States
One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor. Their romance spans the time period from his days of glory with Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees to his unsuccessful battle with an incurable disease. As the story begins, the talented but shy Gehrig is already a popular Yankee slugger when he meets the outgoing Eleanor. Their romance begins hesitantly, but blossoms as they exchange letters while Gehrig is on the road with the team. However, Gehrig's possessive mother becomes a formidable obstacle, first to their marriage and later to their happiness. But their love for one another proves triumphant. In the midst of their happiness, when Gehrig is at the peak of his career, he learns that he is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The courage and dignity exhibited by the Gehrigs during this crisis make this a powerful, memorable film.


Griffin and Phoenix
1976 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to have fun in the time remaining. At a college class on death, he meets Phoenix, who has terminal leukemia.


The Dead Don't Die
1975 · 1h 14m
country: United States
In the 1930s, a sailor, trying to prove that his brother was wrongly executed for murder, finds himself becoming drawn into the occult.


Dirty O'Neil
1974 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A police officer has very little work as there is virtually no crime in his small California town...until three hoodlums appear and rape a young woman.


The Cat Creature
1973 · 1h 12m
country: United States
When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amulet and the mummy that was wearing it. The police consult scholars from the local University to help with the investigation, which is taking a more serious turn as people connected with the case are killed by wounds that seem to be from a housecat.


2000 Years Later
1969 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A satirical film on fads in the US. A TV host on a late night show tries to convince his viewers that they should return to Rome and Roman ways.


The Scorpio Letters
1967 · 1h 37m
country: United Kingdom
A spy thriller involving an American who is enlisted by British intelligence to replace one of its recently murdered agents and smash a ring of blackmailers -- James Bond style -- headed by a nefarious figure known as Scorpio.


Marnie
1964 · 2h 10m
country: United States
Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.


The Haunted Palace
1963 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A man and his wife claim the mansion of his warlock ancestor burned alive in 1765.


The Music Man
1962 · 2h 31m
country: United States
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.


The Notorious Landlady
1962 · 2h 3m
country: United States
An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.


The Two Little Bears
1961 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Two little boys use a magic potion to turn themselves into bears.


The Silent Call
1961 · 1h 3m
country: United States
Young Guy Brancato and parents have to move from Elko, Nevada to Los Angeles, California, they are unable to take Guy's dog Pete. Guy is angry at his parents and even more distressed when he learns that Pete has run away from the neighbor who was tending him. But Pete has plans to travel to Los Angeles on his own.


Elmer Gantry
1960 · 2h 26m
country: United States
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.


The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 · 1h 24m
country: United States
Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.


Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A gunfighter is terrorizing a small western town. The townspeople finally pool their money to a hire another gunfighter to drive him out of town. The townsfolk thought they had it bad until they handed the reigns over to the new terror. Pooling their money again, this time to hire Jeffers to get rid of Dancer.


Diane
1956 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.


The King's Thief
1955 · 1h 18m
country: United States
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.


Last of the Comanches
1953 · 1h 25m
country: United States
It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. In the desert they are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find some water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was Black Cloud's prisoner on to the fort while they try to bargain with Black Cloud whom they learn is without water.


The Jackpot
1950 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Bill Lawrence wins a bevy of prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them in order to pay the taxes incurred.


The Capture
1950 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A badly injured fugitive explains to a priest how he came to be in his present predicament.


Dancing in the Dark
1949 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.


White Heat
1949 · 1h 54m
country: United States
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.


Outcasts of the Trail
1949 · 59m
country: United States
Legendary lawman Pat Garrett wins the Fourth of July buckboard race in a small Nevada town against the unscrupulous Fred Smith and pretty Lavinia White. Lavinia blames Garrett for sending her father Ivory White to jail for robbing 100,000 dollars. White, who has stashed the loot away someplace, is about to be released and plans to return the money to the express office for the sake of his children, Lavinia and Chad. Nasty Jim Judd forces Lavinia to help him rob the coach carrying Ivory and the money, counting on the fact that White will keep quiet for his daughter's sake.


The Walls of Jericho
1948 · 1h 46m
country: United States
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.


The Shanghai Chest
1948 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites, and all three victims were connected with the conviction and execution of an evidently innocent man.


Secret Service Investigator
1948 · 1h
country: United States
Lloyd Bridges plays a flying ace war hero who gets sucked into a counterfeiting scheme by opposing gangs of crooks.


The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.


The Judge Steps Out
1947 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.


That Hagen Girl
1947 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.


Bury Me Dead
1947 · 1h 8m
country: United States
A woman watches her own funeral, then sets out with her lawyer to learn who was in the casket.


Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947 · 1h 5m
country: United States
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.


The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.


The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947 · 1h 2m
country: United States
The Gas House Kids, the very poor man's Bowery Boys, head for Hollywood.


I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's


They Won't Believe Me
1947 · 1h 35m
country: United States
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.


The Crimson Key
1947 · 1h 16m
country: United States
Larry Morgan, a private detective, is hired by a woman who wants Larry to trail her husband. The husband is murdered and, shortly afterwards, the wife is also killed. Larry shuffles through a long list of suspects before revealing the killer...


Blaze of Noon
1947 · 1h 30m
country: United States
In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires that they constantly travel, they are advised to not settle down with wives and kids. Still, one pilot falls in love and marries. Unfortunately, the woman dislikes his brothers and constantly worries that he will be killed during a flight. Her fears are not unfounded and much tragedy ensues as the story unfolds.


The Mighty McGurk
1947 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.


Calcutta
1946 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.


Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 · 1h 2m
country: United States
A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.


Rolling Home
1946 · 1h 11m
country: United States
An elderly rodeo rider, his young grandson and their injured horse help transform the lives of various citizens in a small town. Released in 1946.


The Verdict
1946 · 1h 26m
country: United States
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.


Margie
1946 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.


Bowery Bombshell
1946 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey and Chuck unsuccessfully try to sell a dilapidated car to a street cleaner for a fabulous amount, so they can get enough money to save Louie's Malt Shop. Sidewalk photographer Cathy Smith snaps a pictures of three bank robbers as they are fleeing a robbery but when the Bowery Boys and Cathy realize that Sach is also in the photograph, they break into the photo lab to destroy the negative, which might make the police think Sach was involved in the robbery.


Dark Alibi
1946 · 1h 1m
country: United States
After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.


Leave Her to Heaven
1945 · 1h 50m
country: United States
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.


Dick Tracy
1945 · 1h 1m
country: United States
Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces. Suspects abound but Tracy, getting a clue that there will be 15 murders in all, must find the common thread among the victims before more are killed.


Anchors Aweigh
1945 · 2h 23m
country: United States
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.


Murder, He Says
1945 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete also believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.


Lost in a Harem
1944 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.


Murder in the Blue Room
1944 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A young woman, a trio of singers, and a mystery writer are among the guests at a house long-considered to be haunted.


Cry of the Werewolf
1944 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A young gypsy girl turns into a wolf to destroy her enemies.


Rationing
1944 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.


Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Kathy lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas, a celebrated actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age and feeling trapped with her father in her small world, Kathy is delighted to meet fellow tenant Robert. When Madden is offered the lead in a new King Lear and Robert lands a composing job in Hollywood, better times seem for a while to beckon.


The Hidden Hand
1942 · 1h 6m
country: United States
Eccentric wealthy old woman Lorinda Channing uses her insane brother, John Channing, to help her frighten their greedy relatives after her money.


Who Done It?
1942 · 1h 17m
country: United States
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.


The Man in the Trunk
1942 · 1h 11m
country: United States
The ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.


Whispering Ghosts
1942 · 1h 15m
country: United States
A detective (Milton Berle) who solves cases on the radio investigates the mysterious decade-old murder of a sea captain.


Fingers at the Window
1942 · 1h 20m
country: United States
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.


The Girl from Alaska
1942 · 1h 15m
country: United States
A would-be prospector becomes involved in a plot to deceive an old prospector of his cache, but falls in love with his daughter instead.


My Favorite Blonde
1942 · 1h 18m
country: United States
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch—and is being pursued by Nazi agents.


Mokey
1942 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.


The Remarkable Andrew
1942 · 1h 21m
country: United States
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.


Roxie Hart
1942 · 1h 12m
country: United States
A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.


Castle in the Desert
1942 · 1h 2m
country: United States
Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...


A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · 1h 7m
country: United States
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.


Over My Dead Body
1942 · 1h 8m
country: United States
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.


The Great Man's Lady
1941 · 1h 30m
country: United States
In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.


Man at Large
1941 · 1h 10m
country: United States
FBI agent Bob Grayson works in collaboration with Max, a British agent posing as a fugitive German aviator. Meanwhile, fearless girl reporter Dallas Dayle is assigned by her editor to track down the enemy aviator and get an exclusive story. When she catches up with Grayson and Max, Dallas is under the impression that Grayson is a rival reporter and Max is the genuine fugitive.


Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · 1h 53m
country: United States
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.


Dressed to Kill
1941 · 1h 14m
country: United States
A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.


Hold That Ghost
1941 · 1h 26m
country: United States
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.


Cracked Nuts
1941 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A young man in a small town wins $5000 in a radio contest. He goes to New York City to propose to his girlfriend, but gets mixed up with a crooked attorney and two con men...


Dead Men Tell
1941 · 1h 1m
country: United States
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.


Murder Among Friends
1941 · 1h 7m
country: United States
A society doctor helps an insurance-company file clerk check deaths related to a big policy.


Behind the News
1940 · 1h 15m
country: United States
As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters (55).


Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 · 1h 10m
country: United States
When a much-despised matriarch is murdered, or apparently murdered, all of her relatives and "friends" fall under suspicion. Sheriff Gregory is the official investigator, but most of the clue gathering is done by amateur sleuths Kirk Pierce and Sally Ambler.


Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the deception and decides to show up at Margot's family home posing as her husband!


Sky Murder
1940 · 1h 12m
country: United States
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.


Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · 1h 19m
country: United States
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.


Boom Town
1940 · 1h 59m
country: United States
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.


We Who Are Young
1940 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A man violates company policy by getting married.


Edison, the Man
1940 · 1h 47m
country: United States
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.


Alfalfa's Double
1940 · 10m
country: United States
Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.


Judge Hardy and Son
1939 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.


Another Thin Man
1939 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when eccentric industrialist Colonel MacFay asks for protection after receiving threatening messages. When MacFay is found dead at his isolated estate, Nick and Nora spring into action, questioning a houseful of suspicious guests and uncovering greed, blackmail, family secrets, and a dangerous inheritance plot. With their trademark wit and sophistication, the glamorous couple balances parenthood, parties, and peril as they race to expose the killer.


Bad Little Angel
1939 · 1h 12m
country: United States
A bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.


Dad for a Day
1939 · 11m
country: Unknown
The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.


When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he is already married.