Known for Art
Born
February 10, 1909
Died
March 29, 1988 (age 79)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Filmography
51 films


The Steagle
1971 · 1h 27m · US
In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.


The Omega Man
1971 · 1h 38m · US
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.


Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · 1h 50m · US
Mrs. Emily Pollifax of New Jersey goes to the CIA to volunteer for spy duty, being in her own opinion, expendable now that the children are grown and she's widowed. And being just what the department needed (someone who looks and acts completely unlike a spy), she's assigned to simple courier duty to pick up a book in Mexico City. But when the pickup doesn't go as planned, Mrs. Pollifax finds herself handcuffed to a handsome stranger on a plane bound for an Albanian prison. And it's up to her to get them out.


Finian's Rainbow
1968 · 2h 25m · US
An Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley—where the gold’s magic turns wishes, and lives, upside down.


Chubasco
1968 · 1h 40m · US
A wild beach boy takes a job on a tuna fishing boat.


Firecreek
1968 · 1h 44m · US
A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.


Chamber of Horrors
1966 · 1h 39m · US
A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.


Marriage on the Rocks
1965 · 1h 49m · US
Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake.


A Distant Trumpet
1964 · 1h 57m · US
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.


The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · 1h 39m · US
Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.


Critic's Choice
1963 · 1h 40m · US
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.


Susan Slade
1961 · 1h 56m · US
A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.


Parrish
1961 · 2h 18m · US
Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the business from the ground up.


The Crowded Sky
1960 · 1h 45m · US
When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.


Tall Story
1960 · 1h 29m · US
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.


A Summer Place
1959 · 2h 10m · US
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.


Gateways to the Mind
1958 · 58m · US
The film presents how the human body recognizes and becomes aware of its surroundings. The various information pathways to the brain such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch are explored in a accurate but simple manner via human impression and cartoon characters!


The Naked and the Dead
1958 · 2h 11m · US
Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.


The Left Handed Gun
1958 · 1h 42m · US
When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.


Bombers B-52
1957 · 1h 46m · US
Sgt. Chuch Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.


The Pajama Game
1957 · 1h 43m · US
An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by the factory's boss to help oppose the workers' demand for a pay raise.


The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · 2h 15m · US
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.


The Wrong Man
1956 · 1h 45m · US
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.


The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · 1h 40m · US
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.


Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · 1h 38m · US
A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.


I Died a Thousand Times
1955 · 1h 49m · US
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.


Mister Roberts
1955 · 2h 3m · US
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.


Jump Into Hell
1955 · 1h 33m · FR
Arriving in IndoChina by parachute, Captain Guy Bertrand and his comrades make a courageous stand against the Communist forces. Jump into Hell is one of the first films to deal with the ongoing conflict in Vietnam or, as it was still known in 1955, French IndoChina.


Drum Beat
1954 · 1h 51m · US
President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.


Dragnet
1954 · 1h 29m · US
Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.


King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 · 1h 54m · US
Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.


Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 · 1h 23m · US
When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.


The Command
1954 · 1h 34m · US
Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.


Crime Wave
1953 · 1h 13m · US
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.


The Desert Song
1953 · 1h 50m · US
Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor who is studying the desert, and whose attacks on the supply trains intended for Yousseff keep the Riff villages in food. Foreign Legion General Birabeau arrives to conduct an investigation, accompanied by his daughter, Margot. Birabeau hires Bonnard to tutor her, and she is attracted to a Legionaire captain, Claud Fontaine. While the general, Bonnard and Fontaine pay a visit to Yousseff, an American newspaper man, Benji Kidd, discovers a secret way in and out of Yousseff's palace, with the aid of Azuri, a dancing girl in love with Bonnard. The latter is forced to resume his role as the Riffs leader, and kidnap Margot until he can convince her of Yousseff's treachery. But Yousseff's men attack the Riff camp and take Margot prisoner.


By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 · 1h 41m · US
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.


The Winning Team
1952 · 1h 38m · US
Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.


Room for One More
1952 · 1h 38m · US
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.


Come Fill the Cup
1951 · 1h 53m · US
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics.


Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951 · 1h 27m · US
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.


The Enforcer
1951 · 1h 27m · US
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.


Pretty Baby
1950 · 1h 32m · US
A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.


The Damned Don't Cry
1950 · 1h 43m · US
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.


Always Leave Them Laughing
1949 · 1h 56m · US
A self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.


Beyond the Forest
1949 · 1h 37m · US
Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.


The Fountainhead
1949 · 1h 52m · US
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.


A Kiss in the Dark
1949 · 1h 27m · US
Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.


John Loves Mary
1949 · 1h 36m · US
After four long years apart, there are so many things returning World War II soldier John Lawrence wants to tell his sweetheart, Mary McKinley. That he loves her. That he's missed her. And that he's married.


The Voice of the Turtle
1947 · 1h 43m · US
An aspiring Broadway actress falls in love with a soldier on leave during a weekend in New York City.


Dark Passage
1947 · 1h 46m · US
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.