Known for Sound
Born
November 21, 1896
Died
May 24, 1960 (age 63)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
71 films


Guns of the Timberland
1960 · 1h 31m · US
Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime prospect outside the town of Deep Wells. The residents of Deep Wells led by Laura Riley are opposed to the felling of the trees, believing that losing them would cause mudslides during the heavy rains. Conflict between the town's residents and the loggers is inevitable.


Rio Bravo
1959 · 2h 21m · US
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.


The Long, Hot Summer
1958 · 1h 55m · US
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.


Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
1957 · 1h 27m · US
In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.


The Young Stranger
1957 · 1h 24m · US
The lack of communication between a wealthy film producer and his troubled teenage son after the boy is involved in an altercation at a movie theater leads to even more trouble.


Top Secret Affair
1957 · 1h 40m · US
A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.


Edge of the City
1957 · 1h 25m · US
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.


The Bad Seed
1956 · 2h 9m · US
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.


23 Paces to Baker Street
1956 · 1h 43m · US
Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.


The Proud Ones
1956 · 1h 34m · US
Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.


The Rose Tattoo
1955 · 1h 57m · US
A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.


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.


Blood Alley
1955 · 1h 50m · US
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.


East of Eden
1955 · 1h 55m · US
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.


Track of the Cat
1954 · 1h 42m · US
A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and an enormous panther with seemingly mythical qualities which is killing cattle.


The Bounty Hunter
1954 · 1h 19m · US
A year after a violent train robbery, the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin Forks but has no clue to their identity. Tensions surface as just his presence in town acts as a catalyst.


Riding Shotgun
1954 · 1h 13m · US
When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang.


Thunder Over the Plains
1953 · 1h 22m · US
Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had taken over the state. Federal Captain Porter, a Texan, has to carry out orders against his own people. He brings in the rebel leader Ben Westman whom he knows is innocent of a murder that he is accused of. In trying to prove his innocence, Porter himself becomes a wanted man.


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 Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953 · 1h 20m · US
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.


House of Wax
1953 · 1h 28m · US
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.


The Merry Widow
1952 · 1h 45m · US
Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.


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.


The Belle of New York
1952 · 1h 22m · US
In squeaky-clean New York at the turn of the century, playboy Charlie Hill falls so much in love that he can walk on air. The object of his affections is beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He promises to reform his dissolute life, even trying to do an honest day's work.


This Woman Is Dangerous
1952 · 1h 40m · US
A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she is treated by a handsome young doctor. As expected not only does the doctor successfully open her eyes, he also opens her heart for him.


The Big Trees
1952 · 1h 29m · US
In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.


Death of a Salesman
1951 · 1h 55m · US
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.


A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · 2h 2m · US
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.


Along the Great Divide
1951 · 1h 28m · US
US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?


The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · 1h 33m · US
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.


The 13th Letter
1951 · 1h 25m · US
A new doctor in a quiet Quebec town sparks rumors and accusations when anonymous letters allege an affair with a married woman.


Storm Warning
1951 · 1h 33m · US
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.


Three Secrets
1950 · 1h 38m · US
A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted and that the crash occurred on his birthday, three women begin to ponder if it's the son each gave up for adoption. As the three await news of his rescue at a mountain cabin, they recall incidents from five years earlier and why they were forced to give up their son.


Two Flags West
1950 · 1h 32m · US
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.


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.


Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 · 1h 35m · US
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.


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.


Under My Skin
1950 · 1h 26m · US
After defying a gangster in Italy, American jockey Danny Arnold flees race-fixing accusations and escapes to Paris with his son. There, he learns that his old friend has been murdered and finds work through British jockey George Gardner. Despite his son’s hopes, Danny compromises his integrity by winning money on a fixed race.


Perfect Strangers
1950 · 1h 29m · US
Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from their normal lives, jurors Terry Scott and David Campbell start to fall in love.


Come to the Stable
1949 · 1h 34m · US
Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.


House of Strangers
1949 · 1h 41m · US
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.


Colorado Territory
1949 · 1h 34m · US
After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.


The Fan
1949 · 1h 19m · US
Lord Windermere appears to all – including his young wife Margaret – to be the perfect husband. The couple's happy marriage is placed at risk when he starts paying visits to a mysterious beautiful newcomer, Mrs. Erylnne, who is determined to make her entry into London's high society. Worse, the secret gets back to Margaret that Windermere has been giving Mrs. Erylnne large sums of money.


I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · 1h 44m · US
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


Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · 1h 36m · US
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.


Moss Rose
1947 · 1h 22m · US
When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.


The Late George Apley
1947 · 1h 33m · US
Bostonites George and Catherine Apley live a proper life in a social circle. However, their daughter Eleanor's love for Howard Boulton and their son John's union with Myrtle threatens their home.


Home Sweet Homicide
1946 · 1h 30m · US
Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix up their widowed mom with the handsome detective investigating the case.


The Dark Corner
1946 · 1h 39m · US
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.


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


Circumstantial Evidence
1945 · 1h 8m · US
A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.


Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944 · 1h 30m · US
Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.


Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · 2h 7m · US
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.


The Black Swan
1942 · 1h 27m · US
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.


Untamed
1940 · 1h 23m · US
A courageous doctor braves a fierce blizzard in the Canadian wilderness to save a remote community from a deadly epidemic. He has come North to visit and ends up stealing a wife from her husband. When the epidemic hits, he and the wife begin their arduous journey.


Ninotchka
1939 · 1h 50m · US
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.


The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · 1h 25m · US
In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both unexpectedly aid him in his quest. Once behind enemy lines, Michael is near his hometown and his mother, whom he must avoid in order to fulfill his mission.


Quality Street
1937 · 1h 23m · US
In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.


The Informer
1935 · 1h 31m · US
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?


The Little Minister
1934 · 1h 50m · US
The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.


The Thin Man
1934 · 1h 31m · US
Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.


Sadie McKee
1934 · 1h 33m · US
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.


Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · 1h 33m · US
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.


Queen Christina
1934 · 1h 39m · US
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.