Known for Acting
Robert Burton was an actor.
Born
August 12, 1895
Died
September 29, 1962 (age 67)
Birthplace
Eastman, Georgia, USA
Filmography
59 films, 11 shows


Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977 · 1h 13m
country: United States
A female private detective goes undercover as a porno actress to find a millionaire's missing daughter.


Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972 · 1h 6m
country: United States
A two-part episode of the original Lassie television series (that aired in 1971) made into a single TV-movie.


The Slime People
1963 · 1h 16m
country: United States
After Los Angeles is invaded by an army of subterranean monsters, a small group of people must fight for survival in the deserted metropolis.


Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962 · 2h 5m
country: United States
The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.


Mooncussers
1962 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A young boy discovers the existence of a group called the Mooncussers - a gang of pirates that work at night and sends out false homing signals to ships at sea. The ships then crash on the shore, where they are looted by the gang.


Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · 2h 27m
country: United States
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.


Who Killed Julie Greer?
1961 · 1h
country: Unknown
Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. Investigating the death of actress Julie Greer, he finds lots of suspects - but the killer's identity surprises him.


The Young Savages
1961 · 1h 43m
country: United States
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.


Seven Ways from Sundown
1960 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.


The Gallant Hours
1960 · 1h 55m
country: United States
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.


Wake Me When It's Over
1960 · 2h 6m
country: United States
The war may be over, but that doesn't keep the hapless Gus Brubaker from being drafted and posted on a forgotten little Japanese Island...and that's just the beginning of this wacky Air Force adventure!


The Story on Page One
1959 · 2h 3m
country: United States
An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.


Terror in the Midnight Sun
1959 · 1h 13m
country: United States
After a herd of reindeer are mysteriously found dead following a meteor crash in a remote part of Lapland in northern Sweden, soldiers and a geologist are called out to investigate.


A Private's Affair
1959 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing and dancing at the proper times, but also running into a trio of alluring young women.


The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 · 1h 13m
country: United States
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a rubbish collector and inventor. When radiation in a nearby cave turns his girlfriend into a giantess, antics ensue as he tries to shrink her using one of his inventions.


Compulsion
1959 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.


Mardi Gras
1958 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A military school cadet romances a visiting French actress during Mardi Gras. With songs, kissing and New Orleans locations.


Man or Gun
1958 · 1h 19m
country: United States
Gun-slinging drifter "Maybe" Smith's Colt .44 pistol and shooting skills are put to the test shortly after his arrival in the New Mexico frontier town of Dusty Flats. After outdrawing wanted outlaw Buckstorm Corley in the saloon, Smith finds himself up against the entire corrupt Corley clan -- who've been running roughshod over the fearful townsfolk for years.


The Young Lions
1958 · 2h 47m
country: United States
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.


The Hard Man
1957 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A Texas Ranger turns deputy sheriff; a woman wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband.


I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957 · 1h 14m
country: United States
Professor Frankenstein creates a teenager from an accident victim, who gets angry when he learns he is going to be taken apart.


No Down Payment
1957 · 1h 45m
country: United States
The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard-working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.


Domino Kid
1957 · 1h 14m
country: United States
A rancher vows revenge on the five men responsible for his father's death.


The Hired Gun
1957 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A bounty hunter tries to prove his beautiful quarry innocent of murder.


The Tall T
1957 · 1h 18m
country: United States
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.


The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · 2h 15m
country: United States
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 Brass Legend
1956 · 1h 19m
country: United States
During a ride with his new pony Sinoya, the young Clay Gibson by chance finds the secret housing of the multiple murderer Tris Hatten. He reports immediately to Sheriff Adams, who strongly recommends him not to tell anybody about it. Unfortunately Clay talks to his father nevertheless. He believes Adams just wanted fame and reward for himself and accuses him in the newspaper. Thereby he endangers his son, who's now targeted by a killer which Tris' girlfriend Winnie hired for revenge. Written by Tom Zoerner


Three Brave Men
1956 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A lawyer takes the case of a Navy clerk who sues after he's fired for suspected Communist beliefs.


Reprisal!
1956 · 1h 14m
country: United States
New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury finds the three white Shipley brothers who lynched three Indians innocent. There is soon trouble between Frank and the Shipleys who are using Frank's land to graze their cattle. When the brother of one of the Indian victims kills a Shipley, Frank is accused and put in jail. The Shipleys then organize a lynch mob and head for the jail.


The Rack
1956 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp, he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy. Where does loyalty end in a prison camp, when the camp is a living hell?


Jubal
1956 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.


Ransom!
1956 · 1h 49m
country: United States
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.


Count Three and Pray
1955 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.


The Left Hand of God
1955 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.


Lay That Rifle Down
1955 · 1h 11m
country: United States
A story about a girl from the sticks doing drudge work at a hotel and dreaming of a better life.


The Road to Denver
1955 · 1h 30m
country: United States
The Mayhew brothers flee from one Texas town to another as older brother Bill repeatedly attempts to keep younger brother Sam out of jail. Bill finally gives up on his younger brother and heads for Colorado. He gets a job and all is well until his brother shows up and takes a job that puts them on opposite sides of the law.


Soldier of Fortune
1955 · 1h 36m
country: United States
An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He promises to help find her husband.


A Man Called Peter
1955 · 1h 59m
country: United States
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.


Broken Lance
1954 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.


The Siege at Red River
1954 · 1h 26m
country: United States
Cavalry Captain Farraday attempts to prevent the delivery of Gatling Guns into the hands of hostile Indians.


Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.


Taza, Son of Cochise
1954 · 1h 19m
country: United States
Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...


All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · 1h 41m
country: United States
In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.


The Big Heat
1953 · 1h 29m
country: United States
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.


Latin Lovers
1953 · 1h 44m
country: United States
An heiress searches for true love while vacationing in Brazil.


Inferno
1953 · 1h 23m
country: United States
When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.


A Slight Case of Larceny
1953 · 1h 11m
country: United States
Two nitwits decide to open a gas station.


Fast Company
1953 · 1h 7m
country: United States
When Carol Maldon inherits her family's stable and a horse with strong racing potential, she begins working with suave trainer Rick Grayton. Intent on owning the horse himself, Rick hinders its true abilities so that he can buy the steed on the cheap. Rick's plan is complicated, however, when he realizes that he's falling for Carol. Making matters worse, the jealous Mercedes Bellway uncovers Rick's deception and uses the information to cause trouble.


Cry of the Hunted
1953 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps.


The Girl Who Had Everything
1953 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.


Confidentially Connie
1953 · 1h 14m
country: United States
Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe comes to Maine to visit his son Joe, a college instructor, and his wife Connie in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up his teaching career and come back to Texas and take over the ranch. When Opie finds out that Connie, who is expecting a baby, can not afford the steaks she yearns for on Joe's salary, Opie, who believes that pregnant women gotta have meat, arranges for the local butcher, Spangenberg to cut his prices in half (with Opie paying the difference) so that Connie can have the meat she desires.


Above and Beyond
1953 · 2h 2m
country: United States
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.


The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · 1h 58m
country: United States
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.


Sky Full of Moon
1952 · 1h 13m
country: United States
A cowboy seeks fame and fortune in Las Vegas where he meets a girl working in a casino.


Desperate Search
1952 · 1h 13m
country: United States
A man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his famous-aviator ex-wife (Patricia Medina) search for their two children lost with a cougar.


Everything I Have Is Yours
1952 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A husband and wife act are hoping to find success on Broadway.


My Man and I
1952 · 1h 39m
country: United States
In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad check.


Fearless Fagan
1952 · 1h 19m
country: United States
A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the U.S. Army.
The Trailer
The Trailer
1925 · 40m
country: Unknown
Stuntman and award winning athlete Frank Merrill (Tarzan The Tiger) fights the bad guys in the old west. A fun short from 1925.