Known for Art
Born
December 6, 1890
Died
July 12, 1948 (age 57)
Filmography
39 films


Escape Me Never
1947 · 1h 44m · US
A penniless composer marries a young widow with a baby—even though he is in love with his brother's fiancée.


Cry Wolf
1947 · 1h 23m · US
A woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband's family.


The Big Sleep
1946 · 1h 54m · US
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.


The Corn Is Green
1945 · 1h 55m · US
When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and believes that Morgan is smart enough to attend Oxford.


Passage to Marseille
1944 · 1h 49m · US
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.


Watch on the Rhine
1943 · 1h 54m · US
On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.


The Constant Nymph
1943 · 1h 52m · US
The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the adolescent. When her father dies, an uncle arrives with his own grown daughter, who begins a romance with the composer which culminates in marriage but creates an emotional rivalry that affects the three.


Mission to Moscow
1943 · 2h 4m · US
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.


Casablanca
1943 · 1h 42m · US
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.


Desperate Journey
1942 · 1h 47m · US
A British bomber crew, including Australian and American, is shot down over Germany during a bombing run. The five make their way across a perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the war secrets they have learned, battling Nazis along the way.


Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · 2h 6m · US
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.


Kings Row
1942 · 2h 7m · US
Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.


One Foot in Heaven
1941 · 1h 48m · US
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.


Out of the Fog
1941 · 1h 25m · US
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.


Shining Victory
1941 · 1h 20m · US
In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia praecox. He falls for his altruistic female lab assistant and they begin a passionate, tragic relationship.


The Great Lie
1941 · 1h 48m · US
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.


The Letter
1940 · 1h 35m · US
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.


All This, and Heaven Too
1940 · 2h 21m · US
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess as the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow.


Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · 1h 43m · US
German scientist Paul Ehrlich makes remarkable advancements in the field of medical diagnostics with his research in cellular staining with dyes. His work results in new knowledge about tuberculosis, but also leads to his contraction of the disease. Ehrlich travels to Egypt, where he investigates diphtheria and earns more accolades. Eventually, his research in treating diseases leads to the development of a 'magic bullet' treatment for syphilis.


We Are Not Alone
1939 · 1h 52m · US
A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.


Espionage Agent
1939 · 1h 23m · US
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.


Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · 1h 44m · US
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.


Women in the Wind
1939 · 1h 3m · US
A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.


The Sisters
1938 · 1h 39m · US
Three daughters of a small down pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.


The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · 1h 27m · US
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.


The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · 1h 42m · US
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.


It's Love I'm After
1937 · 1h 30m · US
An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.


Kid Galahad
1937 · 1h 42m · US
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.


Ready, Willing and Able
1937 · 1h 33m · US
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.


God's Country and the Woman
1937 · 1h 25m · US
Hard-nosed Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Steve becomes stranded on the competition's property and slowly learns the business and of his brother's dirty tricks.


Smart Blonde
1937 · 59m · US
Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot the man she was interviewing.


The Big Noise
1936 · 58m · US
The Big Noise is retired textile manufacturer Julius Trent (Guy Kibbee). Seeking a new outlet for his entrepreneurial energies, Trent buys a half interest in a thriving dry-cleaning establishment. This gets him mixed up with a gang of protection racketeers, who promise dire consequences if Trent doesn't dance to their tune.


Bullets or Ballots
1936 · 1h 22m · US
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.


The Singing Kid
1936 · 1h 25m · US
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.


Personal Maid's Secret
1935 · 58m · US
A longtime maid for New York socialites watches from afar as the daughter she once gave up is raised by others. Director Arthur Greville Collins' 1935 film stars Ruth Donnelly, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull, Frank Albertson, Arthur Treacher, Ronnie Crosby, Henry O'Neill, Lillian Kemble Cooper and Gordon Elliott.


We're in the Money
1935 · 1h 6m · US
Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, but they're offered a thousand dollars to serve four subpoenas in a breach of promise suit against rich C. Richard Courtney. Little does Ginger realize, C. Richard Courtney and her mysterious park bench boyfriend 'Carter' are one and the same.


The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · 1h 20m · US
After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and demanding money as she has married into wealth. The case escalates when the police find the body of Moxley and charge her with the murder.


The Florentine Dagger
1935 · 1h 9m · US
A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.


The Payoff
1935 · 1h 4m · US
An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.