Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Nascimento : 1904-09-23,

Morte : 1978-06-17

História

Robert Williams was born on September 23, 1904 in Glencoe, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Killing (1956), Pillow Talk (1959) and Revenge of the Creature (1955). He died on June 17, 1978 in Orange County, California, USA.

Perfil

Robert B. Williams

Filmes

Return to Earth
The story of Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the moon, and the problems he had after his return to Earth, including the breakup of his marriage, a nervous breakdown and his hospitalization for psychiatric problems.
The Last Angry Man
Merchant #2
In the midst of the Depression, a crotchety doctor, whose practice is in the Brooklyn slums, takes an interest in a local teenager, whose hostility and erratic behavior the doctor believes is due to more than just his environment.
Honky Tonk
Farmer
In the wild west con-man 'Candy' Johnson heads to Nevada to set up his own gambling den and teams up with Lucy Cotton, a young woman he meets there. This failed television pilot film is loosely based on Honky Tonk (1941), which starred Clark Gable.
The Phynx
Number One (as Bob Williams)
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.
A Marca da Forca
Elwood
Na Oklahoma de 1873, Jed Cooper é confundido com um trapaceiro, linchado e levado à forca. Mas o grupo de justiceiros liderado pelo Capitão Wilson cometeu um erro fatal: Cooper foi deixado vivo, e agora vai cobrar caro por tudo o que sofreu.
Nunca é Tarde para Amar
Artie (uncredited)
Lem Siddons faz parte de uma banda ambulante e tem o sonho de se tornar um advogado. Após decidir se fixar em algo, ele arranja um emprego no estoque de um armazém numa cidade pequena. Tentando se enturmar, se oferece como voluntário para se tornar líder de um grupo de escoteiros, Troop 1. Cada vez mais envolvido com a tropa, ele acaba deixando seus planos de advocacia de lado.
Entre a Loura e a Ruiva
Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Johnny (Elvis Presley ) é um rapaz que adora apostar em jogos de azar. Ele e sua namorada Frankie (Donna Douglas) vivem um bonito romance. Porém, as coisas mudam quando seu caminho é cruzado por Nellie, uma sedutora mulher que lhe traz sorte no jogo, mas confusão no amor. (e 10 - Estimado 10 Anos)
Quando Só o Coração Vê
Neighbor (uncredited)
Homem negro e experiente passeia pelo parque quando encontra uma jovem linda, branca e cega. Eles ficam amigos e passam a se encontrar todos os dias. Aos poucos eles vão se tornando cada vez mais íntimos, mas a mãe da moça está convencida de que qualquer homem se interessaria pela filha apenas por sexo.
A Marca de um Erro
Foreman (Uncredited)
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.
Satan's Bed
A young Japanese girl arriving in New York City gets mixed up with mobsters and dope dealers.
Mary Poppins
Gentleman in Bank (uncredited)
Na Londres de 1910, o banqueiro Mr. Banks, um homem frio que trata com rigidez Jane e Michael, seus filhos sapecas, não consegue contratar uma babá, pois elas desistem facilmente do emprego. Em uma noite, enquanto redige com sua esposa um anúncio de jornal procurando uma babá, sua filha Jane aparece com uma carta mostrando como seria uma babá perfeita. Esta carta acaba chegando nas mãos de Mary Poppins, que é tudo aquilo que está descrito na carta. Mary Poppins possui poderes mágicos e, com seu amigo faz-tudo Bert, transforma a vida daquela família, com muita música, magia e diversão.
Rifles Apaches
Miller
A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.
Amor à Toda Velocidade
Swanson (uncredited)
Em Las Vegas, um piloto de corrida (Elvis Presley) quer participar do 1º Grande Prêmio da cidade, mas perde o dinheiro que usaria para comprar um motor. Ele então passa a trabalhar como garçom e se envolve com uma professora de natação (Ann-Margret), que sente-se incomodada pela obsessão que ele tem por corridas, pois teme que algo lhe aconteça. Ela fica então dividida quando é cortejada por um nobre italiano (Cesare Danova), que adora carros, mas diz que largaria tudo se encontrasse a mulher ideal.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
O Homem de Alcatraz
Guard (uncredited)
Depois de matar um guarda da prisão, o condenado Robert Stroud é sentenciado à prisão perpétua em confinamento solitário. Numa loucura de solidão e desespero, a vida de Stroud ganha novo significado quando ele encontra um filhote de pardal desamparado no pátio de exercícios e consegue recuperar a saúde do passarinho. Apesar de ter apenas uma educação de terceiro grau, Stroud estuda até se tornar um ornitólogo de renome e consegue uma maior sensação de liberdade e propósito por trás das grades do que a maioria das pessoas encontra no mundo exterior.
Solteiro no Paraíso
Fireman (uncredited)
A. J. Niles is the author of a series of 'Bachelor Books'. These books describe the romantic life of a bachelor in various cities of the world. But when he runs into trouble with the I.R.S. for back taxes, he needs to write another book fast, to pay them. His publisher decides a book about life in the American suburbs would be a hit and settles him into Paradise Village. One bachelor plus lonely housewives equals many angry husbands.
The Adventures of Superboy
Police Chief Parker
Jimmy, Clark Kent and Lana Lang's friend, is ashamed that his father works as a doorman at the Smallville theater. His opinion changes when Superboy is able to thwart a robbery with Jimmy's father's help.
Cimarron: Jornada da Vida
Oil Worker (uncredited)
O Oklahoma Land Run de abril de 1889 define o cenário para uma saga épica de um aventureiro de fronteira, sua esposa, sua família e seus amigos. A saga épica de uma família de fronteira, Cimarron começa com o Oklahoma Land Rush em 22 de abril de 1889. A família Cravet transforma seu jornal Oklahoma Wigwam em um império comercial e Yancey Cravet é o idealista aventureiro que, para a raiva de sua esposa, desperdiça a oportunidade de se tornar governador, pois isso significa ajudar a espoliar os nativos americanos de suas terras e recursos.
Confidências à Meia-Noite
Mr. Graham
Em Nova York, a decoradora de interiores Jan Morrow (Doris Day) e o compositor mulherengo Brad Allen (Rock Hudson) usam a mesma linha compartilhada, mas Brad mantém ocupada a maior parte do tempo flertando com suas namoradas. Eles não se conhecem, mas Jan odeia Brad porque ela precisa do telefone para o seu negócio e não pode usá-lo. Coincidentemente cliente rico que Jan corteja, Jonathan Forbes, é o melhor amigo de Brad e comenta com ele que tem um amor não correspondido por Jan, que é uma mulher linda. Quando Brad encontra Jan por acaso em um restaurante, ele se apresenta como um turista ingênuo do Texas chamado Rex Stetson e a seduz. Mas Jonathan contrata um detetive particular para descobrir quem é Rex Stetson. (e 10)
Nas Garras do Morcego
Detective Davenport
Um assassino enlouquecido conhecido como "The Bat" está à solta em uma mansão cheia de pessoas.
Intriga Internacional
Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)
O executivo publicitário Roger O. Thornhill é confundido como um agente do governo por um grupo de espiões. A partir daí, envolve-se numa série de desventuras incríveis e passa a ser perseguido tanto pelo governo quanto pelos espiões por todo os Estados Unidos.
Os Bravos Morrem de Pé
Runner Soldier
Soldados americanos devem retomar uma árida colina na Coreia que foi tomada pelas tropas chinesas vermelhas. A batalha que se segue torna-se um moedor de carne para americanos e chineses.
O Túnel do Amor
Night Motel Man (as Robert Williams)
Isolde Poole (Doris Day) e August "Augie" Poole (Richard Widmark) são incapazes de ter um bebê, depois de anos de tentativas. Eles contratam a Agência de Adoção Rock-A-Bye, e a Srta Novick (Gia Scala) é designada como investigadora. Por conta de um absurdo mal entendido ela fica com uma impressão muito ruim de Augie Poole e o seu relatório será desfavorável. Por circunstâncias ainda mais rebuscadas, Augie é capaz de mudar a ideia da Srta. Novick e então passa a acreditar que o bebê que ela está carregando é dela. Rock-A-Bye encontra um bebê para os Pooles, e Augie está convencido de que o bebê é da Srta Novick, e que ele é o verdadeiro pai. Tanto que sua esposa Isolde passa a acreditar também. Ela corre o risco de deixá-lo, mas todos os mal-entendidos são finalmente esclarecidos por um final feliz.
A Bela dos Bas-Fond
Jail Guard (uncredited)
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
Violent Road
School Bus Driver
Following the crash and explosion of a test rocket, which killed several people, six men volunteer to take explosive rocket-fuel chemical components, in three trucks, over back roads in rugged terrain to a remote missile base. Uncredited "remake" of The Wages of Fear.
Desforra Fatal
Herb Thompson (uncredited)
A Texas Ranger turns deputy sheriff; a woman wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband.
Espera Angustiosa
Bud Slater (uncredited)
Sgt. Chuch Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.
Death in Small Doses
'Dunc' Clayton
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
The Iron Sheriff
Sheriff Joe Tilyou
Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath of a robbery-murder, Galt follows the trail of evidence directly to his own son, Benjie. Sworn to uphold the law at all costs, Galt is grimly determined to see that Benjie will receive a fair trial without any coercion on his part. But the townsfolk have already decided that the sheriff will try to spring the boy, and a lynch-mob mentality slows festers its way through the community. As the trial proceeds, it becomes obvious that Benjie is going to hang for his alleged crime, but there's still one or two surprises in store.
Na Voragem de uma Paixão
Detective
A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.
O Grande Golpe
Plainclothesman at Airport
Quando o ex-presidiário Johnny Clay diz que tem um grande plano, todos querem participar. Especialmente quando o plano é roubar 2 milhões de dólares em um esquema "ninguém vai se machucar". Mas, apesar do planejamento cuidadoso, Clay e seus homens se esqueceram de uma coisa: Sherry Peatty, uma garota ambiciosa e traiçoeira que está planejando um grande golpe só seu... mesmo que para isso ela precise acabar com toda a gangue de Clay!
Over-Exposed
Police Sergeant (as Robert B. Williams)
This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.
O Justiceiro Mascarado 1956
U.S. Marshal, Abilene (uncredited)
Aventura ambientada no velho oeste que traz o personagem do Cavaleiro Solitário (Clayton Moore) e seu amigo Tonto (Jay Silverheels). Juntos eles terão de enfrentar o inescrupuloso rancheiro Reece Kilgore (Lyle Bettger), que incentiva a guerra contra os índios para se tornar um grande proprietário de terras. O "Zorro" no título nacional é apenas um chamariz. O herói da história, Lone Ranger, foi criado numa série de rádio nos anos de 1930, criou o bordão "Hi Yo Silver!" e nada tem a ver com Don Diego Vega (nome verdadeiro de Zorro). Este é o quarto filme no cinema que apresenta Lone Ranger - a estréia do personagem se deu em 1938, num filme exibido em 15 capítulos, e chegou a ganhar uma série de TV em 1949 e outra em 1956. Depois desse foi lançado apenas mais um filme, "Zorro e a Cidade de Ouro Perdida".
Morrendo a Cada Instante
Ned (uncredited)
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.
Juventude Transviada
Ed (uncredited)
Em uma das performances que mais influenciaram a história do cinema, James Dean interpreta um jovem recém-chegado a uma cidade e cuja solidão, frustação e fúria e que espelharia os adolescentes do pós-guerra — e ainda reverberaria pelos 50 anos seguintes...
Laura
Fred Callahan
A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more than professional interest in the victim, the mysterious Laura.
Guerra Entre Planetas
Webb
Estranhos fenômenos começam a acontecer com o físico nuclear Cal Meacham. Neste meio tempo, Cal aceita trabalhar em um projeto ultra-secreto, entretanto, ele desconfia que algo estranho, de fato, está acontecendo. Lá ele conhece a cientista Ruth Adams e junto dela tenta fugir. Na fuga, conhece a pessoa que o contratou, Exeter. Mas a descoberta mais fantástica ainda está por vir, quando ambos ficam sabendo que Exeter, na realidade, é habitante do planeta Metaluna. Exeter quer a ajuda dos cientistas para descobrir uma nova forma de energia para salvar Metaluna dos ataques dos aliens do Planeta Zagon.
A Revanche do Monstro
George Johnson
Um grupo de cientistas encontrou na Amazônia um ser anfíbio, meio homem, meio peixe. A criatura fora baleada e deda como morta, mas agora se descobre que ele sobreviveu. Feito prisioneira, ela foi levada para um laboratório na Flórida. Após várias tentativas de humaniza-la ou até mesmo domesticá-la, a criatura sai de controle. Escapa do laboratório e tenta chegar ao mar, mas começa sofrer uma intensa perseguição.
Dá-me Tua Mão
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops?
Cantando na Chuva
Policeman (uncredited)
Em 1927, Hollywood, está um verdadeiro rebuliço com a transição do cinema mudo para o falado. Don Lockwood e Lina Lamont, o casal mais querido do cinema mudo, se prepara para rodar um musical. Mas, infelizmente, Lina não só não sabe cantar como tem uma voz horrível. A estreante, Kathy Selden, é chamada a emprestar sua voz à estrela. As gravações são uma confusão, mas tudo piora quando Don se apaixona pela doce Kathy. Ao lado de seu inseparável amigo, o compositor Cosmo Brown, ele tenta mostrar ao mundo o talento de Kathy.
The Lady Says No
Horatio Schofield
The feminist author of a national best-seller titled The Lady Says No meets a sexist magazine photographer and decides she'd rather say yes.
O Homem Desconhecido
Sam--Deputy
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
O Segredo
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
Smuggler's Gold
Hank Peters (as Robert Williams)
A deep-sea diver becomes romantically involved with the daughter of a gold smuggler.
Redenção Sangrenta
Coast Guard Doctor (uncredited)
Um pescador com problemas financeiros aluga seu barco para transportar criminosos.
The Great Jewel Robber
Police Captain Ryan (uncredited)
Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan. David Brian stars in the title role, and he's supported by John Archer, Marjorie Reynolds, Jacqueline de Wit, Alix Talton, Ned Glass, Perdita Chandler and columnist Sheilah Graham, playing herself.
Passos na Noite
Detective (uncredited)
O Sargento Detetive Mark Dixon quer ser algo que seu velho pai não era: um cara do lado certo da lei. Será que a natureza cruel de Dixon vai extrair dele a melhor?
The Lawless
Boswell
A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers..
The Good Humor Man
Factory Guard (uncredited)
Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Margie, who works as a secretary for Stuart Nagel, an insurance investigator. Margie won't marry Biff, though, because she is the sole support of her kid brother, Johnny. Biff gets involved with Bonnie, a young woman he tries to rescue from gangsters. But Biff's attempts to help her only get him accused of murder. When the police refuse to believe his story, it's up to Biff and Johnny to prove Biff's innocence and solve the crime.
Malaia
Army Sergeant (uncredited)
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.
Medindo Forças
Rodney
Monte Hale-Medindo Forças(Pioneer Marshal). Santa Dolores é uma pequena cidade do Oeste que é um paraíso para foras-da-lei e é governada com mão de ferro por Bruce Burnett, que extrai grandes somas para proteção da lei. Harvey Masters, um policial de Kansas City disfarçado de vendedor de perfumes, chega à cidade à procura do assassino de seu irmão, mas é morto a tiros pelo capanga de Burnett, Clip Pearson.
The Mysterious Desperado
Whitaker
A cowboy is accused of his father's murder.
Mãe Solteira
Detective Booking Sally (uncredited)
After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.
Todas as Primaveras
Reporter (uncredited)
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Stagecoach Kid
Parnell (as Robert B. Williams)
Crooked ranch foreman Thatcher sends his two henchmen, Parnell and Clint, out to murder his boss, wealthy Peter Arnold who has just arrived to retire on his ranch, bringing in tow his daughter, tomboy Jessie, who despises western life and can't wait to run off back to San Francisco. Stagecoach line owner Dave Collins and his sidekick Chito show up just in time to deter the attackers. Collins isn't done yet, though, as a gold shipment sent on one of his stages is stolen by Parnell and Clint, one of whom is recognized by Jessie, attempting to escape back to the west coast. Collins has his hands full trying to retrieve the stolen gold, and dealing with Jessie, who's fallen head-over-heels in love with him.
Roughshod
McCall
Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary, Marcia and Helen -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.
O Demônio da Noite
Detective (uncredited)
Em Los Angeles, a força policial começa uma grande caçada contra um criminoso que matou um policial e passou a cometer vários crimes na cidade escapando através de rede de esgoto.
Era Somente Amor
Newsman / Photographer (uncredited)
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery
Galope Selvagem
Henchman Pete Walters
Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money; his only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet. He quickly finds out that Mordigan is the town "boss"; but what or who is "the comet", and why are Mordigan and his henchmen intent on persecuting a young woman, her drunken brother, and her deathly ill sister-in-law who've also just arrived in town?
A Rua Sem Nome
Sergeant (Uncredited)
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.
Entre Dois Fogos
Joe Sullivan escapa da prisão com a cumplicidade da namorada Pat Cameron. Durante a fuga, ele toma como refém Ann Martin, a jovem e bela assistente de seu advogado, e a história se complica quando os dois se apaixonam. Ao mesmo tempo, um ex-empregador que deve dinheiro a Sullivan planeja sua morte.
Fury at Furnace Creek
Stranger (uncredited)
The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory, heading for the fort at Furnace Creek, that he should cancel the escort and rush to another town. Apache leader "Little Dog" is leading the attack on the wagon-train and massacring everyone at the poorly manned fort. As a result the treaty is broken with the Indians and the white settlers take over the territory with the help of the cavalry, as the Apaches are wiped out and only "Little Dog" remains at large. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell is court-martial-led for treason.
Sublime Devoção
Illinois State Journal Technician
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Key Witness
Officer Johnson
A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.
Mulher Caluniada
Police Sergeant Bartlett
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.
À Bala e a Galope
Matt Ogden
At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates.
Lady in the Lake
Detective (Uncredited)
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up
Anjo Diabólico
Second Detective
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.
A Bird in the Head
Mr. Beedle
The stooges are working as paperhangers in the home of Professor Panzer, a mad scientist looking for a brain to use in his experiments. The professor wants to put a human brain into a gorilla but has trouble finding a brain small enough, which leads him to select Curly as the perfect donor.
Beer Barrel Polecats
Guard #1
The stooges make a whole batch of homemade beer, but get tossed in jail when Curly sells some to a cop. Their minor indiscretion turns into a forty year sentence when a keg of beer Curly has hidden under his coat explodes while the boys are being photographed. In prison the stooges get into more trouble with the warden and wind on the rockpile when they try to escape. Released as old men with long gray beards, the first thing Curly wants is a bottle of beer.
Out of the Depths
First Officer Ross
Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat. The story proper begins as Captain Faversham (Jim Bannon) and his crew embark upon a secret mission which takes them into Japanese waters. The plan is to prevent a kamikaze attack against the American invading forces. Compelling in itself, the plotline isn't improved by arbitrary doses of misfire pathos and comedy relief. One of the sailors is played by Ken Curtis, later to gain TV fame as Festus on Gunsmoke.
A Hit with a Miss
Jonesy
Shemp Howard is a prizefighter in this Columbia All-Star Comedy who has a complex that leaves him a coward and unable to fight unless he hears "Pop Goes the Weasel." He hears it enough here, from various and outlandish sources, to eventually win his championship match.
O Crime do Farol Abandonado
Pharmacist (uncredited)
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.
Adventures of Rusty
Will Nelson
Fearing that his recently-acquired step-mother, Ann Dennis, is competing with him for his father's affections, and saddened by the death of his dog, young Danny Mitchell seeks consolation in the companionship of a ferocious, Nazi-trained police dog, Rusty, brought to the U.S. by a returning WWII-veteran. The step-mother, with tender understanding, eventually wins Danny over while Danny pacifies his new dog.
Over 21
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
Alma Satânica
Highway Patrolman
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.
Eve Knew Her Apples
Steve Ormond
Radio singing star, Eve Porter, wants a vacation during her show's summer hiatus, but her manager and press have booked her for additional work. She refuses and goes to Las Vegas. When she finds them there hunting her down, she manages to escape them by hiding in the car of a newspaper reporter. She comes out of hiding while he is driving, but everything she says is misconstrued, making him believe that she is a recently-escaped convict, "The Singing Widow". He plans to use this as a story to get back into the good graces of his editor. Through some comic mishaps, he learns who she really is. He then decides to take her back to Hollywood to collect the reward for her return. But now love has entered the mix, and must be resolved with his job and her engagement to another.
Crime nas Brumas
Cop on Bridge (uncredited)
A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a man who is a federal agent at the inn, she is astounded to discover that he is the man in her dream who is the intended murder victim.
Rough, Tough and Ready
Paul
The story is the old bromide about two brawling buddies, duking it out over the same girl, in this case pert Jo Matheson (Jean Rogers). Owen and Brad own a salvage company, but split up over Jo. Both separately sign up for the army, and both are reunited in the Pacific.
Youth on Trial
Officer Ken Moore
A female juvenile court judge learns that her own daughter is one of the town delinquents in this minor low-budget potboiler.
O Coração de uma Cidade
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Uma garota americana estrelando num music hall britânico se apaixona por um piloto da RAF. Um fotógrafo da revista Life vai a Londres para fazer uma materia sobre uma trupe de teatro musical local que nunca perdeu uma apresentação durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Flashbacks também revelam o caso de amor nos bastidores entre a estrela Rosalind Bruce e um aviador Lider de Esquadrão da RAF Paul Lundy.
Sergeant Mike
Sgt. Rankin
A soldier becomes quite upset when he is transferred from the highly coveted machine-gun unit to the canine corps. He begins to change his opinion when he learns that his army dog Mike was a gift from an eight-year-old whose father was killed in the war. Now the soldier becomes committed to training Mike into the best army dog there ever was.
One Mysterious Night
Matt Healy
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.
U-Boat Prisoner
Destroyer Commander Tom Bristol
Bruce Bennett plays merchant seaman Archie Gibbs, who manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy, Gibbs is picked up by the Nazi U-boat. He manages to convince the German sailors that he's the spy, and in this guise he tries to rescue a group of captured Allied scientists.
Stars on Parade
Jerry Browne
In this musical showcase, two aspiring stars attempt to wow a pair of talent scouts with their stellar abilities. Songs include "My Heart Isn't in It" (Jack Lawrence), "It's Love, Love, Love" (Mack David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer), "When They Ask about You" (Sammy Stept), "Jumpin' at the Jubilee" (Ben Carter, Mayes Marshall), "Taking Care of You" (Lou Brown, Harry Akst), "Where Am I Without You?" (Don Raye, Gene De Paul), "Two Hearts in the Dark" (Dave Franklin), "Somewhere This Side of Heaven," "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel."
The Girl in the Case
Malloy (as Bob Williams)
William Warner is a lawyer who is famous for his skill at opening any kind of lock, making him a valuable commodity. William is unknowingly enlisted by German spies who want him to open a chest containing a secret formula. This leads to a madcap adventure involving spies, the police and lots of picked locks!
Two-Man Submarine
Walt Hedges (as Robert B. Williams)
Medical researchers Jerry Evans and Walt Hedges are assigned by a pharmaceutical company to work at a secret laboratory on a remote South Pacific Island in order to produce penicillium, the mold from which the magic drug penicillin is derived.
The Ghost That Walks Alone
Lt. Phillips
Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.
Black Arrow
Buck Sherman
With a plot line mostly lifted from 1941's "White Eagle", Columbia's 24th serial (following "The Desert Hawk-1944" and ahead of 1945's "Brenda Starr, Reporter"), "Black Arrow" finds carpet-baggers Jake Jackson and Buck Sherman arriving in Blue Mesa in search of gold.
Back Door to Heaven
Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
Mixed Policies
Orval Whitledge is trying to get a life insurance policy, and the doctor for the insurance company is coming over to examine him; if he is in perfect health, there's the policy. On the other hand, plaster from the ceiling fell on his head, and if they can convince the apartment owner's insurance doctor he's going to die, he and wife Clara Barry can collect $300. Can they keep them straight?