Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Nascimento : 1918-08-05,

Morte : 1982-08-11

História

Tom Drake was born on August 5, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Alfred Alderdice. He was an actor, known for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Green Years (1946) and Raintree County (1957). He was married to Isabelle Dunn. He died on August 11, 1982 in Torrance, California, USA.

Perfil

Tom Drake

Filmes

Mayday at 40,000 Feet!
Harry Jensen
The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.
Era Uma Vez em Hollywood, parte II
(archive footage)
É a sequência de Era Uma Vez em Hollywood, de 1974. A produção mostra uma retrospectiva dos principais filmes produzidos pela MGM dentre os períodos de 1930 a 1950. Neste segundo documentário, arquivistas destacaram números musicais pouco conhecidos dos arquivos da MGM, e também tributos a alguns dos times de comédia mais famosos da MGM, como os Irmãos Marx, e Laurel e Hardy, duplas românticas como Spencer Tracy e Katharine Hepburn, e uma montagem de estrelas icônicas como Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, James Stewart, Lana Turner e Greta Garbo. Gene Kelly e Fred Astaire apresentam o filme e Kelly dirigiu as cenas introdutórias, como a volta dele à Paris, na qual foi rodada dois dos filmes mais famosos da MGM "Sinfonia de Paris" e "Gigi".
Crackle of Death
Don Kibbey
The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
Cop on the Beat
The Golfer
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Paulie Baker
A private investigator is confronted by the police AND the mob about the killing of a former private-eye associate.
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Dr. Adam Forrest
Poe's fiance, Lenore, falls into a coma and is taken for dead. She is rescued at the last possible moment from being buried alive, but the experience has driven her insane. On the advice of his friend, Dr. Forrest, Poe commits Lenore to the asylum run by Dr. Grimaldi. On a visit to the asylum, Poe and Forrest sense that something strange is going on, and decide to sneak back in after dark and investigate.
Tight as a Drum
Garfield Stone
A military school graduation ceremony is interrupted when a student's dope-smuggling father is killed in the gym.
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
City Beneath the Sea
Gen. Putnam
A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit an underwater city called Pacifica. Originally intended as a purely scientific installation, the U. S. government wants to stash all its gold reserves from Fort Knox there, along with a fantastic new radioactive element. The brother of Pacifica's returning former commander plans to steal the gold and on top of that, the city faces destruction by an asteroid from outer space!
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Mr. Corbert
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
Warkill
Phil Sutton
A journalist (Tom Drake) watches a U.S. colonel (George Montgomery) and Filipino guerrillas smoke out Japanese soldiers.
Deadly Inheritance
Inspector Greville
There are a number of inheritors to a fortune who are getting killed by a mysterious somebody whom we do not see. Each death is novel, but not terribly graphic. Who did it?
Red Tomahawk
Bill Kane
After Custer's defeat an army captain tries to warn a small town that the Sioux are coming. The inhabitants own two machine-guns but don't want to lend them to him.
Dominique
Fitzpatrick
Musical infantil baseado em personagem real, uma freira belga que cuida de crianças pobres e adora cantar. Depois de uma apresentação no programa de TV comandado por Ed Sullivan, a freira se torna famosa e grava alguns discos.
Duelo no Oeste
Joe Conners
No seu trajeto para Stone Junction, no Kansas, o oficial Johnny Reno é surpreendido pelo ataque de dois foras da lei. Durante o confronto, um acaba morto e o outro é levado para ser preso na cidade. Exaltada, a população deseja fazer justiça com as próprias mãos, cabendo a Johnny conter o levante.
Adeus às Ilusões
Walter Robinson
Em uma pequena cidade da Califórnia Laura Reynolds (Elizabeth Taylor), uma artista com um jeito muito livre de viver, cria Danny (Morgan Mason), seu filho adolescente. Ela gostaria de educá-lo em casa mas as autoridades não permitem, então ela manda Danny para uma escola dirigida por Edward Hewitt (Richard Burton), um sacerdote episcopal que é casado com Claire (Eva Marie Saint). Porém, quando vai visitar o filho, Laura se apaixona por Edward e é correspondida.
House of the Black Death
Paul Desard
Two brothers, both of whom are warlocks, use their powers and covens of witches to battle over the family fortune.
Espinhos da Carne
Larry McFie
A young doctor returns to his Massachusetts home town at the request of a terminally ill old friend.
Minha Vontade é Lei
Abe McQuown
A cidade de Warlock, amedrontada pelos desmandos cometidos pela quadrilha de um fazendeiro local, contrata para ser seu homem da lei e os defender, um pistoleiro(Clay), conhecido domador de cidades. Outro homem, ex-membro do bando ameaçador, assume o cargo de xerife e tenta evitar conflito entre as duas partes.
Falta Um Para Vingar
Jess Ryerson
Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers.
Date with Disaster
Miles Harrington
A car salesman and suspected safecracker Miles saves his fiancee Sue from those who would kidnap her.
A Árvore da Vida
Bobby Drake
Em Raintree, Indiana, 1959, John Wickliff Shawnessy (Montgomery Clift) é um jovem que sonha ser escritor. Ele está apaixonado por Nell Gaither (Eva Marie Saint), que conhece há vários anos e é correspondido. Influenciado por seu professor, Jerusalem Webster Stiles (Nigel Patrick), John sonha em encontrar a mítica árvore da vida. Mas sua vida muda ao conhecer Susanna Drake (Elizabeth Taylor), uma bela e rica moça de Nova Orleans, com quem se envolve. Shawnessy ignorava que ela tinha um desequilíbrio emocional e era ardilosa, tanto que mente para John dizendo que estava grávida, para afastar de vez Nell e se casar com ele, o que acaba acontecendo. Quando eclode a Guerra da Secessão, ele que era contra a escravidão, ao contrário de Susanna, se alista no exército da União. Paralelamente sua mulher entra em depressão e, como a mãe dela morreu louca em um hospício, parece que ela herdou pelo menos parte desta loucura.
The Cyclops
Lee Brand
A test pilot is missing and a search party is sent out in the jungles of Mexico; however, while searching they uncover a monster in the jungle who became this way due to a dose of radioactivity.
Sudden Danger
Wallace Curtis
Det Andy Doyle (Bill Elliott) suspects that a suicide is actually a murder. He suspects the victim's son, Wallace (Tom Drake) who is blind and he pursues him until he gets to the truth..
Betrayed Women
Jeff Darrell
Love-starved gun molls (Carole Mathews, Beverly Michaels) escape from a prison farm where matrons make their lives miserable.
Sangaree
Dr. Roy Darby
Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
FBI Girl
Carl Chercourt
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.
Disc Jockey
Johnny
National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.
Never Trust a Gambler
Police Sgt. Ed Donovan
A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.
The Great Rupert
Peter 'Pete' Dingle
Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family's guardian angel - not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever.
A Cena do Crime
Det. 'C.C.' Gordon
A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.
O Gênio Vai Para a Escola
Bill Chase
A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.
Minha Vida É Uma Canção
Richard Rodgers
Encomium para Larry Hart (1895-1943), visto pelos olhos fictícios de seu parceiro de letras de canções, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979). Começa com sua primeira reunião, e vai através de anos de vacas magras até serem descobertos, com seus sucessos na Broadway, Londres, e Hollywood. Vemos os frutos da parceria de Hart e Rodgers - elaboradamente encenando números de suas peças de teatro, personagens, visitas a clubes noturnos e performances de improviso nas festas. Vemos também a abordagem dispersa de Larry para a vida, seu amor frustrado com Peggy McNeil, a sua infelicidade, e o sucesso de Richard em cortejar Dorothy Feiner.
O Mundo de Lassie
Mr. Milton
William McClure é o médico de uma vila portuária em um remoto vale escocês. Enganado para comprar Lassie, uma collie com medo de água, ele tenta ensiná-la a nadar. Ao mesmo tempo, seu maior problema é sua idade e quer garantir que o vale terá um novo médico local pronto para atender.
Alias a Gentleman
Johnny Lorgen
Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.
Eterno Conflito
Jamie Wargate
O juiz Cass Timberlane se casa com uma garota do lado errado dos trilhos, Virginia Marshland. Um bebê nasce morto e ela se volta cada vez mais para o advogado amigo de Cass ', Bradd Criley. Enquanto discutia, o juiz diz a Virginia para ficar com Bradd, mas quando ela fica doente, ele a traz para casa.
O Fim ou o Princípio
Matt Cochran
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.
I'll Be Yours
George Prescott
A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.
A Coragem de Lassie
Sergeant Smitty
O cão Bill (Pal) perde a memória depois que é atropelado por um carro. Encontrado pelo exército, ele é treinado para a guerra. Retornando para sua casa, ele está traumatizado e atacando a todos os que chegam perto dele. Kathie Merrick (Elizabeth Taylor) lhe dá o carinho que ele necessita e aos poucos Bill se recupera.
Faithful in My Fashion
Jeff Compton
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge promotion where they used to work together - and has become engaged to another man.
Anos de Ternura
Robert Shannon
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
This Man's Navy
Jess Weaver
During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a German submarine but the bomb misses and the submarine fires back, hitting the airship. Trumpet takes over the controls and sinks the submarine, The pilot faces a court-martial for disobeying orders but the older man takes the blame for his actions. Weaver transfers to the Ferry Command, and while on assignment in Burma, his aircraft crashes in Japanese territory. Trumpet rushes to the scene with a rescue team. Both are successfully brought out and are decorated for their heroism. Afterward, Weaver indicates that he will be returning to the lighter-than-air service in Lakehurst, to reunite with his "father".
Agora Seremos Felizes
John Truett
No ano que antecedeu a Feira Mundial de St. Louis de 1904, as quatro filhas dos Smith aprendem lições de vida e amor, mesmo que se preparem para uma mudança relutante para Nova York. Agora Seremos Felizes é muito mais que um musical. É a encantadora história de uma família na virada do século, repleta de magias e recordações. Judy Garland é Esther Smith, uma garota da agitada cidade de St. Louis que, junto com sua família, tem que se mudar para Nova York. Como se não bastasse deixar todos os seus amigos para trás, ela ainda irá perder a sensacional Feira Mundial de St. Louis de 1904. Esther precisa fazer alguma coisa para evitar essa tragédia!
Mrs. Parkington, A Mulher Inspiração
Ned Talbot
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
Felicidade Vem Depois
Bill Rice
Theo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts the proposal of Air Corps Lieutenant Tom West. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies and Tom goes into the defense industry. When Theo has a baby, she hates the idea of being matronly and wants to be the old party girl. The problem is that her husband is working constantly. She looks to her friends, who are having their own problems, and to her old flame Captain Lancing. To decide on what she wants to do with her baby and her life, Theo must grow up.
Por Conta do Cupido
Sgt. Bill Fullerton
A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.
Duas Garotas e um Marujo
Frank Miller
A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him.
Evocação
Dying American Soldier (uncredited)
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
Kit Wilkins
Two young pilot trainees arrive for primary flight training and meet their instructor, Navy pilot Lt. Taylor. Lt. Taylor talks to the men about the necessity of becoming practiced in the way of the aircraft in such a way as to enable them to rely on their senses much of their time in the air, as reliance on instruments can be confusing for beginning pilots. He explains that, at first, flying will be like walking or riding a bicycle were first learned -- by trial and error and following strict instructions. But with practice, eventually the pilot's senses will take over and much of the process of flying will rely more on his feel for the plane and less on rote following of instructions.
Twenty Years After
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Perseguidos
Heinzmann (uncredited)
Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.
A Flama da Liberdade
James Howard at 16
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
Tempestades D'Alma
Second Classroom Scene
A família Roth leva uma vida tranquila em uma pequena vila nos Alpes alemães durante o início da década de 1930. Quando o nazismo chega ao poder, a família é dividida e Martin Brietner, um amigo da família é apanhado no turbilhão.
Our Town
Best Man at Wedding
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.