Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Nascimento : 1889-11-19, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Morte : 1966-10-13

História

Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Sitting Pretty. In the theatrical world he was known for his appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, notably Blithe Spirit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clifton Webb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Perfil

Clifton Webb
Clifton Webb

Filmes

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.
Satan Never Sleeps
Father Bovard
A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing priest, who is now too old and weak to continue with the upkeep of the church. However, Communist soldiers arrive at the mission and seize it as a command post. Their leader rapes the native girl and impregnates her, only later to realize that Communism is no good for him. In the end, the foursome flee to the border, but are pursued by Communist forces along the way.
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
Holiday for Lovers
Robert Dean
Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an American family vacationing in South America. Directed by Henry Levin, the film also features Jane Wyman, Jill St. John, Carol Lynley, Paul Henreid, Gary Crosby, Henny Backus, Wally Brown, Gardner McKay and Jose Greco.
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Mr. Horace Pennypacker
In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisburg and an office in Philadelphia, he has successfully kept two separate homes. However, when an emergency requires his oldest son to find him, Mr. Pennypacker's dual life is revealed.
A Lenda da Estátua Nua
Victor Parmalee
Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.
O Homem que Nunca Existiu
Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Durante a II Guerra Mundial, a inteligência britânica está tentando fazer com que o alto comando alemão remova sua força armada, pronta para atacar a Itália. Para criar a ilusão de que a Inglaterra vai invadir a Grécia, eles arrumam um cadáver no qual colocam papéis secretos da autoridade espanhola.
O Mundo é das Mulheres
Ernest Gifford
Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto industry mogul Gifford brings three couples to New York to size up: Jerry and Carol: he hard-driven and self-reliant, she willing to use her beauty to further her husband's career; Sid and Elizabeth, he ulcer-ridden and torn between achieving success and restoring their troubled marriage, she positive that his job will kill him, but gamely agreeing to play the good wife for the duration; and down-to-earth Bill, whose good-natured Katie fears that his promotion would spell the end of their idyllic familiy existence.
A Fonte dos Desejos
John Frederick Shadwell
Garotas americanas sonham em encontrar romance em Roma, mas isto não é para secretárias, diz Anita. Mas Maria logo conhece o príncipe Dino de Cessi em uma festa na casa de seu chefe, que a convida a voar para Veneza em seu avião particular. Frances, que está em Roma há 15 anos como secretária de um escritor americano de sucesso que fala muito como George Bernard Shaw e é tão ilusória quanto o professor Henry Higgins em "My Fair Lady", diz a ela para dizer "não" e depois decide que juntos eles podem lidar com o homem apelidado de príncipe predador. Moedas jogadas na Fonte de Trevi podem realmente funcionar como mágica.
Mister Scoutmaster
Robert Jordan
Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch." Overnight hikes and other adventures follow, all centered around one small boy who takes a liking to the old curmudgeon.
Náufragos do Titanic
Richard Ward Sturges
1912. Julia Sturges (Barbara Stanwyck), uma socialite, embarca no Titanic acompanhada pelos filhos, Annette (Audrey Dalton) e Norman (Harper Carter), e deixa para trás o marido, Richard Ward Sturges (Clifton Webb). Julia está cansada do estilo sofisticado do seu esposo e planeja viver nos Estados Unidos com os filhos. Richard arruma um jeito de embarcar no último minuto e descobre que Julia quer se divorciar dele. Eles acabam discutindo e coisas duras são ditas, mas quando o Titanic bate num iceberg e começa a afundar todos os problemas deles se tornam bem pequenos.
Dreamboat
Thornton Sayre
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated, and his professional credibility as a scholar jeopardized, when he learns his old movies have been resurrected and are being aired on TV. He sets out to demand this cease. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing the films, and she has other plans.
Belles on Their Toes
Frank Gilbreth (uncredited)
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
Marine bandmaster John Philip Sousa (Clifton Webb) becomes famous for his marches and inspires the sousaphone.
Elopement
Howard Osborne
Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr.Belvedere
Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.
For Heaven's Sake
Charles / Slim Charles
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.
Papai Batuta
Frank Gilbreth
Nesta tocante, mas hilária comédia, Clifton Webb estrela no papel de Frank Bunker Gilbreth, um especialista em eficiência que tenta aplicar seus padrões precisos na criação de seus filhos... seus 12 filhos!
O Gênio Vai Para a Escola
Lynn Belvedere
A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.
Sitting Pretty
Lynn Belvedere
Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.
O Fio da Navalha
Elliott Templeton
Um jovem Bem-de-Vida de Chicago, Larry Darrell, rompe seu noivado com Isabel e viaja pelo mundo em busca da iluminação. Acaba encontrando o seu guru na Índia. Isabel se casa com Gray, e na sequência da crise de 1929, é convidada a viver em Paris com seu rico tio Elliot, um alpinista social. Durante uma temporada em Paris, Larry, tendo alcançado seu objetivo, está junto com Isabel. Quando numa noite resolvem passear por um bairro barra pesada. Larry, Isabel e acompanhantes ficam chocados ao descobrir Sophie, uma amiga de Chicago. Depois de ter perdido o marido e filho em um trágico acidente, Sophie está vivendo uma vida de submundo, com a ajuda de drogas e de um homem bruto e abusivo. Larry tenta reabilita-la, mas seus esforços são sabotados por Isabel, que tenta em vão reacender o interesse de Larry por ela.
Envolto nas Sombras
Hardy Cathcart
Investigador particular Bradford Galt mudou-se para Nova Iorque vindo de San Francisco depois de cumprir uma pena de prisão por culpa de seu parceiro advogado Tony Jardine. Quando ele descobre que alguém o está seguindo, e possivelmente tentando matá-lo, Galt acredita que Jardine está por trás disso. Ele descobre que é um pouco mais do que isso, e está cada vez mais feliz por ter sua atraente nova secretária Kathleen, por várias razões.
Laura
Waldo Lydecker
Baseado em um conto de Vera Caspary, este mistério sobre o assassinato da personagem principal mostra um detetive se apaixonando pelo retrato dessa bela vítima. Ele investiga três suspeitos para tentar solucionar o crime: um jornalista, o noivo de Laura, a vítima, e sua tia.
The Heart of a Siren
Maxim
This silent drama's story is based on the Broadway play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut.
New Toys
Tom Lawrence
A young husband is left at home looking after a new baby when his wife leaves him to return to her career as a dancer.
Polly with a Past
Harry Richardson
Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes embroiled in a scheme by her two employers to help their friend in the love of a woman who does not fancy him: She will pretend to be interested in their friend instead. The film has been lost.
National Red Cross Pageant
Dancer, The Pavane - French episode
The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and promote a positive opinion about American involvement in World War I.