Dick French

Рождение : 1904-10-19, Saint-Nicolas, Wallonia, Belgium

Смерть : 1958-12-04

Фильмы

River Gang
Reporter
An orphan girl lives with apparently kind uncle who turns out to be a murderer.
Dixie Dugan
Phillips
Roger Hudson, a wealthy businessman who has moved to Washington to work for the government as a "dollar a year man," is late for a radio broadcast about his new department, the Mobilization of Woman Power for War. He takes a cab driven by Dixie Dugan, who hopes that being a cabbie while the country's men are away fighting will help the war effort. Her incompetent driving, however, results in an accident for which Roger must take responsibility in order to reach the radio station in time. Dixie then returns home, where she lives with her father Timothy, who is constantly practicing his air raid warden duties, her mother Gladys, an aspiring Red Cross worker, and cousin Imogene, who studies incessantly to become a "quiz kid." The Dugans rent out their spare rooms to Dixie's fiancé, Matt Hogan, and to blustering Judge J. J. Lawson. Matt, who works in a munitions factory, wants Dixie to settle down and marry him, but Dixie is determined to help her country.
Margin for Error
Photographer
When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.
The Hard Way
Playboy (Uncredited)
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
The Mad Martindales
Barber
A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.
They Died with Their Boots On
Officer (uncredited)
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
No, No, Nanette
Congratulator
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, Nanette enlists the help of theatrical producer Bill Trainor, who promptly falls in love with her. The same thing happens when artist Tom Gillespie is called on for help. But soon Uncle Jimmy's flirtations become too numerous, and Nanette's romances with Tom and Bill run into trouble. Will Uncle Jimmy's marriage survive, and will Nanette find happiness with Tom, Bill, or somebody else?
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Reporter
Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. After Phyllis slips away and continues her compulsive gambling, Shayne fakes the murder of her gambler boyfriend, who is also romancing the daughter of casino owner Benny Gordon, in order to frighten her. When the tout really ends up murdered, Shayne and Phyllis' Aunt Olivia, an avid reader of murder mysteries, both try to find the identity of the killer.
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Gangster
A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
The Lady Objects
Student
A former college football hero and his college sweetheart get married. Marital turmoil ensues as her criminal law practice soars while he cannot get his career as an architect off the ground. They separate, and the man begins making extra money by singing in a nightclub. When he is unjustly accused of murder, it is up to his estranged wife to defend him in court.
С собой не унесешь
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Тони — сын одного из самых богатых воротил бизнеса в Нью-Йорке влюблен в Алису — простую девушку секретаря и молодые хотят обвенчаться. Однако эксцентричное поведение родственников и друзей будущей невесты наводит родителей жениха на мысль, что у них с головами не все в порядке. Их дом — это клуб по интересам «городских сумасшедших». Мать Алисы — Пенни пишет пьесы, потому что пишущую машинку когда-то доставили в их дом по ошибке. Ее бездарная сестра Эсси грезит балетом и берет уроки танца у сумасшедшего русского по имени Потап Коленков, который не прочь отобедать за чужой счет. Папа с друзьями Алисы тратит все свое время, создавая фейерверки и запуская их прямо в доме. Но больше всех отличается эксцентричным поведением дедушка, который отказывается платить налоги по убеждениям. Весь этот балаган шумит, поёт, танцует и прыгает одновременно, под аккомпанемент губной гармоники дедушки и ксилофона мужа Эсси, мешая делать большой бизнес корпорации Энтони П. Кирби — отца Тони.
Big Town Girl
Reporter
When a department store songstress becomes a radio star she keeps her identity secret, as the "Masked Countess", because he estranged husband is a crook.
Hold 'Em Navy
Game Announcer
Two football players fight over the same girl.
Шагай веселее, Дживс!
Reporter (uncredited)
Вторую заокеанскую вариацию на темы Пэлема Вудхауса можно объединить с первой в своеобразную дилогию. Артур Тричер в роли хитроумного дворецкого Дживса действует здесь без своего хозяина. Просто сэр Вустер как был, так и остался в Англии, а вот Дживс вдруг взял и уехал в Америку.
Melody for Two
Nightclub Patron
A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.
Love Is News
Reporter (uncredited)
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged. Suddenly he's front page news, every salesman is at his doorstep, and he loses his job. A series of misadventures ensues with him alternately back on his job and fired and her ex-fiancé showing up.
Time Out for Romance
Reporter
A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot.
Give Me Your Heart
Leaving Guest (uncredited)
An American lawyer's wife is reunited with her child and his father, an English nobleman.
Stranded
Clerk (uncredited)
A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.
Дамы
Man On Ferry (uncredited)
Мультимиллионер решает бойкотировать безнравственные, по его мнению, бродвейские шоу…
Туман над Фриско
Dick, Bandleader (Uncredited)
Арлин Брэдфорд — богатая и испорченная девушка из Сан-Франциско. Ей наплевать на закон, Арлин водит дружбу с гангстерами и вовлекла своего жениха Спенсера Карлтона в преступную деятельность. Эверетт Брэдфорд, отчим Арлин, возмущён поведением падчерицы. До поры до времени он терпит её выходки, но однажды начинает беспокоиться, что Арлин окажет дурное влияние на Вал, родную дочь Эверетта…
Билль о разводе
Party Guest
Фильм рассказывает об одном дне из жизни женщины Мэг Фэрфилд и ее дочери Сидни. Муж Мэг Хилари Фэрфилд уже почти 20 лет содержится в психиатрической больнице и женщина с ним развелась, для того, чтобы вступить в новый брак. Сидни тоже собирается замуж за молодого человека, но все в одночасье рушится, когда из больницы сбегает Хилари, у которого наступает момент просветления. Выясняется, что, скорее всего, девушка унаследовала психиатрические проблемы отца на генетическом уровне, что от нее тщательно скрывали, объясняя болезнь отца результатом контузии, полученной во время Первой Мировой войны..