Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Рождение : 1899-12-25, Ferndale, California, USA

Смерть : 1978-09-12

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank S. Ferguson (born December 25, 1899, Ferndale, California – died September 12, 1978, Los Angeles) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Ferguson's best known role was as the Swedish ranch handyman, Gus Broeberg, on the CBS television series, My Friend Flicka, based on a novel of the same name. He appeared with Gene Evans, Johnny Washbrook and Anita Louise. At this time, Ferguson also portrayed the Calverton veterinarian in the first several seasons of CBS's Lassie. He made his film debut in 1939 in Gambling on the High Seas (released in 1940), and appeared in nearly 200 feature films and hundreds of TV episodes subsequently. Film appearances include: McDougal's House of Horrors (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952. Television series appearances include The Pride of the Family, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Peyton Place and Perry Mason. Ferguson died in Los Angeles of cancer on September 12, 1978.

Профиль

Frank Ferguson

Фильмы

Along Came a Spider
Dr. Andrew Blake
Dr. Janet Furie comes to believe that her husband and fellow scientist were set up to die in a lab accident. She blames another scientist, not only for the murder but also for taking credit for her husband's groundbreaking work. When she can't prove her husband was murdered, she spins a web of intrigue and deceit that results in the suspected scientist being framed for another murder that never actually happened.
Великая резня сиу
General Alfred Howe Terry
О событиях 1876 года, когда объединенные отряды восставших племен шайенны и сиу прикончили бравого генерала Кастера и 264 его невезучих солдат в сражении у реки Литл-Бигхорн.
Тише... тише, милая Шарлотта
Newspaper Editor
Шарлотта Холлис — немолодая затворница, которую мучают ужасные воспоминания и страшные галлюцинации. Она живёт в луизианской глуши, в старом особняке, где тридцать семь лет тому назад был убит и обезглавлен её жених, и в убийстве многие подозревали именно ее. Теперь же поместье собираются снести (прокладывается новая трасса), и Шарлотта просит кузину Мириам, живущую в Вирджинии, приехать к ней и помочь. Но с приездом Мириам видения только обостряются, и жизнь Шарлотты превращается в настоящий ад.
The Quick Gun
Dan Evans
Gunslinger Murphy helps an ungrateful town fight off a raid by his former gang.
Пригоршня чудес
Newspaper Editor
Нью-Йоркский гангстер Красавчик Дэйв - парень с предрассудками. Он считает, что с ним ничего не может случиться, если каждый день он будет покупать яблоко у Яблочной Энни, вечно поддатенькой торговки фруктами. Хотя его помощник Джой Бой и шофер Джуниор считают это полной ерундой, его подружка всегда поддерживает все, чтобы не произнес ее дорогой Дэйв. В один прекрасный день Яблочной Энни не оказывается на ее обычном месте на углу улицы, и Дэйв отправляется ее искать. Он застает ее в глубокой депрессии, так как ее дочь Луиза, уверенная, что ее матушка уважаемая богатая матрона, приезжает в гости. С помощью Дэйва Яблочная Энни смогла чудесным образом преобразиться и выдать себя за «Миссис И. Уортингтон Мэнвилл», которой услуживают даже такие шишки, как мэр, губернатор и целая свора светской публики.
Sunrise at Campobello
Dr. Bennett
The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover - based on the award winning Broadway play of the same name.
Raymie
Rex
Raymie, an eight-year-old boy and an avid fisherman, dreams of catching a legendary giant barracuda know as Old Moe.
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Mayor Benson
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
Человек с запада
Crosscut Marshal
Грубоватый фермер Линк Джонс оказывается посреди пустыни в компании привлекательной танцовщицы и картежника после того, как поезд, на котором они ехали, был ограблен.
Terror in a Texas Town
Deacon Matt Holmes
Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be the guilty party.
Свет в лесу
Harry Butler
Действие происходит в 1746 году в долине реки Огайо к югу от Великих озёр, близ форта Питт, недавно основанного англичанами. Британцы появляются на землях индейского племени делаваров и предлагают заключить вечный мир при условии выдачи всех белых пленников, ранее захваченных индейцами. Среди них и приёмный сын вождя, некогда ещё ребёнком похищенный делаварами. Для заключения мира вождь вынужден вернуть его к настоящим белым родителям, которых его приемный сын, ставший уже настоящим индейцем по духу, уже не помнит. Юноше приходится заново открывать для себя мир белых людей. И далеко не все белые приветствуют его возвращение в лоно цивилизации, есть и откровенные враги индейцев, которые не дадут ему забыть, кем он был еще недавно. Хорошо, что на стороне юноши армейский разведчик, знающий язык делаваров и помогающий парню осваиваться в незнакомой обстановке.
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Sheriff Ralph Wittrock
An outlaw must decide whether to stick his neck out for an innocent man.
The Lawless Eighties
Owen Sutter
After deceitful Indian agent Grat Bandas has his men shoot Brother Van, gunfighter Linc Prescott saves the peaceful circuit rider and agrees to help him put a stop to Bandas's plans to start an Indian war and grab their land for himself. Meanwhile, Prescott takes a shine to the daughter of a local rancher.
This Could Be the Night
Mr. Shea
To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.
Gun Duel In Durango
Sheriff Howard
A former outlaw must prove himself innocent after he's accused of bank robbery. Western.
The Iron Sheriff
Holloway
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.
The Phantom Stagecoach
Joe Patterson
A stagecoach is plagued by robberies, but it takes an undercover Wells Fargo agent to discover that a rival company is responsible.
At Gunpoint
Marshal George Henderson
A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.
The Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address Reciter (voice) (uncredited)
This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.
A Lawless Street
Abe Deland (uncredited)
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
The McConnell Story
Mechanic
Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.
Moonfleet
Coachman
Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.
City of Shadows
District Attorney Hunt
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim.
The Eternal Sea
Admiral L.D.
Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
New York Confidential
Dr. Ludlow
Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.
Жестокие люди
Mahoney (uncredited)
Крупный землевладелец Лу Вилкерсон мечтает стать хозяином всей земли в долине и он уже совсем близок к осуществлению своей мечты. Ему надо приобрести всего два участка — ранчо Пэрриша и земли Пэрдью.
Чёрный вторник
Порочный гангстер Винсент Канелли осуществляет дерзкий побег из тюрьмы за несколько мгновений до казни на электрическом стуле. Он берет с собой Питера Мэннинга — грабителя банка и убийцу полицейского, которого должны были казнить следом за ним.
Это молодое сердце
Bartell
Лори одна из трех дочерей музыканта Грегори Туттла они умны, красивы, воспитаны и давно хотят замуж. Лори и Эми договариваются о совместной свадьбе. Найдя подходящих женихов, они начинают приготовления к свадьбам. В это время Алекс — жених Лори, для своего нового проекта приглашает Барни Слоана — музыканта и аранжировщика, чтобы написать музыку. Барни поселяется в доме Грегори Туттла и постепенно знакомится со всей семьей. Он пессимист и считает себя неудачником, особенно он откровенен с Лори, они много говорят на разные темы. Приходит день свадьбы и неожиданно Лори понимает, что Алекс с которым она помолвлена, не ее мужчина, только меланхоличный Барни мил ее сердцу — именно он должен стать ее мужем и отцом будущих детей…
Бой барабана
Mr. Dyar
Президент Грант посылает охотника на индейцев Макайя вести переговоры с индейцами в северной части Калифорнии и на юге Орегона. По дороге он должен сопроводить Нэнси Мик в дом ее тети и дяди...
Звезда родилась
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Солистка оркестра выручает изрядно напившегося известного актера на шоу в честь премьеры фильма. В знак благодарности он решает помочь ей раскрыть свой огромный талант. В то время, как ее звезда стремительно восходит, его слава постепенно угасает.
The Shanghai Story
Mr. Haljerson
Shanghai, China. The last expatriate Westerners still living in the city are imprisoned in a hotel by the communist authorities in order to find the spy hiding among them.
The Outcast
Chad Polson
Thanks to the chicanery of his crooked uncle Major Cosgrave, Jet has been cheated out of his father's property and branded a pariah. He spends the rest of the film trying to regain his birthright and clear his name. The two women in Jet's life are Judy Polsen, who chases him for so long that he finally catches her, and Alice Austin, Major Cosgrave's fianee.
Джонни-гитара
Marshal Williams
Жители аризонской глубинки объединяются против Вьенн, владеющей местной таверной… а все из-за провокации Эммы, которая испытывает чувства к влюбленному во Вьенн ковбою по прозвищу «Танцующий малыш».
Texas Bad Man
Gil
Wayne Morris' B-western series was the last of its kind to be produced in Hollywood. Texas Bad Man casts Morris as a sheriff who happens to be the son of inveterate thief Frank Ferguson. Knowing full well that Ferguson's gang intends to steal a shipment of gold, Morris must stay up nights trying to second-guess his crafty dad. While there's no shortage of action, the resolution to the story relies more on brawn than brain. Western "regulars" Sheb Wooley, Myron Healey and Denver Pyle do their usual in secondary roles, as does Elaine Riley as the requisite (but hardly crucial) heroine.
Wicked Woman
Bill Porter (lawyer)
A trashy blonde lures a saloon owner away from his wife.
So Big
Ed (uncredited)
After the death of her father and the loss of his fortune, Selina takes a job teaching school in the Dutch community of New Holland. She stays with the Pools and teaches young Roelf piano. He has a crush on her, but it is Pervus she marries. Dirk is their only child. After a few years Pervus dies. With a young child and only the farm, Selina begins her quest to grow high quality vegetables. She wants more for Dirk and guides his life until he graduates from college as an architect. As her vegetable label prospers, she sees Paula control Dirk's life as he moves away from creating and into sales, which is not where he wants to go.
Main Street to Broadway
Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.
City of Bad Men
Easterner at Training Camp
Outlaws plan a robbery to take place during a championship prizefight in Carson City, Nevada.
Игрок большой лиги
Wally Mitchell
Известном бейсболист из-за стечения жизненных обстоятельств вынужден тренировать команду сплошных неудачников…
So This Is Love
Commencement Speaker
Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953.
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
John Britton
Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle is sent to investigate, saloon owner Hallie has to be a reluctant witness.
Чудовище с глубины 20 000 морских саженей
Dr. Morton
В результате испытаний ядерного оружия в Арктике, просыпается к жизни плотоядный динозавр. Сомнения ученых исчезают, когда гигантский монстр устремляется к Нью-Йорку.
The Lone Hand
Mr. Dunn
Zachary Hallock and his son Joshua are farmers who live in a frontier town that suffers the assaults of a band of outlaws. After the murder of a Pinkerton's detective, the farmers decide to unite against the bandits, but Hallock rejects the proposal. To the astonishment of his son and his fiancée, Hallock decides to join the outlaws.
Музей восковых фигур
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Доктор Генри Джарэд был гением. Он создал великолепный музей восковых фигур, наполнив его историческими персонажами от Марка Антония и Клеопатры до Линкольна и его убийцы. Но, к сожалению, музей не пользовался популярностью и его компаньон, решил все сжечь, чтобы получить страховку. Пытаясь спасти свое детище, доктор исчезает в огне. Спустя несколько лет открывается новый музей больше похожий на «Комнату ужасов», наполненный сценами убийств, насилия и пыток. Его персонажи так похожи на живых людей! В чем причина этого невероятного сходства? Почему рядом с музеем исчезают люди?
The Marksman
Champ Wiley
Mike Martin becomes a deputy marshal and takes on a gang of cattle rustlers.
Trouble Along the Way
Mike Edwards
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
Woman They Almost Lynched
Bartender
Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council, take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're prepared to hang any troublemaker, Yankee or Confederate, who stirs the townsfolk up.
The Blue Gardenia
Drunk Reporter
A telephone operator ends up drunk and at the mercy of a cad in his apartment. The next morning she wakes up with a hangover and the terrible fear she may be a murderess.
Star of Texas
Marshal Bullock
Ed Ryan is a Texas ranger who goes undercover to trap a criminal gang headed by Luke Andrews. Posing as the wanted killer Robert Larkin, Ed is able to move freely amongst the town riffraff. Marshal Bullock learns that the brains behind the gang of Luke Andrews is a group of supposed respectable businessmen.
Миллион долларов для русалки
Prosecutor
«Миллион долларов для русалки» - лучшая работа Мервина ЛеРоя, как режиссера крупномасштабного кино, и самая успешная попытка объединения в мировой киноиндустрии сюжетной драматической линии с водным балетом, синхронным плаванием, прыжками в воду и правдивой жизненной историей героев. В основу сюжета легла история жизни знаменитой австралийской киноактрисы, прыгуньи и плавчихи Аннеты Келлерман - первой в мире женщине совершившей спортивный прыжок с несколькими оборотами в воду. Она первая из женщин проплыла по Темзе 21 километр без посторонней помощи. Её цирковые и водные представления собирали толпы зрителей, её фото красовались на всех обложках журналов и страницах газет. Это она придумала обтягивающий тело купальник из эластичной ткани и её откровенный костюм, вызвавший волну возмущения у пуритан, чуть не привел девушку на скамью подсудимых.
It Grows on Trees
John Letherby
The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. They turn out to be money trees. After initial problems, Polly decides to spend the money.
Wagons West
Cyrus Cook
Travelers heading west in a wagon train, under repeated assault by Indians, discover someone in their group is supplying rifles to their attackers.
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Edward Norton
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
The Winning Team
Sam Arrants
Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
Oklahoma Annie
Eldridge Haskell
A spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the heart of the new sheriff. Comedy.
Rodeo
Harry Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright is determined to collect an $1,800 feed bill owed to her father Harry Cartwright by a rodeo association. Instead, she is talked into assuming management of the rodeo by Slim Martin and the other performers when they learn the promoter has run off with the cash receipts.
Пресловутое ранчо
Preacher
Верн Хэскелл, вернувшись в городок после недолгой отлучки, узнает, что бандиты убили его любимую девушку во время ограбления магазина, в котором она работала. Верн бросается в погоню, одержимый жаждой мести и, в конце концов, настигает одного из убийц, которого смертельно ранили свои же подельники.
Boots Malone
Private Investigator
An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.
Есть место ещё для одного
Steve (uncredited)
В семье инженера Джорджа Роуза было трое детей, когда его жена Анна решила взять из приюта еще двух детей – проблемную девочку-подростка и еще более проблемного мальчика-калеку. Терпение, доброта и любовь к детям приводят к заслуженному успеху и родительскому счастью.
On Dangerous Ground
Willows
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
The Barefoot Mailman
Doc Bethune (uncredited)
Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he decides to con the locals, some of whom are not as honest as he....
Elopement
Pinkie's Father (uncredited)
Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.
Warpath
Marshal
John Vickers has spent eight years hunting for the three men who murdered the woman he loved. He finds one, Woodson, and kills him in a gunfight, but not before learning that the other two men have joined the U.S. Cavalry.
Thunder in God's Country
Bates
Hidden Valley has managed to retain its Old Western atmosphere, free of modern-day corruption, until escaped convict Smitty arrives with plans of taking over and opening the town up as a gambling resort. It's up to Rex Allen and his pals to put a stop to it and sing a few songs along the way.
Santa Fe
Marshal Bat Masterson
After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
Frenchie
Jim Dobbs
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.
Under Mexicali Stars
Counterfeitor Goldie
Cowboy T-man, Rex Allen, and his partner, Homer Oglethorpe (Buddy Ebsen), go undercover to track down some gold smugglers.
Фурии
Dr. Grieve
Смутьянка-наследница конфликтует со своим вдовствующим отцом-тираном, воображающим себя Наполеоном на своём ранчо. Их отношения принимают уродливый характер, когда отец приводит в дом новую жену.
Louisa
Park Attendant (uncredited)
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town.
The Good Humor Man
Insp. Quint
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.
Tyrant of the Sea
Officer (uncredited)
In 1803, the only thing standing between Napoleon and his plan of world domination is England and the British Navy. The admiralty, learning that Napoleon has assembled an invasion fleet decides to send out one of its vessels to destroy it the French flagship under cover of fog. Forced out of retirement, ruthless, tyrannical and temperamental Captain William Blake is put in command. He wields his command with sadistic fury until an epidemic of scurvy attacks the crew and, when he refuses to go ashore for needed provision, mutiny and insubordination results...and, then, the French flagship arrives.
Dancing in the Dark
John Sharkey
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
Free For All
Hap Ross
The discovery of a way of turning petrol into water makes a fortune and romance for the young inventor.
Roseanna McCoy
Ellison Hatfield
It's the Hatfields vs. the McCoys in this 1949 film, with Farley Granger and Joan Evans as the hillbilly Romeo and Juliet whose forbidden romance rekindles a long-standing feud between their respective families.
Follow Me Quietly
J.C. McGill
1949 thriller about the hunt for a serial killer known as "the Judge" who kills his victims on rainy nights.
Homicide
Albert Murray
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead. Will Michael be able to fathom the mystery?
Пленница
Dr. Hoffman
Мечты Молодой девушки Леноры Имс сбылись. Она вышла замуж за миллионера Смита Олрига. Однако после свадьбы она понимает, что ее муж безумен. Она уходит от мужа и устраивается на работу в больницу в бедном районе. Там она встречает доктора Лэрри Кинаду и влюбляется в него. Но ее муж не собирается с этим мириться...
State Department: File 649
Consul Reither
Kenneth Seeley, member of the U. S. State Department's Foreign Service Bureau, and Marge Weldon, a morale worker with the bureau, are assigned to an area in Mongolia dominated by an outlaw warlord. The latter captures the village where they reside and when escape is clearly impossible, Seeley blows up the outlaw's headquarters, losing his own life in doing so.
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (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
Shockproof
Logan (Uncredited)
Jenny Marsh is a hard-luck dame who's just finished five years in the slammer for killing a man. Jenny's not exactly the murdering type -- she did the deed while defending her jailbird lover, Harry, which is probably one reason she's attracted the attention of her parole officer, Griff Marat. In fact, Griff is so taken with Jenny that he gets her a job caring for his ailing mother, but although Jenny tries to fly right, she's not yet over Harry.
Dynamite
"Hard Rock" Mason
Two members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves at odds regarding safety precautions for their co-workers.
Парочка Баркли с Бродвея
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Лучшие из лучших танцоров степа и эксцентричного танца супружеская пара Баркли Джош и Диана настолько успешны, что им даже нет времени поговорить друг с другом, репортеры и журналисты окружают их повсюду. Со стороны их жизнь кажется прекрасной, но нет. Диана считает себя не реализовавшейся драматической актрисой и грезит исполнить роль Сары Бернар в спектакле молодого режиссера Жака Баррету. Джошу не нравится это увлечение супруги, он ревнует её не только к театру, но и к автору пьесы. С каждой следующей минутой все туже начинает закручиваться пружина комедийной интриги, которая в итоге запустит фантастический механизм Бродвейского шоу.
The Walls of Jericho
Tom Ransome
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.
Рэйчел и незнакомец
Mr. Green
Вдовец Дэвид Харви живет на ферме в Огайо с маленьким сыном Дэйви. Дэвид пытается вырастить сына так, как хотелось бы его покойной жене: с надлежащим обучением, чтением Библии и хорошими манерами. Дэвид покупает отданную в рабство служанку Рэйчел, а затем делает её своей женой, чтобы у Дэйви была мать. Этот брак заключен по расчёту, так что Дэвид не проявляет никаких чувств. Но всё меняется когда в гости приезжает его друг Джим и начинает ухаживать за Рэйчел.
Walk a Crooked Mile
Carl Bemish
A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?
The Vicious Circle
Stark
In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all the property owners to sell to him, except for a few properties owned by Jewish families. Infuriated at their refusal to sell to him, he attempts, with the help of some corrupt local police, to have the men charged with the murder of a local woman, who in reality actually committed suicide.
Эбботт и Костелло встречают Франкенштейна
Mr. McDougal
Уилбур и Чик транспортируют в музей ужасов два больших ящика, в одном из которых находится тело Дракулы, а в другом - тело монстра, созданного доктором Франкенштейном. Люди решают воскресить двух чудовищ, однако Человек-волк, извечный враг этой парочки, решает им помешать.
Форт Апачи
Newspaperman (uncredited)
Капитан Кирби Йорк несет службу в богом забытом форте. Он славится своим опытом в борьбе с индейцами. В форт прибывает полковник Оуэн Тьюсдэй, известный своей суровостью. Возглавив форт, он приводит войска в отличную боевую форму и готовится отразить атаки апачей, вставших на тропу войны.
Fighting Father Dunne
Colpeck
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
The Hunted
Paul Harrison
A cop investigating a jewel robbery finds that all trails lead to his girlfriend - but she claims she's being framed.
The Miracle of the Bells
Dolan
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
The Inside Story
Eph
A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of financial problems before it is returned.
The Bride Goes Wild
Reporter (uncredited)
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won a contest to illustrate the book and the first thing that happens is that Greg gets her soused. To keep her there to illustrate, John gets a juvenile delinquent named Danny to play his son and show how much pressure he is under. The ploy works at first, but Greg's heart was broken by Tillie, and Martha may be the girl who makes him forget all about her.
Дорога в Рио
Texas Posse Member
Два друга-авантюриста Скат и Хотлипс после долгих скитаний по Америке решают отправиться в Рио. На корабле они знакомятся с милой несчастной девушкой, невестой перфекта Бриджпорта. Она не любит своего жениха, но что-то необъяснимое мешает ей отказаться от свадьбы. Друзья решают помочь Люсии, еще не зная, какие опасные приключения ждут их. Шутки Хотлипса и Ската не оставят никого равнодушным, а музыкальная обработка картины даст фору любому современному фильму. И, конечно же, все кончится хорошо, ведь вопреки своей любви к деньгам, в этот раз друзья действуют от чистого сердца.
Люди Ти
Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Агенты казначейства США О’Брайен и Дженаро проникают в банду фальшивомонетчиков, которой удалось добиться очень высокого качества своих подделок. Фильм основан на нескольких реальных делах, которые вели агенты казначейства.
Касс Тимберлэйн
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Известный судья Касс Тимберлэйн влюбляется в красивую девушку из низшего сословия Вирджинию Маршланд. Касс женится на Вирджинии, которая скоро забеременела. К сожалению, их дочь родилась преждевременно, и ее смерть отдаляет супругов друг от друга. Во время ссоры Касс говорит жене, что она может уйти к молодому привлекательному адвокату Брадду Крайли. Но когда Вирджиния тяжело заболевает, пути её и Касса снова пересекаются.
Девушка из варьете
R.J. O'Connell
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
Shy Guy
Mr. Norton
Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record players. His dad notices that he has no friends, and tells him that, like the electronic parts he assembles, "you have to fit in with all hte other parts." Realizing that the reason he has no friends is because he's not one of the "crowd," Phil studies the most popular kids at school, in order to see what traits they admire most, so he can be like them and fit in.
They Won't Believe Me
Mr. Cahill
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
Злоключения Полин
Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Молодая жизнерадостная Пирл Уайт ни минуты не может прожить без музыки, пения и танцев. Работая с утра до вечера в швейном ателье, она мечтает о театральных подмостках. Однажды ей выпадает неожиданная удача: клиентка ателье, актриса Джулия Гиббс, приводит её в театр, а затем и на съёмки киносериала "Злоключения Полины". Этот сериал приносит Пирл мировую славу.
Danger Street
Boward - Police Chief
Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.
Welcome Stranger
Crane (uncredited)
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
Killer at Large
Edward Denton
Two newspaper reporters become involved with another killing while investigating a murder, which leads to the involvement of the girl reporter's father.
Blaze of Noon
Cash Jones
In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires that they constantly travel, they are advised to not settle down with wives and kids. Still, one pilot falls in love and marries. Unfortunately, the woman dislikes his brothers and constantly worries that he will be killed during a flight. Her fears are not unfounded and much tragedy ensues as the story unfolds.
The Man I Love
Army Doctor
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.
Lady Chaser
Attorney J. T. Vickers
A poisoned aspirin creates headaches for a woman who received the deadly pill from a stranger, then passed it on to her uncle.
The Searching Wind
Embassy Attendant
With a screenplay adapted by Lillian Hellman from her own play, director William Dieterle's 1946 drama stars Robert Young as a U.S. ambassador in Europe in the years before WW2.
Проход каньона
Preacher (uncredited)
1856 год. Бизнесмен, не придающий значения деньгам, Логан Стюарт сопровождает Люси Овермайр, невесту своего друга Джорджа Камроуза, домой в Джексонвилл, штат Орегон. Люси нравится Логан, но сердце его принадлежит другой. За Логаном охотится Хонни Брэгг, который пытается его убить, чтобы убрать свидетеля своего преступления. Приезд в Джексонвилл только добавляет проблем Логану. Друг Джордж проигрывается в карты и попадает в беду, из которой Логан пытается его вытащить. Путешествия по опасной и живописной земле Орегона, прекрасные дамы, романтичный треугольник, свадьба, убийство, суд, и в кульминации индейское восстание, которое создает угрозу для всех поселенцев. Как найти больше, чем потерять? Каждый человек сам выбирает себе богов…
Blonde for a Day
Walter Bronson
Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.
O.S.S.
Electronics Engineer (uncredited)
The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices' Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation "Applejack" (based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII) and sends Lt. (j.g.) Philip Masson, U.S.N.R. aka John Martin as spy Philippe Martine (Alan Ladd) along with Miss Ellen Rogers posing as her college roommate, Madame Elaine Duprez (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. as Albert Bernardito (Richard Benedict) to acquire secret Nazi plans. After nearly getting caught they succeed and get new identities. However they discover a secret that could change the war and risk their lives to get the information back to London before it jeopardizes their lives. Martine and Duprez then get reassigned to assist fellow spy Frank Schmidt aka Parker (Richard Webb) embedded in the German army so he can relay important Nazi troop movements. Then she is discovered by an old foe, Col. Paul Meister (John Hoyt) but Martine must radio the vital information and misses her.
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
Justin Farley
In this crime drama, a sorority girl is photographed hanging around with known criminals in illicit gambling dens. The resulting pictures are then used to blackmail her father, a district attorney.
Миссия в Москву
American Newsman (uncredited)
Хроника впечатлений о Советском Союзе американского посла Дэвиса, его встреч со Сталиным, и его общая точка зрения на отношения Советского Союза и Соединенных Штатов.
Truck Busters
George Havelock
An independent truck driver organizes his fellow truckers to resist the efforts of a crooked trucking company exec to bring all drivers under his control. When the trucker's brother dies in an "accident" arranged by the trucking company's henchmen, he takes matters into his own hands
City of Silent Men
Fred Bernard
The plot revolves around a group of ex-convicts who try to start life anew by relocating in a small town under assumed names. The mayor of the town welcomes the former cons with open arms, helping them re-open a dormant canning factory and encouraging them to hire other reformed criminals.
You Can't Escape Forever
Coroner (uncredited)
A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Reporter
Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom.
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Alden Brown
This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In the early 19th Century, Congress appropriated the money to build the school, but opponents who believed it to be an illegitimate expansion of the powers of the federal government decided to sabotage the school. They put the hard-as-nails Major Sam Carter in charge of the academy, and he ruthlessly put the recruits through grueling training -- until only ten prospective soldiers remained. They include Dawson, a patriotic farm boy and Howard Shelton, a selfish playboy who has come to West Point only because of its prestige. The two vie for Carolyn Bainbridge, while they, along with the other eight, try convince Carter that the school is worth keeping.
Spy Ship
Burns
A radio reporter begins to suspect that a commentator at his station may be using her position to broadcast shipping information to enemy spies. With the help of the girl's sister, he sets out to expose the spy and her Nazi gang.
Broadway
Reporter
Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s.
Grand Central Murder
Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.
Моя девушка Сэл
Loud Customer (uncredited)
Пол Дрессер, талантливый автор песен, перезжает в Нью-Йорк, где каждый второй его труд становится хитом. Но со временем у него появляются и другие, куда более весомые причины остаться в городе больших возможностей - в первую очередь, прекрасная Салли Эллиотт, одна из самых известных в то время певиц в городе.
Оружие для найма
Albert Baker
Добрый к детям и котам наемный убийца Филип Рейвн, получает оплату своей «работы» от предателя Уилларда Гэйтса в «горячих» деньгах. Крейн (второй после Рейвна) завербован комитетом Сената, чтобы помочь в расследовании деятельности Гэйтса. Рейвн жаждет отомстить Гэйтсу, он отправляется на его поиски…
Пожнешь бурю
Snaith (uncredited)
1840-е. Ки-Уэст полон службами спасателей, которые зарабатывают подъемом грузов с затонувших кораблей. Владелец судна Локси Клейборн подозревает в нечестной игре спасателя Кинга Катлера — тот всегда оказывается в нужном месте, стоит произойти кораблекрушению…
The Body Disappears
Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by eccentric college professor Reginald Shotesbury. An unbelievable series of events is revealed by several witnesses testifying in a "mystery trial" to determine the reason for DeHaven's "disappearance".
They Died with Their Boots On
Grant's Secretary (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.
At the Stroke of Twelve
Prosecuting Attorney
This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on the night he has decided to go straight, finds himself caught between the gunfire of two rival gangsters and, wounded by a bullet, he finds refuge in the home of a wealthy recluse. One of the gangsters is found riddled with bullets from the gun Lance dropped while making his escape, and he is arrested and tried for murder. The reclusive widow comes to the trail and testifies that Lance was her guest that night when the clock struck twelve, the time of the killing. Lance, while innocent, is also lucky, as the widow had her all her clocks set to always strike twelve, as the time her husband had died.
Ты никогда не будешь богаче
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Импресарио Мартин Кофтленд, намереваясь приударить за Шейлой, лучшей танцовщицей своей труппы, покупает ей в подарок бриллиантовый браслет. Жене он покупает… чесалку для спины. Увы, он путает подарки и браслет попадает в руки ревнивой жены. Чтобы отвести подозрения от шефа, хореограф Роберт Кёртис, завзятый холостяк, объявляет браслет своим и начинает демонстративно ухаживать за Шейлой. Но события принимают такой оборот, что даже уход на службу в армию не спасает Роберта от любовного безумия.
Four Mothers
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
Father Is A Prince
Ben Haley
Director Noel Smith's comic 1940 morality tale, about a carpet sweeper manufacturer who sacrifices his family's happiness for his business, stars Grant Mitchell, Nana Bryant, Jan Clayton, George Reeves, Lee Patrick, John Litel, Billy Dawson, Richard Clayton, Frank Ferguson, Vera Lewis, Pierre Watkin, Frank Wilcox, John Ridgely and Frank Orth.
Gambling on the High Seas
The State's District Attorney
A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice.