David Bruce

David Bruce

Рождение : 1916-01-06, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Смерть : 1976-05-03

История

David Bruce (born Marden Andrew McBroom; January 6, 1914 – May 3, 1976) was an American film actor, known for his chilling performance as Ted Allison in The Mad Ghoul. He was a company member of Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek, Wisconsin in 1939. Born in Kankakee, Illinois, he signed a movie contract with Warner Brothers in 1940. The Northwestern University graduate appeared in many movies from the 1940s until 1955 when Bruce decided to give up acting. The 6' 1" (1.85 m) actor appeared in over 60 movies including Flying Tigers (1942), Christmas Holiday (1944) and Lady on a Train (1945).

Профиль

David Bruce
David Bruce

Фильмы

Jungle Hell
Dr. Paul Morrison
Jungle natives are treated by a physician who goes against the wishes of a witch doctor to provide burn healing methods caused by radioactive rocks discovered when the elephants were felling trees.
Cannibal Attack
Arnold King
Jungle Jim fights enemy agents who are trying to steal cobalt while disguised as crocodiles.
The Iron Glove
Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George I on the throne of England.
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Alan Duncan
Two British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
The Yellow Haired Kid
Charles
Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok", The Yellow Haired Kid and Johnny Deuce, edited together and released as a feature.
Revenue Agent
Cliff Gage
Accountant Augustis King discovers that his wife, Marfhe, is having an affair with his boss Sam Bellows. He telephones Internal Revenue Bureau that he can give evidence of a large tax-evasion racket. Before IRS-agent Steve Daniels arrives, King is murdered by a henchman of Bellows and his partner, Ernie Medford. Daniels discovers that Bellows and Medford are smuggling gold bullion from their mine in Mexico, and sell and bank the money under assumed names. they hide the bullion in a compartment welded to the bottom of a car.
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney
An elderly man leaves Wyoming to visit his daughter in a small Massachusetts town because, even though she didn't say so, he believes she needs his help. When he gets there he discovers that his daughter, a lawyer, is under great stress because of her biggest client, an old geezer who is the wealthiest and most powerful man in town. The girl's father decides to make the old man "disappear" by performing a rain dance he learned from an Indian chief back in Wyoming--and lo and behold it starts to rain and the old man does indeed disappear. The local sheriff, however, suspects foul play and arrests the girl's father.
Pygmy Island
Maj. Bolton
Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) fights a gorilla, finds a Wac (Ann Savage) and keeps high fiber from falling into enemy hands.
Hi-Jacked
Matt
A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involvement with hijackers.
Pier 23
Charles Giffen
Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison. The film's two-part structure leads to repetition and predictability, but it's fun to watch TV's "Ward Cleaver" making like Philip Marlowe.
Young Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Frontier scout Daniel Boone is sent out to locate the only two survivors of General Braddock's men that are believed two have lived through an Indian massacre.
Prejudice
Joe Hanson
Joe Hanson, who believes himself to be tolerant of other races and religions, gradually comes to realize that he is prejudiced against many of them.
The Sickle or the Cross
George Hart
Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Reds imprison him and send in his place a spy who is his double, but who is instructed to come out for Communism. The spy is accepted in Burnside's home town, and he reports to local Communist headquarters, where James John, prominent local businessman but in reality a Red agent, has instructions to assist him in all details of his mission. He does a series of personal appearances and radio interviews and talk shows, using an anti-Communist approach.
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Tom Conway
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
Racing Luck
Jeff Stuart
Brother and sister "Boots" Warren and Phyllis Warren inherit two race horses. One of the horses is claimed by a rival horse-owner, Jeff Stuart, when it wins a claiming race at Santa Anita. Then Stuart learns that the horse will not run without its former stablemate. But neither Stuart nor the Warrens want to give up their respective horses. It is finally agreed that both horses will be entered in the same race, and the winning owner will gain possession of both horses. The only complication is that Phyllis has fallen in love with Stuart.
That Night with You
Johnny
In this musical comedy, a young singer becomes so desperate to appear on Broadway that she goes to a prominent producer and tells him that she is the daughter who resulted from his day-long marriage to a young woman he knew years ago. The producer is delighted and soon puts his daughter up on stage. The trouble begins when the girl's "mother" suddenly pays a call. For her own reasons, the woman decides to play along with the girl's ruse. Fortunately, by the story's end, the truth is revealed, all differences are reconciled and happiness ensues.
Леди в поезде
Wayne Morgan
Никки, любительница тайн и криминальных романов, выглянув в окно поезда, становится свидетельницей убийства. Однако, прибывшая по её вызову полиция не находит никаких признаков случившегося. Решительная девушка совместно с популярным автором детективных романов Уэйном Морганом начинает свое собственное расследование. И хотя мисс Коллинз несравнимо моложе мисс Марпл, её острый ум заставляет вспомнить лучшие дела героини романов Агаты Кристи.
Salome, Where She Danced
Cleve Blunt
During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she is accused of being a spy. She ends up in a lawless western town in Arizona, where she uses her charms and dancing skills to transform herself into "Salome" during her dance routines.
Не могу не петь
Latham
Музыкальная комедия с участием американской певицы и актрисы Дины Дурбин. Вопреки желанию родителей, ее героиня отправляется на Запад в поисках своего возлюбленного кавалерийского офицера. Замечательная музыка Джерома Керна и прекрасно поставленные костюмные сцены середины девятнадцатого века, делают этот фильм незабываемым зрелищем.
Рождественские каникулы
Gerald Tyler
Лейтенант Чарльз Мэйсон от которого недавно ушла жена, оказывается вместе с компанией друзей в Новоорлеанском публичном доме. Здесь он встречает певицу Джекки Ламонт - женщину с таинственным прошлым. Ее настоящее имя - Абигейл Монетт, а ее муж - Роберт Монетт отбывает наказание втюрьме за убийство. Роберт бежит из тюрьмы, чтобы отомстить супруге заизмену. Тем временем Джекки мечтает начать новую жизнь. Она ужестроит планы в отношении лейтенанта, в которого искренне влюблена.
Allergic to Love
J. Roger Mace
Newlywed bliss surround O'Driscoll and Beery until they get on board the ship for their honeymoon in South America. Then she starts sneezing, and hay fever's uncontrollable grip does not seem to want to let up.
Призрак мумии
Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)
Египетский священник-культист Юсуф Бей прибывает в Америку, чтобы найти и вернуть на родину останки принцессы Ананки и её возлюбленного Хариса. Тем временем египтолог Мэтью Норман на свою беду находит способ оживить мумию Хариса, после чего Бей решает аналогичным образом вернуть к жизни и саму принцессу.
South of Dixie
Danny Lee
To save their music publishing firm from bankruptcy, Bill "Brains' Watson creates a colorful life-story about his partner, Danny Lee, representing him as a descendant of Louisiana's famous Josh Lee family and rightful poet laureate of Dixieland.
Moon Over Las Vegas
Richard Corbett
A beautiful woman goes to Las Vegas in a scheme to make her husbnd jealous, but once she gets there she becomes involved with another man.
Ladies Courageous
Frank Garrison
Loretta Young stars in this drama about female pilots during WWII.
Gung Ho!
Larry O'Ryan
A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.
Calling Dr. Death
Robert 'Bob' Duval
Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.
She's for Me
Michael Reed
Two lawyers fall for their beautiful client.
Безумный гуль
Ted Allison
Доктор Альфред Моррис, университетский профессор химии, заново открывает древнюю формулу майя и синтезирует газ, который превращает людей в податливых, послушных, похожих на зомби «гулей». Подопытным Морриса становится студент-медик Тед Эллисон. Профессор считает, что невеста Эллисона, красивая концертная певица Изабель Льюис, хочет разорвать помолвку, потому что предпочитает более «зрелого» Морриса. На самом же деле Изабель любит своего концертмейстера Эрика. Чтобы на время вывести Теда из подобного трансу состояния Моррис изготавливает сыворотку из сердец, которые по его приказу извлекает Эллисон из тел умерших или еще живых людей. Когда выясняется, что места убийств совпадают с гастрольным графиком Изабель, на след сумасшедшего ученого выходит репортер.
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
Harvey Jones
A young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets ready to divorce him, she realizes that she actually loves him, and determines to find a way to keep him.
Corvette K-225
Lt. Rawlins
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Honeymoon Lodge
Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
Honeymoon Lodge is a musical variation on the old Awful Truth plotline. Divorce-bound Bob and Carol Sterling (David Bruce, June Vincent) make a last-ditch attempt to avoid their legal breakup by restaging their mountain-resort honeymoon. Things get complicated when a rancher named Big Boy (Rod Cameron, in a Ralph Bellamy-style "sap" role) shows up at the resort in ardent pursuit of Carol, while Lorraine Logan (Harriet Hilliard) sets her cap for Bob.
How's About It
Oliver
A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics.
Летающие тигры
Lt. Barton
«Летающие тигры» — военно-воздушное подразделение США, сражавшееся с японцами в небе над Китаем во время Второй мировой войны. Командиру подразделения Джиму Гордону приходится брать на себя лидерство не только во время боевых вылетов, но и урегулировать конфликты на земле, ведь публика среди подопечных ему лётчиков-наёмников подобралась очень разношёрстная.
Highways by Night
Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A young millionaire (Richard Carlson) joins the real world and meets a maid (Jane Randolph) and mobsters.
The Body Disappears
Jimmy Barbour
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".
Сержант Йорк
Bert Thomas
Этот фильм посвящен истории жизни американца, героя первой мировой войны Элвина С. Йорка, захватившего во время боя в одиночку 132 немецких солдата. Это событие произошло во время наступления Мойзе-Аргонн во Франции. После этого подвига простой солдат стал одним из самых любимых героев Америки.
The Smiling Ghost
Paul Myron
Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.
Singapore Woman
David Ritchie
A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
Морской волк
Young Sailor
Капитан Ларсен носил прозвище Волк но явно считал себя и Богом и Дьяволом на своем рыболовном судне «Призрак». На борт «Призрака» однажды был поднят из воды молодой человек по имени Хэмфри Ван Вейден уцелевший после одного довольно странного кораблекрушения. Хэмфри не один раз стал свидетелем жестокости капитана Ларсена прежде чем пришел к мысли о необходимости бунта. Хотя бы ради того чтобы остаться в живых…
Flight from Destiny
John Saunders
After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend his last days killing someone who contributes nothing but harm to society. When Henry learns that his friend Betty's husband, Michael, has been painting forgeries of ancient paintings for gallery owner Ketti Moret, he investigates the fraudulent dealer's life. Judging that Ketti is truly evil, Henry prepares to murder her.
Дорога на Санта-Фе
Phil Sheridan
1854 год. Вест-Пойнт, первый Федеральный кадетский кавалерийский корпус. Джеб Стюарт — новый кадет, который с успехом начинает проходить обучение. Молодой человек находится на хорошем счету у командиров, но, тем не менее, наживает себе врага в лице кадета Карла Райдера радикального аболициониста, настроенного изменить классовую и кастовую систему Америки. Этот тайный последователь фанатика Джона Брауна, стремящегося освободить всех рабов при помощи оружия и силы, в казарме завязывает драку со Стюартом, впоследствии чего Райдера исключают из Вест-Пойнта. Самому же Джебу и его друзьям дан приказ следовать на территорию штата Канзас, где они должны прекратить противозаконные действия идеолога Джона Брауна и вооруженных до зубов его приспешников. Здесь, на одной из пыльных дорог ведущих в Санта-Фе, он вновь встретит своего недоброжелателя Райдера.
March On, Marines
Jimmy Lansing
Marine Sergeant Bob Lansing has just completed a tour of duty in the Pacific and is off to study at the Officer's Academy in Annapolis if he passes the entrance exam. He soon finds out that his younger brother, Jimmy Lansing, just recently made sergeant as well, will also be taking the exam with him. The Lansing brothers are hard working and patriotic military men and both deserve to be accepted into the Academy, but they learn there is only one spot available. As entrance into Annapolis is dependent both on their exam results and their record, they are encouraged by the base colonel to enter into a friendly rivalry for the three weeks on the base prior to the exam. They also enter into a friendly rivalry for the affections of Penelope Hayworth, the admiral's daughter.
Письмо
Man (uncredited)
Лесли Кросби — супруга каучукового плантатора стреляет в друга их семьи Дэвида Ньюэлла. Позже на вопросы следователя она отвечает, что убитый пытался напасть на нее, и она убила его в порядке самообороны. Роберт Кросби, преданный и любящий муж, верит каждому ее слову и просит Ховарда Джойса, уважаемого юриста, защищать его супругу. Джойс узнает от секретаря, что миссис Хэммонд, вдова Ньюэлла, имеет в своем распоряжении письмо, написанное Лесли к Ньюэллу. В нем она просит Лесли приехать к ней на плантацию как раз в день убийства. Когда эту информацию адвокат сообщает Лесли, та хладнокровно признается, что убила Ньюзлла, и что он был ее любовником. Пожалев женщину, защитник соглашается выкупить компрометирующее письмо за 10 тысяч долларов. Вскоре супруг узнает, что все его сбережения были потрачены на покупку письма и требует, чтобы ему сообщили его содержание. Лесли во всем признается, и Роберт прощает ее, но вдова убитого не может простить смерти мужа…
East of the River
Student (uncredited)
Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing college but both are in-love with the same girl.
Почта от Рейтера
Bruce
Фильм о Поле Джулиусе Рейтере, который создал первое агентство новостей «Рейтер».
Knute Rockne All American
Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Money and the Woman
Depositor (uncredited)
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
River's End
Balt
An escaped criminal pretends to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to prove his innocence of murder. Star Dennis Morgan plays two roles.
Морской ястреб
Martin Burke
Флинн — на пике карьеры — играет очаровательного жуликоватого пирата, образ, вероятно, основанный на каперах подобных сэру Фрэнсису Дрэйку, пирату Её Величества. Его капитан Торп — герой высшей пробы (как обычно!), сражающийся с испанцами на благо Англии. Испанцы изображены как жуткие злодеи с красными мордами, кроме донны Марии-Бренда Маршалл — сияющей неземной красотой.
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Gerald Wilson
A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients are mostly mobsters. Director Vincent Sherman's 1940 crime melodrama stars George Brent, William Lundigan, Richard Barthelmess, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Marc Lawrence, Henry Armetta, George Tobias, John Litel, Alan Baxter, Louis Jean Heydt, Clarence Kolb, Sam McDaniel and Mary Gordon.
Pony Express Days
Johnny Frey
In this short, a youthful Buffalo Bill Cody joins the newly-formed Pony Express as a station hand and replaces the regular rider when he is shot.
Alice in Movieland
Assistant Director (uncredited)
In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her arrival. Instead of instant success, she meets disappointment after disappointment, and she needs the unexpected encouragement of her grandmother and an aging, former star whom she meets at a talent night. Finally, she gets a call to be an extra, and she's so hopeful that the regulars decide to make a fool of her. Is this the end of Alice's dream? Not if the porter has anything to say about it.