David Bruce
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).
The Letter
as Man (uncredited)After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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Sergeant York
as Bert ThomasAlvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is...
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Santa Fe Trail
as Phil SheridanAs a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B....
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The Sea Hawk
as Martin BurkeDashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love...
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The Sea Wolf
as Young SailorShipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
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Christmas Holiday
as Gerald TylerDon't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life....
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Corvette K-225
as Lt. RawlinsThe story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
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The Mummy's Ghost
as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess...
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Salome, Where She Danced
as Cleve BluntDuring the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after...
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The Mad Ghoul
as Ted AllisonA university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student,...
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Gung Ho!
as Larry O'RyanA true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during...
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Flying Tigers
as Lt. BartonJim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought...
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Singapore Woman
as David RitchieA fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
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Lady on a Train
as Wayne MorganWhile watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building....
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The Iron Glove
as Austrian Sergeant at TavernIrishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George...
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Calling Dr. Death
as Robert 'Bob' DuvalLosing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been...
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Flight from Destiny
as John SaundersAfter his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to...
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Alice in Movieland
as Assistant Director (uncredited)In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood....
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The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Gerald WilsonA young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's...
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Moon Over Las Vegas
as Richard CorbettA beautiful woman goes to Las Vegas in a scheme to make her husbnd jealous, but once she gets...
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Jungle Hell
as Dr. Paul MorrisonJungle natives are treated by a physician who goes against the wishes of a witch doctor to...
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How's About It
as OliverA song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics.
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Knute Rockne All American
as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
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Pony Express Days
as Johnny FreyIn this short, a youthful Buffalo Bill Cody joins the newly-formed Pony Express as a station...
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Hi-Jacked
as MattA parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of...
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The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Alan DuncanTwo British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
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Money and the Woman
as Depositor (uncredited)An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
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Pier 23
as Charles GiffenPier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and...
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Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
as Tom ConwayGangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a...
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Honeymoon Lodge
as Horace Crump aka Bob SterlingHoneymoon Lodge is a musical variation on the old Awful Truth plotline. Divorce-bound Bob and...
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Pygmy Island
as Maj. BoltonJungle Jim searches for a female Army captain who's gone missing.
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South of Dixie
as Danny LeeTo save their music publishing firm from bankruptcy, Bill "Brains' Watson creates a colorful...
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Ladies Courageous
as Frank GarrisonLoretta Young stars in this drama about female pilots during WWII.
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Cannibal Attack
as Arnold KingJungle Jim fights enemy agents who are trying to steal cobalt while disguised as crocodiles.
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A Dispatch from Reuters
as BruceGerman Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news...
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You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Harvey JonesA young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets...
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East of the River
as Student (uncredited)Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other...
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Racing Luck
as Jeff StuartBrother and sister "Boots" Warren and Phyllis Warren inherit two race horses. One of the horses...
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Young Daniel Boone
as Daniel BooneFrontier scout Daniel Boone is sent out to locate the only two survivors of General Braddock's...
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The Body Disappears
as Jimmy BarbourWealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after...
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Highways by Night
as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)A young millionaire (Richard Carlson) joins the real world and meets a maid (Jane Randolph) and...
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The Smiling Ghost
as Paul MyronElinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt...
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River's End
as BaltAn escaped criminal pretends to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to...
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That Night with You
as JohnnyIn this musical comedy, a young singer becomes so desperate to appear on Broadway that she goes...
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The Yellow Haired Kid
as CharlesTwo episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok", The Yellow Haired Kid and Johnny Deuce, edited...
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Can't Help Singing
as LathamWith the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young...
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March On, Marines
as Jimmy LansingMarine Sergeant Bob Lansing has just completed a tour of duty in the Pacific and is off to study...
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Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Tom Adams, Smith's AttorneyAn elderly man leaves Wyoming to visit his daughter in a small Massachusetts town because, even...
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Prejudice
as Joe HansonJoe Hanson, who believes himself to be tolerant of other races and religions, gradually comes to...
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She's for Me
as Michael ReedTwo lawyers fall for their beautiful client.
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Revenue Agent
as Cliff GageAccountant Augustis King discovers that his wife, Marfhe, is having an affair with his boss Sam...
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Timber Fury
as Jim CaldwellPhyllis Wilson (Laura Lee) returns to the lumber camp owned by her father, Henry Wilson (Sam...
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The Cisco Kid
as Henchman MontanaThe Cisco Kid is a half-hour American Western television series starring Duncan Renaldo in the...
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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as uncreditedThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight...
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Hopalong Cassidy
as uncreditedHopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared...
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General Electric Theater
as StrattonGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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