Irving Pichel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director. He married Violette Wilson, daughter of Jackson Stitt Wilson, a Methodist minister and Socialist mayor of Berkeley, California. Her sister was actress Viola Barry. The Pichels had three sons, Pichel Wilson, Julian Irving, and Marlowe Agnew. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irving Pichel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jezebel
as HugerIn 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who...
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They Won't Believe Me
as uncreditedOn trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand...
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The Great Rupert
as Puzzled Pedestrian (uncredited)Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in...
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How Green Was My Valley
as Adult Huw (Voice)A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the...
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending...
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Destination Moon
as Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist...
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Dracula's Daughter
as SandorA countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
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Cleopatra
as ApollodorusThe queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
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The Story of Temple Drake
as Lee GoodwinThe coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’...
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Before Dawn
as Police Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)After the death of a gangster, those familiar with his million dollar stash start mysteriously...
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I'm No Angel
as Clayton's Attorney (uncredited)The bold Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent need of money,...
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The Silver Streak
as BronteA high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to...
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Rio
as RoccoDiabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when...
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The Battle of Midway
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy...
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An American Tragedy
as District Attorney Orville MasonA social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
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Fog Over Frisco
as Jake BelloVal takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance...
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Westward Passage
as Harry OttendorfA struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet...
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Return of the Terror
as Daniel Burke"The Terror", a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has...
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Torture Ship
as Dr. Herbert StanderA mad scientist uses captured criminals as experiments for his study on "the criminal mind"...
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The Woman Accused
as District Attorney ClarkJeffrey and Glenda are two lovers about to embark on a three-day cruise to nowhere. Their plan...
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Madame Butterfly
as YamadoriPinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his...
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Wild Girl
as Rufe WatersSalomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small...
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The Cheat
as Hardy LivingstoneElsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and...
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Night Flight
as Dr. DecostaStory of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.
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Topper Takes a Trip
as ProsecutorMrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo...
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The Right To Romance
as Dr. BeckAgainst her better judgment, a dedicated and hard-working plastic surgeon (Ann Harding) finds...
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December 7th
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the...
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This Is Korea!
as NarratorJohn Ford's documentary about the early battles of the Korean War, shot in color.
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Forgotten Commandments
as Prof. MarinoffA framework story serves as context for a retelling of the Exodus story and, most importantly, a...
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Santa Fe
as HarnedAfter their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find...
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The Painted Woman
as Robert Dunn, LawyerAfter becoming involved in a killing, Kiddo gets on board Boyton's ship. When he learns what...
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Special Agent K-7
as Lester OwensPolice detective Lanny resents the ongoing interference of the local FBI branch. Hoping to show...
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British Agent
as Sergei PavlovIn the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St...
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Juarez
as General CarbajalThe newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular...
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Oliver Twist
as FaginAn orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang...
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The Moon Is Down
as Peder (Innkeeper) (uncredited)The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on...
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Martin Luther
as BrueckA biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the...
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The Right to Love
as Caleb EvansA woman becomes estranged from her daughter when the girl learns that she is illegitimate.
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Special Agent
as U.S. District AttorneyNewspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career...
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Exile Express
as VictorA San Francisco reporter and a lab assistant foil spies on an East-bound deportation train.
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Armored Car
as WalinskyLarry Willis and Bill Wane are security guards who ride in the back of Banks Co. armored trucks....
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King of the Jungle
as CoreyA white youth raised in the jungle by animals is captured by a safari and brought back to...
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High, Wide and Handsome
as Mr. StarkThe setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson and her father have stopped in...
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Dick Tracy's G-Men
as Nicolas ZarnoffA mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in...
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That Justice Be Done
as Narrator (voice)Newsreel footage from both sides of World War II make a case for convicting Nazi war criminals.
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Tomorrow Is Forever
as Radio Commentator (Voice)In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war....
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Newsboys' Home
as Tom DavenportA beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.
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The Great Commandment
as Jesus Christ (voice)Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as SelfThis 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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Belle of the Yukon
as Narrator (uncredited)Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an...
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The High Wall
as Doctor NordhoffFilm produced for a coalition of public service groups to combat racial and ethnic hatred. The...
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Strange Justice
as L.D. WatersSocialite banker Henry Judson maintains his extravagant lifestyle by embezzling from his bank,...
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General Spanky
as SimmonsOrphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There...
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3 Kids and a Queen
as KraftAn eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She...
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The Bride Wore Boots
as Steeplechase Announcer (uncredited)A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.
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Such Women Are Dangerous
as StanleyAn aspiring young writer becomes infatuated with a successful romance novelist, who realizes his...
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I Am a Thief
as Count Carlo TrentiniA man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.
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Two Kinds of Women
as Senator KrullThe daughter of a senator from South Dakota visits Manhattan for the first time, eager to see...
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Murder by the Clock
as Philip EndicottA policeman investigates a woman's link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside...
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There Goes My Heart
as Mr. GormanAn heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.
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The Miracle Man
as Henry HolmesA gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's...
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Happy Land
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist...
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The Mysterious Rider
as Cliff HarknessThe ranchers have given money through Benton to the crooked lawyer Harkness to save the titles...
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The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Albert GriswoldAn ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes...
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Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
as ClaudiusA 1933 screen test for a proposed, but never filmed, movie version of "Hamlet" in Technicolor,...
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The Road to Reno
as Robert MilletJackie is the perpetually adolescent mother of two grown children - daughter Lee and son Jeff -...
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She Was a Lady
as MarcoBefore his daughter can formally claim her rightful title, her father dies. Now her blue-blooded...
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The House of a Thousand Candles
as Anton SebastianThe story of diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who's been entrusted with a secret message vital...
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Join the Marines
as Col. LeonardNew York City cop Phil Donlon leaves the force to join the U.S. Olympic team. When he falls for...
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Don't Gamble with Love
as Rick CollinsStandard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she...
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