Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue (born Gaspere Biondolillo) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. La Rue went from high school to his first acting job, in Otis Skinner's road company production of Blood and Sand. He performed in Broadway plays from around 1923 to 1931. According to La Rue, while appearing in Mae West's play Diamond Lil, he was spotted by Howard Hawks, who offered him a part in the film Scarface, starring Paul Muni. He moved to Hollywood, where he appeared in numerous films. However, Scarface was not one of them. La Rue stated in a newspaper article that, after four days, Hawks had to replace him with George Raft because La Rue was taller than Muni and had a more powerful voice. Later, however, Raft turned down the role of the despicable villain in The Story of Temple Drake, fearing it would damage his screen image, so the part went to La Rue. Sometimes mistaken for Humphrey Bogart, he played thugs and gangsters for the most part. However, director Frank Borzage atypically cast him as a priest in the 1932 version of A Farewell to Arms simply because, according to newspaper columnist Hubbard Keavy, he was "tired of seeing conventional characters". La Rue stated he turned down a role in The Godfather and many parts in the television series The Untouchables because of the way they portrayed Italian-Americans. La Rue died of a heart attack at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 81. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.
A Farewell to Arms
as PriestA tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt....
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42nd Street
as Thug (uncredited)A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has...
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The Sea Hawk
as Lt. OrtegaDashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love...
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Captains Courageous
as PriestHarvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a...
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My Favorite Brunette
as TonyRonnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private...
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
as TomatoesIn prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock...
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Ackerman (uncredited)A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of...
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The Kennel Murder Case
as Eduardo GrassiPhilo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room...
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The Spy in the Green Hat
as Federico 'Feet' Stilletto"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the...
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Lawyer Man
as Spike Murphy (uncredited)Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New...
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Three on a Match
as Ace's Henchman (uncredited)Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she...
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Silent Film VillainA would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a...
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Dancing Pirate
as Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide)Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives,...
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Road to Utopia
as LeBecWhile on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had...
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound...
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Dakota
as SuadeIn 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko...
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Christopher Strong
as CarloA romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous...
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Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the...
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The Spanish Main
as Lt. EscobarLaurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the...
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The Payoff
as John AngusThe city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts...
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Hard Guy
as Vic MonroeInvestigators crack down on a gang of nightclub con artists that has been victimizing wealthy...
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Blessed Event
as Louis De MarcoA New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.
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No Orchids for Miss Blandish
as Slim GrissonFilmed in England but set in New York, No Orchids For Miss Blandish tells of a sheltered heiress...
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Cornered
as Diego, Hotel ValetA World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
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Dangerous Passage
as MikeJoe Beck leaves Central America so that he can return to Texas and collect a large inheritance,...
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Night World
as Henchman (uncredited)"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful...
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Virtue
as Toots O'NeilGiven a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon...
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The Mouthpiece
as Joe Garland (Uncredited)A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got...
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Gangs Inc.
as Mickey RomanCircumstances force naive Rita Adams into serving an unjust prison term, but she emerges from it...
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Radio Patrol
as Slick (uncredited)A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing...
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Enemy Agent
as AlexA man is framed for being a spy. After he is released, he sets out to find who the real spies are.
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Little Big Shot
as Jack DoréA con man and his partner inherit a dead gangster's precocious daughter.
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward...
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Swamp Woman
as Pierre Pertinax Pontineau Briand Broussicourt d'Olivier, aka Pete OliverFamed striptease artist Ann Corio stars as Annabelle, a cabaret dancer who returns to the...
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40 Pounds of Trouble
as Nick the GreekHilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome...
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The Story of Temple Drake
as TriggerThe coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’...
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American Empire
as Pierre - Beauchard HenchmanRichard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking...
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Ringside Maisie
as Ricky Du PrezYoung undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career,...
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Dangerous Holiday
as GollengerA young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.
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Headline Shooter
as RicciA newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
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The Girl in 419
as SammyA hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much...
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Special Agent
as Jake AndrewsNewspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career...
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Ride the Man Down
as KennedyAfter Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.
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To the Last Man
as Jim DaggsIn Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to...
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His Night Out
as Joe FerranzaWhen a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he...
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Charlie Chan in Panama
as Emil ManoloCharlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would...
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Smart Guy
as Matt TaylorA gambler is about to stand trial for a crime he actually didn't commit. In order to brush up...
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Gambling Ship
as Pete ManningTired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels...
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Strike Me Pink
as Mr. ThrustMeek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.
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Remember Last Night?
as Baptiste BouclierAfter a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's...
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For Those Who Think Young
as Cronin's Business AssociateA wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a...
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While Paris Sleeps
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The Daring Young Man
as CubbyThe Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl...
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Forgotten Girls
as Eddie NolanA disillusioned factory worker is charged with the attempted murder of her mother's lover.
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Footsteps in the Dark
as Ace VernonA high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police...
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Pardon My Sarong
as Tabor (uncredited)A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for...
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Her Husband Lies
as 'Trigger'J. Ward Thomas of Park Avenue leads a double life as an investment broker and as notorious...
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The Gang's All Here
as AlberniJohn Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns...
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The Girl from Monterrey
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Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of...
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Times Square Lady
as Jack KramerA young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's...
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The Woman Accused
as Little MaxieJeffrey and Glenda are two lovers about to embark on a three-day cruise to nowhere. Their plan...
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Big Town Czar
as Mike LugerWhen gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can...
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Secret Service In Darkest Africa
as HassanAn American secret agent travels to Africa to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring.
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Trapped by G-Men
as Fred DrakeGranite-jawed Jack Holt performs a dual role in Columbia's Trapped by G-Men.
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The Desert Song
as Lt. BertinPaul Hudson, leads a group of desert bandits against some Nazis, who want to use them as cheap...
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The All-American
as Joe FioreThe story of the rise and fall of an All-American football player.
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Valley of the Giants
as Ed MorrellA lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to...
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Never a Dull Moment
as JoeyNightclub gangsters hire a vaudeville act called the Three Funny Bunnies (Ritz Brothers).
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The Sultan's Daughter
as RataA sultan's lovely daughter finds herself courted by a handsome American.
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Highways by Night
as Johnny Lieber, GangsterA young millionaire (Richard Carlson) joins the real world and meets a maid (Jane Randolph) and...
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Good Dame
as Bluch BrownA chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks...
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The Bridge of Sighs
as Packy LacyAssistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the...
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Take the Stand
as George GaylordA radio columnist is threatened by gangsters and later murdered during a broadcast. A detective...
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A Tenderfoot Goes West
as James "Killer" MaddenWellington Pike, author of 'Wild and Bloody Tales of the West', has never been away from the...
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East of the River
as Frank 'Frisco' ScarfiTwo troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other...
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Fugitive from a Prison Camp
as Red NelsonSheriff Holt is determined to prove that prisoners can be rehabilitated and released into...
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Waterfront Lady
as Tom BradenWhen a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business,...
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X Marks the Spot
as Marty ClarkA private detective, soon to enlist in the army, is drawn into one final case when his police...
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Gentleman from Dixie
as Thad TerrillA man is released from prison after serving time for a murder he didn't commit. He goes to live...
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Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as BertMiss Madeline Fane is a famous California screen star who has been devoted to her baby son...
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It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Smiley ClarkWhen a play's two producers are murdered, the playwright tries to solve the crime.
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That I May Live
as uncreditedCrooks use a man's safe-cracking skills then involve him in more crime after he spends three...
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Follow the Leader
as LarryMuggs and Glimpy, two East Side Kids in the army, return to their neighborhood, supposedly on...
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Pistol Packin' Mama
as Johnny RossiTwo tuneful gamblers gambol across the country in a struggle for the money they need to run...
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Secret of the Chateau
as Lucien VonaireMurder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a...
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Terror Aboard
as Gregory CordoffAn ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find...
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Murder in the Music Hall
as Bruce WiltonAn orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.
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Bush Pilot
as Paul GirardTwo pilots, who happen to be half-brothers, compete for the same girl as well as the same air...
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Follow the Leader
as A GangsterEd Wynn, a waiter, tries to get hit employers daughter a start on the stage; Ginger Rogers...
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The Last Ride
as Joe GennaA police lieutenant is determined to bust the gang of crooks selling defective automobile tires.
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Robin Hood of Monterey
as Don Ricardo GonzalesEduardo Belmonte overhears his new step-mother, Maria, and her lover, Don Ricardo Gonzales...
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Calling All Cars
as Jerry KennedyA reporter out to break up a criminal gang finds time to make a play for a mobster's girlfriend.
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I Demand Payment
as Smiles BadolioA just-married young woman attempts suicide after her husband tells her he really doesn't love...
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For Heaven's Sake
as Tony ClarkAn angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate...
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In Old Caliente
as Manuel Delgardo / SujarnoAmericans come west to California in the hope of peaceful settlement. Roy and Gabby sing a duet:...
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Santa Fe Uprising
as Bruce JacksonThe Duchess, the aunt of Red Ryder, comes to town to protect her property. Crawford, a town...
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Machine Gun Mama
as JoseTwo Americans stranded in Mexico with an elephant try to sell their animal to a traveling...
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A Scream in the Dark
as CrossA detective tries to prove that a woman is killing her spouses with a spiked umbrella.
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Steppin' in Society
as Bow TieIn this crime comedy, a prominent judge's vacation is interrupted during a sudden storm that...
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The Spanish Cape Mystery
as GardnerEllery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.
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You Can't Beat the Law
as CainA wild playboy is framed by crooks for a robbery he didn't commit and eventually lands in...
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The King On Main Street
as Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby (uncredited)A European Ruler falls in love with an American.
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The Headline Woman
as Phil ZariasWhen the daughter of a newspaper publisher is falsely charged with murder, a reporter on her...
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Man Against Woman
as AlbertiJohnny McCloud, a tough police inspector given more to fisticuffs than investigating has the...
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Fine Manners
as New Year's Eve CelebrantThe film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.
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Arson Racket Squad
as Bud MorganNew York City fireman Bill O'Connell is assigned to the Arson Sqaud with the job of apprehending...
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Mind Your Own Business
as CrugerNature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends"...
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Yellow Cargo
as Al PerrelliAn investigator looks into the activities of a movie producer he believes is involved in...
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The Lucky Devil
as Prizefight AttendantRichard Dix, a displayer in a department store, enters a raffle and wins the so-called 'hoodoo'...
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Born to Fight
as Smoothy MorganAn honest boxer refuses to throw a fight for a gambler. They get into a fight and the boxer...
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Murder in Soho
as Steve MarcoA London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
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The Fighting Rookie
as Patrolman Jim TrentPatrolman Jim Trent (Jack La Rue) hears the screams of a woman and rushes to her aid in an...
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In Old Sacramento
as LaramieDashing Johnny Barrett has a secret identity: Spanish Jack, the masked bandit. Always one step...
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Straight Is the Way
as MonkJust out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former...
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After the Dance
as MitchThough he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses...
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The Law Rides Again
as Duke DillonWhen a band of American Indians breaks a treaty with the federal government, U.S. Marshals Ken...
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Under the Big Top
as Ricardo Le GrandeDirector Karl Brown's 1938 circus drama stars Marjorie Main as a tough, fur-coat-wearing circus...
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Tommy GouldA man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to...
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Under the Pampas Moon
as BazanCesare Campo is a hard-riding and hard-loving Argentine gaucho. Yvonne LaMarr is a famous...
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Perry Mason
as Cafe ProprietorThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as uncreditedThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from...
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Lights Out
as Narrator (voice)Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...
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The Millionaire
as Cricket RosselliAn anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...
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General Electric Theater
as Nick RoccoGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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General Electric Theater
as Ralphie FargoGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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