Paul Cavanagh

Born: 1888-12-07

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history." Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law. Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise. Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures. Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.


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Magnificent Obsession

as Dr. Henry Giraud
Released: 1954-08-07

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the...

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Madame Bovary

as Marquis D'Andervilliers
Released: 1949-08-25

After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status...

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Humoresque

as Victor Wright
Released: 1947-01-25

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy,...

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The House of Fear

as Simon Merrivale
Released: 1945-03-16

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They...

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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
Released: 1951-10-16

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

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Secret Beyond the Door...

as Rick Barrett
Released: 1947-12-24

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with...

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The Woman in Green

as Sir George Fenwick
Released: 1945-06-15

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger...

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House of Wax

as Sidney Wallace
Released: 1953-04-16

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical...

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The Scarlet Claw

as Lord Penrose
Released: 1944-05-18

When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural...

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The Raid

as Col. Tucker
Released: 1954-08-04

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the...

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The Desert Rats

as Colonel (uncredited)
Released: 1953-05-20

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British...

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Tarzan and His Mate

as Martin Arlington
Released: 1934-04-20

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

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Night and Day

as Bart McClelland
Released: 1946-07-02

Swellegant and elegant. Delux and delovely. Cole Porter was the most sophisticated name in...

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Dishonored Lady

as Victor Kranish
Released: 1947-05-16

Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship...

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Plymouth Adventure

as John Carver
Released: 1952-11-28

During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America,...

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Port Sinister

as John Kolvac
Released: 1953-04-10

A 17th-century Caribbean port rumored to have frequented by pirates rises from the ocean floor,...

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Diane

as Lord Bonnivet
Released: 1956-01-12

Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's...

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The Iron Glove

as Cavenly, advisor to Prince James
Released: 1954-04-01

Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George...

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Reno

as John R. Banton
Released: 1939-12-01

A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.

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She Devil

as Sugar Daddy
Released: 1957-04-01

Biochemists give fruit-fly serum to a dying woman, with side effects.

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Born to Love

as Sir Wilfred Drake
Released: 1931-04-17

A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been...

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Eagle Squadron

as Sir James Patridge
Released: 1942-06-16

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...

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The Man in Half Moon Street

as Dr. Henry Latimer
Released: 1945-01-19

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

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The Hard Way

as John 'Jack' Shagrue
Released: 1943-01-13

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their...

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The Mississippi Gambler

as Edmond Dureau
Released: 1953-01-29

Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the...

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The Devil to Pay!

as Grand Duke Paul
Released: 1930-12-18

Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none...

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The Kennel Murder Case

as Thomas MacDonald
Released: 1933-10-28

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room...

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The Under-Pup

as Mr. Franklin Cooper
Released: 1939-08-31

A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from...

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Casanova's Big Night

as Signor Alberto Di Gambetta
Released: 1954-04-07

Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to...

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The Second Face

as Todd Williams
Released: 1950-12-01

A homely girl is seriously injured in a car crash. When she eventually wakes up in the hospital,...

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Wife Wanted

as Jeffrey Caldwell
Released: 1946-11-02

Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell....

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Khyber Patrol

as General Melville
Released: 1954-09-04

British officers of India is jeopardized when warlords Ahmed Shir and Prince Ishak Khan battle...

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The Sin of Nora Moran

as Governor Dick Crawford
Released: 1933-12-13

Nora Moran, a young woman with a difficult and tragic past, is sentenced to die for a murder...

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Maisie Goes to Reno

as Roger Pelham
Released: 1944-08-15

A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.

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The Prodigal

as Tobiah
Released: 1955-05-06

A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an...

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Unfaithful

as Ronald Killkerry
Released: 1931-03-14

In this society drama set in contemporary England, a noblewoman pretends to be an adulteress in...

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The Scarlet Coat

as Sir Henry Clinton
Released: 1955-07-29

An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.

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Hollywood Story

as Roland Paul
Released: 1951-06-01

A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins...

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The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

as Kenneth Drake
Released: 1959-11-13

Jonathan Drake, while attending his brother's funeral, is shocked to find the head of the...

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I Take This Woman

as Bill Rodgers
Released: 1940-02-02

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's...

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The Strange Door

as Edmond de Maletroit
Released: 1951-06-21

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a...

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Maisie Was a Lady

as Cap Rawlston
Released: 1941-01-10

Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who...

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The Black Arrow

as Sir John Sedley
Released: 1948-03-18

A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his...

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Champagne Charlie

as Charlie Cortland
Released: 1936-05-06

The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.

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Pacific Rendezvous

as Cmdr. Charles Brennan
Released: 1942-05-21

A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his...

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You Gotta Stay Happy

as Dr. Blucher
Released: 1948-10-28

Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to...

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A Bill of Divorcement

as Gray Meredith
Released: 1932-09-28

Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he...

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God Is My Partner

as Dr. James Brady
Released: 1957-07-01

A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file...

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The Purple Mask

as Duc de Latour
Released: 1955-06-15

France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new 'Scarlet...

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Menace

as Leonard Crecy
Released: 1934-11-22

A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's...

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Interlude

as uncredited
Released: 1957-10-30

A young woman touring Germany is caught between a married symphony conductor and a doctor from...

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The Verdict

as Clive Russell
Released: 1946-11-23

After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard...

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Bride of the Gorilla

as Klaas Van Gelder
Released: 1951-10-01

The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is...

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The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as Inspector Stoddard
Released: 1951-10-31

The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation...

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The Law vs. Billy the Kid

as John H. Tunstall
Released: 1954-08-01

Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by...

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Hi-Jacked

as Hagen
Released: 1950-07-07

A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of...

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Shoot the Works

as Alvin Ritchie
Released: 1934-07-18

The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't...

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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

as John Crispin
Released: 1942-03-27

Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten...

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The Babe Ruth Story

as Dr. Menzies
Released: 1948-09-16

The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees...

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The King's Thief

as Sir Edward Scott
Released: 1955-08-05

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

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Grumpy

as Chamberlin Jarvis
Released: 1930-08-01

An exhaustingly cantankerous old man solves a jewel robbery.

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Captains of the Clouds

as Group Captain
Released: 1942-02-12

Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean...

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Without Regret

as Robert Godfrey
Released: 1935-09-13

In order to save herself while in China, a woman marries a young drifter and is able to return...

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Hit Parade of 1951

as Two-to-One Thompson
Released: 1950-10-15

While raising cash to pay a debt, a Vegas gambler tricks a night club crooner there who looks...

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Francis in the Haunted House

as Neil Frazer
Released: 1956-07-09

A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!

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The Iroquois Trail

as Col. Eric Thorne
Released: 1950-06-15

An American scout and his Indian friend help the English troops against the French during the...

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The Notorious Sophie Lang

as Max Bernard/Sir Nigel Crane
Released: 1934-07-20

After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful,...

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All That I Have

as Dr. James Brady
Released: 1951-10-01

As a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to...

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Within the Law

as English Eddie Morton
Released: 1939-03-17

A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.

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Blades of the Musketeers

as Richelieu
Released: 1950-11-24

In 1625 France, D'Artagnan joins the king's musketeers, meets three new friends - Athos, Porthos...

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The Crash

as Ronnie Sanderson
Released: 1932-10-09

Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips...

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The Storm

as Dave Stewart
Released: 1930-08-17

Burr and Dave, two close friends who have backed each other up in countless difficulties, are...

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Blonde Bait

as Insp. D.N. Hedges
Released: 1956-04-01

Seeking the whereabouts of international gangster Nick Randall, the US State Department contacts...

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Splendor

as Martin Deering
Released: 1935-11-22

When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their...

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Rogues of Sherwood Forest

as Sir Giles
Released: 1950-06-21

The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition.

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Curtain at Eight

as Wylie Thornton
Released: 1933-10-01

An elderly detective sets out to find who murdered a lecherous stage actor. His estranged wife?...

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The Golden Hawk

as Jeremy Smithers
Released: 1952-10-08

A 17th-century French pirate (Sterling Hayden) sides with an English noblewoman (Rhonda Fleming)...

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Transgression

as Robert Maury
Released: 1931-06-27

When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his...

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Thunder in the Night

as Count Peter Alvinczy
Released: 1935-09-16

Officer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet....

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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1994-08-09

As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of...

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The Squaw Man

as Henry - Earl of Kerhill
Released: 1931-07-21

Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for...

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The Man Who Turned to Stone

as Cooper
Released: 1957-03-01

A new social worker at a girls' reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group...

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The Case of the Black Parrot

as Max Armand
Released: 1941-01-09

Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased...

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Charade

as Col. Heisler
Released: 1953-09-16

This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws...

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Club Havana

as Rogers
Released: 1945-11-23

A number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a...

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Café Colette

as Ryan
Released: 1937-01-01

A diplomat falls in love with an exiled Russian princess.

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Ivy

as Dr. Berwick (uncredited)
Released: 1947-06-26

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what...

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A Tale of Two Cities

as Mr. Stryver
Released: 1953-05-03

A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. A retelling of the Charles Dickens...

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Crime Over London

as Inspector Gary
Released: 1936-10-21

With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where...

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The Bandits of Corsica

as Dianza
Released: 1953-02-27

Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.

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Goin' to Town

as Edward Carrington
Released: 1935-04-25

Cleo Borden grew up in a saloon, loves the men—and the men love her—but her aspirations lead her...

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Strictly Unconventional

as Ted
Released: 1930-05-03

An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle. A young woman married into an aristocratic...

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Tales of Robin Hood

as Sir Guy de Claremont
Released: 1951-12-21

The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir...

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Marriage Is a Private Affair

as Mr. Selworth
Released: 1944-08-23

Theo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been...

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Shadows on the Stairs

as Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds
Released: 1941-03-01

Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.

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The Runaway Princess

as Prince of Savonia
Released: 1929-03-01

A prince in disguise saves a runaway princess from becoming a forger's dupe.

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The Virtuous Sin

as Capt. Orloff
Released: 1930-10-24

Marya gets friendly with General Platoff in order to save her husband Victor from being executed.

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The All American

as Professor Banning
Released: 1953-10-01

A family tragedy causes a college football quarterback to re-think his goals in life.

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Always Goodbye

as Reginald Armstrong
Released: 1931-05-24

Stranded and broke after her erstwhile boyfriend leaves her, A onetime London heiress joins a...

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The Gorilla Man

as Dr. Dorn
Released: 1943-01-16

A wounded soldier discovers his hospital is secretly run by the Nazis.

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One Exciting Adventure

as Lavassor
Released: 1934-09-01

One Exciting Adventure is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank. It is a remake...

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Flame of Calcutta

as Lord Robert Clive
Released: 1953-07-20

A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.

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Adventure in Iraq

as Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
Released: 1943-09-27

Five Allied soldiers in an airplane flying to Egypt crash-land in Iraq. They are taken in by a...

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Tesha

as Lenane
Released: 1928-08-27

The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries...

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In the Money

as Inspector Herbert Saunders
Released: 1958-02-16

The Bowery Boys tangle with Scotland Yard, diamond smugglers and a gem-toting canine during an...

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Tonight Is Ours

as Prince Keri of Zalgar
Released: 1933-01-21

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

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Devil's Lottery

as Major Hugo Beresford
Released: 1932-03-27

Intricate, soapy drama of romance, heartbreak, and murder amongst a diverse group of sweepstakes...

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A Romance in Flanders

as John Morley
Released: 1937-01-01

During World War I, in Flanders, Berry and Morley were in love with the same girl, Yvonne....

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Have Gun, Will Travel

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-14

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...

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Perry Mason

as Edgar Ferrell
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Horace Selkirk
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Mr. & Mrs. North

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-10-03

Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October...

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Lassie

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-09-12

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy...

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Adventures of Superman

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-09-19

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...

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The Lone Wolf

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-01

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Lux Video Theatre

as Dr. Frobisher
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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Climax!

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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The Count of Monte Cristo

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-02-20

The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very...

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Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-29

Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful...

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Letter to Loretta

as Owen Vail
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Racket Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-06-07

Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock,...

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December Bride

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-04

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959,...

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The Millionaire

as Dean Cosgrove
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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Adventures Of The Falcon

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-06-24

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Space Patrol

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-12-30

Space Patrol is a science fiction adventure series that was originally aimed at juvenile...

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Jungle Jim

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-26

Jungle Jim is a 26-episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955 till...

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