Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American

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who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy moustache. Sometimes credited as Alan Bridge, and frequently not credited onscreen at all, he appeared in many westerns, especially in the

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series, where he played crooked sheriffs and henchmen.

Life and career

Bridge and his sister, who became actress Loie Bridge, were raised by their mother and stepfather, a Philadelphia butcher. Bridge went into vaudeville with relatives when he was still a teenager Bridge served in the American infantry during World War I. Rejoining relatives in a theatrical troupe, Bridge toured the U.S. as an actor and wrote a few scripts. He broke into movies with a pair of minor screenplays (the comedy short ''Her Hired Husband'' in 1930 and a Western, ''God's Country and the Man'' (1931), in which he also appeared. He spent the next 25 years as a familiar face in B-Westerns and mainstream comedies and dramas. In the forties, Bridge was part of

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' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in ten of the eleven American films that Sturges wrote and directed. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as "The Mister", the chain-gang boss over

Joel McCrea Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he bec ...

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''. Bridge played against type as a kindly lawyer in Sturges' ''

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''. Bridge's television work, which began in 1950 includes appearances on ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as other programs.

Death

Bridge died in

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two months before his 67th birthday. His remains are interred at

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in North Hollywood.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

Selected filmography

* '' God's Country and the Man'' (1931) - Livermore * ''

Rider of the Plains ''Rider of the Plains'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge. Main cast * Tom Tyler as Blackie Saunders * Lilian Bond as Betty Harper * Al Bridge as Deputy Bill Gaines ...

'' (1931) - Deputy Bill Gaines * ''The Ridin' Fool'' (1931) - Nikkos * '' Partners of the Trail'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Galloping Thru ''Galloping Thru'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Lloyd Nosler and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Tom Tyler, Betty Mack, Alan Bridge, Si Jenks, Stanley Blystone and Gordon De Main. The film was released on December 5, ...

'' (1931) - Sandy Thompson * '' South of Santa Fe'' (1932) - Henchman Bully * '' Police Court'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) - Tom Fallon * '' Unholy Love'' (1932) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

A Man's Land ''A Man's Land'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, written by Adele Buffington and directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Marion Shilling, and Robert Ellis, and was released on June 11, 1932. Plot Tex Mason's ranch is facing a ...

'' (1932) - Steve - Rustler * '' Million Dollar Legs'' (1932) - Secret Emissary #3 (uncredited) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. M ...

'' (1932, Serial) - Carlson * '' The Thirteenth Guest'' (1932) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Broadway to Cheyenne ''Broadway to Cheyenne'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film is also known as ''From Broadway to Cheyenne'' (American poster title). The film successfully combines the Western with the gangster film ...

'' (1932) - Al * ''

Blonde Venus ''Blonde Venus'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced and directed by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Jules Furthman and S. K. Lauren, adapted from a story b ...

'' (1932) - Bouncer (uncredited) * '' Cowboy Counsellor'' (1932) - Sheriff Matt Farraday * '' Slightly Married'' (1932) - Tenant (uncredited) * ''

The Devil Horse ''The Devil Horse'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code movie serial starring Harry Carey, Frankie Darro and Noah Beery, Sr. that was distributed by Mascot Pictures. This is regarded as the best of the three serials Harry Carey made in the early 1930s ...

'' (1932) - Curley Bates - Henchman * ''

The Wyoming Whirlwind ''The Wyoming Whirlwind'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Adele Lacy and Harry Todd.Pitts p.406 It was produced by the independent Willis Kent as a second feature Synopsis Outlaw Keene Wall ...

'' (1932) - Steve Cantrell * '' When a Man Rides Alone'' (1933) - Montana Slade * ''

The Cheyenne Kid ''The Cheyenne Kid'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Jack Curtis. The film stars Tom Keene, Mary Mason, Roscoe Ates, Otto Hoffman and Al Bridge. The film was released on January 20, 1933, by ...

'' (1933) - Denver Ed * '' Drum Taps'' (1933) - Lariat Smith * '' The Thundering Herd'' (1933) - Catlee - Pruitt's Henchman * '' Sucker Money'' (1933) - George Hunter * ''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). ...

'' (1933) - Hack Driver * ''Son of the Border'' (1933) - Tupper * ''The Lone Avenger'' (1933) - Burl Adams * '' Sunset Pass'' (1933) - Tom * '' Fighting Texans'' (1933) - Gus Durkin * ''

Fighting with Kit Carson ''Fighting with Kit Carson'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Mascot Pictures film serial. It was edited into a feature film by Al Dezel Productions in 1946 and released to theaters as a movie. Johnny Mack Brown starred as Kit Carson, and Betsy Kin ...

'' (1933, Serial) - Henchman Reynolds hs. 1–7, 10, 12* ''

The Trail Drive ''The Trail Drive'' is a 1933 American Western film directed by Alan James and written by Alan James and Nate Gatzert. The film stars Ken Maynard, Cecilia Parker, William Gould, Frank Rice, Bob Kortman and Fern Emmett. The film was released on ...

'' (1933) - Henchman Bucko (uncredited) * ''

Murder on the Campus ''Murder on the Campus'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is also known as ''On the Stroke of Nine'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the novel ''The Campanile Murders'', by Whitman Chambers ( A ...

'' (1933) - Grimes, City Editor (uncredited) * '' Twin Husbands'' (1933) - Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * ''

Public Stenographer ''Public Stenographer'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romantic comedy. Stenographer Ann McNair (Lane) en route to a job mistakenly gets in the wrong car and ends up at a wild party thrown by Jim Martin (Collier). While in pursuit of McNair, Martin i ...

'' (1934) - Detective Scott (uncredited) * ''

Good Dame ''Good Dame'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering and written by Sam Hellman, Vincent Lawrence and William R. Lipman. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Fredric March, Jack La Rue, Noel Francis, Russell Hopton, Bradley P ...

'' (1934) - Patrol Car Cop (uncredited) * '' Looking for Trouble'' (1934) - Lineman (uncredited) * '' The Trumpet Blows'' (1934) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Honor of the Range'' (1934) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

We're Not Dressing ''We're Not Dressing'' is a 1934 pre-Code screwball musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Ethel Merman. Based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play ''The Admirable Crichton'' ...

'' (1934) - Ship's Officer - Rescue Party (uncredited) * ''

Burn 'Em Up Barnes ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code movie serial produced and distributed by Mascot Pictures, along with a feature version of the serial bearing the same title. It was a loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name. Cas ...

'' (1934, Serial) - Henchman Tucker hs. 3-12(uncredited) * ''

The Curtain Falls ''The Curtain Falls'' (german: Der Vorhang fällt) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer and Hilde Sessak. It was based on a play by Paul van der Hurck and was made by UFA at the com ...

'' (1934) - Mover (uncredited) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) - Tom Henderson * ''

North of Arizona ''North of Arizona'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Blanche Mehaffey and Lane Chandler.Pitts p.306 It was a low-budget B film made by Reliable Pictures. Main cast * Jack Perrin as Jack ...

'' (1935) - George Tully * ''

Outlaw Rule ''Outlaw Rule'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and starring Reb Russell, Betty Mack and Al Bridge.Pitts p.213 Cast * Reb Russell as Reb Russell * Betty Mack as Kay Lathrop * Al Bridge as Deputy Bat Lindstrom * Yakima ...

'' (1935) - Deputy Bat Lindstrom * ''

Transient Lady ''Transient Lady'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Buzzell, written by Edward Buzzell, Arthur Caesar and Harvey F. Thew, and starring Gene Raymond, Henry Hull, Frances Drake, June Clayworth, Clark Williams and Edward Ellis. I ...

'' (1935) - Sheriff Angel Verner * ''

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'' (1935) - John Cassidy (uncredited) * ''

Alias Mary Dow ''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Eilers, Ray Milland and Henry O'Neill.Quinlan p.331 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Berger. Premise In order to comfort his ...

'' (1935) - Ditch-Digger (uncredited) * '' Silent Valley'' (1935) - Jim Farley * ''

The Headline Woman ''The Headline Woman'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Heather Angel and Ford Sterling. The film is also known as ''The Woman in the Case'' in the United Kingdom. Cast * Heather Angel as Myrna Van Buren *R ...

'' (1935) - Baker, Editor (uncredited) * ''

The Murder Man ''The Murder Man'' is a 1935 American crime-drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, and Lionel Atwill, and directed by Tim Whelan. The picture was Tracy's first film in what would be a twenty-year career with MGM. Tracy plays an inves ...

'' (1935) - Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited) * ''

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty ''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) is a Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and starring the equine actor Rex ("The King of Wild Horses") and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Cast * Rex the king of wild horses as ...

'' (1935, Serial) - Henchman Mitchell hs. 1–6, 10* ''

Diamond Jim ''Diamond Jim'' is a 1935 biographical film based on the published biography ''Diamond Jim Brady'' by Parker Morell. It follows the life of legendary entrepreneur James Buchanan Brady, including his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell, and s ...

'' (1935) - Poker Player on Train (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) win ...

'' (1935) - Jail Attendant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Hanover - Walsh's Henchman * ''

Valley of Wanted Men ''Valley of Wanted Men'', also known as ''Wanted Men'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1935 American Western film directed by Alan James. Plot summary Differences from source Cast *Frankie Darro as Slivers Sanderson *LeRoy Mason as Lar ...

'' (1935) - Ranger Sergeant Parsons * '' Melody Trail'' (1935) - Matt Kirby * '' Rendezvous'' (1935) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' The New Frontier'' (1935) - Kit * '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) - Immigration Inspector (uncredited) * ''

Gallant Defender ''Gallant Defender'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Roving cowboy is involved in struggle between homesteaders and cattle ranchers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Johnny Flagg * Joan ...

'' (1935) - Salty Smith * ''

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell ''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30 pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs as Frank Merriwell. Harl ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Henchman Black * '' The Bridge of Sighs'' (1936) - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) * ''

The Lawless Nineties ''The Lawless Nineties'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Wayne and Lane Chandler as federal agents in Wyoming. The film also stars a 19-year-old Ann Rutherford as well as George Hayes. The film's cop ...

'' (1936) - Steele * ''

Fast Bullets ''Fast Bullets'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Rex Lease and Margaret Nearing. It was the 14th of Tom Tyler's 18 Westerns for Reliable Pictures. Plot The Texas Rangers are hot on the trail o ...

'' (1936) - Travis * ''

The Music Goes 'Round ''The Music Goes 'Round'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson and Walter Connolly Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American character ac ...

'' (1936) - Police Inspector (uncredited) * '' Call of the Prairie'' (1936) - Sam Porter * ''

These Three ''These Three'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, and Bonita Granville. The screenplay by Lillian Hellman is based on her 1934 play '' The Children's Hour''. A 1961 re ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) * '' Public Enemy's Wife'' (1936) - Swartzman * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''

Crash Donovan ''Crash Donovan'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Nigh and Jean Negulesco and starring Jack Holt, John 'Dusty' King and Nan Grey.Schlossheimer p.110 It marked the directorial debut of the Romanian-born Negulesco. Partial cas ...

'' (1936) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

They Met in a Taxi ''They Met in a Taxi'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Chester Morris, Fay Wray and Raymond Walburn.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.142 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Indu ...

'' (1936) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

The Three Mesquiteers ''The Three Mesquiteers'' is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 American Western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943. The films, featuring a trio of Old West adventurers, was based on a series of Western novels by W ...

'' (1936) - Olin Canfield * ''

Ace Drummond ''Ace Drummond'' is an aviation comic strip scripted by Eddie Rickenbacker and illustrated by Clayton Knight. In its run, it followed aviator Ace Drummond on his adventures around the world. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip ra ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Paul Wyckoff * ''

Trail Dust ''Trail Dust'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Nate Watt, written by Al Martin, and starring William Boyd, James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Gwynne Shipman, Britt Wood and Dick Dickson. It was released on Decembe ...

'' (1936) - Tom Babson * '' Dodge City Trail'' (1936) - Dawson * ''

Jungle Jim Jungle Jim is the fictional hero of a series of jungle adventures in various media. The series began on January 7, 1934, as an American newspaper comic strip chronicling the adventures of Asia-based hunter Jim Bradley, who was nicknamed Jungle ...

'' (1937, Serial) - Slade * '' Westbound Mail'' (1937) - 'Bull' Feeney * '' You Only Live Once'' (1937) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Borderland'' (1937) - Dandy Morgan - Henchman * '' Song of the City'' (1937) - Captain (uncredited) * ''Two Gun Law'' (1937) - Kipp Faulkner * ''

Woman Chases Man ''Woman Chases Man'' is a 1937 romantic comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea. Plot B.J. Nolan tries to get his millionaire son Kenneth to invest $100,000 in a housing development called Nolan Heig ...

'' (1937) - Process Server (uncredited) * ''

Married Before Breakfast ''Married Before Breakfast'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Robert Young, Florence Rice and June Clayworth. Plot After years of struggling, inventor Tom Wakefield sells his hair-removal invention ...

'' (1937) - Police Driver (uncredited) * ''

One Man Justice ''One Man Justice'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Leon Barsha and written by Paul Perez. The film stars Charles Starrett, Barbara Weeks, Wally Wales, Jack Rube Clifford, Alan Bridge and Walter Downing. The film was released on ...

'' (1937) - Red Grindy * ''

Wild West Days ''Wild West Days'' (1937) is a Universal film serial based on a Western novel by W. R. Burnett. Directed by Ford Beebe and Clifford Smith and starring Johnny Mack Brown, George Shelley, Lynn Gilbert, Frank Yaconelli, Bob Kortman, Russell Simp ...

'' (1937) - Steve Claggett * ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep South' ...

'' (1937) - Mob Leader Outside Governor's Mansion (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Policeman in Drina's Apartment (uncredited) * '' Western Gold'' (1937) - Holman * ''

The Awful Truth ''The Awful Truth'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1923 play ''The Awful Truth'' by Arthur Richman, the film recounts how a distrustful rich couple begins d ...

'' (1937) - Motor Cop (uncredited) * ''

Springtime in the Rockies ''Springtime in the Rockies'' is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942. It stars Betty Grable, with support from John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Ho ...

'' (1937) - Briggs * ''

Tim Tyler's Luck ''Tim Tyler's Luck'' is an adventure comic strip created by Lyman Young, elder brother of '' Blondie'' creator Chic Young. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip ran from August 13, 1928, until August 24, 1996. Characters and story ...

'' (1937, Serial) - Capt. Trowbridge h. 1(uncredited) * '' Partners of the Plains'' (1938) - Scar Lewis * ''

Little Miss Roughneck ''Little Miss Roughneck'' is a 1938 American drama. Plot summary Budding child vaudeville performer Foxine LaRue (Edith Fellows) and her mother Gertrude LaRue (Margaret Irving) will do anything to get Foxine into show business. Together, they s ...

'' (1938) - Sheriff * ''

Born to Be Wild "Born to Be Wild" is a song written by Mars Bonfire and first performed by the band Steppenwolf. The song is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. It is most notably featured in the 1969 fi ...

'' (1938) - Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Two Gun Justice'' (1938) - Sheriff * ''

Crime School ''Crime School'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring the Dead End Kids and Humphrey Bogart. Plot A junkman does business with the Dead End Kids: Frankie, Squirt, Spike, Goofy, Fats, and Bugs. When the boys ask for ...

'' (1938) - Mr. Burke * '' Gunsmoke Trail'' (1938) - Sheriff chasing Loma * ''

Reformatory A reformatory or reformatory school is a youth detention center or an adult correctional facility popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Western countries. In the United Kingdom and United States, they came out of social concern ...

'' (1938) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

Highway Patrol A highway patrol, or state patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is prima ...

'' (1938) - Jarvis * ''

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial. It was the fourth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and the studio's first Western serial. The serial was the first to be produced by Columbia personn ...

'' (1938) - Blackie (uncredited) * '' Flaming Frontiers'' (1938, Serial) - John Merkle hs. 6-7(uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Official in Passport Office (uncredited) * '' The Colorado Trail'' (1938) - Mark Sheldon * ''

Down in 'Arkansaw' ''Down in 'Arkansaw is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Ralph Byrd with the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, along with June Storey an ...

'' (1938) - Jake * ''

Adventure in Sahara ''Adventure in Sahara'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Paul Kelly. Cast * Paul Kelly as Jim Wilson * C. Henry Gordon as Capt. Savatt * Lorna Gray as Carla Preston * Robert Fiske as Lt. Dumond * Ma ...

'' (1938) - Cpl. Dronov * '' Call of the Rockies'' (1938) - Weston * ''

The Phantom Creeps ''The Phantom Creeps'' is a 1939 12-chapter science fiction horror serial starring Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Doctor Zorka, who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and G-M ...

'' (1939) - White Rose Sailor (uncredited) * '' Devil's Island'' (1939) - Captain of the Guards (uncredited) * ''

Frontiers of '49 ''Frontiers of '49'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz and Charles King.Blottner p.53 Cast * Wild Bill Elliott as Major John Freeman * Luana Alcañiz as Dolores de Cervan ...

'' (1939) - Army Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. Best known as Cruise's breakout film, ''Risky Business'' was a critical ...

'' (1939) - Cop (uncredited) * ''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his blac ...

'' (1939) - Would-Be Settler (uncredited) * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) - Boss Whittaker * ''

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily US newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, books ...

'' (1939, Serial) - Dynamo Room Floor Guard (uncredited) * ''

Blue Montana Skies ''Blue Montana Skies'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Based on a story by Norman S. Hall and Paul Franklin, the film is about a singing cowb ...

'' (1939) - Marshal * ''

The Man from Sundown ''The Man from Sundown'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske, Jack Rockwell, Alan Bridge and Dick Botiller. The film was released o ...

'' (1939) - Slick Larson * ''

Thunder Afloat ''Thunder Afloat'' is a 1939 World War I naval film starring Wallace Beery and Chester Morris. The movie was directed by George B. Seitz. The submarine sequences were shot with the cooperation of the U. S. Navy at Annapolis, Maryland and aro ...

'' (1939) - Fisherman (uncredited) * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) - Frank Crowley * ''

Oklahoma Frontier ''Oklahoma Frontier'' is a 1939 American Western film written and directed by Ford Beebe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Gwynne, James Blaine and Bob Kortman. The film was released on October 10, 1939, by Univer ...

'' (1939) - Kentuck (uncredited) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) - Senator Dwight (uncredited) * ''

The Roaring Twenties ''The Roaring Twenties'' is a 1939 American crime thriller film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was written by Jerry ...

'' (1939) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * ''

The Stranger from Texas ''The Stranger from Texas'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Charles Starrett, Lorna Gray and the Sons of the Pioneers. Cast list * Charles Starrett as Tom Murdock/Tom Morgan * Lorna Gray as Jean Browning * R ...

'' (1939) - Jeff Browning * '' My Son Is Guilty'' (1939) - Police Lieutenant at Holdup (uncredited) * ''West of Carson City'' (1940) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited) * ''

My Little Chickadee ''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Ri ...

'' (1940) - Barfly Drinking Straight Whiskey (uncredited) * ''Pioneers of the Frontier'' (1940) - Marshal Larsen * ''

The Courageous Dr. Christian ''The Courageous Dr. Christian'' is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard Vorhaus. It was part of a film series about Dr. Christian. Plot summary Kindhearted Dr. Paul Christian is appalled by the harsh living conditions of homeless inhabit ...

'' (1940) - Sheriff * ''

Blazing Six Shooters ''Blazing Six Shooters'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, Alan Bridge, George Cleveland and Henry Hall. The film was released ...

'' (1940) - Bert Karsin * ''

Dark Command ''Dark Command'' is a 1940 Western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, ''Dark Command'' is the on ...

'' (1940) - Slave Trader (uncredited) * ''

If I Had My Way ''If I Had My Way'' is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean. Based on a story by David Butler, the film is about a construction worker who takes charge of the daughter of a friend killed i ...

'' (1940) - Doorman (uncredited) * ''Passport to Alcatraz'' (1940) - James Carver (uncredited) * '' Winners of the West'' (1940, Serial) - Captain h. 13(uncredited) * ''

When the Daltons Rode ''When the Daltons Rode'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Ju ...

'' (1940) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Flowing Gold'' (1940) - Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * ''

Diamond Frontier ''Diamond Frontier'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Victor McLaglen, John Loder and Anne Nagel. It was based on the story ''A Modern Monte Cristo'' by Stanley Rubin and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film ...

'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

Barnyard Follies ''Barnyard Follies'' is a 1940 Republic Pictures musical B movie directed by Frank McDonald with music directed by Cy Feuer and dance choreography by Josephine Earl. In the rural American West, a small-town orphanage struggles to become self-s ...

'' (1940) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Christmas in July Christmas in July, Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter is a second Christmas celebration held around the summer season, mainly during July. It is centered around Christmas-themed activities and entertainment, including small gatherings, se ...

'' (1940) - Mr. Hillbeiner * ''

Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, th ...

'' (1940) - Palmyra Townsman (uncredited) * ''

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! ''The Green Hornet Strikes Again!'' is a 1941 Universal black-and-white 15 chapter movie serial based on ''The Green Hornet'' radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. It is a sequel to Universal's earlier serial ''The Green Hornet'' ...

'' (1940, Serial) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) * ''

The Lone Rider Rides On ''The Lone Rider Rides On'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl Hac ...

'' (1941) - Bob Cameron * '' The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Flop House Manager (uncredited) * ''

The Kid's Last Ride ''The Kid's Last Ride'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the fifth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Du ...

'' (1941) - Bob Harmon, aka Jim Breeden * ''

The Lady Eve ''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.The Lady from Cheyenne ''The Lady from Cheyenne'' is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold. Plot In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher h ...

'' (1941) - Mr. Matthews * ''

'' (1941) - Bob Cameron * '' Road to Zanzibar'' (1941) - Colonial Policeman with Inspector (uncredited) * ''

Lady from Louisiana ''Lady from Louisiana'' is a 1941 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ona Munson. It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The Louisiana State Lottery Company organizes a lottery in 1890s New Orleans, with lottery funds used ...

'' (1941) - Captain of Police (uncredited) * ''The Big Boss'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Country Fair'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''

Law of the Range ''Law of the Range'' is a 1941 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Ray Taylor (director), Ray Taylor using a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe which is based on a story by Charles E. Barnes. The film starred Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy K ...

'' (1941) - Jamison * ''

Rawhide Rangers ''Rawhide Rangers'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Kathryn Adams Doty, Nell O'Day, Riley Hill and Harry Cording. The film was released on Jul ...

'' (1941) - Rawlings * ''

Wild Geese Calling ''Wild Geese Calling'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett. It was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay was written by Horace McCoy, based on a novel by Stewart Edward White. ...

'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

The Little Foxes ''The Little Foxes'' is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the lit ...

'' (1941) - Dawson (uncredited) * ''

Badlands of Dakota ''Badlands of Dakota'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer. Its plot follows a sheriff and his girlfriend who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok a ...

'' (1941) - Plainview Lawman (uncredited) * ''

Honky Tonk A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) ...

'' (1941) - Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) * ''

Tuxedo Junction "Tuxedo Junction" is a popular song written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, and Julian Dash with lyrics by Buddy Feyne. The song was introduced by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, a college dance band previously known as the Bama State Collegi ...

'' (1941) - Chief Conway (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - The Mister * '' Fighting Bill Fargo'' (1941) - Tom Houston * ''

Honolulu Lu ''Honolulu Lu'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. The film was released December 11 ...

'' (1941) - Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited) * '' Road Agent'' (1941) - Rancher (uncredited) * '' Sealed Lips'' (1942) - Newspaper Morgue Attendant (uncredited) * '' West of Tombstone'' (1942) - U. S. Marshal (uncredited) * '' Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

Wild Bill Hickok Rides ''Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been e ...

'' (1942) - Man (uncredited) * ''

The Man Who Returned to Life ''The Man Who Returned to Life'' is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot David Jameson lives in a rural town in Maryland. He is forced to flee afte ...

'' (1942) - Hobo (uncredited) * ''

The Mad Doctor of Market Street ''The Mad Doctor of Market Street'' is a 1942 American horror film produced by Universal Pictures starring Lionel Atwill. The film was a low-budget project that utilized the studio's contract players and gave rising director Joseph H. Lewis an ...

'' (1942) - Ship's Officer on Bridge (uncredited) * ''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Prest ...

'' (1942) - Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) * '' The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' (1942) - Trustee * ''

Saboteur Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a ''saboteur''. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identiti ...

'' (1942) - Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

In This Our Life ''In This Our Life'' is a 1942 American drama film, the second to be directed by John Huston. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1941 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow. The cast included the establis ...

'' (1942) - Worker (uncredited) * ''

Meet the Stewarts ''Meet the Stewarts'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy directed by Alfred E. Green, which stars William Holden and Frances Dee. It was Holden's final film prior to his entering military service for World War II World War II or ...

'' (1942) - Police Turnkey (uncredited) * ''

Juke Girl ''Juke Girl'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard ...

'' (1942) - Farmer Hiring Bean Pickers (uncredited) * ''

Lady in a Jam ''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1942) - Furniture Mover (uncredited) * '' Men of Texas'' (1942) - Goodrich (uncredited) * '' Bad Men of the Hills'' (1942) - Sheriff Mace Arnold * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

The Palm Beach Story ''The Palm Beach Story'' is a 1942 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced variati ...

'' (1942) - Conductor * ''

Bells of Capistrano ''Bells of Capistrano'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Grey. Written by Lawrence Kimble, it is a story of a singing cowboy who helps out a beautiful rodeo owner ...

'' (1942) - Westfall Saloon Bartender (uncredited) * '' A Man's World'' (1942) - Capt. Peterson (uncredited) * ''

I Married a Witch ''I Married a Witch'' is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchl ...

'' (1942) - Second Prison Guard (uncredited) * ''

The Traitor Within ''The Traitor Within'' is a 1942 American action film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Jack Townley. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Jean Parker, George Cleveland, Ralph Morgan, Jessica Newcombe and Bradley Page. The film was released ...

'' (1942) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground'' (1943) -

Matt Warner Matt Warner (1864 – December 21, 1938) was a notable figure from the American Old West who was a farmer, cowboy, rancher, ferryman, cattle rustler, bank robber, justice of the peace, lawman, and Rum-running, bootlegger. Born Erastus Christianse ...

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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

'' (1943) - Jailer (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Thunder River ''The Man from Thunder River'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Keith, John James and Georgie Cooper. The f ...

'' (1943) - Prospector (uncredited) * ''

Petticoat Larceny ''Petticoat Larceny'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes from an original screenplay by Jack Townley and Stuart Palmer. The film stars Ruth Warrick, Joan Carroll, and Walter Reed, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures (who al ...

'' (1943) - Jack Goss (uncredited) * ''

Nobody's Darling ''Nobody's Darling'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Anthony Mann and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Mary Lee, Louis Calhern, Gladys George, Jackie Moran, Lee Patrick and Benny Bartlett. The film was released on August 2 ...

'' (1943) - Bum (uncredited) * ''

'' (1943) - Mr. Johnson * ''

And the Angels Sing ''And the Angels Sing'' is a 1944 musical film directed by George Marshall and starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, and Betty Hutton. Released by Paramount Pictures, it is a classic example of a film written to capitalize on the title of a p ...

'' (1944) - Squad Car Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Great Moment'' (1944) - Mr. Stone (uncredited) * ''

Hail the Conquering Hero ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill ...

'' (1944) - Political Boss * ''

Cry of the Werewolf ''Cry of the Werewolf'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane. Plot A Romani princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change in ...

'' (1944) - Coroner at Inquest (uncredited) * '' The Merry Monahans'' (1944) - Man on Train (uncredited) * ''

The Unwritten Code ''The Unwritten Code'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herman Rotsten and written by Leslie T. White and Charles Kenyon. The film stars Ann Savage, Tom Neal, Roland Varno, Howard Freeman, Mary Currier and Bobby Larson. The film was re ...

'' (1944) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

The Missing Juror ''The Missing Juror'' is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Jim Bannon, Janis Carter, George Macready and Jean Stevens.Missing Juror, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 1 ...

'' (1944) - Deputy Sheriff Ben (uncredited) * ''

The Princess and the Pirate ''The Princess and the Pirate'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo. Based on a story by Sy Bartlett, the film is about a princess who travels incognito to elope with her true love inst ...

'' (1944) - Pirate (uncredited) * ''

The Jade Mask ''The Jade Mask'' is a 1945 film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan and the only appearance of Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, played by Edwin Luke, the real-life younger brother of Keye Luke, who had depicted Number One Son throughout the 1930s ...

'' (1945) - Sheriff Mack * '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) - Cheap Charlie (uncredited) * '' A Guy, a Gal and a Pal'' (1945) - Mayor (uncredited) * ''

Thunderhead, Son of Flicka ''Thunderhead, Son of Flicka'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson. It is a sequel to the 1943 film ''My Friend Flicka'' (parodied in 2006 as ''Flicka''). The film wa ...

'' (1945) - Dr. Hicks (uncredited) * ''

Salty O'Rourke ''Salty O'Rourke'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Alan Ladd and Gail Russell. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946. Plot In New Orleans, racetrack gambler Salty O'Rourke is pursued by gangster Doc Ba ...

'' (1945) - Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Clock'' (1945) - Second Subway Official (uncredited) * '' Escape in the Desert'' (1945) - Citizen Gunman (uncredited) * '' The Unseen'' (1945) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''

Both Barrels Blazing ''Both Barrels Blazing'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett. Plot The outlaw gangs are robbing the railroads and the Rangers cannot follow them when they move to New Mexico. So Kip decides ...

'' (1945) - Lucky Thorpe (uncredited) * ''Blazing the Western Trail'' (1945) - Forrest Brent (uncredited) * ''

Saratoga Trunk ''Saratoga Trunk'' is a 1945 American Western film (or historical romance film, per the American Film Institute) directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Flora Robson. Written by Casey Robinson, based on the novel '' ...

'' (1945) - Soule Gang Engineer (uncredited) * ''

She Wouldn't Say Yes ''She Wouldn't Say Yes'' is a 1945 screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman. Plot A psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lane, is leaving a military hospital after spending two weeks working with patients ...

'' (1945) - Conductor (uncredited) * ''

Road to Utopia ''Road to Utopia'' is a 1946 American semi-musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, ''Road to Utopia'' is the fourth film of the "'' Road to � ...

'' (1945) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * ''

They Were Expendable ''They Were Expendable'' is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story ...

'' (1945) - Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited) * ''

Miss Susie Slagle's ''Miss Susie Slagle's'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Berry. It was based on the popular novel by Augusta Tucker. The film was Berry's directorial debut and first starring role for Joan Caulfield. Plot summary A nursing studen ...

'' (1946) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''

Deadline at Dawn ''Deadline at Dawn'' is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film rele ...

'' (1946) - Detective Smiley (uncredited) * ''

The Falcon's Alibi ''The Falcon's Alibi'' is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Vince Barnett. It was the ninth film featuring Conway as The Falcon. After the following film, ''The Falcon's Adventure'', the ...

'' (1946) - Police Inspector Blake * ''

Shadows Over Chinatown ''Shadows Over Chinatown'' is a 1946 film directed by Terry O. Morse. It is the second to last film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. Plot Chan investigates a murder for profit racket in San Francisco. Toller was in poor health during ...

'' (1946) - Capt. Allen * ''

My Pal Trigger ''My Pal Trigger'' is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Frank McDonald. The screenplay by Jack Townley and John K. Butler was based upon a story by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, ...

'' (1946) - Henry Wallace (uncredited) * ''Cowboy Blues'' (1946) - Jim Peters (uncredited) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1946) - Turner * ''

Two Years Before the Mast ''Two Years Before the Mast'' is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the ...

'' (1946) - Publisher (uncredited) * '' Cross My Heart'' (1946) - Det. Flynn * ''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas by medium#Films, Christmas Fantasy film, fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern se ...

'' (1946) - Sheriff with arrest warrant (uncredited) * ''

Alias Mr. Twilight ''Alias Mr. Twilight'' is a 1946 crime drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Duane, Trudy Marshall, and Lloyd Corrigan. Plot Cast * Michael Duane as Tim Quaine * Trudy Marshall as Corky Corcoran * Lloyd Corrigan as Geoffrey ...

'' (1946) - Sam Bartlett * ''Singin' in the Corn'' (1946) - Honest John Richards * ''

The Mighty McGurk ''The Mighty McGurk'' is a 1947 American sports, drama, action, adventure, melodrama film starring Wallace Beery as a boozing ex-boxer brawling as a bouncer in a Bowery saloon. Plot Roy "Slag" McGurk (Wallace Beery), the former heavyweight boxing ...

'' (1947) - Toothless Derelict (uncredited) * ''

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

'' (1947) - Town Marshal (uncredited) * ''

Nora Prentiss ''Nora Prentiss'' is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, and Robert Alda. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The cinematography is by James Wong Howe ...

'' (1947) - NYC Policeman (uncredited) * ''

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock ''The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring the silent film comic icon Harold Lloyd, and featuring a supporting cast including female protagonist Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin, Raym ...

'' (1947) - Wild Bill Hickok * ''

The Michigan Kid ''The Michigan Kid'' is a 1947 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Jon Hall, Victor McLaglen, Rita Johnson, and Andy Devine. It was Hall's first film after getting out of the army and filming began 15 April 1 ...

'' (1947) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

Dick Tracy's Dilemma ''Dick Tracy's Dilemma'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Mark of the Claw'', is a 1947 American action film based on the Dick Tracy, 1930s comic-strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, repr ...

'' (1947) - Mr. Cudd (uncredited) * '' Framed'' (1947) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Robin Hood of Texas'' (1947) - Sheriff * '' Down to Earth'' (1947) - Police Captain (uncredited) * ''

Song of the Thin Man ''Song of the Thin Man'' is a 1947 murder mystery-comedy directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in MGM's '' Thin Man'' series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett ...

'' (1947) - Nagle - Waterfront Policeman (uncredited) * ''The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival'' (1947) - Bartender, in 'Fabulous Joe' * '' The Fabulous Joe'' (1947) - Florida Club Bartender * '' Black Gold'' (1947) - Dr. Jonas, Veterinarian (uncredited) * '' Unconquered'' (1947) - Militiaman at Fair (uncredited) * ''

Messenger of Peace ''Messenger of Peace'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars John Beal, Peggy Stewart, and Paul Guilfoyle. The screenplay was written by Glenn Tryon from an original story by Henry Rische. It was produced by the ...

'' (1947) - Harry Franzmeirer * ''

T-Men ''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Mea ...

'' (1947) - Agent in Phone Booth (uncredited) * ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

'' (1947) - Ship's Officer (uncredited) * '' Smart Woman'' (1948) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' Fury at Furnace Creek'' (1948) - Lawyer (uncredited) * '' Silver River'' (1948) - Sam Slade * '' Unfaithfully Yours'' (1948) - House Detective * ''

Quick on the Trigger ''Quick on the Trigger'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Lyle Talbot, Helen Parrish, George Eldredge and Ted Adams. The film was released ...

'' (1948) - Judge Kormac * ''

That Wonderful Urge ''That Wonderful Urge'' is a 1948 20th Century Fox screwball comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; November 27, 1948, page 190. It is a remake of ''Love Is News' ...

'' (1948) - Conovan (uncredited) * '' The Paleface'' (1948) - Governor's Horseman (uncredited) * ''

South of St. Louis ''South of St Louis'' is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroy ...

'' (1949) - Farmer (uncredited) * ''

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend ''The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee. It was directed by Preston Sturges and written by him based on a story by Earl Felton. The film ...

'' (1949) - Sheriff Ambrose * ''

The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...

'' (1949) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) * ''

Trail of the Yukon ''Trail of the Yukon'' is a 1949 American Northern film directed by William Beaudine and starring Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert and Bill Edwards. It was based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood about a North-West Mounted Police officer and his ...

'' (1949) - The Drunk (uncredited) * ''

The Devil's Henchman ''The Devil's Henchman'' is a 1949 American crime film, crime drama film featuring Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Mike Mazurki, and Regis Toomey. The film was written by Eric Taylor and directed by Seymour Friedman. Plot The daytime insurance ...

'' (1949) - Elmer Hood * ''

Roseanna McCoy ''Roseanna McCoy'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Irving Reis. The screenplay by John Collier, based on the 1947 novel of the same title by Alberta Hannum, is a romanticized and semi-fictionalized account of the Hatfield–McCoy feud. ...

'' (1949) - Medicine Seller (uncredited) * ''

The Traveling Saleswoman ''The Traveling Saleswoman'' is a 1950 American Western comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Joan Davis, Andy Devine, Adele Jergens, Joe Sawyer, and Dean Riesner. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on February 15, 1950. ...

'' (1950) - P. Carter (uncredited) * ''

A Woman of Distinction ''A Woman of Distinction'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Rosalind Russell and Ray Milland. Plot Susan Manning Middlecott is dean of a New England school called Benton College and it is her whole ...

'' (1950) - Editor (uncredited) * ''

North of the Great Divide '' North of the Great Divide '' is a 1950 American western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards and Gordon Jones. Plot An Indian tribe, the Osekas, in the north-west near the Canadian border has been dependin ...

'' (1950) - Henry Gates (uncredited) * ''The Tougher They Come'' (1950) - Jensen * ''

California Passage ''California Passage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara and Estelita Rodriguez.Pitts, p. 52. Plot Cast * Forrest Tucker as Mike Prescott * Adele Mara as Beth Martin * Estelita Rodri ...

'' (1950) - Conover * ''

Hunt the Man Down ''Hunt the Man Down'' is a 1951 American crime film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gig Young. Plot Public defender Paul Bennett dedicates himself to defending a destitute man accused of murder. Piano player Richard Kincaid was broug ...

'' (1950) - Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) * ''

Oh! Susanna "Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all tim ...

'' (1951) - Jake Ledbetter * ''

In Old Amarillo '' In Old Amarillo '' is a 1951 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy is sent to investigate when a greedy land owner tries to capitalize on a drought, cheating property holders like Madge Adams and her grandmother out of the pro ...

'' (1951) - Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951) - Tennis Judge (uncredited) * ''

Utah Wagon Train ''Utah Wagon Train'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by John K. Butler, and starring Rex Allen, Penny Edwards, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Barcroft, Sarah Padden and Grant Withers. It was released on October 15, 1951, by ...

'' (1951) - Sam Sickle * ''All That I Have'' (1951) - John Biddle, Gardener * ''The Last Musketeer'' (1952) - Lem Shaver * ''We're Not Married!'' (1952) - Det. Magnus (uncredited) * ''Barbed Wire (1952 film), Barbed Wire'' (1952) - McGraw (uncredited) * ''Iron Mountain Trail'' (1953) - The Marshal * ''Jubilee Trail (film), Jubilee Trail'' (1954) - Mr. Turner (uncredited) * ''Hell's Outpost'' (1954) - Banker (uncredited) (final film role)

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