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Slippy McGee (1948)
Character: Dr. Moore
A safecracker breaks his leg and reforms with a good girl and a priest.
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Again Pioneers (1950)
Character: Col. Garnett
Citizens of Fairview are outraged when they learn children from the "Patch", a squalid migrant camp on the outskirts of town, will soon be attending Fairview's school.
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Swing Your Partner (1943)
Character: Harry 'Pappy' Cheshire
Caroline Bird, the crotchety and stingy owner of Bird Milk Products, is not amused when her employees at the Dairyville factory, the oldest plant in the company, broadcast a special radio program in honor of her birthday. Employees Lulubelle, Scotty and Vera Vague, fed up with the terrible working conditions at Dairyville, cut into the broadcast, and Lulubelle asserts that Caroline is a "big hunk of cheese." Lane, the factory manager, cannot find the culprit, and so Caroline goes with her secretary, Dale Evans, to Dairyville.
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The Flame (1947)
Character: The Minister
George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry, who has been supporting him. George gets his girlfriend, Carlotta Duval, a job as Barry's nurse, with the idea being to marry him, kill him, and inherit his money—and marrying George.
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Barnyard Follies (1940)
Character: Harry 'Pappy' Cheshire
A country orphanage puts on a show with some musicians to save their 4H club from being shut down by greedy politicians.
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My Man Godfrey (1957)
Character: Elliott
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves.
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
Character: Leo Hopkins (uncredited)
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Character: Dr. Campbell (uncredited)
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944)
Character: Dean Cheshire
Country radio singers of the '40s appear in this tale about a lothario who poses as a professor to seduce coeds.
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Moonrise (1948)
Character: J.B. Sykes
Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
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Traffic in Crime (1946)
Character: Dan Marlowe
Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gangster element. Sam taunts and tricks the two leading gangsters, a mob girl, 'Silk" Cantrell, and a bribe-taking police official, into setting ambushes and death-traps for him, which backfire on them, and achieve his assignment directive.
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Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
Character: Dr. Daniel Chadwick
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.
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Lucky Losers (1950)
Character: John Martin
Slip and Sach's boss, David J. Thurston, has allegedly committed suicide. Slip finds a book of matches with the name of a local nightclub on his boss' desk and finds out from Gabe that a gambling casino is being run out of it. Slip comes to the conclusion that the club had something to do with his boss' death and sets out to find his murderer. The boys get jobs at the club and Louie poses as a rich cattlemen as they gather the information to convict the murderers.
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Chain Gang (1950)
Character: Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
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Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)
Character: Hunter
A girl owns a horse, and hires a boy as a trainer. The horse enters a race and is injured. The boy takes job at another stable and is semi-seduced by the stable siren. The girl finally rehabilitates the horse then enters it in a big race.
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Bannerline (1951)
Character: Mayor Ducat
A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.
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Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
Character: Sheriff Polk
Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.
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The Sniper (1952)
Character: Mayor
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
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Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
Character: Cap Foster
Jean Loring has her men illegally killing and selling game. Roy suspects her and gets himself invited to stay at her ranch. Investigating he finds the freezer where the slaughtered game are kept. But he is caught, tied up, and left to freeze.
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The Restless Breed (1957)
Character: Mayor Johnson
Texas-border gunrunners kill a federal agent, whose son comes looking for revenge.
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The Big Country (1958)
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
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Impact (1949)
Character: Irene's Attorney
After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
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The Hucksters (1947)
Character: Joe Lorrison (uncredited)
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
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The Pilgrim Lady (1947)
Character: Dr. Bekins
Dennis Carter, the head of a detective agency, and his secretary, Henrietta Rankin, get involved in the murder of a scandal-peddling, blackmailing radio commentator, and evidence point toward Henrietta. Dennis sets out to clear her and also find the real culprits.
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Nightmare Alley (1947)
Character: Mr. Prescott (uncredited)
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.
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Code of the West (1947)
Character: Judge Culver (uncredited)
Knowing the railroad is coming, Carter is after the rancher's land. Bob and Chito return just in time to save Banker Stockton and his money from Carter's men. When Stockton then lends the ranchers money, Carter has them burned out. Bob knows Carter is responsible and when Carter's henchman Saunders is recognized, Bob goes into action.
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Incident (1948)
Character: T.A. Hartley
An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended target -- a gangster-- and warn him.
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Dangerous Mission (1954)
Character: Mr. Elster
A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.
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Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
Character: Edward "Doc" Gray
Ted Daniels, a ranch hand working for a rodeo, captures a magnificent wild horse that he tames and trains. As Ted is recovering from an accident that happened during a rodeo, the rodeo owner cheats him out of his horse. Ted must decide whether to pursue him and try to recover the horse, or whether to settle down with the doctor's daughter who is nursing him back to health. Written by Snow Leopard
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Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Character: N/A
Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were, but ultimately discovers the devastating truth about himself.
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Blue Blood (1951)
Character: McArthur
An out of work racehorse trainer is adopted by the daughters of a wealthy breeder and trains a cast-off horse for the big race of the season.
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Phffft (1954)
Character: Nina's Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to get back out on the dating scene have a funny way of bringing them together.
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Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
Character: Doc Moffitt
Country-western favorite Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys star in the Columbia musical western Smoky Mountain Melody. Not much happens plotwise: Acuff, playing "himself," is a tenderfoot who somehow manages to come out on top when he heads westward. The villains (who aren't all that villainous) try to promote a phony stock deal, but Roy and his pals foils their plans. The comedy honors go to Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as a blowhard sheriff. Smoky Mountain Melody was scripted by Barry Shipman, the son of pioneering female filmmaker Nell Shipman.
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16 Fathoms Deep (1948)
Character: Uncle Mike
A bitterly jealous sponge fisherman tries to sabotage a fellow diver.
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Rhubarb (1951)
Character: Mr. Seegle - Board Member (uncredited)
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.
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Brimstone (1949)
Character: Calvin Willis
A U.S. Marshal goes undercover to stop a cattle smuggling gang, but when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted.
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The Invisible Wall (1947)
Character: Eugene Hamilton
A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military. Unfortunately, he loses the $20,000 he was supposed to deliver to gambling and a con artist. His attempts to get the money back leads to bigger problems including a murder plot.
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Character: Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
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It Happens Every Spring (1949)
Character: Team Doctor X-Raying King's Hand (uncredited)
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
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Big Town (1946)
Character: Police Chief Masters (uncredited)
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
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Here Comes Trouble (1948)
Character: Judge J.J. Bellinger (uncredited)
A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the police beat.
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Night Wind (1948)
Character: Judge Thorgeson
A boy tries to protect his dog, a German shepherd that served with U.S. Army forces after it begins attacking strangers several years after the war.
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Thunder in God's Country (1951)
Character: Mayor Larkin
Hidden Valley has managed to retain its Old Western atmosphere, free of modern-day corruption, until escaped convict Smitty arrives with plans of taking over and opening the town up as a gambling resort. It's up to Rex Allen and his pals to put a stop to it and sing a few songs along the way.
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Sport of Kings (1947)
Character: Theodore McKeogh
Two brothers from the North try to gain favor in the South after they inherit a horse farm in Kentucky.
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The Family Secret (1951)
Character: Dr. Black
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
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Child of Divorce (1946)
Character: Judge
An eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with her mother for eight months and her father the other four months. The divided life affects her both mentally and physically.
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O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
Character: 'Pappy' Cheshire
"Dapper Dan" Franklin and his small troupe of actors become stranded in the small town of Harmony, Tennessee. The town is shackled by Blue Laws imposed upon it by a City Council under the influence of their domineering wives. Harry Cheshire is under the thumb of his sister Abigail Uppington. One look at "Pappy's" daughter Clementine, and Dan decides to stay in Harmony...Blue Laws or no.
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's
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For the Love of Mary (1948)
Character: Col. Hedley
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
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Devil's Canyon (1953)
Character: Happy (uncredited)
An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.
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The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Character: Judge Benson
At the turn of the century Rose and ex-showbiz friend Molly get involved in selling steel. When they come unstuck with corsets they embark on the even more hazardous project of selling barbed wire to highly suspicious Texas cowboys.
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Ruthless (1948)
Character: Lawyer Nevin (Uncredited)
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.
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Air Hostess (1949)
Character: Dr. Lee
The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students; a librarian named Ruth Jackson; Lorraine Carter, a nurse; and Jennifer White, whose husband was an aviator killed in World War II. Ruth meets a smart-alec pilot, Dennis Hogan, but complications arise as Lorraine also has an interest in him. Jennifer meets a war-buddy of her husband, Fred MacCoy. All three women, with each other's help, makes it through to graduation day.
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No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Character: Mel Fenelly (uncredited)
Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested in his assistant, Chris Radner. But when she learns that Brad does indeed love her and not Chris, and that Chris is leaving town, she realizes what she must do to ensure the future happiness of Brad and Polly. She persuades Chris to stay, makes a genuine friend of her and watches Polly grow towards Chris.
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Shoot to Kill (1947)
Character: Mike Blake
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
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The Tender Years (1948)
Character: Fred Ackley
A progressive pastor takes on thoughtless brutality (and constitutional scruples against search and seizure) in order to promote animal cruelty protection laws.
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Smooth as Silk (1946)
Character: Wolcott
An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.
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