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The Big Night (1960)
Character: Spencer
Big money means big crime in this noir drama following the exploits of Frankie (Randy Sparks), a young man who stumbles on a stash of cash and finds himself way in over his head during the course of one sordid evening filled with greed, lust and violence. The stolen money creates friction between Frankie and his girlfriend, Ellie (Venetia Stevenson), while Frankie must deal with school, his job and the true crooks on his tail.
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Dime with a Halo (1963)
Character: Mr. Jones
Five Mexican street urchins steal a dime from the church's collection box and bet it on a race-horse.
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Magic on a Stick (1946)
Character: John Walker (uncredited)
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
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Purity Squad (1945)
Character: Mr. Winthrop (uncredited)
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.
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1104 Sutton Road (1958)
Character: N/A
Self-improvement film funded by a paper company. In the story a dissatisfied factory worker imagines what it would be like to become a company foreman or the company president.
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Holiday for Bill (1951)
Character: Bill Kemp
Cliche-ridden rural/urban improbable romance concocted to promote Ford tractors.
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Fall Guy (1945)
Character: Joe Brent
Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.
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Dark Shadows (1944)
Character: Peter Selkin (uncredited)
A police psychiatrist is enlisted to catch a killer.
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Jack Slade (1953)
Character: Dan Traver
A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge.
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Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Character: Jim Stern (uncredited)
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
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The Cosmic Man (1959)
Character: Col. Matthews
A strange sphere settles down in a California canyon, causing both the scientific and military communities to gather around to investigate.
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Invisible Invaders (1959)
Character: Lt. Gen. Stone
Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate humanity unless all the nations of earth surrender immediately. Sequestered in an impregnable laboratory trying to find the aliens' weakness, Penner, his daughter, a no-nonsense army major and a squeamish scientist are attacked from outside by the aliens, who have occupied the bodies of the recently deceased.
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4 for Texas (1963)
Character: Beauregard
In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.
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The Last Angry Man (1959)
Character: Jack Vickery (uncredited)
Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journalist Myron, writes an article about him, it draws the attention of a producer, Woodrow Thrasher, who believes Dr. Abelman a good candidate for a TV show. The doctor, however, is suspicious of the whole enterprise, thinking both Myron and Thrasher are simply out to make a fast buck.
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For You I Die (1947)
Character: Johnny Coulter
A convict is forced to participate in a prison break even though he only has a year left on his sentence.
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My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
Character: Mr. Gillespie
Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John carries on a romance with the lovely Martha.
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Utah Blaine (1957)
Character: Rip Coker
Western about Calhoun helping to overcome land-grabbing outlaws.
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Fighting Back (1948)
Character: Nick Sanders
An ex-convict, freed to fight in World War II, gets a factory job and is accused when a bracelet is missing.
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Three Came to Kill (1960)
Character: Ben Scanlon
Assassins take a flight controller's family hostage to force him into revealing the aircraft carrying their quarry.
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Gentle Annie (1944)
Character: Violet Goss
The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. When the train is robbed, everyone thinks that Cotton and Violet were the ones that did the job, but no one has any proof. US Marshal Lloyd Richland comes into town in disguise to find the truth and he finds that the sheriff is corrupt and that the Goss family is gosh darn nice. They take in Richland and a stranded woman named Mary without any questions. Cotton believes that Sheriff Tatum shot their pa in the back, and the sheriff is now trying to plug the boys. Richland is looking for the train robbers, and at the same time is keeping an eye on Tatum and the lovely young Mary.
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They Were Expendable (1945)
Character: Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.
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The Snow Creature (1954)
Character: Dr. Frank Parrish
A botanical expedition to the Himalayas captures a Yeti and brings it back alive to Los Angeles, where it escapes and runs amok, seeking food.
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A Song Is Born (1948)
Character: Joe
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
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Big Leaguer (1953)
Character: Brian McLennan
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the 18-22 year old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract.
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The Sea of Grass (1947)
Character: Young Doctor (uncredited)
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
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Girl in the Woods (1958)
Character: Luke Plummer
Lumbering tale of lumbermen challenging the ownership of valuable woodlands.
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We've Never Been Licked (1943)
Character: Naval Officer (uncredited)
Young Brad Craig enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate.
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The Big Knife (1955)
Character: Buddy Bliss
Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
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Murder Is My Beat (1955)
Character: Ray Patrick
Mr. Dean's body is found face down in the fireplace, burned beyond recognition. Nightclub-singer Eden Lane is convicted of the crime. She is escorted to prison by one of the arresting detectives when she convinces him that she just spotted the murderer outside their train.
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The Kill (1952)
Character: Marsh Huddlestone
Jeff and his family just moved into a small, rural community. When two sinister locals tamper with Jeff's water pump, a fight breaks out among the three. Jeff is seen as a fugitive in the eyes of this bloodthirsty community...and there seems to be no way to stop them. Studio One, Season 5, Episode 1.
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Advance to the Rear (1964)
Character: Maj. Forsythe (uncredited)
As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Character: Oscar Hammerstein II
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.
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To Hell and Back (1955)
Character: Colonel Howe
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
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The Hidden Eye (1945)
Character: Barry Gifford
A perfumed message provides the only clue for a blind detective bent on clearing a man accused of murder.
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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Character: Charlie Carey
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Character: Captain 'Ski' York
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
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Return from the Sea (1954)
Character: Lt. Manley
A hardened career navel officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.
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