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Frances Drake
Actress 1912 - 2000

Frances Drake

New York City, New York, USA

Frances Drake was born on October 22, 1912 in New York City, New York, USA as Frances Dean. She was an American actress, known for Mad Love (1935), The Invisible Ray (1936) and Les Misérables (1935). She was married to David Brown and Lt. Cecil John Arthur Howard. She died... Read full bio →

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I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

W.S. Van Dyke 1940 1h 38m 3.0

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 26m 7.3

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

Lambert Hillyer 1936 1h 19m 7.3

A scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X.

Mad Love

Mad Love

Karl Freund 1935 1h 8m 7.4

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Richard Boleslawski 1935 1h 48m 9.5

An obsessed policeman relentlessly pursues an escaped convict.

Ladies Should Listen

Ladies Should Listen

Frank Tuttle 1934 1h 2m

The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the building, whom she has gotten to know only over the phone. When she discovers that the man's current girlfriend is actually part of a scheme to swindle him out of some mineral rights he owns, she devises a plot to save him and expose the con artists.

Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

W.S. Van Dyke 1934 1h 24m 7.0

When Mary's fiance elopes with another woman, her friend Jeff seizes his chance with the jilted bride. Her ex returns, forcing a choice between the men.

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