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Frank Fenton
Actor 1906 - 1957

Frank Fenton

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Fenton (Moran) (April 9, 1906 – July 24, 1957) was an American stage, film and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia Frank Fenton (actor) licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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22 titles
Hell Bound

Hell Bound

William J. Hole Jr. 1957 1h 12m

A darling 'foolproof' dope-smuggling plan goes wrong causing a ruthless organizer to pay with his life.

Vicki

Vicki

Harry Horner 1953 1h 25m 6.7

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark

Lew Landers 1953 1h 10m

Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

William A. Wellman 1953 1h 49m 7.0

A transport plane crash-lands in the frozen wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

Prairie Roundup

Prairie Roundup

Fred F. Sears 1951 55m

In Prairie Roundup, Fred F. Sears' direction brings a welcome jolt of vitality to Columbia's aging "Durango Kid" western series. Once again, Charles Starrett stars as Steve Carson, a lawman who is forced to assume the identity of masked do-gooder Durango. Framed for murder, Carson escapes to locate the real killer.

The Lawless

The Lawless

Joseph Losey 1950 1h 23m 5.0

A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.

Streets of Ghost Town

Streets of Ghost Town

Ray Nazarro 1950 54m

The Durango Kid and his sidekick look for stolen gold with a history.

The Clay Pigeon

The Clay Pigeon

Richard Fleischer 1949 1h 3m

A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason.

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

Cy Endfield 1949 1h 6m

Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.

Mexican Hayride

Mexican Hayride

Charles Barton 1948 1h 18m 6.0

Bud and Lou head south of the border after getting mixed up in a phony oil stock scheme.

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

Richard Fleischer 1948 1h 2m 7.0

A cop on suspension is framed for murder when he noses in on a murder investigation.

A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

Billy Wilder 1948 1h 56m 7.6

In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Reginald Le Borg 1947 58m

Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are about to be brought out into the open a murder takes place.

Magic Town

Magic Town

William A. Wellman 1947 1h 43m 5.0

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious).

Swamp Fire

Swamp Fire

William H. Pine 1946 1h 9m 7.0

Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller battle it out in Cajun country! Johnny, a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, is seduced away from his fiance (Carol Thurston) by a rich outsider (Virginia Grey) who's nursed him back to health after a serious accident. She owns a large piece of the swamp and has outlawed hunting on her property.

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

Frank Capra 1946 2h 11m 8.9

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would had been like if he never existed.

Big Town

Big Town

William C. Thomas 1946 1h

A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.

Hold That Blonde!

Hold That Blonde!

George Marshall 1945 1h 16m 6.0

A kleptomaniac falls in love with a woman who is member of a gang of jewel thieves, although he's initially unaware of her true occupation.

The Big Noise

The Big Noise

Malcolm St. Clair 1944 1h 14m 6.5

During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.

Destiny

Destiny

Julien Duvivier, Reginald Le Borg 1944 1h 5m

Framed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on the run from the police. Now distrustful of everyone, he finds a safe haven hiding out at a quaint country cottage under the care of a kindly old farmer and his daughter, a Cinderella-like blind woman who seems to be able to communicate with nature.

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

William A. Wellman 1944 1h 30m 6.7

Scout William F. Cody (Joel McCrea) marries a U.S. senator's daughter (Maureen O'Hara), fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.

Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque

William A. Wellman 1943 1h 31m 6.0

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.

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