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Actor 1894 - 1960

Kay Garrett

Cresco, Iowa, USA

Kay Garrett was born on 15 January 1894 in Cresco, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Bluff (1955). He died on 26 November 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Filmography

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21 titles
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Stanley Kramer 1960 2h 8m 7.6

This gripping adaptation of the Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee play examines an issue that still causes great controversy: the role religion should play in the schools.

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

Morton DaCosta 1958 2h 23m 7.3

An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

Alexander Mackendrick 1957 1h 37m 7.4

Sweet Smell of Success is a Film Noir from American director Alexander Mackendrick. This drama tells the defamation of a media mogul against a jazz musician who wants to marry his sister.

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.

A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street

Joseph H. Lewis 1955 1h 18m 7.0

Marshal Calem Ware must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

George Sidney 1953 1h 49m 8.0

Howard Keel, and Kathryn Grayson, and Ann Miller star in this film version of the musical based on William Shakespeare's comedy "The Taming of the Shrew".

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Howard Hawks 1953 1h 31m 7.6

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a romantic comedy based on a successful musical and starring Marilyn Manroe in her last role in a film.

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Alfred Hitchcock 1951 1h 41m 8.0

Strangers on a Train is a typical Hitchcock thriller with all the elements of a suspense film masterpiece: The innocent man is being chased for a crime he didn’t do.

Iron Man

Iron Man

Joseph Pevney 1951 1h 22m

An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.

The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

Norman Taurog 1950 1h 37m 5.0

Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera, but comes to regret this rash decision when the singers fall in love.

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

Mel Ferrer 1950 1h 25m

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred.

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

Joseph H. Lewis 1950 1h 27m 8.5

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

Trapped

Trapped

Richard Fleischer 1949 1h 18m 7.0

U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters.

Pinky

Pinky

Elia Kazan 1949 1h 42m 6.5

A light-skinned black woman returns home after passing for white in nursing school.

Caught

Caught

Max Ophüls 1949 1h 28m 8.0

It was her childhood dream come true. She had married a man worth millions. But her innocent dream became a tormented nightmare once she realized the truth about her husband. He was more than a millionaire, he was absolutely insane!

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

Alfred L. Werker 1948 1h 19m 7.4

After killing a cop, a burglar fights to evade the police.

Gilda

Gilda

Charles Vidor 1946 1h 50m 8.0

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Deception

Deception

Irving Rapper 1946 1h 50m 9.0

Davis and Rains shine in a romantic melodrama set in the world of concert music. Davis is a pianist torn between her wealthy, jealous patron and her cellist husband.

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

John Larkin 1945 1h 8m

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

Tell Your Children

Tell Your Children

Louis J. Gasnier 1936 1h 6m 4.0

Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1934 1h 31m 7.7

Comedy-mystery featuring Nick and Nora Charles: a former detective and his rich, playful wife. They solve a murder case mostly for the fun of it.

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