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Moroni Olsen
Actor 1889 - 1954

Moroni Olsen

Ogden, Utah, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor. Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Martha Hoverholst, who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon. Some... Read full bio →

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43 titles
Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan

Douglas Sirk 1954 1h 32m 5.0

With the Roman Empire divided, Attila the Hun hopes to conquer. In his way are a brave centurion, a beautiful princess...and Christianity.

Lone Star

Lone Star

Vincent Sherman 1952 1h 34m 6.0

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

John Farrow 1951 1h 27m 6.0

Submarine commander Ken White reminisces about his wartime years aboard submarine USS Tiger Shark and struggles with feelings of personal guilt.

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

Curtis Bernhardt 1951 1h 30m

With their daughters about to marry, Joyce (Bette Davis) is blindsided when husband David (Barry Sullivan) wants out of their marriage. Facing the abyss, can she accept that her tactics to push him toward success have driven them apart.

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

Harold F. Kress 1951 1h 20m

With the help of some seedy gangsters, young attorney Steve Keiver makes some quick cash by bending the law, and in the process, he impresses the mobsters so much that they invite him to work for them on a regular basis.

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

Vincente Minnelli 1951 1h 22m 5.5

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Vincente Minnelli 1950 1h 32m 7.0

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

King Vidor 1949 1h 52m 7.3

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Cecil B. DeMille 1949 2h 14m 6.3

The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.

Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

Henry Hathaway 1948 1h 51m 7.0
The Long Night

The Long Night

Anatole Litvak 1947 1h 41m 6.0

City police surround a building attempting to capture a suspected murder. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in.

Possessed

Possessed

Curtis Bernhardt 1947 1h 48m 7.9

A dazed woman walks the streets of Los Angeles looking for a man named David. After collapsing in a diner, she's taken to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital. Flashbacks reveal her obsession for David as a result of borderline personality disorder which ultimately leads to murder.

Life with Father

Life with Father

Michael Curtiz 1947 1h 58m 6.0

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

High Wall

High Wall

Curtis Bernhardt 1947 1h 39m

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment.

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

Edgar G. Ulmer 1946 1h 40m 6.0

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

Notorious

Notorious

Alfred Hitchcock 1946 1h 43m 8.0

Released shortly after the war, this classic Hitchcock film illustrates the battle between German Nazis and American spies and the trafficking of drugs.

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.

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

John Berry 1946 1h 35m

A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many questions, trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.

Pride of the Marines

Pride of the Marines

Delmer Daves 1945 1h 59m 9.0

Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

Michael Curtiz 1945 1h 51m 8.3

After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Mervyn LeRoy 1944 2h 18m 8.0

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.

Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

Robert Siodmak 1944 1h 11m 6.5

A man tracks his kidnapped bride to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.

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.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Arthur Lubin 1944 1h 27m 5.7

Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Mervyn LeRoy 1943 2h 4m 7.0

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab.

Air Force

Air Force

Howard Hawks 1943 2h 4m 9.0

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

Stuart Heisler 1942 1h 25m 7.3

When a corrupt politician Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy) is accused of murder, his friend and right hand man Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd) is determined to track down the real killer. Fending off amorous advances from his boss’ fiancée Janet Henry (Veronica Lake) and attacks from gangsters with nothing to lose, Beaumont’s loyalty is severely tested.

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

Jules Dassin 1942 1h 44m 5.0

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

Irving Rapper 1941 1h 48m

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

Michael Curtiz 1941 2h 12m 6.3

A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.

Virginia City

Virginia City

Michael Curtiz 1940 2h 1m 6.0

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Michael Curtiz 1940 1h 50m

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the 'Battle of Harper's Ferry'.

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Henry Hathaway 1940 1h 54m 6.0

In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah.

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

Lloyd Bacon 1939 1h 21m 6.8

A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service

Noel M. Smith 1939 58m 6.0

Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.

That Certain Age

That Certain Age

Edward Ludwig 1938 1h 35m

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

W.S. Van Dyke 1938 2h 29m

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations.

The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

Edward Ludwig 1937 1h 21m 7.0

A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen 1937 1h 23m 8.0

Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen feeds her a poison apple, but Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss.

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

John Ford 1936 2h 3m 6.5

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

William Hamilton 1935 1h 20m

The fifth screen version of the popular stage mystery, set at an isolated inn.

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

George Stevens 1935 1h 30m 6.0

Awkward Annie (Barbara Stanwyck) loves her sharpshooting rival (Preston Foster) in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

Mitchell Leisen 1934 1h 19m

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him.

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