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Jigsaw (1949) -- New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy investigates a series of murders and uncovers an extremist group.
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951): Season 2: Episode 6 -- A scientist invents a horn that calls sinister forces.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) -- Trailer for the classic film based on the novel
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) -- In Paris, a down and out medical student Johann Radek (Franchot Tone) is paid by Bill Kirby (Robert Hutton) to murder his wealthy aunt...
Mickey One (1965) -- A mediocre stand-up comic with gambling debts runs away to the West Side of Chicago, and under an assumed name, takes a job as a janitor.

Overview

Date of Birth:

27 February 1905, Niagara Falls, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

18 September 1968, New York City, New York, USA more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

President of the Dramatic Club at Cornell University, Franchot Tone gave... more

Trivia:

Ex-brother-in-law of Hal Le Sueur. more

STARmeter: ?

Down 13% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 165:30 AMSYFY The Twilight ZoneThe Silence#2.25

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Nobody Runs Forever (1968)   Ambassador Townsend 1968 - 5.9 (141)
AKAs:
  • The High Commissioner (USA)
- 2. Shadow Over Elveron (1968) (TV) S. Bernard (Barney) Conners 1968 - 5.5 (22)
- 3. "Run for Your Life" (1965)   Judge Taliaferro Wilson (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.8 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Mickey One (1965) Rudy Lopp 1965 - 6.7 (440)
- 5. In Harm's Way (1965) Admiral Kimmel 1965 - 7.1 (2,997)
- 6. "The Virginian" (1962)   Murdock (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   Rudolph Bitzner (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.6 (319)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Reporter" (1964)   Jay Jay Jordan (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. See How They Run (1964) (TV) Baron Frood 1964 - 7.8 (39)
- 10. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)   Inspector / Senator Grady Lyons (2 episodes, 1962-1964) 1964 - 8.2 (19)
2 TV episodes:
- 11. La bonne soupe (1964)   John K. Montasy Jr 1964 - 4.4 (14)
AKAs:
  • Careless Love
  • La pappa reale (Italy)
- 12. "The Eleventh Hour" (1962)   Leo Haynes (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.3 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 13. Advise & Consent (1962) The President 1962 - 7.8 (2,135)
- 14. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Malachi Hobart (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Robert Ashton (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.6 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 16. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Col. Archie Taylor (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 9.6 (5,889)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Bonanza" (1959)   Denver McKee (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.3 (1,147)
AKAs:
  • Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Allen Grant / 6 characters not shown (6 episodes, 1956-1960) 1960 - 8.5 (67)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 19. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957)   Martin Galt (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
  • Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
1 TV episode:
- 20. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 21. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   Oliver Mathews (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.8 (1,223)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "Pursuit" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.0 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)   Candy Lombe (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.4 (26)
AKAs:
  • Desilu Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   Joe (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.4 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 25. Bitter Heritage (1958) (TV) Frank James 1958 - -
- 26. "Studio One" (1948)   Bill Gibson / 4 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1950-1958) 1958 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
5 TV episodes:
- 27. Uncle Vanya (1957) Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff 1957 - -
- 28. "Climax!" (1954)   Dr. Ken Jaynes / 4 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1954-1957) 1957 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
3 TV episodes:
- 29. "The Alcoa Hour" (1955)   Prince / Sheriff Converse (2 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 6.4 (14)
2 TV episodes:
- 30. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1956)   Arthur Baldwin (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.5 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Horace (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 32. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   Armstrong / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
3 TV episodes:
- 33. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "Playwrights '56" (1955)   Jason (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.1 (7)
AKAs:
  • Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
  • The Playwright Hour
1 TV episode:
- 35. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Lucky Strike Theater
  • Montgomery's Summer Stock
  • The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
1 TV episode:
- 36. "Four Star Playhouse" (1952)   Ben Chaney (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
  • Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
  • Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
  • Award (1955) Ben Chaney
- 37. "The Best of Broadway" (1954)   Actor (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 38. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Mike Ramsay (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "The Elgin Hour" (1954)   Will L'Hommedieu (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 5.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 40. "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1953)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.8 (5)
AKAs:
  • P.M. Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 41. "The Revlon Mirror Theater" (1953)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 6.1 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1951)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 5.8 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Suspense" (1949)   Markheim (2 episodes, 1950-1952) 1952 - 8.7 (36)
2 TV episodes:
- 44. "Tales of Tomorrow" (1951)   Martenson (2 episodes, 1952) 1952 - 7.5 (51)
2 TV episodes:
- 45. "Lights Out" (1946)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 6.9 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 46. Here Comes the Groom (1951) Wilbur Stanley 1951 - 6.0 (373)
- 47. "Starlight Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Danger" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.2 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 49. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   Meredith Whitehouse (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 50. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 8.0 (19)
AKAs:
  • Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
  • The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 51. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)   Johann Radek 1949 - 6.0 (271)
AKAs:
  • L'homme de la tour Eiffel (France)
- 52. Without Honor (1949)   Dennis Williams 1949 - 6.3 (42)
AKAs:
  • Woman Accused (USA: reissue title)
- 53. Jigsaw (1949)   Howard Malloy 1949 - 6.3 (201)
AKAs:
  • Gun Moll (USA: reissue title)
- 54. Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) Roger Sanford 1948 - 6.1 (774)
- 55. I Love Trouble (1948) Stuart Bailey 1948 - 7.6 (30)
- 56. Her Husband's Affairs (1947) William Weldon 1947 - 5.8 (57)
- 57. Honeymoon (1947)   David Flanner 1947 - 5.9 (92)
AKAs:
  • Two Men and a Girl (UK)
- 58. Lost Honeymoon (1947) Johnny Gray 1947 - 6.5 (27)
- 59. Because of Him (1946) Paul Taylor, the Playwright 1946 - 6.8 (72)
- 60. That Night with You (1945) Paul Renaud 1945 - 7.1 (8)
- 61. Dark Waters (1944) Dr. George Grover 1944 - 6.5 (176)
- 62. The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) Jim Hetherton 1944 - 6.5 (17)
- 63. Phantom Lady (1944) Jack Marlow 1944 - 7.6 (891)
- 64. True to Life (1943) Fletcher Marvin 1943 - 6.9 (19)
- 65. His Butler's Sister (1943) Charles Gerard 1943 - 6.8 (119)
- 66. Pilot #5 (1943)   George Braynor Collins 1943 - 6.2 (103)
AKAs:
  • Pilot No. 5
- 67. Five Graves to Cairo (1943) Cpl. John J. Bramble/Davos 1943 - 7.5 (1,209)
- 68. The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)   Christopher Reynolds 1942 - 6.4 (8)
AKAs:
  • A Yank in Dutch (UK)
- 69. This Woman Is Mine (1941)   Robert Stevens 1941 - 7.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Fury at Sea (USA: reissue title)
- 70. She Knew All the Answers (1941) Mark Willows 1941 - -
- 71. Nice Girl? (1941) Richard Calvert 1941 - 6.6 (70)
- 72. Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) Kansas (Tim Mason) 1940 - 5.9 (23)
- 73. Fast and Furious (1939) Joel Sloane 1939 - 6.2 (124)
- 74. The Girl Downstairs (1938) Paul Wagner 1938 - 6.2 (13)
- 75. Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) Robert 'Bob' Hanson 1938 - 6.2 (143)
- 76. Three Comrades (1938) Otto Koster 1938 - 7.4 (510)
- 77. Love Is a Headache (1938) Peter Lawrence 1938 - 6.7 (43)
- 78. Man-Proof (1938) Jimmy Kilmartin 1938 - 5.7 (120)
- 79. The Bride Wore Red (1937) Giulio 1937 - 6.5 (201)
- 80. Between Two Women (1937)   Dr.Allan Demarest Meighan 1937 - 6.2 (54)
AKAs:
  • Surrounded by Women (USA: TV title)
- 81. They Gave Him a Gun (1937) James 'Jimmy' Davis 1937 - 6.6 (76)
- 82. Quality Street (1937) Dr. Valentine Brown 1937 - 6.3 (337)
- 83. Love on the Run (1936) Barnabus Pells 1936 - 6.0 (263)
- 84. The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) John Eaton 1936 - 5.8 (285)
- 85. Suzy (1936) Terry 1936 - 6.2 (367)
- 86. The King Steps Out (1936) Emperor Franz Josef 1936 - 5.9 (34)
- 87. The Unguarded Hour (1936) Sir Alan Dearden 1936 - 6.6 (112)
- 88. Exclusive Story (1936) Dick Barton 1936 - -
- 89. Dangerous (1935) Don Bellows 1935 - 7.2 (804)
- 90. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Byam 1935 - 8.0 (6,978)
- 91. No More Ladies (1935) Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston 1935 - 6.4 (194)
- 92. Reckless (1935) Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr. 1935 - 6.8 (263)
- 93. One New York Night (1935)   Foxhall Ridgeway 1935 - 7.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • The Trunk Mystery (UK)
- 94. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) Lieutenant Forsythe 1935 - 7.5 (883)
- 95. Gentlemen Are Born (1934) Bob Bailey 1934 - 6.8 (8)
- 96. Straight Is the Way (1934) Benny 'Ben' Horowitz 1934 - 5.5 (58)
- 97. The Girl from Missouri (1934)   T.R. Paige Jr. 1934 - 6.7 (323)
AKAs:
  • 100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
  • Born to Be Kissed (USA: alternative title)
- 98. The World Moves On (1934) Richard Girard 1934 - 6.1 (84)
- 99. Sadie McKee (1934) Michael Alderson 1934 - 7.0 (282)
- 100. Moulin Rouge (1934) Douglas Hall 1934 - 7.9 (31)
- 101. Dancing Lady (1933) Tod Newton 1933 - 6.7 (574)
- 102. Bombshell (1933)   Gifford Middleton 1933 - 7.5 (696)
AKAs:
  • Blonde Bombshell (UK)
- 103. Stage Mother (1933) Warren Foster 1933 - 6.1 (81)
- 104. The Stranger's Return (1933) Guy Crane 1933 - 7.5 (53)
- 105. Midnight Mary (1933) Thomas 'Tom' Mannering Jr. 1933 - 6.9 (267)
- 106. Gabriel Over the White House (1933) Hartley 'Beek' Beekman - Secretary to the President 1933 - 6.4 (426)
- 107. Today We Live (1933) Ronnie 1933 - 6.0 (288)
- 108. The Wiser Sex (1932) Phil Long 1932 - 6.3 (12)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Brokedown Melody (2004) (writer: "The Cave", "The Count") 2004 - 8.3 (74)
- 2. They Gave Him a Gun (1937) (performer: "I Don't Want to Get Well" (uncredited)) 1937 - 6.6 (76)
- 3. Love on the Run (1936) ("She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" (uncredited)) 1936 - 6.0 (263)
- 4. Suzy (1936) ("The Wedding March" (uncredited)) 1936 - 6.2 (367)
- 5. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) ("Rock-a-Bye Baby" (pub. 1765) (uncredited)) 1935 - 8.0 (6,978)
- 6. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) ("Mother Machree" (1910) (uncredited), "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1868) (uncredited)) 1935 - 7.5 (883)
- 7. The World Moves On (1934) ("Should She Desire Me Not") 1934 - 6.1 (84)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Uncle Vanya (1957) (producer) 1957 - -
- 2. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)   (producer) 1949 - 6.0 (271)
AKAs:
  • L'homme de la tour Eiffel (France)
Director
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Uncle Vanya (1957) 1957 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Witchcraft (1961) (TV) Himself - Host 1961 - 4.5 (6)
- 2. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.5 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "The Jack Carter Show" (1950)   Himself (2 episodes, 1950-1951) 1951 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 5. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
1 TV episode:
- 6. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) Himself as John in Card Playing Skit 1942 - 6.7 (184)
- 7. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (1938) Himself 1938 - 1.4 (6)
Archive Footage
- 1. Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) Himself
- 2. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) Clip from 'Reckless'
- 3. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) Actor in 'Bombshell'
- 4. The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) (uncredited) Himself (segment "Dangerous")

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