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Sayre Dearing

Date of birth: 1899-09-19

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Known for: Acting

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Sayre Dearing

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Bluebeard's 8th Wife
3.5

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938-03-25

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke

It's a Great Feeling
2.9

It's a Great Feeling

1949-08-20

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big b

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
3.2

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951-03-14

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.

Three Daring Daughters
2.9

Three Daring Daughters

1948-02-12

Three young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.

Step Lively, Jeeves!
2.4

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937-06-30

A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.

Kisses for My President
3.6

Kisses for My President

1964-08-21

A hapless husband takes a back seat to his wife, the first female president of the United States.

Mister Cory
2.8

Mister Cory

1957-02-23

An opportunistic young man from the slums gambles his way to wealth, power and high society.

Storm Warning
3.3

Storm Warning

1951-02-10

A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Kla

Istanbul
3

Istanbul

1957-01-23

A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or do

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
2.3

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

1951-10-10

The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold Diggers o

The FBI Story
3

The FBI Story

1959-10-01

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist s

Two-Fisted
3.5

Two-Fisted

1935-10-03

A fast-talking boxing manager and the somewhat hapless fighter he manages happen to run into a young

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
2.5

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949-10-20

A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the

Hell's Island
2.7

Hell's Island

1955-05-06

Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On t

While the City Sleeps
3.4

While the City Sleeps

1956-04-19

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

Act of Violence
3.5

Act of Violence

1949-01-22

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has

A Letter to Three Wives
3.6

A Letter to Three Wives

1949-01-20

A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away wi

Phffft
3

Phffft

1954-11-10

Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into

Forty Naughty Girls
2.7

Forty Naughty Girls

1937-09-24

Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show

An Annapolis Story
1.6

An Annapolis Story

1955-04-10

Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

Cry Danger
3.3

Cry Danger

1951-02-23

After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in p

The Incredible Mr. Limpet
3.1

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964-03-28

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking f

After the Dance
3

After the Dance

1935-06-25

Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to

Woman Wanted
3.1

Woman Wanted

1935-08-02

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into anoth

Guys and Dolls
3.3

Guys and Dolls

1955-12-23

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for e

The Enforcer
3.6

The Enforcer

1951-02-24

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a sol

Melody for Two
0

Melody for Two

1937-05-01

A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.

Champion
3.3

Champion

1949-04-09

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who help

Gilda
3.7

Gilda

1946-04-25

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

Sunset in El Dorado
2.6

Sunset in El Dorado

1945-09-29

The story involves a rather odd flashback by Dale who is visiting El Dorado, home of her grandmother

The Public Defender
3

The Public Defender

1931-08-01

A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled

Playboy of Paris
3.5

Playboy of Paris

1930-10-18

Yvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris cafe owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a wait

All About Eve
4

All About Eve

1950-11-09

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the re

Mystery Plane
3.6

Mystery Plane

1939-03-08

An American pilot with a top-secret invention is kidnapped by foreign agents.

Golden Boy
3.2

Golden Boy

1939-09-05

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
3.3

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939-08-31

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a wor

Day-time Wife
3

Day-time Wife

1939-11-24

When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary, she a

First Love
3.8

First Love

1939-11-10

In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncl

The Roaring Twenties
3.8

The Roaring Twenties

1939-10-28

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally

Portia on Trial
2.7

Portia on Trial

1937-11-08

Lady lawyer Portia Merryman defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners, who is on trial for shooting her lo

Trapped
3

Trapped

1949-09-27

Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he

Love Crazy
3.4

Love Crazy

1941-05-23

Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorc

Gunsight Ridge
2.9

Gunsight Ridge

1957-09-01

An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of st

Judgment at Nuremberg
4

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961-12-18

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal

Born to Kill
3.4

Born to Kill

1947-04-30

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getti

Wintertime
1.8

Wintertime

1943-09-17

Nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken-down hotel in Canada. After No

Parachute Jumper
2.9

Parachute Jumper

1933-01-28

An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depr

Broadway Melody of 1940
3.4

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940-02-09

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as

The Earl of Chicago
3.1

The Earl of Chicago

1940-01-05

A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Ear

Saboteur
3.4

Saboteur

1942-04-22

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of sta

Where the Sidewalk Ends
3.6

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950-07-07

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

On the Riviera
3

On the Riviera

1951-04-20

In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye plays

Buck Benny Rides Again
0

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940-05-31

Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of ri

Angel Face
3.5

Angel Face

1953-01-02

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayn

The Great Sinner
3.3

The Great Sinner

1949-06-29

A young man succumbs to gambling fever.

Christmas in July
3.5

Christmas in July

1940-10-25

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the g

Beauty for the Asking
2.6

Beauty for the Asking

1939-02-24

Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
3.3

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940-12-19

Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyll

Third Finger, Left Hand
3.4

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940-10-11

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleague

Blackmail
2

Blackmail

1947-07-24

A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Before

Sinner Take All
2.1

Sinner Take All

1936-12-18

A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing f

Champagne for Caesar
3.6

Champagne for Caesar

1950-05-11

When jobless genius Beauregard Bottomley interviews with Burnbridge Waters for a position at Waters'

Tom, Dick and Harry
2.9

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941-06-13

Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom,

Something to Shout About
2.9

Something to Shout About

1943-02-25

A press agent, a composer and a landlord of a theatrical boardinghouse revive vaudeville on Broadway

The Unfaithful
2.9

The Unfaithful

1947-07-01

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defen

The Opposite Sex
2.6

The Opposite Sex

1956-11-15

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair w

One Night at Susie's
2.6

One Night at Susie's

1930-10-19

A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he did

Johnny Allegro
3.2

Johnny Allegro

1949-05-26

Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready);

Sorrowful Jones
3.1

Sorrowful Jones

1949-07-04

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her fath

Alias Jesse James
3

Alias Jesse James

1959-03-20

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in que

Reign of Terror
3.4

Reign of Terror

1949-10-15

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacob

If You Could Only Cook
3.7

If You Could Only Cook

1935-12-30

An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.

Million Dollar Ransom
2.5

Million Dollar Ransom

1934-09-01

To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helpi

Imitation of Life
3.5

Imitation of Life

1934-11-23

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The t

Body and Soul
3.3

Body and Soul

1947-11-11

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the

The Naughty Flirt
2.9

The Naughty Flirt

1931-01-11

A coquettish socialite falls for a straight-laced associate in her father's law firm. But she must a

Lured
3.1

Lured

1947-08-28

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
2.7

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

1937-08-11

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

Adventure
3.1

Adventure

1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Small Town Girl
2.7

Small Town Girl

1953-04-10

Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speedin

Kentucky Pride
3

Kentucky Pride

1925-09-06

This rare John Ford silent is a charming, sweetly sentimental tale of the relationship between human

Night Without Sleep
2.7

Night Without Sleep

1952-09-26

Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he committed a

The Chance of a Lifetime
3.1

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943-10-26

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wart

Swing Fever
2.5

Swing Fever

1943-11-01

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

A Hatful of Rain
3.4

A Hatful of Rain

1957-07-17

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

Fate Is the Hunter
3.3

Fate Is the Hunter

1964-10-16

An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and pe

Robin and the 7 Hoods
3.1

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964-06-24

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisbor

Call Me Madam
3.1

Call Me Madam

1953-03-25

Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.

Nightmare Alley
3.6

Nightmare Alley

1947-10-09

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle

The Men
3.5

The Men

1950-08-25

Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a ve

Hollow Triumph
3.3

Hollow Triumph

1948-08-18

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate resul

Sex and the Single Girl
3.2

Sex and the Single Girl

1964-12-25

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to

Thirty Day Princess
3.4

Thirty Day Princess

1934-05-18

A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contr

Youngblood Hawke
3

Youngblood Hawke

1964-11-04

An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.

The Midnight Sun
0

The Midnight Sun

1926-04-23

No Time for Love
3.5

No Time for Love

1943-04-09

An upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to a hulking laborer digging a tunnel

The Long, Long Trailer
3.5

The Long, Long Trailer

1954-02-19

A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humoro

The Company She Keeps
3

The Company She Keeps

1951-01-06

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

Possessed
3.4

Possessed

1947-05-29

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor th

Wallflower
3

Wallflower

1948-06-13

Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

In Love with Love
0

In Love with Love

1924-12-28

Ann Jordan, flirtatious and pampered daughter of a wealthy contractor, is engaged to Robert Metcalf,

Escape from Fort Bravo
3.1

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953-12-04

A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.