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Frank Melton

Date of birth: 1907-12-06

Place of birth: Pine Apple, Alabama, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Frank Melton

Biography

Movie Credits

Judge Priest
3.2

Judge Priest

1934-09-15

Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum K

Pot o' Gold
2.8

Pot o' Gold

1941-04-03

Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. B

The Cat and the Canary
3.5

The Cat and the Canary

1939-10-27

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relativ

They Meet Again
2.5

They Meet Again

1941-07-11

Dr. Christian takes time out from his appointed rounds to help clear a bank teller of embezzlement c

Freshman Year
0

Freshman Year

1938-09-02

A budding entrepreneur nearly loses everything after his get-rich quick scheme selling "flunk" insur

The Night of Nights
0

The Night of Nights

1939-12-01

A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left hi

The Traitor
0

The Traitor

1936-08-29

To prevent a lynching, Ranger Tim lets two outlaws go saying he will get them later. This gets him k

August Week End
2.5

August Week End

1936-02-17

At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful youn

$10 Raise
4

$10 Raise

1935-05-04

A timid, overworked and underpaid bookkeeper needs a $10 raise to marry his sweetheart...

Affairs of Cappy Ricks
2.1

Affairs of Cappy Ricks

1937-05-24

Cappy Ricks, a crusty old sea captain, returns home from a long voyage to discover that his family a

Too Many Wives
3.4

Too Many Wives

1937-04-09

An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp.

Silks and Saddles
3

Silks and Saddles

1936-12-14

College student Jimmy Shaw inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow stud

David Harum
3.5

David Harum

1934-03-02

Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom

State Fair
3.1

State Fair

1933-02-10

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

365 Nights in Hollywood
0

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934-12-11

Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school. He is drawn

The Gay Deception
3.2

The Gay Deception

1935-09-13

A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City,

Daredevils of the Clouds
3

Daredevils of the Clouds

1948-07-26

Terry O'Rourke, an American operating a small airline in Canada, is having a tough time making a go

They Met in a Taxi
2.8

They Met in a Taxi

1936-09-08

A cab driver takes in a young woman who claims to be a reluctant bride, and becomes involved in the

The River of Romance
2

The River of Romance

1929-06-28

Mississippi, 1830's. Tom Rumsford comes back to Magnolia Landing, his parents'estate. Having been br

Ace of Aces
2.6

Ace of Aces

1933-10-20

A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining

Start Cheering
3.5

Start Cheering

1938-03-03

After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him e

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
3.4

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939-02-17

Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from

Outcast
0

Outcast

1937-02-05

A physician in a small town suddenly finds himself the object of vilification and persecution when o

Wings Over Honolulu
2.8

Wings Over Honolulu

1937-05-16

A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.

Blondie Has Servant Trouble
3.6

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940-07-25

Things get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his boss Mr

The Fighting 69th
2.8

The Fighting 69th

1940-01-27

Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the

The Daring Young Man
0

The Daring Young Man

1935-07-17

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a

Second Chorus
2.9

Second Chorus

1941-01-03

Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men

The Woman in the Window
3.7

The Woman in the Window

1944-10-25

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

The Return of Frank James
3.1

The Return of Frank James

1940-08-10

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

The Red Badge of Courage
3.2

The Red Badge of Courage

1951-09-27

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement

Mr. Skitch
3

Mr. Skitch

1933-12-22

After losing their Missouri home during the Great Depression, the Skitch family pulls up stakes and

Damaged Goods
1.5

Damaged Goods

1937-05-22

A groom-to-be contracts syphilis and wrestles with the consequences of his diagnosis.

Road to Happiness
2.8

Road to Happiness

1941-12-19

A struggling singer, devoted to his young son, fears the child's super-spoiled, unloving but wealthy

A Lady Takes a Chance
2.8

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943-08-19

A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her ci

Remember the Day
3.3

Remember the Day

1941-12-25

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him

Riders of the Black Hills
0

Riders of the Black Hills

1938-06-15

Riders of the Black Hills is a 1938 American Western directed by George Sherman. The intrepid cowboy

Big Town Czar
0

Big Town Czar

1939-05-03

When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, ex

Wrecking Crew
2.8

Wrecking Crew

1942-11-07

Follows a crew as they work under a deadline set by their boss to complete the demolition of a build

The World Moves On
2.8

The World Moves On

1934-06-27

Two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to

The Buccaneer
3.2

The Buccaneer

1938-02-04

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
2.9

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942-08-28

Biography of Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life.

Destroyer
3.3

Destroyer

1943-08-19

Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to

Once Over Lightly
0

Once Over Lightly

1938-12-17

The big Barber College competition between rivals Clipton and Beardsley is coming up and everything

Bride by Mistake
3

Bride by Mistake

1944-07-26

The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target

Black Dragons
2.3

Black Dragons

1942-03-06

It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatchi

The Man Who Walked Alone
2.8

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945-03-15

A war hero returns home following a medical discharge and ends up entangled with a young woman speed

Wild and Woolly
0

Wild and Woolly

1937-07-19

Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Se

Trouble at Midnight
3

Trouble at Midnight

1937-10-16

Noah Beery Jr. stars as Kirk Cameron in the modern-day western Trouble at Midnight. Freshly discharg

The Glory Trail
0

The Glory Trail

1936-09-25

It's just after the Civil War and Captain Morgan and his confederate soldiers are establishing a tow

Handy Andy
0.5

Handy Andy

1934-07-19

A small-town druggist is henpecked by his social-climbing wife to sell his pharmacy to a national ch

Stand Up and Cheer!
2.5

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934-05-04

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in ord

The Farmer Takes a Wife
3

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935-07-05

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Dangerous to Know
3

Dangerous to Know

1938-03-11

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his

The Strawberry Blonde
3.4

The Strawberry Blonde

1941-02-21

Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulat

Welcome Home
0

Welcome Home

1935-08-09

A con artist attends a reunion in his hometown and discovers that his former classmates are trying t