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George Bancroft

Date of birth: 1882-09-30

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

George Bancroft

Biography

George Bancroft was an American screen actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

Movie Credits

The Docks of New York
3.5

The Docks of New York

1928-09-16

A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woma

Stagecoach
3.8

Stagecoach

1939-03-02

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
3.8

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936-04-09

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and

Thunderbolt
2.8

Thunderbolt

1929-06-20

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob

Angels with Dirty Faces
3.8

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938-11-26

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matu

Teeth
1.5

Teeth

1924-11-02

Blood Money
3.5

Blood Money

1933-11-17

The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grif

Each Dawn I Die
3.4

Each Dawn I Die

1939-08-19

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of h

Underworld
3.5

Underworld

1927-08-20

Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but c

The Skin Game
2.7

The Skin Game

1931-02-26

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.

Wedding Present
3.3

Wedding Present

1936-10-09

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involve

North West Mounted Police
3.2

North West Mounted Police

1940-10-22

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) trave

Whistling in Dixie
2.5

Whistling in Dixie

1942-12-31

Radio sleuth Wally 'The Fox' Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to h

Young Tom Edison
2.9

Young Tom Edison

1940-03-15

Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and sci

Texas
3.3

Texas

1941-10-09

Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. The

Syncopation
3.1

Syncopation

1942-05-22

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

The Bugle Sounds
3

The Bugle Sounds

1942-01-30

An old-time cavalry sergeant's resistance to change could cost him his post.

The Showdown
0

The Showdown

1928-02-25

Passions run hot in the tropics as men fight over oil wells and a woman.

When the Daltons Rode
3

When the Daltons Rode

1940-08-23

Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Dalto

Racketeers in Exile
3

Racketeers in Exile

1937-03-30

In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they witness

Scandal Sheet
0

Scandal Sheet

1931-01-31

Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story abou

Rulers of the Sea
3.3

Rulers of the Sea

1939-11-08

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks

The Prodigal Judge
0

The Prodigal Judge

1922-02-19

The story takes place in the pre-Civil War era South. Judge Price has a fondness for liquor which re

The Splendid Road
0

The Splendid Road

1925-12-06

Young Sandra De Hault arrives by ship in Sacramento, California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. While on

Green Hell
2

Green Hell

1940-01-26

A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.

Ladies Love Brutes
2.9

Ladies Love Brutes

1930-05-14

The movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their roles.

Lady and Gent
2.9

Lady and Gent

1932-07-10

Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take ove

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
3.3

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war

John Meade's Woman
0

John Meade's Woman

1937-02-26

"Teddy" Connor, a woman recently orphaned, leaves her uncle's Midwestern farm for Chicago, where she

Submarine Patrol
3.3

Submarine Patrol

1938-11-25

A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a m

White Gold
3.1

White Gold

1927-02-24

A sheep farmer brings his new wife to his father's ranch and the old man takes an instant dislike to

Going Hollywood: The '30s
5

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were

The Runaway
0

The Runaway

1926-04-04

A movie actress, mistakenly thinking she has killed a fellow actor, goes on the run and finds hersel

Land of Liberty
0

Land of Liberty

1939-06-15

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

Derelict
5

Derelict

1930-11-22

Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions

Old Ironsides
3.1

Old Ironsides

1926-12-06

An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Iron

Little Men
2.8

Little Men

1940-11-29

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tou

Espionage Agent
3

Espionage Agent

1939-09-30

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplo

The Deadwood Coach
0

The Deadwood Coach

1924-12-07

A man searches for the villains who murdered his parents

The Pony Express
3

The Pony Express

1925-09-03

The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by P

Paramount on Parade
3

Paramount on Parade

1930-04-22

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, cre

The Rough Riders
2

The Rough Riders

1927-09-30

The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures

The World and the Flesh
3.3

The World and the Flesh

1932-04-22

During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brut

The Rainbow Trail
0

The Rainbow Trail

1925-05-23

John Shefford is looking for his uncle Venters who years ago found a hidden valley and lived there w

A Doctor's Diary
5

A Doctor's Diary

1937-02-16

A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a pr

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
3

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

1931-06-01

Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxin

The Mighty
2.5

The Mighty

1929-11-16

In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then return

The Drag Net
3

The Drag Net

1928-05-01

Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first

The Wolf of Wall Street
4.3

The Wolf of Wall Street

1929-02-09

A ruthless stockbroker sells short in the copper business and ruins the life of his friends by ruini

Sea Horses
0

Sea Horses

1926-02-22

Helen Salvia sets sail with her 4-year-old daughter for Panda, an isolated East African port, where

Driven
0

Driven

1923-02-11

Essie, a mountain girl, moves in with a family of neighboring bootleggers when her father, also a bo

Rich Man's Folly
2.3

Rich Man's Folly

1931-11-14

The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue hi

Code of the West
0

Code of the West

1925-04-06

Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old ma

Hell-Ship Morgan
2.8

Hell-Ship Morgan

1936-02-08

A fishing-boat captain's bride eyes his first mate at sea.

The Enchanted Hill
0

The Enchanted Hill

1926-01-18

Lee Purdy, the owner of a ranch on "Enchanted Hill," is subjected to repeated attacks by unknown ass

Too Many Crooks
0

Too Many Crooks

1927-04-02

Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, written by