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Sol Gorss

Date of birth: 1908-03-22

Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Saul Goras, Saul Gorse, Saul Gorss, Saul Gross

Sol Gorss

Biography

Sol Gorss was born on March 22, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is known for his work on "Climax! (1954)", "Flowing Gold (1940)" and "China Girl (1942)". He died on September 10, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Movie Credits

Flame of Calcutta
0

Flame of Calcutta

1953-07-20

A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.

His Kind of Woman
3.3

His Kind of Woman

1951-08-15

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself

The Mask of Dimitrios
3.5

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944-06-23

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead bo

The Undercover Man
3

The Undercover Man

1949-03-21

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime bo

The Yellow Mountain
2.6

The Yellow Mountain

1954-11-16

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns

How the West Was Won
3.5

How the West Was Won

1962-11-02

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the en

Congo Crossing
2.6

Congo Crossing

1956-07-01

Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters,

Jeopardy
3.3

Jeopardy

1953-03-30

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the ti

Ransom!
3.6

Ransom!

1956-01-24

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Alice in Movieland
3.1

Alice in Movieland

1940-03-03

Alice wins a free trip to Hollywood and dreams about her arrival.

Raiders of the Seven Seas
2.9

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953-05-27

After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa takes hostage a spiri

North to Alaska
3.3

North to Alaska

1960-11-07

After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fia

Elmer Gantry
3.6

Elmer Gantry

1960-07-07

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside e

Alcatraz Island
2.5

Alcatraz Island

1937-10-13

A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove

The Great Race
3.5

The Great Race

1965-07-01

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto m

The Crowd Roars
3

The Crowd Roars

1932-04-16

Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discoverin

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
3.2

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951-05-18

A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.

San Quentin
3.3

San Quentin

1937-05-24

Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlf

The Silencers
3

The Silencers

1966-02-18

Matt Helm is called out of retirement to stop the evil Big O organization who plan to explode an ato

Warlock
3.4

Warlock

1959-05-15

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff h

Al Capone
3.3

Al Capone

1959-03-25

In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Proh

Rails Into Laramie
3.1

Rails Into Laramie

1954-04-14

A federal agent arrives in Laramie to try to find out who is behind the efforts to stop the construc

By the Light of the Silvery Moon
3

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953-03-26

Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War

Bullet Scars
3.1

Bullet Scars

1942-03-07

Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madi

Knock on Any Door
3

Knock on Any Door

1949-02-22

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the cour

Romance Road
2

Romance Road

1938-01-29

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing rai

The Wagons Roll at Night
3.3

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941-04-25

An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt V

All Through the Night
3.4

All Through the Night

1942-01-10

Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.

The Asphalt Jungle
3.7

The Asphalt Jungle

1950-05-12

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emme

Code of the Secret Service
1.9

Code of the Secret Service

1939-05-27

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

Ready, Willing and Able
2.5

Ready, Willing and Able

1937-03-06

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in th

The Invisible Menace
1.9

The Invisible Menace

1938-01-11

Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding night.

Here Comes Carter
2.5

Here Comes Carter

1936-10-24

A radio commentator avenges an old wrong by blowing the whistle on Hollywood scandals

The Case of the Black Cat
3.3

The Case of the Black Cat

1936-10-31

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wil

Naughty But Nice
3.1

Naughty But Nice

1939-06-23

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-to

Secret Service of the Air
2.9

Secret Service of the Air

1939-03-04

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercove

Smashing the Money Ring
2.5

Smashing the Money Ring

1939-10-21

T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in

The Tijuana Story
2

The Tijuana Story

1957-10-01

Courageous newspaper editor Manuel Acosta Mesa tries to take on the mob in Tijuana through his newsp

Red Tomahawk
3.2

Red Tomahawk

1967-01-01

After Custer's defeat an army captain tries to warn a small town that the Sioux are coming. The inha

They Won't Believe Me
3.2

They Won't Believe Me

1947-07-16

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to

Girls on Probation
3

Girls on Probation

1938-10-22

A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.

He Couldn't Say No
2.8

He Couldn't Say No

1938-03-19

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marr

Devil's Island
2.7

Devil's Island

1939-01-07

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

Tarzan and the Trappers
2

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958-01-01

Tarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling them i

Nancy Drew... Reporter
3

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939-02-18

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a

Dodge City
3.5

Dodge City

1939-04-08

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a r

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
3

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939-05-06

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

Baby Face Nelson
2.8

Baby Face Nelson

1957-12-11

Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful m

A Child Is Born
3.3

A Child Is Born

1939-12-07

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

Hell's Kitchen
3.1

Hell's Kitchen

1939-07-08

A paroled convict's efforts to improve conditions at a boys' reform school alarm the school's corrup

Indianapolis Speedway
2.5

Indianapolis Speedway

1939-08-05

A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather

King of Hockey
2.5

King of Hockey

1936-12-19

Gamblers try to pressure a star hockey player into throwing a game.

Big Town
2.4

Big Town

1946-08-23

A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
3.4

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939-09-09

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the mur

Heart of the North
1.9

Heart of the North

1938-12-10

A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound fre

She Loved a Fireman
3

She Loved a Fireman

1937-12-18

A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.

The Killing
3.8

The Killing

1956-06-06

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a bet

Spartacus
3.8

Spartacus

1960-10-13

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A

Varsity Show
3.1

Varsity Show

1937-09-04

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played

Arsenic and Old Lace
3.8

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944-09-01

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against

Charlie Chan in Panama
3.4

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940-03-01

Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destro

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
3

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939-02-02

Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of Chine

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
3

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939-08-12

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

Crime School
3.1

Crime School

1938-05-10

In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fig

It's Always Fair Weather
3.5

It's Always Fair Weather

1955-08-30

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. The

Moonlight on the Prairie
2.8

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935-11-02

A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.

King of the Lumberjacks
1.4

King of the Lumberjacks

1940-04-13

Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new b

Murder in the Big House
3.3

Murder in the Big House

1942-04-11

When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells s

Battle Cry
2.8

Battle Cry

1955-02-02

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story

Love Begins at Twenty
3

Love Begins at Twenty

1936-08-22

A henpecked husband tries to help his daughter marry the man she loves and his wife loathes.

The Three Musketeers
3.4

The Three Musketeers

1948-10-20

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends

Jailbreak
3.2

Jailbreak

1936-08-05

A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.

Flowing Gold
3.5

Flowing Gold

1940-08-24

In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and th

East of the River
2.9

East of the River

1940-11-09

Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing co

Castle on the Hudson
3.4

Castle on the Hudson

1940-02-17

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

They Drive by Night
3.5

They Drive by Night

1940-07-26

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck b

'Til We Meet Again
3.1

'Til We Meet Again

1940-04-20

Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to Ame

Knute Rockne All American
3

Knute Rockne All American

1940-10-05

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

Mr. Skeffington
3.3

Mr. Skeffington

1944-05-25

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth

Sons o' Guns
2.1

Sons o' Guns

1936-05-13

Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays t

Road Gang
3.3

Road Gang

1936-03-28

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a

Her Husband's Secretary
2.5

Her Husband's Secretary

1937-02-26

A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.

Over the Goal
1.5

Over the Goal

1937-10-16

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as we

Over the Wall
2.5

Over the Wall

1938-04-02

When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfr

Satan Met a Lady
2.8

Satan Met a Lady

1936-07-22

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2.1

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955-09-01

This made-for-TV production originally aired on the "Climax!" show and opened up its second season.

Yaqui Drums
0

Yaqui Drums

1956-10-13

In this western, a Mexican bandit and an angry rancher team up and take on a crooked saloon keeper.

Jeep-Herders
0

Jeep-Herders

1945-12-01

A wildcat oil outfit is seeking to take over the ranch belonging to Pop Martin and his son Bob and d

Dinky
3.4

Dinky

1935-05-11

A mother sends her young son to military school so he won't find out she's been sentenced to a priso

The Cowboy Quarterback
2.8

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939-07-29

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runne

They Died with Their Boots On
3.3

They Died with Their Boots On

1941-11-20

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death

Men in Exile
2.1

Men in Exile

1937-04-04

An ex-con takes flight after he's framed for a jewelry store robbery and murder.

Dangerously They Live
3

Dangerously They Live

1941-12-24

A New York City doctor tries to rescue a young woman from Nazi agents.

Men of the Sky
1.8

Men of the Sky

1942-07-25

A propaganda film, made in the early months of World War II, dramatizing a new group of U.S. Army Ai

The Nurse's Secret
2.5

The Nurse's Secret

1941-05-24

An apparent suicide by a rich woman leads her nurse and a policeman to an insurance scam.

I Was Framed
2

I Was Framed

1942-04-04

A reporter runs from charges by a corrupt politician only to face them years later.

Steel Against the Sky
2.5

Steel Against the Sky

1941-12-13

Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.

Tear Gas Squad
2.4

Tear Gas Squad

1940-05-04

A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.

Dakota Lil
2.5

Dakota Lil

1950-02-17

Female outlaw helps lawmen trap railroad bandits.

Batman
3.2

Batman

1966-07-30

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a s

A Fugitive from Justice
1.8

A Fugitive from Justice

1940-06-15

Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the ru

Air Force
3.3

Air Force

1943-03-20

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and

Penrod and Sam
3

Penrod and Sam

1937-02-28

A boy and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.

On Dress Parade
3.3

On Dress Parade

1939-11-18

The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a mil

Torchy Blane in Panama
2.6

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938-05-07

Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from Ne

The Exile
3

The Exile

1947-10-17

In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by

Flight from Destiny
2.4

Flight from Destiny

1941-02-08

After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend h

Johnny Allegro
3.1

Johnny Allegro

1949-05-26

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

Homicide
2.6

Homicide

1949-04-02

Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the cas

'G' Men
3.3

'G' Men

1935-05-04

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused

Angel on My Shoulder
3.2

Angel on My Shoulder

1946-09-20

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up f

Bureau of Missing Persons
2.8

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933-09-16

Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police wor

Private Detective
3

Private Detective

1939-12-09

A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a

Highway West
2.9

Highway West

1941-08-07

A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.

Tea and Sympathy
3.5

Tea and Sympathy

1956-09-27

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassion

The Man Who Came to Dinner
3.5

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941-12-24

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwester

His Majesty O'Keefe
3

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954-01-16

Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is th

Guns, Girls and Gangsters
2.9

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

1959-01-01

Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by

Nightmare
3

Nightmare

1956-08-20

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and fi

Here Comes Happiness
2.5

Here Comes Happiness

1941-03-15

Jessica leaves her upper class home to assume an anonymous working class identity. She meets a blue

You Can't Escape Forever
2.7

You Can't Escape Forever

1942-10-10

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpi

The Old Maid
3.5

The Old Maid

1939-08-16

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

One Foot in Heaven
3.3

One Foot in Heaven

1941-11-01

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

The Law in Her Hands
2.5

The Law in Her Hands

1936-05-16

A female lawyer sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.

Unchained
0

Unchained

1955-08-25

This fact-based prison drama tells the tale of a band of prisoners living in the innovative 2,600-ac

Carson City
3

Carson City

1952-06-13

Mine owner William Sharon keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires

The Bounty Hunter
3.3

The Bounty Hunter

1954-09-25

A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find th

The Phenix City Story
3.3

The Phenix City Story

1955-07-19

A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambl