Franchot Tone
Date of birth: 1905-02-27
Place of birth: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Франшо Тоун, Фрэнчот Тоун, Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone
Biography
Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor, star of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and many other films through the 1960s. In the early 1960s Tone appeared in character roles on TV dramas like Bonanza, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franchot Tone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie Credits
Jigsaw
1949-03-11
New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murder
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty.
Mickey One
1965-09-27
A former comic is on the run from the mob.
Here Comes the Groom
1951-09-20
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orpha
Nice Girl?
1941-02-21
Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built
Dark Waters
1944-11-21
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover
Five Graves to Cairo
1943-05-26
The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian bord
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948-12-25
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Bro
Without Honor
1949-10-26
Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she
I Love Trouble
1948-01-15
A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.
Dancing Lady
1933-11-24
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the r
Bombshell
1933-10-13
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Phantom Lady
1944-01-28
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove he
Love on the Run
1936-11-20
A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry
Sadie McKee
1934-05-09
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935-01-11
In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers led by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are h
Because of Him
1946-01-18
A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway
His Butler's Sister
1943-11-26
Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949-12-12
A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime
Advise & Consent
1962-06-06
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffin
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938-09-02
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically invo
Suzy
1936-07-20
A French air ace discovers that his showgirl wife's first husband is still alive.
Reckless
1935-04-19
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
Midnight Mary
1933-06-30
While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the
Dangerous
1935-12-25
Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his Connecticut h
Quality Street
1937-03-26
In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.
That Night with You
1945-09-28
In this musical comedy, a young singer becomes so desperate to appear on Broadway that she goes to a
Nobody Runs Forever
1968-08-22
Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level
Her Husband's Affairs
1947-11-12
Bill Weldon is an Ad man who craves his wife Margaret's approval of his work, instead he gets constr
Moulin Rouge
1934-01-10
A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. How
Gabriel Over the White House
1933-03-31
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis
Pilot #5
1943-06-24
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With
Gentlemen Are Born
1934-11-17
A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the
The Girl from Missouri
1934-08-03
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and
Today We Live
1933-03-03
Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get marri
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son a
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t
Three Comrades
1938-06-02
A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I
The Stranger's Return
1933-07-28
A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she une
They Gave Him a Gun
1937-05-07
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936-08-28
It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know h
The Bride Wore Red
1937-10-08
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
No More Ladies
1935-06-14
A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.
The World Moves On
1934-06-27
Two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to
Exclusive Story
1936-01-17
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster be
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940-12-13
A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.
Fast and Furious
1939-10-06
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a
The King Steps Out
1936-05-27
Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.
Straight Is the Way
1934-08-10
Just out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former girlfr
Stage Mother
1933-09-29
Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls eve
The Girl Downstairs
1938-12-23
A wealthy playboy surreptitiously romances a scullery maid to gain access to her mistress with whom
The Unguarded Hour
1936-04-10
A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.
Man-Proof
1938-01-07
A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he
Love Is a Headache
1938-01-14
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publici
Between Two Women
1937-07-09
Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of
Uncle Vanya
1957-12-13
A country doctor (Franchot Tone) loves but cannot have a professor's wife (Clarence Derwent) in Chek
One New York Night
1935-03-08
Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel room
True to Life
1943-12-24
A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents
Lost Honeymoon
1947-03-29
An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.
See How They Run
1964-10-07
Three children are stalked by hired killers after they unknowingly take evidence pointing to the exi
Honeymoon
1947-05-17
A prospective bride and groom have misadventures in Mexico City.
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944-05-10
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacif
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942-04-28
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland a
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was found
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996-09-30
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winni
She Knew All the Answers
1941-05-13
A rich playboy wants to marry a chorus girl, but he'll lose his fortune if his trustee doesn't appro
Shadow Over Elveron
1968-03-05
A corrupt sheriff knows the secrets of everyone in town and uses that information to go unchallenged
Twelve Angry Men
1954-09-20
Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series.
The Wiser Sex
1932-03-14
A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been fra
This Woman Is Mine
1941-08-22
Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with a female stowaway they discover aboard their ship. Ma
Bitter Heritage
1958-08-07
A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles to re
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
1961-01-01
Madame Tirelou is a witch who will not allow her daughter Marie to marry her one true love Louis. Th
The Little Foxes
1956-12-16
A tale of greed, one-upmanship, family distrust, abuse, apathy, and lost love, set in the deep south
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi
The Romance of Celluloid
1937-08-27
Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the m
How to Make a French Dish
1964-01-29
In this romantic drama, a middle-aged gambler tells a casino croupier her life story. The story is t
In Harm's Way
1965-04-06
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943-10-16
This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's e
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director O
Too Old for Dolls
1955-02-24
Parents are concerned that their teen-aged daughter doesn't have a date for her school's formal danc
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938-02-04
Fernand Gravey and Danielle Darrieux arrive in Hollywood; the Ritz Brothers achieve immortality, lea
Rendezvous in Black
1956-10-25
Johnny Marr's fiancee is killed by a whiskey bottle thrown from an airplane. Marr seeks revenge by k
The Making of A Movie
1965-02-01
The Making of In Harm's Way (1965)