Ferris Taylor
Date of birth: 1888-03-25
Place of birth: Henrietta, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Robert Ferris Taylor
Biography
Ferris Taylor (born Robert Ferris Taylor) was an American screen and television actor, his career spanning the years 1933 to 1960.
Movie Credits
The Richest Man in Town
1941-08-02
The conflicting views of two leading citizens in a small town are reconciled when they come across a
Two Flags West
1950-10-12
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison t
The Town Went Wild
1944-12-15
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched a
End of the Road
1944-11-10
A crime writer believes that a man imprisoned for committing the notorious "Flower Shop Murder" is i
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951-08-01
Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state
Pardon My Nightshirt
1956-11-22
Professor Clyde is on the lookout for a nightshirt bandit prowling the college campus.
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
Miss Polly
1941-11-14
A small-town spinster, who's a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local "Purity Leagu
Santa Fe Stampede
1938-11-18
The Mesquiteers capture a horse thief who escapes justice through a crooked judge. They gather signa
Flight at Midnight
1939-08-28
Spinner McGee, devil-may-care mail pilot volunteers his courage and skill for the task of raising $1
Tricky Dicks
1953-05-07
The stooges are policemen on the trail of a murderer. They unsuccessfully interrogate an Italian org
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942-03-13
An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business. The fifth
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937-08-11
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Grand Ole Opry
1940-06-25
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crook
Always a Bride
1940-11-02
A young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on one c
The Luck of Roaring Camp
1937-11-17
When the miners of Roaring Camp become Godfathers to a motherless baby, they name the boy Luck and p
The Harder They Fall
1956-05-08
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his curre
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
Frontier Marshal
1939-07-28
Wyatt Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this very romanticized versi
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replaceme
The Daredevil Drivers
1938-02-12
To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her r
Ladies Must Live
1940-07-27
A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his friends
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941-01-24
George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint
Curley
1947-08-23
The students of Lakeview Elementary devise comedic ways to torment their new teacher.
The Siege at Red River
1954-05-01
Cavalry Captain Farraday attempts to prevent the delivery of Gatling Guns into the hands of hostile
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
The Zero Hour
1939-05-26
A celebrated Broadway actress and a wealthy widowed businessman are brought together through their s
Lady in the Death House
1944-03-15
As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her f
The Iron Sheriff
1957-04-01
Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath
Man from Rainbow Valley
1946-06-15
When unscrupulous rodeo promoter Colonel Winthrop gets the idea of capturing "Outlaw" and making him
Varsity Show
1937-09-04
Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played
Woman in Hiding
1950-01-06
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in
The Lawton Story
1949-03-31
Most of the footage is devoted to the annual Passion Play at Lawton, Oklahoma, enacted by volunteers
Man of Conquest
1939-05-15
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republ
Main Street Lawyer
1939-11-02
A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmaile
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939-06-02
A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand a
Beautiful But Broke
1944-01-28
Theatrical agent Waldo Main is inducted into the army, and turns his now clientless agency over to h
The Gunfighter
1950-05-26
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Chip of the Flying U
1939-11-29
Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title ro
Dark Command
1940-04-15
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place,
Fingerprints Don't Lie
1951-02-23
A fingerprint expert figures out who killed the mayor.
Happy Land
1943-11-10
An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist beli
Foreign Correspondent
1940-08-16
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the i
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940-09-06
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
An Angel from Texas
1940-04-27
A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.
The Gallant Legion
1948-05-24
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowin
Hoosier Holiday
1943-09-13
During World War II three brothers go to enlist in the Air Force, but since they're farmers they're
Hello, Annapolis
1942-04-23
Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a g
Rancho Grande
1940-03-22
A ranch foreman (Gene Autry) helps three youngsters protect their inheritance from foreclosure.
Three Girls About Town
1941-10-23
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next doo
Ridin' on a Rainbow
1941-01-24
When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their accompli
Forbidden Valley
1938-02-13
In this youth-oriented western, a young man's father is wrongfully accused of murder. Unfortunately,
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940-10-29
Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His h
One Crowded Night
1940-08-09
The future of a group of strangely connected lives is determined on one crucial night at a dinky mot
Docks of New Orleans
1948-03-21
Detective Charlie Chan springs into action when top officials of a New Orleans chemical company begi
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
1941-12-30
In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her
Diamond Frontier
1940-09-30
Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.
The Declaration of Independence
1938-11-26
This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the d
The Jury's Secret
1938-01-16
A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fia
Behind the Mike
1937-09-26
Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953-07-13
Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle
The Good Humor Man
1950-03-24
Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Mar
The Wrong Road
1937-10-11
A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to
She Couldn't Say No
1940-12-07
Two big city lawyers are handed an important case but then find it requires them to deal with the od
Magnificent Doll
1946-12-08
While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending B
A Man Betrayed
1941-03-07
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politici
A Man's World
1942-09-17
Somewhere beyond the shores of the United States on a small island, where men ask no questions, wome
The Domineering Male
1940-03-30
This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. W
Kidnapped
1948-11-28
In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil
Mountain Rhythm
1939-06-08
Cavanaugh and McCauley are after the ranchers land. When the Government announces the land will be p
All About Hash
1940-03-30
Mickey's parents are constantly quarreling because his mother serves hash every Monday night. The ki
Ladies They Talk About
1933-02-04
A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1934-03-18
A distraught movie extra flees a movie set with a fancy costume and car. Circumstances lead her to