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Sid Melton

Date of birth: 1917-05-22

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Sidney Meltzer

Sid Melton

Biography

Movie Credits

Lady Sings the Blues
3.4

Lady Sings the Blues

1972-10-12

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic

The Lemon Drop Kid
3.3

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951-04-02

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid

The Gangster
2.5

The Gangster

1947-11-25

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sulliva

Radar Secret Service
1.6

Radar Secret Service

1950-01-28

A federal agent and his partner track uranium-ore hijackers with radar.

Three Desperate Men
2

Three Desperate Men

1951-01-12

When they learn that their brother Matt Denton is awaiting trial in California, charged with train r

Shadow of the Thin Man
3.5

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941-11-21

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigatin

The Atomic Submarine
2.6

The Atomic Submarine

1959-11-29

Ships disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a special submarine is sent to investigate.

Lost Continent
1.7

Lost Continent

1951-08-17

When an experimental atomic rocket crashes somewhere off-radar, its three developing scientists are

On the Town
3.5

On the Town

1949-12-08

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

The Steel Helmet
3.5

The Steel Helmet

1951-01-24

A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Budd

This Could Be the Night
2.8

This Could Be the Night

1957-05-14

To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a

Hi-Jacked
2.5

Hi-Jacked

1950-07-07

A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involveme

The Chance of a Lifetime
3.1

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943-10-26

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wart

Why Must I Die
2.5

Why Must I Die

1960-06-01

A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.

Hit!
2.8

Hit!

1973-09-18

A federal agent whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose is determined to destroy the drug ring that

Close-Up
2.2

Close-Up

1948-06-09

A photographer accidentally photographs a Nazi war criminal on the streets of New York and becomes a

Girls in Chains
2.4

Girls in Chains

1943-05-17

A fired teacher finds work at a girls reform school and helps a detective on a case.

Tough Assignment
3

Tough Assignment

1949-11-15

A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald

Treasure of Monte Cristo
2.5

Treasure of Monte Cristo

1949-08-27

A San Francisco lawyer uses a woman to lure a merchant seaman worth a legendary fortune.

Western Pacific Agent
2.8

Western Pacific Agent

1950-04-10

An agent searches for a psychopath guilty of robbery and murder, and falls in love with a murder vic

Lady at Midnight
0

Lady at Midnight

1948-08-15

A couple's adopted daughter has an inheritance someone else wants.

Motor Patrol
3

Motor Patrol

1950-05-12

A cop poses as a member of a stolen-car ring to capture the men responsible for the murder of his fi

Fingerprints Don't Lie
2.5

Fingerprints Don't Lie

1951-02-23

A fingerprint expert figures out who killed the mayor.

Dr. Broadway
2.8

Dr. Broadway

1942-05-09

A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.

Mask of the Dragon
2.2

Mask of the Dragon

1951-03-10

A private eye and his girlfriend avenge his buddy, stabbed over a jade dragon.

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

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
2.7

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

1975-12-01

Sheila Levine – an innovative, bright, but painfully introverted individual – arrives in New York Ci

The Day the Earth Moved
3.1

The Day the Earth Moved

1974-09-18

An aerial photography team tries to alert a small town about an impending earthquake, but no one bel

Sky High
2

Sky High

1951-10-19

When he is told that he is to spend three more years as a tailgunner, goofball GI Herbert Pumice thi

Stop That Cab
0

Stop That Cab

1951-03-30

The trials and tribulations of a cab driver working the night shift, who must put with an assortment

The Geisha Boy
3.1

The Geisha Boy

1958-11-02

Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During

Everybody's Dancin'
0

Everybody's Dancin'

1950-03-31

Dance-hall owner Dick Lane is in dire need of some big-name acts or he will lose his business. Sever

Edge of Hell
2.6

Edge of Hell

1956-07-01

In this heart-warming drama, a beggar and his performing dog, Flip, struggle to eke out a living upo

Return to Green Acres
1.1

Return to Green Acres

1990-05-18

Tv movie that reunites most the show's cast members. The Douglases move back to New York. But when H

The Garment Jungle
3.2

The Garment Jungle

1957-05-01

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that d

White Heat
3.8

White Heat

1949-09-02

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his ol

The Joker is Wild
4

The Joker is Wild

1957-09-26

A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob

The Return of Jesse James
2.5

The Return of Jesse James

1950-08-01

Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brothe

Savage Drums
3

Savage Drums

1951-06-22

There is this little small-island kingdom located off the South China coast and the United States of

Game Show Models
1.7

Game Show Models

1977-11-25

Stuart Guber has decided to drop back into society, by leaving his performance artist girlfriend and

Blondie Goes to College
3.2

Blondie Goes to College

1942-01-15

Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Compan

Mug Town
3.5

Mug Town

1942-12-18

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and tr

Lone Texan
2.5

Lone Texan

1959-03-01

After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized

It Takes All Kinds
0

It Takes All Kinds

1969-06-12

After possibly killing a man in a brawl at a farewell party Tony Gunther, an American merchant seama

Designing Woman
3.3

Designing Woman

1957-05-16

A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, althoug

New York Town
5

New York Town

1941-10-31

Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City s

Holiday Rhythm
0

Holiday Rhythm

1950-10-30

A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's

Thundering Jets
0

Thundering Jets

1958-05-01

An Air Force captain teaches pilots to fly jets but doesn't like it.

Body and Soul
3.3

Body and Soul

1947-11-11

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the

Beau James
2.3

Beau James

1957-06-07

The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s.

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
2.9

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960-02-03

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell

Alias Jesse James
2.9

Alias Jesse James

1959-03-20

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in que

The Tunnel of Love
2.9

The Tunnel of Love

1958-11-21

A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adop

Kilroy Was Here
2.5

Kilroy Was Here

1947-07-19

"Kilroy Was Here" was a popular expression during World War II, but it's not much fun to John J. Kil

Sixpack Annie
2.5

Sixpack Annie

1975-12-12

A buxom, beer-guzzling and naive country gal travels from her small town to Miami to find a 'sugar d

Leave It to the Marines
0

Leave It to the Marines

1951-09-28

Gerald Meek and Myrna McAllister go to city hall to apply for a marriage license. Gerald wanders int

That Lady from Peking
0.5

That Lady from Peking

1975-11-13

Max Foster (Carl Betz), an American newspaper reporter, is in Hong Kong to assist a defecting Russia

Rendezvous in Space
0

Rendezvous in Space

1964-09-10

This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of

Public Pigeon No. 1
3

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957-05-17

Swindlers con a lunchroom clerk into doing them a favor, supposedly on behalf of the FBI.