Paul E. Burns
Date of birth: 1881-01-25
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Paul Burns
Biography
Movie Credits
Rusty Leads the Way
1948-10-21
Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life,
Barefoot in the Park
1967-05-25
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptigh
Belle Starr's Daughter
1948-11-13
The daughter of famous outlaw Belle Starr arrives at the town where her mother was murdered to find
Son of Paleface
1952-07-14
Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.
Chinatown at Midnight
1949-11-17
A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the
Hollow Triumph
1948-08-18
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate resul
Night Editor
1946-03-29
A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.
The Woman on Pier 13
1950-06-15
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.
Framed
1947-05-25
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks
Desperate
1947-06-20
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
Undercover Doctor
1939-06-09
Dr. Bartley Morgan covers up his profitable illegalities with the respectable veneer of a posh, high
Silver City
1951-12-01
Having masterminded the hold up of his company office, a mining engineer is barred from the industry
Along Came Jones
1945-07-19
An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it woul
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952-10-10
Marshal Landry captures outlaw Girard and bringing him in finds a woman and two children, the only s
Blind Spot
1947-02-06
A struggling writer becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when his publisher is found
Face of a Fugitive
1959-05-01
A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the
Love Me Tender
1956-11-15
At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war
The Devil's Mask
1946-05-23
A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a s
Bristle Face
1964-01-26
In the rolling, wooded hills of Tennessee in the 1920s, a 14-year-old orphan, Jace, comes to town wi
Hideout
1949-03-08
Philip Ford's crime thriller stars Lloyd Bridges as a city attorney who comes to the dawning realiza
Belle Starr
1941-09-12
After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam
Shadowed
1946-09-26
Fred J. Johnson scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950-06-23
The Lionians, a tribe of lion worshippers, make a desperate attempt to find a cure for the mysteriou
Young Ideas
1943-08-02
A widow's grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor.
Exposed
1947-09-08
A private eye and her sidekick solve the case of a dead client.
Dragon Seed
1944-07-20
Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Ch
Guns of the Timberland
1960-02-01
Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime pro
Tulsa
1949-04-13
It's Tulsa, Oklahoma at the start of the oil boom and Cherokee Lansing's rancher father is killed in
Warpath
1951-11-22
John Vickers has spent eight years hunting for the three men who murdered the woman he loved. He fin
The Texas Rangers
1951-06-03
It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorio
The Reckless Moment
1949-12-09
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measure
Stranger at My Door
1956-04-06
Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding ha
The Big Gusher
1951-07-01
Hoping to strike it rich, four people--two best buddies, a blonde waitress and a cheerful oldtimer--
Frenchie
1950-12-25
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the me
Whispering Smith
1948-12-09
Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and be
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955-12-26
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides
The Seventh Cross
1944-07-24
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven
The Pilgrim Lady
1947-01-22
Dennis Carter, the head of a detective agency, and his secretary, Henrietta Rankin, get involved in
Chad Hanna
1940-12-25
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls i
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964-11-11
An aging sheriff is put in the position of having to arrest the outlaw father and two sons with whom
It's a Small World
1950-06-24
Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he's the one out of a million children who is perfec
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950-09-15
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.
Summer Stock
1950-08-31
To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's siste
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942-04-23
A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.
Jesse James
1939-01-14
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn t
Renegades
1946-06-13
The daughter of a prominent citizen marries an outlaw's son.
The Saint Strikes Back
1939-03-08
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman wh
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939-04-28
In Arizona a young woman who's being manipulated by an evil businessman is helped by the Cisco Kid w
Rose of Washington Square
1939-05-05
Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets de
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939-06-09
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modes
Another Thin Man
1939-11-17
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a
The Spellbinder
1939-07-28
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending crim
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939-11-03
New York store clerk joins a hobo and an illegal immigrant heading for his newly bought land in Ariz
Reno
1939-12-01
A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939-12-29
An orphan whose father has been killed by bandits inherits a mine. Cisco saves the mine and the chil
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939-10-26
A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939-09-13
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
The Hoodlum Saint
1946-04-04
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's m
Domino Kid
1957-10-01
A rancher vows revenge on the five men responsible for his father's death.
Purity Squad
1945-11-03
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effor
Spartacus
1960-10-13
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943-03-11
A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing t
Fallen Angel
1945-11-15
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around t
Dixie Dugan
1943-03-12
Roger Hudson, a wealthy businessman who has moved to Washington to work for the government as a "dol
The Hired Man
1957-09-10
The LA County sheriff's department is on the hunt for a man who approaches his victims as a prospect
Cover Up
1949-02-25
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midweste
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940-02-09
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949-11-03
A female police detective enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and learn the identity
The Southerner
1945-04-30
Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own co
Madonna of the Desert
1948-02-23
A jeweled Madonna, property of rancher Joe Salinas, attracts two crooks to his ranch, Monica Dell, a
Saboteur
1942-04-24
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of sta
Lust for Gold
1949-06-10
A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has an affair
Moontide
1942-05-29
After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.
Gunman's Walk
1958-07-15
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, u
Brigham Young
1940-09-27
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transp
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940-12-19
Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyll
Lillian Russell
1940-05-24
Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940-08-30
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash man
Swamp Water
1941-11-16
A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with t
New Moon
1940-06-28
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
Florian
1940-06-05
Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by
Bitter Sweet
1940-11-08
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle
Young People
1940-08-30
Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are un
The Way of All Flesh
1940-07-05
Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of f
Ladies of the Chorus
1948-12-30
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with feat
The Mummy's Tomb
1942-10-23
A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all
Storm Warning
1951-02-10
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Kla
Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady
Montana
1950-01-28
An Australian sheep man comes to Montana looking for grazing space, is opposed by local ranchers and
Sunset in the West
1950-09-25
Roy puts a stop to gun smuggling.
Tough as They Come
1942-06-05
The 'Dead End Kids & Little Tough Guys' are working as collectors for a finance company, when th
Chain Gang
1950-11-01
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
1945-10-23
In time-honored fashion, a couple of supporting players -- George Dolenz and Bill Kennedy -- found t
Adventures in Silverado
1948-03-25
Author Robert Louis Stevenson takes a trip to Napa Valley, California, in 1880 and gets involved in
Black Eagle
1948-09-16
Black Eagle is based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop stars
Little Orvie
1940-03-11
Family film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to keep
Relentless
1948-06-15
A man wrongly accused of murder tracks the true culprit across the desert.
Western Union
1941-02-21
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956-02-15
An outlaw terrorizes the citizens of Gunsight Pass while he searches for stolen bank money that myst
My Dog Shep
1946-11-01
An orphan boy on his way to live with his uncle picks up a stray dog, and the two become fast friend
Lay That Rifle Down
1955-07-07
A story about a girl from the sticks doing drudge work at a hotel and dreaming of a better life.
Young Man with a Horn
1950-03-01
Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jaz
Alaska
1944-11-18
A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who
Barbary Coast Gent
1944-09-01
Honest Plush Brannon is a con-man thrown out of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco in the 1880s and
Hell Harbor
1930-03-14
Lovely Anita dreams of escaping the monotony of her island home and sailing to bustling Havana. But
Girls in the Night
1953-01-15
Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in N
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948-02-04
The story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based
Too Busy to Work
1939-11-17
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run
Crash Dive
1943-04-22
A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant ra
Unconquered
1947-10-10
England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to esc
Johnny Allegro
1949-05-26
Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready);
Men of the Timberland
1941-05-06
Tim MacGregor, unscrupulous lumber operator, obtains by bribery a contract to cut a vast quantity of
Armored Car Robbery
1950-06-08
While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phil
Santa Fe
1951-04-01
After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselve
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 Desperate Hours
1955-10-05
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
The Grass Is Always Greener
1950-01-07
Oscar nominated short Western film. Ranch-hands get their ideas challenged when a stranger shows up,
The Proud Ones
1956-05-15
Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia
Glory
1956-01-11
A lovesick girl and her grandfather groom their filly for the Kentucky Derby.
Flaming Feather
1952-02-01
A mysterious outlaw known as the Sidewinder, phantom leader of renegade Ute Indians, terrorizes the
Mysterious Intruder
1946-04-11
A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
No Sad Songs for Me
1950-04-27
Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages
Apache
1954-07-09
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for t
Smoky River Serenade
1947-08-20
The ramshackle Smoky River Ranch is all that stands in the way of a developer and a big real-estate
Tarnished
1950-02-28
Bud Dolliver, a former WWII hero, and an ex-convict, returns to his home town in an effort to make a
Timber!
1942-08-01
Two FBI agents are sent to investigate sabotage at a lumber camp.
The Meanest Man in the World
1943-02-12
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is un
Mooncussers
1962-12-02
A young boy discovers the existence of a group called the Mooncussers - a gang of pirates that work
Vengeance Valley
1951-02-14
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As th
Four Faces West
1948-08-03
Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks abo
Coroner Creek
1948-07-01
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949-05-27
When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyville, gang member Bill Doolin, arriving late, escapes but kill
Gallant Journey
1946-09-24
Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio o
The Fuller Brush Man
1948-06-01
Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make goo
Summer Magic
1963-07-07
Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps t
Silver River
1948-05-20
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be use