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Franklyn Farnum

Date of birth: 1878-06-05

Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: William Smith, Franklin Farnum, Frank Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Biography

Leading man in silent films until mid to late 1920s when Farnum transitioned to a character actor. Then later in life he remained in the film business as a paid extra in many films and TV shows.

Movie Credits

Romance of the Rockies
0

Romance of the Rockies

1937-12-15

A doctor comes to the aid of local ranchers who are fighting to protect their water rights.

Stage Struck
2.8

Stage Struck

1948-06-13

A young woman's murder sheds light on a crooked talent agency.

You're in the Navy Now
2.2

You're in the Navy Now

1951-02-23

When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experim

The Mating Season
3.3

The Mating Season

1951-01-12

Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her so

A Double Life
3.1

A Double Life

1947-12-25

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage takin

Mr. Celebrity
2

Mr. Celebrity

1941-10-10

A couple attempts to win custody of their orphaned grandson, who's being raised by his veterinarian

Cimarron
3

Cimarron

1960-12-01

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

The Heart of a Show Girl
0

The Heart of a Show Girl

1916-08-28

Elspeth Marner is a seventeen-year-old premiere danseuse. Frank Masterson is the most hated as well

The Woman He Feared
0

The Woman He Feared

1916-11-14

Henry Clive, a wealthy widower, placed his small daughter, May, in a convent when she was a mere chi

Little Partner
0

Little Partner

1916-12-19

Agnes Vernon is the daughter of an old prospector whose hard luck leads him to turn holdup. The fath

Fast Company
0

Fast Company

1918-04-01

Lawrence Percival Van Huyler, a society fop, protests against the necessity of living up to his snob

In Judgment of...
0

In Judgment of...

1918-08-12

Debutante Mary Manners has inherited the power of mind-reading from her gypsy ancestors.

Vanity Pool
0

Vanity Pool

1918-12-07

A candidate for governor, eager Gerald Harper persuades his equally ambitious wife Carol to enlist t

Go-Get-Em Garringer
0

Go-Get-Em Garringer

1919-03-23

The Parsons Land Reclamation Company hires "Drive" Garringer to rid the Arizona-Mexican border area

The Virtuous Model
0

The Virtuous Model

1919-09-14

Denise Fleury supports her invalid mother in the Montmartre slums by making artificial flowers in a

Breezy Bob
0

Breezy Bob

1919-10-01

Breezy Bob is a silent Western

The Galloping Devil
0

The Galloping Devil

1920-11-01

Andy Green, a colorful cowboy, finds work at the Flying U cattle ranch, owned by Chip. Chip's forema

Vanishing Trails
0

Vanishing Trails

1920-09-10

A 15-chapter Western serial. The serial involves the mystery of the murder of William Stillman (Well

The Land of Jazz
0

The Land of Jazz

1920-12-01

Nina, engaged to a French captain, and Nancy, engaged to a doctor who runs an insane asylum on an is

The Fighting Stranger
0

The Fighting Stranger

1921-01-25

After being released from prison, "Australia Joe" attempts a bank robbery and escapes. Out west, his

The Hunger of the Blood
0

The Hunger of the Blood

1921-03-01

1921 Western

The Last Chance
0

The Last Chance

1921-04-01

Black Sparr, a hard-fighting, hard-drinking rancher, puts his son, Rance, through rigorous experienc

The Raiders
0

The Raiders

1921-05-01

Northwest Mounted Policemen Fitzgerald and Herrick, who are later joined by Indian guide Uncas, have

The White Masks
0

The White Masks

1921-09-01

Jack Bray is a wanderer in the wilderness of a Western town, governed principally by a band known as

$5,000 Reward
0

$5,000 Reward

1918-05-25

A wealthy old man is murdered after deciding to write his nephew out of his will. Fearing that he wi

The Silver Bullet
0.5

The Silver Bullet

1935-05-11

Tom Henderson is made Sheriff of Chico to fight Slim Walker's gang. Unknown to Tom, banker Luke Harg

Blondie in the Dough
3.3

Blondie in the Dough

1947-10-16

BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies become so

The Third Alarm
0

The Third Alarm

1930-11-16

The story of the firemen at Engine House No.8, where widower Frank "Dad" Brooks is the beloved veter

Carrying the Mail
0

Carrying the Mail

1934-07-01

The owner of a stagecoach line is about to lose his mail contract after 30 years because he's been u

Three Daring Daughters
2.9

Three Daring Daughters

1948-02-12

Three young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.

King Creole
3.1

King Creole

1958-07-02

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightcl

Vicki
2.7

Vicki

1953-10-05

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl

House of Strangers
3.5

House of Strangers

1949-07-01

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
3

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955-06-23

Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.

The Strange Door
3

The Strange Door

1951-06-21

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly

The Mating Game
3.1

The Mating Game

1959-04-29

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his bac

The Two Doyles
0

The Two Doyles

1919-02-01

Second of 12 in the Franklyn Farnum two-reel Western series produced by Canyon Pictures Corp.

Hell's Fury Gordon
0

Hell's Fury Gordon

1919-03-01

Hell's Fury Gordon

Vengeance and the Girl
0

Vengeance and the Girl

1919-04-01

Silent romantic cowboy western short was billed as "A story of an inheritance of hatred!"

The Uphill Climb
0

The Uphill Climb

1919-05-03

A dying lady tells a woman she must marry Frank Cameron. She unknowningly marries the almost always

The Puncher and the Pup
0

The Puncher and the Pup

1919-06-08

The Puncher and the Pup

Shackles of Fate
0

Shackles of Fate

1919-07-01

Shackles of Fate

When Pals Fall Out
0

When Pals Fall Out

1919-08-05

When Pals Fall Out

Brother Bill
0

Brother Bill

1919-09-01

Brother Bill is a 1919 silent Western

Cupid's Roundup
0

Cupid's Roundup

1919-11-01

Cupid's Roundup is a silent Western

The Cowboy and the Rajah
0

The Cowboy and the Rajah

1919-12-01

The Cowboy and the Rajah

Gun-Shy
0

Gun-Shy

1922-09-01

A milquetoast Easterner who on a trip to the Wild West is mistaken for a U.S. marshall.

The Stooge
3.3

The Stooge

1951-11-15

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act

She Devil
2.8

She Devil

1957-04-01

Biochemists give fruit-fly serum to a dying woman, with side effects.

My Man Godfrey
3.2

My Man Godfrey

1957-10-11

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfre

High Tide
3

High Tide

1947-09-13

A car accident traps two men inside a car near the water. With the tide coming in, they discuss the

The Eddy Duchin Story
3.1

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956-05-02

The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

My Sister Eileen
3.3

My Sister Eileen

1955-09-22

Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune

The First Texan
3.1

The First Texan

1956-06-29

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his

Broken Lance
3.2

Broken Lance

1954-09-25

Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the

Calamity Jane
3.5

Calamity Jane

1953-11-04

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to t

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
2.4

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936-04-17

15-Chapter Serial about a scientist that discovers a formula for making synthetic gold and the peop

Captain Pirate
2.6

Captain Pirate

1952-08-27

In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds agains

I Love a Mystery
3.1

I Love a Mystery

1945-01-25

In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
2.3

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

1951-10-10

The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold Diggers o

Week-End at the Waldorf
3

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945-10-04

Anything can happen during a weekend at New York's Waldorf-Astoria: a glamorous movie star meets a w

The Half-Breed
2.5

The Half-Breed

1952-05-03

An Apache of mixed blood tries to make peace between Indians and whites.

Fort Osage
3

Fort Osage

1952-02-10

Rod Cameron stars as frontier scout Tim Clay, assigned to guide a wagon train through Indian territo

Deception
3.3

Deception

1946-10-26

After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer

The Emperor's Candlesticks
2.3

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937-07-02

Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.

The Broken Coin
0

The Broken Coin

1936-01-10

A police chief and two security agencies work to find out who is behind a recent rash of hijackings.

The Struggle
0

The Struggle

1921-05-01

Spirited story of West, which begins after the hero has spent four years overseas and has left the a

Battling Brewster
0

Battling Brewster

1924-12-01

An action movie serial that premiered in 1924

The Scarlet Car
2.3

The Scarlet Car

1917-12-24

Paul Revere Forbes, an descendant of Paul Revere, is a teller at Cyrus Peabody's bank. He learns tha

Frontier Justice
2.5

Frontier Justice

1936-10-01

When Brent Halston returns he finds his father in an insane asylum and Wilton about to foreclose on

The Apartment
4.1

The Apartment

1960-06-21

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to

The Steel Trap
3.2

The Steel Trap

1952-11-12

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday a

The Hypnotic Eye
2.9

The Hypnotic Eye

1960-02-17

A mysterious hypnotist is suspected by the police of being responsible for a wave of young, attracti

Lady on a Train
3.3

Lady on a Train

1945-08-03

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When sh

What Becomes of the Children?
2.5

What Becomes of the Children?

1936-12-04

Get ready for a roller-coaster trip of emotion with this campy collection from the golden age of Hol

Arizona Cyclone
0

Arizona Cyclone

1934-05-01

A cowboy comes to the aid of a banker and his daughter who are fighting outlaws.

The Preview Murder Mystery
2.8

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936-02-28

Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. A

Illegal
3.2

Illegal

1955-10-09

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find o

Fighting Caballero
2.5

Fighting Caballero

1935-05-05

Desperados menace a mining operation.

Frontier Days
1.3

Frontier Days

1934-11-14

Henry Jethrow is after the Wilson ranch. He has George Wilson unknowningly sign a note for the ranch

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

The Lady Gambles
3

The Lady Gambles

1949-05-20

When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the ti

The Empty Gun
0

The Empty Gun

1917-09-04

Frank, riding through the storm, approaches the station, to give ten thousand dollars worth of gold,

Honor of the Range
2.5

Honor of the Range

1934-04-15

After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the m

Black Tuesday
3

Black Tuesday

1954-12-31

Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the e

Ten Wanted Men
2.9

Ten Wanted Men

1955-02-01

When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick C

The Game That Kills
2.6

The Game That Kills

1937-09-21

Ferguson is a rough-and-tumble hockey player who discovers that his chosen profession is nothing mor

Dames Ahoy
0

Dames Ahoy

1930-02-09

Three sailors go searching for a girl who swindled one of them out of half his pay.

Mark of the Spur
3

Mark of the Spur

1932-02-10

A young ranch foreman, Bud Drake aka The Kid, is wrongfully arrested for the theft of six-thousand d

See America Thirst
0

See America Thirst

1930-11-23

Two men, one timid and one aggressive, make out as comical criminals.

Border Guns
0

Border Guns

1934-02-01

A cowboy drifting around the border gets mixed up with Mexican revolutionary gun smuggling when he b

Three Rogues
0

Three Rogues

1931-03-08

In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each be

Meet Me on Broadway
3.5

Meet Me on Broadway

1946-01-26

Stuffy amateur director Eddie Dolan decides to mount a show for the well-connected patrons of a posh

The Bad and the Beautiful
3.6

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952-12-25

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer,

History Is Made at Night
3.3

History Is Made at Night

1937-03-05

An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her

Money, Women and Guns
2.6

Money, Women and Guns

1958-10-01

Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bus

The Story on Page One
2.1

The Story on Page One

1959-12-01

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuf

The Cowboy and the Bandit
3

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935-04-02

Bill travels to a new state after the outlaw Scarface saves him from a lynch mob. There he takes a j

Hollywood Cavalcade
2.6

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939-10-13

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marr

Inside Detroit
3

Inside Detroit

1956-01-01

Gus Linden, former racketeer head of a Detroit local of the United Automobile Workers of America, A.

Custer's Last Stand
2.3

Custer's Last Stand

1936-01-02

Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous hist

Guys and Dolls
3.3

Guys and Dolls

1955-12-23

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay

Cowboy from Brooklyn
2

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938-07-09

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

Hop-a-long Cassidy
2.6

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935-08-23

An evil ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other while

The Jackie Robinson Story
3.1

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950-05-16

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Trac

A Star Is Born
3.5

A Star Is Born

1954-10-01

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career

Sunset in El Dorado
2.1

Sunset in El Dorado

1945-09-29

The story involves a rather odd flashback by Dale who is visiting El Dorado, home of her grandmother

Carrie
3.2

Carrie

1952-07-17

In the late 1890s, the ambitious, innocent Carrie arrives in Chicago’s South Side and stays with her

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

All About Eve
4

All About Eve

1950-11-09

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the re

The Story of Three Loves
2.9

The Story of Three Loves

1953-03-26

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.

Stagecoach
3.8

Stagecoach

1939-03-02

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo

Almost a Gentleman
3

Almost a Gentleman

1939-03-31

Saving a dog from the pound gets a man mixed up in murder.

Reno
3

Reno

1939-12-01

A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.

The Reckless Rider
0

The Reckless Rider

1932-07-01

Disguising himself as an outlaw, a marshal comes to the aid of a man and his daughter who are being

The Ghost Rider
2.5

The Ghost Rider

1935-04-07

Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him. He

Phone Call from a Stranger
3.1

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952-02-01

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survi

Big Town Scandal
2.5

Big Town Scandal

1948-05-27

A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out

An Affair to Remember
3.7

An Affair to Remember

1957-07-11

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it h

I Married a Witch
3.4

I Married a Witch

1942-10-30

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
2

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940-09-05

Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival own

When Willie Comes Marching Home
3.4

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950-02-17

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frus

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
5

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

1956-10-02

A programmer with a Latin American beat.

The Lost Weekend
3.8

The Lost Weekend

1945-11-29

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... b

Sister Kenny
3.4

Sister Kenny

1946-10-10

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences gr

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

Going My Way
3.4

Going My Way

1944-01-01

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the R

My Dear Secretary
3

My Dear Secretary

1948-11-05

A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen

A Desperate Adventure
3

A Desperate Adventure

1924-09-25

A Desperate Adventure is a 1924 silent film western directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Franklyn

Purity Squad
3.5

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

East of Eden
3.8

East of Eden

1955-04-10

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelmin

Race Street
2.9

Race Street

1948-09-11

A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.

Witness for the Prosecution
4.1

Witness for the Prosecution

1957-12-17

An ailing barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where the unconvincing test

The Judge Steps Out
3.5

The Judge Steps Out

1947-12-15

A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.

High Society
3.4

High Society

1956-07-17

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter

Black Widow
3.2

Black Widow

1954-10-28

When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway produ

Circumstantial Evidence
2.4

Circumstantial Evidence

1945-04-20

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an

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

Hollywood or Bust
3

Hollywood or Bust

1956-12-06

The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Stev

Wonder Man
3.3

Wonder Man

1945-06-08

Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten

Beyond the Rio Grande
0

Beyond the Rio Grande

1930-04-12

Having quit their old gang and gone straight, Bert Allen and Joe Kemp finally own their own ranch af

The Great Moment
2.8

The Great Moment

1944-07-18

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia

Hangover Square
3.5

Hangover Square

1945-02-07

When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in hi

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

Monsieur Verdoux
3.9

Monsieur Verdoux

1947-09-26

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining inco

The Lady Eve
3.6

The Lady Eve

1941-02-25

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Ch

The Shadow
3.3

The Shadow

1940-01-05

The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible a

Merton of the Movies
3.4

Merton of the Movies

1947-10-11

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studio

The Barefoot Mailman
2

The Barefoot Mailman

1951-12-03

Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrov

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
3.1

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942-11-20

The East Side Kids find a young girl in the apartment of a man who has just been murdered. Believing

The Tin Star
3.5

The Tin Star

1957-11-06

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Two O'Clock Courage
3

Two O'Clock Courage

1945-04-13

A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he's

Under Texas Skies
2.5

Under Texas Skies

1940-09-29

The story opens as Stony returns to his home town, only to discover that his sheriff father has been

Boom Town
3.4

Boom Town

1940-08-30

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both lov

North West Mounted Police
3.2

North West Mounted Police

1940-10-22

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) trave

Deadwood Dick
3

Deadwood Dick

1940-07-19

Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.

Call of the Rockies
3

Call of the Rockies

1944-07-14

Cowboy Sunset Carson teams up with Frog Millhouse on a routine supply trip to Placer City. Before lo

The Opposite Sex
2.6

The Opposite Sex

1956-11-15

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair w

Saddle Leather Law
0

Saddle Leather Law

1944-12-21

A posse, hunting the assailant of Denton's Partner, captures Steve Carlisle (Charles Starrett), who

Fallen Angel
3.3

Fallen Angel

1945-11-15

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around t

Massacre River
3.1

Massacre River

1949-06-26

Two Cavalry Officers clash over the Colonel's Daughter at a remote outpost with Indian troubles.

The Square Jungle
3

The Square Jungle

1955-12-30

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through l

No Man of Her Own
3.4

No Man of Her Own

1950-02-21

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

The Groom Wore Spurs
2.2

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951-03-13

Pretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben Cast

Sunset Boulevard
4.1

Sunset Boulevard

1950-08-10

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood o

The House Across the Bay
2.8

The House Across the Bay

1940-03-01

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charge

Tin Pan Alley
2.5

Tin Pan Alley

1940-11-29

Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to Engla

The Son of Monte Cristo
3

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940-12-05

Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil Gen

The Heiress
3.9

The Heiress

1949-10-06

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end

The Blue Angel
2.5

The Blue Angel

1959-09-04

Remake of Josef von Sternberg's 1930 classic.

The Night of January 16th
2.5

The Night of January 16th

1941-11-28

Accused of killing her employer, financier Bjorn Faulkner, Kit is championed by wisecracking sailor-

The Green Archer
3

The Green Archer

1940-10-25

The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the w

A Letter to Three Wives
3.6

A Letter to Three Wives

1949-01-20

A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is run

Around the World in 80 Days
3.3

Around the World in 80 Days

1956-10-17

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the wor

The Screen Writer
0

The Screen Writer

1950-09-13

This short film focuses on the job of the Hollywood screenwriter.

California Passage
2

California Passage

1950-12-15

A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his part

The Honor of the Press
3

The Honor of the Press

1932-07-13

Cub reporter Daniel Greely gets a job on a big city newspaper. A string of robberies occur and the o

Exposed
2.9

Exposed

1947-09-08

A private eye and her sidekick solve the case of a dead client.

Crime Doctor
3.1

Crime Doctor

1943-06-22

Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to bec

Parrish
2.5

Parrish

1961-05-04

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut Rive

Three Girls About Town
2.6

Three Girls About Town

1941-10-23

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next doo

This Woman Is Mine
2

This Woman Is Mine

1941-08-22

Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with a female stowaway they discover aboard their ship. Ma

Frontier Fury
0

Frontier Fury

1943-06-23

In this western, a decent Indian agent loses his job and his good name after someone steals the gove

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
2.4

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942-01-31

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

Northwest Rangers
3

Northwest Rangers

1942-10-28

Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other a no

Silver Queen
2.9

Silver Queen

1942-11-14

A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and h

Belle Starr
2.8

Belle Starr

1941-09-12

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam

My Friend Irma
3.4

My Friend Irma

1949-10-14

Prototype dumb blonde Irma and her slacker, wheeler-dealer boyfriend Al interfere in the love life o

The White Cliffs of Dover
3.4

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944-05-11

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan m

Roadblock
2.9

Roadblock

1951-09-17

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

The Greatest Show on Earth
3.1

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952-02-16

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though t

Left Over Ladies
0

Left Over Ladies

1931-09-30

Two married couples are involved in divorce proceedings; Patricia and Ronny, who are still in love w

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

Vaudeville Days
1.6

Vaudeville Days

1942-12-19

A narrator provides very brief info on the beginnings and history of Vaudeville while Vaudeville act

The Secret Code
2.5

The Secret Code

1942-09-04

A superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and artificial l

Destination Moon
3

Destination Moon

1950-06-27

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives a

A Place in the Sun
3.6

A Place in the Sun

1951-06-12

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy s

Daisy Kenyon
3.3

Daisy Kenyon

1947-12-25

Daisy Kenyon is a Manhattan commercial artist having an affair with an arrogant and overbearing but

Funny Face
3.5

Funny Face

1957-02-13

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris

Meet John Doe
3.6

Meet John Doe

1941-03-14

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who

Slightly French
3.6

Slightly French

1949-02-02

A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "Fren

Some Came Running
3.5

Some Came Running

1958-12-25

A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the ch

The Drug Store Cowboy
0

The Drug Store Cowboy

1925-06-01

This comedy-melodrama focuses on Marmaduke Grandon, who's a drug store clerk with aspirations to be

Gold Diggers of 1935
3.2

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935-03-15

Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a

The Narrow Margin
3.6

The Narrow Margin

1952-05-03

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago

White Christmas
3.6

White Christmas

1954-10-14

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show busi

Chicago Syndicate
2.9

Chicago Syndicate

1955-07-01

An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to

Powdersmoke Range
0

Powdersmoke Range

1935-09-27

Three cowboys buy a ranch but have to fight off gunmen to keep it.

Alias Nick Beal
3.5

Alias Nick Beal

1949-03-04

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul

Destination Murder
2.5

Destination Murder

1950-06-09

Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father

Fun on a Weekend
3.5

Fun on a Weekend

1947-05-15

Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by P

The Miracle of the Bells
3

The Miracle of the Bells

1948-03-27

The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she

A Stranger from Somewhere
0

A Stranger from Somewhere

1916-11-13

A rancher moves to the city, and finds competition for the affections of an heiress in the form of a

Anything Once
0

Anything Once

1917-10-08

A Playboy inherits a Western ranch on the condition that he shall run it properly for 6 months. A vi

Bringing Home Father
0

Bringing Home Father

1917-06-04

Peter Drake meets and falls in love with Jackie Swazey, the daughter of a feisty suffragette and inc

The Clean-Up
0

The Clean-Up

1917-08-06

A publicist for a racy burlesque troupe romances the daughter of the head of The Purity League, an o

The Car of Chance
0

The Car of Chance

1917-07-09

In his will, Mr. Baird leaves his son Arnold just one seven-passenger auto and a hundred dollars to

The Clock
0

The Clock

1917-04-30

A 1917 American silent comedy film

The Devil's Pay Day
0

The Devil's Pay Day

1917-01-29

When Gregory Van Houten went to the country to recuperate, he intended to remain only a few weeks an

Love Never Dies
0

Love Never Dies

1916-10-23

Love Never Dies was set in France, and convincingly so (which was not often the case in American-mad

The Man Who Took a Chance
0

The Man Who Took a Chance

1917-01-19

Monty Gray returns to the US after spending 10 years building railroads in China. As he enters a hot

A Stormy Knight
0

A Stormy Knight

1917-09-10

While relaxing in his cabin one stormy night, John Winton, a rising young businessman who has succes

The Fighting Grin
0

The Fighting Grin

1918-01-28

A man bets his father $10,000 that he'll marry his girlfriend within the next week, even with the op

The Rough Lover
0

The Rough Lover

1918-02-25

Richard Bolton, a timid bookworm, is too shy to declare his love for the beautiful Helen. While she

The Winged Mystery
0

The Winged Mystery

1917-11-26

Louis and August Siever, the twins sons of a German father and American mother, are traveling in Eur

It Happened Out West
1.5

It Happened Out West

1923-03-01

The foreman of a cattle-ranch located on the Texas-Mexico border is the leader of a gang of alien-sm

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
0

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

1924-02-13

Pampered Easterner Tom Ransom is sent West by his father, a meatpacking tycoon, to buy a large herd.

Pillow Talk
3.5

Pillow Talk

1959-10-07

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Mo

The Firebrand
0

The Firebrand

1922-12-15

Rancher Bill Holt has a small homestead and insists on holding onto his land, much to the chagrin of

Gold Grabbers
0

Gold Grabbers

1922-11-21

A mining engineer is hired to run a valuable mine formerly belonging to lovely Peggy O'Day's family.

So You Want to Be in Pictures
2.9

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947-06-07

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand

Johnny Allegro
3.1

Johnny Allegro

1949-05-26

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

Assigned to Danger
2.5

Assigned to Danger

1948-05-19

A gang of bank robbers is pursued by an insurance investigator.

Woman on the Run
3.4

Woman on the Run

1950-11-10

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspec

Pretty Baby
3

Pretty Baby

1950-09-16

A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on t

Page Miss Glory
3.1

Page Miss Glory

1935-09-07

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant cel

Johnny Belinda
3.4

Johnny Belinda

1948-09-14

A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.

Bright Leaf
2.9

Bright Leaf

1950-06-16

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.

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

Wallflower
3

Wallflower

1948-06-13

Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

The Big Clock
3.6

The Big Clock

1948-03-18

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again

Buck Privates
3.4

Buck Privates

1941-01-31

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop

In the Navy
3.2

In the Navy

1941-05-30

Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tomm

In Society
2.9

In Society

1944-08-16

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the p

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
2.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945-10-05

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder

Some Like It Hot
4

Some Like It Hot

1959-03-19

Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of Chicago. Their only opportunit

Until They Sail
3.2

Until They Sail

1957-10-08

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

The Second Woman
2.7

The Second Woman

1950-07-07

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coa

A Song to Remember
3.1

A Song to Remember

1945-01-19

Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood

Road to Rio
3.4

Road to Rio

1947-12-25

Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio,

I Walk Alone
3.3

I Walk Alone

1947-12-31

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught a

Over 21
2.6

Over 21

1945-08-08

A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newsp

You Only Live Once
3.6

You Only Live Once

1937-01-23

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a bre

The Empty Cab
0

The Empty Cab

1918-07-06

Henry Egbert Xerxes' big chance as a cub reporter comes when he is assigned to track down a gang of

Home Before Dark
3.5

Home Before Dark

1958-11-16

A young woman returns home after being institutionalized in a mental hospital.

The Great Flamarion
3

The Great Flamarion

1945-01-13

A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achiev

Gun Crazy
3.7

Gun Crazy

1950-01-20

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in shar

Here Comes the Groom
2.6

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

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
3.5

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947-09-01

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartme

Incendiary Blonde
2.3

Incendiary Blonde

1945-07-25

Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York n

Charlie Chan at the Circus
3.1

Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936-03-27

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investi

The File on Thelma Jordon
3.3

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949-11-04

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a t

Love Nest
2.7

Love Nest

1951-10-10

Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from

The Cowboy and the Lady
3.1

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938-11-17

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out

The Life of Emile Zola
3.4

The Life of Emile Zola

1937-09-09

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair

Gentleman's Agreement
3.5

Gentleman's Agreement

1947-11-11

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

This Woman Is Dangerous
2.9

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952-02-09

A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the h

Prison Train
3

Prison Train

1938-10-17

Gangsters plan an assassination of a rival while he rides the train carrying him to prison.

Cover Up
3.3

Cover Up

1949-02-25

Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midweste

Everything I Have Is Yours
2.9

Everything I Have Is Yours

1952-10-31

A husband and wife act are hoping to find success on Broadway.

The Search for Bridey Murphy
3.1

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956-10-01

After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments o

Johnny Eager
3

Johnny Eager

1941-12-09

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Wichita
3.2

Wichita

1955-07-03

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kans

Albuquerque
3.4

Albuquerque

1948-02-20

Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a despotic and hard-hearted czar

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
3.5

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957-05-30

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their partic

A Lawless Street
2.6

A Lawless Street

1955-11-15

A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of t

Wild Is the Wind
3.3

Wild Is the Wind

1957-12-11

A widowed Nevada rancher goes to Italy and marries the sister of his deceased wife and brings her ba

The Desert Rat
0

The Desert Rat

1919-01-02

Steve Lanyon, known as the Desert Rat, returns with gold and saloon owner Brazos Pete plots to get i

The Jolson Story
3.3

The Jolson Story

1946-10-10

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor fa

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
2.5

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957-04-03

In this musical-comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young I

Vivacious Lady
3.5

Vivacious Lady

1938-05-13

College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzl

Black Bart
2.3

Black Bart

1948-02-17

Cheerful outlaw Charlie Boles leaves former partners Lance and Jersey and heads for California, wher

Union Station
3.2

Union Station

1950-10-04

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station.

Desert Mesa
1.4

Desert Mesa

1935-02-02

A jobless cowpuncher rides into Cottonwood, Arizona in search of the man who swindled his father.

Pals of the West
0

Pals of the West

1934-09-02

Sheriff Ed Dawson (Franklyn Farnum)asks Texas Rangers Wally Wallace (Hal Taliaferro) and Bill (Al Ho

The Lone Rider
0

The Lone Rider

1934-10-01

A cowboy takes on a gang of gold mine swindlers.

West of the Law
0

West of the Law

1934-11-01

Big-city gangsters run out of gas in the middle of the desert. A local cowboy gives them a tow back

The Solid Gold Cadillac
3

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956-08-22

Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a l

Crack-Up
2.8

Crack-Up

1946-09-06

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or th

Hollow Triumph
3.3

Hollow Triumph

1948-08-18

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate resul

Oklahoma Jim
0

Oklahoma Jim

1931-10-10

A gambler sets out to help a pretty young woman save her trading post.

Appointment in Berlin
3.4

Appointment in Berlin

1943-07-15

The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war thr

It's a Great Feeling
2.9

It's a Great Feeling

1949-08-20

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big b

Ice Palace
2.9

Ice Palace

1960-01-02

Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountai

Colt .45
3.1

Colt .45

1950-05-27

Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer J

Dick Tracy
2.5

Dick Tracy

1945-12-01

Detective Tracy rescues Tess Trueheart and Junior from a killer called Splitface.

Human Targets
2.5

Human Targets

1932-01-10

The Dale's need money for their sick mother and Bart Travis, having found gold, says he will provide

Crossed Trails
0

Crossed Trails

1924-04-08

Baffled
0

Baffled

1924-02-01

Hail the Conquering Hero
3.5

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944-08-09

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow

In Early Arizona
0

In Early Arizona

1938-11-02

Marshal Jeff sends for his friend Whit Gordon to help bring law and order to Tombstone. Bull and his

Yankee Fakir
2.5

Yankee Fakir

1947-04-01

A medicine show pitchman investigates a small town murder in Arizona.

Strangers on a Train
3.8

Strangers on a Train

1951-06-27

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit th

Scared Stiff
3.2

Scared Stiff

1953-04-27

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who

Destination Gobi
2.9

Destination Gobi

1953-03-20

A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to s

Hell's Valley
0

Hell's Valley

1931-03-07

In Hell's Valley, Texas Ranger Captain Wally kills Jose Valdez, leading Jose's brothers, Carlos and

The Country Girl
3.5

The Country Girl

1954-12-15

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, y

Because They're Young
2.8

Because They're Young

1960-04-01

Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an ide

Living It Up
3.2

Living It Up

1954-08-04

Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he fi

The Long, Long Trailer
3.4

The Long, Long Trailer

1954-02-19

A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humoro

The Company She Keeps
3

The Company She Keeps

1951-01-06

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

The Toast of New Orleans
2.4

The Toast of New Orleans

1950-08-24

Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman c

Wake Me When It's Over
3

Wake Me When It's Over

1960-06-10

The war may be over, but that doesn't keep the hapless Gus Brubaker from being drafted and posted on

Silver River
3

Silver River

1948-05-20

Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be use

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.

The Gazebo
3.5

The Gazebo

1960-01-15

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the n

The Bandit Tamer
0

The Bandit Tamer

1925-07-02

The Bandit Tamer is a 1925 American silent film directed by J.P. McGowan.

The Las Vegas Story
2.9

The Las Vegas Story

1952-01-30

When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.