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Barry Norton is a Actor born on 16 june 1905

Barry Norton

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Birth name Alfredo Carlos Birabén
Birth 16 june 1905
Death 24 august 1956 (at 51 years)

Barry Norton (June 16, 1905 – August 24, 1956) was an Argentine-born actor in American films. He appeared in over ninety films from 1925 until the time of his death. He is perhaps best known for his role as Juan Harker in the Spanish-language version of Dracula (1931), produced by Universal Pictures.

Biography

Norton was born to an affluent family in Buenos Aires in 1905. His birth name was Alfredo Carlos Birabén.

Norton was married to Californian Josephine Biraben (previously Josephine Byers), by whom he had a daughter, Sharon, and two grandchildren. In her autobiography Being and Becoming, actress Myrna Loy wrote that she briefly dated Norton. Other sources link him romantically with Dorothy Dare and Alice Terry. In the latter's case, they appear to have been friends rather than lovers.

Best films

4 Devils (1928)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Barry Norton (110 films)

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Actor

Written on the Wind, 1h39
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Robert J. Wilke
Roles Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.695243.695243.695243.695243.69524
Self-destructive, alcoholic nymphomaniac Marylee (Dorothy Malone) and her insecure, alcoholic playboy brother Kyle (Robert Stack) are the children of Texas oil baron Jasper Hadley (Robert Keith). Spoiled by their inherited wealth and crippled by their personal demons, neither is able to sustain a personal relationship.
The Best Things in Life Are Free, 1h44
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Ernest Borgnine, Sheree North, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan
Roles Premier noctambule
Rating60% 3.000473.000473.000473.000473.00047
Le film raconte l'ascension d'un groupe de Jazz, les Sunny Boys, reprenant l'équipe d'auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes de la Tin Pan Alley composée de Buddy DeSylva, du parolier Lew Brown et du compositeur Ray Henderson de Broadway à Hollywood.
Slightly Scarlet, 1h39
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Noir, Crime
Actors John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Lance Fuller
Rating64% 3.2449153.2449153.2449153.2449153.244915
The ruthless Solly Caspar is fighting to retain control of Bay City's criminal activities when Frank Jansen (Kent Taylor), an honest man and mayoral hopeful, begins a strong anti-crime campaign. Caspar tasks his right-hand man Ben Grace to dig up some dirt on the candidate and ruin his chances of election.
Around the World in Eighty Days, 2h47
Directed by John Farrow, Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Boyer, Cedric Hardwicke
Roles Extra (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.348983.348983.348983.348983.34898
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.
Meet Me in Las Vegas, 1h52
Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Henreid, Jim Backus, Lena Horne
Roles Patron de casino
Rating60% 3.0463053.0463053.0463053.0463053.046305
Le film se déroule à l'intérieur et aux alentours de l'hôtel Sands à Las Vegas; un joueur découvre que tout ce qu'il a à faire pour gagner à la roulette est de prendre la main d'une danseuse.
Serenade
Serenade (1956)
, 2h1
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel, Vincent Price, Joseph Calleia, Vince Edwards, Harry Bellaver
Roles Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.9005152.9005152.9005152.9005152.900515
Serenade tells the story of poor vineyard worker Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), who becomes an operatic tenor, and is involved with two women — one a high society hostess, the other a Mexican bullfighter's daughter, Juana Montes (Sara Montiel). Highly melodramatic, the film features a great deal of operatic music, all of it sung by Lanza. Of note are the Act III Monologue from Verdi's Otello and an extract from the duet "Dio Ti Giocondi" from the same opera featuring Metropolitan Opera soprano Licia Albanese. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, A.H. Weiler wrote that, "Mr. Lanza, who was never in better voice, makes this a full and sometimes impressive musical entertainment.
The Price of Fear, 1h19
Directed by Abner Biberman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Merle Oberon, Lex Barker, Charles Drake, Gia Scala, Warren Stevens, Mary Field
Rating62% 3.142963.142963.142963.142963.14296
David Barrett, the co-owner of a dog-track, discovers that his partner has sold out to gangster Frankie Edare (Stevens) who plans to take sole control of the track and wants to get rid of Barrett. His problems are just beginning, though, as he finds himself involved with Jessica Warren who, unknown to him, was involved in a hit-and-run accident and is trying to set him up for the crime. When Edare kills Barrett's ex-partner to frame him, Barret is falsely accused of committing two murders. Mayhem ensues when the police arrest him, but justice eventually prevails.
To Catch a Thief, 1h46
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber
Roles Frenchman (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6989453.6989453.6989453.6989453.698945
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a retired infamous jewel thief or "cat burglar", nicknamed "The Cat", who now tends to his vineyards in the French Riviera. The modus operandi of a recent series of robberies leads the police to believe that the Cat is involved; they attempt to arrest him, and he adeptly gives them the slip.
The Square Jungle
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Tony Curtis, Barney Phillips, Pat Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Kelly, Jim Backus
Rating64% 3.2413.2413.2413.2413.241
Pat Quaid, an alcoholic San Francisco widower, ends up in jail. His grocery-clerk son, Eddie, needs $25 to bail him out. When he can't borrow it, Eddie enters an amateur fight contest and wins it.
It's Always Fair Weather, 1h41
Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dan Dailey, Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Michael Kidd, Dolores Gray, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4985953.4985953.4985953.4985953.498595
Three ex-G.I.s, Ted Riley (Kelly), Doug Hallerton (Dailey) and Angie Valentine (Kidd) have served in World War II together and become best friends. At the beginning of the film, set in October 1945, they dance through the street celebrating their upcoming release from the service ("The Binge") and meet at their favorite New York bar. They vow eternal friendship, and before going their separate ways, promise to reunite exactly ten years later at the same spot.
White Christmas, 2h
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Robert Alton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes
Roles Carousel Club Diner (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.797813.797813.797813.797813.79781
On Christmas Eve, 1944, somewhere in Europe, two World War II U.S. Army soldiers, one a Broadway entertainer, Captain Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby), the other an aspiring entertainer, Private Phil Davis (Danny Kaye), perform for the 151st Division. But word has come down that their beloved commanding officer, Major General Thomas F. Waverly (Dean Jagger), is being relieved of command. He arrives for the end of the show and delivers an emotional farewell. The men give him a rousing send-off ("The Old Man").
A Star Is Born, 3h1
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Amanda Blake
Roles Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.74653.74653.74653.74653.7465
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause.
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)
, 1h40
Directed by Jack Donohue
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy, Jr., Nancy Walker, Martha Hyer
Roles Diner / Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0021553.0021553.0021553.0021553.002155
Candy Williams (Doris Day) is a member of a struggling Vaudeville troupe that is stranded in Miami when creditors take all their money. After the troupe's leader Hap Schneider (Phil Silvers) tries to scam a restaurant out of dinner, they are forced to work in the hotel to pay for the meal. While cleaning a hallway, Flo Neely (Nancy Walker) hears Dick Carson (Robert Cummings) singing songs that are for his new Broadway show. She tells Hap and Duke McGee (Eddie Foy Jr.) that Dick is staying in the hotel.
So This Is Paris, 1h36
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday
Roles un gendarme
Rating60% 3.0023753.0023753.0023753.0023753.002375
Joe, Al and Davy are in Paris, three sailors on a furlough. They see the sights, but have their sights set on getting to know three girls, including Colette d'Avril, a nightclub singer, and Suzzane Sorrel, who's just had her purse snatched.