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Charles C. Wilson is a Actor and Director American born on 28 july 1894
Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 - January 7, 1948) was an American character actor of the early sound film.
The white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director.
His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won five Academy Awards in 1935. He was also cast in small roles in other Capra movies such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Shortly before his death, Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the two-reel comedy Crime on Their Hands (1948).
He died at the age of 53 of esophageal varices.
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Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 - January 7, 1948) was an American character actor of the early sound film.
The white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director.
His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won five Academy Awards in 1935. He was also cast in small roles in other Capra movies such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Shortly before his death, Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the two-reel comedy Crime on Their Hands (1948).
He died at the age of 53 of esophageal varices.
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Commotion on the Ocean (1956)
Directed by Edward Bernds, Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Gene Roth, Harriette Tarler, Joe Palma
Roles J.L. Cameron - Managing Editor (archive footage)
Rating59%
The Stooges play janitors who work at a newspaper office, begging to be given a chance to become reporters. The managing editor (Charles C. Wilson) promises to think about it over dinner. The phone rings while he is out and Moe answers. The person on the other end is one of the boss's reporters, Smitty (Emil Sitka), who relays a scoop to Moe that some important documents have been stolen by foreign spies. Coincidentally, the spy with the microfilmed documents, Mr. Borscht (Gene Roth) lives next door to the Stooges. He and the boys wind up as stowaways on an ocean liner. Stranded on a freighter on the high seas, and sustained by eating salami, the boys eventually overtake Borscht, recover the microfilm, and are thrilled with their newspaper scoop.
Crime on Their Hands (1948)
Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Lester Allen, Kenneth MacDonald, Heinie Conklin
Roles J.L. Cameron
Rating75%
The Stooges are janitors at a newspaper who stumble on a hot story about the priceless Punjab diamond being stolen by a crook named Dapper (Kenneth MacDonald). With dreams of becoming genuine reporters, the trio head for Squid McGuffy's cafe asking for the whereabouts of Dapper. They manage to convince everyone at the restaurant that they are actually police.
, 1h50Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Dorothy Christy, Thurston Hall
Roles Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Rating68%
Walter Mitty (Kaye) is an "inconsequential guy from Perth Amboy, New Jersey", henpecked and harassed by everyone in his life including his bossy mother, his overbearing, idea-stealing boss Bruce Pierce, his childishly dimwitted fiancée Gertrude Griswold, and Gertrude's obnoxious would-be suitor Tubby Wadsworth and loud-mouthed mother, Mrs. Griswold.
Key Witness (1947)
, 1h7Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors John Beal, Trudy Marshall, Barbara Read, Wilton Graff, Charles Trowbridge, Harry Hayden
Roles Warden (uncredited)
Rating58%
A man runs away to avoid suspicion of murder and ends up in more trouble.
Road to Utopia (1946)
, 1h30Directed by Norman Panama, Hal Walker, Melvin Frank, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Douglass Dumbrille, Hillary Brooke, Robert Benchley
Roles Official Policeman (uncredited)
Rating70%
After the credits we see Sal and Chester Hooton (Lamour and Hope), an old married couple. They are visited by an equally old Duke Johnson (Crosby), and the three reminisce about their previous adventure in the Klondike.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
, 2h10Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about angels, Alternate history films
Actors James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, Samuel S. Hinds
Roles Charlie (uncredited)
Rating85%
In Bedford Falls, New York, on Christmas Eve 1945, George Bailey is suicidal. Prayers for him reach Heaven. Clarence Odbody, Angel 2nd Class, is assigned to save George in order to earn his angel wings. To prepare Clarence, his superior Joseph shows flashbacks of George's life.
Bringing Up Father (1946)
, 1h5Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joe Yule, Renie Riano, Tom Kennedy, Jack Norton, Ferris Taylor, Tom Dugan
Roles Frank
Rating60%
Crime of the Century (1946)
, 56minutesDirected by Philip Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Martin Kosleck, Stephanie Bachelor, Paul Stanton, Ray Walker, Don Costello, Earle Hodgins
Roles Police Lieutenant
Rating63%
Gas House Kids (1946)
, 1h11Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Robert Lowery, Billy Halop, Teala Loring, Carl Switzer, Rex Downing, Hope Landin
Roles Inspector Shannon
Rating61%
The Phantom Thief (1946)
, 1h5Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell, Richard Lane, Dusty Anderson, George E. Stone, Frank Sully
Rating63%
Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Ralph Dunn, Douglas Fowley, Charles Quigley, Charles C. Wilson
Roles Chief Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Rating60%
Burton Stallings (Gordon Richards) demande au détective privé Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont) de retrouver sa belle-fille, Helen (Marie Hannon). Cette dernière se présente à Shayne peu après de son plein gré, mais est assassinée par un inconnu dans son bureau. Shayne commence alors son enquête.
Blonde for a Day (1946)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Hugh Beaumont, Kathryn Adams Doty, Richard Fraser, Cy Kendall, Frank Ferguson, Harry Depp
Roles Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Rating56%
Le journaliste Dillingham Dilly Smith (Richard Fraser) écrit plusieurs articles à charge accusant la police et pointant son incapacité à résoudre une série de meurtres. Il échappe finalement de peu à une tentative d'assassinat et se tourne vers le détective privé Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont) pour le protéger et poursuivre son enquête.
Scarlet Street (1945)
, 1h43Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Peinture
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, Margaret Lindsay, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff, Jess Barker
Roles Watchman (uncredited)
Rating76%
Christopher "Chris" Cross (Edward G. Robinson), a meek amateur painter and cashier for clothing retailer, J.J. Hogarth & Company, is fêted by his employer, honoring him for twenty-five years of dull, repetitive service. Hogarth presents him with a watch and kind words, then leaves getting into a car with a beautiful young blonde. Walking home through Greenwich Village, Chris muses to an associate, "I wonder what it's like to be loved by a young girl." He helps Kitty (Joan Bennett), an amoral fast-talking femme fatale, apparently being attacked by a man, stunning the assailant with his umbrella. Chris is unaware that the attacker was Johnny (Dan Duryea), Kitty's brutish boyfriend, and sees her safely to her apartment building. Out of gratitude and bemusement, she accepts his offer for a cup of coffee at a nearby bar. From Chris's comments about art, Kitty believes him to be a wealthy painter.
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
, 1h8Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Jane Greer, Richard Lane, Lester Matthews, Roland Drew
Roles Brant - City Editor (uncredited)
Rating64%
An amnesiac, "Step" Allison (Tom Conway), accused of murder searches for the truth with the help of a cabbie, Patty Mitchell (Ann Rutherford). The story is essentially a remake of Two in the Dark (1936).
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
, 2h10Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn
Roles Hi Johns
Rating65%
The film focuses on various guests staying at New York City's famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Among them are lonely screen star Irene Malvern, in town with her maid Anna for a childhood friend's wedding and the premiere of her latest movie; war correspondent Chip Collyer, mistaken for a jewel thief by Irene but playing along to catch her attention; flyer Capt. James Hollis, wounded in World War II and facing perilous surgery in three days; wealthy shyster Martin X. Edley, who is trying to sign the Bey of Aribajan to a shady oil deal; Oliver Webson, a cub reporter for Collier's Weekly hoping to expose Edley; and bride-to-be Cynthia Drew, whose upcoming wedding is endangered by her belief her fiancé Bob is in love with Irene Malvern. Also on the scene are Bunny Smith, the hotel's stenographer/notary public, who hopes to escape her low income roots by marrying Edley, and reporter Randy Morton, who loiters in the lobby hoping to stumble upon a scoop for his newspaper.