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Charles Smith is a Actor born on 13 september 1920
Charles Smith (September 13, 1920 – December 26, 1988) was an American character actor. He was born in Flint, Michigan.
He had notable roles in The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and The Major and the Minor (1942). Smith appeared as Dizzy Stevens in nine Aldrich Family films between 1941 and 1944. He later appeared in several TV series in recurring roles.
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Birth 13 september 1920
Death 26 december 1988 (at 68 years)
Death 26 december 1988 (at 68 years)
He had notable roles in The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and The Major and the Minor (1942). Smith appeared as Dizzy Stevens in nine Aldrich Family films between 1941 and 1944. He later appeared in several TV series in recurring roles.
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Good Times (1967)
, 1h31Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Western
Themes Films about television, Musical films
Actors Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders, Norman Alden, Lennie Weinrib, Larry Duran
Roles Telegrapher
Rating45%
Sonny and Cher appear as themselves in this spoof of various genres, including mysteries, westerns and spy thrillers. The plot revolves around a film contract offered to Sonny by powerful executive Mr. Mordicus, played by George Sanders, who also plays the antagonist in each of Sonny's ideas for the proposed film, which are played out in a number of skits featuring music and dancing by the star duo.
Johnny Tremain (1957)
, 1h20Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot, Richard Beymer, Walter Sande
Roles Caleb
Rating63%
Johnny Tremain is apprenticed to a silversmith, Mr. Lapham. One day, wealthy Jonathan Lyte asks Mr. Lapham to fix a broken silver tea cup. Lapham refuses because he believes he is too old for such jobs. Tremain believes he is skilled enough to do the job, and accepts. After trying several times but failing, he asks fellow silversmith, Paul Revere, for help designing a new handle. Revere tells him to make the handle deeper and larger. Eager to try the new design, Johnny breaks the Sabbath and accidentally burns his hand. The damage is so severe that he will never have full use of the hand again, and cannot continue as a silversmith apprentice. No one will hire him with only one usable hand. The Sons of Liberty recruit him as a messenger, to secretly inform members of the times and locations of meetings.
Suddenly (1954)
, 1h15Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Willis Bouchey, Nancy Gates, Paul Frees
Roles Bebop
Rating67%
In post-war America, the President of the United States is scheduled to journey through the small town of Suddenly, California. Claiming to be checking up on security prior to his arrival, a group of FBI agents arrive at the home of the Bensons, on top of a hill that looks down upon the station where the Presidential train is scheduled to stop. However, they soon turn out to be assassins led by the ruthless John Baron (Frank Sinatra), who take over the house and hold the family hostage.
The French Line (1954)
, 1h42Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt, Craig Stevens, Kim Novak, Rita Corday
Roles Reporter (uncredited)
Rating51%
Millionairess Mame Carson's (Jane Russell) oil empire spells trouble for her love life. Men are either after her fortune or afraid of it. Her money-shy fiancé Phil Barton (Craig Stevens) has just given her the brush off.
The Stooge (1951)
, 1h48Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall, Frances Bavier, Marie McDonald
Roles Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Rating66%
In 1930, entertainer Bill Miller believes that he has the ability to become a solo performer. He and his partner Ben Bailey split up and go their separate ways. Miller fails miserably, and his manager, Leo Lyman thinks it would be a good idea to perform with a "stooge." Enter Ted Rogers, who plays an accident-prone foil for Miller. Soon afterwards, Miller's act is a hit.
Rhythm Inn (1951)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jane Frazee, Kirby Grant, Charles Smith, Lois Collier, Fritz Feld, Ralph Sanford
Roles Eddie Thompson
Rating69%
Father of the Bride (1950)
, 1h32Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about marriage
Actors Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll
Roles Usher (uncredited)
Rating70%
Following the wedding of his daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor), Stanley T. Banks (Spencer Tracy), a suburban lawyer, recalls the day, three months earlier, when he first learned of Kay's engagement to Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor). At the family dinner table, Kay's casual announcement that she is in love with Buckley and has accepted his proposal makes Stanley feel uneasy, but he soon comes to realize that his daughter has grown up and the wedding is inevitable. While Ellie (Joan Bennett), Kay's mother, immediately begins making preparations for the wedding, Stanley lies awake at night, fearing the worst for his daughter.
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
, 1h32Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Powell, Ricardo Montalbán, Louis Calhern, Ann Harding, Debbie Reynolds, Phyllis Kirk
Roles Eddie Gavin
Rating67%
Au début des années 1900, dans la famille Robinson, Patti et Melba, les filles, sont des artistes accomplies du spectacle, tandis que les garçons espiègles préfèrent l'agitation. Mme Robinson-mère est bienveillante et surveille les amours des jeunes. La famille Robinson doit quitter son domicile à New York pour s'installer au "Kissimee Catskills," un hôtel de villégiature dans l'État de New York, où l'amour frappe les deux filles Robinson...
The Happy Years (1950)
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Dean Stockwell, Darryl Hickman, Scotty Beckett, Leon Ames, Robert Wagner, Margalo Gillmore
Roles Student
Rating67%
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
, 1h42Directed by Buster Keaton, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, Buster Keaton
Roles Male Quartette Member (uncredited)
Rating70%
Veronica Fisher (Judy Garland) enters Oberkugen's music shop, looking for work. Although Otto Oberkugen (S. Z. Sakall) is reluctant to take on more staff, she wins a job by persuading a wealthy matron, through her singing and musical expertise, to buy a harp at almost $25 over Oberkugen's list price. Neither she nor Andrew Larkin (Van Johnson), the shop's senior salesman, suspects that they are each other's anonymous pen pal. They bicker constantly at work although becoming increasingly attracted to each other.
Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
, 1h29Directed by Richard Wallace, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Albert Sharpe, Josephine Hutchinson, Charles Kemper
Roles Fred Beehouse
Rating60%
In 1905, Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple), an enthusiastic art student, is expelled from Miss Ingram's Seminary for wearing two petticoats instead of five, attending political rallies and insisting that she be allowed to study nudes. When she is sent home to Baltimore, Dinah's understanding father, Dr. Andrew Sheldon (Robert Young), an Episcopalian pastor, easily forgives his headstrong daughter this latest calamity, but her mother Lily (Josephine Hutchinson) encourages her to be more conventionally feminine. Dinah's childhood sweetheart, Tom Wade (John Agar), also believes that she should settle down and confesses that, since her absence, he has begun dating the more "continental" Bernice Eckert (Carol Brannon).
Out of the Blue (1947)
, 1h24Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors George Brent, Ann Dvorak, Turhan Bey, Virginia Mayo, Carole Landis, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Elevator Operator
Rating62%
Arthur Earthleigh (George Brent) lives in an apartment in Greenwich Village where he is dominated by his wife Mae (Carole Landis) and annoyed by Rabelais, the German Shepherd owned by his neighbour, artist and swinging bachelor David (Turhan Bey). David has a constant parade of attractive women visiting his apartment to pose for him. He currently is being visited by Deborah (Virginia Mayo) who wants David's champion Rabelais to breed with her dog.
The Trouble with Women (1947)
, 1h20Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy, Rose Hobart, Lewis Russell, Charles Smith
Roles Ulysses S. Jones
Rating61%
Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
, 1h33Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Vera-Ellen, Celeste Holm, Thurston Hall
Roles Mike Bailey
Rating63%
In 1902 Red Bank, New Jersey, sisters of modest means Pam (June Haver), Liz (Vivian Blaine), and Myra Charters (Vera-Ellen) inherit a chicken farm from their aunt. They soon discover that the windfall is not quite enough to finance their dreams of attracting and marrying millionaires. Reasoning that if one of them catches a rich husband, the other two will thereafter find it easier to do the same, they decide to pool their inheritances. Pam poses as a wealthy heiress, Liz poses as her social secretary, and Myra poses as her maid.
Wake Up and Dream (1946)
, 1h32Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Children's films
Actors John Payne, Charlotte Greenwood, June Haver, John Ireland, Clem Bevans, Charles Russell
Roles Carl
Rating61%
Jeff Cairn enlists in the Navy. He puts younger sister Nella in a cousin's care, but she misses the boarding house where they lived and where old Henry Pecket let her work on his sloop, docked out back.