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Douglas Wood is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American born on 30 october 1880 at New York City (USA)
Douglas Wood (October 31, 1880 – January 13, 1966) was an American actor of stage and screen during the first six decades of the 20th century. Born on Halloween 1880 (October 31), his mother, Ida Jeffreys, was a stage actress. During the course of his career, Wood would appear in dozens of Broadway productions, and well over 100 films. Towards the end of his career, he would also make several guest appearances on television. Wood died in 1966.
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Nationality USA
Birth 30 october 1880 at New York City (USA)
Death 13 january 1966 (at 85 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Birth 30 october 1880 at New York City (USA)
Death 13 january 1966 (at 85 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Douglas Wood (October 31, 1880 – January 13, 1966) was an American actor of stage and screen during the first six decades of the 20th century. Born on Halloween 1880 (October 31), his mother, Ida Jeffreys, was a stage actress. During the course of his career, Wood would appear in dozens of Broadway productions, and well over 100 films. Towards the end of his career, he would also make several guest appearances on television. Wood died in 1966.
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That Certain Feeling (1956)
, 1h43Directed by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders, David Lewis, Pearl Bailey, Jerry Mathers
Roles Senator
Rating63%
A beautiful, sophisticated New York woman who goes by the name Dunreath Henry seems to have it all. She is not only the private secretary to the wealthy and popular cartoonist Larry Larkin, she is also his fiancee.
No Man's Woman (1955)
, 1h10Directed by Franklin Adreon
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Marie Windsor, John Archer, Patric Knowles, Nancy Gates, Richard Crane, Louis Jean Heydt
Roles Philip Grant
Rating62%
Rhubarb (1951)
, 1h34Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Baseball films, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ray Milland, Orangey, Jan Sterling, William Frawley, Gene Lockhart, Willard Waterman
Roles M. Carroll
Rating67%
Thaddeus J. Banner (Gene Lockhart), a lonely, eccentric millionaire who owns a baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons, takes a liking to a dog-chasing stray cat (played by Orangey), and takes him into his home. He names the cat "Rhubarb," which is baseball slang for an on-field argument or fight.
Harriet Craig (1950)
, 1h34Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Joan Crawford, Wendell Corey, Allyn Joslyn, Lucile Watson, K. T. Stevens, Raymond Greenleaf
Roles Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
Rating72%
Dominatrice Harriet Craig tient plus de considération pour sa maison et ses biens qu'elle ne le fait pour toute personne dans sa vie. Parmi ceux qu'elle traite comme des objets ménagers, on trouve son aimable mari Walter, à qui elle a menti à propos de son incapacité à avoir des enfants; sa cousine Claire, qu'elle traite comme une secrétaire; et ses serviteurs qu'elle traite comme des esclaves.
The Petty Girl (1950)
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Robert Cummings, Joan Caulfield, Elsa Lanchester, Melville Cooper, Audrey Long, Mary Wickes
Roles professeur Stratton
Rating59%
In New York City, George Petty (Robert Cummings) tries to convince car manufacturer B. J. Manton to use pretty women to help advertise his dreary new car model. He is not succeeding when Manton's daughter, the often-married Mrs. Connie Manton Dezlow (Audrey Long), interrupts the business meeting, takes a liking to the handsome young artist, and makes herself his patron. Soon, she has furnished him with a lavish apartment, complete with a butler named Beardsley (Melville Cooper). She also talks him into abandoning his cheesecake paintings in favor of more respectable portraits.
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1948)
, 1h28Genres Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors William Powell, Ella Raines, Arleen Whelan, Peter Lind Hayes, Ray Collins, Allen Jenkins
Roles University President
Rating64%
The inept, somewhat slow-witted U.S. senator Melvin G. Ashton wants to run for President of the United States. His eager publicist, Lew Gibson, encourages him with various attention-gaining stunts, disappointing his girlfriend Poppy McNaughton, a reporter at a local newspaper.
It Had to Be You (1947)
, 1h38Directed by Don Hartman, Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, Ron Randell, Spring Byington, Thurston Hall, Carol Nugent
Roles Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
Rating63%
In this fantasy, screwball romantic comedy,Victoria Stafford (Ginger Rogers), is a wealthy girl who has been engaged three times, and has three times backed out at the altar.
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
, 1h41Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dennis Morgan, Arlene Dahl, Andrea King, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Ben Blue
Roles Rawson
Rating62%
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Ann Sothern, George Tobias, Alexander Knox, Sharyn Moffett, Florence Bates, Frieda Inescort
Roles Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
Rating67%
Circa late ‘40’s. Boston (and, it’s always winter there) Judge Thomas Bailey is bored with his job as a probate judge and appears to be just going through the motions as he decides in a case against a mother for custody of her child in favor of the child’s more conservative grandfather.
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
, 1h33Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Treacher, Clarence Kolb
Roles John Durand (Uncredited)
Rating66%
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Do You Love Me (1946)
, 1h31Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, Betty Grable, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Gaines, Robert Walker
Roles Dr Dunfee
Rating62%
Dragonwyck (1946)
, 1h43Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Children's films
Actors Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Anne Revere, Glenn Langan, Spring Byington
Roles Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
Rating68%
The setting for the story is a farm in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1844. Farmer's daughter Miranda Wells (Gene Tierney) is brought up by her strait-laced low church parents, Ephraim (Walter Huston) and Abigail (Anne Revere). Miranda, a budding young woman, lives on the farm with her family, but often escapes everyday life on the farm through daydreams of a more romantic location and lifestyle, filled with luxury and flair.
Night Editor (1946)
, 1h8Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors William Gargan, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Harry Shannon, Frank Wilcox, Robert Kellard
Roles Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Rating66%
Crane Stewart (Charles D. Brown), the editor of the New York Star, while playing poker with his friends, tells a story about a cop involved in a murder investigation.
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
, 1h45Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, George Brent, Lucile Watson, Richard Long, Natalie Wood
Roles Charles Hamilton
Rating72%
The movie tells the story of Elizabeth (Colbert) and John (Welles), a married couple recently separated when John goes off to fight in World War I. When Elizabeth receives notice of John's death, she marries another man (George Brent). John, however, is still alive, and later returns, but after being disfigured in the war he has undergone plastic surgery, making him almost unrecognizable. He has also adopted an eight-year old daughter (Wood). When he finds out that he has a son with Elizabeth, he is faced with the dilemma of whether or not to reveal his true identity.
Because of Him (1946)
, 1h28Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Helen Broderick, Franchot Tone, Stanley Ridges, Donald Meek
Roles Samual Hapgood
Rating65%
Kim Walker (Deanna Durbin) is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan (Charles Laughton) into signing a letter of introduction. Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor (Franchot Tone).