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Dwight Frye is a Actor American born on 22 february 1899 at Kansas (USA)

Dwight Frye

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Birth name Dwight Iliff Fry
Nationality USA
Birth 22 february 1899 at Kansas (USA)
Death 7 november 1943 (at 44 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Dwight Iliff Frye (February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American stage and screen actor, remembered for his appearance as the tormented Renfield in the classic horror film Dracula (1931).

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Filmography of Dwight Frye (47 films)

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Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits (1986)
, 1h45
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Scott McGinnis, Miles Anderson, Ronald Lacey, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Valérie Steffen, Ingrid Held
Rating46% 2.329822.329822.329822.329822.32982
Quand deux cow-boys sont capturés dans le vieil ouest en essayant de voler une banque, ils sont exilés aux premières lignes de la Première Guerre mondiale pour se battre aux côtés des Britanniques. Ils font un pari pour voir s'ils peuvent piloter un Gunbus, mais ils finissent par se retrouver dans une autre base sous un officier qui est déterminé à traquer un dirigeable allemand.
Wilson
Wilson (1944)
, 2h34
Directed by Otto Brower, Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Cedric Hardwicke, Ruth Nelson
Rating63% 3.194333.194333.194333.194333.19433
The story begins in 1909, a time when Wilson (Alexander Knox) is best known as the head of Princeton University and the author of several books on the democratic process. Urged into running for Governor of New Jersey by the local political machine, Wilson soon proves that he is his own man, beholden to no one-and that he is dedicated to the truth at any cost.
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
, 2h14
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Arno Frey, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart
Roles Hostage
Rating73% 3.693953.693953.693953.693953.69395
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda (Brian Donlevy), a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), but his getaway car is discovered and therefore his planned safe house must reject him. When a woman he doesn't know, named Mascha (Anna Lee), deliberately misdirects German soldiers close to finding him, he seeks her home as an alternative safe house. This turns out to be the home of her father, history professor Stephen Novotny (Walter Brennan), whom the Nazis have banned from teaching. This plan works. But because the assassin now can't be found, the Nazi leaders in Prague decide to create an incentive for him to turn himself in or for others to do so. They arrange–with the help of fifth-columnist Emil Czaka (Gene Lockhart), a wealthy brewer–for 400 citizens, including Professor Novotny, to be executed, forty at a time, until the assassin is named. Through a complex series of events, however, the resistance manages to frame Czaka himself for the murder, but not before the Nazis have executed many of the hostages.
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert (1943)
, 1h6
Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor, Abner Biberman, Marc Lawrence
Roles Haldine (uncredited)
Rating53% 2.660612.660612.660612.660612.66061
During World War II, with shipping being sunk by submarines and with an American scientist working on radio technology killed by Nazi spies, FBI agent G. B. Fleming (Roger Pryor) comes up with a plan to catch the Nazis. He believes that radio signals are alerting the Germans about ship movements. His plan is to fire all the local radio specialists, who likely will seek any employment, including working with the enemy. Tailing the jobless radio men will help the FBI find the Nazis.
Dead Men Walk
Dead Men Walk (1943)
, 1h4
Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Dwight Frye, George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young, Forrest Taylor, Fern Emmett
Roles Zolarr
Rating48% 2.4051152.4051152.4051152.4051152.405115
The story involves a kindly small-town physician Doctor Lloyd Clayton (George Zucco), who attends the funeral of his twin brother, the evil magician Elwyn, whom he has secretly murdered because of the latter's deep involvement in the occult sciences. Evil Elwyn's hunchback assistant Zolarr (Dwight Frye) suspects the good doctor of doing away with his master and confronts him on this matter, but the doctor swears that he only acted in self-defense when his brother had become a danger to society. Unfortunately, the evil twin brother had gone too far meddling with the dark arts before his demise, and with the help of his assistant he returns to life as a vampire. The doctor and his beautiful young niece, Gayle Clayton (Mary Carlisle) soon discover that evil forces still are at work even after Elwyn's funeral and are horrified to learn that the resurrected Elwyn is set on a gruesome revenge against his brother and his niece.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
, 1h14
Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Wolves in film, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Cyberpunk films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaïa
Roles Rudi a Vasarian
Rating63% 3.197863.197863.197863.197863.19786
After the events of The Wolf Man and Ghost of Frankenstein, a duo of graverobbers break into the Talbot family crypt to rob the grave of Larry Talbot (the "Wolf Man" (Lon Chaney, Jr.)), of valuables buried with him, on the night of a full moon. During the grave robbery, the graverobbers remove the Wolfsbane buried with him and he is awakened from death by the full moon shining down on his uncovered body, and kills one of them. Seeking a cure for the curse that causes him to transform into a werewolf with every full moon, Talbot leaves Britain and goes to the remains of Frankenstein's castle, as he hopes to find there the notes of Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein so he might learn how to permanently end his own life through scientific means.
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
, 1h7
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers
Roles Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0470353.0470353.0470353.0470353.047035
The residents of the village of Frankenstein feel they are under a curse and blame all their troubles on Frankenstein's monster. Rumors circulate about Ygor who is still alive and supposedly trying to revive the monster. The villagers pressure the Mayor into allowing them to destroy Frankenstein's castle. Ygor (Béla Lugosi) attempts to put up some resistance, but the villagers rush the gates and begin to destroy the castle. Ygor, fleeing through the catacombs, finds the monster released from his sulfuric tomb by the explosions. The exposure to the sulfur weakened the monster but also preserved him. Unseen by the villagers, Ygor and the monster flee the castle to the surrounding countryside; there they encounter a powerful thunderstorm. The monster is struck by a bolt of lightning, but instead of being harmed by it, he seems to be rejuvenated. Ygor decides to find Ludwig, the second son of the original Frankenstein, to help the monster.
Flying Blind
Flying Blind (1941)
, 1h9
Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Marie Wilson, Eddie Quillan, Dick Purcell
Roles Leo Qualen
Rating47% 2.355722.355722.355722.355722.35572
After being fired for taking the blame for his co-pilot's incompetence, airline pilot Jim Clark (Richard Arlen) starts his own airline, Honeymoon Air, flying for weddings and divorces between Los Angeles and Las Vegas/Reno. He brings stewardess Shirley Brooks (Jean Parker) with him as a partner.
The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
, 1h42
Directed by Rowland V. Lee, Lambert Hillyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Florence Bates, Montagu Love, Ian Wolfe
Roles Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited)
Rating61% 3.098913.098913.098913.098913.09891
In 1865, the proletarian General Gurko Lanen becomes the behind the scenes dictator of the Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg located in the Balkans. Gurko suppresses the clergy and the free press and imprisons the Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff. The rightful ruler of the Grand Duchy the Grand Duchess Zona, hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France and makes her escape pursued by a troop of Hussars loyal to Gurko. She is rescued by the visiting Count of Monte Cristo in the area on a hunting trip. The Count escorts her to a neutral country, but Gurko's Hussars violate international neutrality to return the Grand Duchess and her lady-in-waiting back to Lichtenburg.
Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits (1940)
, 1h2
Directed by Ralph Staub
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Louise Stanley, Dewey Robinson, Joseph De Stefani, Jim Farley, Dave O'Brien, Karl Hackett
Roles Speavy
Rating53% 2.698332.698332.698332.698332.69833
Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Constable Kelly (Dave O'Brien) fly in search of a missing aircraft flown by Buzz Murphy (Eddie Featherston). Murphy was carrying a shipment of gold from the Yukon Mine Company. Local radio announcer Uncle Dimwittie (Dewey Robinson), has bugged the mine office, and is secretly transmitting information about gold shipments, in the guise of reading children's stories on the air.
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders (1940)
, 1h10
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Joseph Schildkraut, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton, John Carroll
Roles Eddie Anders
Rating60% 3.0494553.0494553.0494553.0494553.049455
Nick Carter, aidé de Bartholomew, enquête sur des disparitions de cargos lors de leur passage du Canal de Panama.