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Erville Alderson is a Actor and Director American born on 11 september 1882 at Kansas City (USA)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson
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Nationality USA
Birth 11 september 1882 at Kansas City (USA)
Death 4 august 1957 (at 74 years)

Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882 – August 4, 1957) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Glendale, California.

He married Lillian Worth, an American actress, on January 14, 1918 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. By 1925, the couple were divorced.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Erville Alderson (74 films)

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Actor

The Actress
The Actress (1953)
, 1h30
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins, Ian Wolfe, Mary Wickes
Rating63% 3.197663.197663.197663.197663.19766
In 1913 Wollaston, Massachusetts, teenage student Ruth Gordon Jones (Jean Simmons) dreams of a theatrical career after becoming mesmerized by a performance of The Pink Lady in a Boston theater. Encouraged to pursue her dream by real-life leading lady Hazel Dawn (Kay Williams) in response to a fan letter she sent her, Ruth schemes to drop out of school and move to New York City, unbeknownst to her father, Clinton Jones (Spencer Tracy), a former seaman now working at a menial factory job, who wants her to continue her education and become a physical education instructor instead. As a young man, Clinton's bad family situation forced him to drop out of school and run away to sea, so he is dismayed that his daughter rejects the educational opportunities he would have liked for himself. In addition to overcoming her father's objections, Ruth must also deal with her feelings for Fred Whitmarsh (Anthony Perkins), a handsome Harvard University student who falls in love with her and eventually proposes marriage.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
, 2h33
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Circus films, Films about euthanasia, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame
Rating64% 3.2483553.2483553.2483553.2483553.248355
Brad Braden is the no-nonsense general manager of what was at the time the world's largest railroad circus. He has a number of problems on his hands for the upcoming season.
The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
, 1h18
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Historical, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films
Actors Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson, Ruby Dee, Richard Steven Rauber
Rating71% 3.594113.594113.594113.594113.59411
New York Police Sergeant John Kennedy once guarded Abraham Lincoln for 48 hours while he was campaigning for President of the United States, and came away deeply impressed by the man. Kennedy has infiltrated a cabal and discovered that an assassination attempt will be made as the president-elect makes his way by train via Baltimore to Washington, DC. His boss, Superintendent Simon G. Stroud (an uncredited Tom Powers), dismisses the threat as "hogwash", as does Caleb Jeffers (Adolphe Menjou), a militia colonel with whom Stroud is meeting. Kennedy resigns on the spot to try to foil the conspirators on his own. Having already sent a copy of his report to the Secretary of War, he telegrams Lincoln, urgently requesting a meeting in Baltimore.
Summer Stock
Summer Stock (1950)
, 1h48
Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken, Gloria DeHaven, Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers
Rating70% 3.5464553.5464553.5464553.5464553.546455
Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) is a farm owner whose actress sister Abigail (Gloria DeHaven) arrives at the family farm with her theater troupe. They need a place to rehearse, and Jane and her housekeeper Esme (Marjorie Main) reluctantly agree to let them use their barn. The actors and actresses, including the director Joe Ross (Gene Kelly), repay her hospitality by doing chores around the farm. Although Joe is engaged to Abigail, he begins to fall in love with Jane after Abigail leaves him in an angry fit. Similarly, although Jane is engaged to Orville (Eddie Bracken), she falls in love with Joe.
Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon (1950)
, 1h24
Directed by John Farrow, Ray Milland, Hedy Lamarr, Jonathan Latimer
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Ray Milland, Hedy Lamarr, Macdonald Carey, James Burke, Mona Freeman, Harry Carey, Jr.
Rating60% 3.043413.043413.043413.043413.04341
A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter Johnny Carter to help them, under the impression that he is the legendary Colonel Desmond. It seems they're wrong; but Johnny's show comes to Coppertown and Johnny romances lovely gambler Lisa Roselle, whom the miners believe is at the center of their troubles.
Bodyguard
Bodyguard (1948)
, 1h2
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Phillip Reed, Elisabeth Risdon, Steve Brodie, June Clayworth
Roles Adam Stone
Rating64% 3.243653.243653.243653.243653.24365
Mike Carter (Lawrence Tierney) is forced to resign from the Los Angeles Police Department after breaking some rules, and he becomes a bodyguard to wealthy Eugenia Dyson (Elisabeth Risdon). Before long, Carter has been accused of murder and is being hunted down by his former fellow officers.
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Margaret Lindsay, Arthur Shields, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Station agent
Rating59% 2.952782.952782.952782.952782.95278
Writer Kenneth Magee bets he can finish a novel in a short period of time.
Back to Bataan
Back to Bataan (1945)
, 1h35
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Lawrence Tierney
Rating65% 3.296063.296063.296063.296063.29606
The film begins with the then-recent US Army Ranger raid at Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp. The film then flashes back to March 1942.
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones (1945)
, 1h30
Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, Dan Duryea, William Demarest, Lane Chandler, Frank Sully
Roles Barman
Rating64% 3.2449053.2449053.2449053.2449053.244905
Easygoing Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) and his friend George Fury (William Demarest) wander into a town. Jones is mistaken for a wanted bandit named Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea), which causes him no end of trouble. Meanwhile, the real Jarrad is hiding out in the home of his girl, Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young). At first, she tries to use the newcomer to distract the townsfolk, but as she gets to know Jones, her feelings start to change.
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! (1945)
, 2h22
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Errol Flynn, James Brown, James Brown, George Tyne, George Tobias, William Prince
Roles General Stilwell, (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6448153.6448153.6448153.6448153.644815
A group of United States Army paratroopers led by Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn) are dropped into Burma to locate and destroy a camouflaged Japanese Army radar station that is detecting Allied aircraft flying into China. For their mission, they are assigned Gurkha guides, a Chinese Army Captain and an older war correspondent (Henry Hull) whose character is used to explain various procedures to the audience.
And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing (1944)
, 1h36
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, Raymond Walburn, Eddie Foy, Jr.
Roles M. Littlefield
Rating62% 3.147343.147343.147343.147343.14734
The four Angel sisters are singers, although all wish to pursue other careers. At a roadhouse, bandleader Happy Marshall makes a pass at Nancy Angel, but she already has a boyfriend, cab driver Oliver.
Radio Bugs
Radio Bugs (1944)

Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Billy Laughlin, Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Brandon Hurst, Morris Ankrum
Roles U. Grimble
Rating53% 2.664272.664272.664272.664272.66427
Froggy and his parents enjoy a Red Skelton USO performance over the radio. Learning from his father that comedians make "a lot of money," Froggy decides that he and the gang should become radio comedians. They buy a joke book from a local used bookstore, and crash the lobby of a local dentists' office looking for a sponsor. The gang's horrible jokes and worse singing cause the waiting dental patients pain and distress, leading to their being thrown off the premises.