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Francis Compton is a Actor born on 4 may 1885

Francis Compton

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Birth 4 may 1885
Death 17 september 1964 (at 79 years)

Francis Compton, né en 1885 et mort le 17 septembre 1964, était un acteur américain.

Sa carrière de plus de 60 ans inclut des participations aux productions théâtrales de Idiot's Delight (1935), Othello (1943), Cyrano de Bergerac (1946) et Witness for the Prosecution (1955). On le verra aussi à la télévision et au cinéma par exemple dans Témoin à charge de Billy Wilder (1957).

Usually with

Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
(1 films)
Charles MacArthur
Charles MacArthur
(1 films)
Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak
(1 films)
Lucile Watson
Lucile Watson
(2 films)
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Francis Compton (7 films)

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Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
, 1h56
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor, John Williams
Roles Judge
Rating83% 4.198874.198874.198874.198874.19887
Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), a master barrister in ill health, takes on Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) as a client, despite the objections of his private nurse, Miss Plimsoll (Elsa Lanchester), who says the doctor warns him against taking on any criminal cases. Vole is accused of murdering Mrs. Emily French (Norma Varden), a rich, older widow who had become enamored of him, going so far as to make him the main beneficiary of her will. Strong circumstantial evidence points to Vole as the killer, but Sir Wilfrid believes Vole is innocent.
Mayerling
Mayerling (1957)
, 1h30
Directed by Anatole Litvak, Kirk Browning
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Diana Wynyard, Basil Sydney, Raymond Massey, Judith Evelyn
Roles Prater Waiter
Rating59% 2.9990452.9990452.9990452.9990452.999045
The story of Mayerling is based on the real life events of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera and their mysterious death on January 30, 1889 in a hunting lodge in Lower Austria.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
, 1h35
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about marriage
Actors Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Jack Carson, Philip Merivale, Lucile Watson
Roles M. Flugle
Rating62% 3.148973.148973.148973.148973.14897
Ann (Carole Lombard) and David Smith (Robert Montgomery) are a married couple living in New York who, though happy, often have fights that last for days before they lovingly reconcile. One morning, Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her disappointment, although he is very happy with her now and wouldn't marry someone else, he answers that he would not. Later that day, Harry Deever (Charles Halton), an Idaho county official informs David that due to a jurisdictional mishap, their three-year-old marriage license from Idaho is not valid. Since Deever is a family acquaintance of Ann's from Idaho, he stops by their apartment to tell Ann and her mother (Esther Dale) the same thing. Ann does not mention this to David, and thinks he will remarry her that very night, as he just invited her out to a romantic dinner at the fancy restaurant they ate at before they were married. When they arrive at the restaurant, however, they realize that the restaurant has turned into a seedy joint, and they head home. When Ann feels she has given David long enough to propose and leave to get married, she confronts him and accuses him of not wanting to marry her again. While David protests and says he was going to ask her shortly, Ann dismisses that and kicks him out of their apartment.
Rage in Heaven
Rage in Heaven (1941)
, 1h25
Directed by Richard Thorpe, W. S. Van Dyke, Robert B. Sinclair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Lucile Watson, Oskar Homolka, Philip Merivale
Roles Bardsley
Rating63% 3.1970653.1970653.1970653.1970653.197065
The film opens with the following quote: "Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned." which is incorrectly attributed to Milton (quote is from William Congreve's The Mourning Bride).
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers (1941)
, 1h25
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone, Eve Arden, John Hubbard, William Tracy, Pierre Watkin
Roles Tompkins
Rating63% 3.180033.180033.180033.180033.18003
Lorsque le play boy millionnaire Randy Bradford propose le mariage à Gloria Winters, elle accepte avec empressement et les amants s'enfuient. Mais malheureusement pour Gloria, le tuteur de la jeune femme refuse cette situation. Gloria enrage est décide de prouver qu'elle n'a pas besoin d'un tuteur en obtenant un emploi à Wall Street.