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Lewis Russell is a Actor American born on 8 september 1889 at Farmington (USA)
Lewis Lord Russell (September 10, 1889 – November 12, 1961) was an American actor of the 1930s, '40s and '50s who starred in a number of vaudeville shows, Broadway dramas and Hollywood films, including the Academy Award winning The Lost Weekend (1945) and the Marx Brothers film, A Night in Casablanca (1946).
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Birth name George Lewis Lord
Nationality USA
Birth 8 september 1889 at Farmington (USA)
Death 12 november 1961 (at 72 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 8 september 1889 at Farmington (USA)
Death 12 november 1961 (at 72 years)
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The Naked Hills (1956)
, 1h12Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors David Wayne, Keenan Wynn, James Barton, James Barton, Jim Backus, Denver Pyle
Roles Baxter
Rating55%
Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana and his sweetheart, Julie. They marry and he tries farming again but, on the night their son is born, he takes off again searching for gold. This time he heads for the hills with an inveterate prospector, Jimmo McCann. A decade later, the two are still hunting for their big strike when McCann is killed in an accident. Powell returns home with news of a big strike but the deserted Julie will have nothing to do with him. His friend Killian will not believe him but Haver, now a banker gives him a small loan and then beats him out of his claim. Many years pass before he comes home, now sixty-years-old, and this time, his wife and son open their home to him. But he vows to go prospecting come next spring.
The King's Thief (1955)
, 1h18Directed by Hugo Fregonese, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven, George Sanders, Roger Moore, John Dehner
Roles Gentleman (uncredited)
Rating58%
James (Niven), the Duke of Brampton and the richest man in England, is so trusted by King Charles II (Sanders), he is able to have two of the King's loyal friends executed for treason. The second is the father of Lady Mary (Blyth). She travels from France to London to seek justice. While there, she meets Michael Dermott (Purdom), a soldier who fought to restore Charles to the throne.
Sangaree (1953)
, 1h34Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Lester Matthews, Patricia Medina, Francis L. Sullivan, Charles Korvin
Roles Capt. Bronson
Rating60%
On his death bed, old Revolutionary War general Darby bequeaths his Georgia estate, Sangaree, to a man he trusts, Dr. Carlos Morales, requesting he seek freedom for servants and slaves.
Against All Flags (1952)
, 1h23Directed by Douglas Sirk, Frederick de Cordova, George Sherman, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Mildred Natwick, Alice Kelley, Robert Warwick
Rating64%
Brian Hawke, an officer aboard the British merchant ship The Monsoon, volunteers for a dangerous mission to infiltrate the pirate's base at Diego-Suarez on the coast of Madagascar. He is to pose as a deserter, and to make his disguise more convincing, he is given twenty lashes. Once he has arrived at Diego-Suarez he is greeted with an air of suspicion by the pirates, especially Captain Roc Brasiliano. Brasiliano orders him to appear before a tribunal of the Coast Captains to decide his fate. If they do not like him, he will be executed. Meanwhile, Hawke has caught the eye of Spitfire Stevens - the only woman amongst the Coast Captains - who inherited her position from her father.
Les Miserables (1952)
, 1h41Directed by Lewis Milestone, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Robert Newton, Edmund Gwenn, Sylvia Sidney, Cameron Mitchell
Roles Waiter
Rating67%
The film greatly differs from the novel. Entire episodes and many characters are dropped, including the Thénardiers and Enjolras. The character of Robert is entirely new.
The Underworld Story (1950)
, 1h31Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva, Michael O'Shea, Mary Anderson
Roles Calvin
Rating69%
When newspaper reporter Mike Reese (Duryea) loses his job at a big city paper he finds that no one else will hire him. Reese borrows money from a gangster and buys half the interest in a small-town newspaper, The Lakewood Gazette, in the town of Lakeville. The newspaper is owned by Catherine Harris (Storm), who immediately has differences with Reese on how the paper should operate. Reese, trying to use the paper as a step up, latches onto a murder of a woman who happens to be the daughter-in-law of a newspaper magnate. When a local black woman is suspected, Reese turns the story into a media circus and soon his reporting is back in the spotlight again. The film is notable for the pejorative use of the word "nigger", though this is clearly dubbed, not what was originally filmed.
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
, 1h19Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Lewis Russell, Jay Novello, Colin Keith-Johnston
Roles Tom Widgery
Rating67%
Bill Saunders (Lancaster) is a former prisoner of war now living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent. He gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton (Joan Fontaine), who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
The Prince Of Thieves (1948)
, 1h11Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Jon Hall, Patricia Morison, Adele Jergens, Alan Mowbray, H. B. Warner, Robin Raymond
Roles Sir Fitz-Alwin (uncredited)
Rating53%
After fighting in the Crusades alongside Richard I of England Sir Allan Claire is returning home to marry his betrothed Lady Christable. Accompanied by his sister Lady Marian Claire, the two are intercepted by Robin Hood and his band of Merrie Men. Recognising a friend of King Richard, Robin informs them that Lady Christabel is to be married to another against her will in the interest of politics and her father's fortune. The three team up to rescue the fair lady.
, 1h44Directed by June Haver, George Jessel, Lloyd Bacon, Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors June Haver, Mark Stevens, Martha Stewart, Reginald Gardiner, Lenore Aubert, William Frawley
Roles T.J. Milford (uncredited)
Rating64%
Set in the turn of the 20th century, the film focuses on Joseph E. Howard, an aspiring songwriter who happily sells a song to performer Lulu Madison, who later takes sole credit for the writing. He angrily confronts her, but she distracts him by seducing him in her hotel suite. Thinking that she can use Joe's talent for her career, she invites him to serve as her personal piano player on her tour. He accepts her invitation and bids farewell to Katie, the young niece of his guardian John McCullem who reluctantly says goodbye.
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 Wilmer Dawson
Rating61%
Ladies' Man (1947)
, 1h31Directed by William D. Russell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, Virginia Field, Lewis Russell, Georges Renavent
Roles David Harmon (as Lewis Russell)
Rating66%
Jewels of Brandenburg (1947)
, 1h4Directed by Eugene Forde
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirel, Leonard Strong, Carol Thurston, Lewis Russell, Eugene Borden
Roles Roger Hamilton
Rating58%
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
, 1h25Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Charles Drake, Sig Ruman, Dan Seymour
Roles Governor
Rating68%
Set in Casablanca shortly after World War II, escaped Nazi war criminal Heinrich Stubel (Sig Ruman) has steadily murdered three different managers of the Hotel Casablanca. Disguised as a Count Pfferman, Stubel's goal is to reclaim the stolen art treasures that he has hidden in the hotel. However, the only way he can do this undetected is by murdering the hotel's managers and running the hotel himself.
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
, 1h33Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Joseph Schildkraut
Roles Chief Justice
Rating66%
King Louis XV of France is invited by his rival King Philip V of Spain to choose a suitable husband for Philip's daughter, Princess Maria, as a gesture of unity between their two nations. Louis's choice is Duc le Chandre, but the duke fancies Madame Pompadour, as does the king.
Cross My Heart (1946)
, 1h25Directed by John Berry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Betty Hutton, Lewis Russell, Sonny Tufts, Rhys Williams, Ruth Donnelly, Michael Chekhov
Roles Judge
Rating65%
A secretary is wrongly accused of murdering her boss.