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Nelson McDowell is a Actor American born on 14 august 1870 at Greenville (USA)
Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in 176 films between 1917 and 1945. He was born in Greenville, Missouri and died in Hollywood, California after he shot himself.
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Nationality USA
Birth 14 august 1870 at Greenville (USA)
Death 3 november 1947 (at 77 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 14 august 1870 at Greenville (USA)
Death 3 november 1947 (at 77 years) at Hollywood (USA)
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Lone Texas Ranger (1945)
, 1h4Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Rex Lease, Jack Kirk
Roles Undertaker Henry Grimm
Rating66%
In the 1890s town of Silver City, "Iron Mike" Haines (Tom Chatterton), is a crooked sheriff who is celebrated for his character and ability to capture bad guys. The townspeople are completely unaware that he is corrupt and that the town blacksmith "Hands" Weber (Roy Barcroft), are partners in crime and are the ones instrumental in the robbing of stages and silver mines, and for framing innocent members of the population for their own misdeeds. As a result of their activities, the local Carter silver mines is near bankruptcy.
Jane Eyre (1943)
, 1h32Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, Sara Allgood, Henry Daniell
Roles Lowood School Trustee
Rating74%
Orphaned, unloved, and unwanted ten-year-old Jane Eyre (Peggy Ann Garner) lives with her cruel and selfish, uncaring paternal aunt, Mrs. Reed (Agnes Moorehead) of Gateshead Hall. Jane is ecstatic when Mrs. Reed, eager to be rid of the child, arranges for Jane to be sent to Lowood Institution, a charity boarding school for young girls, run by the disciplinarian Reverend Brocklehurst (Henry Daniell).
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
, 1h26Directed by Arthur Lubin, Ralph Ceder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Martha Raye, Dick Foran, Carol Bruce, William B. Davidson
Roles Tall Man at Carnival (uncredited)
Rating64%
Jinx Roberts (Dick Foran) is a stunt pilot and his assistants are Blackie (Bud Abbott) and Heathcliff (Lou Costello). All three are fired from the carnival and air show that they work for after a disagreement. Jinx decides that he should join the Army Air Corps, so they go to a nightclub to party one last time. While there Jinx falls for the club's singer, Linda Joyce (Carol Bruce). Coincidentally, she becomes a USO hostess at the same Academy that Jinx and her brother Jimmy (Charles Lang) are enrolled at. It turns out that Jinx's instructor, Craig Morrison (William Gargan), was his co-pilot on a commercial airplane years earlier, and the two still hold animosity for each other. Meanwhile, Blackie and Heathcliff join the Air Corps as ground crewman and fall in love with twin USO hostesses (Martha Raye in a dual role).
, 1h29Directed by Joe May
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, Dick Foran, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway
Roles Coroner in Courtroom
Rating69%
En 1828, la famille Pyncheon est ruinée et ses membres rivalisent pour obtenir la maison ancestrale, Seven Gables. Pour y parvenir, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtient une fausse déclaration de meurtre accusant son frère Clifford. Hepzibah, la fiancée de Clifford, attend vingt ans que son futur époux soit libéré. Mais à son insu, Clifford et son compagnon de cellule, Matthew, préparent un complot...
The Return of Frank James (1940)
, 1h32Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Western
Themes Jesse James, Children's films
Actors Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull, John Carradine, Donald Meek
Roles Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
Rating65%
After the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse (played in the earlier film by Tyrone Power), Frank James (Henry Fonda) seeks revenge on his killers, Bob and Charlie Ford (John Carradine and Charles Tannen).
Chad Hanna (1940)
, 1h26Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Circus films, Children's films
Actors Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell, Guy Kibbee, Jane Darwell, John Carradine
Roles Townsman
Rating61%
In the 1840s Chad Hanna (Henry Fonda), a New York country boy working along the canal in Canastota, New York, joins a travelling Huguenine circus. He falls in love with beautiful bareback rider Albany Yates (Dorothy Lamour), but she spurns him. Chad Hanna then finds himself attracted to another runaway, country girl Caroline Tridd Hanna (Linda Darnell). Though everybody assumes that the boy is slow on the uptake, Chad Hanna manages to save the circus from financial ruin.
Dark Command (1940)
, 1h32Directed by Yakima Canutt, Joseph Kane, Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Porter Hall
Roles Farmer
Rating66%
Mary McCloud (Claire Trevor) marries a seemingly peaceful Kansas schoolteacher William Cantrell (Walter Pidgeon), before finding out that he harbors a dark secret. He is actually an outlaw leader who attacks both sides in the Civil War for his own profit. After capturing a wagon loaded with Confederate uniforms, he decides to pass himself off as a Confederate officer. Her naive, idealistic brother Fletcher (Roy Rogers) joins what he believes is a Rebel guerrilla force. Meanwhile, Cantrell's stern, but loving mother (Marjorie Main) refuses to accept any of her son's ill-gotten loot.
Oklahoma Terror (1939)
, 50minutesDirected by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Addison Randall, Al St. John, Virginia Carroll, Glenn Strange, Tristram "Tris" Coffin, Victor Adamson
Roles Townsman
Rating56%
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
, 4h23Directed by William Witney, John English
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Superhero films
Actors Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Jinx Falkenburg, Duncan Renaldo, Ralph Dunn, J. Farrell MacDonald
Roles Johnny
Rating70%
Homesteaders moving into a valley in New Mexico are being attacked by the Black Raiders. The valley had been settled by rancher Craig Dolan, who does not want the new homesteaders to be there. His son, Bart, has taken matters into his own hands and formed the Black Raiders. The Lone Ranger attempts to aid the homesteaders but he is hampered by the fact that he has been framed for being part of the Raiders. In particular, Juan Vasquez believes that he killed his brother, although when this is disproven he becomes another of the Lone Ranger's partners. However, the Ranger is forced to remove the mask and operate under the name of "Bill Andrews" at times in order to successfully protect the homesteaders.
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
, 1h34Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Barton MacLane
Roles Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Rating61%
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors.
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
, 55minutesDirected by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, William Farnum, Max Terhune, June Martel, LeRoy Mason
Roles John Franklin
Rating59%
Dave Carson propose à ses amis Stony Brooke, Tucson Smith et Lullaby Joslin une part de sa mine d'or en échange de leur aide contre les agissements de Gil Byron, le maire corrompu de la ville voisine.
Boots and Saddles (1937)
, 58minutesDirected by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ronald Sinclair, Judith Allen, Guy Usher, Wild Bill Elliott
Roles Constable (uncredited)
Rating56%
Following the death of his father, Edward (Ronald Sinclair), the young Earl of Granville, travels from England with his solicitor, Henry Wyndham (John Ward), to his father's ranch in the Western United States. There he is welcomed by ranch foreman Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) who promised their late friend that they would make a real Westerner of his son. Gene is surprised by Edward's arrogant demeanor and dismayed to learn that Wyndham plans to sell the ranch, which is deeply in debt.
Heart of the Rockies (1937)
, 1h7Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, J. P. McGowan, Max Terhune, Lynne Roberts, Sammy McKim
Roles Dawson Clan Member
Rating63%
The Toast of New York (1937)
, 1h49Directed by Rowland V. Lee, Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Actors Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, Jack Oakie, Donald Meek, Thelma Leeds
Roles Tall Panhandler (uncredited)
Rating62%
In post-Civil War America, unscrupulous, ambitious partners Jim Fisk (Arnold) and Nick Boyd (Grant) talk tight-fisted businessman Daniel Drew (Donald Meek) into selling them his shipping company, paying with worthless Confederate bonds. Later, worried that his longtime rival, Cornelius Vanderbilt (Clarence Kolb), is trying to take control of his railroad, Drew seeks help from Fisk, only to have him turn the situation to his own advantage. Fisk and Boyd eventually become powers to be reckoned with on Wall Street.
Silly Billies (1936)
, 1h4Directed by Fred Guiol, Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Harry Woods, Ethan Allen Laidlaw, Delmar Watson
Roles Horse Trader
Rating60%
In 1851, dentists Roy Banks (Wheeler) and Philip "Painless" Pennington (Woolsey) attempt to save a town from being led into an Indian ambush.