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Rod La Rocque is a Actor American born on 18 november 1898 at Chicago (USA)
Rod La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
In 1927, he married Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky in a lavish and highly publicized wedding. They were married until his death in 1969. He retired from movies in 1941 and became a real estate broker.
For his contribution to the film industry, La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Birth name Roderick la Rocque de la Rour
Nationality USA
Birth 18 november 1898 at Chicago (USA)
Death 15 october 1969 (at 70 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 18 november 1898 at Chicago (USA)
Death 15 october 1969 (at 70 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Biography
He was born Roderick Ross LaRocque in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund LaRocque and Ann (née Rice) LaRocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mother was of Irish descent. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios as a teenager in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was noticed by Samuel Goldwyn who took him to Hollywood. Over the next two decades, he appeared in films and made the transition to sound films.In 1927, he married Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky in a lavish and highly publicized wedding. They were married until his death in 1969. He retired from movies in 1941 and became a real estate broker.
For his contribution to the film industry, La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Meet John Doe (1941)
, 2h2Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, James Gleason
Roles Ted Sheldon
Rating75%
Infuriated at being told to write one final column after being laid off from her newspaper job, Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) prints a letter from a fictional unemployed "John Doe" threatening suicide on Christmas Eve in protest of society's ills. When the letter causes a sensation among readers, and the paper's competition suspects a fraud and starts to investigate, editor Henry Connell (James Gleason) is persuaded to rehire Mitchell, who schemes to boost the newspaper's sales by exploiting the fictional John Doe. From a number of derelicts who show up at the paper claiming to have written the original letter, Mitchell and Connell hire John Willoughby (Gary Cooper), a former baseball player and tramp in need of money to repair his injured arm (by Bonesetter Brown), to play the role of John Doe. Mitchell starts to pen a series of articles in Doe's name, elaborating on the original letter's ideas of society's disregard for people in need.
, 1h8Directed by William C. McGann
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy, Rod La Rocque, Frank Albertson, Lynn Merrick
Roles Prof. Kenneth Parker
Rating57%
Professor Kenneth Parker, a God-fearing physical culturist, arrives to work in the serene little town of River’s End. He claims to be a specialist and top authority on health matters. The town physician, Dr. Paul Christian, reacts to Parker’s promises to the women in town of dramatic weight loss, if they followed his advice. The head of the town women’s club, Mrs. Browning, is charmed by the questionable professor. Parker and invites him to her home and to have a lecture when the club is meeting. He is welcome to use the club as his forum for his teachings.
Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)
Genres Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan, George Zucco, Katherine DeMille, Rod La Rocque
Roles Inspector Joachim
Rating57%
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
, 1h24Directed by Lee Garmes, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Ghost films
Actors Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Rod La Rocque, Helen Vinson
Roles Phil Hubert
Rating64%
Engineers George Melton (Harry Carey) and Allan Chadwick (C. Aubrey Smith) work furiously to complete a design on time, even though it is Christmas Eve. Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger), the third partner in the firm, arrives with presents for all and kindly lets their employees leave. The three old men then go home to the mansion they share with Madame Tanya (Maria Ouspenskaya), an elderly countess dispossessed by the Russian Revolution, for a dinner with prestigious guests.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
, 1h57Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about religion
Actors Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Edmond O'Brien, Harry Davenport
Roles Phillippe
Rating77%
The film opens in 1482 with King Louis XI and his close advisor, Frollo, the King's Chief Justice of Paris, in a printing shop. Frollo is determined to do everything in his power to rid Paris of anything he sees as evil, including the printing press and gypsies, who at the time are persecuted and prohibited from entering Paris. That day is Paris' annual celebration, the Festival of Fools. Esmeralda, a young gypsy girl, is seen dancing in front of an audience of people, including the King and Frollo. Quasimodo, the hunchback and bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, is crowned the Pope of Fools until Frollo catches up to him and takes him back to the church.
International Crime (1938)
, 1h2Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Crime
Themes Superhero films
Actors Rod La Rocque, Astrid Allwyn, Thomas E. Jackson, Oscar O'Shea, Wilhelm von Brincken, Nick Stewart
Roles Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Rating54%
Lamont Cranston is an amateur criminologist and detective, who hosts a daily radio program sponsored by the Daily Classic newspaper. He has developed a friendly but occasionally terse feud with Police Commissioner Weston. Cranston complains to his managing editor, Edward Heath, about his incompetent new assistant, Phoebe Lane. Heath advises him that because she is the publisher's niece, she cannot be fired. During his radio broadcast, Phoebe gives Cranston a note that the Metropolitan Theatre is to be robbed at eight o'clock. Afterwards, he learns she got the information from a man she met in a café. Cranston goes to the theatre; Weston and his men have already arrived, but there is no crime. Across town, international banker Gerald Morton is killed and his safe is robbed.
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
, 1h1Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Superhero films
Actors Rod La Rocque, Harry Harvey, Sr., Walter McGrail, Cy Kendall, Kenneth Harlan, John St. Polis
Roles Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
Rating48%
Lamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston must assume the identity of the attorney. Before he can leave, a phone call summons the attorney to the home of Delthern, a wealthy client, who wants a new will drawn up. As Cranston meets with him, Delthern is suddenly shot, and Cranston is quickly caught up in a new mystery.
Clothes and the Woman (1937)
, 1h10Directed by Albert de Courville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Romance
Actors Rod La Rocque, Constance Collier, George E. Stone, Dorothy Dare, Alastair Sim, Mona Goya
Roles Eric Thrale
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
, 1hDirected by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Reginald Denny, Frances Drake, Gail Patrick, George Barbier, Ian Keith, Rod La Rocque
Roles Neil DuBeck
Rating63%
Till We Meet Again (1936)
, 1h12Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael, Lionel Atwill, Rod La Rocque, Guy Bates Post, Torben Meyer
Roles Carl Schrottle
Rating65%
On the eve of World War I, Austrian stage star Elsa Duranyi (Gertrude Michael) and her English counterpart (Herbert Marshall) plan to be married. But she disappears, and he enters the intelligence service, adopting the identity of a dead man. In Monte Carlo, he encounters his former fiancee only to find out she's also spying for her country.
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
, 1h6Directed by Arthur Lubin, Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ben Lyon, Helen Twelvetrees, Rod La Rocque, Russell Hopton, James Burke, Henry Kolker
Roles Dan Elliott
Rating52%
California gubernatorial candidate Burton (Lyon) is about to cast his vote, when a truck crashes into the polling booth, critically injuring him and his opponent. A flashback traces his career from unemployed veteran to dockworker in San Francisco to lawyer. A side story traces his tortured relationship with his wife,
Hi, Gaucho! (1935)
, 59minutesOrigin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Carroll, Steffi Duna, Montagu Love, Rod La Rocque, Ann Codee, Tom Ricketts
Roles Escurra, aka Captain Garcia
Rating53%
Mystery Woman (1935)
, 1h9Directed by Eugene Forde
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Mona Barrie, Gilbert Roland, John Halliday, Rod La Rocque, Mischa Auer, Billy Bevan
Roles Jacques Benoit
Rating68%
S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)
, 1h17Directed by Tay Garnett, Arnold Fanck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Leni Riefenstahl, Gibson Gowland, Gustav Diessl, Sepp Rist, Rod La Rocque
Roles Dr. Carl Lawrence
Rating62%
Une expédition part à la recherche d'un groupe de scientifiques égaré un an auparavant…
S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)
, 1h30Directed by Tay Garnett, Arnold Fanck
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Leni Riefenstahl, Rod La Rocque, Gustav Diessl, Hans Richter, Sepp Rist, Gibson Gowland
Rating65%
Une expédition part à la recherche d'un groupe de scientifiques égaré un an auparavant…