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Theodore Newton is a Actor American born on 4 august 1904
Theodore Newton was an American movie and stage actor.
He was born on August 4, 1904 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. 28 February 1963, in Hollywood, California, he died of cancer.
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He was born on August 4, 1904 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. 28 February 1963, in Hollywood, California, he died of cancer.
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The Story on Page One (1959)
, 2h3Directed by Clifford Odets
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Children's films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Anthony Franciosa, Gig Young, Mildred Dunnock, Katherine Squire, Sanford Meisner
Roles Dr. Kemper (uncredited)
Rating67%
After her marriage turns loveless and dull, Josephine "Jo" Morris (Hayworth) finds comfort and company with Larry Ellis (Young), a widower. The two soon begin an affair. After Larry accidentally kills Jo's husband during a struggle over a gun, the two are tried for his murder.
The Come On (1956)
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Anne Baxter, Sterling Hayden, John Hoyt, Paul Picerni, Jesse White, Wally Cassell
Roles Detective Capt. Getz
Rating60%
While fishing on a Mexican beach Dave Arnold (Hayden) meets beautiful Rita Kendrick (Baxter) and they are immediately drawn to each other. Rita begs Arnold to murder her abusing husband (Hoyt) but he refuses. Upon learning that he has been cuckolded, Harley Kendrick fakes his own death in the hopes of framing Rita for the murder. A sleazy detective (White) clears Rita's name officially, but then he begins blackmailing her with the affair she has been having. She stops that game by murdering him. Later she is shocked to discover that her husband is still alive. Finally, the love triangle meets upon the beach where Rita shoots her husband. As he dies he shoots her back. Rita dies in Dave's arms.
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
, 2h17Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Historical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Richard Hale, Robert Middleton
Roles Major Harvey
Rating72%
The film is set in Jennings County, Indiana in 1863. Jess Birdwell (Gary Cooper) is a farmer and patriarch of the Birdwell family whose Quaker religion conflicts with his love for the worldly enjoyments of music and horse racing. Jess's wife Eliza, (Dorothy McGuire) a Quaker minister, is deeply religious and steadfast in her refusal to engage in violence. Jess's daughter Mattie (Phyllis Love) wants to remain a Quaker but has fallen in love with dashing cavalry officer Gard Jordan (Peter Mark Richman), a love that is against her mother's wishes. Jess's youngest child "Little" Jess (Richard Eyer) is a feisty child whose comical feud with his mother's pet goose causes her heartache. Jess's elder son Josh (Anthony Perkins) is torn between his hatred of violence and a conviction that to protect his family he must join the home guard and fight the invaders.
The Proud and Profane (1956)
, 1h51Directed by George Seaton, Joseph L. McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin, William Redfield, Ross Bagdasarian
Roles Bob Kilpatrick
Rating60%
In Noumea, New Caledonia 1943, Lee Ashley (Kerr), the widow of a Paramarine Lieutenant killed on the Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal has joined the American Red Cross on the island to entertain American servicemen. Her leader at the service club, Kate Connors (Ritter) had initially been reluctant to have her assigned to New Caledonia lest she use her position as a pilgrimage to find out about her late husband. In addition to entertaining, serving the soldiers and giving French lessons, the Red Cross women are expected to help with the wounded — which Lee initially refuses to do.
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
, 1h53Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Angela Cartwright, Sal Mineo
Roles Edward Eagan
Rating74%
Rocky Barbella (Paul Newman) grandit à New York à la fin des années 1930, au sein d'une bande de petits délinquants. Il fait plusieurs séjours en maison de correction. Déserteur de l'armée américaine, il intègre la salle d'un manager de boxe (Everett Sloane). Repris par les autorités, il est incarceré dans une prison militaire. Cette forte tête est prise en main par un sergent, et lui fait comprendre qu'il a de l'or dans les poings et qu'il vaut mieux mettre sa force et son courage en devenant un vrai boxeur qu'au service du mal. Rendu à la vie civile, il se consacre entièrement à la carrière de boxeur professionnel et gravit progressivement tous les échelons jusqu'à devenir champion du monde sous le nom de Rocky Graziano.
From This Day Forward (1946)
, 1h35Directed by John Berry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Actors Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan, Bobby Driscoll, Wally Brown
Roles Mr. Brewer
Rating62%
Army sergeant Bill Cummings (Mark Stevens) is about to be discharged after service in World War II. He was a blue collar worker in civilian life and is seeking employment. As he fills out forms and speaks to personnel at the United States Employment Service, he thinks back on the life events that brought him to this point.
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
, 1h28Directed by John Berry
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Lillian Gish, Joan Caulfield, Bill Edwards, Ray Collins
Roles Dr. Boyd
Rating63%
A nursing student falls in love with a young medical intern in 1910 Baltimore, but their lives start to fall apart when he catches a deadly disease.
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
, 1h38Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Da Silva, Albert Dekker
Roles Hayes
Rating68%
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy), who will ultimately recount the entire voyage on paper as a book.
Jalna (1935)
Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kay Johnson, Ian Hunter, C. Aubrey Smith, Peggy Wood, Nigel Bruce, Jessie Ralph
Roles Piers Whiteoaks
Rating60%
Heat Lightning (1934)
, 1h3Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Aline MacMahon, Lyle Talbot, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh
Roles Steve Laird
Rating70%
Olga (Aline MacMahon) runs an isolated gas station and restaurant in the stifling hot desert of the American Southwest with the help of her discontented younger sister Myra (Ann Dvorak). The sisters clash when Olga forbids Myra from going to a dance with her boyfriend Steve.
A Modern Hero (1934)
, 1h11Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Jean Muir, Marjorie Rambeau, Verree Teasdale, Florence Eldridge, Dorothy Burgess
Roles Elmer Croy
Rating62%
When the circus comes to a small town, resident Joanna Ryan (Jean Muir) becomes pregnant by horse trick rider Pierre Radier (Richard Barthelmess). He offers to marry her, but she decides they are not suited for each other. Instead, she marries steady local Elmer Croy. Pierre gives her all his money for their child.
Now I'll Tell (1934)
, 1h22Directed by Edwin J. Burke
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, Alice Faye, Shirley Temple, Henry O'Neill, Robert Gleckler
Roles Joe
Rating61%
Un parieur a des démêlés avec la mafia après avoir truqué un combat. Il doit alors vendre les bijoux de sa femme et prendre une assurance-vie sur pour essayer de s'en sortir.
Upperworld (1934)
, 1h13Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Warren William, Mary Astor, Andy Devine, Ginger Rogers, Dickie Moore, Ferdinand Gottschalk
Roles Rocklen
Rating64%
Upper World tells the story of Alexander Stream (Warren William), a wealthy railroad tycoon, who is devoted to his wife (Mary Astor), has an affair with a chorus girl (Ginger Rogers), which leads to blackmail and murder.
The Working Man (1933)
, 1h18Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors George Arliss, Bette Davis, Theodore Newton, Hardie Albright, Gordon Westcott, J. Farrell MacDonald
Roles Tommy Hartland
Rating72%
Successful shoe manufacturer John Reeves is annoyed with his staff, particularly his conceited nephew and company general manager Benjamin Burnett (who considers himself the driving force behind the firm), because they are losing ground to their longtime chief rival, headed by former best friend Tom Hartland. The two men had had a falling out after falling in love with the same woman; she married Hartland, and Reeves remained a bachelor. Nevertheless, Reeves is saddened to learn of Hartland's death.
Voltaire (1933)
, 1h12Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Philosophie, Histoire de France
Actors George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay, Alan Mowbray, Reginald Owen, Doris Lloyd
Roles François
Rating64%
In pre-Revolutionary France, Voltaire champions the oppressed commoners and tries to warn King Louis XV (Reginald Owen) about the growing unrest among his subjects. The writer has a powerful ally in Madame Pompadour (Doris Kenyon), Louis' mistress, but the Count de Sarnac (Alan Mowbray) opposes him for his own ends.