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Art Smith is a Actor American born on 22 march 1899 at Chicago (USA)
Arthur Gordon "Art" Smith (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American film, stage and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in the 1940s.
Born in Chicago, he was a member of the Group Theatre and performed in many of their productions, including Rocket to the Moon, Awake and Sing!, Golden Boy and Waiting for Lefty, all by Clifford Odets; House of Connelly by Paul Green; and Sidney Kingsley's Men in White. The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers.
Smith appeared in many black-and-white noirish films in supporting roles alongside more handsome and popular movie leads, such as John Garfield in Body and Soul (1947) and Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950). He had a key role as a federal agent in 1947's Ride the Pink Horse, starring and directed by Robert Montgomery. Two of these films, In a Lonely Place and Ride a Pink Horse, were based on novels by Dorothy B. Hughes.
Smith was one of the victims of the Hollywood blacklist, which ended most of his film career in 1952. In 1957, he originated the role of Doc in the stage version of West Side Story. Smith only returned occasionally to the film business, for example in an uncredited part in The Hustler. He also worked on television before retiring in 1967.
He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, from a heart attack.
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Birth name Arthur Gordon Smith
Nationality USA
Birth 22 march 1899 at Chicago (USA)
Death 24 february 1973 (at 73 years) at Long Island (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 22 march 1899 at Chicago (USA)
Death 24 february 1973 (at 73 years) at Long Island (USA)
Born in Chicago, he was a member of the Group Theatre and performed in many of their productions, including Rocket to the Moon, Awake and Sing!, Golden Boy and Waiting for Lefty, all by Clifford Odets; House of Connelly by Paul Green; and Sidney Kingsley's Men in White. The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers.
Smith appeared in many black-and-white noirish films in supporting roles alongside more handsome and popular movie leads, such as John Garfield in Body and Soul (1947) and Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950). He had a key role as a federal agent in 1947's Ride the Pink Horse, starring and directed by Robert Montgomery. Two of these films, In a Lonely Place and Ride a Pink Horse, were based on novels by Dorothy B. Hughes.
Smith was one of the victims of the Hollywood blacklist, which ended most of his film career in 1952. In 1957, he originated the role of Doc in the stage version of West Side Story. Smith only returned occasionally to the film business, for example in an uncredited part in The Hustler. He also worked on television before retiring in 1967.
He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, from a heart attack.
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Red Hot and Blue (1949)
, 1h24Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest, June Havoc, Jane Nigh, William Talman
Roles Laddie Corwin
Rating60%
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
, 1h26Directed by Max Ophüls
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Piano, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette
Actors Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Erskine Sanford, Marcel Journet, Betty Blythe, Art Smith
Roles John
Rating78%
In Vienna in the early twentieth century, Lisa (Joan Fontaine), a teenager living in an apartment complex, becomes fascinated by a new tenant, concert pianist Stefan Brand (Louis Jourdan). Stefan is making a name for himself through energetic performances. Lisa becomes obsessed with Stefan, staying up late to listen to him play, and sneaking into his apartment and admiring him from a distance. Despite her actions, they only meet once and Stefan takes little notice of her.
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
, 1h29Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Mermaids in film
Actors William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg, Lumsden Hare
Roles Dr. Harvey
Rating63%
The film stars William Powell as Arthur Peabody, who is undergoing a mid-life crisis as he approaches his 50th birthday. Much of the story is shown in flashback as Peabody tells his skeptical doctor the source of malaise.
Arch of Triumph (1948)
, 2hDirected by Lewis Milestone, Robert Aldrich, Nate Watt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton, Louis Calhern, Roman Bohnen, Ruth Warrick
Roles Inspector
Rating62%
Pre-World War II Paris is crowded with illegal refugees, trying to evade deportation. One of them is Dr. Ravic (Charles Boyer), who under a false name practices medicine illegally, helping other refugees. He saves Joan Madou (Ingrid Bergman) from committing suicide after the sudden death of her lover. They become involved, but he is deported and she becomes the mistress of a wealthy man, Alex (Stephen Bekassy). All this time Ravic seeks revenge against the Nazi officer Haake (Charles Laughton), with war eventually declared between France and Germany.
Angel in Exile (1948)
, 1h30Directed by Allan Dwan, Philip Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez, Barton MacLane, Paul Fix, Alfonso Bedoya
Roles Emie Coons
Rating61%
Californie, 1939. Le gangster Charlie Dakin vient de purger sa peine. À la sortie du pénitencier, son ami Ernie Coons vient le chercher en voiture. Ce dernier a dissimulé leur butin - de la poudre d'or - dans une mine désaffectée de l'Arizona. Mais ils sont filés par deux autres complices, Giorgo et Spitz, qui cherchent à savoir où se trouve la cachette. Parvenus dans la mine, Charlie et Ernie constatent qu'elle se situe aux alentours de San Gabriel, un village espagnol fondé par les Jésuites et dont les habitants célèbrent le culte de la Dame Bleue, résurgence d'une aristocrate qui, une fois par siècle, accomplirait un miracle.
Framed (1947)
, 1h22Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Karen Morley, Art Smith
Roles Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Rating68%
Mike Lambert takes to driving a truck when he falls on hard times. When the brakes stop working while driving through a small town, he runs into the car of Jeff Cunningham and is arrested. A total stranger, barmaid Paula Craig (Janis Carter), pays his bail, and Mike is quickly drawn into a criminal plot devised by the seductive femme fatale.
Body and Soul (1947)
, 1h44Directed by Robert Rossen, Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, William Conrad, Joseph Pevney
Roles David Davis (uncredited)
Rating75%
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
Brute Force (1947)
, 1h34Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines
Roles Dr. Walters
Rating75%
On a dark, rainy morning at Westgate Prison, prisoners crammed into a small cell watch through the window as Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster) returns from his term in solitary confinement. Joe is angry and talks about escape. The beleaguered warden is under pressure to improve discipline. His chief of security, Capt. Munsey (Hume Cronyn), is a sadist who manipulates prisoners to inform on one another and create trouble so he can inflict punishment. The often drunk prison doctor (Art Smith) warns that the prison is a powder keg and will explode if they are not careful. He denounces Munsey's approach and complains that the public and government officials fail to understand the need for rehabilitation.
A Double Life (1947)
, 1h44Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about television, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Ray Collins, Millard Mitchell
Roles Wigmaker
Rating69%
Celebrated stage actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has driven away his actress wife Brita (Signe Hasso) with his erratic temper. However, they star together in the play Othello. Gradually, his portrayal of a jealous murderer undermines his sanity, and he kills his mistress, Pat Kroll (Shelley Winters).
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
, 1h41Directed by Robert Montgomery
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, Thomas Gomez, Fred Clark, Andrea King, Richard Gaines
Roles Bill Retz
Rating71%
Gagin (Robert Montgomery) arrives on a bus in San Pablo, a small rural town in New Mexico during its annual fiesta. He plans to confront and blackmail money from a mobster named Frank Hugo (Fred Clark) as retribution for the death of his best friend Shorty.
T-Men (1947)
, 1h32Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Faux-monnayeur
Actors Dennis O'Keefe, Alfred Ryder, Wallace Ford, June Lockhart, Charles McGraw, Reed Hadley
Roles Gregg
Rating68%
The story is about two U.S. Treasury agents who go undercover in an attempt to break a counterfeiting ring.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
, 2h9Directed by Elia Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Children's films
Actors Dorothy McGuire, Peggy Ann Garner, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, Ted Donaldson
Roles Charley (uncredited)
Rating79%
The film covers several months in the life of the Nolans, an Irish American family living in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in 1912. The film is much shorter than the book, which covers the time from before Francie is born until after she turns 16. The film focuses on the time when Francie is around 13 years old.
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
, 1h20Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Warrick, Bob Haymes, Ted Donaldson, Robert Armstrong, Hugh Beaumont
Roles Mr. McDavid
Rating65%
On June 1, 1942, after fourteen years, mild-mannered 44-year-old Wilbert G. Winkle (Edward G. Robinson) quits his boring bank job to follow his dream, to open a repair shop. Everyone is shocked, particularly his status-conscious wife Amy (Ruth Warrick), who demands he chose between her and his new career. The only exception is Barry (Ted Donaldson), a young orphan Mr. Winkle has befriended.
None Shall Escape (1944)
, 1h25Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Marsha Hunt, Alexander Knox, Henry Travers, Felix Basch, Richard Crane, Richard Hale
Roles Stys
Rating69%
The film centres around the trial of Grimm as a war criminal. Each character witness provides a flashback scene to a previous part of Grimm's life.
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
, 1h7Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Vanessa Brown, Glen Vernon, Ben Bard
Roles Mr. Fred Hauser
Rating48%