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Fred Essler is a Actor Autrichien born on 13 february 1895 at Vienna (Austria)

Fred Essler

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Nationality Austria
Birth 13 february 1895 at Vienna (Austria)
Death 17 january 1973 (at 77 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Fred Essler (1895–1973) was an American actor. He worked in about ninety movies, television shows, and on stage.

He was born Fritz Essler, on February 13, 1895 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, (now Austria); and, died on, January 17, 1973 (age 77) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography of Fred Essler (28 films)

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The Money Trap, 1h31
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer, Rita Hayworth, Joseph Cotten, Ricardo Montalbán, Argentina Brunetti
Roles Mr. Klein
Rating61% 3.0905753.0905753.0905753.0905753.090575
Joe Baron (Glenn Ford) is an under appreciated, under paid cop who lives a life of luxury because of his very wealthy, beautiful and much younger, wife Lisa Baron (Elke Sommer) and the stock that her father left behind. Unfortunately for the happy couple, when their stock's dividends stop coming in, Joe finds himself in some serious need of cash to continue his life style. To further heighten Joe's concerns, Lisa intimates she is unwilling to lower her standard of living.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, 2h8
Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Biography, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley, Hermione Baddeley, Martita Hunt, Fred Essler
Roles Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg
Rating65% 3.2951653.2951653.2951653.2951653.295165
Rescued from the Colorado River as an infant and raised by Shamus Tobin, tomboy Molly Brown is determined to find a wealthy man to marry. She journeys to Leadville, Colorado and is hired as a saloon singer by Christmas Morgan. After miner Johnny Brown renovates his cabin, the two wed, and he sells his claim in a silver mine for $300,000. Soon after the money Molly hid in the stove accidentally is burned, Johnny discovers the richest gold vein in state history.
G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues (1960)
, 1h44
Directed by Norman Taurog, Michael D. Moore, Hal B. Wallis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Military humor in film, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Letícia Román, Ludwig Stössel, Arch Johnson, Fred Essler
Roles Papa Mueller
Rating62% 3.1016653.1016653.1016653.1016653.101665
U.S. Army Specialist 5 (SP5) Tulsa McLean (Elvis Presley) is a tank crewman with a singing career. Serving with the 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division in West Germany, McLean dreams of running his own nightclub when he leaves the army, but such dreams don't come cheap. Tulsa and his buddies have formed a band and perform in various German "Gasthauses", night clubs, and on an Armed Forces stage. In one bar, he even discovers the record "Blue Suede Shoes" sung by someone named Elvis Presley on a jukebox.
My Man Godfrey, 1h32
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors June Allyson, David Niven, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith, Herbert Anderson, Eva Gabor
Roles Captain
Rating61% 3.0997353.0997353.0997353.0997353.099735
Une héritière un peu loufoque prend pitié d'un homme qu'elle croit être à la rue. Elle insiste pour qu'il vienne avec elle et lui offre l'emploi de majordome, au grand dam de son père, surtout quand il devient clair qu'elle est en train de tomber amoureuse de lui. Mais ce nouveau majordome a un secret : il est en fait un riche aristocrate.
My Gun Is Quick, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Donald Randolph, Fred Essler, Pamela Duncan, Booth Colman
Roles Ludwig Teller
Rating60% 3.04453.04453.04453.04453.0445
Private investigator Mike Hammer, by assisting a prostitute being assaulted, cannot help noticing a unique ring on her finger. When she later is found murdered that ring is nowhere to be found. From here the story goes to a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the war by an American army colonel, who, together with Mike Hammer, tries to find the ring and recover all the other jewels. However many parties are on the lookout and the private eye runs into big troubles.
The Benny Goodman Story, 1h56
Directed by Valentine Davies
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Herbert Anderson, Robert F. Simon, Sammy Davis Jr., Hy Averback
Roles Prof Schoepp
Rating66% 3.3451353.3451353.3451353.3451353.345135
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Edward Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Hot Rod Girl, 1h19
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors, John Smith, Frank Gorshin, Fred Essler, Eddie Ryder
Roles Yo-Yo
Rating50% 2.5150752.5150752.5150752.5150752.515075
Lisa (Lori Nelson) is worried about her fiancé Jeff (John Smith) after the death of his brother in illegal street racing.
Conquest of Space, 1h21
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Space opera
Actors Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, William Redfield, Phil Foster, William Hopper
Rating56% 2.8023552.8023552.8023552.8023552.802355
Mankind has achieved space flight capability and built "The Wheel" space station in orbit 1,075 miles above Earth. It is commanded by its designer, Colonel Samuel T. Merritt (Walter Brooke). His son, Captain Barney (Eric Fleming), having been aboard for a year, wants to return to Earth.
Houdini
Houdini (1953)
, 1h46
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Ian Wolfe, Stefan Schnabel, Angela Clarke
Rating67% 3.3958953.3958953.3958953.3958953.395895
In the 1890s, young Harry Houdini (Tony Curtis) is performing with a Coney Island carnival as Bruto, the Wild Man, when Bess (Janet Leigh), a naive onlooker, tries to protect him from the blows of Schultz (Sig Ruman), his "trainer." Harry then appears as magician The Great Houdini and, spotting Bess in the audience, invites her on stage. Harry flirts with the unsuspecting Bess during his act, but she flees from him in a panic. When Bess shows up to watch Harry perform two more times, however, he corners her. Bess admits her attraction, and soon after, the two appear at Harry's mother's house, newly married. Bess becomes Harry's onstage partner, touring the country with him, but soon grows tired of the low pay and grueling schedule.
The I Don't Care Girl, 1h18
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Mitzi Gaynor, Oscar Levant, Julie Newmar, Warren Stevens, David Wayne, Craig Hill
Roles Dutchman
Rating60% 3.0493453.0493453.0493453.0493453.049345
The story of vaudeville performer Eva Tanguay (Mitzi Gaynor) is told to a couple of writers who plan to do a script about her for Hollywood producer George Jessel.
The Admiral Was a Lady, 1h27
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Rudy Vallée, Johnny Sands, Steve Brodie, Richard Erdman
Roles Benny
Rating58% 2.9054152.9054152.9054152.9054152.905415
After the end of World War II, Jean Madison (Wanda Hendrix), a former WAVE ensign, meets the former aircrew of an Army Air Corps A-20 Havoc light bomber named "Sinful Sinthia" when they go to collect their unemployment benefits. They are all members of the "52-20 Club," a government program which pays unemployed American veterans $20 a week for 52 weeks. Jimmy and his men "prove" to the government clerk that they are looking for work by placing an ad in the newspaper - "At liberty: combat crew. Four specialists eager and willing to drop bombs" - and receive their checks.
The White Tower, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Sports films, Alpinisme
Actors Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Claude Rains, Oskar Homolka, Lloyd Bridges, Cedric Hardwicke
Roles Knubel (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9991352.9991352.9991352.9991352.999135
Pour réaliser le rêve de son père, mort durant une ascension, l'alpiniste Carla Alton tente de gravir la Tour blanche, dans les Alpes suisses...
Every Girl Should Be Married, 1h25
Directed by Don Hartman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Betsy Drake, Cary Grant, Franchot Tone, Diana Lynn, Alan Mowbray, Bess Flowers
Roles Pierre
Rating62% 3.100143.100143.100143.100143.10014
Department store salesclerk Anabel Sims (Betsy Drake) is very enamoured with the idea of getting married. So when handsome pediatrician Dr. Madison Brown (Cary Grant) asks for her help in making a purchase, she decides that he is the one for her.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff (1947)
, 1h20
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Noir
Actors Pat O'Brien, Percy Kilbride, Anne Jeffreys, Jerome Cowan, Walter Slezak, Jason Robards Sr.
Roles Hernandez - Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3828153.3828153.3828153.3828153.382815
A cargo plane leaves Peru, bound for Panama with two passengers during a storm. When one of the two pilots goes to check on an opened door, Charles Hasso (Marc Krah) claims he tried but failed to prevent the other passenger from jumping to his death. Upon landing, Hasso is questioned by Major Rues (George Givot) of the Panamanian secret police, but is released as there were no witnesses. Hasso takes with him the deceased's briefcase, in which he finds a map.
Temptation
Temptation (1946)
, 1h38
Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir
Actors Merle Oberon, George Brent, Paul Lukas, Charles Korvin, Lenore Ulric, Arnold Moss
Roles Pepito
Rating64% 3.232243.232243.232243.232243.23224
Victorian melodrama, set in Egypt, where a down-on-her-luck courtesan (Oberon) snares a loving but naive Egyptologist (Brent), marries him and moves to Egypt. She quickly becomes bored and embarks on an affair with Mamhoud Baroudi (Korvin). She falls in love with him, and together, they plot to do away with her husband.