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George Magrill is a Actor and Stunts American born on 4 january 1900 at New York City (USA)

George Magrill

George Magrill
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Nationality USA
Birth 4 january 1900 at New York City (USA)
Death 31 may 1952 (at 52 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

George Magrill (January 5, 1900 – May 31, 1952) was an American film actor. He appeared in 326 films between 1923 and 1952. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, was married to Ramona Oliver, and had a daughter named Marilynn. Magrill died in Los Angeles, California.

Best films

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
(Stunts)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
(Stunts)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(27 films)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
(21 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(21 films)
James Flavin
James Flavin
(19 films)
Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker
(12 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George Magrill (184 films)

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Actor

The War of the Worlds, 1h21
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Martiens, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Cedric Hardwicke, Sandro Giglio, Robert O. Cornthwaite
Roles Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4982853.4982853.4982853.4982853.498285
In early 1950s southern California, Dr. Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry), a scientist who had worked on the Manhattan Project, is fishing with colleagues when a large object crashes near the town of Linda Rosa. At the impact site, he meets Sylvia Van Buren (Ann Robinson) and her uncle, Pastor Matthew Collins (Lewis Martin). Van Buren was told that the meteorite came down at a low angle, while Forrester observes it appears far lighter than normal for its massive size. His Geiger counter also detects it is slightly radioactive, but the object is still too hot to examine closely. Unable to account for these anomalies, Forrester is intrigued and decides to wait in town overnight for the object to cool down.
Carrie
Carrie (1952)
, 1h58
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Actors Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley
Rating72% 3.6421753.6421753.6421753.6421753.642175
Carrie Meeber (Jennifer Jones) leaves her family in a small rural town and heads to Chicago. On the train to Chicago, Charles Drouet (Eddie Albert) approaches her. Although Carrie is reluctant to speak to him, the salesman persists and the two chat until they reach Chicago. Carrie gets off in South Chicago, the slums as Charles Drouet points out, after taking Drouet's business card.
The Greatest Show on Earth, 2h33
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Circus films, Films about euthanasia, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame
Rating64% 3.248323.248323.248323.248323.24832
Brad Braden is the no-nonsense general manager of what was at the time the world's largest railroad circus. He has a number of problems on his hands for the upcoming season.
Denver and Rio Grande, 1h29
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger, Kasey Rogers, Lyle Bettger, J. Carrol Naish
Roles a Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Rating57% 2.8530252.8530252.8530252.8530252.853025
In the late 1870s, chief engineer Gil Harkness (J. Carrol Naish) and construction foreman Jim Vesser (Edmond O'Brien) are surveying a new route for the D&RG through the Royal Gorge in Colorado. Vesser learns that a crew from the competing Cañon City & San Juan Railroad is also in the gorge and confronts former friend Bob Nelson and his unscrupulous boss, McCabe (Sterling Hayden). McCabe shoots Nelson in the back during a fight but he and crony Johnny Buff (Lyle Bettger) blame Vesser, who thinks he accidentally shot Nelson. Linda Prescott (Kasey Rogers), the secretary of D&RG president General William J. Palmer (Dean Jagger), believes that Vesser to be a cowardly killer. An injunction stops work by the D&RG in the gorge and Vesser suggests they run the CC&SJ men "out on a pole." Linda, who is actually Nelson's sister and is spying for McCabe after being told by him that Vesser murdered her brother, angrily accuses him of acting above the law.
The Steel Trap, 1h25
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale, Walter Sande, Carleton Young, Katherine Warren
Roles un serveur
Rating68% 3.4423553.4423553.4423553.4423553.442355
With a million dollars cash in the vault, Jim Osborne (Joseph Cotten), an assistant bank manager in Los Angeles, is tempted to steal from his own bank and flee the country. Doing research at the library, he learns that Brazil does not have an extradition treaty with the United States. If he steals the money at close of business on a Friday, he will have time to travel to Brazil before the theft is even discovered. However, the season when the bank opens on Saturdays is about to begin, so he must take action the same week or else wait for months.
Detective Story, 1h43
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Gladys George
Roles Policeman (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.744683.744683.744683.744683.74468
The story begins with the arrest of a shoplifter (Lee Grant) and her booking at the 21st police precinct in New York City. Outside, Det. Jim McLeod (Kirk Douglas) is sharing a romantic moment with his wife Mary (Eleanor Parker), and they discuss the children they are planning to have. McLeod returns to the precinct to process a young embezzler named Arthur Kindred (Craig Hill).
The Prince Who Was a Thief, 1h28
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, Jeff Corey, Betty Garde, Marvin Miller
Roles (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.194353.194353.194353.194353.19435
An assassin (Everett Sloane) is sent to kill a baby prince but cannot go through with it. He decides to raise the child as his own, and he grows up to be a thief (Tony Curtis).
The Well
The Well (1951)
, 1h26
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Richard Steven Rauber, George Hamilton, Maidie Norman, Richard "Dick" Simmons, Lane Chandler, Wheaton Chambers
Roles Construction Worker (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.589653.589653.589653.589653.58965
The film centers around Carolyn, a five-year-old black girl who falls in to an abandoned, overgrown well while picking flowers on her way to school one morning. Her parents seek assistance from Sheriff Ben Kellogg (Richard Rober) to help find their daughter.
Rhubarb
Rhubarb (1951)
, 1h34
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Baseball films, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ray Milland, Orangey, Jan Sterling, William Frawley, Gene Lockhart, Willard Waterman
Roles Policeman at Ballpark (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.391063.391063.391063.391063.39106
Thaddeus J. Banner (Gene Lockhart), a lonely, eccentric millionaire who owns a baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons, takes a liking to a dog-chasing stray cat (played by Orangey), and takes him into his home. He names the cat "Rhubarb," which is baseball slang for an on-field argument or fight.
No Questions Asked, 1h20
Directed by Harold F. Kress
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy, Jean Hagen, Richard Anderson, Moroni Olsen
Rating65% 3.291183.291183.291183.291183.29118
Steve Kiever (Barry Sullivan) est un jeune avocat travaillant pour une compagnie d'assurances. Il souhaite obtenir de l'avancement afin de contenter les goûts de luxe de sa petite amie, Ellen (Arlene Dahl). Cette dernière, de retour de voyage, se dérobe une nouvelle fois à la proposition de mariage de Kiever.
Armored Car Robbery, 1h7
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman, Douglas Fowley, Steve Brodie, Don McGuire
Roles Policeman (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.444393.444393.444393.444393.44439
Mastermind Dave Purvis (William Talman) is a professional criminal who devises a scheme to rob an armored car on its last pickup of the day. He recruits Benny McBride, who brings Mapes & Foster to complete the gang of thieves.
711 Ocean Drive, 1h42
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru, Otto Kruger, Barry Kelley, Dorothy Patrick, Don Porter
Roles Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3937253.3937253.3937253.3937253.393725
Knowing how much telephone repairman Mal Granger (Edmond O'Brien) likes to bet on the horses, small-time bookmaker Chippie Evans (Sammy White) proposes a scheme in which Granger's technical expertise would provide gangster Vince Walters (Barry Kelley) with race results in advance.
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, 1h20
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Military humor in film, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter Slezak, Douglass Dumbrille, Marc Lawrence
Roles Corporal (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.1485853.1485853.1485853.1485853.148585
Bud Jones (Bud Abbott) and Lou Hotchkiss (Lou Costello) are wrestling promoters. Their star, Abdullah (Wee Willie Davis), no longer wishes to follow the script for their crooked matches, especially since he is supposed to lose his next match. Abdullah leaves America to return to his homeland, Algeria. The promoters' financiers, a syndicate that has lent them $5,000 to bring Abdullah to the States, are now requiring them to return the money or face the consequences. The two men follow Abdullah to Algeria in hopes of bringing him back.
Woman in Hiding, 1h32
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Ida Lupino, Tony Curtis, Stephen McNally, Howard Duff, Peggy Dow, John Litel
Roles Plant Worker (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.437913.437913.437913.437913.43791
Deborah Chandler Clark watches police drag a North Carolina river for her body. She recounts the events that brought her to this, beginning when her father, a mill owner, disapproved of a romance between Deborah and the mill's general manager, Seldon Clark.