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Leander de Cordova is a Actor, Director and Assistant Director Jamaïcain born on 5 december 1877

Leander de Cordova

Leander de Cordova
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Nationality Jamaique
Birth 5 december 1877
Death 19 september 1969 (at 91 years)

Leander de Cordova, né le 5 décembre 1877 à Kingston (Jamaïque), et mort le 19 septembre 1969 à Los Angeles, est un réalisateur et acteur jamaïcain.

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Filmography of Leander de Cordova (17 films)

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Albuquerque, 1h30
Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lon Chaney, Jr., Russell "Lucky" Hayden, George Cleveland
Roles Townsman (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2959353.2959353.2959353.2959353.295935
During a stagecoach holdup, Celia Wallace is robbed of $10,000 and little Myrtle Walton is saved from the runaway horses by a passenger, Cole Armin.
A Double Life, 1h44
Directed 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 Audience Member (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4929653.4929653.4929653.4929653.492965
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).
Gilda
Gilda (1946)
, 1h50
Directed by Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Striptease
Actors Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Eduardo Ciannelli, Steven Geray
Roles Servant (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.799123.799123.799123.799123.79912
Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), a small-time American gambler newly arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, narrates. When he wins a lot of money cheating at craps, he has to be rescued from a robbery attempt by a complete stranger, Ballin Mundson (George Macready). Mundson tells him about an illegal high-class casino, but warns him not to practice his skills there. Farrell ignores his advice, cheats at blackjack, and is taken by two men to see the casino's owner, who turns out to be Mundson. Farrell talks Mundson into hiring him and quickly gains his confidence. However, the unimpressed washroom attendant, Uncle Pio (Steven Geray), keeps calling him "Mr.
Yolanda and the Thief, 1h48
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick, Mary Nash, Leon Ames
Rating59% 2.950712.950712.950712.950712.95071
Yolanda Aquaviva, unique héritière d'une grosse fortune, quitte le pensionnat de religieuses où elle a été éduquée et retrouve la maison familiale, tenue par sa tante et tutrice, Amarilla Aquaviva. Un soir, dans son jardin, la jeune femme prie son "ange gardien" de la guider vers l'avenir. Le lendemain, l'ange se présente à elle sous le nom de M. Brown. En réalité, il s'agit d'un escroc et coureur de dot, Johnny Parkson Riggs, qui espère profiter de la fortune Aquaviva, avec l'aide de son complice, Victor Budlow Trout. Mais l'amour s'en mêle…
Mission to Moscow, 2h4
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Eleanor Parker
Roles Heckler (uncredited)
Rating54% 2.7043152.7043152.7043152.7043152.704315
The film chronicles ambassador Davies' impressions of the Soviet Union, his meetings with Stalin, and his overall opinion of the Soviet Union and its ties with the United States. It is made in faux-documentary style, beginning with Davies meeting with president Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss his new appointment as United States ambassador to the Soviet Union. It continues to show the Davies' family's trip by boat to Moscow, with stops in Europe.
Midnight
Midnight (1939)
, 1h34
Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Francis Lederer, Hedda Hopper
Roles Footman (uncredited)
Rating77% 3.8947853.8947853.8947853.8947853.894785
American showgirl Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) arrives in Paris on a train from Monte Carlo during a rainstorm wearing an elegant evening dress. With no money and no place to stay, she arranges a deal with a soft-hearted Hungarian taxi driver named Tibor Czerny (Don Ameche), who agrees to drive her around to the city's nightclubs looking for a job in exchange for her doubling his fare. After an unsuccessful search, Tibor buys her dinner at a café and offers to let her stay overnight at his apartment while he finishes his night shift. While attracted to Tibor, she decides not to get involved with a poor taxi driver, and when he stops for gas, she slips away.
Torture Ship, 57minutes
Directed by Victor Halperin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Lyle Talbot, Irving Pichel, Julie Bishop, Sheila Bromley, Eddie Holden, Russell Hopton
Roles Ezra Matthews
Rating34% 1.743751.743751.743751.743751.74375
A mad scientist performs experiments on "the criminal mind" on captured criminals on board his private ship.
Torture Ship
Directed by Victor Halperin
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Lyle Talbot, Karthik, Irving Pichel, Julie Bishop, Jeevitha rajasekhar, Sheila Bromley
Roles Ezra Matthews
Rating34% 1.743751.743751.743751.743751.74375
Prem Kumar (Karthik) is an honest police officer who comes in conflict with a dangerous thug named DJ Radharavi. He falls in love with Vidhya (Jeevitha) who joins as Sub-Inspector of Police in his station. They get married. Situations take a turn, when Vidhya's brother-in-law is framed in a murder case. The rest of the story is how Prem Kumar and Vidhya tackle the case and reveal the true murderers.
Zorro's Fighting Legion, 3h32
Directed by William Witney, John English
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, Edmund F. Cobb, Charles Montague Shaw, William Corson, Leander de Cordova
Roles Governor Felipe
Rating71% 3.573583.573583.573583.573583.57358
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, has emerged and attacks the gold trade of the Republic of Mexico, planning to take over the land and become Emperor. A man named Francisco is put in charge of a fighting legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the gold, but he is attacked by men working for Don Del Oro. Zorro comes to his rescue, but it is too late for him. Francisco's partner recognizes Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega. Francisco asks Diego, as Zorro, to take over the fighting legion and defeat Don Del Oro.
The Emperor's Candlesticks, 1h29
Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Spy, Historical, Romance
Themes Spy films
Actors Luise Rainer, William Powell, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Morgan, Henry Stephenson
Rating64% 3.2456653.2456653.2456653.2456653.245665
While visiting Vienna incognito, Russian Grand Duke Peter (Robert Young) is lured away from a masquerade ball by the beautiful Maria (Maureen O'Sullivan), only to find himself the prisoner of Polish nationalists. Peter is made to write a letter to his father, the Czar of Russia, offering to exchange him for Maria's father, who has been sentenced to be executed.

Director

Love, Honor and Obey, 1h
Directed by Leander de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Melodrama
Actors Claire Whitney, Kenneth Harlan

Stuart Emmett, un écrivain qui croit en l'amour mais pas au mariage, est blessé lors d'un accident de la route près de la maison de William Williams, un fanatique religieux, et de sa fille Conscience. Cette dernière prend soin d'Emmet et ils tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre. Mais leur amour va être contrarié par Williams...