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Lee Bowman is a Actor American born on 28 december 1914 at Cincinnati (USA)
Lee Bowman (December 28, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. According to one obituary, "his roles ranged from romantic lead to worldly, wisecracking lout in his most famous years".
(1939)
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Nationality USA
Birth 28 december 1914 at Cincinnati (USA)
Death 25 december 1979 (at 64 years) at Brentwood, Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 28 december 1914 at Cincinnati (USA)
Death 25 december 1979 (at 64 years) at Brentwood, Los Angeles (USA)
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Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
, 1h40Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Robert Duvall, Jack Klugman, Anthony Franciosa, Jill St John, George Macready, Jack Weston
Roles Cruikshank
Rating73%
An investigative reporter looks into the murder of a call girl. His investigation unearths her diary, with the names of many prominent people in it. He sets out to find her killer from among the names contained in the diary.
Youngblood Hawke (1964)
, 2h17Directed by Delmer Daves, Robert Totten
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers
Actors James Franciscus, Suzanne Pleshette, Geneviève Page, Eva Gabor, Mary Astor, Lee Bowman
Roles Jason Prince
Rating60%
Based on the 1962 novel of the same name, Youngblood Hawke is about a Kentucky truck driver, (James Franciscus), who moves to New York City with dreams of becoming a hot-shot writer. Almost immediately he meets editor Jeanne Green, (Suzanne Pleshette). She sees great promise in Hawke's writing and falls for the handsome Kentuckian while helping him put together his first book deal. His first novel is moderately successful, but is soon transformed into a Broadway play by a has-been stage actress. Jeanne discovers that Youngblood has an effect on a great many women, so she takes a new job at a new publishing company. Soon after, Hawke's second novel is heralded and he becomes the toast of the town. He then has an affair with a married socialite. His third novel bombs and is also panned by critics. Hawke's financial state declines and he has to move back to Kentucky. While in Kentucky working on his next book, he contracts pneumonia just before realizing that Jeanne was his true ideal woman.
House by the River (1950)
, 1h24Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Louis Hayward, Jane Wyatt, Lee Bowman, Dorothy Patrick, Kathleen Freeman, Ann Shoemaker
Roles John Byrne
Rating69%
A rich novelist, Stephen Byrne, who lives and works by a river, kills his attractive maid after she begins screaming following a drunken pass. The writer, with the help of his limping brother, loads the body into an old sack and the pair throws the body into the river. Unfortunately, the body comes back up and floats by the house days later. Despite desperate attempts by the brothers to get the body, the police end up recovering it.
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
, 1h41Directed by Michael Curtiz, Friz Freleng
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall
Roles Gary Mitchell
Rating65%
The film opens in Los Angeles, where Doug Blake (Carson) is dumped as a manager by Gary Mitchell (Bowman). He goes to New York City to find a new singer to replace Gary on the Hour of Enchantment radio show. While in New York, he discovers Martha Gibson (Day) turning records in a jukebox factory. He takes her to Los Angeles and tries to introduce her to Felix Hofer (Sakall). His efforts lead to a series of communication failures.
, 1h43Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs
Actors Susan Hayward, Eddie Albert, Lee Bowman, Marsha Hunt, Carl Esmond, Carleton Young
Roles Ken Conway
Rating62%
In a hospital, Angie Evans (Susan Hayward), her face bandaged, recounts the events that brought her here.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
, 1h22Directed by Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan, Larry Steers, George Macready, Lee Patrick
Roles Gilbert Archer
Rating63%
A newspaper reporter investigates when one his friends is murdered, a crime apparently connected to a missing art work.
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
, 1h32Directed by Victor Saville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman, Janet Blair, Florence Bates, Marc Platt, Shelley Winters
Roles Squadron Leader Paul Lundy
Rating61%
Near the end of the war, a reporter from Life magazine comes to the Music Box Theatre in London to write a story about the music hall that never missed putting on a performance during the Blitz. Stage manager Sam Royce recalls the halcyon days at the beginning of the war: Theatrical impresario May "Tolly" Tolliver is rehearsing her performers when dancer Tommy Lawson comes to audition. Although Tommy is a naturally gifted dancer, he improvises all his steps and consequently, Tolly refuses to hire him. Taking pity on Tommy, Americans Rosalind Bruce and Judy Kane, members of the troupe, teach him their routines, and he wins a part in the show.
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
, 1h27Directed by Alexander Hall
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Rosalind Russell, Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, Charles Winninger, Harry Davenport, Sara Haden
Roles Michael Kent
Rating61%
A psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lane, is leaving a military psychiatric hospital after spending two weeks there. Before she leaves, she encounters a patient reading a comic strip by Michael Kent. The comic's character, the Nixie, encourages people to act on their impulses by whistling in their ear. Dr. Lane explains to the patient that it's not good to act on their impulses. Colonel Brady, another psychiatrist, mentions to Dr. Lane that her confidence as a professional comes from some problem that she has repressed.
The Impatient Years (1944)
, 1h31Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman, Charles Coburn, Edgar Buchanan, Charley Grapewin, Phil Brown
Roles Andy Anderson
Rating63%
The film starts with Andy and Janie Anderson seated on opposite sides of a court room filing for a divorce. As the judge is about to render his verdict, Janie's father makes a suggestion. In an attempt to save the marriage, William suggests that the couple return to San Francisco (where they met a year and a half ago) for four days and retrace all of their steps to include getting married.
Cover Girl (1944)
, 1h47Directed by Budd Boetticher, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers, Otto Kruger, Eve Arden, Lee Bowman
Roles Noel Wheaton
Rating66%
Rusty (Rita Hayworth), a chorus girl working at a nightclub run by her boyfriend Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), is given a chance for stardom by the wealthy magazine editor John Coudair (Otto Kruger), who years earlier had been in love with her grandmother, Maribelle Hicks. Offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl, Rusty would faithfully remain with her nightclub act if only Danny would ask her. He doesn't want to stand in her way, so he picks an argument to send her packing. Rusty becomes a star on Broadway after appearing in a musical produced by Coudair's wealthy friend, Noel Wheaton (Lee Bowman), and decides to get married to Wheaton. At the last second she leaves the wedding and reunites with Danny.
Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
, 1h16Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, Charlotte Greenwood, Binnie Barnes
Roles Arthur Weldon
Rating61%
Right after Gary Ainsworth (Dennis O'Keefe) is married to his Geraldine (Marjorie Reynolds) and they are about to celebrate one month as a married couple, he is contacted by his ex-girlfriend Mabel Essington (Gail Patrick). Mabel is now in a relationship with Gary's business partner, Arthur Weldon (Lee Bowman), and she wants to return a gift she got from Gary when they were in Mexico City on vacation.
Bataan (1943)
, 1h54Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Tom Dugan, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman
Roles Capt. Henry Lassiter
Rating68%
The US Army is conducting a fighting retreat. A high bridge spans a ravine on the Bataan Peninsula. After the army and some civilians cross, a group of eleven hastily assembled soldiers from different units is assigned to blow it up and delay Japanese rebuilding efforts as long as possible. The rear guard is a mixed lot, including:
Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
, 1h23Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ann Sothern, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Ainley, Reginald Owen, Felix Bressart, Lee Bowman
Roles David Torrance
Rating58%
Lors de l'été 1941, Jeff Seabrook, un correspondant de guerre basé à Lisbonne, refuse la direction du bureau de Berlin, car cela fait deux ans qu'il est parti de chez lui et il espère ainsi passer plus de temps avec sa femme. À New York, Julia, un violoniste de concert qui fait partie d'un orchestre uniquement féminin, a du mal à se concentrer sur son travail car elle a engagé une procédure de divorce et craint d'annoncer la nouvelle à Jeff. Ce dernier apprend que Julia, lasse de ses longues absences et de ses promesses non tenues, est courtisée par deux hommes, le manager de l'orchestre David Torrance et le critique musical Philip Barrows. Le patron de Jeff, Johnny Girard, le convainc que la meilleure manière de regagner l'amour de Julia est de faire semblant d'accepter le divorce, et pour prouver son accord Jeff annonce à Julia qu'il va l'aider à sélectionner son successeur.
We Were Dancing (1942)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Lee Bowman, Marjorie Main, Reginald Owen
Roles Hubert Tyler
Rating60%
Vicki Wilomirska, an impoverished Polish princess, falls madly in love while dancing with the charming but penniless Austrian baron Nicki Prax. She ends her engagement to a wealthy lawyer Hubert Tyler. They marry secretly but are exposed by one of Nicki's ex-girlfriends, decorator Linda Wayne. The two support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche. Eventually Nicki decides to do the unthinkable and get a job. Linda pursues Nicki, and Vicki, brokenhearted, sues for divorce. Hubert represents Vicki in the case, and the two again become engaged.
Kid Glove Killer (1942)
, 1h14Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds, Eddie Quillan, John Litel
Roles Gerald I. Ladimer
Rating67%
Ambitious young attorney Gerald I. Latimer helps mayoral candidate Daniels and district attorney candidate Turnely to be elected; the pair had vowed to rid the city of its pernicious criminal rackets.