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Paul Douglas is a Actor and Editor American born on 11 april 1907 at Philadelphia (USA)
Paul Douglas (April 11, 1907 − September 11, 1959) was an American actor.
Douglas and Field had a daughter, Margaret. The couple divorced in 1946. He married Sterling on May 12, 1950. They had a son, Adams, born October 20, 1955.
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Birth name Paul Douglas Fleischer
Nationality USA
Birth 11 april 1907 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 11 september 1959 (at 52 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 11 april 1907 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 11 september 1959 (at 52 years) at Hollywood (USA)
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Douglas was married five times—to Elizabeth Farnum, Susie Wells, and Gerri Higgins, and to actresses Virginia Field and Jan Sterling.Douglas and Field had a daughter, Margaret. The couple divorced in 1946. He married Sterling on May 12, 1950. They had a son, Adams, born October 20, 1955.
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Cthulhu (2000)
, 1h15Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Paul Douglas
Roles Inspector LeGrasse
Rating39%
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
, 1h41Directed by Sammo Hung
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Martial arts films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Barry Otto, Sammo Hung, David No
Roles Giancarlo's Man
Rating62%
Television journalist Diana (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) records footage of a cocaine deal gone wrong between the Italian mob and a street gang called "The Demons" with mob boss Giancarlo (Richard Norton) killing the Demons' leader. Diana's partner Richard is captured and she bumps into TV chef Jackie (Jackie Chan), who helps her escape from the mob. During the chase, she accidentally switches the videotape of the drug trade with one of Jackie's cooking videos from a box of tapes, who he later gives to his friend Romeo, an officer for the city's police department.
The Mating Game (1959)
, 1h35Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall, Paul Douglas, Una Merkel, Fred Clark, Philip Ober
Roles Pop Larkin
Rating68%
Irritated neighbor Wendell Burnshaw (Philip Ober) brings the Larkin family to the attention of the Internal Revenue Service. Lorenzo Charlton (Tony Randall) is assigned to the case by his boss, Kelsey (Fred Clark). Ma (Una Merkel) and Pop Larkin (Paul Douglas) warmly welcome him to their family farm in Maryland, at first unaware of why he is there.
Fortunella (1958)
, 1h40Directed by Eduardo De Filippo
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Nando Bruno, Paul Douglas, Giulietta Masina, Alberto Sordi, Eduardo De Filippo, Guido Celano
Roles Professore Golfiero Paganica
Rating67%
Convaincue d'être la fille perdue du prince Guidobaldi, Nanda Diotallevi que l'on surnomme Fortunella, mène une vie mouvementée aux côtés de Peppino. Ce dernier se sert d'elle pour échapper à la justice et à la prison jusqu'à ce que Fortunella ne décide de le quitter à la suite d'une infidélité. Son but, désormais, est de tout faire pour mettre la lumière sur ses origines.
This Could Be the Night (1957)
, 1h44Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, Anthony Franciosa, Joan Blondell, Julie Wilson, J. Carrol Naish
Roles Rocco
Rating66%
Anne Leeds is a school teacher with only four weeks of experience. She takes a part-time job as a secretary to an ex-bootlegger and horse-playing gambler by the name of Rocco. He's a Broadway nightclub owner with a heart of gold who falls in love with Anne. However, he knows he's too old for her, so keeps his feelings to himself.
Beau James (1957)
, 1h40Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Political films
Actors Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith, Darren McGavin, Joe Mantell
Roles Chris Nolan
Rating66%
In 1925, New York's governor, Al Smith, persuades state senator James J. "Jimmy" Walker that the Democratic Party needs him to run for mayor of New York City. A concern on Jimmy's part is his estrangement from wife Allie, but he discovers that she is willing to go along with his political aims.
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
, 1h39Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, Fred Clark, John Williams, Hiram Sherman, Neva Patterson
Roles Edward L. McKeever
Rating74%
At a shareholders meeting for International Projects, a billion dollar corporation, John T. Blessington (John Williams) announces that he is replacing Edward L. McKeever (Paul Douglas), the company's founder, president and chairman of the board, as McKeever is resigning to go work for the federal government in Washington DC. Laura Partridge (Judy Holliday), a minority stockholder with just ten shares of stock, drives its arrogant, self-serving executives to distraction with her incessant questioning during this and subsequent meetings.
The Gamma People (1956)
, 1h16Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Actors Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips, Walter Rilla, Martin Miller, Michael Caridia
Roles Mike Wilson
Rating53%
A passenger car carrying a reporter and his photographer mysteriously breaks away from their train, accidentally ending up on a side track in Gudavia, an isolated Ruritanian-style one-village Eastern Bloc dictatorship. The newsmen find a mad scientist using gamma rays to turn the country's youth into either geniuses or subhumans at the bidding of an equally mad dictator.
The Leather Saint (1956)
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors John Derek, Paul Douglas, Cesar Romero, Jody Lawrance, Ernest Truex, Robert O. Cornthwaite
Roles Gus MacAuliffe
Rating58%
Although he is a minister, young Gil Allen likes to work out in Tom Kelly's boxing gym. Gus MacAuliffe, a manager of fighters who doesn't know the young man's true vocation, offers to find him a fight in the ring, but Gil declines.
Joe Macbeth (1955)
, 1h30Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar Colleano, Grégoire Aslan, Sid James, Kay Callard
Roles Joe MacBeth
Rating62%
Hit man Joe MacBeth goes directly from the assassination of crime boss Duke's second-in-command Tommy to his own wedding, where bride Lily scolds him for being two hours late.
Forever Female (1954)
, 1h33Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, Pat Crowley, James Gleason, Maidie Norman
Roles Harry Phillips
Rating65%
The reviews are in and a new play starring Beatrice Page and produced by Harry Phillips is a flop. Long divorced but still a team, they need a new project and meet playwright Stanley Krown, who has written one in which the lead roles are a mother and a 19-year-old daughter.
Executive Suite (1954)
, 1h44Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, Walter Pidgeon, June Allyson, Louis Calhern
Roles Josiah Walter Dudley
Rating73%
While in New York City to meet with investment bankers, 56-year-old Avery Bullard, president and driving force of the Tredway Corporation, a major furniture manufacturing company in the town of Millburgh, Pennsylvania, drops dead in the street. As he collapses in the street he drops his wallet which is picked up by a bystander, emptied of its cash, and shoved into a wastebasket. Without the wallet, there's no way to immediately identify the body as Bullard.
Green Fire (1954)
, 1h40Directed by Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly, Paul Douglas, John Ericson, Murvyn Vye, José Torvay
Roles Vic Leonard
Rating59%
Rugged mining engineer Rian Mitchell (Stewart Granger) discovers a lost emerald mine in the highlands of Colombia, which had last been operated by the Spanish conquistadors. Rian is a man consumed by the quest for wealth. However, he has to contend with local bandits and a savage jaguar.
The 'Maggie' (1954)
, 1h32Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Paul Douglas, Andrew Keir, James Copeland, Dorothy Alison, Geoffrey Keen, Roddy McMillan
Roles Calvin B. Marshall, the American
Rating68%
The Maggie is a typical Clyde puffer, a small, aged cargo boat with a varied, irascible and argumentative crew. MacTaggart (Alex Mackenzie), her rascal of a captain, is in dire need of 300 pounds to renew his licence. In a shipping office by chance, he meets Mr Pusey (Hubert Gregg). Pusey, a proper Englishman complete with bowler hat and umbrella, is trying to arrange for the transportation of some personal furniture for his boss, American Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas), as a present for his wife to furnish their new home. The big company has no ships immediately available, but MacTaggart gets the job when Pusey mistakenly believes that he works for the reputable shipping company and that the more modern vessel docked next to the Maggie is MacTaggart's.
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
, 1h27Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching, Leif Erickson, Arleen Whelan
Roles Andrew McBain
Rating58%
A divorced socialite and daughter (Russell) of a United States senator (Douglas) asks her father to get her an officer's commission in the Women's Army Corps, so that she can be near her officer boyfriend.