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Brooks Benedict is a Actor American born on 5 february 1896
Brooks Benedict (February 6, 1896 – January 1, 1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film era, where he played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly uncredited.
He was born Harold J. Mann to Alice Julian and Samuel Mann. He attended Princeton University for 2 years, and was a member its football team. He then joined the American Ambulance Corp. in France for six Months at the height of World War I. Upon return and after the Selective Service Act of 1917 he enlisted and served as a private in the United States Army Air Service (632 Aero Sq., 144 Aero Sq., Sq. I Kelly Field, Sq. C Gerstner Field; Flying School Detachment). Benedict then went to Hollywood and pursued different jobs until his starting role in William Wellman’s movie: the Cupid's Fireman (1923) at Fox Film Corporation. His first major role came later opposite Harold Lloyd in The Freshman / College Days (1925) as the Campus Cad. He continued to appear with Lloyd and other prominent silent era stars in the 1920’s in memorable parts such as the one alongside Harry Langdon in the bus scene of The Strong Man (1926). He had a prolific career in the talkie era where his roles in The Office Wife (1930) and "Girl Crazy"(1932) are noted. During World War II and throughout 1940’s, he appeared in more than 130 movies, where he was limited to utility roles in all but three. During this time, in an interview published in Prescott Evening Courier, he and Howard R. Philbrick (Chief Casting Executive) explain the challenges faced by some 7000 extras in 1940 Hollywood. In later parts of his career, he extended his work to television, appearing as a regular in such series as the Four Star Playhouse (1956). His last performance was in the movie Houseboat (1958). As of 1940, he was married to Marjorie Benedict (b. 1911, New York) in Los Angeles. He died at 12:05 AM January 1, 1968 in Bellaire General Hospital in Houston, Texas due to myocardial infarction after a history of arteriosclerosis and rheumatic heart disease.
In his extensive filmography, his roles in "The Freshman" (1925), "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" (1926), "The Strong Man" (1926), "The Drop Kick" (1927), The Gorilla (1927), "Speedy" (1928), "Moran of the Marines" (1928), "The Office Wife" (1930), "Girl Crazy" (1932), "What Price Hollywood?" (1932) , "Picture Brides" (1934), "Follow the Fleet" (1936), "I Take This Oath/Police Rookie" (1940), "The Dancing Masters" (1943) and "Three on a Ticket" (1947) are best remembered.
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He was born Harold J. Mann to Alice Julian and Samuel Mann. He attended Princeton University for 2 years, and was a member its football team. He then joined the American Ambulance Corp. in France for six Months at the height of World War I. Upon return and after the Selective Service Act of 1917 he enlisted and served as a private in the United States Army Air Service (632 Aero Sq., 144 Aero Sq., Sq. I Kelly Field, Sq. C Gerstner Field; Flying School Detachment). Benedict then went to Hollywood and pursued different jobs until his starting role in William Wellman’s movie: the Cupid's Fireman (1923) at Fox Film Corporation. His first major role came later opposite Harold Lloyd in The Freshman / College Days (1925) as the Campus Cad. He continued to appear with Lloyd and other prominent silent era stars in the 1920’s in memorable parts such as the one alongside Harry Langdon in the bus scene of The Strong Man (1926). He had a prolific career in the talkie era where his roles in The Office Wife (1930) and "Girl Crazy"(1932) are noted. During World War II and throughout 1940’s, he appeared in more than 130 movies, where he was limited to utility roles in all but three. During this time, in an interview published in Prescott Evening Courier, he and Howard R. Philbrick (Chief Casting Executive) explain the challenges faced by some 7000 extras in 1940 Hollywood. In later parts of his career, he extended his work to television, appearing as a regular in such series as the Four Star Playhouse (1956). His last performance was in the movie Houseboat (1958). As of 1940, he was married to Marjorie Benedict (b. 1911, New York) in Los Angeles. He died at 12:05 AM January 1, 1968 in Bellaire General Hospital in Houston, Texas due to myocardial infarction after a history of arteriosclerosis and rheumatic heart disease.
In his extensive filmography, his roles in "The Freshman" (1925), "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" (1926), "The Strong Man" (1926), "The Drop Kick" (1927), The Gorilla (1927), "Speedy" (1928), "Moran of the Marines" (1928), "The Office Wife" (1930), "Girl Crazy" (1932), "What Price Hollywood?" (1932) , "Picture Brides" (1934), "Follow the Fleet" (1936), "I Take This Oath/Police Rookie" (1940), "The Dancing Masters" (1943) and "Three on a Ticket" (1947) are best remembered.
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, 1h50Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about historical events
Actors Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, James Dunn
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating70%
Houseboat (1958)
, 1h50Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert, Harry Guardino
Roles Pitchman (uncredited)
Rating65%
For several years, Tom Winters (Grant) has been estranged from his wife and their three children, David (Petersen), Elizabeth (Gibson), and Robert (Herbert). The film begins as he returns home from Europe shortly after his wife's death. The children want to stay in the country with their mother's wealthy family, including her parents and her sister Carolyn (Hyer), but Tom takes them to Washington, D.C., where he works in the US State Department.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
, 1h37Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Tennis films
Actors Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne
Roles Tennis Umpire (uncredited)
Rating78%
Amateur tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) wants to divorce his vulgar and promiscuous wife Miriam (Laura Elliott), so he can marry the elegant Anne Morton (Ruth Roman), the daughter of a senator, and hopefully have a career in politics. On a train Haines accidentally meets Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), who recognizes Guy. Bruno tells Guy about his idea for the perfect murders: Bruno will kill Miriam, and in exchange Guy will kill Bruno's father. They have no identifiable motive for the crimes, and therefore they will not be suspects. Guy hurriedly leaves, but Bruno feels he has agreed. Bruno pockets Guy's monogrammed cigarette lighter.
, 1h27Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman, S.Z. Sakall, Virginia Gibson
Roles Casino Manager (uncredited)
Rating58%
Three smart Las Vegas theatrical girls decide to look for husbands; - Carol, (Virginia Mayo), who thinks a millionaire would be good, Abby (Lucille Norman), who is in love with baritone Vince Nichols (Dennis Morgan), but is perturbed because he gambles, and June (Virginia Gibson), who has a crush on Ted Lansing, a dancer, (Gene Nelson). Ted, however, is in love with Abby.
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
, 1h42Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, James Arness, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli
Roles Gambler (uncredited)
Rating67%
James Curtayne (Tracy) has retired from criminal law, but when Johnny O'Hara (Arness), a boy from the neighborhood, is accused of a murder, Curtayne takes the case. The boy's parents plead for Curtayne's help, even though they are too poor to pay him a fee.
Rhubarb (1951)
, 1h34Directed 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 Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
Rating67%
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.
I Walk Alone (1948)
, 1h37Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Wendell Corey, George Rigaud, Kristine Miller
Roles Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Rating69%
Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster) and Noll "Dink" Turner (Kirk Douglas) are rum-running partners during Prohibition. They get into a shootout with some would-be hijackers after their liquor, attracting the attention of the police. The two men split up, but not before making a bargain that if one is caught, he will still get an equal share when he gets out of jail. Frankie is sent to prison for 14 years. When he is finally set free, he goes to see Noll.
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
, 2hDirected by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Harold Vermilyea, Charles Meredith
Roles Drunken Man
Rating65%
The story begins as Hollywood press agent Bill Dunnigan (Fred MacMurray), who works for a fictional movie studio, arrives by train with the body of Polish-born actress Olga Treskovna (Alida Valli), in her hometown, a city referred to affectionately by its population as "Coaltown" because of its coal mining industry. In a voiceover narrated by Dunnigan, we learn that he was in love with Olga, although we never find out if she truly reciprocated his love. He has brought her back to "Coaltown" to honor her deathbed request - to be buried there. After encountering some hostility from the local funeral director who resents Olga's father because he was crooked, Dunnigan enlists the services of Father Paul (Frank Sinatra), the local priest, who pulls some strings to grant Olga's request.
Wallflower (1948)
, 1h17Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds, Janis Paige, Edward Arnold, Jerome Cowan, Barbara Brown
Rating60%
Lured (1947)
, 1h42Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Joseph Calleia
Roles Concertgoer
Rating69%
Sandra Carpenter (Lucille Ball) is an American who came to London to perform in a show, but now is working as a taxi dancer. She is upset to find out that friend and fellow dancer Lucy Barnard (Tanis Chandler) is missing and believed to be the latest victim of the notorious "Poet Killer," who lures victims with ads in the newspaper's personal columns and sends poems to taunt the police.
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
, 1h35Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson, Tom Powers, George Tyne
Rating71%
After the prosecution rests its case in the murder trial of Larry Ballentine (Robert Young), the defense attorney puts his client on the stand to tell his story.
Out of the Past (1947)
, 1h37Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie
Roles Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)
Rating79%
Joe Stefanos (Paul Valentine) arrives at small, out-of-the-way Bridgeport, California, in search of Jeff Bailey (Mitchum). Jeff is away, off on a picnic with local girl Ann Miller (Virginia Huston). Stefanos sends Jeff's deaf young assistant, The Kid (Dickie Moore), off to bring Jeff back. When he arrives Stefanos informs Jeff that Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas) wants to see him. Jeff has a past with Whit which Ann is unaware of. Ann trusts Jeff implicitly, but her parents are wary, as is Jim (Richard Webb), a local police officer who is Ann's long-time admirer.
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
, 1h17Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Nat Pendleton, Joan Shawlee, Russell Hicks
Roles Street Onlooker (uncredited)
Rating67%
After serving in Europe during World War II, Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) and Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) return to the United States aboard a troop ship. Also onboard is their old nemesis, Sgt. Collins (Nat Pendleton). As the ship nears New York, Collins and his superiors search the men's belongings for contraband. A six-year-old French orphan, Evey (Beverly Simmons), whom Herbie and Slicker befriended, is found in Herbie's duffle bag. She is handed over to Lt. Sylvia Hunter (Joan Fulton), who delivers her to immigration officials in New York. However, during a shift change at the office, Evey is mistaken for a neighborhood kid and set free. Meanwhile, Herbie and Slicker are back to their pre-war occupation of peddling ties in Times Square. Collins is also back at his old job--a police officer assigned to the same beat. He is about to arrest the boys when Evey shows up and helps them escape.
Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
, 1h27Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Macdonald Carey, Arleen Whelan, Lilian Fontaine, Frank Faylen
Roles Nightclub Patron
Rating63%
The Unfaithful (1947)
, 1h49Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Monte Blue, Jerome Cowan
Roles Party Guest
Rating67%
Chris Hunter stabs a man in her home one night while her husband Bob is out of town. The dead man's name is Tanner and she claims not to know him.