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Frank Davis is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Producer and Additional Dialogue American born on 24 october 1897
Frank Davis est un scénariste et producteur de cinéma américain né le 24 octobre 1897 à Chicago (Illinois) et mort le 19 décembre 1984 à Los Angeles (Californie).
(1964)
(Scriptwriter)
(1945)
(Ecrivain)
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Marié à la romancière et scénariste Tess Slesinger, il est le père du réalisateur Peter Davis et le grand-père du producteur Nick Davis .Best films
(1964)(Scriptwriter)
(1945)(Ecrivain)
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Filmography of Frank Davis (24 films)
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, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Cooking films, Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films
Actors John Astin, Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Frank Davis, Deborah Gates, Michael Greene
Roles Sam Smith
Rating52%
Set 10 years after the events of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (referred to as the Great Tomato War), the United States is once again safe, and tomatoes have been outlawed (although authorities still deal with "tomato smugglers" who sell to people who cannot live without ordinary tomatoes). Wilbur Finletter (Steve Peace) has been praised as a hero of the Great Tomato War and parlayed his fame into opening Finletter's Pizzeria, which serves tomato-less pizzas. Working for Wilbur is his nephew Chad Finletter (Anthony Starke) who is a delivery boy. Also with Chad is his roommate Matt Stevens (George Clooney), a suave ladies' man.
Twins (1988)
, 1h45Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Buddy films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Tony Jay
Roles le garde de la sécurité
Rating60%
Julius Benedict (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Vincent Benedict (Danny DeVito) are fraternal twins, the results of a secret experiment carried out at a genetics laboratory to produce the perfect child. To the surprise of the scientists, the embryo split and twins were born. The mother, Mary Ann Benedict, was told that Julius died at birth, and not told about Vincent at all. Julius was informed that his mother died in childbirth. Vincent believed his mother abandoned him. Each twin is unaware of the other's existence.
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The Train (1964)
, 2h7Directed by John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn, Bernard Farrel
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Wolfgang Preiss, Howard Vernon
Rating77%
In 1944, art masterpieces stolen by the Wehrmacht from French museums are being shipped to Germany; the officer in charge of the operation, Colonel Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield), is an ardent art lover and is determined to take the art to Germany, no matter the cost. After the Germans remove the art chosen by Waldheim from the Jeu de Paume Museum, curator Mademoiselle Villard (Suzanne Flon) seeks help from the French Resistance. Given the imminent liberation of Paris by the Allies, they need only delay the train for a few days—still, it is a dangerous operation and it must be done in such a way that does not risk damaging the priceless cargo.
Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
, 1h36Directed by Hugo Haas
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Julie London, John Drew Barrymore, Anna Kashfi, Dean Jones, Agnes Moorehead, Nat King Cole
Roles Writer
Rating62%
A young man returns home with a new bride, but his family objects when they learn she is of mixed race.
The Indian Fighter (1955)
, 1h25Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas, Walter Abel, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Rating62%
Johnny Hawks is a man who made his name fighting Indians. Returning to the West after the Civil War he must now keep wronged Sioux warriors from massacring the Oregon-bound wagon train he is leading and the nearby fort.
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
, 1h27Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Will Rogers, Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anthony Caruso, Wallace Ford, Merv Griffin
Rating59%
The Jazz Singer (1953)
, 1h47Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays
Actors Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Eduard Franz, Mildred Dunnock, Alex Gerry, Allyn Joslyn
Rating57%
As Jerry Golding (a young Korean War veteran) scales the heights of show business, he breaks the heart of his father, who had hoped that Jerry would instead follow in the footsteps of six consecutive generations of cantors in their family. Sorrowfully, Cantor David Golding reads the Kaddish service, indicating that, so far as he is concerned, his son is dead. A tearful reconciliation occurs when Jerry dutifully returns to sing the "Kol Nidre" in his ailing father's absence.
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
, 1h49Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Western
Actors Jane Wyman, Slim Pickens, Noah Beery, Jr, Carl Benton Reid, Steve Brodie, Eve Miller
Rating65%
Springfield Rifle (1952)
, 1h29Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney, Jr., Philip Carey
Rating65%
Charged with wartime cowardice, Major Lex Kearney is drummed out of the Union Army with a dishonorable discharge. His disgrace is complete, wife Erin even informing him that their ashamed son has run away.
Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)
, 1h47Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Athletics films, American football films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter, Billy Gray, Steve Cochran, Dick Wesson
Roles Dialogue
Rating68%
During a banquet, legendary football coach "Pop" Warner rises and gives a speech praising Jim Thorpe. This leads to a flashback.
Ten Tall Men (1951)
, 1h33Directed by Willis Goldbeck
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes French war films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gerald Mohr, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore, George Tobias
Rating60%
After capturing an important Rif prisoner in an undercover operation, Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Lancaster) is imprisoned himself for striking a lieutenant (Stephen Bekassy) who beats a French woman (Mari Blanchard) with his riding crop for preferring Kincaid to him. Kincaid has a longstanding rivalry with the lieutenant, but the lieutenant is now in command of the company holding the city of Tarfa while the regiment is away. As the ranking officer, the lieutenant uses Kincaid's striking of him to get his revenge.
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Actors Pat O'Brien, Darryl Hickman, Charles Kemper, Una O'Connor, Arthur Shields, Harry Shannon
Rating65%
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
, 1h11Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford, Walter Sande, Irene Ryan, Nanette June "Nan" Leslie
Rating63%
Scott (Robert Ryan), a mounted Coast Guard officer, suffers from recurring nightmares involving a maritime tragedy. He sees himself immersed in an eerie landscape surrounded by a shipwreck and walking over skeletons at the bottom of the sea while a ghostly blond woman beckons him from afar. He thinks he is going mad. But at the same time, he decides to propose to Eve (Nan Leslie), a young woman working at Geddes, a local shipyard catering to the Coast Guard. She accepts. Eve has a strong resemblance to the ghostly blond of his nightmares.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
, 2h9Directed by Elia Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Children's films
Actors Dorothy McGuire, Peggy Ann Garner, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, Ted Donaldson
Roles Ecrivain
Rating79%
The film covers several months in the life of the Nolans, an Irish American family living in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in 1912. The film is much shorter than the book, which covers the time from before Francie is born until after she turns 16. The film focuses on the time when Francie is around 13 years old.
Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Ray Milland, Betty Field, Patricia Morison, Eugene Pallette, Charles Dingle, Leif Erickson
Rating56%