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Frank Fenton (Moran) is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 9 april 1906 at Hartford (USA)
Frank Fenton (Moran) (April 9, 1906 – July 24, 1957) was an American stage, film and television actor.
After moving to Hollywood for Barbara Stanwyck's Lady of Burlesque (1943), the Hartford, Connecticut native appeared in more than 80 movies and television programs. Although the majority of his motion picture career was spent in supporting roles, he starred alongside John Carradine in Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943), which was re-issued as Monsoon.
Fenton was married from 1934-1948 to the former Aqueena Bilotti, daughter of sculptor Salvadore Bilotti. The couple had two daughters, Alicia and Honoree.
He is often confused—in print and online—with screenwriter and novelist Frank Fenton (1903 - August 23, 1971). Ironically, the actor dropped his last name early in his career to avoid confusion with other well-known Morans in New York City, including prizefighter Frank Moran, drama reporter Frank Moran, and George Moran of the popular comedy team Moran and Mack.
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Born Francis Fenton Moran, the Georgetown University-graduate started his career on stage in New York, eventually starring in the Broadway versions of Susan and God with Gertrude Lawrence and as George Kittredge in The Philadelphia Story (1939) alongside Katharine Hepburn. He also appeared on stage in London, and toured with Katherine Cornell in Romeo & Juliet and other plays.After moving to Hollywood for Barbara Stanwyck's Lady of Burlesque (1943), the Hartford, Connecticut native appeared in more than 80 movies and television programs. Although the majority of his motion picture career was spent in supporting roles, he starred alongside John Carradine in Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943), which was re-issued as Monsoon.
Fenton was married from 1934-1948 to the former Aqueena Bilotti, daughter of sculptor Salvadore Bilotti. The couple had two daughters, Alicia and Honoree.
He is often confused—in print and online—with screenwriter and novelist Frank Fenton (1903 - August 23, 1971). Ironically, the actor dropped his last name early in his career to avoid confusion with other well-known Morans in New York City, including prizefighter Frank Moran, drama reporter Frank Moran, and George Moran of the popular comedy team Moran and Mack.
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Hell Bound (1957)
, 1h9Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Russell, Stuart Whitman, Stanley Adams, Frank Fenton (Moran), Dehl Berti, Chet Brandenburg
Roles Harry Quantro
Rating62%
This script must be run from the command line
Gun the Man Down (1956)
, 1h14Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Actors James Arness, Angie Dickinson, Robert J. Wilke, Emile Meyer, Don Megowan, Harry Carey, Jr.
Rating62%
Three outlaws rob a bank, but one of them is wounded. His two partners kidnap his girlfriend take his share of the money and run off, leaving him to be captured by the sheriff. Years later, after he gets out of prison, he goes in search of his double-crossing partners and his girlfriend. He finds them in a semi-deserted, run-down town, but instead of killing them right away, he decides to play cat-and-mouse with them first.
The Naked Hills (1956)
, 1h12Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors David Wayne, Keenan Wynn, James Barton, James Barton, Jim Backus, Denver Pyle
Roles Harold
Rating55%
Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana and his sweetheart, Julie. They marry and he tries farming again but, on the night their son is born, he takes off again searching for gold. This time he heads for the hills with an inveterate prospector, Jimmo McCann. A decade later, the two are still hunting for their big strike when McCann is killed in an accident. Powell returns home with news of a big strike but the deserted Julie will have nothing to do with him. His friend Killian will not believe him but Haver, now a banker gives him a small loan and then beats him out of his claim. Many years pass before he comes home, now sixty-years-old, and this time, his wife and son open their home to him. But he vows to go prospecting come next spring.
Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956)
, 1h7Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors David Brian, Neville Brand, Richard Long, Lisa Davis Waltz, Katherine Warren, Percy Helton
Roles Sheriff Meeker
Rating61%
Bank Robbers hold towns people hostage, threatening to kill one of them every thirty minutes until $35,000 from an earlier robbery, hidden by a deceased accomplice, is found.
Man in the Dark (1953)
, 1h10Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Nick Dennis, Horace McMahon, Ted de Corsia, William Tannen
Roles Detective Driver (uncredited)
Rating61%
Steve Rawley is serving a 10-year prison sentence from a Christmas Eve factory robbery that netted $130,000. He is offered an immediate parole if willing to undergo an experimental procedure by Dr. Marsden, a brain surgeon.
Vicki (1953)
, 1h25Directed by Harry Horner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters, Elliott Reid, Richard Boone, Max Showalter, Aaron Spelling
Roles Eric (uncredited)
Rating64%
Vicki Lynn (Jean Peters) is a waitress who is transformed into a fashion model by press agent Steve Christopher (Elliott Reid). When Vicki is murdered, detective Ed Cornell (Richard Boone) tries to blame the crime on Christopher.
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
, 1h28Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors John Payne, Donna Reed, Lon Chaney, Jr., Gerald Mohr, Anthony Caruso, Henry Brandon
Roles Salcedo's Lieutenant
Rating57%
The pirate Barbarossa raids the Sultan of Morocco's ships and captures a betrothed woman.
Gun Fury (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Leo Gordon, Lee Marvin, Neville Brand, Philip Carey
Rating59%
Quelques années après la guerre de Sécession, en Arizona, Jennifer Ballard voyage de la Géorgie à la Californie à bord d'une diligence dans le but de retrouver son fiancé Ben Warren. Parmi les voyageurs, se trouvent un certain Hamilton, en fait le célèbre hors-la-loi Frank Slayton, un ex-Confédéré, et son complice Jess Burgess. La voiture est escortée par des soldats car elle transporte aussi la solde. Ils s'arrêtent pour la nuit dans une petite ville, l'escorte se rendant au fort voisin pour être remplacée. Ben, impatient de retrouver sa fiancée, est déjà là. Slayton, attiré par Jennifer, est ennuyé par l'arrivée de Ben, mais les invite néanmoins à dîner. Lorsque la conversation vient à porter sur la guerre, Ben, lui aussi un ancien Confédéré, déclare préférer désormais les compromis et la paix. Le lendemain matin, la diligence repart, mais les soldats qui l'escortent sont en fait des hommes de Slayton. En plein milieu du désert, ils arrêtent la voiture et tuent le conducteur. Slayton dévoile alors sa véritable identité et, lorsque Ben tente de s'interposer, lui tire dessus, le laissant pour mort. Les hors-la-loi partent alors avec l'argent et emmènent Jennifer avec eux. Plus tard, après que Jess a mis en doute la nécessité d'emmener Jennifer, Slayton le fait ligoter et le laisse en plein soleil avant de partir. Pendant ce temps, Ben a repris ses esprits et, après avoir retrouvé un des chevaux de l'attelage, suit la piste des bandits jusqu'à leur cachette, où il trouve Jess, inconscient. Il le ranime et apprend que le gang est en route pour leur cachette au Mexique. Ils partent à leur poursuite, bientôt rejoints par Johash, un Indien dont la sœur est morte à cause de Slayton.
Island in the Sky (1953)
, 1h49Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Andy Devine, Harry Carey, Jr., Walter Abel
Roles Captain Turner
Rating67%
The film follows a pilot and crew of a World War II-era Douglas C-47 Skytrain (the military version of the DC-3) who try to survive after a forced emergency landing in the uncharted wildlands near the Quebec-Labrador border. The pilot, Dooley (John Wayne), is a former airline pilot, who, like many others, was pressed into duty hauling war supplies across the northern route to England. Icy conditions force the aircraft to land, and with the difficulties of navigating far from settled country, they can provide only an approximate position to rescuers.
Silver City (1951)
, 1h30Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Arlen, Barry Fitzgerald, Gladys George, Edgar Buchanan
Rating59%
When the mining office of Charlie Storrs is robbed by two bandits, his right-hand man Larkin Moffatt gives chase. Larkin catches up to the riders, but then rides off, never to return.
Three Secrets (1950)
, 1h38Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman, Frank Lovejoy, Leif Erickson, Ted de Corsia
Roles Sheriff MacDonald (uncredited)
Rating69%
A private plane crashes in the California mountains and a 5-year-old boy survives. Little else is known except the child is an orphan.
Trigger, Jr. (1950)
Directed by William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Roy Rogers, Grant Withers, Dale Evans, Gordon Jones, Peter Miles, Frank Fenton (Moran)
Roles Sheriff
Rating59%
Manion (Grant Withers) allows a killer horse to roam free and ruin valuable horses on nearby ranches. His plan is to "shakedown' the ranchers for protection. Roy (Roy Rogers) tracks down the bad guys with help from a young lad.
The Lawless (1950)
, 1h23Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, Lee Patrick, John Hoyt, Walter Reed
Roles Mr. Prentiss
Rating66%
California fruit picker Paul Rodriguez hopes to someday have a farm of his own. When his friend Lopo Chavez has a car accident, he is insulted with a racial slur by Joe Ferguson, a passenger in the other car.
Tripoli (1950)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Howard Da Silva, Phillip Reed, Grant Withers, Lowell Gilmore
Roles Capt. Adams
Rating57%
The USS Essex (1799) is maintaining a blockade of the port of Tripoli. General William Eaton (Herbert Heyes) comes on board to recruit a commando squad for a secret mission. Lt. Presley O'Bannon (John Payne) and Lt. Tripp (Lowell Gilmore) are selected for a raid on Derna, with the aid of native forces. Hamet Karamanly (Phillip Reed), former pasha of Derna supplies men in exchange for being restored to his throne. Countess Sheila D’Areneau (Maureen O'Hara) stays with the Pasha and everyone presumes she is his mistress, while she angles into persuading him to marry her. O'Bannon recruits a native force. O'Bannon and Countess D’Arneau meet and are attracted to each other, but both refuse to admit it to themselves. Countess D’Arneau convinces Hamet that the USA plans to turn him over to his brother, but O’Bannon gets him to change his mind. Countess D’Arneau defies O’Bannon and accompanies the expedition, but he forces her to travel with the camp followers. After a waterhole is poisoned, the expedition has to cross a dune sea to reach the next waterhole ahead of the poisoners. O’Bannon kisses the Countess and the force has to endure a sandstorm. Hamet’s brother offers him a deal, half the kingdom in return for getting rid of the Americans. They reach the coast twelve days late and the navy is not there. There is almost a mutiny before the navy arrives. Hamet tells his brother the plan of attack on Derna. When the Countess learns of this, she rides to warn O’Bannon. He leads a surprise attack on the city and captures it. O’Bannon and the Countess become a couple.
Wyoming Mail (1950)
, 1h27Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Howard Da Silva, Ed Begley, Roy Roberts, Armando Silvestre
Roles Gilson
Rating60%
En 1869, les États-Unis tentent d'organiser un service de courrier postal acheminé par train, en alternative aux diligences. Mais les trains postaux sont régulièrement attaqués. Steve Davis, un ancien officier du renseignement de l'armée, est chargé d'enquêter. Les indices sont minces : quelques billets de banque dérobés et repérés par leur numéro ont circulé dans une petite ville du Wyoming. Steve doit contacter un premier enquêteur travaillant sur place comme opérateur morse. Ce dernier est assassiné dès l'arrivée de Steve. Steve observe à proximité une empreinte de fer à cheval particulière, caractéristique des chevaux du personnel du pénitencier voisin. Il décide d'infiltrer ce pénitencier en se faisant passer pour un voleur de banque condamné, une dangereuse mission .