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Frank Lovejoy is a Actor American born on 28 march 1912 at the Bronx (USA)
Frank Lovejoy (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat.
On October 2, 1962, Frank Lovejoy died of a heart attack in his sleep at his residence in New York City. His wife, Joan Banks, called for medical help after she was unable to wake him. The couple had been appearing in a New Jersey production of the Gore Vidal play The Best Man.
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Nationality USA
Birth 28 march 1912 at the Bronx (USA)
Death 2 october 1962 (at 50 years) at New York City (USA)
Birth 28 march 1912 at the Bronx (USA)
Death 2 october 1962 (at 50 years) at New York City (USA)
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Lovejoy was first married to Frances Williams (1901–59), but divorced in the late 1930s. In 1940, Lovejoy married actress Joan Banks (1918–1998), with whom he had a son and a daughter.On October 2, 1962, Frank Lovejoy died of a heart attack in his sleep at his residence in New York City. His wife, Joan Banks, called for medical help after she was unable to wake him. The couple had been appearing in a New Jersey production of the Gore Vidal play The Best Man.
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Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Genres Western
Actors Frank Lovejoy, James Best, Abby Dalton, Jan Merlin, Douglas Spencer, Frank Ferguson
Roles Cole Younger
Rating59%
Julie (1956)
, 1h39Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan, Frank Lovejoy, Jack Kelly, Ann Robinson
Roles Det. Lt. Pringle
Rating61%
A former stewardess, widow Julie Benton is terrorized by her insanely jealous second husband, Lyle. It becomes a life-or-death matter after friend Cliff Henderson relays his suspicions to Julie that her first husband's death might not have been a suicide.
Three Brave Men (1956)
, 1h28Directed by Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ernest Borgnine, Ray Milland, Frank Lovejoy, Virginia Christine, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger
Roles Capt. Amos Winfield
Rating67%
Communist conspiracies seem to be everywhere in the 1950s, particularly in Washington, D.C., where word has reached John Rogers, the Secretary of the Navy, that one of his subordinates is strongly suspected to be a Communist sympathizer.
The Crooked Web (1955)
, 1h17Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning, John Mylong, Harry Lauter, Vince Barnett
Roles Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
Rating60%
Stan Fabian runs a drive-in restaurant with girlfriend Joanie Daniel, whose brother Frank turns up for a visit. Joanie has declined to marry Stan because he's strapped for cash, but Frank tempts him with a proposition, mentioning that he and a partner hid a stash of gold in Germany during the war.
Finger Man (1955)
, 1h22Directed by Harold D. Schuster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Timothy Carey, Hugh Sanders, Joi Lansing
Roles Casey Martin
Rating63%
Ex-convict Casey Martin (Lovejoy) is caught heisting a truck shipment. In exchange for immunity from prosecution, he agrees to work undercover to nail mobster Dutch Becker (Tucker). Torn between the two men is Martins's ex-girlfriend and gangster's moll Gladys Baker (Castle). When she casts her lot with Martin, she gets murdered by Becker's sadistic chief henchmen Lou Terpe (Carey). In the end Martin brings down the gang and is allowed to go on his way.
Strategic Air Command (1955)
, 1h52Directed by Anthony Mann, Bernard McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy, Bruce Bennett, Barry Sullivan, Alex Nicol
Roles Ennis Hawkes
Rating62%
Robert "Dutch" Holland (James Stewart) is a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals,. A B-29 bomber pilot during World War II, he is also an officer on inactive status in the United States Air Force Reserve. During spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is recalled to active duty for 21 months. He reports to his posting at Carswell AFB, a bomber base in Fort Worth, Texas to qualify in the Convair B-36. He arrives in civilian clothing because his old uniforms are those of the old U.S. Army Air Forces. This is to the great displeasure of General Hawkes (Frank Lovejoy), the commander of SAC. The General's character is patterned after the real SAC commander of the time, General Curtis LeMay.
Shack Out on 101 (1955)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Keenan Wynn, Lee Marvin, Whit Bissell, Jess Barker
Roles Prof. Sam Bastion
Rating63%
Slob (Marvin), the leacherous short-order cook at the seaside greasy-spoon diner of sarcastic war veteran George (Wynn), lusts after sexy waitress Kotty (Moore). Also interested in Kotty is a scientist (Lovejoy), who spends the better part of his free time at the diner's counter. He works down the highway at a top-secret military base. As it turns out, Slob isn’t just a short-order cook. He’s also a spy using the diner as a home base for smuggling nuclear secrets out of the country through a connection with one of the diner’s regulars.
Top Of The World (1955)
, 1h31Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Dale Robertson, Evelyn Keyes, Frank Lovejoy, Nancy Gates, Robert Arthur, Paul Fix
Roles Brad Cantrell
Rating59%
This script must be run from the command line
Beachhead (1954)
, 1h30Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy, Skip Homeier, Eduard Franz, John Doucette
Roles Sgt. Fletcher
Rating57%
In late October 1943, a battalion of US Marines have landed on Choiseul Island to create a diversion for the impending Allied invasion of Japanese held Bougainville Island.
A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
, 1h25Directed by John Farrow, William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Glenn Ford, Jean Simmons, Brian Aherne, Abbe Lane, Frank Lovejoy
Roles Bento Hermany
Rating56%
Texas rancher Sam Dent (Glenn Ford) takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil, where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war, as well as in love. He must find out who are his friends and who are his enemies.
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
, 1h19Directed by Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin, Frank Lovejoy, Louis Calhern
Roles Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
Rating61%
On board the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier in the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, author James A. Michener (Louis Calhern) meets Commander and flight surgeon Kent Dowling (Walter Pidgeon). Dowling relates a "Christmas story" of a near-miracle.
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
, 1h11Directed by Ida Lupino
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Natividad Vácio, Collier Young
Roles Gilbert Bowen
Rating68%
Two men (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) from El Centro, California are driving toward a planned fishing trip at the Mexican town of San Felipe on the Gulf of California. Just south of Mexicali, they pick up a hitchhiker named Emmett Myers (William Talman), whose stolen car has apparently run out of gas. Myers turns out to be a psychopath who has committed multiple murders while hitch-hiking between Illinois and Southern California, and has managed to slip into Mexico at Mexicali. In order to evade the pursuing authorities, Myers forces the two men at gunpoint to journey deep into the heart of the Baja California Peninsula, toward the town of Santa Rosalía, where he plans to take a ferry across the Gulf of California.
The Charge at Feather River (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Guy Madison, Frank Lovejoy, Helen Westcott, Vera Miles, Dick Wesson, Dick Wesson
Roles Sgt. Charlie Baker
Rating61%
This script must be run from the command line
House of Wax (1953)
, 1h24Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Actors Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Charles Bronson, Carolyn Jones, Phyllis Kirk, Paul Picerni
Roles Tom Brennan
Rating69%
Professor Henry Jarrod (Vincent Price) is a talented wax figure sculptor with a museum in 1890s New York. He specializes in historical figures, featuring sculptures of John Wilkes Booth, Joan of Arc, and one of Marie Antoinette, which he considers his masterpiece. When his business partner Matthew Burke (Roy Roberts) demands more sensational exhibits to increase profits, Jarrod refuses. Jarrod then gives a private tour to renowned art critic Sidney Wallace. Wallace, deeply impressed with Jarrod's sculptures, agrees to buy Burke out but will not be able to do so until after he returns from a continental trip.
The System (1953)
, 1h30Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon, Paul Picerni, Robert Arthur, Don Beddoe, Jerome Cowan
Roles John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
Rating63%
An honest bookmaker discovers the hard way that his line of work is a lot more dangerous that he first thought.