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Maurice Cass is a Actor Lituanien born on 12 october 1884

Maurice Cass

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Nationality Lituanie
Birth 12 october 1884
Death 8 june 1954 (at 69 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Maurice Cass (October 12, 1884 – June 8, 1954) was a character actor in numerous films and television shows. Born in Lithuania, he came to the US to pursue an acting career.

His slight build, frizzy hair and pince-nez glasses cast him as the "absent minded professor" or eccentric scientist type in many of his films, such as the character who discovers the element kryptonite in Adventures of Superman.

He is best remembered for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.

He died of a heart attack at age 69 while the Rocky Jones show was still in production; his Professor Newton character was replaced by a new character, Professor Mayberry.

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Charles Lane
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Maurice Cass (74 films)

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Manhunt in Space, 1h18
Directed by John Hollingsworth Morse
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Space opera
Actors Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Maurice Cass, Charles Meredith, Patsy Parsons, Henry Brandon
Roles Professor Newton
Rating25% 1.2935051.2935051.2935051.2935051.293505
Rocky Jones attempts to solve the mystery of space ships that have disappeared.
Crash of Moons, 1h18
Directed by John Hollingsworth Morse
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Space opera
Actors Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Charles Meredith, Maurice Cass, John Banner, Patsy Parsons
Roles Professor Newton
Rating32% 1.6245651.6245651.6245651.6245651.624565
Rocky Jones attempts to save the inhabitants of a planet about to collide with a moon. The empress of the planet, however, is suspicious. While Rocky and his crew finally succeed in evacuating the planet in time, Cleolanthe's pride and vanity are a major hindrance. Finally, however, as the last of the planet's population leaves, Cleolanthe arrogantly declares that she will stay behind. Her assistant, however, refuses to allow this, and literally picks her up and carries her on board Rocky's own ship. She watches in despair as the moon crashes into her planet, the two bodies destroying one another instantly. As the ship heads for the new home that has been chosen for her people, Cleolanthe finally realizes that she had been wrong, and that, as one of her underlings has stated, it is the people that make a nation, not the land itself. She finally reconciles with Rocky and his crew, and sincerely thanks them for their efforts in her behalf and that of her people. This marks the end of the character Cleolanthe in the Rocky Jones series. Succeeding episodes contain a new villain.
Kid Monk Baroni, 1h19
Directed by Harold D. Schuster
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Richard Steven Rauber, Bruce Cabot, Allene Roberts, Mona Knox, Leonard Nimoy, Jack Larson
Roles Pawnbroker
Rating61% 3.095333.095333.095333.095333.09533
From the New York Times: "In the words of its star Leonard Nimoy, Kid Monk Baroni was the sort of film that "made unknowns out of celebrities." The young Nimoy is actually quite good as the title character, a boxer whose misshapen face has earned him the unwelcome nickname "Monk." Formerly an unregenerate street punk, Baroni is set on the proper path by parish priest Father Callahan (Richard Rober). Unfortunately, a run-in with his old gang forces Baroni to skip town. He becomes a professional pugilist under the aegis of manager Hellman (Bruce Cabot), taking out his pent-up frustrations in the ring. Able to afford plastic surgery, Baroni buys himself a handsome new face — and, with it, a dangerously oversized ego. Hoping to protect his new face from harm, Baroni washes out in the boxing ring, but redemption — and a lasting romance with Emily Brooks (Allene Roberts) -- await just around the corner. Kid Monk Baroni was well-directed by Harold Schuster, whose previous efforts included My Friend Flicka and So Dear to My Heart. A flop at the box office, the film did nothing for the career of Leonard Nimoy, who was obliged to spend the next 15 years in relative obscurity before attaining a second chance at big-time stardom with TV's Star Trek.
We're Not Married!, 1h26
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films, Films about marriage
Actors Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas
Roles Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.196913.196913.196913.196913.19691
When elderly Mr. Bush (Victor Moore) is appointed justice of the peace, he starts marrying couples on Christmas Eve. However, his appointment isn't valid until the first of January. Two years later, this issue becomes known when one of the six couples he married files divorce. To avoid a bigger scandal, the remaining five couples are informed that they are not really married. The film then shows how the couples react on the news:
Follow Me Quietly, 1h
Directed by Richard Fleischer, Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey, Nestor Paiva, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), Frank Ferguson
Roles Book store proprietor
Rating64% 3.245873.245873.245873.245873.24587
A mysterious killer, known only as "The Judge," kills anyone he considers worthless. Detective Harry Grant is assigned to track him down. With just a handful of clues, Grant constructs a faceless dummy to help his men conduct their investigation.
Once More, My Darling, 1h32
Directed by Robert Montgomery, Michael Gordon, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Montgomery, Ann Blyth, Jane Cowl, Charles McGraw, Roland Winters, Steven Geray
Roles Dr. Grasser
Rating66% 3.332733.332733.332733.332733.33273
The last thing Collier "Collie" Lang wants to do is get married, but Marita "Killer" Connell has other ideas.
Sorrowful Jones, 1h28
Directed by Sidney Lanfield, Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest, Bruce Cabot, Thomas Gomez, Houseley Stevenson
Roles Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.441363.441363.441363.441363.44136
Sorrowful Jones is a New York bookie who keeps his operation hidden behind a trap door in a Broadway barber shop. He suffers from a financial setback when a horse named Dreamy Joe, owned by gangster Big Steve Holloway, unexpectedly wins a race. Jones has to pay all the many customers betting on the horse to win, which empties his pockets completely.
State of the Union, 2h4
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Howard Smith, Adolphe Menjou
Rating71% 3.5938253.5938253.5938253.5938253.593825
Republican newspaper magnate Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury) intends to make her lover, aircraft tycoon Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy), President of the United States with her as the power behind the throne. Thorndyke plans to use her newspaper chain's influence to deadlock the 1948 Republican National Convention, so it will choose Matthews as a compromise dark horse candidate instead of Dewey, Taft, or another.
Spoilers of the North, 1h6
Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Evelyn Ankers, Paul Kelly, Lorna Gray, James Millican, Roy Barcroft, Louis Jean Heydt
Roles Doctor
Rating59% 2.9591052.9591052.9591052.9591052.959105
This script must be run from the command line
I've Always Loved You, 1h57
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Felix Bressart, Elizabeth Patterson, Vanessa Brown
Roles Music Teacher 2
Rating62% 3.1461753.1461753.1461753.1461753.146175
Leopold Goronoff, lors d'une audition, remarque le talent de Myra Hassman, une jeune pianiste. Il la prend sous sa coupe, et elle devient vite amoureuse de son maître en silence. Très vite, son succès se fait grandissant et porte ombrage à Goronoff. Myra épouse George Sampter, un ami d'enfance, dont elle a une fille. Cette dernière devient, elle aussi, une grande pianiste et doit jouer sous la direction de Goronoff...
Angel on My Shoulder, 1h40
Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about angels
Actors Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, Erskine Sanford, Onslow Stevens, James Flavin
Roles Lucius (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.396013.396013.396013.396013.39601
After his release from prison, gangster Eddie Kagle (Paul Muni) is killed by his partner in crime, Smiley Williams (Hardie Albright). Kagle ends up in Hell, where "Nick" (Claude Rains) offers him a chance to escape hell and avenge his own death in exchange for help with a problem. Kagle looks exactly like Judge Frederick Parker, an upright man who is causing Nick distress because he is entirely too honest. Nick fears that Parker may cause him more anxiety in future, as he is running for governor of his state. Nick wants to destroy Parker's reputation and Kagle readily agrees to have his soul transferred into Parker's body.
Spook Busters, 1h8
Directed by William Beaudine
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, William Benedict, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey
Roles Dr. Bender
Rating59% 2.9511052.9511052.9511052.9511052.951105
All of the boys have just graduated from school where they learned exterminating, except for Sach who flunked out. They set up their new business in a corner of Louie's Sweet Shop and quickly get a job to remove ghosts from an old abandoned mansion. Upon arrival they discover weird events taking place, such as lights turning on when a match is lit, and a disappearing organ. Soon they discover that these events are not the actions of ghosts, but of a mad scientist who is conducting illegal experiments in the basement.