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Richard Fiske is a Actor American born on 20 november 1915 at Shelton (USA)
Richard Fiske (November 20, 1915 – August 10, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1938 and 1942.
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Birth name Thomas Richard Potts
Nationality USA
Birth 20 november 1915 at Shelton (USA)
Death 10 august 1944 (at 28 years) at La Croix-Avranchin (France)
Awards Bronze Star Medal
Nationality USA
Birth 20 november 1915 at Shelton (USA)
Death 10 august 1944 (at 28 years) at La Croix-Avranchin (France)
Awards Bronze Star Medal
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Dizzy Pilots (1943)
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Richard Fiske, Harry Semels, Bobby Barber
Roles Sergeant (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating75%
The Stooges are the Wrong brothers (a parody of the Wright brothers), a trio of aviators in the "Republic of Cannabeer, P.U." who receive an army draft notice. The notice says the brothers have been granted a 30-day deferment of duty on account of their claims that the plane they are inventing, the “Buzzard”, will revolutionize flying. Curly proudly announces that their plane has put them among other "great inventors" like Robert Fulton, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Don Ameche.
Valley of the Sun (1942)
, 1h18Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger, Peter Whitney, Billy Gilbert
Roles Lieutenant Burke
Rating59%
In 1868, Army scout Johnny Ware (Craig) is court-martialed for helping Indians against their white oppressors, but escapes and finds himself in the hamlet of Desert Center. There, he crosses paths with Christine Larson (Ball), who is about to marry one of the crooked Indian agents.
The Major and the Minor (1942)
, 1h40Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn, Edward Fielding
Roles Will Duffy
Rating73%
After her client Albert Osborne (Robert Benchley) makes a pass at her, Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers) quits her job as a scalp massager for the Revigorous System and decides to leave New York City and return home to Stevenson, Iowa. Upon arriving at the train station, she discovers she has only enough money to cover a child's fare, so she disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl named Su-Su. When a suspicious conductor catches her smoking, Su-Su takes refuge in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland) who, believing she is a frightened child, agrees to let her stay with him until they reach his stop.
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)
Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Actors Robert Kellard, Nell O'Day, Kenneth MacDonald, Herbert Rawlinson, Richard Fiske, John Elliott
Roles Constable Brady
Rating66%
This serial shows as the trading post of Sitkawan, Canada is taken by surprise when an Indian tribe attack and massacre the settlers aboard a fur-bearing wagon train. Sergeant MacLane of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is assigned to investigate the case. MacLane soon realise that the attackers were led by Mort Ransome, a nasty renegade, who had been conspiring with Black Bear, medicine man of the tribe, to incite the heretofore friendly tribe for his own gain. He also learns that two white renegades have kidnapped Diana Blake, daughter of the local post factor, and saves her from a runaway wagon just before it plunges over a cliff. Perils of the Royal Mounted also features stereotypically Northern genre elements including trappers, lumberjacks, trading posts, rebellious braves, forest fires, avalanches, and a wide range of dangerous wildlife.
The Devil Commands (1941)
, 1h5Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Boris Karloff, Anne Revere, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff, Cy Schindell, Dorothy Adams
Roles Dr. Richard Sayles
Rating60%
Dr. Julian Blair is engaged in unconventional research on human brain waves when his wife Helen (Shirley Warde) is tragically killed in a freak auto accident. The grief-stricken scientist becomes obsessed with redirecting his work into making contact with the dead and is not deterred by dire warnings from his daughter Anne (Amanda Duff), his research assistant Richard (Richard Fiske), or his colleagues that he is delving into forbidden areas of knowledge. He moves his laboratory to an isolated New England mansion where he continues to try to reach out to his dead wife. He is aided by his mentally-challenged servant Karl (Ralph Penney) and abetted by the obsessive Mrs. Walters (Anne Revere), a phony medium, who seems to exert a sinister influence over him. When their overly curious housekeeper discovers the truth about their experiments, her death brings the local sheriff in to investigate.
Go West, Young Lady (1941)
, 1h10Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Penny Singleton, Ann Miller, Charles Ruggles, Allen Jenkins, Jed Prouty
Roles Gang Member
Rating62%
The town of Headstone eagerly awaits the arrival of their new sheriff, hoping that he will vanquish the dreaded outlaw, Killer Pete, who has murdered the last four sheriffs. Meanwhile, on the stage bound for Headstone, Tex Miller, the new sheriff, is making small talk with fellow passenger and former seminary student Belinda "Bill" Pendergast when the stage is attacked by a band of Indians. Taking aim at the Indians, Bill shoots them off their horses and then calmly explains to the astonished Tex that her father always wanted a son and taught her to handle a gun.
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Appleby, Mary Ainslee, Ethelreda Leopold
Rating78%
Tiska (Dorothy Appleby), Taska (Mary Ainslee) and Baska (Ethelreda Leopold) Jones, three snippy society girls, are willed a huge inheritance so long as they are married by a certain time and date, but their fiances postpone their engagements. Their shrewd lawyer Diggin (Richard Fiske) suggests they marry three death row inmates (the Stooges) to retain the dough; once they are married, they get their inheritance, the convicts are hanged, and can marry their fiances free and clear. They do so, but the boys are pardoned by the governor, and as the girls celebrate their new bout of widowhood, the Stooges make their way into their house and make themselves at home.
All the World's a Stooge (1941)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Emory Parnell, Richard Fiske, Olaf Hytten
Rating74%
Wealthy Ajax Bullion (Emory Parnell) is up in arms when his eccentric wife (Lelah Tyler) informs him that she wants to adopt a refugee, the latest socio-political movement. After taking a trip to his dentist (Richard Fiske), Mr. Bullion meets the Stooges, inept window washers who act as interim dentists when Bullion enters the office demanding medical attention. After pulling his bridge-work out completely ("you stripped his gears!", Larry comments), they try to put it back into his mouth with cement. However, the cement hardens before they have a chance to put the tooth back in, so they decide to blast. The dentist arrives back in his office as the dynamite is lit. He calls out to the Stooges, who notice him and run off. The dynamite goes off and Mr. Bullion wakes up, noticing that the pain in his tooth is gone. He heads back to his car and notices the Stooges hiding inside. He inquires as to what they are up to, and Moe says that they are "refugees." Mr. Bullion then has a very nasty idea to disabuse his wife of her philanthropic notion: pass these three nitwits off as refugee children.
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Constance Worth, George Magrill, James Seay
Rating65%
Returning to New York from Europe, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) tries unsuccessfully to strike up a conversation with attractive fellow ocean liner passenger Marilyn Howard (Constance Worth). He later rescues her when she is accosted by a man. However, when he tries to follow her, he runs into his friendly nemesis, police Inspector Faraday (Richard Lane), who wants to take him in on suspicion of stealing some pearls. Knowing that Blackie's word is good (and that handcuffs are useless against him), Faraday merely confiscates his Landing Card.
They Dare Not Love (1941)
, 1h15Directed by Victor Fleming, James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Actors George Brent, Martha Scott, Paul Lukas, Peter Cushing, Sig Arno, Georgia Backus
Roles Third Photographer
Rating60%
A prince flees Austria when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He encounters a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes him realize his mistake in leaving. He strikes a deal with the Nazis to return in exchange for some Austrian prisoners, but discovers that the Nazis are not to be trusted.
Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors Rudy Vallée, Ann Miller, Richard Lane, Rosemary Lane, Allen Jenkins, Priscilla Lane
Rating62%
Harvard educated Danny Collins (Rudy Vallée) and street-wise Mike Armstrong (Richard Lane) team up after a chance meeting to form the most successful talent agency in New York City. Mike is in love with nightclub and Broadway songstress Frances Lewis (Rosemary Lane), determined to make her nationally famous with his and Danny's help. Danny sees her, correctly, as a self-centered opportunist willing to capitalize on Mike's affections to further her career.
, 58minutesDirected by Lambert Hillyer
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Charles Starrett, Wheeler Oakman, Richard Fiske, Edmund F. Cobb, Bud Osborne, Lloyd Bridges
Roles Kentucky Lane
Upon arriving at Painted Springs, Dr. Steven Monroe witnesses a clash between sheep herders and cattle breeders. As Monroe starts to investigate the cause of the conflict, he finds out about Fred Burns' diabolical scheme – he intends to steal John Richards' cattle and frame sheep rancher Ed Gordon for the deed. After a series of fights, during which Burns and his men kidnap Richards' daughter Nancy, Monroe rescues Nancy and manages to get Burns to confess. With his evil intentions revealed, the two camps cease battling, and Monroe quietly leaves Painted Springs.
Texas (1941)
, 1h34Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, William Holden, Claire Trevor, Edgar Buchanan, Carleton Young, Don Beddoe
Roles Red, Fight Timekeeper
Rating66%
Two Confederate veterans broke and homeless are making their way to Texas to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble just trying to make enough move to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the 'good' one Todd Ramsey (Glenn Ford) wants to give it back, the 'bad' one Dan Thomas (William Holden as a fresh 1941 face) wants to keep it and keep going...but goodness wins out, and both are off the hook. The honest one takes a job with the biggest local rancher (who of course has a beautiful and friendly daughter) and the 'bad one stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues in often comedic circumstances...although a showdown looms. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene. Many twists and turns in this complicated, comedic and top-notch Western with blockbuster ending that cuts back to core of all good westerns...good men tested by difficult circumstances.
Prairie Schooners (1940)
, 58minutesDirected by Sam Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, Dub Taylor, Kenneth Harlan, Ray Teal, Bob Burns
Roles Adams
Rating57%
Boobs in Arms (1940)
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Richard Fiske, Evelyn Young, Johnny Kascier
Roles The Sergeant
Rating76%
The Stooges are street peddler greeting card salesmen who anger a man on the street after an accidental altercation. They are then approached by a woman (Evelyn Young) with a request to help her make her evil man-hating husband (Richard Fiske) jealous. Realizing it the same man they faced before, the Stooges defend themselves against the irate husband with their usual combatives and flee from the husband shouting his threats. In hiding from him, they line up on a queue that takes them to a recruitment office by mistake and end up joining the army.