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Robert Ellis is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 25 june 1892 at Brooklyn (USA)

Robert Ellis

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Birth name Robert Ellis du Reel
Nationality USA
Birth 25 june 1892 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 29 december 1974 (at 82 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Robert Ellis (June 27, 1892 – December 29, 1974) was an American film actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 166 films between 1913 and 1934. He also wrote for a 65 films and directed 61. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California. At one time he was married to May Allison.

Best films

Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
(Scriptwriter)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
(Scriptwriter)

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Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis
(35 films)
M.A. Anderson
M.A. Anderson
(10 films)
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
(14 films)
Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis
(11 films)
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Filmography of Robert Ellis (115 films)

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Proximity
Proximity (2001)

Directed by Scott Ziehl
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Rob Lowe, James Coburn, Jonathan Banks, Kelly Rowan, Joe Santos, Terrence C. Carson
Rating48% 2.4113752.4113752.4113752.4113752.411375
When William Conroy (Rob Lowe) a former college professor is sentenced to life in prison for vehicular manslaughter it seems his life is over. But, when a fellow inmate tells him that in the past two years fourteen inmates have died at the prison, and then turns up dead the next day, Conroy is in more danger than he ever imagined. His suspicions are confirmed when, while on the way to his parole hearing, the van carrying the inmates crashes. Seizing the opportunity, Conroy flees the scene and elicits the help of his lawyer (Mark Boone Junior). What the two discover is a grisly murder ring set up within the prison walls that incriminates those at the highest levels of the correctional system.
Space Master X-7, 1h11
Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Actors Bill Williams, Lyn Thomas, Robert Ellis, Paul Frees, Rhoda Williams, Robert Ellis
Rating52% 2.614042.614042.614042.614042.61404
A space probe returns to Earth covered with a mysterious fungus, which, when accidentally tinged with human blood, transforms into an ever-growing pile of space rust. If not stopped, this infection may cover the entire world.
Pillars of the Sky, 1h35
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Maureen Hingert, Ward Bond, Keith Andes, Michael Ansara
Rating61% 3.097683.097683.097683.097683.09768
Oregon Country 1868: Indian natives of many tribes trust Sgt. Emmett Bell, who rides into Dr. Joseph Holden's mission with his scouts. But troop and weapon movement by new U.S. Cavalry commanding officer Col. Steadlow has endangered the peace and angered the chiefs, in particular one called Kamiakin.
Prisoner of War
Directed by Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Prison films, Political films
Actors Steve Forrest, Ronald Reagan, Dewey Martin, Oskar Homolka, Paul Stewart, Robert Horton
Rating50% 2.5206152.5206152.5206152.5206152.520615
An American officer volunteers to be captured in order to investigate claims of abuse against American POWs in North Korean camps during the Korean War.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953)
, 1h16
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Pirate films, Mermaids in film, Les fées, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Margaret Kerry, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Paul Collins
Roles Cubby
Rating72% 3.648283.648283.648283.648283.64828
Set in London, circa 1900, George and Mary Darling's preparations to attend a party are disrupted by the antics of their boys, John and Michael, acting out a story about Peter Pan and the pirates, told to them by their older sister, Wendy. Their father, who is fed up with the stories that have made his children less practical, angrily declares that Wendy has gotten too old to continue staying in the nursery with them, and it's time for her to grow up and have a room of her own. That night, they are visited in the nursery by Peter Pan himself, who teaches them to fly with the help of his pixie friend, Tinker Bell, and takes them with him to the island of Never Land.
El Paso
El Paso (1949)
, 1h43
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Payne, Eduardo Noriega, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dick Foran
Roles Jack Elkins (as Bobby Ellis)
Rating58% 2.903592.903592.903592.903592.90359
Clay Fletcher is leaving South Carolina and heading west. A rebel officer during the Civil War and also a lawyer, he wants to ease back into law practice with something not too difficult, so he travels to El Paso, Texas with estate documents to get the signature of an attorney there, Henry Jeffers.
The Green Promise, 1h33
Directed by William D. Russell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan, Robert Paige, Natalie Wood, Ted Donaldson, Robert Ellis
Rating64% 3.244783.244783.244783.244783.24478
It tells the story of a farmer, Matthews, his son and three daughters. Leaving behind a failing farm, the family travel to pastures new. Help is proffered by agricultural county agent, David Barkley, who is immediately attracted to Matthews's eldest daughter, Deborah. Needing Deborah to run his house, and fearing David may take her away, Matthews refuses David's advice and help. He is pig-headed and sleeps through the pastor's sermon on education, understanding and tolerance. It is Susan's (Matthews's youngest daughter) yearning ambition to raise lambs. Though only ten years old, she joins the 4-H club, secures a loan from the bank and buys two lambs. She cares for them like she is a mother. Barkley strongly advises Matthews against chopping down the forest atop a hill on his land. Matthews goes ahead and sells the land to a logging company. The forest gone, a great storm comes and washes the mud down the incline towards the homestead. Fearful for her beloved lambs, Susan braves the dangerous conditions to rescue the lambs. David returns and rescues both Susan and the lambs. Deborah is atop the hill trying to move rocks in order to build a dam to save their home from the torrent of water. David arrives and pulls her back just as the land falls away. Realizing how close to harm his daughters have come because of his ignorance and selfishness, Matthews apologizes to his family and welcomes David into their home. The community of 4-H members arrive to help them clean up the land following the storm damage.
A Kiss for Corliss, 1h28
Directed by Robert Aldrich, Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Shirley Temple, David Niven, Tom Tully, Gloria Holden, Darryl Hickman, Robert Ellis
Roles Raymond Pringle
Rating58% 2.902352.902352.902352.902352.90235
Corliss Archer (Shirley Temple) is an impulsive teenager who harbors a crush on notorious playboy Kenneth Marquis (David Niven), who has already been to the altar many times and to the boudoir many more. So moonstruck is she by Marquis (who barely acknowledges her existence) that Corliss begins writing down her imaginary romantic trysts with him in her diary. Naturally, the book falls into the hands of Corliss' parents (Tom Tully and Gloria Holden), who believe every word...especially when Marquis, evidently hoping to teach Corliss a lesson, "verifies" that the diary speaks the truth.
The Babe Ruth Story, 1h46
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, William Frawley, Sam Levene, Robert Ellis
Rating52% 2.606382.606382.606382.606382.60638
The movie begins in 1906 at the Baltimore Waterfront, where 11-year-old George Herman Ruth, Jr. is taken away by Brother Matthias from George's abusive father to St. Mary's. When George is 18, his incredible baseball talent gets him hired to play for the Baltimore Orioles, and during the interview, he gets his "Babe" nickname. Babe becomes a successful baseball player, and is soon sold off to play for the Boston Red Sox. After a bad game, Babe wonders what went wrong at a bar, until he is helped by Claire Hogsdon that when he pitches he sticks out his tongue. He continues his success, landing a new $100,000 contract; he finds Claire, but she gives him the cold shoulder. During one game, Denny, a sick paralyzed child, watches with his father Babe Ruth play; when Babe says "hiya kid" to the kid, he miraculously "uncripples" and gets up. Babe soon becomes a player for the New York Yankees; during one game, he accidentally hurts a dog, and decides to take the dog and the little kid owner to the hospital. After arguing with the doctors that a dog is the same as a human, the dog is healed; but because Babe left a game to do this, he gets suspended from the Yankees. A depressed Babe Ruth finds himself at a bar, and amidst the crowd giving off negative vibes, he starts a fight and gets arrested. Soon, he decides to play Santa Claus at a Children's Hospital, where he runs into Claire again, visiting her nephew. She tells him that his actions affect the children of America, and Babe decides to keep that in mind. Miller Huggins, the same man who suspended Babe, fights to bring him back to the Yankees as the team has had a bad season. Babe is soon brought back, and the team wins the World Series thanks to him; with this, he and Claire get married, but soon after, Huggins dies from pyaemia. During Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, Babe gets a call from the father of a dying child, and promises him that when he goes off to bat, he will call the third shot and the ball will land at a certain spot; all of this will be for the boy. During the game, Babe does exactly that, and the boy hears the news and starts to get better. Babe retires from the Yankees at the age of 41, and takes a management position with the Boston Braves, even though they want him to play in the games despite his age. During one game, Babe gets stressed out and can't continue playing, and retires from baseball after that game. Sadly, this means he goes off contract by retiring during his time with the Braves, and is fired from anything related to baseball. Later, Babe complains of neck pain, and soon learns that he is dying of throat cancer. The news of this leads fans to send letters telling Babe that they care. The doctors decide to try a treatment on Babe with a chance that he'll survive; as Babe is taken to surgery, the narrator give words of encouragement to baseball fans, crediting Babe Ruth for America's love of the sport.
April Showers, 1h34
Directed by James V. Kern
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Jack Carson, Ann Sothern, Robert Alda, S.Z. Sakall, Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis
Roles Buster Tyme
Rating60% 3.0494553.0494553.0494553.0494553.049455
I've Got Your Number, 1h9
Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Eugene Pallette, Henry O'Neill
Roles Turk Garrison
Rating62% 3.1471153.1471153.1471153.1471153.147115
Switchboard operator Marie Lawson (Joan Blondell) is conned by admirer Nicky (Gordon Westcott), who tells her it is just a practical joke, into redirecting a phone call. However, Nicky uses what he learns to his own benefit, costing the intended recipient a lot of money. When the victim complains to Marie's boss, telephone repairmen Terry Riley (Pat O'Brien) and John (Allen Jenkins) are called in to see if the phone was tapped. When it is found not to be, Marie loses her job.
A Very Honorable Guy, 1h2
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Joe E. Brown, Alice White, Robert Barrat, Alan Dinehart, Sr., Hobart Cavanaugh, Arthur Vinton
Roles Gangster
Rating60% 3.0008353.0008353.0008353.0008353.000835
Well respected local good guy, Feet Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to settle the bill is by selling his body to an ambitious doctor who agrees to allow him one last month to live life to the fullest, then kill himself.
The Thrill Hunter, 1h
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Edward LeSaint, Eddie Kane, Robert Ellis, Harry Semels
Roles Al Blake
Rating60% 3.002783.002783.002783.002783.00278
Braggart Buck Crosby rescues movie star Marjorie Lane when her horse bolts during location shooting. She invites him to dinner, where he regales the film crew with tall tales of his exploits. When someone notices his resemblance to a note car racer, he takes credit for that too. After he leaves, he is attracted to a commotion in an isolated cabin. Shots ring out, and he finds two men dead inside. They turn out to be members of the Blake gang, which just pulled off a $100,000 gold robbery. Buck finds a locket and keeps it, then claims the reward for shooting the two men. This latest exploit convinces director Ed Jackson to invite Buck to go to Hollywood and star opposite Marjorie in her next picture.