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Roman Bohnen is a Actor American born on 24 november 1901 at Saint Paul (USA)
Roman Bohnen (November 24, 1901 – February 24, 1949) was an American stage and film actor.
Bohnen, who was known as Bud to his many friends, was also a fine photographer. He took countless photos of his fellow actors, his family, friends and strangers.
Death
He was working on the Actors' Lab production of A Distant Isle when he collapsed and died during the play's intermission in Hollywood, California in 1949.
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Birth name Roman Aloys Bohnen
Nationality USA
Birth 24 november 1901 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 24 february 1949 (at 47 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 24 november 1901 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 24 february 1949 (at 47 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Biography
The Bohnens had a daughter in 1936, Marina, nicknamed "Button" by her father.Bohnen, who was known as Bud to his many friends, was also a fine photographer. He took countless photos of his fellow actors, his family, friends and strangers.
Death
He was working on the Actors' Lab production of A Distant Isle when he collapsed and died during the play's intermission in Hollywood, California in 1949.
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Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
, 1h33Directed by Henry Levin, Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Glenn Ford, John Ireland, Evelyn Keyes, Beulah Bondi, Percy Kilbride, Clara Blandick
Roles Barney Teener
Rating65%
Polish American Joe Miracle (Glenn Ford) returns from fighting in World War II, only to find his San Francisco nightclub under the control of the Mob, and his friend and partner Leo missing and presumed murdered. To get even, he robs $100,000 from his former business, planning to leave the country as soon as possible. He goes to the apartment of Victor Christopher (Ray Meyer), Leo's brother, where he picks up a ticket Victor and his wife Clara (Angela Clarke) had purchased for him. However, he discovers to his dismay that they could only book him on a ship that sails for Yokohama on Christmas Eve, the next night. He has to hide until then. When the police come to stop Victor from ringing a bell and disturbing the neighbors, Joe pretends to be him in order to spend the night safely in jail. However, Jenny Jones (Evelyn Keyes), a kind-hearted social worker, gets him remanded into her custody instead.
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
, 1h21Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell, John Lund, Virginia Bruce, William Demarest, Richard Webb
Roles Special Prosecutor Melville Weston
Rating70%
The film opens in New Orleans, where John Triton (Robinson) is "The Mental Wizard", a nightclub fortune teller. During a show one evening, Triton suddenly urges an audience member to rush home, cautioning that her son is in danger. As the story unfolds, Triton struggles with his new-found psychic ability, as all of his relentlessly bleak predictions prove accurate. Jerome Cowan (of Maltese Falcon fame) plays Whitney Courtland, Triton's best friend, who becomes wealthy using tips from the now-psychic Triton.
Arch of Triumph (1948)
, 2hDirected by Lewis Milestone, Robert Aldrich, Nate Watt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton, Louis Calhern, Roman Bohnen, Ruth Warrick
Roles Dr. Veber
Rating62%
Pre-World War II Paris is crowded with illegal refugees, trying to evade deportation. One of them is Dr. Ravic (Charles Boyer), who under a false name practices medicine illegally, helping other refugees. He saves Joan Madou (Ingrid Bergman) from committing suicide after the sudden death of her lover. They become involved, but he is deported and she becomes the mistress of a wealthy man, Alex (Stephen Bekassy). All this time Ravic seeks revenge against the Nazi officer Haake (Charles Laughton), with war eventually declared between France and Germany.
Joan of Arc (1948)
, 2h25Directed by Richard Rosson, Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France
Actors Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan, J. Carrol Naish, George Coulouris, Gene Lockhart
Roles Durand Laxart, Joan's Uncle
Rating63%
Unlike the play Joan of Lorraine, which is a drama that shows how the story of Joan affects a group of actors who are performing it, the film is a straightforward recounting of the life of the French heroine. It begins with an obviously painted shot of the inside of a basilica with a shaft of light, possibly descending from heaven, shining down from the ceiling, and a solemn off-screen voice pronouncing the canonization of the Maid of Orleans. Then, the opening page of what appears to be a church manuscript recounting Joan's life in Latin is shown on the screen, while some uncredited voiceover narration by actor Shepperd Strudwick sets up the tale. The actual story of Joan then begins, from the time she becomes convinced that she has been divinely called to save France to her being burnt at the stake at the hands of the English and the Burgundians.
Open Secret (1948)
, 1h9Directed by John Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors John Ireland, Jane Randolph, Sheldon Leonard, Roman Bohnen, Morgan Farley, George Tyne
Roles Roy Locke
Rating63%
Newlyweds Paul Lester (Ireland) and his wife Nancy (Randolph) are invited to visit Paul's friend Ed Stevens. They arrive to find Stevens gone and a mysterious phone call gets Paul to the other end of town. While he's away, Nancy is assaulted by a would-be burglar. Paul thinks there's something more going on than a missing persons case or a burglary and tries to interest Police Detective Frontelli (Leonard) in looking into it, but Frontelli is initially skeptical. When Stevens turns up under the wheels of a truck along with evidence tying him to an earlier hit-and-run murder, Paul is certain that there's some kind of organized conspiracy afoot. What he finds is a town slowly coming under siege from a secret band of anti-Semitic thugs masquerading as a patriotic organization, with whom Stevens had been involved and tried to quit. Paul and Nancy's situation goes from bad to dangerous when they accidentally stumble upon evidence that could hang the murderers.
California (1947)
, 1h37Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Fitzgerald, Anthony Quinn, Frank Faylen, George Coulouris
Roles Col. Stuart
Rating61%
A deserter who had been an Army lieutenant, Jonathan Trumbo is hired to guide a wagon train bound for California during the California Gold Rush. When a woman named Lily Bishop is accused of cheating at poker in a saloon, farmer Michael Fabian invites her to join the wagon train over Trumbo's strenuous objections. Trumbo, too, accuses of her of cheating at cards after losing to Lily, an insult she promises not to forget.
Song of Love (1947)
, 1h59Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker, Henry Daniell, Leo G. Carroll, Elsa Janssen
Roles Dr. Hoffman
Rating66%
Fictionalized romance in the 19th century of musicians Clara Wieck Schumann (Katharine Hepburn), Robert Schumann (Paul Henreid) and Johannes Brahms (Robert Walker). Clara gives up her thriving career as a concert pianist to devote herself to her struggling composer husband Robert. Unable to cope with disappointment and failure, Robert dies in an asylum, leaving poor Clara to cope with seven children and mounting debts.
For You I Die (1947)
, 1h16Directed by John Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Prison films
Actors Cathy Downs, Paul Langton, Mischa Auer, Roman Bohnen, Rory Mallinson, Don C. Harvey
Roles Smitty
Rating60%
Forced to participate in a prison break, a convict on the run holds up at roadside diner.
Brute Force (1947)
, 1h34Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines
Roles Warden A.J. Barnes
Rating75%
On a dark, rainy morning at Westgate Prison, prisoners crammed into a small cell watch through the window as Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster) returns from his term in solitary confinement. Joe is angry and talks about escape. The beleaguered warden is under pressure to improve discipline. His chief of security, Capt. Munsey (Hume Cronyn), is a sadist who manipulates prisoners to inform on one another and create trouble so he can inflict punishment. The often drunk prison doctor (Art Smith) warns that the prison is a powder keg and will explode if they are not careful. He denounces Munsey's approach and complains that the public and government officials fail to understand the need for rehabilitation.
, 1h56Directed by Lewis Milestone, Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Roman Bohnen, Judith Anderson
Roles Mr. O'Neil
Rating73%
On a rainy night in 1928 in a Pennsylvania factory town called Iverstown, Martha Ivers (Janis Wilson), thirteen years old, is trying to escape from the guardianship of her wealthy, domineering aunt. Her friend, the street-smart, poor Sam Masterson (Darryl Hickman), comes for her through her bedroom window, but Martha's aunt catches them. While Sam slips out unnoticed, Martha hits Mrs. Ivers on the head, causing her to fall down the long staircase and die. Though Sam saw nothing, the event was witnessed by Walter O'Neil (Mickey Kuhn), the son of Martha's tutor (Roman Bohnen), known as Mr. O'Neil. Martha lies about the incident to Mr. O'Neil, and Walter supports her.
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
, 2h52Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Harold Russell
Roles Pat Derry
Rating80%
After World War II, Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Homer Parrish (Harold Russell), and Al Stephenson (Fredric March) meet while flying home to Boone City (a fictional city patterned after Cincinnati, Ohio). Fred was a decorated Army Air Forces captain and bombardier in Europe. Homer lost both hands from burns suffered when his aircraft carrier was sunk, and now uses mechanical hook prostheses. Al served as an infantry platoon sergeant in the Pacific. All three have trouble adjusting to civilian life.
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
, 1h31Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury, James Gleason, Lewis Stone, Rags Ragland
Roles Father O'Doul
Rating60%
Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I, expecting to get his old newspaper night editor job back. However, the paper has recently changed owners, and his friend and former editor, Allan Smith (an uncredited Will Wright), has been told to cut costs. Disillusioned, Terry decides to abandon his ideals and make his fortune by whatever means necessary. Leaving the building, he runs into two less-than-savory friends, "Fishface" (Rags Ragland) and "Three Finger" (Frank McHugh). When they are arrested, it takes all his money to pay their fines and that of "Snarp" (James Gleason).
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
, 1h28Directed by John Berry
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Lillian Gish, Joan Caulfield, Bill Edwards, Ray Collins
Roles Dean Wingate
Rating63%
A nursing student falls in love with a young medical intern in 1910 Baltimore, but their lives start to fall apart when he catches a deadly disease.
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
, 1h23Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Lola Lane, Osa Massen
Roles Frantic Man with Injured Cat
Rating67%
U.S. Navy sailor Alex Winkley (Bill Williams) wakes up from a night of drinking in New York City and finds he has a wad of cash. His memory is hazy, but he knows he got it from a woman he had visited earlier in the evening, Edna Bartelli (Lola Lane).
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
, 1h38Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Da Silva, Albert Dekker
Roles Macklin
Rating68%
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy), who will ultimately recount the entire voyage on paper as a book.