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Thomas J. "Tom" Moore (May 1, 1883 – February 12, 1955) was an Irish-born American actor and director. He appeared in at least 186 motion pictures from 1908 to 1954. Frequently cast as the romantic lead, he starred in silent movies as well as in some of the first talkies.
Born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Moore, along with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe (1895–1926), and their sister Mary (1890–1919), he emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. Anchoria and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . Owen and Matt also had successful movie careers. Tom Moore appeared in his first silent motion picture in 1908. He also directed 17 motion pictures in 1914 and 1915, including The Secret Room (1915).
The Great Depression saw many studios close and much consolidation as the motion picture industry went through tough times. Moore retired from the screen in the mid-1930s. Ten years later, he returned to act in minor supporting roles.
Tom Moore died at age 71 in Santa Monica, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine Street.
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Tom Moore
Birth name Thomas J. Moore
Nationality Irlande
Birth 1 may 1883 at County Meath (Irlande)
Death 12 february 1955 (at 71 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Nationality Irlande
Birth 1 may 1883 at County Meath (Irlande)
Death 12 february 1955 (at 71 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Moore, along with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe (1895–1926), and their sister Mary (1890–1919), he emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. Anchoria and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . Owen and Matt also had successful movie careers. Tom Moore appeared in his first silent motion picture in 1908. He also directed 17 motion pictures in 1914 and 1915, including The Secret Room (1915).
Biography
In 1914, he married silent star Alice Joyce, with whom he had a daughter, Alice Moore (1916–1960), who acted in six films with her father from 1934 to 1937. While in New York City on New Year's Eve 1920, Moore met the young French actress Renée Adorée. A whirlwind romance ensued and six weeks after their meeting, they were married, on February 12, 1921, in his home in Beverly Hills. The marriage lasted only a few years. In 1931, Moore was married a third time, to actress Eleanor Merry. His brother, Owen Moore, was also an actor, and was married to Mary Pickford.The Great Depression saw many studios close and much consolidation as the motion picture industry went through tough times. Moore retired from the screen in the mid-1930s. Ten years later, he returned to act in minor supporting roles.
Tom Moore died at age 71 in Santa Monica, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine Street.
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The Human Jungle (1954)
, 1h22Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Gary Merrill, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey, Lamont Johnson, Chuck Connors, Paula Raymond
Rating59%
A Chicago, le capitaine Danforth (Gary Merrill) s'apprête à quitter la police après dix années de service pour devenir avocat. Il mène une dernière enquête sur le meurtre d'une danseuse et, en parallèle, se voit proposer par son supérieur un dernier défi : rétablir l'ordre dans un commissariat situé dans les quartiers pauvres et malfamés de la ville
The Turning Point (1952)
, 1h25Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully, Ed Begley, Danny Dayton
Roles Propriétaire du drugstore
Rating67%
John Conroy, a crusading district attorney, is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He is assisted by a newspaper man, Jerry McKibbon, who does not think Conroy is tough enough to handle this almost impossible assignment. McKibbon finds his efforts are also compromised by political corruption. McKibbon is eventually shot down by an out-of-town assassin who was hired to kill him at a boxing match.
The Redhead and The Cowboy (1951)
, 1h22Directed by Leslie Fenton
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Edmond O'Brien, Rhonda Fleming, Alan Reed, Morris Ankrum, Edith Evanson
Rating62%
Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets framed for a murder. His only alibi is Candace Bronson, who is aiding the Confederate cause and has left the territory to deliver a vital message about a Yankee gold shipment. So he sets off in pursuit, running into desperados, government agents, and guerrilla fighters, who are more interested in profit than ideals.
Road House (1948)
, 1h35Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm, Richard Widmark, O. Z. Whitehead, Tom Moore
Roles Chef d'équipe
Rating71%
Pete Morgan manages Jefty's Road House for his longtime friend, Jefferson "Jefty" Robbins, who inherited the place from his father. Jefty is attracted to Lily Stevens, his new singer from Chicago, but Pete thinks she is just another in a long string of girls he will eventually have to send on her way. Jefty, however, is convinced that Lily is different, even though she is playing hard-to-get.
Cry of the City (1948)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Debra Paget
Roles Un docteur
Rating71%
Martin Rome (Richard Conte), a hardened criminal, is recuperating in a hospital from a shootout that leaves a police officer dead. At the hospital, he is briefly visited by his fiancée, Teena Ricante (Debra Paget). A shady lawyer representing another crook, Niles, (Berry Kroeger) claims that he participated in a jewel robbery with her in which a woman was killed. Rome is innocent of the jewel robbery, but the police suspect that he carried out the robbery in conjunction with Teena, and begin a search for her.
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
, 1h35Directed by F. Hugh Herbert
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors June Haver, Lon McCallister, Walter Brennan, Anne Revere, Natalie Wood, Robert Karnes
Roles Juge Stillwell
Rating59%
Farmer Milt Dominy (Henry Hull) and his son Daniel (Lon McCallister), who is called "Snug", commiserate with each other about their loathing of Judith (Anne Revere), Milt's second wife, and her brutish son Stretch (Robert Karnes). Milt decides to return to the sea while Snug takes a job as a hired hand with a neighboring farmer, Robert "Roarer" McGill (Tom Tully), with whose daughter, Rad (June Haver), he is in love, although the daughter gets her kicks out of keeping him guessing about her true feelings. Her father neither encourages nor endorses the courtship.
Forever Amber (1947)
, 2h18Directed by Otto Preminger, John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Richard Haydn, Glenn Langan
Roles Killigrew
Rating64%
The film begins in 1644 during the English Civil War, as we see a group of Roundheads pursuing a Cavalier's carriage. The carriage drives into the country where its passengers abandon a baby, named Amber, on the doorstep of a farming cottage. The roundheads soon catch up with the carriage and kill all the passengers while the farmers discover and decide to adopt Amber.
Trouble for Two (1936)
, 1h15Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Louis Hayward, E. E. Clive
Roles Major O'Rook
Rating63%
Prince Florizel of Carovia (Robert Montgomery) is unpleasantly surprised to learn that negotiations for his marriage to Princess Brenda of Irania are far advanced. He has not seen his intended bride since they were children, and at the time, he was not impressed. Luckily for him, Brenda is equally unwilling to marry him, likening it to "buying a pig in a poke". However, his father, the King (E. E. Clive), reminds him of his duty and their somewhat precarious position; only three years earlier, a revolution was suppressed, and the ringleaders are still at large. The King sends his son to London to think things over, accompanied by Colonel Geraldine (Frank Morgan).
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
, 1h25Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Warner Baxter, Bruce Cabot, Margo, J. Carrol Naish, Soledad Jiménez, Eric Linden
Roles Le shérif Hannan
Rating59%
In 1848 in California, a Mexican farmer, Joaquin Murietta (Warner Baxter), has turned criminal to avenge the death of his wife, Juanita de la Cuesta (Ann Loring) and brother Jose (Carlos de Valdez) at the hands of the Americans.
Ten Laps to Go (1936)
, 1hDirected by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Rex Lease, Muriel Evans, Tom Moore, Duncan Renaldo, Charles Delaney, Marie Prevost
Rating49%
Reunion (1936)
, 1h19Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean Hersholt, Rochelle Hudson, Slim Summerville, Robert Kent, Dorothy Peterson, Alan Dinehart, Sr.
Roles Dr. Richard Sheridan
Rating53%
Newspapers around the world proclaim the birth of the 3,000th baby in Moosetown, Canada, who was delivered by Dr. John Luke, known for delivering the famous Wyatt quintuplets. To honor the doctor on his retirement and to publicize their town, the Moosetown Chamber of Commerce decides to hold a reunion of all the babies delivered by the doctor. Some of those babies have since become famous. The first baby he delivered, Phillip Crandall, is now a governor. One other is the motion picture star, Janet Fair.
Bombay Mail (1934)
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Edmund Lowe, Ralph Forbes, Shirley Grey, Hedda Hopper, Onslow Stevens, Jameson Thomas
Roles le chirurgien civil
Rating69%
En Inde, un inspecteur de police enquête sur un meurtre ayant eu lieu dans un train reliant Calcutta à Bombay.
Mr. Broadway (1933)
, 1h3Directed by Edgar George Ulmer, Johnnie Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, Ruth Etting, Lita Grey, Hal Le Roy, Jack Haley
Roles Other Suitor
Rating61%
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
, 1h4Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Leo Carrillo, Vivienne Osborne, Una Merkel, Joseph Cawthorn, Tom Moore, Earle Foxe
Roles Tom Hyland
Rating56%
This script must be run from the command line
, 20minutesDirected by Bryan Foy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Frank Fay, Lew Cody, Laura La Plante, Alec B. Francis, Mary Carr, Owen Moore
Rating66%