Russell Hicks — Actor (23)
Fun on a Weekend (1947) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Fun on a Weekend
other title: Ardides de juventud
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.
Johnny Apollo (1940) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Johnny Apollo
director: Henry Hathaway actor: Tyrone Power / Dorothy Lamour
other title: Il prigioniero
Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.
Dark Alibi (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Dark Alibi
director: Phil Karlson actor: Sidney Toler / Mantan Moreland
other title: Charlie Chan e l'alibi oscuro / Charlie Chan: Ein fast perfektes Alibi
After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.
Unmasked (1950) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Unmasked
director: George Blair actor: Robert Rockwell / Barbra Fuller
The editor of a sleazy tabloid newspaper has been borrowing money from his lover, the wife of a rich theatrical producer, and promises to marry her when she gets a divorce. However, the husband refuses to grant her a divorce, and takes back all the money and jewelry he has given her. The editor sees her husband leaving her apartment and, seeing his opportunity, kills her, takes all his IOUs (and the jewelry) and frames the husband for the murder.
Western Union (1941) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Western Union
director: Fritz Lang actor: Robert Young / Randolph Scott
other title: Fred il ribelle / Überfall der Ogalalla
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Flame of Barbary Coast
director: Joseph Kane actor: John Wayne / Ann Dvorak
other title: Fiamme a San Francisco / San Francisco Lilly
Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He loses money to crooked gambler Boss Tito Morell, goes home, learns to gamble, and returns. After he makes a fortune, he opens his own place with Flaxen as the entertainer; but the 1906 quake destroys his place.
Man of Conflict (1953) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Man of Conflict
director: Hal R. Makelim actor: Edward Arnold / John Agar
Young man comes home to get ready to take over the family company, only to find that his father has been corrupted by power. In addition, he falls for the daughter of one of his father's poverty-stricken workers.
The Woman in Red (1935) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Woman in Red
other title: La signora in rosso / La Dame en rouge
A professional equestrian marries a polo player from a once-wealthy family, only to face the scorn of his snobbish relatives. When she becomes entangled in a murder trial, she must choose between protecting her reputation and saving the man she loves.
Apology for Murder (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Apology for Murder
director: Sam Newfield actor: Hugh Beaumont / Ann Savage
Head over heels in love with a stern and cold older businessman's young wife, a reporter is seduced into conspiring to murder him so she can inherit his estate, while pinning the murder on another businessman.
Babbitt (1934) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Babbitt
director: William Keighley actor: Aline MacMahon / Guy Kibbee
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the two who have two children, Ted and Verona who are approaching adulthood. George has always had a fearless attitude, much like that of a naive child, which has led to his business success. He encounters some personal stresses when he faces what he believes is a potential home-wrecking issue, and when his oldest friend Paul and his wife Zilla deal with domestic problems. These stresses make George want to provide even more to his own family, leading to George agreeing to participate in a less than scrupulous but lucrative business dealing. George's bravura gets him into a potential scandal. This situation makes him question his general behavior, especially toward his family.
Sealed Lips (1942) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Sealed Lips
director: George Waggner actor: William Gargan / June Clyde
There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!
The Flying Saucer (1950) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Flying Saucer
director: Mikel Conrad actor: Mikel Conrad / Pat Garrison
other title: La soucoupe volante
The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his "nurse," to investigate flying saucer sightings. At first, installed in a hunting lodge, the two play in the wilderness. But then they sight a saucer. Investigating, our heroes clash with an inept gang of Soviet spies, also after the saucer secret.
The Toast of New York (1937) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Toast of New York
director: Rowland V. Lee actor: Edward Arnold / Cary Grant
other title: Alla conquista dei dollari / L'Or et la femme
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.