Roscoe Karns — Actor (14)
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His Girl Friday (1940) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData
His Girl Friday
director: Howard Hawks actor: Cary Grant / Rosalind Russell …
other title: La signora del venerdì / Sensationen …
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
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Wings (1927) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Wings
director: William A. Wellman actor: Clara Bow / Charles 'Buddy' Rogers …
other title: Ali / Asas …
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
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The Jazz Singer (1927) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Jazz Singer
director: Alan Crosland actor: Al Jolson / May McAvoy …
other title: Il cantante di jazz / O Cantor de Jazz …
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
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Twentieth Century (1934) [Movie] TMDB WikiData Douban IMDb
Twentieth Century
director: Howard Hawks actor: John Barrymore / Carole Lombard …
other title: Ventesimo secolo / Napoleon vom Broadway …
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
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Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Man's Favorite Sport?
director: Howard Hawks actor: Rock Hudson / Paula Prentiss …
other title: Lo sport preferito dall'uomo / O Desporto Favorito dos Homens …
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
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Yokel Boy (1942) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Yokel Boy
director: Joseph Santley actor: Albert Dekker / Joan Davis …
other title: El mentiroso audaz
A film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.
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The Ten Commandments (1923) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Ten Commandments
director: Cecil B. DeMille actor: Theodore Roberts / Charles De Rochefort …
other title: I dieci comandamenti / Die zehn Gebote …
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
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Night After Night (1932) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Night After Night
director: Archie Mayo actor: George Raft / Constance Cummings …
other title: Noche tras noche / Nuit après nuit …
A former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.
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They Drive by Night (1940) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
They Drive by Night
director: Raoul Walsh actor: George Raft / Ann Sheridan …
other title: Strada maestra / Nachts unterwegs …
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
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The Gorilla (1930) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
The Gorilla
director: Bryan Foy actor: Joe Frisco / Harry Gribbon …
A series of murders that take place in an old, dark mansion are suspected of being committed by an ape. (lost film)
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The Crooked Circle (1932) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Crooked Circle
director: H. Bruce Humberstone actor: Zasu Pitts / James Gleason …
other title: Noche de fantasmas
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
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The Trail of '98 (1928) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Trail of '98
director: Clarence Brown actor: Dolores del Río / Ralph Forbes …
other title: La senda del 98 / La Piste de 98 …
Fortune hunters from all over the country rushing to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in the gold are tested by hardships of the journey.
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Avalanche (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Avalanche
director: Irving Allen actor: Bruce Cabot / Roscoe Karns …
Two T-men track a tax evader and his money to an Idaho ski resort, where a raven tends bar.