Lionel Atwill — Actor (22)
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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.
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Fog Island (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Fog Island
director: Terry O. Morse actor: George Zucco / Lionel Atwill …
Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Leo was framed by a group of former business associates, and he also suspects that one of them killed his wife. He has invited the group to his island, tempting them by hinting about a hidden fortune, and he has installed a number of traps and secret passages in his home. He is aided in his efforts by a former cell-mate who holds a grudge against the same persons. When everyone arrives, the atmosphere of mutual suspicion and the thick fog that covers the island promise a tense and hazardous weekend for everyone.
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The Song of Songs (1933) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Song of Songs
director: Rouben Mamoulian actor: Marlene Dietrich / Brian Aherne …
other title: Il cantico dei cantici / Das hohe Lied …
After her father dies, Lily moves to the city to live with her strict aunt. During the day Lily works in her aunt's bookstore, and at night she sneaks across the street to model for Richard, a sculptor with whom she falls in love. A patron of Richard's, Baron von Merzbach, develops an interest in Lily that may not be with the best of intentions.
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The Murder Man (1935) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
The Murder Man
director: Tim Whelan actor: Spencer Tracy / Virginia Bruce …
other title: Ultime notizie / Der Mann für Mord …
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
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Secret of the Blue Room (1933) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Secret of the Blue Room
director: Kurt Neumann actor: Lionel Atwill / Gloria Stuart …
According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors of the heroine wager that each can survive a night in the forbidding blue room.
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Absolute Quiet (1936) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Absolute Quiet
director: George B. Seitz actor: Lionel Atwill / Irene Hervey …
Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business tycoon Gerald Axton. Taking Axton and his secretary hostage, the convicts inadvertently cause the crash-landing of a small plane ferrying Axton's political adversary, Gov. Sam Pruden, and a nosy reporter. As the long night unfolds, each person's rivalries and weaknesses are prodded by the others.
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Crime, Inc. (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Crime, Inc.
director: Lew Landers actor: Leo Carrillo / Tom Neal …
other title: La bolsa del crimen
A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his information, but is released and helps to expose the syndicate.