Frank Jenks — Actor (26)
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One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
One Hundred Men and a Girl
director: Henry Koster actor: Deanna Durbin / Leopold Stokowski …
other title: Cento uomini e una ragazza / 100 Mann und ein Mädchen …
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads to a radio contract.
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The Last Outlaw (1936) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Last Outlaw
director: Christy Cabanne actor: Harry Carey / Hoot Gibson …
After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his home town to see his daughter, Sally, who is unaware he is her father. He befriends Cal Yates, the now semi-retired assistant sheriff who originally caught him, and Chuck Wilson, a young rancher who has eyes for Sally. Wanted criminal Al Goss holds up the local bank and makes his getaway, taking Sally hostage. Showing he still has what it takes, Payton, along with Yates and Wilson, take off into the hills on horseback to try to track Goss down. - Written by Doug Sederberg
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That Brennan Girl (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
That Brennan Girl
director: Alfred Santell actor: James Dunn / Mona Freeman …
other title: La inocente pecadora / Une fille perdue
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
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The Falcon in Hollywood (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Falcon in Hollywood
director: Gordon Douglas actor: Tom Conway / Barbara Hale …
other title: Le Faucon à Hollywood / El Halcón en Hollywood
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.
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To Please a Lady (1950) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
To Please a Lady
director: Clarence Brown actor: Clark Gable / Barbara Stanwyck …
other title: Indianapolis / Tod im Nacken …
Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.
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Thousands Cheer (1943) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Thousands Cheer
director: George Sidney actor: Kathryn Grayson / Gene Kelly …
other title: La parata delle stelle / La Parade aux étoiles …
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Skybridge TMDB
Christmas in Connecticut
director: Peter Godfrey actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Dennis Morgan …
other title: Il sergente e la signora / Weihnachten nach Maß …
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
director: George Marshall / Edward F. Cline actor: W.C. Fields / Edgar Bergen …
other title: Nar aldrig en ærlig mand / Ehrlich währt am längsten …
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
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When's Your Birthday? (1937) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
When's Your Birthday?
director: Harry Beaumont actor: Joe E. Brown / Marian Marsh …
other title: Horoskope lügen nicht / Con l'aiuto della luna
Some shady characters discover that a sad sack nightclub bus boy has the ability to predict outcomes of races and other events through astrology.
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First Love (1939) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
First Love
director: Henry Koster actor: Deanna Durbin / Robert Stack …
other title: Il primo bacio / Premier Amour …
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
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Zombies on Broadway (1945) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Zombies on Broadway
director: Gordon Douglas actor: Wally Brown / Alan Carney …
other title: Zombies en Broadway
Two bumbling press agents must search for a zombie to fulfill a commitment to their ex-gangster boss's new nightclub or face the consequences.