Frank Jenks — Actor (10)
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.
The Scarf (1951) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Scarf
director: E.A. Dupont actor: John Ireland / Mercedes McCambridge
other title: Evidencia trágica / Le Foulard
A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Amazing Colossal Man
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Glenn Langan / Cathy Downs
other title: I giganti invadono la Terra / Der Koloß
Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast and although he sustains burns over 90% of his body, he survives. Then he begins to grow, but as he grows he starts losing his mind. By the time he stops he is 50 ft tall, insane and is on the rampage.
Highway Dragnet (1954) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Highway Dragnet
director: Nathan Juran actor: Richard Conte / Joan Bennett
other title: FBI operazione Las Vegas / Die Autofalle von Las Vegas
An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.
Woman on the Run (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Woman on the Run
director: Norman Foster actor: Ann Sheridan / Dennis O'Keefe
other title: Il mistero del marito scomparso / Einer weiß zuviel
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
Zombies on Broadway (1945) [Movie] TMDB WikiData 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.
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.
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.
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.