Wallace Ford — Actor (37)
Thunder Over Arizona (1956) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Thunder Over Arizona
director: Joseph Kane actor: Skip Homeier / George Macready
other title: Duell am Apachenpass / Tormenta sobre Arizona
Ervin Plummer-played by the estimable George Macready, who like his good friend Vincent Price was a man of culture and erudition who specialised in bad guy roles-is a grasping avaricious businessman with a hunger for gold.
The Great John L. (1945) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Great John L.
director: Frank Tuttle actor: Linda Darnell / Greg McClure
other title: Quando os Homens São Homens / 拳王爭霸
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
East of Fifth Avenue (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
East of Fifth Avenue
director: Albert S. Rogell actor: Wallace Ford / Dorothy Tree
A kindly, elderly couple who run a New York City boarding house form the steady center around which the lives and loves of their various residents unfold. Borrowed money, a lovelorn chorus girl, and a tragic misunderstanding set in motion the chain of events in East of Fifth Avenue’s tender pageant of life.
X Marks the Spot (1931) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
X Marks the Spot
director: Erle C. Kenton actor: Wallace Ford / Sally Blane
other title: Le Reportage tragique
The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay for an operation, otherwise his young sister will be crippled for life. The desperate reporter is finally able to get the cash from a shady acquaintance, Riggs. Eight years later in New York, circumstances conspire to place the reporter as the number one suspect in the murder of a showgirl. With no witness or alibi, the reporter devises a plan to smoke out the real culprit. A meeting is arranged under the cover of night and to the surprise of both men, the murderer is Riggs. Out of gratitude for past generosity to his sister, the reporter agrees not to expose Riggs, however unwittingly leads the police to him! Riggs is found guilty, and a dramatic scene in the courthouse ensues.
Stardust (1938) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Stardust
director: Melville W. Brown actor: Ben Lyon / Lupe Vélez
Carla de Hulvea is a rumba dancer who makes news by posing as a South-American heiress. She is doing fine with her hoax until she meets American Peter Jackson, a high-pressure promoter who is looking for movie-producing money. He does some big-time bluffing on his own in order to get Carla to invest in a film he is making with his partner, Roy Harley. Through Carla, Roy meets actress Diana West, who is given a role in the movie, and Roy falls in love with her.
Are You Listening? (1932) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Are You Listening?
director: Harry Beaumont actor: William Haines / Madge Evans
other title: 播音臺的姊妹花 / La voz del aire
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer of plumbing supplies, isn’t happy. So WBLA scriptwriter Bill Grimes is bounced from his job, setting in motion this movie’s turn from comedic to darkly tragic. William Haines, two years removed from being Tinseltown’s top male star, plays Grimes in a melodrama noted for its glimpses of live radio production and for a Depression-era ethos that includes peroxide cuties eager to land a job, a sugar daddy or both.
Secret Command (1944) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Secret Command
other title: Les saboteurs / 秘密命令
Sam Gallagher returns home to Los Angeles as an undercover spy for the Navy, getting a job at the shipyards where his brother, Jeff, is a foreman. Jeff still resents Sam for abandoning the family years ago and fears he may steal away Lea Damaron, his current girlfriend -- who is Sam's old flame. While Sam tries to sniff out Nazi saboteurs in the plant, he grows closer to Jill McGann, the agent tasked with pretending to be his wife.
Three Cornered Moon (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Three Cornered Moon
other title: La lune à trois coins / Three-Cornered Moon
Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock market crash has depleted their worth. Elizabeth's goofy brothers cannot easily adjust to the life of the average worker. Meanwhile, the family doctor has his eye on Elizabeth, but he will have to compete with her suitor, an ill-informed writer.
Two in the Dark (1936) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Two in the Dark
other title: 黑暗中的两个人 / 黑暗中的兩個人
When Mr. X (Walter Able) wakes up in the city park with amnesia, bloody and apparently connected to a murder of a well-known producer.
Fast talking Marie Smith (Margot Grahame) takes pity on him, they solve the case and discover his identity.
Murder by Invitation (1941) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Murder by Invitation
director: Phil Rosen actor: Wallace Ford / Marian Marsh
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.
One Frightened Night (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
One Frightened Night
other title: 受惊夜 / 受驚夜
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight. When his long-lost granddaughter suddenly arrives, Whyte changes his mind and proclaims that she will receive his entire fortune. A second lady appears at the estate, claiming that she is actually Whyte's granddaughter, Doris Waverly, and the first woman is found murdered in her room! With each guest possessing a motive, the mystery of the killer's identity briskly unfolds through a stirring series of surprises.