Frederick Burton — Actor (17)
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Silver on the Sage (1939)
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Lesley Selander actor: William Boyd / Russell Hayden …
other title: In der Maske des Bruders
Hoppy goes undercover as a gambler from the East when Bar 20 cattle are stolen by unknown rustlers. Brennan/Talbot are twin brothers (one a casino owner, the other a rancher) and Hoppy believes they provide alibis for each other while one is out committing crimes. Hoppy gets a job in the casino to learn more but is exposed when a gambling gunslinger notices him.
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Love Birds (1934)
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William A. Seiter actor: Zasu Pitts / Slim Summerville …
ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville meet when both are sold deeds to an abandoned ranch in the California desert. Their lonely lives become much more crowded when a drifter discovers gold on the property—though all he’s found is Slim’s missing filling. (adapted from MoMA capsule)
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The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
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Michael Curtiz actor: Lil Dagover / Walter Huston …
other title: 海戰情波 / The Marked Woman …
On the eve of WW-I the French Navy ship Lafayette returns to its Toulon base for one night. There is no shore leave, although wives are permitted to come to a party. The strain of command on the older captain and his new, young wife is very great.
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The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
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Phil Rosen actor: Richard Arlen / Charlotte Wynters …
Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy (Douglass Dumbrille), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.
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The Working Man (1933)
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John G. Adolfi actor: George Arliss / Bette Davis …
other title: Se necesita un rival / 工人 …
A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.
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The Saint in New York (1938)
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Ben Holmes actor: Louis Hayward / Kay Sutton …
other title: Le Saint à New-York / El Santo en Nueva York …
A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.
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Two Seconds (1932)
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梅尔文·勒罗伊 actor: Edward G. Robinson / Vivienne Osborne …
other title: Zwei Sekunden / Dos segundos …
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl dupe a high rise riveter into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.
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Arizona (1918)
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道格拉斯·范朋克 actor: Douglas Fairbanks / Theodore Roberts …
A lost film. An Army lieutenant at a remote post in Arizona tells a young woman that he does not love her, so she contrives to marry his commanding officer, who is also his best friend.