The best Frank Marlowe’s drama movies

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

20/01/1904- 30/03/1964
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Sergeant York

Sergeant York
7.7/10
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Air Force

Air Force
7/10
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

Quicksand

Quicksand
6.6/10
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

The Informer

The Informer
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 09/05/1935
  • Character: Admirer
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?

'G' Men

'G' Men
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionCrimeDrama
  • Release: 04/05/1935
  • Character: First Gangster Shot at Lodge (uncredited)
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

The Racket

The Racket
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaThriller
  • Release: 25/10/1951
  • Character: Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited)
Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. Prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police detective, Turck, are crooked and make McQuigg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.

Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 04/04/1937
  • Character: Sailor
A federal agent goes to work for a taxi company believing it to be a front for a gang of counterfeiters.

Today We Live

Today We Live
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomanceWar
  • Release: 03/03/1933
  • Character: MP Corporal (uncredited)
Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait."

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees
6.4/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWar
  • Release: 27/01/1944
  • Character: Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner
7.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 08/05/1946
  • Character: First Cab Driver
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret
6/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 13/01/1949
  • Character: Reporter (Uncredited)
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaThriller
  • Release: 06/06/1936
  • Character: Kruger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder
6.3/10
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?

Park Row

Park Row
7.2/10
In New York's 1880's newspaper district a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts increasing opposition from one of the bigger papers and its newspaper heiress owner.

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 04/04/1953
  • Character: Drunk in Bar with Dog
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

Without Orders

Without Orders
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 22/10/1936
  • Character: Pilot at Airport
At Portland, Oregon, playboy pilot Len Kendrick (Vinton Haworth) lands at the end of a cross-country record flight, met by his father J.P. Kendrick (Charley Grapewin) who owns Amalgamated Air Lines. Len is a media darling, adored by fans for his daring flights. He is in love with Amalgamated stewardess Kay Armstrong (Sally Eilers) who is dating veteran pilot "Wad" Madison (Robert Armstrong). Len dates her sister Penny (Frances Sage) who learns that his hard-drinking and recklessness has caused the death of his co-pilot. Penny knows that he was drinking before the fateful flight and only escaped prosecution by bribing a bartender. She leaves Len who ends up at Amalgamated as a line pilot, being tutored by Wad.

We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 08/01/1937
  • Character: Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

The Long Wait

The Long Wait
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 26/05/1954
  • Character: Pop Henderson
The Long Wait is a mystery thriller written by Mickey Spillane. A man gets in a car accident and is badly burned. He also cannot remember his own identity.

Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu
5.4/10
A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.

Special Investigator

Special Investigator
6/10
A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed.

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