The best Richard Neill’s movies

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

12/11/1875- 08/04/1970
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Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street
7.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaFamily
  • Release: 11/06/1947
  • Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 05/03/1942
  • Character: Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On
7.2/10
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

The Suspect

The Suspect
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 22/12/1944
  • Character: Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.

The Old Maid

The Old Maid
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/08/1939
  • Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow
8.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 09/05/1937
  • Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

Irene

Irene
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 23/04/1940
  • Character: Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by her, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy's, an exclusive Manhattan boutique, and instructs newly hired manager Mr. Smith to offer Irene a job as a model. She soon catches the eye of socialite Bob Vincent, whose mother is hosting a ball at the family mansion. To promote Madame Lucy's dress line, Mr. Smith arranges for his models to be invited to the ball.

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/06/1951
  • Character: Himself (uncredited)
A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film star shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.

Silver Queen

Silver Queen
5.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/11/1942
  • Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.

Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaFantasy
  • Release: 04/03/1949
  • Character: Supporter
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale
6.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 10/08/1939
  • Character: Magic Show Audience Volunteer
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.

Heartbeat

Heartbeat
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 01/05/1946
  • Character: Ball Guest (uncredited)
A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.

The Climax

The Climax
5.4/10
  • Genre: HorrorThriller
  • Release: 20/10/1944
  • Character: Audience Member (Uncredited)
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

General Spanky

General Spanky
5.9/10
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own.

The Fighting Coward

The Fighting Coward
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 14/03/1924
  • Character: Joe Patterson (as Richard R. Neill)
The Fighting Coward (1924)

The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus

The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/12/1914
  • Character: Mr. Randall
When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
  • Release: 08/03/1940
  • Character: Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive. Director William Thiele's 1940 film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Harold Huber, Donald Meek, Nat Pendleton, Renie Riano, Frank Albertson, Reginald Owen, Ann Morriss and Richard Carle.

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland
8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 09/08/1924
  • Character: Collishaw
Wanderer of the Wasteland is a 1924 American color silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery, and Billie Dove.

The King of the Kongo

The King of the Kongo
5.6/10
A Secret Service agent seeks his missing brother in Africa, and finds his mission complicated by ivory thieves, a girl with a mysterious past, and a troublesome gorilla.

Born to the West

Born to the West
5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/06/1926
  • Character: Sheriff Haverill
Dare Rudd and Bate Fillmore have been enemies since early childhood, primarily over the affections of Nell Worstall. Dare, assuming the name of Holt, goes west to Colorado, as does most of his Kentucky friends and enemies. The feud between Dare and Bate is renewed, and Dare learns that Nell's father is in jail on a trumped-up charge made by Bate in order to force Nell to marry him.

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