Olaf Hytten (3 March 1888 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1955. He was born in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popu ...
, Scotland, and died in
Los Angeles, California
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from a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...
, while sitting in his car in the parking lot at 20th Century Fox Studios. His remains are interred an unmarked crypt, located in Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery.
Filmography
* ''
Demos
Demos may refer to:
Computing
* DEMOS, a Soviet Unix-like operating system
* DEMOS (ISP), the first internet service provider in the USSR
* Demos Commander, an Orthodox File Manager for Unix-like systems
* plural for Demo (computer programming)
...
'' (1921) - Daniel Dabbs (film debut)
* ''
Money
Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money ar ...
'' (1921) - Henry Graves
* '' The Knave of Diamonds'' (1921) - Sir Giles Carfax
* ''
Sonia
Sonia, Sonja or Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning wisdom, may refer to:
People
* Sonia (name), a feminine given name (lists people named, Sonia, Sonja and Sonya)
:* Sonia (actress), Indian film actress in Malayalam and Tamil films
:* Sonia ...
Trapped by the Mormons
''Trapped by the Mormons'' (also released as ''The Mormon Peril'') is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. This anti-Mormon film involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to ...
It Is the Law
''It Is the Law'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, and Mona Palma. It is a film adaptation of the 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Elmer Rice, itself based ...
'' (1924) - Bill Elliott
* ''
The Salvation Hunters
''The Salvation Hunters'' is a 1925 American silent drama film which marked the directorial debut of the 30-year old Josef von Sternberg. The feature stars Georgia Hale and George K. Arthur, and would bring Sternberg, "a new talent", to the att ...
'' (1925) - The Brute
* '' Marriage License?'' (1926) - Detective (uncredited)
* '' The Better 'Ole'' (1926) - German Officer (uncredited)
* ''Old Age Handicap'' (1928)
* '' Master and Man'' (1929) - Lord Overbury
* '' Kitty'' (1929) - Leaper
* ''
City of Play
''City of Play'' is a 1929 British drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Chili Bouchier, Patrick Aherne and Lawson Butt. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures and produced by Michael Balcon. It was made partly in sound.Low p.205
Cas ...
'' (1929) - Schulz
* ''
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
''The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Rowland V. Lee. It is the second of three films starring Warner Oland as the fiendish Fu Manchu, who returns from apparent death in the previous film, '' The Mysterious ...
Playboy of Paris
''Playboy of Paris'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Maurice Chevalier, Frances Dee (in her film debut), and O.P. Heggie. It was based on a 1911 play '' The Little Cafe'' by Tristan Berna ...
'' (1930) - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
* '' Along Came Youth'' (1930) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Unfaithful'' (1931) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Born to Love'' (1931) - Aide to Major General (uncredited)
* ''
Forbidden Adventure
''Forbidden Adventure'', also known as ''Newly Rich'', is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mitzi Green, Edna May Oliver, Louise Fazenda and Jackie Searl. Three children - two actors and a king - run aw ...
'' (1931) - Florist (uncredited)
* ''
Secrets of a Secretary
''Secrets of a Secretary'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall. The film was stage actress Mary Boland's first role in a talkie.
Premise
Society girl becomes a ...
'' (1931) - Court Reporter (uncredited)
* '' Daughter of the Dragon'' (1931) - Flinders the Butler (uncredited)
* '' Platinum Blonde'' (1931) - Mr. Radcliffe (uncredited)
* '' Under Eighteen'' (1931) - Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' Peach O'Reno'' (1931) - Croupier (uncredited)
* ''
Lovers Courageous
''Lovers Courageous'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Frederick Lonsdale. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Roland Young, Frederick Kerr, Reginald Owen and Beryl Mercer. The ...
'' (1932) - Perry (uncredited)
* ''
Love Bound
''Love Bound'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Jack Mulhall, Natalie Moorhead, Clara Kimball Young.Pitts p.259 It is a second feature produced by the Poverty Row studio Peerless Pictures. The fi ...
'' (1932) - Ship Passenger (uncredited)
* ''
The Impatient Maiden
''The Impatient Maiden'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel ...
'' (1932) - Doctor at Lecture (uncredited)
* ''
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...
'' (1932) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
The Wet Parade
''The Wet Parade'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Robert Young, Myrna Loy, Walter Huston, Lewis Stone and Jimmy Durante. It is based on the 1931 novel by Upton Sinclair. The film shows how two fa ...
'' (1932) - Nightclubber Asking the Time (uncredited)
* ''
Beauty and the Boss
''Beauty and the Boss'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Marian Marsh, David Manners and Warren William. It was based on a 1928 Hungarian play by Ladislas Fodor about a secretary who eventual ...
'' (1932) - Business Associate (uncredited)
* ''But the Flesh Is Weak'' (1932) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' The Man Called Back'' (1932) - Upper Level Court Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Crooner
Crooner is a term used to describe primarily male singers who performed using a smooth style made possible by better microphones which picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a more dynamic range ...
The Night Club Lady
''The Night Club Lady'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Adolphe Menjou, Mayo Methot and Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher.Backer p.187 It was followed by a sequel '' The Circus Queen Murder'' in 1933 w ...
'' (1932) - Walter - Colt's Butler (uncredited)
* '' The Eagle and the Hawk'' (1933) - Story-Telling Officer at Party (uncredited)
* '' A Study in Scarlet'' (1933) - Merrydew's Butler (uncredited)
* '' He Couldn't Take It'' (1933) - Professor Brewster Stevens (uncredited)
* ''
Blind Adventure
''Blind Adventure'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and starring Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Ralph Bellamy, and Roland Young. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures.The Masquerader'' (1933) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square is a garden square in the West End of London. It is one of the best known of the many squares in London, located in Mayfair in the City of Westminster. It was laid out in the mid 18th century by the architect William Ke ...
'' (1933) - Sir Joshua Reynolds
* ''
Design for Living
''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...
'' (1933) - Englishman at Train (uncredited)
* '' The House on 56th Street'' (1933) - Peggy's Butler (uncredited)
* ''
The Women in His Life
''The Women in His Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Otto Kruger.
Cast
* Otto Kruger as Kent 'Barry' Barringer
* Una Merkel as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
* Ben Lyon as Roger McKane
* Isabel Jewell ...
'' (1933) - Page (uncredited)
* '' Lady Killer'' (1933) - Mr. Marley's Butler (uncredited)
* ''
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fou ...
Murder in the Private Car
''Murder in the Private Car'' is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery romance film starring Mary Carlisle, Charles Ruggles and Una Merkel. Directed by Harry Beaumont, the production is based on the play ''The Rear Car'' by Edward E. Rose. David T ...
'' (1934) - Man Asking About Radio (uncredited)
* '' Whom the Gods Destroy'' (1934) - Purser of the Balkan (uncredited)
* ''
Shock
Shock may refer to:
Common uses Collective noun
*Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Special names
* Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves
Healthcare
* Shock (circulatory), circulatory medical emerge ...
'' (1934) - Adjutant (uncredited)
* ''
Jane Eyre
''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...
The Moonstone
''The Moonstone'' (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. The story was serialised in Charles Di ...
Girl o' My Dreams
''Girl o' My Dreams'' (a.k.a. ''Love Race'') is a 1934 American college comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and featuring Sterling Holloway and Lon Chaney Jr.
Plot summary
Larry Haines ( Edward J. Nugent) is the school's track champion. The “ ...
'' (1934) - Prof. E. Phlatt (uncredited)
* '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Dr. Somerset (uncredited)
* ''
Secret of the Chateau
''Secret of the Chateau'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Claire Dodd, Alice White, Osgood Perkins, Jack La Rue, George E. Stone and Clark Williams. On its release, reviews from ''Variety'', ''The Film ...
Red Morning
''Red Morning'' is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Wallace Fox from a screenplay by John Twist and Wallace Fox, based on a story by Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Steffi Duna, Regis Toomey, Raymond Hatton, and Mitchell Lewis.
Ca ...
'' (1934) - McTavish
* '' The Little Minister'' (1934) - Cruickshank - Villager (uncredited)
* '' Clive of India'' (1935) - Parson at Hustine (uncredited)
* ''
After Office Hours
''After Office Hours'' is a 1935 crime drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Clark Gable and Constance Bennett. The screenplay was written by Herman Mankiewicz.
Plot
Jim Branch (Clark Gable), a newspaper editor, falls for weal ...
'' (1935) - Patterson's Butler (uncredited)
* '' Vanessa: Her Love Story'' (1935) - Herries Family Member (uncredited)
* '' Traveling Saleslady'' (1935) - Twitchell's Butler (uncredited)
* '' The Florentine Dagger'' (1935) - Scotland Yard Radio Operator (uncredited)
* ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...
Becky Sharp
Rebecca "Becky" Sharp, later describing herself as Rebecca, Lady Crawley, is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel '' Vanity Fair''. She is presented as a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate a ...
Anna Karenina
''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...
'' (1935) - Butler (uncredited)
* '' The Dark Angel'' (1935) - Mills (uncredited)
* '' Two Sinners'' (1935) - French Judge
* ''
His Night Out
''His Night Out'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Harry Clork and Doris Malloy. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Irene Hervey, Jack La Rue, Robert McWade, Lola Lane and Willard Robertson. The fil ...
Metropolitan
Metropolitan may refer to:
* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
'' (1935) - Male Modiste (uncredited)
* ''
A Feather in Her Hat
''A Feather in Her Hat'' is a 1935 melodrama film starring Pauline Lord as a working-class woman with ambitions for her son. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by I. A. R. Wylie.
Plot
In 1925 London, middle-aged, widowed shopkeeper ...
'' (1935) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
* ''
I Found Stella Parish
''I Found Stella Parish'' is a 1935 melodrama starring Kay Francis as a beloved actress whose dark secret is revealed to the world..
Plot
In London, Stella Parish (Kay Francis) has her greatest stage triumph in a play produced and directed by Ste ...
Thanks a Million
''Thanks a Million'' is a 1935 musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It stars Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak and Fred Allen, and features Patsy Kelly, David Rubinoff and Paul Whiteman and his band with si ...
'' (1935) - Byron (uncredited)
* '' The Widow from Monte Carlo'' (1935) - Englishman at Casino (uncredited)
* ''
Sylvia Scarlett
''Sylvia Scarlett'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on '' The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett'', a 1918 novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious a ...
'' (1935) - Customs Inspector (uncredited)
* '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) - Bancrofts' Butler (uncredited)
* ''
The Garden Murder Case
''The Garden Murder Case'' (first published in 1935) is the ninth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance.
Plot outline
Floyd, the son of Professor Garden, invites his socialite friends to the roofto ...
'' (1936) - Vance's Butler (uncredited)
* ''
Sutter's Gold
''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast i ...
'' (1936) - Johann, Waiter (uncredited)
* ''
Doughnuts and Society
''Doughnuts and Society'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Karen DeWolf, Robert St. Claire, Wallace MacDonald, Matt Brooks and Gertrude Orr. The film stars Louise Fazenda, Maude Eburne, Ann Rutherford ...
And So They Were Married
or AND may refer to:
Logic, grammar, and computing
* Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses
* Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition
* Bitwise AND, a boolea ...
'' (1936) - Secretary (uncredited)
* ''Sons o' Guns'' (1936) - Sentry (uncredited)
* '' Trouble for Two'' (1936) - Butler (uncredited)
* '' The White Angel'' (1936) - Orderly in Dr. Hunt's Office (uncredited)
* '' Shakedown'' (1936) - Butler (uncredited)
* ''
The Last of the Mohicans
''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.
It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinde ...
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to se ...
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and reinsurance market located in London, England. Unlike most of its competitors in the industry, it is not an insurance company; rather, Lloyd's is a corporate body gove ...
'' (1936) - Telescope Man (uncredited)
* '' White Hunter'' (1936) - Barton
* ''
With Love and Kisses
''With Love and Kisses'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Pinky Tomlin, Toby Wing and Kane Richmond. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Ambassador Pictures.Pitts p.32
...
'' (1936) - Dickson
* '' Camille'' (1936) - Baccarat Croupier (uncredited)
* '' The Good Earth'' (1937) - Liu - Grain Merchant
* '' We Have Our Moments'' (1937) - Steward (uncredited)
* ''
California Straight Ahead!
''California Straight Ahead!'' is a 1937 American action film about truck drivers starring John Wayne and directed by Arthur Lubin for Universal Pictures. The action movie features a memorable cross-country race between a caravan of trucks and a ...
'' (1937) - Huggins
* '' Parnell'' (1937) - House of Commons Member (uncredited)
* ''
Dangerous Holiday
''Dangerous Holiday'' is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Nicholas T. Barrows. The film stars Ronald Sinclair, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hedda Hopper, Jack La Rue, Jed Prouty and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on June 7, ...
'' (1937) - Popcorn
* ''
The Emperor's Candlesticks
''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' is an 1899 historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure. As in the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ...
'' (1937) - Conspirator (uncredited)
* '' I Cover the War!'' (1937) - Sir Herbert
* '' Easy Living'' (1937) - Joseph aka Justin - Houseman (uncredited)
* '' Souls at Sea'' (1937) - Proprietor (uncredited)
* ''
Double or Nothing
Double or nothing (UK often double or quits) is a gamble to decide whether a loss or debt should be doubled. The result of a "double or nothing" bet is either the subject doubled to twice the amount as the original ''or'' the doubling of a debt. It ...
Angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles ...
Conquest
Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms.
Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, ...
'' (1937) - Conspirator (uncredited)
* ''
The Great Garrick
''The Great Garrick'' is a 1937 American historical comedy film directed by James Whale and starring Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, and Edward Everett Horton. The film also features Lionel Atwill, Luis Alberni, Melville Cooper, and fu ...
'' (1937) - Ambassador in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
* '' Ebb Tide'' (1937) - English Tourist (uncredited)
* ''
First Lady
First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non- monarchical head of state or chief executive. The term is also used to describe a woman seen to be at the ...
'' (1937) - Bleeker
* '' Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'' (1938) - Store President's Valet (uncredited)
* ''
The Adventures of Robin Hood
''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia d ...
Lord Jeff
''Lord Jeff'' is a 1938 MGM film, set in England, starring Freddie Bartholomew as a spoiled orphan who has gotten mixed up with some crooks, but gets set straight by a stint in a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys.
Plot
Young ...
'' (1938) - Instructor (uncredited)
* '' Blond Cheat'' (1938) - Paul Douglas
* ''
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child a ...
Secrets of an Actress
''Secrets of an Actress'' is a romantic drama film directed by William Keighley, and starring Kay Francis, George Brent, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend.
Plot summ ...
Up the River
''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role of ...
'' (1938) - Ship Steward (uncredited)
* ''
A Christmas Carol
''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas ...
'' (1938) - Schoolmaster (uncredited)
* ''
Zaza
Zaza may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Zazas, a group of people in eastern Anatolia (southeastern Turkey)
* Zaza–Gorani languages, Indo-Iranian languages
** Zaza language, spoken by the Zazas
People Given name
* Zaza Sor. Aree (born 1993), Thai kic ...
'' (1938) - Waiter (uncredited)
* '' The Little Princess'' (1939) - Pedestrian Discussing the War (uncredited)
* '' The Lady and the Mob'' (1939) - Brewster - Hattie's Butler (uncredited)
* ''
Broadway Serenade
''Broadway Serenade'' (also known as ''Serenade'') is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote and ...
'' (1939) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
* '' The Flying Irishman'' (1939) - Irish Airport Radio Operator (uncredited)
* '' Man of Conquest'' (1939) - Footman (uncredited)
* '' The Sun Never Sets'' (1939) - Statesman (uncredited)
* ''
6,000 Enemies
''6,000 Enemies'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Walter Pidgeon as a successful District Attorney who is framed on charge of bribery. Although innocent, he is sent to prison where he fights to clear his n ...
'' (1939) - Prison Photographer (uncredited)
* ''
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
''Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The plot is about Andy Hardy having a crush on his high school drama teacher, Miss Rose Meredith. It is the seventh of sixteen Andy Hardy films s ...
'' (1939) - Mr. Higgenbotham
* '' Our Leading Citizen'' (1939) - Charles, the Butler
* ''
Rio
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
'' (1939) - Banker (uncredited)
* ''
The Great Commandment
''The Great Commandment'' is a 1939 American Christian film directed by Irving Pichel, which portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the G ...
The Earl of Chicago
''The Earl of Chicago'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. It is the first MGM film in the 1940s.
Plot
To remedy the ill doings of his past, Rob ...
'' (1940) - Hodges (uncredited)
* ''
Calling Philo Vance
''Calling Philo Vance'' is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also featur ...
'' (1940) - Charles (uncredited)
* ''
Parole Fixer
''Parole Fixer'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by Robert Florey.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover is credited for the source material, the 1938 book called ''Persons in Hiding'', a purported expose of corruptio ...
'' (1940) - Carter, Butler (uncredited)
* '' Drums of Fu Manchu'' (1940, Serial) - Dr. Flinders Petrie
* ''
Gaucho Serenade
''Gaucho Serenade'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Betty Burbridge and Bradford Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up against a g ...
No Time for Comedy
''No Time for Comedy'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by S. N. Behrman, starring James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin and Charlie Ruggles.
Plot summary
Gaylord Esterbrook (Stewart), a reporte ...
That Hamilton Woman
''That Hamilton Woman'', also known as ''Lady Hamilton'', is a 1941 black-and-white historical film drama produced and directed by Alexander Korda for his British company during his exile in the United States. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, th ...
'' (1941) - Gavin
* ''
Washington Melodrama
''Washington Melodrama'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, and Kent Taylor.
Plot
It is 1941 and the United States remains at an uneasy peace. Prominent Washington, D.C. industria ...
'' (1941) - Parry
* '' All the World's a Stooge'' (1941, Short) - Botters - Butler (uncredited)
* ''
For Beauty's Sake
''For Beauty's Sake'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Shepard Traube and written by Walter Bullock, Ethel Hill and Wanda Tuchock. The film stars Ned Sparks, Marjorie Weaver, Ted North, Joan Davis, Pierre Watkin and Lenita Lane. The ...
'' (1941) - Father McKinley
* '' Man Hunt'' (1941) - Piel - Saul's Law Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Blondie in Society
''Blondie in Society'' is a 1941 black-and-white comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the ninth of the 28 features in the Blondie film series.
Plot
Dagwood is given a Great ...
'' (1941) - Butler (uncredited)
* ''
The Bride Came C.O.D.
''The Bride Came C.O.D.'' is a 1941 American screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as an airplane pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress, and directed by William Keighley. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairin ...
'' (1941) - Winfield's Valet (uncredited)
* '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941) - Hobson (uncredited)
* '' When Ladies Meet'' (1941) - Matthews (uncredited)
* ''
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
''Nine Lives Are Not Enough'' is a 1941 Comedy-drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, and James Gleason, with Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson and Edward Brophy. The film ...
'' (1941) - Richards - Jane's Butler (uncredited)
* '' Passage from Hong Kong'' (1941) - British Official (uncredited)
* '' The Blonde from Singapore'' (1941) - Doorman (uncredited)
* '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) - Villager (uncredited)
* ''
Bedtime Story
A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockma ...
To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be may refer to:
* ''To be, or not to be'', the soliloquy from ''Hamlet''.
Films and TV, theatre and books
* ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1942 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch
* ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1983 film), a remake produced ...
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson.
The film is also known as ''Unforgotten Crime'' (American TV title) and ''Find Jimmy ...
'' (1942) - Butler
* ''
A Gentleman After Dark
''A Gentleman After Dark'' is a 1942 crime/drama film starring Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkins.
Plot
We pick up the story when the editor of the ''New York Chronicle'' sits on New Year's Eve 1923 awaiting news on the theft of legendary Mrs. Reg ...
Lucky Jordan
''Lucky Jordan'' is a 1942 film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut, and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies.
Plot
During ...
'' (1942) - Charles the Servant (uncredited)
* ''
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
'' (1942) - Pickpocketed Prosperous Man (uncredited)
* '' The Black Swan'' (1942) - Clerk Reading Proclamation (uncredited)
* ''
Journey for Margaret
''Journey for Margaret'' is a 1942 American drama film set in London in World War II. It stars Robert Young and Laraine Day as a couple who have to deal with the loss of their unborn child due to a bombing raid. It is an adaptation of the book ...
'' (1942) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
* '' The Great Impersonation'' (1942) - Faye, Tobacco Shop Owner (uncredited)
* '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1943) - Jeweler (uncredited)
* '' The Gorilla Man'' (1943) - Hospital attendant (uncredited)
* ''
Silent Witness
''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel ...
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
''The Amazing Mrs. Holliday'' is a 1943 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Bruce Manning and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, and Barry Fitzgerald.
Based on a story by Sonya Levien, the film is about a young idealistic mi ...
The Return of the Vampire
''The Return of the Vampire'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Miles Mander, Roland Varno, and Matt Willis. Its plot follows a vampire named Armand Tesla, who has two en ...
'' (1943) - Ben - Lady Jane's Butler (uncredited)
* '' The Lodger'' (1944) - Harris - The Haberdasher (uncredited)
* ''
Passport to Destiny
''Passport to Destiny'' is a 1944 RKO Radio Pictures war film, starring Elsa Lanchester as an English charwoman who, believing herself invulnerable by being protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adolf ...
Leave It to the Irish
''Leave It to the Irish'' is a 1944 American comedy crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring James Dunn, Wanda McKay and Jack La Rue.Marshall p.243
Cast
* James Dunn as Terry Moran, Private Investigator
* Wanda McKay as Nora O' ...
'' (1944) - The Hamilton Butler
* '' Oh, What a Night'' (1944) - Wyndy
* ''
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' is a book by actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough, published in 1942. The book presents a description of their European tour in the 1920s, when they were fresh out of college from Bryn M ...
'' (1944) - Deck Steward (uncredited)
* ''
Babes on Swing Street
''Babes on Swing Street'' is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Ann Blyth, Peggy Ryan, and Andy Devine. It was produced by Universal Pictures.
Plot
Barber's daughter Trudy Costello gives close shaves at her da ...
'' (1944) - William (uncredited)
* '' House of Frankenstein'' (1944) - Hoffman
* '' National Velvet'' (1944) - Villager (uncredited)
* '' The Suspect'' (1944) - Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
* ''
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
''A Guy, a Gal and a Pal'' is a 1945 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Ross Hunter and Lynn Merrick.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview
Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Mea ...
'' (1945) - Butler (uncredited)
* ''
The Brighton Strangler
''The Brighton Strangler'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel. During the blitz in wartime London, an actor suffers concussion and believes himself to be the characte ...
'' (1945) - Banks - the valet
* '' The Woman in Green'' (1945) - Norris - Fenwick's Butler (uncredited)
* ''
Christmas in Connecticut
''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother and then falls in love with a returning war hero. The film was directed by English ...
Pursuit to Algiers
''Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945) is the twelfth entry in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series of fourteen. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Dr. Watson at the beginning of the 1903 ...
'' (1945) - Stimson (uncredited)
* ''
Confidential Agent
''Confidential Agent'' is a 1945 American spy film starring Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall which was a Warner Brothers production. The movie was directed by Herman Shumlin and produced by Robert Buckner with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. ...
'' (1945) - Harry Bates (uncredited)
* ''
Hold That Blonde
''Hold That Blonde'' is a 1945 American comedy crime film directed by George Marshall and starring Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake and Albert Dekker.
Plot
Bracken plays a kleptomaniac who unwittingly becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves, ...
'' (1945) - Charles (uncredited)
* ''
My Name Is Julia Ross
''My Name Is Julia Ross'' is a 1945 American gothic film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young woman in England who is hired as a live-in secretary for an ailing ...
'' (1945) - The Reverend Lewis (uncredited)
* '' Three Strangers'' (1946) - Prison Turnkey (uncredited)
* ''
The Notorious Lone Wolf
''The Notorious Lone Wolf'' (1946) is the twelfth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. The picture features Gerald Mohr in his inaugural performance as the protagonist detective Lone Wolf, Janis Carter, and Ian Wolfe as Adam Wainwright, ...
'' (1946) - Prince of Rapur (uncredited)
* '' She-Wolf of London'' (1946) - Constable Alfred (uncredited)
* '' Dressed to Kill'' (1946) - Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)
* ''
Holiday in Mexico
''Holiday in Mexico'' is a 1946 Technicolor musical directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon, Jane Powell, and Ilona Massey.
Plot
The film starts with a brief cartoon of telephone wires from Washington, DC trying to call Mexico. Jef ...
'' (1946) - (uncredited)
* '' Black Beauty'' (1946) - Mr. Gordon
* ''
The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...
Alias Mr. Twilight
''Alias Mr. Twilight'' is a 1946 crime drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Duane, Trudy Marshall, and Lloyd Corrigan.
Plot
Cast
* Michael Duane as Tim Quaine
* Trudy Marshall as Corky Corcoran
* Lloyd Corrigan as Geoffr ...
The Ghost Goes Wild
''The Ghost Goes Wild'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by Randall Faye. The film stars James Ellison, Anne Gwynne, Edward Everett Horton, Ruth Donnelly, Stephanie Bachelor and Grant Withers. It was released ...
'' (1947) - Manservant (uncredited)
* ''
Bells of San Angelo
'' Bells of San Angelo '' is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. The first Roy Rogers film shot in Trucolor, this modern day Western mixes half a dozen songs with mystery, international smu ...
'' (1947) - Lionel Bates
* ''
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
''The Private Affairs of Bel Ami'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Albert Lewin. The film stars George Sanders as a ruthless cad who uses women to rise in Parisian society, co-starring Angela Lansbury and Ann Dvorak. It is based on the 1 ...
'' (1947) - Keeper of the Seals
* '' The Imperfect Lady'' (1947) - Butler (uncredited)
* ''
Unconquered
Unconquered or The Unconquered may refer to:
Films
* ''Unconquered'' (1917 film), a drama film by Frank Reicher
* ''Unconquered'' (1947 film), an adventure film by Cecil B. DeMille
* ''The Unconquered'' (documentary) or ''Helen Keller in Her Sto ...
'' (1947) - Officer on 'Star of London' (uncredited)
* ''
If Winter Comes
''If Winter Comes'' is a 1947 drama film released by MGM. The movie was directed by Victor Saville and based on the 1921 novel by A.S.M. Hutchinson. The film tells the story of an English textbook writer who takes in a pregnant girl. The novel ...
'' (1947) - Officer at Inquest (uncredited)
* '' The Shanghai Chest'' (1948) - Bates - the Butler
* ''
Kidnapped
Kidnapped may refer to:
* subject to the crime of kidnapping
Literature
* ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
* ''Kidnapped'' (comics), a 2007 graphic novel adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novel by Alan Grant and Cam ...
'' (1948) - The Red Fox
* ''
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arth ...
'' (1949) - Tailor (uncredited)
* '' The Secret of St. Ives'' (1949) - Defense Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Challenge to Lassie
''Challenge to Lassie'' is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe in Technicolor and released October 31, 1949, by MGM Studios. It was the fifth feature film starring the original Lassie, a collie named Pal, and the fourth and final ''La ...
'' (1949) - Reeves (uncredited)
* '' That Forsyte Woman'' (1949) - Gallery Assistant in London (uncredited)
* '' Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' (1950) - Charcoal Burner (uncredited)
* '' Fancy Pants'' (1950) - Stage Manager (uncredited)
* '' Kim'' (1950) - Mr. Fairlee (uncredited)
* ''
Anne of the Indies
''Anne of the Indies'' is a 1951 Technicolor adventure film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by George Jessel.
The film stars Jean Peters and Louis Jourdan, with Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thom ...
'' (1951) - Capt. Harris (uncredited)
* '' The Son of Dr. Jekyll'' (1951) - Prosecutor (uncredited)
* ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...
'' (1952) - Judge (uncredited)
* '' Million Dollar Mermaid'' (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
Against All Flags
''Against All Flags'' is a 1952 American pirate film directed by George Sherman and Douglas Sirk and starring Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke, Maureen O'Hara as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens and Anthony Quinn as Roc Brasiliano. The film's plot is set in ...
Fort Ti
''Fort Ti'' is a 1953 American 3-D Western film directed by William Castle, and starring George Montgomery and Joan Vohs. Written by Robert E. Kent, the film is the first Western to be released in 3-D and the first 3-D feature to be released i ...