Frank Jenks — Actor (17)
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Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Blondie's Lucky Day
director: Abby Berlin actor: Penny Singleton / Arthur Lake …
other title: Blondie’s Lucky Day
Not only must Blondie put on a brave face when her husband Dagwood is fired for the umpteenth time by Mr. Dithers, but she must also tolerate the attention paid to Dagwood by pretty WAC Mary Jane McDermott. A whiz in business matters, Mary Jane sets up Dag in his own business, which replenishes the Bumstead coffers but which drives Blondie into a jealous frenzy.
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The Witness Chair (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Witness Chair
director: George Nichols Jr. actor: Ann Harding / Walter Abel …
other title: La silla del testigo
Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by the elevator operator (Frank Jenks). The next morning, the cleaning lady finds Whittaker's dead body, an apparent suicide. Police Lieutenant Poole (Moroni Olsen) finds a letter signed by Whittaker in which the deceased states he embezzled $75,000. Soon, however, he suspects otherwise and, after investigating, arrests widower James "Jim" Trent (Walter Abel), the vice president of Whittaker.
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That Brennan Girl (1946) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
That Brennan Girl
director: Alfred Santell actor: James Dunn / Mona Freeman …
other title: La inocente pecadora / Une fille perdue
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
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First Love (1939) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
First Love
director: Henry Koster actor: Deanna Durbin / Robert Stack …
other title: Premier Amour / 初恋 …
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
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The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Amazing Colossal Man
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Glenn Langan / Cathy Downs …
other title: Der Koloß / Le Fantastique Homme Colosse …
Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast and although he sustains burns over 90% of his body, he survives. Then he begins to grow, but as he grows he starts losing his mind. By the time he stops he is 50 ft tall, insane and is on the rampage.
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The Last Warning (1938) [Movie] IMDb
The Last Warning
director: 阿尔伯特·S·罗吉尔 actor: 普雷斯顿·福斯特 / 弗兰克·詹克斯 …
In their third and last teaming, Bill Crane and Doc Williams visit a country estate to investigate threatening letters from the mysterious 'Eye.'
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Thousands Cheer (1943) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Thousands Cheer
director: 乔治·西德尼 actor: 凯瑟琳·格雷森 / 吉恩·凯利 …
other title: 千万喝采 / 万众腾欢 …
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars
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Slightly Scarlet (1956) [Movie] Douban
Slightly Scarlet
director: 艾伦·德万 actor: 约翰·佩恩 / 朗达·弗莱明 …
other title: 微微的猩红 / 霸王歼霸(港) …
改编自詹姆斯·M·凯恩的小說《Love's Lovely Counterfeit》，一个城市商人在爱上新当选市长的未婚妻时，卷入了有组织犯罪、腐败的城市政治和贪污。
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Artists and Models (1955) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Artists and Models
director: 弗兰克·塔许林 actor: 迪恩·马丁 / 杰瑞·刘易斯 …
other title: 艺术家与模特 / 糊涂大画家(港) …
Eugene and Rick are two struggling artists who share apartment. However, Rick has problems with that, because Eugene is obsessed with pulp fiction comic books and has nightmares because of that. However, Rick soon finds that those nightmares could be excellent material for his own comic books.
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Golden Boy (1939) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Golden Boy
director: 鲁本·马莫利安 actor: 芭芭拉·斯坦威克 / 阿道夫·门吉欧 …
other title: 金童 / 黄金男孩 …
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his father. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.