Acting
Richard Fraser
Born March 15, 1913 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died January 19, 1972 · aged 58
Early life After graduating from Sedbergh School as Richard Mackie Simpson, Richard's mother Margaret Kyd Mackie divorced and his name was shortened to Richard Mackie. After attending Cambridge University, Richard Mackie studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Having Spent time as a London stage actor, Richard emigrated to the USA and in New York married Louise Christine Sheldon, the…
Known For
How Green Was My Valley · 1941How Green Was My Valley
★ 7.31941
MovieDrama
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1945The Picture of Dorian Gray
★ 7.11945
MovieDramaHorror
A handsome young man trades his soul so that his portrait ages while he stays eternally young.
The Red Danube · 1949The Red Danube
★ 6.71949
MovieDramaWar
A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.
Edge of Darkness · 1943Edge of Darkness
★ 6.31943
MovieDramaWar
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.
The Ghost Goes West · 1935The Ghost Goes West
★ 6.71935
MovieRomanceComedy
Peggy Martin, daughter of a wealthy American businessman, persuades her father to buy a haunted Scottish castle from Donald Glourie. As the castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, its ghost tags along. Donald and Peggy fall in love, but the restless apparition proves to unwelcome, and they must find a way to appease the kilt-wearing spirit.
Desperate Journey · 1942Desperate Journey
★ 6.11942
MovieWarAdventure
A British bomber crew, including Australian and American, is shot down over Germany during a bombing run. The five make their way across a perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the war secrets they have learned, battling Nazis along the way.
Raw Deal · 1948Raw Deal
★ 6.71948
MovieCrimeThriller
Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for his accomplice Rick, a sadistic mobster who owes him $50,000 from the job they pulled. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, assuming that Joe will be killed while fleeing. But with the help of his love-struck girl Pat and his sympathetic legal caseworker Ann, Joe gets further than Rick intended...
Joan of Paris · 1942Joan of Paris
★ 6.51942
MovieRomanceWar
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
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The Red Danube · 1949The Red Danube
★ 6.71949
MovieDramaWar
A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.
Transport Pilot
The Fatal Witness · 1945The Fatal Witness
★ 6.01945
MovieDramaMystery
A playboy produces an airtight alibi when he is questioned about the murder of his wealthy aunt.
Inspector William 'Bill' Trent
The Tiger Woman · 1945The Tiger Woman
★ 5.81945
MovieThriller
Murder mystery programmer from Republic pictures
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