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Acting
John Webb Dillion
Born February 6, 1877 · London, England, UK
Died December 20, 1949 · aged 72
No biography available.
Known For
Lady in the Lake · 1946Lady in the Lake
★ 6.11946
MovieMysteryThriller
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.
Young Tom Edison · 1940Young Tom Edison
★ 6.01940
MovieDrama
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
The Iron Horse · 1925The Iron Horse
★ 6.81925
MovieWesternDrama
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
Keeping Company · 1940Keeping Company
★ 6.71940
MovieDramaFamily
Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. · 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
★ 6.81941
MovieCrime
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.
She Couldn't Take It · 1935She Couldn't Take It
★ 5.31935
MovieComedy
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such and his spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for five years for tax evasion, he becomes bunk-mates with ex-bootlegger Joe "Spots" Ricardi. Ricardi lectures him on being such a push-over for an out-of-control family, so a dying Dan makes Ricardi his estate trustee once he is released from prison. Ricardi is then thrust into high society and must do everything he once nagged Dan to do.
Speed · 1922Speed
★ 8.01922
MovieAction
An action-themed movie serial.
The Secret Heart · 1946The Secret Heart
★ 6.51946
MovieDrama
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl. Her brother, Chase, and stepmother, Lee, work to help Penny process her grief through psychotherapy and revisiting their past, but only the revelation of long-buried family secrets -- including her Lee's secret lover and the true nature of her father's death -- can bring Penny out of her intense despair.
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. · 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
★ 6.81941
MovieCrime
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.
Government Inspector
Speed · 1922Speed
★ 8.01922
MovieAction
An action-themed movie serial.
Edwin Stansbury (as John Webb Dillon)
The Rapids · 1922The Rapids
★ 7.01922
MovieDrama
Robert Fisher Clarke is a promoter who comes to a small Canadian town. He harnesses the power of the rapids and builds a pulp mill. One of his employees, Jim Belding, has a fiancée, Elsie Worden, with whom Clarke falls in love.
Louis Beaudette (as John Webb Dillon)
Sally of the Subway · 1932Sally of the Subway
★ 8.01932
MovieCrimeDrama
Con artists use a member of a European royal family to swindle a major jewelry company.
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