Chet Huntley

Acting

Chet Huntley

Born December 11, 1911 · Cardwell, Montana, USA

Died March 20, 1974 · aged 62

Huntley began his radio newscast career in 1934 at Seattle's KIRO AM, later working on radio stations in Spokane (KHQ) and Portland. His time (1936–37) in Portland was with KGW-AM, owned by The Oregonian, a Portland daily newspaper. At KGW he was writer, newscaster, and announcer. In 1937 he went to work for KFI in Los Angeles, moving to CBS Radio from 1939 to 1951, then ABC Radio from 1951 to 195…

Known For

Executive SuiteExecutive Suite · 1954
Executive Suite
7.11954
MovieDrama
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Mr. LuckyMr. Lucky · 1943
Mr. Lucky
7.21943
MovieComedyRomance
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Day the World EndedDay the World Ended · 1955
Day the World Ended
5.01955
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
After a nuclear attack, an unlikely group of survivors, including a geologist, a crook and his moll, and a prospector, find temporary shelter in the remote-valley home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter, but soon have to deal with the spread of radioactivity - and its effects on animal life, including humans.
The Big StreetThe Big Street · 1942
The Big Street
5.81942
MovieRomanceDrama
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.
The Bonnie Parker StoryThe Bonnie Parker Story · 1958
The Bonnie Parker Story
5.01958
MovieCrimeAdventure
In the 1930s, amoral blonde tommy-gun girl Bonnie Parker cut a swath of bodies across the South-West. Starting out on gas stations and bars with side-kick Guy Darrow she graduated to bank hold-ups with Darrow's brother and, after bloodily springing him, her jailed husband. But there was never any doubt who was in charge.
Flight for FreedomFlight for Freedom · 1943
Flight for Freedom
5.81943
MovieDrama
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.
The Next Voice You Hear...The Next Voice You Hear... · 1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
5.81950
MovieDramaFantasy
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee.
Mau-MauMau-Mau · 1955
Mau-Mau
9.01955
MovieDocumentary
Newsman Chet Huntley narrates this documentary showing the rise of the African resistance movement known as the "Mau-Mau" against British rule in East Africa in the early 1950s.

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